Hi, I’ve been really interested in seeing the TC of Amadeus, as well. If anyone would be kind enough send a link to V2 to me in a PM I’d really appreciate it. Thanks!
Hey, I was wondering if anyone has the DVD-R torrent of this fanedit and, if anyone does, could seed it for couple of days. I’m planning my own fanedit of this film in Blu-Ray and I’d like to view this edit for reference. If none of you have the DVD-R maybe you could seed an avi of it or point me to online links of it. All help appreciated.
Not to be pessimistic, but I'll believe it when I see it. Considering that The Last Emperor made it to Blu-Ray in 2:1 I suspect this information to be erroneous.
The aspect ratio of the cap you posted measures about 2.15:1 which is definitely slightly wider than the current DVD versions which measure about 1.95:1, and it does show a lot more on the right side than my theatrical edition DVD! I made a cap of the same scene for a comparison:
And here are the two images overlaid:
This is excellent news, I think this transfer will prove to be very useful!
Damn, tough luck! I'll keep my eyes open for the cut tape, if I find one on ebay I'll bid on it and check it out. Do you have any idea how to recognise it though?
Yeah, I own a PAL VCR, but as I previously mentioned I'm not very happy with the capture quality. If it is indeed a 2.35:1 transfer I recommend you find someone who lives close to you who can transfer the tape (to both save you the hassle of mailing it to me and not have to wait until I get a proper cap card) then that someone could just send me the raw files to work with.
When dealing with VHS, converting from PAL to NTSC is not a good idea since it will lose valuable line resolution in the process. PAL video is properly captured with 576 horizontal lines of resolution.
I'm not happy with my transfer quality either, I may get another capture card in the near future, I'll be sure to keep you informed.
Good work!
MrBrown said:
There is an old German VHS Tape (PAL) which is cutted, but 2.35:1 (Marketing Films)
That's great news, I didn't know the film had ever been seen in 2.35:1 outside of cinemas, I'm going to have to track down this tape.
captainsolo said:
Why does the film have to be in 2.00:1?
The cinematographer is a revisionist and only transfers his movies in 2.00:1. If he ruled the world ALL viewable media would be transferred in 2.00:1, so be thankful he doesn't!
Chewtobacca said:
Unfortunately, I think taking a blu-ray source for most of the image and filling in the sides from another transfer would be a bad idea. The transfers would probably look very different in color and detail, and I don't think the result would make for pleasant viewing.
You'd be better off transferring that 2.35:1 VHS to DVD, cut or not. It might not look great, but at least the image quality would be consistent and it would be worth watching for fans as a genuine preservation, like the Puggo Grande.
Of course I'd want the quality to be as high as possible, but in some cases I fear the workprint will have to do, just for the sake of completion. Colours would be tweaked and there would have to be dissolve overlaps where the joints are, but as you say it won't be pleasant and would only be used as a last resort.
I was wondering if anyone here had planned on doing a preservation of the 2.35:1 version of Apocalypse Now. DoP Vittorio Storaro refuses to release the film in the original aspect ratio because he believes that ALL films should be presented in 2.00:1, and will be at some point in the future (I’m sorry Mr. Storaro but I don’t see that happening). AN will be released on Blu-Ray in the near future (they’ve already done the HD transfer in 2.00:1 - no surprise there) and I think it’s important to preserve the film’s original aspect ratio even if Mr. Storaro doesn’t want to. To do this will be no small feat (I won’t have time to start for almost another year if I am to do it) and the quality may not be up to par, but if it gets spread around it may call Paramount’s attention to push a 2.35:1 release. The basic idea is to take the 2.00:1 HD transfer and fill in the sides with other sources. Best if this could be done with both the TC and Redux
This preservation would require:
If you have any feedback on this I’d appreciate it!
Thanks for your reply LeoneNut. I originally asked the question because I've been thinking about acquiring the 1995 Laserdisc of DYS to check the audio myself. I gather the audio on the Laserdisc is 99% the original mix (there have been reports about a couple of lines of censored dialogue by mistake). I don't know when I'll actually get it (a little short on cash these days ;) ) but I'll be sure to let you know how the quality is when I do get it...
The only audio option of the 2-Disc release is a horrible 5.1 remix which uses incorrect music for most of the scenes in the final 3rd of the film, as well as replacing various sound effects and censoring profanity (because the primary audio source was a censored print). Don't be fooled by the "original mono" option on the R1 2-Disc set, it's a fold-down of the 5.1 mix! I think this release should've been withdrawn long a ago by MGM but they have done no such thing. The soundtrack of the 2003 edition is in very muddy quality but at least it's the correct mix
Hi I was just wondering which audio source LeoneNut used for his preservation of Duck You Sucker. Was it the 2003 PAL disc or the 1995 LaserDisc audio track? I’ve heard that the LaserDisc had suprerior mono audio to the 2003 DVD. Can anyone clarify this?
Hey, I've been working on a fan-edit of ToD for a while, it hasn't been going well because of primitive editing equipment and limited time I have, but I managed to put this brief test on youtube. InfoDroid, you're free to incorproate this into your fan-edit if you like it ;)
Hi, I'm new to this board, but I was prompted to post here because I plan to make a set of DVD covers based on the UK "blue gunbarrel" James Bond VHS set, and wondered if any of you own, or have links to, high quality scans of said covers. Any help appreciated.