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Post #765796

Author
Darth Mallwalker
Parent topic
The Phantom Menace - Original Theatrical Cut: (Pan & Scan) VHS Preservation (Released)
Link to post in topic
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/765796/action/topic#765796
Date created
23-Apr-2015, 11:31 AM

My IVTC script:

# aviSynth

cVHS= MPEG2Source("Star Wars - The Phantom Menace - Episode I.d2v")\
.assumeTFF\
.separateFields.showFrameNumber(scroll=true).weave

# 3:2 ...
c1=cVHS.separateFields.trim( 00000,202454).doubleWeave.selectEvery(10,0,3,6,8)
c1=cVHS.separateFields.trim( 02345,202454).doubleWeave.selectEvery(10,1,3,5,8)
# ... 3:2

c2=cVHS.separateFields.trim(202455,-1).nnedi2(dh=true).assumeFPS("ntsc_film")
# 1 + 2:3 ...
c3=cVHS.separateFields.trim(202456,204812).doubleWeave.selectEvery(10,0,2,5,8)
# ... 3:2 / 2
c0=cVHS.separateFields.trim(204813,204814).weave.assumeFPS("ntsc_film")

# 3:2 ...
c4=cVHS.separateFields.trim(204815,218649).doubleWeave.selectEvery(10,1,3,5,8)
# ... 3:2 + 2
c5=cVHS.separateFields.trim(218650,218651).weave.assumeFPS("ntsc_film")

# 3:2 ...
c6=cVHS.separateFields.trim(218652, 00000).doubleWeave.selectEvery(10,0,3,6,8)

cOut= c1+ c2+ c3+ c4+ c5+ c6

return cOut\
.crop(8,0,-8,0).spline16Resize(640,480)
__END__
This VHS preservation has one frame missing at the start of 4th reel,
which is present in althor1138's HF9G-TPM-LD.mkv.torrent

On the other hand, this VHS includes six frames missing from althor's mkv.
From the script's output:
146058 is a reel change
79498, 138108-109 are LD side changes
79250 & 80043 are neither-- they're mysterious mysteries ;-)

I don't like this movie well enough to try downloading althor's 60GB raw avi from usenet