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Howdy Doody Kinescope Live Feed Restoration on You Tube

That's pretty impressive. There are a few other clips of the process on the same YT account. I had never heard of this "livefeed" process until now, and did a little quick Googleing. Apparently, they've already done some pretty high-profile conversions (the Kingston Trio footage used for PBS pledge drives, a release of Elvis' appearances on Sullivan, some of the Dark Shadows episodes that only exist as kinnies, etc.) -- this may be the next big thing for videophiles. From what I've read, you can't even truly appreciate the vast difference from Internet clips and they say if you view a livefeed-restored kinnie on DVD on a decent size TV screen, it's eye-popping. In many cases, almost as good as watching it live or on tape.
 
I wish that the person who redone this video of Howdy Doody could redo some more of the kinescopes of the 1950's version of Howdy Doody and put them out on DVD so that everyone could see what children's TV was really like back in the 1950's because the only Howdy Doody episodes out in stores are the 1976-1977 revival of the show. Best Buy carries these shows in a tin box like they do with the public domain episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies, Andy Griffith, Dragnet, and Bonanza.

The person who did this on YouTube really did do a great job with redoing the episode to where it is clear with no pops or snapping in the tape. It would also be fun to see Buffalo Bob and Howdy when they plugged commercial products on the show.
 
Is there a web link to this company? I had heard about the process before, but haven't been able to find out any more other than when it is discussed on boards like this.
 
I couldn't find a website for the guy -- the only things I found were where he posted to forums like this bragging about the process.
 
There's another Livefeed clip on YouTube, of a 1964 episode of "What's My Line?" (a young Frank Gifford is the guest panelist, and the challenger is a meter maid). The clip's stated length is 8 minutes and change, I think, but it actually only lasts around 1:40.
 
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