Shiaoran

I’m actually wanting to scan it and restore the image, since it’s faded, but I have no scanner…
It’s curious that the cover was replaced by the scene when Toaster lifts the JUNKO, and “JUNKO” replaced by the title…

Also, mind that “A Torradeirinha Valente” (The Brave Little Toaster) is the original brazilian title used in the VHS. The one used now is “A Torradeira Valente” (The Brave Toaster). Weird.

Cool. Happy birthday to us XD

It’s on the 21st 😄

Nice! Good news are good birthday presents 😄

I've just realised that the DVDs, even the UK one, are cropped, compared to the VHS.

These are, in order, brazilian VHS, brazilian DVD, and the russian DVD. Note the detail on the right.

GoboFraggle1983 said:

Shiaoran said:

Simmo10 said:

togedu said:

GoboFraggle1983 said:

togedu said:

I have already started a restoration of this film based on upscaling the superior PAL transfer and removing de-interlacing and ghosting artifacts. I am converting to 25fps progressive then applying slowdown to get back to the appropriate 24fps and remixing the soundtrack in 6.1 EX using the original theatrical stereo track and the original soundtrack album that was released Fairly recently. After that I am doing spot and dirt reduction using the German restoration software Diamant. Should be done hopefully by March. 

 Cool! How far have you gotten? 

I'm actually fairly far along with it, still using the DIAMANT dustbusting software to remove dirt frame by frame. The main thing that is taking so long is stabilizing the image. So much telecine wobble. I am digitally redoing the titles and correcting several issues. Should have it done in the fall. The images I posted above pale in comparison to what will be the final product. Also was able to create a 6.1 DTS discrete EX mix using the original theatrical audio, the 5.1 DVD mix and the soundtrack CD to create some separation. Artwork is coming together as well.  

Thank you so much for your efforts it will be appreciated. I read on wiki that the UK DVD used a fresher transfer and I live in the UK anyway so I recently purchased it from ebay. I am disappointed this is currently the best available (feel really sorry for the region 1 owners) with no sign of a blu-ray release so i'm looking forward to this restoration!

Would you mind sharing the UK video? I couldn't find it anywhere. I'm in my own proccess of making the best possible brazilian version with the original brazilian dub from the vhs.

 Well, I have a copy of the remastered UK DVD footage, thought the audio's in Russian. I can PM it to U.

 I'd really appreciate it, as I only need the video, not the audio ;)

Simmo10 said:

togedu said:

GoboFraggle1983 said:

togedu said:

I have already started a restoration of this film based on upscaling the superior PAL transfer and removing de-interlacing and ghosting artifacts. I am converting to 25fps progressive then applying slowdown to get back to the appropriate 24fps and remixing the soundtrack in 6.1 EX using the original theatrical stereo track and the original soundtrack album that was released Fairly recently. After that I am doing spot and dirt reduction using the German restoration software Diamant. Should be done hopefully by March. 

 Cool! How far have you gotten? 

I'm actually fairly far along with it, still using the DIAMANT dustbusting software to remove dirt frame by frame. The main thing that is taking so long is stabilizing the image. So much telecine wobble. I am digitally redoing the titles and correcting several issues. Should have it done in the fall. The images I posted above pale in comparison to what will be the final product. Also was able to create a 6.1 DTS discrete EX mix using the original theatrical audio, the 5.1 DVD mix and the soundtrack CD to create some separation. Artwork is coming together as well.  

Thank you so much for your efforts it will be appreciated. I read on wiki that the UK DVD used a fresher transfer and I live in the UK anyway so I recently purchased it from ebay. I am disappointed this is currently the best available (feel really sorry for the region 1 owners) with no sign of a blu-ray release so i'm looking forward to this restoration!

Would you mind sharing the UK video? I couldn't find it anywhere. I'm in my own proccess of making the best possible brazilian version with the original brazilian dub from the vhs.

You're awesome!

How is it coming along?