Will get back to work on this soon. Just need to finish Project Devo first.
Here are some screenshots from the final version of Whip It. These are all being upscaled and restored in HD, as I think 4K may be a bit of a stretch when using laserdisc rips.
More updates coming soon.
~ Mango
Fair enough for me. I’ll start work on the individual slides soon, and then combine them into an MOV file, if that’s the format you prefer.
Sounds good! 😃
Oh. Well, at any rate, I’d like to recreate the original three-slide prologue in high definition, so you can give us the option to watch it with or without.
I can include it in the Mango Colors Version, but I don’t think it should be in the Theatrical Version. Does that sound alright to you?
If you want, I could make some foreign-language titles and credits to go with any foreign-language audio tracks.
Thanks for the offer, but I’m only including the english stereo track from the laserdisc. My stuff is pretty barebones most of the time.
V4 Coming soon!
Hi, Mango!
What have you decided for this scene?
Second Sight UK 40th:
Second Sight Seriously Ultimate Edition UK:
The Seriously Ultimate Edition is much closer to the laserdisc, so mine will be similar to that.
After a long time of research, it seems that the film may have indeed had a strong blue tint when in theatres, meaning that the blu-ray only needs a little bit of adjustment. With that in mind, I’m going to do 2 versions, one that looks more like my original remaster, and one that to my eyes is more accurate to the theatrical version. Both will have restored original stereo audio from the Laserdisc. Work on this will begin soon.
New version with more accurate color timing and mono audio coming sometime later this year or early next year. Stay tuned.
The project is underway again, and will hopefully be ready in time for Christmas. I’m also doing new transfers of “We’re All Devo” and “The Men Who Make The Music” which will be used on the final product. Obviously, this year has been quite a ride for everyone, but I’m excited to begin work again.
Also, sometime soon there will be new versions of my projects for “The Howling”, “Tron” and “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre”. As for the Shrek project, it may have to wait til next ear due to the unexpected insanity that this year was.
~ Mango
I’ve decided to use the 1995 laserdiscs as the main source for this project, as the dvd has bad early 2000s deinterlacing. Stay tuned for an update sometime next week.
Just bumping this thread to say this project is still going. I may have a youtube preview for you tomorrow.
Decided to adjust the colors to match the Laserdisc a bit more. I’ll post a sample video later tonight.
Been working on this project again. Expect a blu-ray iso in the near future.
Well, I’ve got good news and bad news.
The bad news is, I have made the tough decision to re-do all the upscales and pretty much completely backtrack. I hope you guys aren’t disappointed,I just want to make sure that this project will be the absolute best it can be. This means that the project Has been delayed to late June, or early July.
The good news is that I’ve decided to release the “We’re All DEVO” film as a standalone DVD, just so you guys can have something to hold you over. The film will still be included on the final blu-ray, but I thought it would be fun to make a DVD version as this film has been out of print for many years, and has never been released on DVD.
Below you will find restored artwork, (an uncompressed version comes with the project) and a few screen grabs from the slight upscale I did. (It will look less pixelated on the blu-ray). Please note that side 2 of the source laserdisc had a small amount of bit-rot, but it doesn’t really affect the viewing experience.
Again, sorry for the delay. Please bare with me. I promise it will all be worth it in the end.
~ mango
PM me for a copy of the “We’re All DEVO” DVD.
How about the “hidden frame” on the TCTAD Laserdisc? I’m still impressed they made that impossible to view in CAV mode.
Hidden frame? Do tell.
I have decided to not include all the photo galleries, as they really aren’t that important. Also, the “We’re All Devo” laserdisc has finally arrived!
quick mockup of a cover if you’re interested…
far from finished, but that’s the idea…
I love it! I’ll use it for sure!
Here’s another update.
I decided to back track and work on improving the restorations overall. The good news is I won’t have to wait to upscale them again, since I’ve already done so. A bit of troubling news though, I bought a laserdisc copy of “We’re All Devo” specifically for use in this project. Even thought I ordered it at the beginning of the month, it’s still not here. However this could be due to several things.
With this coronavirus stuff going on, I imagine the postal service is running slower, and may be understaffed. It’s just strange because the disc is supposedly at my local post office, but the tracking info hasn’t updated in 4 days. I know it can’t be the seller’s fault, as I’ve ordered many laserdiscs from him and he always ships as fast as possible.
Since I’m doing a lot of backtracking anyway, it doesn’t really matter. This project should still be done by the end of the month or early next month.
Oops. I just remembered there is a video for the song “Don’t Shoot (I’m A Man)”. It will be included as well.
Hey everyone. Just wanted to give a quick update.
I’ve got most of the main videos restored, 17 out of 26 to be exact, and I’d say at this rate the project should be ready later this month. Still waiting on a laserdisc of “We’re All DEVO” to arrive, but it should get here by Monday.
This may be my most ambitious project to date, and I’m very thankful for all who are interested. Since I have to upscale most of the videos, it has taken longer than it would to restore from HD sources. On my computer, it takes about an hour per minute of upscaling. I have to say the results are turning out very good. Better than I thought they would in fact.
I still have a few of the main videos to finish, then it will just be a matter of doing the bonus features, some of which may be a little tricky. After everything’s ready, it will be released as a Blu-Ray iso, hopefully without too much compression.
Thanks for all your support.
~ Mango
Here’s another update.
2 old DEVO compilations from 1979 & 1983 respectively will be included as bonus features, (in standard def). Here’s the original artwork for each restored for use in the blu-ray menus.
“The Men Who Make The Music” (1979)
“We’re All DEVO” (1983)
Here’s “The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprize”.
Here’s a comparison of Booji Boy as he appears in “The Truth About De-Evolution”.
“I say Whip It!”
