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RDPlissken

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#1155704
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THX on 35mm Tech IB preservation - HELP NEEDED (work in progress)
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Harmy said:

Well, my plan is to mostly just clean the print shots and intercut them with the DC where necessary.

Hey, Harmy, glad you’re tackling this one! I guess you’ve already seen Movie Censorship’s detailed comparison between LD and DC, but just in case, here it is https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=541751

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#1102410
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Raiders of the Lost Ark - Bluray color balanced (LUTs Released) (a WIP)
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Dek Rollins said:

RDPlissken said:

Thanks, Dek! It’s looking good! Also a fan of 35mm, I like the colors of it here, but from the screens I feel the levels could go maybe a third toward Blu-ray.

What aspects do you think could be improved?

Less crushed blacks or less contrast is what I wanted to say.

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#1102219
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Raiders of the Lost Ark - Bluray color balanced (LUTs Released) (a WIP)
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DrDre said:

Dek Rollins said:

DrDre said:

Dek Rollins said:

These balances look great DrDre!

While the discussion in kk’s thread was going down I had already started making an imperfect test correction of his version inspired by the 35mm colors just to see what I could do with it.

Thanks! For some reason I can’t see the image you posted, sadly.

Weird, it’s still showing up for me. This should work:

Ah, yes, thanks! Looks good, although I would reduce the green a bit.

still can’t see.
clicking enlarge button opens empty placeholder.
clicking direct link below it opens this:
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sorry for off topic…

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#1006229
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Idea &amp; Info: '<strong>Sorcerer</strong>' - William Friedkin 1977 vs <strong>Wages of Fear</strong> - European theatrical release (see djsmokingjam's &amp; El Barto's posts for info on 2 separate project releases)
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Ronster said:
Each Prologue should have been separated by the characters name as a chapter header. I really think something as small as that would help it out a lot too. One of the main problems is they have different fake names when they get to Vera Cruz and it’s hard to follow who they were and who they are pretending to be now. This really does not help on a first viewing. I don’t know, all I know is that I could not grasp the names of the characters on a first viewing.

Having at least one name to cling to could be just the ticket. I also thought about the alternative as showing each characters fake passport before their prologues with their fake names and their mugshot.

I’ve seen this masterpiece quite a few times since my teens, sadly not in the theater but on TV and VHS onward to the Blu-ray, and I’m not a native English/French/Spanish speaker, but I’ve never had problems following the story. It’s meant to tell you more by not telling too much, if you get my meaning.

They change names when they get to exile. It’s that simple. You’re supposed to get in that headspace - unknown surrounding, ominous characters, fear. No need for showing fake passports and whatnot… I certainly wouldn’t change opening introductions and the ending. Everything today has to be spelled out for the audience. This is not one of those movies.

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#1002459
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Help: looking for... 'Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid' - HD version of Turner Preview?
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laxotter said:

I’ve got some news on this front: German cable station “TNT Film” is showing this on October 29… since this is TNT, I am assuming that it will be the Turner Preview Version, and as I understand it, they broadcast in German and English simultanuously. Here is the challenge: Apparently, TNT Film only boadcasts in HD on Unity cable (that is in the states Northrhine-Westfalia and Hesse). Does anybody have a contact there who could record this?

this has got to happen! don’t know anyone who knows anyone from the area but I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

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#993971
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'Dirty Harry' - with original mono mix (see kchrules' posts) (Released)
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Ronster said:

crissrudd4554 said:

Apparently changes were made to Magnum Force

http://youtu.be/DupGOpLmOnM

No they made the gun sound like his Magnum even though he was not shooting his magnum.

How many differences are there anyway. missing music in the park what else?

They may have changed the sound of that .38 in airplane scene (and I don’t mind, because I always thought it as a mistake, not a creative decision), but what puzzles me is that they changed the sound at the end of opening titles, after the “do you feel lucky” line. I clearly remember it being the trademark .44 Magnum sound before Blu ray came along.