Idea: PINGU DESPECIALIZED - Original Cuts Restored

Around the start of Season 3, the first two seasons of Pingu were redone. Most notable changes include: the music being entirely replaced, a few new voice lines being recorded, as well as a few corrections of some animation errors.

I wanted to:
-Show the original series in it’s original form
-Make a Dolby Stereo mix for the episodes
-Upscale them for HD

Season 3-4 as well as Pingu At The Wedding Party are being considered, since they were revised sometime around 2002 to include a new outro as well as adding titles to the opening of “Wedding Party”.

Do any of the DVDs have them unaltered?

Nah, not at all. In fact, all the DVD releases are the redubs. So you should probably rely on international VHS releases and TV airings. I heard Pingu got 3 LaserDisc volumes in Japan. Canada had the entire unedited first season on VHS. BBC still broadcasts (at least I THINK) the original dubs.

WaltWiz1901 said:

This sounds like a great idea! A few things, though…

Gavinworld12 said:

-Make a Dolby Stereo mix for the episodes
-Upscale them for HD

The final mixes for the original cuts of Pingu were (presumably) mono. Are there any (and enough) efficient elements available to use for the Dolby Stereo/Surround mixes? It’d be interesting to know anything you think would benefit from a matrixed surround remix.

What resolution and frame rate do you plan to upscale to? The series was (presumably) shot/edited at a frame rate of 25p/50i.

I’m planning that would be a 1080p upscale. I’m assuming the show was shot on film, seeing the BTS stuff it has.