This is absolutely not the case. The image has been digitally cleaned up to remove many of the imperfections contained in the source element. However, there are black flashes, where frames have been removed from the print, plus there are noticeable tears and scratches. Film grain is also noticeable, but never distracting. Colors are fairly strong, especially reds, which are quite vivid.
Blacks are fairly accurate and the image has fairly smooth contrast.
There are no problems with digital compression artifacts. The German Dolby Digital monaural soundtrack sounds okay, although the film's cool psychedelic music has limited fidelity. English subtitles have been encoded onto the DVD and can be switched off. Interactive menus are fairly basic, providing the requisite scene selection and set up features. A theatrical trailer is provided as supplement, and is accessible through the menu system.