Thanks to ilovewaterslides; he sent me the french laserdisc soundtrack, and I've just finished to sync it!

This is the same footage of clip #1, but this time it's the untouched PAL italian capture, taken with DVL-909 via S-Video; take a look at it and let me know what do you think: http://www.sendspace.com/file/ht3ehk (39MB)

Papai2013 said:

Yes, try to reduce the noise reduction to the level of JP[rules] version!

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So don't worry, we will wait. Just take your time and try to do a less aggressive "video noise reduction" next time.

Actually, I used the very same script used to upscale and denoise JP1...

Also, see if you can find a better video source (preferably PAL) from a friend or someone around. But if PAL is like this, look at NTSC as the next best option. An NTSC CAV disc perhaps. Is the AC3 LD a CAV one or CLV? The DTS is surely CLV. And you can use Tranzor's Japanese LD video as well if it has better quality.

The THX certified Laserdiscs have better quality, even if they are NTSC, try to make some captures of the Video fro the NTSC THX discs (both DTS and AC3) and see which looks better compared to the PAL one. And do as little noise reduction as possible, without sacrificing much detail, unlike what happened with the PAL video.

I'll try, but my IVTC skill is below zero...

Also, I noticed in the second video, the aspect ratio is much shorter in height than what 1.85:1 should be on a 16:9 screen.

???

1280/1.85=681.89... clip #2 has an height of 682 pixels... as clip #1...

Jetrell Fo said:

I checked out the first clip. The video looks a little hazy in the earth-tones and to be dnr'd a bit ....

What about the second one? What do you think about the DTS and AC3 soundtracks? It will be interesting to make a comparison of JP1 and JP2 DTS soundtracks, laserdisc Vs theatrical...