Day of The Dead - BD Project, help needed. (* unfinished project - lots of info*) — Page 2

I have that disc somewhere, you still need it? 

dvdmike said:

I have that disc somewhere, you still need it? 

Do you happen to have the bit perfect LD rip of this? if not which LD is the right one? also isn't the new SHOUT BD the best of the releases? would love to revisit this and finish what I started a long time ago, but would need to get the LD audio and figure out which BD as the best PQ.

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Day-of-The-Dead-BD-Project-help-needed/post/730773/#TopicPost730773

I have the audio tracks Dark Jedi, both synced and un-synced. Let me know if you need them.

dlbsyst said:

I have the audio tracks Dark Jedi, both synced and un-synced. Let me know if you need them.

PM sent.

dark_jedi said:

dvdmike said:

I have that disc somewhere, you still need it? 

Do you happen to have the bit perfect LD rip of this? if not which LD is the right one? also isn't the new SHOUT BD the best of the releases? would love to revisit this and finish what I started a long time ago, but would need to get the LD audio and figure out which BD as the best PQ.

 I have the Arrow dvd and the UK and US bluray also (first releases) 

I did have the rip but the hdd I had it on died 

Asaki said:

What's wrong with the latest Shout Factory release?

To my eyes:

Oversaturated colours. Boosted contrast. Blown highlights. Cropped.

And it seems to have the exact same amount of fine detail as the pre-existing AB master - only it appears softer due to the cropping.

I have to wonder if it was truly a new scan.

So does everyone agree that the French BD should be used as the source here? for the audio I want to fix the DTS-HD MA 5.1 and also include the original PCM.

These versions are what I have now,

Day of The Dead Collector's Edition (SHOUT Factory) USA
Day of The Dead (Anchor Bay) USA
Day of The Dead (Limited 25th Anniversary Edition Arrow) UK
Day of The Dead (Zavvi Limited SteelBook Arrow) UK
Day of The Dead (Happinet) Japan
Day of The Dead France **on the way**

I like the look of the French version, it's what the Arrow release should have been. Although i have to say i really don't know what the correct color timing should be for this movie.

The Shout release certainly has a punchier look, but it does come at the expense of certain detail. You'll find one example in the following comparison with the Anchor Bay release where, in the Shout version (top), the X-ray photo is blown out.

While the French release is far from ideal, it would seem that it has the most picture information (no cropping, no clipping, no squashing and the least DNR) to work with. I am concerned with the relatively low bit-rate, however, and hope the compression isn't too detrimental to the PQ.

Yea the French BD looks the way to go here, and the color will be adjusted.

So does anyone here have the bit perfect wav file for this title? I would prefer it as is from the LD no sync'ing or converting done in any way, we have something in store for both this movie Day and for the movie Dawn.

MrBrown said:

Anything you need for that?

I have some DVD and BD releases of this Movie. (At least one PAL DVD has a uncensored englisch DD 2.0 Track.)

Yes I could use that if the LD PCM does not show up, I wish I had this LD but I do not.

If anyone is interested in adding it, I have the following I got from a DVD trading site around 15 years ago;

Day Of The Dead - Tom Savini’s Behind The Scenes Camcorder Footage (3-DVDs - 4h 42m)

It’s a pretty popular cult movie it should get a 4k soon. The laser disc has the best audio for the movie tho.