Can we say once and for all that what Reliance did was not a restoration but rather destruction by digital video noise reduction. I would not classify what they did as a restoration. They removed more than scratches or grain added in the process of print duplication. They went well beyond grain management and even further than Lowry. The rumor is the process was automated, the dnr pass. It was not reel by reel.
With Disney seeing these as archival i doubt they will ever do restorations worth a damn.
You can say that, but speak for yourself. While it is far from perfect, the new 4K master is miles ahead of the 2004/2011 master. I’m kind of fed up with the negativity, and the hyperboles. It would be great, if we can get a proper restoration of the OOT, but given the OT’s history, I will take what I can get.
Yeah, preach on. This new master is the best the OT has ever looked on home video, grain or no grain. The main reason why I like the D+XX versions, and why I’m looking forward to Despecialized 3.0, is because they combine the quality of the Reliance restoration with the highest quality 35mm sources available, and add visual enhancements to make it all look as good as possible. That’s what a perfect OOT preservation would look like in my opinion.