Nico21000

MJBenito said:

[snip] Starting with the untouched remastered blurays [snip]

[snip] I decided to start fresh from the remastered blurays [snip]

@MJBenito As I understand this, you used the ‘regular’ 1080p remastered bluray discs as base material, am I right? These bluray discs are in fact downscaled versions of the 4K remaster processed in late 2019. Please correct me if I’m wrong, otherwise the following will be totally out-of-topic…

I own these bluray discs, and while their colour grading is way better than the original 2011 release they are suffering the same flaws as their 4K masters. Among them: excessive DNR (while much less visible, I agree), a few undesired artifacts (background Shadowfax loose floating ears when Gandalf & Pippin enter Minas Tirith palace), almost black & white flashback scenes and so on… Nearly everything was described in the now famous YT video titled “Can The Lord of the Rings Ever be Remastered?” from Jesse Tribble.

I’m really interested in seeing your work (please check your PM), but I have to mention that while the 2011 release had A LOT of flaws it is a better source material for specific scenes concerning sharpness and details.

I managed to watch this Dremastered 4k release and it’s incredibly better than what we got from the original studio IMO.

I saw the theatrical edition in theaters when released in 2001. I aged a lot, so it may seem hazardous to say that the Dremastered release is the most faithful version concerning the colour grading, but that’s clearly the feeling I had: no exagerated or oversaturated colours, no ‘smelly’ CGI feedback, soft and respectful grain. It just looks… incredibly real… while I have to admit it is very subjective when we are talking about a fantasy universe.

I also saw TTT & RotK and they seem to be a little bit sharper, but that doesn’t minimize the fact that this version of FotR is simply the best version I’ve ever seen at home up to now.

Thanks DrDre! And thanks to the kind people who considered sharing the download links (beware, they are HUGE files! From 80 to 90+ GB each).

Hi everyone!
Nico here, born in the 70s.
Everyone should be able to re-enjoy a movie as he saw it in theatres on release. Some subsequent alterations from studios or directors are sometimes questionable.
Fan edits became possible and accessible with computers and digital medias. I just discovered this whole new hobby for ones, and eden for others.
I hope we’ll have a lot of enjoyment together!

Every official Bluray/4k release had various flaws. I understand corporations have protocols, but I over all also praise skilled fans for bringing full glory back to these movies without constraints/boundaries (costs and deadlines to handle). Thank you!