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Blade Runner: The Version You've Never Seen Before (Update: Beta Released) — Page 8

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zombie84 said:

Closer to being done than I thought. If only I could solve this damn interlacing problem. Womble's de-interlacer basically doesn't work, and 50% of the video here is interlaced. Any suggestions? I would hate to have every new shot full of interlacing artifacts, would kind of kill the thrill.

I had no trouble deinterlacing the beta in Avisynth:

mpeg2source("blade-runner-FIXED.d2v")

TFM(d2v="blade-runner-FIXED.d2v")

TDecimate()

I just watched the edit. I saw one problem at 17:50 with a badly interlaced shot. I'd already uploaded a MKV to demonoid (2.3GB and so far I've seeded 13Gigs on it). :) Had I seen it beforehand I would have corrected it, just needs QTGMC in that one shot.

Here's my script as you would use it on the beta with QTGMC used to correct that one shot:

mpeg2source("blade-runner-FIXED.d2v")

TFM(d2v="blade-runner-FIXED.d2v")

TDecimate()

crop(0,48,0,-48)

DeBlock_QED()

crop(0,12,0,-14)

addborders(0,60,0,62)

trim(0,25648 ) ++ \

trim(25649,25798).QTGMC(Preset="Slower").selecteven() ++ \

trim(25799,0)

Very good work on this fanedit - I've not actually watched it since I originally downloaded it (August 2011) - hence why I made the MKV and uploaded it for others to enjoy.

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Wow found a duplicate of my torrent. Really?? I don't mind it being shared on public trackers, but what's the point in renaming the file first?! GRRRR.

Also, great work on this one zombie84. :)

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hey guys how can i find that torrent of this fan edit?
anyone still into this?

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Cannot find any trackers to add to the one file I have found, no seeders either.

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What is the point in making such an edit when its distribution is extremely limited? Why use an invite only file sharing site?
It could have easily been given an alternate title to deter removal from sites.

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MKR2 said:

What is the point in making such an edit when its distribution is extremely limited? Why use an invite only file sharing site?
It could have easily been given an alternate title to deter removal from sites.

As you can tell from the 1st post of this thread this Edit is approximately 10 years old, and if you were to click on the username of the author to this thread you will see that, unfortunately, he/she hasn’t logged into this site for two years now.

The answers you seek are likely to remain… unanswered.

I suggest reading through the thread to find if anyone has a copy - and politely asking them if they know how you could acquire it.

Good luck with it 😃

A little patience goes a long way on this old-school Rebel base. If you are having issues finding what you are looking for, these will be of some help…

Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com | Introduce yourself in here | Useful info within : About : Help : Site Rules : Fan Project Rules : Announcements
How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com; some info & answers + FAQs - includes info on how to search for projects and threads on the OT•com

A Project Index for Star Wars Preservations (Harmy’s Despecialized & 4K77/80/83 etc) : A Project Index for Star Wars Fan Edits (adywan & Hal 9000 etc)

… and take your time to look around this site before posting - to get a feel for this place. Don’t just lazily make yet another thread asking for projects.

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MKR2 said:

Cannot find any trackers to add to the one file I have found, no seeders either.

If someone is still interested, try Demonoid. There was a “DVDrip” of this with seeders quite recently.

Watching this fanedit made me very happy! It is like a dream –a dream you’ve already seen but realising this will make familiar things slightly different than you expect.

What’s our vector, Victor?

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Could someone PM me a link to the download, or instructions or something, please?

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Auxy said:

Could someone PM me a link to the download, or instructions or something, please?

Yes PM me also, i’m looking for “Making of White Dragon cut” DVD
a big thank you in advance

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Could someone PM me also. I’m too looking for “Making of White Dragon cut” DVD
Huge thanks in advance!

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Very interested! Sounds amazing!

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I am very interested in watching this, however I see that this user’s last activity here was 4 years ago.
If anybody, by any chance, happens to be in possession of this cut, please, PM me the link!

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If anyone knows where to get the full DVD version of this, a PM would be appreciated. Only could find a DVDRip so far.

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Greetings! New member here. I know this is roughly a 3/4 year old thread, but… Great news. I was going through some old external hard drives from my old computer which had a ton of stuff on them, and to my delight I found the original Blade Runner fan edit by zombie84. It is the original file. If you would like me to send you the original fan edit file or video link, please let me know.

I hope zombie84, wherever they are, doesn’t mind I’ve uploaded their hard work, after all, many of you were so interested in it and it would be such a shame to see such effort go to waste. Cheers!

EDIT-ooops, didn’t realise you couldn’t post video links until I read the rules fully. I’ve done this all in a rush as I don’t have much free time. If you own a copy of the original movie and would like me to PM you the fan edit, let me know.

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Thank you for making this available, Brunei1992.
I noted this is a 480p mp4 file.
The two links differ, however.
1144 X 480 or 854 X 480.
Might be useful for members with limited bandwidth.

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No worries Vultural. I apologise if I gave you guys the wrong dimensions, I was sure I uploaded both rumble and bitchute versions in 1920x1080. I hadn’t slept for 24 hours from working and did it all in a rush.

Just to let you guys know, I decided to buy Topaz Video AI, and have upscaled the fan edit, and the results are fantastic. Very sharp and clear, but with all AI software, there are some slight warping effects on faces and eyes but it’s only minor. Some may find the upscaled version distracting or it sucks, but you guys be the judge of that. Either way, the original version is ready, and this new upscaled AI one will be ready soon. It’s processing on Rumble and the file size was 7GB when I rendered it out, so I had to compress it and the file size is now 3.77GB.

Either way, I hope you guys enjoy seeing this fan edit finally come to life.

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Hey guys,

Just to let you know, I have the original AI upscaled file available which is 8GB (large I know). I’ve uploaded it again because it only lasts 2-3days with a free account and I’ve had requests for the AI upscaled master file, but this will be the last time I upload the original file, so please PM me in the next 48 hours if you want the original uncompressed full HD file.

Any dudes who I have already given the master file too, if you could comment here if you’ve made it available to watch, that would be much appreciated. My internet is not very fast so it takes aaaaages to upload and makes everything else slow on the net.

Cheers, may the Schwartz be with you
Brunei1992

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it´s a good one but video quality isn´t very good.
a real hd would be more enjoyment.
no ofense agains your work brunei.
thanks for share

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“Video quality isn´t very good”.

😦

Are you talking about the master file or the Rumble 480p one? (Which is supposed to be in 1080p).

LOL. How about just watch it and appreciate the fact you can even see it? It’s as good as it gets from a terrible standard definition video upscaled with AI. Sure, someone else could probably make it a little more crisp and sharp but what’s the point? What are you expecting? 4k IMAX with 7.1 surround sound? You realise the AI is filling in details that aren’t there hence the AI defects?

For reference, the AI upscaled version took my computer over 3 hours to render on a RTX 3060 TI card which was on 95% the whole time with my case fans on full blast. Topaz AI is notoriously slow and CPU/GPU hungry.

“A real HD would be more enjoyment”

It is in HD (the master file). I don’t think you are a movie fan at all. As long as the sound is decent, I, personally, am more than happy to watch a 360p quality fan edit no worries because it’s the movie/effort of the creator I want to see, not fretting whether it’s HD/4k or 3D with smell-o-vision.

No offence taken dude, I’m just trying to point out to you there’s only so much you can do with a terrible video in terms of making it look better.

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Brunei1992 said:

“Video quality isn´t very good”.

😦

Are you talking about the master file or the Rumble 480p one? (Which is supposed to be in 1080p).

LOL. How about just watch it and appreciate the fact you can even see it? It’s as good as it gets from a terrible standard definition video upscaled with AI. Sure, someone else could probably make it a little more crisp and sharp but what’s the point? What are you expecting? 4k IMAX with 7.1 surround sound? You realise the AI is filling in details that aren’t there hence the AI defects?

For reference, the AI upscaled version took my computer over 3 hours to render on a RTX 3060 TI card which was on 95% the whole time with my case fans on full blast. Topaz AI is notoriously slow and CPU/GPU hungry.

“A real HD would be more enjoyment”

It is in HD (the master file). I don’t think you are a movie fan at all. As long as the sound is decent, I, personally, am more than happy to watch a 360p quality fan edit no worries because it’s the movie/effort of the creator I want to see, not fretting whether it’s HD/4k or 3D with smell-o-vision.

No offence taken dude, I’m just trying to point out to you there’s only so much you can do with a terrible video in terms of making it look better.

it´s a upscale of a very poor quality.
so it wouldn´t look like a normal hd version.there is no 4k need.
and as i said there is no critism at your work.
the source isn´t very good. so you see unsharpen and square pixel.
my opinion…

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I watched this last night and will post a review eventually.
The image to me was fine. My TV is a plasma, not 4K.
I had earlier mentioned the 480p versions.
Brunei’s recent edition is 1080p h265.
The “best looking” edit I have seen is the Nexus 7 by Krausfadr.
Zombie84’s edit is a different slant, however, and has been lost for about a decade.
I appreciate Brunei efforts in trying to enhance this, then sharing with the community.
Anyone curious, I strong urge you to seek this out NOW.
Thanks again, Brunei1992, for this.

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Vultural said:

I watched this last night and will post a review eventually.
The image to me was fine. My TV is a plasma, not 4K.
I had earlier mentioned the 480p versions.
Brunei’s recent edition is 1080p h265.
The “best looking” edit I have seen is the Nexus 7 by Krausfadr.
Zombie84’s edit is a different slant, however, and has been lost for about a decade.
I appreciate Brunei efforts in trying to enhance this, then sharing with the community.
Anyone curious, I strong urge you to seek this out NOW.
Thanks again, Brunei1992, for this.

“Zombie84’s edit is a different slant, however, and has been lost for about a decade.”

Not sure what you mean by that. Just a few minutes ago I downloaded the original DVD from Myspleen. ( 7 seeders ) I’m thinking of making my own attempt at upscaling it with Topaz.

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That is so great to hear!
So many of us are “spleenless” (and no, I’m not fishing for an invite), so it might as well have been lost.
Brunei not only got a copy, but did his best to improve it, then generously shared it with the community.
It would be fantastic if you are able to upscale the complete DVD with Topaz!

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It’s now playing in HD on Rumble, only just noticed… it took almost a month! Was stuck at 480p for ages. Well…it’s playing in 1912 x 804 (might as well call it 720p) to be exact. Not sure why it isn’t 1080p. The HD upscale was 1920 by 1080. Who knows, maybe I was knackered from work and wasn’t paying attention. I rushed it, I know that much.

Yeh man, I’m sure someone else could improve on my AI uprezz. Someone will prob uprezz it to 4k or 8k which would be cool. The rendering times for Topaz AI are horrendous for me. You could definitely improve certain scenes using a different AI model for each one, but I haven’t got the time for that.

Regarding Myspleen Stretch009, are you talking about zombies blade runner fan edit? One of you guys said you were putting the original file or the AI on there that I had, if I remember correctly. Great that it’s getting out there. Would be cool if zombie84 came back and what their thoughts were. Lol if they said “how dare you!” 😃