robbottin

Mavimao said:

Glad you enjoyed it!

To be honest that weird Italian cut seems to be just a made for TV version. The 35mm Italian print this sound came from is actually the same cut as the original US theatrical cut.

The laserdisc you’re watching is a director’s cut made after the success of Star Wars.

Yeah, I know all the story.

Here in Italy I could find only the weird (tv) cut and his strange dub, until now. Waiting for the release of 35 mm scan for the final enjoyment.

“Mavimao:
You did! I sent you the link.”

Thank you! I muxed it wih video from laserdisc and it worked very well; it’s amazing that I could see this masterpiece in that cut (and not in the weird italian cut) with full vintage italian dub! A dream came true!

Mavimao said:

Aaaaaannnnd, done! Who wants it? Send me a PM.

Just be aware: Buck Rodgers is in English since no apparent Italian dub exists and there are gaps in the audio due to missing film on the 35mm print. If one were so inclined, these could be filled in with the TV broadcast.

Hi, I sent to you a PM…I think.

thxita said:

Mavimao will fill you in, I thought it would have been more complicated to do to be honest… With all those cuts etc. Just make sure that it doesn’t “leak” out, if you know what I mean.

I promise, personal use only.

“THXITA:
Robbottin, I don’t think anybody has synched the Italian dub to the laserdisc yet (I don’t even think anybody was planning to, to be honest), why do you need it?”

Ciao, ho il laserdisc USA, che ho catturato su hard disk, e vorrei vederlo in italiano.

Hi, Can someone pass to me the italian dub - only the audio track - synched to the laserdisc?

Didn't Spielberg effectively directed some scene in EPISODE III?

msycamore said:

You have it inside Empire's lost documentary section.

I got it; thank you very much.

grazie mille.

none said:

I would like to read this book!

Buy a used copy from any of the multitude of online book resellers!

I did and the books a good read! (think I paid a buck for the book!)

!!!!

So what's your book scanning process, Silverwook?

I'm looking for it, but a free digital copy is not a bad thing.

SilverWook said:

Part of a preservation I'm working on...

I would like to read this book!

robbottin said:

so can anyone upload the 7 minutes long VOB of Making Of Poltergeist taken from the Laserdisc?

no one?

from IMDB:

Due to music licensing disputes, the 1986 Paramount home video edition of this film contains almost completely different French-language pop songs as compared to the theatrical and cable television editions.

from google:

...French Postcards first appeared on commercial VHS, most likely with its original soundtrack, on the old Fotomat label (who also released rarities such as American Hot Wax and Fraternity Row) through an agreement with Paramount in the late 1970s.

The DVD of FRENCH POSTCARDS (1979) has an alterated soundtrack…

I live in Italy, I'll try to finding it.

Moth3r said:

Dr M, what process did you eventually come up with to restore the Mentor version to NTSC?

A while ago I bought a Hong Kong DVD which was 29.97fps, hard-telecined with terrible field blending - probably a poor conversion from a PAL source. An AviSynth script called Mrestore was surprisingly successful in restoring it to 25 progressive frames per second.

Mrestore has since been superseded by a new script called Srestore; if you're happy with the current conversion, it's worth noting for future reference. On the other hand, if you feel that the current version could be improved, and you're tweaking the discs anyway, it might be worth considering re-doing the encode.

Could you give to me your avs script to recover the 25 progressive fps?

Night of the creeps will be released officially this October on DVD.

Anyway, Dark Jedi you're the best...I'll waiting for your King Kong HD.

robbottin said:

Darth Mallwalker said:Ah yes, the hard-telecine one. One-fifth the bit budget wasted on repeated fields. In fairness to Rikter, he said in the .NFO file it's not his capture either.

 

I'm looking for an avs script to improve the Blaksvn version, to remove the hard telecine...suggestion?

 

I solved, thanks...I  also made the english subtitles.

Darth Mallwalker said:Ah yes, the hard-telecine one. One-fifth the bit budget wasted on repeated fields. In fairness to Rikter, he said in the .NFO file it's not his capture either.

I'm looking for an avs script to improve the Blaksvn version, to remove the hard telecine...suggestion?

OT

where I can find english subtitles for THX 1138 original version?

so can anyone upload the 7 minutes long VOB of Making Of Poltergeist taken from the Laserdisc?