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Info & Request: Muppet Christmas Carol - Widescreen w/ deleted song and Dir. commentary! — Page 2

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Thank Neon !! I will probably release the video in the next few days to people who want it , im going to try and remove the scratch and dust marks and that is pretty much it ! unfortunately i had to take the blu ray picture and lower the resolution to dvd size as the clip looked terrible in 720p

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I was going to ask which resolution you’ll be using. I think that makes sense as the difference between LD rip and HD would be a bit jarring!

Good news about the release.

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I would have loved to do it in 720p but for me it was unwatchable , the video resolution is 720x480 , i made a sample and watched it on my tv and it does not look too bad at all ! definitely watchable , what do you think of the cutting in and out effect neon ? i decided to put the whole scene in from the ld rip because when i mixed them together you could notice the quality had dropped instantly , that is why i added the effects for cutting in and out so you would not notice it as much

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I didn’t actually watch that bit before. Just skipped straight to the Love is Gone sequence.

I see what you did there now, but I think the fade effect is a bit too fast and snappy compared to the original. Your version has more of an “ease-in-out” effect (slow fade at the beginning and then fast fade to white), while the original is more gradual. But overall its not too bad 😃

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you are right mate , i have fixed now and it is a lot smoother , i tried to make the cutting out scene as if it was going thru the window if that makes sense ? that is the only place i felt i could cut back to the original, i have just to fix the bad dust marks and video is ready 😃

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Cant understand why ? try click on my older previews and try find it from thre

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I’m on holiday in another country. That could be why.

Never mind, just glad you’ve completed this 😃

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I sure am interested in a copy of the restored Muppet Christmas movie with the “when love is gone” sequence included.

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Same here. I’ve had a laserdisc rip since 2011 which is acceptable but I’d love a restored DVD/HD version.

Here’s an interview with Brian Henson from 2015. There’s discussion about the exclusion of “When Love is Gone” and how he’s nagged Disney to find the film.

http://uproxx.com/movies/brian-henson-interview/2/

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alloneword said:

Same here. I’ve had a laserdisc rip since 2011 which is acceptable but I’d love a restored DVD/HD version.

Here’s an interview with Brian Henson from 2015. There’s discussion about the exclusion of “When Love is Gone” and how he’s nagged Disney to find the film.

http://uproxx.com/movies/brian-henson-interview/2/
i’d be very happy with just an LD dub onto DVD-R.

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Any links to download for the widescreen with the deleted song?

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Hi Abby,

Thanks for the link. I am in contact with the vendor. Have you or know of anyone that has used his services?

abby normal said:

you could try www.kermiclownvideos.com, it has a list of LD dubs/broadcast recordings converted to DVD.

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If anyone in the meantime wants me to upload my LD rip somewhere (like Mega) then feel free to PM me.

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I just got my DVD-R copy of the laserdisc wide screen uncut version of the Muppet Xmas Movie, and while it is not DVD-quality, it certainly is watchable. it displays on an inner aspect of my tv screen. i’d say the company is trustworthy.

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Thanks for the link and review abby 😃

abby normal said:

I just got my DVD-R copy of the laserdisc wide screen uncut version of the Muppet Xmas Movie, and while it is not DVD-quality, it certainly is watchable. it displays on an inner aspect of my tv screen. i’d say the company is trustworthy.

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if Anyone is wanting the version i made please pm me .

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Yeah you can now make an edit if you rip the scene from the itunes extras and put it back in as a fan reinsertion. Its in hd unlike what your offering thought i’d spread the word.

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if anyone has the itunes hd extra please message me and i will use it in my version , thanks

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I just grabbed a Russian HDTV rip in hopes that it would be uncut, but sadly it is not.

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Muppet Christmas Carol is on Channel 4 (UK) right now but it’s the theatrical/Blu Ray version. Thought I’d TiVo is just in case but never mind.