JVC Victor's 70th Anniversary: Produce Your Imagination (1997 Analog HDTV 1080i HDVS CG Video BGV)

This is "Produce Your Imagination" (HDP-2528), a limited-edition high-definition 12" HDVS videodisc recording celebrating JVC Victor's 70th anniversary in 1997. The HDVS disc format was designed to be a highly portable 12" laserdisc-derived media format for Sony's "High-Definition Video System" or "Hi-Vision" back in the early 1990's! Back then, high definition was a little different from how it is now. It was analog (not digital) & close to but slightly different in resolution to the 1080i picture we receive over the air today as it was technically 1125i/1035i. Before the earliest high-definition media was available to the public (via satellite, MUSE Laserdisc, & W-VHS tapes), Sony and other companies began shooting footage, doing research, and, showing public displays of high-definition television. There were three main ways of storing HDTV (or HDVS) at that time: Reel-to-reel tape (HDV-1000), cartridge tape (HDV-10 "UniHi"), & 12" Laserdisc-style discs (HDL-5800 / HDL-2000). This footage came from one of the Laserdisc-style discs. These HDVS discs could only hold a maximum of 15 minutes of video (on CLV discs, even less on CAV discs)...but it held uncompressed, raw high-definition component video! Take that, Blu-Ray! As mentioned above, this video is a celebratory video for JVC Victor's 70th anniversary in 1997. The video blends computer animation and real video footage to create a gorgeous underwater adventure...and an obvious technological showcase. Using some of the most cutting edge computer graphics (CG) at the time to produce a completely computer generated sequence in full high definition was not a cheap endeavor at the time. (Remember, only two years earlier, Toy Story had been released and it was another year before a A Bug's Life hit theaters!) Besides being related to the 70th anniversary of one of largest companies in Japan and being featured on a single promotional demo disc, the actual application of this footage is currently unknown. (Did you see this footage playing somewhere? Please comment below!) Fun fact: Only 10 of these these videodiscs were produced with each one having a handwritten serial number. Where did the other 9 discs go? Fun fact 2: This is the only HDVS disc where I've experienced speckles and dropouts that imply contamination...or disc rot! ________________________________________________ This was recorded off on a Sony HDL-2000 Videodisc player which outputs analog component (1035i) video. Uploaded in upscaled 4K ProRes for extra clarity! This is a REELY EXCLUSIVE upload! This footage is from the only known surviving recording. ________________________________________________ More of my vintage HDTV uploads can be found in this playlist:    • World's Oldest High-Definition Footage (Cl...   ________________________________________________ If you want to follow me for updates or want to help me afford scuba gear so I can take HD video of bubbles underwater, please click the link below: https://linktr.ee/OpWorkshop