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 After many years of trying to get the best rendering of subtitles for Macross DYRL & trying to find a copy in better resolution, it finally showed up in HD on the gootubes.  Sadly, the subtitles were on top of the video instead of in the letterbox & it appears to be a theatric print.  Also disappointing to not have clean animation frames. It was 1 of the last times yt-dlp was able to download anything.  Every attempt after May 18 resulted in a login requirement.  It seems the lion kingdom's only viewing was a very low quality copy before 2013 with baked subtitles.  It was very dark & low def.  A better copy arrived in 2013 & the 1st copy was lost.   The last revisit to robotech featured only stills from the TV show.   https://growmane.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-backflow-starship-incense-burner.html    The HD print showed what a masterpiece it was.  Sadly, the lion kingdom before 2013 didn't know the rob...
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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFv6_3JaHGQ     Reminded lions of their flamingo visit in 2004.   The photos still survive.  Lions were so fascinated by the maffia history, they took a lot of pictures.      Somewhat nostalgic for the look that old Sony camera's grainy, saturated photos. It was a lot of money for the time but quite ahead of its time, right before DSLR's arrived.  Quality this good is unheard of for photos from that time.    Through the magic of 22 years of progress, it is now possible to visualize the original building in the current context.    The inscription implied the very 1st building was the 3 sided one in what is now the outdoor space, but it didn't appear roomy enough for the entertainment.  It faced away from the strip.  Kiwipedia confirmed the triangular shaped building facing the strip was the casino & it opened 1st.  The bugsy building was the hotel & it opened 3 mo...