I’ve finished and updated the latest and final version. I’ve messaged you all with the new link. If I missed you please feel free to PM me. Cheers.
Downloaded the updated version and made a quick side by side comparison with your first one on my iMac using Quicktime player. So, here are my impressions:
Since (thanks to Universal pictures) we don’t have access to a proper studio scan of the original negative with the original color timing, I have to rely on my memories of the theatrical showings I attended to back in the day. My most vivid memories of those are the golden warm tones of the technicolor photography by Gilbert Taylor, especially in skin tones and imho your first version is closer to that.
But, the new updated version enhances the whites and the blues bringing a more natural tone to the overall color palette. So, as I said, the problem is I’m not sure if “natural color” is something we could apply to the original technicolor version of “Dracula”
Luckily, I don’t have to choose since I like and have both versions stored for future viewings. And once more, I can’t thank you enough for that. Let’s hope some day Universal unleashes the original theatrical version for all of us die-hard fans of the movie as it was intended.
If my impressions change after watching it digitally projected I’ll keep you posted.
Many thanks for all your efforts in this project and my best regards
Yep, that was the goal with this version. To strike a more balanced look overall. I appreciate you noticing although I do agree with you about the first version. I was more focused on that golden look but could see that other areas of the film were sacrificed. I wager there’s room for both of these versions to be combined and perhaps something I’ll tend to when I have more time. I’m just appreciative that there are still fans of this film out there who appreciate the movie for what it was. It certainly struck a nerve for me when I was a kid which is why I’ve put so much time into it.