Wazzles said:
Jetrell Fo said:
FekLeyrTarg said:
If there are any differences on the audio tracks on each VHS copy, then it might certainly be interesting to include them.
I still have a VHS copy of the Special Longer Version in German and I'd like to offer its audio track if you're interested. It was released around 1997 and was digitally remastered. On the case it says: Hi-Fi Stereo Dolby Surround Mono Compatible.
I don't see 2 US VHS releases have any audio differences. I was referring to using a median of say 3 like video captures for footage needed to complete a higher res restoration for better detail and such.
Having a German video might help the picture quality from a median of four if done right.
Is the German version fullscreen or wide?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the actual release using the Director's Edition deleted scenes combined with a down-scaled HDTV airing of the theatrical? I mean that alone is significantly better than anything you could get with VHS or Laserdisc.
My intention was ONLY to suggest that we might be able to up the detail with a median from a few different captures of the same material, like what Andrea does with LD's. The one that is out now isn't as hi-res as it could be.
JEDIT:
Edit and Preservation by FanFiltration
Most of the footage for this version is imported from the Director's Cut DVD set (but this is a major re-ordering and edit of that footage). Much of the footage that was missing from that set has been imported from a letterbox High Definition broadcast version. The original audio track was taken from the long out-of-print laser of the 1983 Special Longer Version.
Video / Audio Sources:
A) Widescreen High-Definition T.V. Broadcast of the 1979 Theatrical Version.
B) Director's Cut DVD {Including bonus out-takes and trims}
C) Laserdisc of 1983 Special Longer Version {Audio Only}
In the end, it was just a suggestion, not a dig at FF's creation.