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Post #257569

Author
OgOggilby
Parent topic
The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Director's Cut (Released)
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Date created
19-Nov-2006, 10:25 PM
The "flyover re-do" is just a demo of color correction and digital enhancement/stabilization. All I did is adjust colors to get rid of the red tint, make Zig-Zag a better shade of blue, and make black levels more inky. After watching the Film Board of Canada intros, you can clearly see the background used for the really wide shot of the square (when the Nurse is throwing around the Thief). The colors are quite vibrant (like Technicolor), but not to the point of being garish like Miramax's P.O.S.

At this point, it may even be a good idea to do some sort of shot-by-shot digital enhancement now that TWC is a bunch of charlatans.


Also: I never said that demo's color is totally accurate. It's just meant to get rid of pink Zig-Zag, pink/white skies, and orange sand. It may have to do with my suspicion that the R2 DVD was from a theatrical print instead of a properly balanced interpositive. 35mm prints have contrast and color balanced for xenon arc lamps, thus are inadequate for video transfers.


Also, Also: I just checked my pageview/download stats for my Google Video account. Which six of you knuckleheads went through the trouble to download the Miramax cut?