Theatrical cut:
EP1: 2000 JP LD, 2000 VCD, 2000(?) DVB (TB)
EP2: none
EP3: should be the same as "BD" SE
EP4: LD, VHS, 1993 THX VHS, 1993 THX LD, 2006 DVD ("GOUT")
EP5: LD, VHS, 1993 THX VHS, 1993 THX LD, 2006 DVD ("GOUT")
EP6: LD, VHS, 1993 THX VHS, 1993 THX LD, 2006 DVD ("GOUT")
EP7: 2016 DVD, 2016 BD, 2016 web download, 2016 WOWOW
1997 SE:
EP4: 1997 VHS, 1997 LD, 2000 VCD, 1999 DVB (G'kar, TB, RaiTre, Reivax, Flunk)
EP5: 1997 VHS, 1997 LD, 2000 VCD, 1999 DVB (G'kar, TB, RaiTre)
EP6: 1997 VHS, 1997 LD, 2000 VCD, 1999 DVB (G'kar, TB, RaiTre)
"DVD" SE:
EP1: 2001 VHS, 2001 DVD, 2006(?) HDTV
EP2: 2003 VHS, 2003 DVD, 2006(?) HDTV
EP3: 2005 VHS, 2005 DVD, 2006(?) HDTV
EP4: 2004 DVD, 2006(?) HDTV
EP5: 2004 DVD, 2006(?) HDTV
EP6: 2004 DVD, 2006(?) HDTV
"BD" SE:
EP1: 2011 BD, 2015 web download, 2016 WOWOW
EP2: 2011 BD, 2015 web download, 2016 WOWOW
EP3: 2011 BD, 2015 web download, 2016 WOWOW
EP4: 2011 BD, 2015 web download, 2016 WOWOW
EP5: 2011 BD, 2015 web download, 2016 WOWOW
EP6: 2011 BD, 2015 web download, 2016 WOWOW
Some thoughts:
- PAL/DC THX LD and GOUT should have the same colors
- 1997 SE G’kar and TB have the same grading
- 1997 SE Flunk has essentially the same grading of G’kar and TB
- 1997 SE Reivax should have the same grading of G’kar, TB and Flunk
- 1997 SE RaiTre has different grading of other DVB versions; no pink or blue blankets, but duller colors and lower brightness
- EP1 TB and DVD/HDTV has similar grading, the same in many shots but not in every one
- VCD and DVD should have same grading
- DVD and HDTV have the same grading
- PAL and NTSC DVD have the same grading
- WOWOW has slight different grading from BD (except EP7 which is the same)
- VHS and LD colors are variable, and they depends on editions, hardware player, capture card and settings
At the end, I think the main color grading versions to take in account, for project purposes, are:
- EP 1 = TB DVB, DVD/HDTV, BD
- EP 2, 3 = DVD/HDTV, BD
- EP 4, 5, 6 = GOUT, 1997 DVB, DVD/HDTV, BD
- EP 7 = BD
Plus, there are a lot of “official” partial sources, like trailers, teasers, documentaries, and even DVD menus.
Now, I’d like to know the general consensus of what is could be considered the * right * (or the best among the previous, or the less wrong…) color grading for each episode (from 1 to 6), or part of them, and the avisynth settings (or scripts) to apply to correct or improve the quality of a given version - GOUT, DVD and BD in particular, for example, to get rid of the pinkish tone, or achieve the correct levels.