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#676056
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THX 1138 "preservations" + the 'THX 1138 Italian Cut' project (Released)
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Well, i think the best thing to do is work with the best sources we have now and just make versions for each change when we get better sources, like Harmy's despecialized Star Wars projects, makes sense?

Edit: Oh, and also, is the Angrysun version faded? Or is the color the right color? If you get what i am saying.

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#675634
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THX 1138 "preservations" + the 'THX 1138 Italian Cut' project (Released)
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skyjedi2005 said:

The blu ray is not so good a source for reconstruction Lucas removed the original intended techniscope film grain with dvnr.

The same was done to American Graffiti.

What source do you suggest? I know it has been de-noised/grained, but atleast the outcome should be better than the angrysun version's quality.

 

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#675489
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THX 1138 "preservations" + the 'THX 1138 Italian Cut' project (Released)
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ETQ06213 said:

While I don't have any objections to it (as the nature of these fan preservations is open source), if we're both doing it we could despecialize different shots and get it done with more efficiency.

If you're interested, my conform is edited from the raw VC-1 Blu-ray rip (thanks to MeGUI's AVS generator which works flawlessly on CS4) and clips to be despecialized are exported at 1:1 resolution in Lagarith, where I use a 1920x822 center crop (the Blu-ray is *very slightly* windowboxed at 1-3 pixels and that's how much of the letterboxing bars I leave in to ensure I have the entire image).

 Well i am using a different editor, but it shouldn't matter much as long as we render the video similarly (Resolution, bitrate). I am using Sony Vegas Pro 12, but i also have Photoshop and other software at my disposal. So far what have you done? How will we plan this? I am using the AngrySun version, and the DC Bluray rip (Obviously). So far i color corrected the font at the beginning credits to be the same as the original.

Forgot to mention what FPS are you working with? I think it's best to use 24fps because it's the FPS that is used by most movies.

Also, what about the Buck Rodgers trailer? At this point in time i have color corrected it to match the original.

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#675331
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THX 1138 "preservations" + the 'THX 1138 Italian Cut' project (Released)
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ETQ06213 said:

I'm matching colors to the Angrysun rip for now (with Black Input levels calibrated so the letterbox bars are black), first by waveform then calibrating by eye. I also re-color the LD cuts when necessary to match the corrected Blu-ray footage. When a better source comes along I'll match to that.

On that note, what's the opinion on the NTSC LD's colors versus the PAL LD?

Do you mind me making a despecialized version myself? There's no harm in having a choice between 2 versions.

 

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#675234
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THX 1138 "preservations" + the 'THX 1138 Italian Cut' project (Released)
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Got my hands on a THX 1138 Bluray from a friend (Bought it from him) and he let me rip it with his computer (He has a bluray drive) and i might try dabbling with despecializing. Though i do have to wait as he is ripping it and i will get it in a week.

Edit: Does anyone have some info on original individual scene colors (For accurate color correction) or any other info? Or even a rip from a good source? That would really help! Thanks.

 

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#675112
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THX 1138 "preservations" + the 'THX 1138 Italian Cut' project (Released)
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NeonBible said:

I discovered it's not actually an LPCM track, that was just the audio stream for the menu screen haha!

I thought the angrysun audio had better dynamic range while the other rip sounded a bit more compressed.

I did try to port over the audio but the sync seems different and drifts.

I will need to check it out again.

Edit: Nevermind, i was thinking of a different rip.

 

 

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#674674
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THX 1138 "preservations" + the 'THX 1138 Italian Cut' project (Released)
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NeonBible said:

I discovered it's not actually an LPCM track, that was just the audio stream for the menu screen haha!

I thought the angrysun audio had better dynamic range while the other rip sounded a bit more compressed.

I did try to port over the audio but the sync seems different and drifts.

Maybe a FPS timing issue? If i remember correctly the AVI rip is 29.97 fps.

 

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#670910
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THX 1138 "preservations" + the 'THX 1138 Italian Cut' project (Released)
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What media-type capture are you remastering spaced ranger? Or, are you remastering, or just a simple clean up of artifacts, noise and/or other picture and audio nasties? Just asking because i'm quite interested! And i'm too tired to go and read back several pages! Might do tomorrow, i'm not that lazy, hahaha!