I guess I should be clear about the scope of this project. Really I’m just trying to recreate what they would have released on DVD had they not done the extended version. Somewhere out there on a shelf sits 3 D-5 HD video cassettes, holding a rough as guts telecine of the interpositive, used to create the laserdisc and the VHS. Thats what im trying to achieve, with the theatrical subs and cinema DTS as a fun extra.
I’ve actually gone and redid, from scratch, all 3 upscaled/patched shots. I think they look much better than they did before. I can’t say they are as good as yours, ZigZig, but they are good enough for this project. I used all 4 sources available to me (TB, ORF1, and two LD rips) then blended them in after effects. I haven’t quite got my head around the PaNup thing yet but this seems to do ok.
As for color. Yeah they are a bit all over the place, blow out highlights in pink and yellow and blue. But I have no interest in regrading the film without a true color reference, like the 35mm. Currently this release is regraded to the theatrical video master using a known reference to do so (The THX DVD). When the 35mm comes out I might consider doing a full color correction but for now this will do. That being said, seeing how long it took for Despecialized to get its color right and then watching 4K77 fuss over it for two whole years and people still fighting over it, I think I’ll pass for now.
As for missing frames, I have done a lot of checks and everything seems to be accounted for. This is direct from a broadcast tape, not a capture off air so it’s pretty accurate. Only one frame issue which is present on the DVD too, as mentioned above, it’s been corrected.
Not worrying about cropping, The bridge shot is as close as I can get to the original crop, its fine. Senate shot I cant get anywhere near it since it’s shifted considerably. Everything else is fine.
Audio is taken care of, thanks Schorman.
Release Candidate 6 is rendering now.