The LaserDisc format captured the rich colors and detailed backgrounds of the 1940s and 50s shorts far better than tape.
Tracks the evolution from "Jasper" to the sleek 1940s designs. the art of tom and jerry laserdisc archive
Collectors speak in hushed tones about the "Persistence of Vision" supplement included on Disc 3 of the box set. For the first time, animators’ production drawings—complete with smudges, timing charts, and margin notes by Irv Spence and Ken Muse—were transferred with broadcast-level clarity. You could finally see the sweat droplets on Tom’s brow as individual ink strokes, not digital noise. The LaserDisc format captured the rich colors and