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I think the DVD release is open-matte and has the song in open-matte too!

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skoal said:

I think the DVD release is open-matte and has the song in open-matte too!

No, the DVD is Pan+Scan and has less image on the sides compared to the DVD/Blu Ray/Laserdisc. If the DVD was open matte, all our troubles would be over! 😃

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alloneword said:

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.

Yes, I’ve recorded it in the past, on the off-chance but it has always been the theatrical release.

“Logic is the battlefield of adulthood.”

  • Howard Berk
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JayArgonaut said:

alloneword said:

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.

Yes, I’ve recorded it in the past, on the off-chance but it has always been the theatrical release.

Yeah, I’ve read that only the theatrical version gets broadcast but it’s always worth checking. DeviantNick’s version is my go-to version for now.

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Would anybody be able to get the scene in HD (1080p if possible) from iTunes extras or Moviesanywhere?
I tried to screen record it from iTunes using a cracked version of Bandicam, but unfortunately my computer isn’t powerful enough, and it seems like a direct rip isn’t possible due to iTunes extras all being on some server somewhere with no ability to download them.

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Sorry for being late to the party on this. I’ve spent the evening reading up on everything and would like to have a go at sorting this.

I started by trying to upscale Deviantnick’s excellent clip from YouTube using Compressor. I only did it up to 720P with surprisingly decent results. But who wants 720 when we could have 1080?

So I then moved on to iTunes. I think by using some kind of DRM removal software I could get an editable version of both the main movie and the iTunes extras (When Love Is Gone), and integrate one into t’other. Has anyone already bought the film from iTunes as I was wondering if there is any overlap at the start and end of the song with the main movie? I’d rather not buy the software and the movie if it’s still going to leave us with a gap in HD footage.

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Ok, so now I just feel stupid. I didn’t realise the iTunes extras are not actually downloadable. Also because of the DRM protection you can’t play it and capture using screen recording software. Sigh. For a little while I was confident of getting this done, but now I’m back to square one. Gutted.

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Has anyone had any luck with the itunes extra yet ? Or a better ld rip than the one in my version ? Need something to work on over the holidays 😁

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Deviantnick said:

Has anyone had any luck with the itunes extra yet ? Or a better ld rip than the one in my version ? Need something to work on over the holidays 😁

I don’t have a better version but I’d love to have the full fan edit that you did. I’ve been scrounging around for days trying to find a good version of it.

Do you still have the full edit that you made so that I could download it for my family before Christmas? That would be fantastic! I registered on here specifically so I could ask you for it, haha.

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I realize now I should’ve PM’d you but I can’t delete this post now, haha.

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I have a 1080P version if he is still interested.

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kuronosan said:

I have a 1080P version if he is still interested.

Is that a 1080P version of the widescreen ‘When Love Is Gone’ scene?

Deviantnick did a fantastic version with his solution cutting in the LD widescreen. The only modification I’ve made to it has been replacing the LD scene with the 4:3 cut of ‘When Love Is Gone’ from the DVD and zooming in (cropping the top and bottom of the frames). It’s not ideal, but in Premiere I was able to adjust the height from each camera cut to prevent anything vital from being outside of the frame. I’d prefer not to have anything cropped out, but the image and color quality matches better than the LD which is more important to me.

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Gatto said:

kuronosan said:

I have a 1080P version if he is still interested.

Is that a 1080P version of the widescreen ‘When Love Is Gone’ scene?

Deviantnick did a fantastic version with his solution cutting in the LD widescreen. The only modification I’ve made to it has been replacing the LD scene with the 4:3 cut of ‘When Love Is Gone’ from the DVD and zooming in (cropping the top and bottom of the frames). It’s not ideal, but in Premiere I was able to adjust the height from each camera cut to prevent anything vital from being outside of the frame. I’d prefer not to have anything cropped out, but the image and color quality matches better than the LD which is more important to me.

Is there a good way to post screenshots?

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kuronosan said:

Gatto said:

kuronosan said:

I have a 1080P version if he is still interested.

Is that a 1080P version of the widescreen ‘When Love Is Gone’ scene?

Deviantnick did a fantastic version with his solution cutting in the LD widescreen. The only modification I’ve made to it has been replacing the LD scene with the 4:3 cut of ‘When Love Is Gone’ from the DVD and zooming in (cropping the top and bottom of the frames). It’s not ideal, but in Premiere I was able to adjust the height from each camera cut to prevent anything vital from being outside of the frame. I’d prefer not to have anything cropped out, but the image and color quality matches better than the LD which is more important to me.

Is there a good way to post screenshots?

Original cut:
https://imgur.com/a/6LZyXne

For comparison:
https://imgur.com/a/TmCZYtg

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kuronosan said:

kuronosan said:

Gatto said:

kuronosan said:

I have a 1080P version if he is still interested.

Is that a 1080P version of the widescreen ‘When Love Is Gone’ scene?

Deviantnick did a fantastic version with his solution cutting in the LD widescreen. The only modification I’ve made to it has been replacing the LD scene with the 4:3 cut of ‘When Love Is Gone’ from the DVD and zooming in (cropping the top and bottom of the frames). It’s not ideal, but in Premiere I was able to adjust the height from each camera cut to prevent anything vital from being outside of the frame. I’d prefer not to have anything cropped out, but the image and color quality matches better than the LD which is more important to me.

Is there a good way to post screenshots?

Original cut:
https://imgur.com/a/6LZyXne

For comparison:
https://imgur.com/a/TmCZYtg

From what I can see that looks like it is widescreen, and higher quality than the LD cut of it! I would definitely be interested in finding out how you found that!

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Gatto said:

kuronosan said:

kuronosan said:

Gatto said:

kuronosan said:

I have a 1080P version if he is still interested.

Is that a 1080P version of the widescreen ‘When Love Is Gone’ scene?

Deviantnick did a fantastic version with his solution cutting in the LD widescreen. The only modification I’ve made to it has been replacing the LD scene with the 4:3 cut of ‘When Love Is Gone’ from the DVD and zooming in (cropping the top and bottom of the frames). It’s not ideal, but in Premiere I was able to adjust the height from each camera cut to prevent anything vital from being outside of the frame. I’d prefer not to have anything cropped out, but the image and color quality matches better than the LD which is more important to me.

Is there a good way to post screenshots?

Original cut:
https://imgur.com/a/6LZyXne

For comparison:
https://imgur.com/a/TmCZYtg

From what I can see that looks like it is widescreen, and higher quality than the LD cut of it! I would definitely be interested in finding out how you found that!

Mirror dimension.

Edit: I’m not gifted in editing, but based on the cut I just made the audio can easily be synchronized, edited etc. The video appears to be about a half a frame off… Though I am limited in doing anything about that I’m happy to upload a cut for people to watch and judge for themselves.

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kuronosan said:

Gatto said:

kuronosan said:

kuronosan said:

Gatto said:

kuronosan said:

I have a 1080P version if he is still interested.

Is that a 1080P version of the widescreen ‘When Love Is Gone’ scene?

Deviantnick did a fantastic version with his solution cutting in the LD widescreen. The only modification I’ve made to it has been replacing the LD scene with the 4:3 cut of ‘When Love Is Gone’ from the DVD and zooming in (cropping the top and bottom of the frames). It’s not ideal, but in Premiere I was able to adjust the height from each camera cut to prevent anything vital from being outside of the frame. I’d prefer not to have anything cropped out, but the image and color quality matches better than the LD which is more important to me.

Is there a good way to post screenshots?

Original cut:
https://imgur.com/a/6LZyXne

For comparison:
https://imgur.com/a/TmCZYtg

From what I can see that looks like it is widescreen, and higher quality than the LD cut of it! I would definitely be interested in finding out how you found that!

Mirror dimension.

Edit: I’m not gifted in editing, but based on the cut I just made the audio can easily be synchronized, edited etc. The video appears to be about a half a frame off… Though I am limited in doing anything about that I’m happy to upload a cut for people to watch and judge for themselves.

It would be really great to be able to get a hold of it! I’d also gladly throw it into Premiere and help to sync up the audio and video.

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Gatto said:

kuronosan said:

Gatto said:

kuronosan said:

kuronosan said:

Gatto said:

kuronosan said:

I have a 1080P version if he is still interested.

Is that a 1080P version of the widescreen ‘When Love Is Gone’ scene?

Deviantnick did a fantastic version with his solution cutting in the LD widescreen. The only modification I’ve made to it has been replacing the LD scene with the 4:3 cut of ‘When Love Is Gone’ from the DVD and zooming in (cropping the top and bottom of the frames). It’s not ideal, but in Premiere I was able to adjust the height from each camera cut to prevent anything vital from being outside of the frame. I’d prefer not to have anything cropped out, but the image and color quality matches better than the LD which is more important to me.

Is there a good way to post screenshots?

Original cut:
https://imgur.com/a/6LZyXne

For comparison:
https://imgur.com/a/TmCZYtg

From what I can see that looks like it is widescreen, and higher quality than the LD cut of it! I would definitely be interested in finding out how you found that!

Mirror dimension.

Edit: I’m not gifted in editing, but based on the cut I just made the audio can easily be synchronized, edited etc. The video appears to be about a half a frame off… Though I am limited in doing anything about that I’m happy to upload a cut for people to watch and judge for themselves.

It would be really great to be able to get a hold of it! I’d also gladly throw it into Premiere and help to sync up the audio and video.

Send me a message. Maybe we can bring Christmas to millions of fans this year.

Edit: And that’s a wrap. Best of luck to all.

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Please let us know when you’ve got a final edit ready!

I’ve actually got DeviantNick’s version playing on my TV right now, haha. He did a fantastic editing job but having the scene at a higher resolution inserted in the movie would be amazing!

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The cut I made at home is seamless but glitchy as I don’t have the time to devote to careful editing.

Hopefully one of these lads pulls out a miracle.

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Hypothetically where are people uploading these?

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Merry Christmas. My 720P cut is complete.

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kuronosan said:

Merry Christmas. My 720P cut is complete.

You are amazing! Do you still feel that your cut is glitchy? From what I saw it looked perfectly fine but I would gladly help polish it up if you feel it needs it!

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Gatto said:

kuronosan said:

Merry Christmas. My 720P cut is complete.

You are amazing! Do you still feel that your cut is glitchy? From what I saw it looked perfectly fine but I would gladly help polish it up if you feel it needs it!

I’d prefer a 1080P cut with cleaner sound tbh, as I didn’t have a sound source (had to edit myself, shudder).

I played it through my server last night and nobody even noticed, lol

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There’s hope (again).

I’ve just ordered a new video capture device which apparently bypasses HDCP, so I’m hoping to capture the iTunes extras through that, then incorporate it into the main movie.

The device should arrive on Monday so I’m hoping to have a go at it before next weekend.

Fingers crossed.