nirbateman said:

The Cinderella looks like it is a LD rip, but a poorly made one

should I start to think about a Cinderella LD box set preservation?

and has been transferred quickly with a Russian Goblin translation (One man reading all the parts with the original audio in the background, like the Polish Lektor)

I have a polish wife, and I hate that kind of so-called "dubbing"... maybe because we have some of the better film dubbers here in Italy (Tonino Accolla R.I.P.)

Actually, I found two that might be different releases (one in a bundle of several Disney films), but this one had full sized screenshots.  (You can check them out on RuTracker if you want.)

The current laserdisc version is quite good.  It could probably have used some light denoising/sharpening, but it still has more detail than the DVD.

Unless someone has reels of Cinderella on film.

Now I'm involved in a new project, but this could be one of the next ones...

Melody Time will probably be gtg this weekend.

A question: I know the Platinum Edition restoration of Cinderella is terrible, but when I've gone hunting for Platinum vs Diamond comparison discussion or screenshots I come up empty.

Is the BD transfer just as badly damaged?  Did anything improve or get worse?  Anyone have links for comparison screenhots?

I'm wondering if something has happened to Disney's master.

Typically the Diamond releases have been new restorations separate from the Platinum (which was done using older tech).  Maybe they don't have anything to work with(?)

Ooh, and while I'm asking, it was mentioned that for Alice in Wonderland there was "digital recreation of analog effects, like Alice's reflection in the stream".

Any links to discussion of that?

Also was the digital effects done as of the Diamond Edition (with the DVD releases being less altered)?

Excellent thread at HTF.  Blew my mind.  Some thoughts and questions to the group:

Most of the complaints leveled against Alice seems to be about the Blu-ray.  Is it safe to assume that the prior 2 DVDs (Masterpiece & Un-aniversary) are actually good?  Stephen Worth seems to make mention of them in comparing to how awful the BD is.  Should I remove the Gold Edition as the Purist recommendation and make it DVD MP/UA for all?

This quote troubles me:

I went to a special VIP screening of El Grupo and Saludos Amigos at the Cinemateque at the Egyptian last year, and Both films were projected off of bluray disks. The transfer of Saludos Amigos was not a straight transfer off of the original elements. It was a recreation version that hasn't been released yet.

In the guide I said the best version and only uncensored "Saludos Amigos" was the one bundled with "Walt & El Grupo".  This quote suggests that it is an altered version even if Goofy has his cigarette.

Anyone have that version of SA that can compare it?  Do we need to use it as a reference to do another restoration project?

Edit: My current thoughts, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

Fantasia: The Pastoral is described as being over saturated but otherwise good.  I can't see changing my recommendation based on that segment (since I call the DVD the 'acceptable alternative'.)

Pinocchio: Mentioned that some BDs are missing a couple lines of dialog.  I have no other details about that.  Since I would never recommend that BD, I don't see it worth mentioning.

Bambi: Platinum edition may be the fleas/crawling fur edition.  I can find no references to it except in that thread (and it doesn't name the Platinum Edition).
The thing is the BD exhibits that modern restoration look of characters divorced from the lighting of their background.  I can't see changing the recommendation unless someone can clarify this.

Peter Pan:  Has me baffled.  In the thread they talk about the butchering of Tinkerbell's glow on the BD.  I just can't get my opinion straight on the rest of the releases.
I still have no idea what is going on in the '91 Laserdisc... looks pretty interesting though.  For detail it seems unmatched.
The '99 Limited Edition DVD is really soft and is on the cool side
The '02 Special Edition is also too cool, is the sharpest release, some artifacts... and I swear is over 'cleaned' which should in theory be unlikely in '02.  Tinkerbell's glow seems muted and that shouldn't have happened.
The '07 Platinum Edition is surprisingly soft, dull/dingy looking and overly warm.
The '13 Diamond Edition has a better balance of warm vs cold, but is definitely a reanimation is out of the question.

I can't say which versions I recommend for PP any more.

And what is up with ImageShack?  They seem to be culling images lately.  I keeping bumping up against removed images.  Jerks.