PBS Special - Ken Burns's The National Parks, America's Best Idea (2009.HDTV.720p)

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Ken Burns: The National Parks: America's Best Idea
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| Episode 1 | 2009-09-27 | The Scripture of Nature (1851-1890) |
| Episode 2 | 2009-09-28 | The Last Refuge (1890-1915) |
| Episode 3 | 2009-09-29 | The Empire of Grandeur (1915-1919) |
| Episode 4 | 2009-09-30 | Going Home (1920-1933) |
| Episode 5 | 2009-10-01 | Great Nature (1933-1945) |
| Episode 6 | 2009-10-02 | The Morning of Creation (1946-1980) |
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| Series Information | www.pbs.org/nationalparks/ |
| Video Source | OTA ATSC @ 1080i, capped during the original run |
| Video Codec | x264 |
| Video Quality | ~2400 kbps (1/2 DVD per episode) |
| Video Resolution | 720p (1280x720) |
| Audio | Untouched 5.1-channel AC-3 audio |
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| NOTES |
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| Frame rate: The source is a mix of 24fps material telecined to 30fps and |
| true 30fps material. Although the 24fps material consists mostly of the |
| present-day landscape scenes (arguably the prettiest parts of each |
| episode), they comprise only 10-25% of each episode, so it was decided |
| that it would be better to keep the original 30fps frame rate. |
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| Container format: Although the MKV format is more efficient, the space |
| savings would have been insignificant relative to the size of each |
| episode, and the use of AVI ensures that each episode can be "natively" |
| played by Windows 7, with no need for any additional software. |
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| A small portion of episode 3 was lost due to glitches; this was repaired |
| by splicing in the same scenes from a different source recording. |
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Ken Burns's The National Parks, America's Best Idea (PBS Special) (2009.HDTV.720p)