zxthehedgehog

Does this fix the issue you were referring to?

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/182275

How about this, then?

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/182180

I converted the black correction to the screener’s color space, and adjusted some colors to better match.

Edit: Comparison vs. screener:

screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/182184

The colors look a bit off in the pencil scene. It looks like it should be graded to more of a teal color, as per the screener, but seems to appear more blue after it is run through DrDre’s CC tool. This causes some inaccuracies in flesh tones as well as costume colors.

Here’s a comparison between the original scene and a correction from the BD I performed to show you what I’m talking about:

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/181853

The “table scope” part is referring to the rotoscope and minor CC of the table from the screener correction, as the table appears to have been digitally altered for the Blu-ray. This caused unnatural grain in areas, and is the likely cause of the fringing near the table’s upper edge.

I happen to have a US broadcast version recorded from a Mystery Channel broadcast way back. It was done on a DVD recorder, but it’s since been duplicated to an MKV file at 480p.

Would anyone find this useful, either for the project or otherwise?

To anyone who wanted to see this in HD:

I put some footage together & cut a version of the Spongebob pilot from the official master (no CC) & matched it to the VHS here (pass sboyahoy):

https://vimeo.com/179285642

It’s not final, or pretty by any means, but (once I correct a few things) it will probably be the best this can look and sound while being accurate to the sources given.

Shoot new sequences for the prequels with new characters to make them fit with the originals.

Hey, no one said it had to be a Special Edition of the OT.

Harmy made a 97SE recreation in HD called Respecialized Edition, too. I think he also made a DVD image of it, but I may be wrong.