I think this last post is a bout the 35mm, and the post before that is a preview of some 35mm footage they used to fill a gap in the 8mm.
msycamore said:
You can actually see the seam for their color grading of the left wall on the first few frames of the shot:
Man, now that I see what you're talking about, it's no wonder everything is so messed up in the digital releases.
"Yeeeah, mmkay, this scene needs a little more work, for example, you can see that the walls are not blue enough."
"*grumble grumble* THERE, NOW THE WALLS ARE BLUE! Are you happy??"
Seems like Mann likes to revise his films an awful lot...and I agree, some of the changes he makes don't always make much sense.
Could you try a shot or two from the Technidisc? It has aliasing, like the GOUT, but there's no DVNR, so you wont have to fight as hard to extract detail.
GoodMusician said:
If something like this has been done before, i'd love to hear it! Save me the work heh
RU.08 said:
If they do that it will be published to a much wider audience than just the members of this forum... and negative publicity is the last thing that Disney needs.
But the majority of consumers will still lick up every last drop from Disney's clammy hands like when the BluRay set came out >_<
The terrible new changes did make a pretty big splash, but eventually, the waves receded.
_,,,^..^,,,_ said:
I expected much more quality, according to comparison examples...
I can imagine the results would work much better on something that isn't the GOUT, since this algorithm relies on blending multiple frames together to get added detail, whereas the GOUT has had multiple frames blended together to remove detail...
Perhaps we could test it out on the Technidisc? I notice in the example shot on Wikipedia, the processed image has a lot less rainbowing.
TServo2049 said:
In the meantime, does anybody still have any screener rips or anything for Begins?
I think my girlfriend actually has a cam shot, but it's probably super scratched up since she just keeps it in a pile of discs.
mverta said:
4th one down, Ultra Galaxy Legends.
No, I mean I'm not sure which movie I saw your name in...I've seen several movies in the past few weeks, and none of them are on your page.
I think the newest film we saw was The Imitation Game, but I want to say it was something we saw on the small screen... *shrugs*
I thought I saw your name on something the other day, but I didn't think you did music, figured it was someone else with the same name.
...but if it was you, I don't see it listed on your IMDB page (can't remember what it was).
team_negative1 said:
This is the new version, that should become a standard, especially replacing Puggo's 16mm for film fans of the original.
Is this the original scan, or the rescan?
team_negative1 said:
3 Added stereo audio (NOT GOUT compatible)
Any chance of also adding the mono from Puggo?
Darth Lucas said:
What if Lucasfilm "stole" a preservation/restoration?
Well I think they'd be in trouble with Disney's lawyers.
I've always imagined it as being similar to audio: sure, you can keep every single frequency and every single peak recorded...but should you? Will your music sound better that way?
Hopefully that scan will be able to reveal the issues you're having with your internal organs.
But of course, Disney couldn't stand to be upstaged by a scruffy-looking nerf herder.
schorman13 said:
So when will the Fanboys-style break-in at Mverta's place happen? ;)
I think if someone was dying of cancer, he'd just let them in.
Jetrell Fo said:
I've finally downloaded both and am getting ready to enjoy them as they are.
Well I don't know about that, you might want to install FFDShow and tone down the pink a little =)
Erikstormtrooper said:
Team Negative One also released a collection of restored trailers for movies from the 80s with their Grindhouse ESB release.
Yeah, there was that, and I thought it was really cool...but something inside me casts a tiny amount of doubt on how period accurate those are ;)
Also see the 2001 Cinerama thread where we discuss making a virtual vintage theatre program.
EyeShotFirst said:
It is sad that they were so lazy with their restorations at Lucasfilm, when they have much better resources.
Well you also have to consider that restoration technology has come a long way since 1997 ;)
Sorry. Pretty sure I deleted the torrent after seeding and then burning it to DVD.
captainsolo said:
I only have a 720p version and the difference in detail compared to the BD is staggering at times.
Shouldn't be difficult, the shots I saw of the BD looked awful =)
EyeShotFirst said:
It would be like buying a new release of an album you really love, only to find out that all the instruments have been re-recorded and sections of the songs where re-written.
I have no idea what you're talking about, Ozzy Osbourne would never do anything like that.
poita said:
I also agree that having a great source (of which there are not many) does not a restoration make.
That's why I find preservation much more interesting.
One day George will officially release this, but with all of the Wookiee's replaced with CGI :)
"It's the way I always intended it, but we just didn't have the time or the budget."
That was really his only gripe with the special.
Also, the "whip whip stir whip" scene will be ten minutes longer.
SilverWook said:
And I've suddenly realized Wookiee life day robes have ridiculously long sleeves to avoid having to make hands for all the extras. ;)
That was the first thing I noticed about that scene.
"Wow, those robes sure do make all of the Wookiees look a lot thinner...it's almost as if none of them actually have any fur underneath..."
But at least it's not as bad as the "now I can't unsee it" in The 5th Element =(
Funcha said:
Well, my enthusiasm for this project went down to zero. Can't wait to read about how glorious this is come September and know I'll never see it. lol
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember some talk about how this project would go commercial if the right parties ever decided to become involved...
...of course, the odds of that happening are one in a million, but in the words of Lloyd Christmas...
