The film edit of the 5-parter opening to the hit Disney series uses a notably lesser quality master than what is seen on DVD. I am hoping to get a LD rip (with lossless audio track) and reconstruct the film version using the DVD with the Laserdisc audio. The main issue is I lack the laserdisc of the film version. If anyone had a copy or rip If u can send a rip that would be steller!
Where do people do these laserdisc rips and restorations, I’m not aware of such a forum. I’ve seen a few pop up on archive and be deleted. But not for Rock and Rule or Gargoyles unfortunately.
I’m quite interested especially in archiving anime laserdiscs.
The price of making and purchasing equipment to do it right is exorbitant. Domesday.
Back in the old times me and my friend were simply using a DVD recorder to dump them to a burned DVD.
The DVD recorder was his of course and I was sending the discs to be captured. A lot of the stuff did eventually get a DVD or Blu-Ray release. Some of it didn’t. Lensman is still a non available movie. That was his rip not mine of the Japanese disc and US disk on 2 DVD no subtitles.
Gall Force is never happening, much to my dismay. I lived long enough to see Bubblegum Crisis get multiple blu-ray releases, and even Project A-ko was saved from obscurity. I have the Gall Force mega laserdisc set that has a vinyl record with it, Gall Force Rhea is in non anamorphic its the best film ever looked. I’ve collected all but Genom Rally and I have the CLV reissues and the CAV initial releases of all the films and OVA except for the remake which i did not care for.
And of course Urusei Yatsura Beautiful Dreamer the 4:3 version is still stuck in a laserdisc master.
I’ve looked for Rock and Rule on Japan laserdisc its like a 4 leaf clover. I’ve never found it or not some place in some insane price.
Gargoyles the movie US laserdisc is expensive but not impossible to find. It’s gone up in price of course I passed on a slightly beat up copy when it was 70 dollars and now every copy that comes up is 90 to 100 US.
I thankfully found a guy with the Japanese LD or Rock & Rule and got a lossless audio rip of it. Now it’s synced to the BD which I’ve made public. PM me if interested. I also have a rip of the US LD if anybody wants it.