[spoRv] projects - past and future — Page 6

Damn! 

Hopefully things can be salvaged with the Gladiator HDTV file. 

It's not a lost cause, I have the 20gb bev open matte transport stream of gladiator that looks great with nice grain structure.

I can upload it for you if you want.

Andrea, did you get your release from rutracker? If so, I have copy of it (on backup drive that I can pull out of closet) and can check to see if it plays/demuxes ;)

sorry I didn't respond sooner, I passed out with the laptop still in my lap, LOL

So if you search for "gladiator hdtv" on rutracker you will get the 20.2GB version and it works! it's still being seeded real strong - very fast speed, I know because I couldn't find the file on my backup drive (might be on one of the other ones, as I have 5 of them) so I downloaded it and it only took 3 1/2 hours. File looks great, plays all the way and demuxes with tsmuxer without any problem. it is open matte and here is the mediainfo:

General
ID                               : 0 (0x0)
Complete name                    : I:\TempVideo\Gladuatar.2000.HDTV.ts
Format                           : MPEG-TS
File size                        : 20.2 GiB
Duration                         : 2h 34mn
Overall bit rate                 : 18.7 Mbps

Video
ID                               : 17 (0x11)
Menu ID                          : 1 (0x1)
Format                           : MPEG Video
Format version                   : Version 2
Format profile                   : Main@High
Format settings, BVOP            : Yes
Format settings, Matrix          : Custom
Codec ID                         : 2
Duration                         : 2h 33mn
Bit rate                         : 16.9 Mbps
Maximum bit rate                 : 45.0 Mbps
Width                            : 1 920 pixels
Height                           : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 16:9
Frame rate                       : 23.976 fps
Standard                         : Component
Color space                      : YUV
Chroma subsampling               : 4:2:0
Bit depth                        : 8 bits
Scan type                        : Progressive
Compression mode                 : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.340
Stream size                      : 18.2 GiB (90%)
Writing library                  : (c) 1998-2005 Womble Multimedia, Inc. / MPEG Video Wizard (09/2005) / Jan 27 2006

Audio #1
ID                               : 20 (0x14)
Menu ID                          : 1 (0x1)
Format                           : AC-3
Format/Info                      : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension                   : CM (complete main)
Codec ID                         : 129
Duration                         : 2h 34mn
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 384 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 6 channels
Channel positions                : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth                        : 16 bits
Compression mode                 : Lossy
Delay relative to video          : -42ms
Stream size                      : 426 MiB (2%)

Audio #2
ID                               : 21 (0x15)
Menu ID                          : 1 (0x1)
Format                           : AC-3
Format/Info                      : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension                   : CM (complete main)
Codec ID                         : 129
Duration                         : 2h 33mn
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 448 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 6 channels
Channel positions                : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth                        : 16 bits
Compression mode                 : Lossy
Delay relative to video          : -42ms
Stream size                      : 493 MiB (2%)

Hope this helps you ;)

peace, jerry

You're welcome ;)
Personally, I don't care much about the movie (not saying it's a bad movie) and only provided you with info to help you out but I'm sure there are people that would appreciate it.

SIDE-NOTE: rutracker is a gold-mine for HDTV copies of numerous movies (many of which are open matte) in great/decent quality (often, of movies never released on bluray), that usually have pretty solid seeds...

Flexicon9 said:

Is Electric Dreams out there anywhere?  I've been looking for that film for years.

 sent you PM for the 1080p HDTV copy ;)

You're very welcome. The quality of this one is pretty damn nice too... Enjoy ;)
It does have a mgm hd watermark in the upper-left corner tho, but it's not really distracting. There, apparently, was also an official DVD release.

Flexicon9 said:

Just had a chance to watch Electric Dreams in 1080p... man, oh, man.  Superb.  Never thought it would happen.  This is one of those lost '80s films with a great soundtrack that no one remembers but is remarkable.  So many thanks to everyone for making this available.  If you are an Electric Dreams fan (I must be because I even have the soundtrack on vinyl which I bought in the '80s) don't miss this extraordinary presentation.  It may never be released in the U.S. even on DVD much less Blu-ray.  The picture and sound are stellar.

 It hasn't had an official release in the U.S., but there was an official DVD release in Europe: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Electric-Dreams-DVD-Virginia-Madsen/dp/B001QXZ81G

This might be a good source, if you wish to get rid of the mgm hd watermark on that 1080p copy. Just a suggestion, if you end up doing a project for this ;)

_,,,^..^,,,_ said:

If you think a movie should receive a [spoRv] treatment, post your ideas here, using BOLD for each movie title, and explain why and how it should be preserved or restored; as you can see, I much prefer sci-fi and horror movies, but I like action too!

 Hello again here.

Well, I assume it's not your kind of thing but one movie i would suggest is RAINTREE COUNTY (1957) starring Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift.

Here's a thread I had started about this:

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Raintree-County-1957/topic/16310/

why?

Because this is a very important movie, the first that was shot in UltraPanavision 70.

It's very impressive with wonderful scenery and a masterful music score.

It's considered the widescreen "Gone With the Wind".

There isn't any official DVD release of it, and Warner seems not interested in releasing this in Bluray anytime soon.

For 2-3 years it has been voted the most anticipated Blu-ray in Home Theater forum.

how?

Well, there is a Laserdisc version that I know of, although i don't know its quality.

Also it has been broadcasted on TCM, and it will be broadcasted again in end of June and beginning of July.

I also have heard that it was broadcasted in HDnet Broadcast and it looked very good! But I've been unable to find any rip of this broadcast.

Ok, don't worry. ;)

(looking forward to your Beauty and the Beast, as I wrote in your thread. The screenshots look encouraging for a very good transfer, comparing to the laserdisc rip I already have. An official Bluray of the original film reel restored (with grain and original colors) would be a dream come true to me, but unfortunately I don't think I'll experience it in my lifetime! So your efforts are greatly appreciated!)

Yes, I have posted it, in the link that i have in my previous post.

Noone replied unfortunately.

Even if someone had just a laserdisc rip or an HDTV rip it would be great!

_,,,^..^,,,_ said:

BATB will be ready soon; but before this, I'm going to re-release my first projects with BD compliant encoding - Escape From New York will be released ASAP, then Halloween and The Thing.

About RAINTREE COUNTY; be patient, maybe someone with an HDTV or laserdisc rip will see your post sooner or later!

 The news for Escape from New York is really great ! Thank you.