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As far as Mokushiroku, I will only be including segments.  The digital version I have had some other stuff added onto the beginning that's not part of the original tape but it seems to be missing a couple of other non-movie-related segments in the process.  If I can get a better digital transfer off of the original tape, it might be a project on it's own.

As far as the lines in that pan, fixing them isn't difficult, just time consuming since I would have to edit them out frame-by-frame.  I've considered a couple of more involved projects for later, including an enhanced version of the movie that fixes most of the fixable animation errors and maybe a restoration of the "Transformers The Movie: Reconstructed" video without all the blended fields, so maybe I'll leave them in this version since they would have been in the original presentation, and remove them for a later project.

I'm in the process of assembling all the slideshow galleries now.  I have a lot of material to compile, so it's taking a while.

Ok, I could use some feedback on something, if anyone is still watching this thread.  I've done a number of small fixes to remove some of the more obvious scratches and spots that showed up on the original 1080p transfer.  There is one scene I'm not sure if I should fix, though.

After the back of the shuttle is blown up, there is a pan that has two vertical lines running down it.  They looked like thin film scratches at first but upon closer inspection, they are an artifact from the animation process.  Should these be removed or left in place since they were animation flaws and not actual film flaws?

You can see an example of what I'm referring to here:
http://i.imgur.com/JVL6O5K.jpg

Yeah, pans and zooms are often done at 24fps while the cel animation is done at 12fps, so you may get a few frames where both fields are blended and can't be restored but, usually, at least one of the fields will have the animated parts without blending.  If the blending is limited to the background on pans and zooms, it's usually not as noticeable.  The biggest problem is the fact that you may only have one unblended field to work with for some of the frames, so that frame will take a hit in picture quality.

If the source videos are interlaced, have you tried unfolding the fields?  The animation itself was done at 12 frames per second so, even with field blending, you should be able to get at least one field that is clean for each frame of animation.  If your source videos are no longer interlaced, this won't work, though.

Ok, so I finally have all the frames decensored for the Trail Mix-Up scene.  Now I need to put them back in the original video in the right place.

I'm quite disappointed in how Disney has handled the releases of almost all their animated TV series from this era.  They couldn't even release the entire Ducktales series on DVD, but I'm particularly annoyed that they didn't release all of Darkwing Duck or Gargoyles.

I approve of this idea.  This series needs a proper preservation.  One thought, though.  Depending on the format you're planning on saving the files in, it might be better to use flac for the audio so you could keep the lossless compression but bring the file size down a little.

Should I include bios for the principle cast, crew, and musicians?  If so, what would be the best source?

Can anyone tell me how the "dcp" version of BTTF was listed on usenet or tehparadox?

found it on youtube.  see my edit above.

Edit: The special was called "The Secrets of Toontown" and it's on Youtube.  The bathroom scene is in this segment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_jzZfTZZfw

The towel blot is there but no phone number.

Jetrell, I think you misunderstood or misread Lunar Archivists original comments.  I never read anything that indicated that he intends to sell the finished product, just a comment on how much it's going to cost and musing on how nice it would be to be able to sell the end product to recoup all the costs.  Just like the projects almost everyone else here is working on, it's obviously a labor of love, but I don't think anyone here hasn't thought about how nice it would be to be able to sell off their finished product, be it preservation, fan-edit, or reconstruction if just to make back some of the money that was put into it.  Saying "I wish I could" isn't the same as saying "I am going to do it".

Now, please, can we back down from this before it turns into a mess that it didn't need to be just because one person misunderstood what was being said and the other person got overly defensive?

Keep in mind that the UK videotapes will be in PAL format, so you will need a PAL VCR and probably some additional adapters to make it work with NTSC equipment.  Also, there's no telling what they might have done to adjust the framerate, from speedup to frame blending.  Still, they might provide a better source for the audio.

Yeah, the Orbots stuff is a lot harder to find.  The Transformers stuff is just costly due to the collector's market.

I feel your pain.  I've spent more than than on Transformers: The Movie related materials to use for the Blu-ray project I'm doing.  I wouldn't want to sell the final product but it does bother me to know there's a good chance that if it gets distributed, there could be Chinese bootlegs of the bluray being sold all over the place, should it become popular.

For videotape and laserdisc releases in Japan, your best bet is to have a friend over there that can search for you.  Used LD and VHS don't show up as much online.

If you're planning on ripping the Japanese tapes for Mighty Orbots, I'd love to see that completed.  There's a complete set of episodes on the spleen that look really good compared to other sources I've found but your screen cap looks like it might be even better.

I could use some feedback regarding some of the content I'm considering including on the Blu-ray.

I have a copy of the Transformers: The Movie Mokushiroku videotape coming.  I already have a digital transfer of the entire video and I was planning to include some of the segments on the Blu-ray.  The question is, should I just include the segments that actually are related to the movie or the entire video?  A lot of the video pertains to the later series like The Headmasters, Masterforce, and Victory.

Also, I have the "Toy Version" of Scramble City, which is sort of a re-telling of the OVA using toys and some stock footage from the TV series, that I was considering including in with the commercials.  I don't have a translation of the dialog, though, or even a transcript I could use to create a translation.  I'm wondering if I should just include it as a long commercial with a brief explanation or if there is some other option.  Does a translation or Japanese transcript exist?

PM sent.

I've made some updates to the cover designs.  I still need to pick a couple of screenshots and consolidate a list of all the special features.

Here's what I have so far:

Does anyone have any leads on where I could get the original press kit for the movie?  If I could get ahold of one, I could scan it and include it as part of the extra features.

Thanks for the heads up.  It looks like that thread has been dormant for quite a while.  Hrmm...

I’ve been disappointed in the lack of extras on the Fisher King DVD and BD releases for quite some time.  Criterion released a LD with a bunch of extras that were never carried over to any other release.  If I bought the LD, is there anyone who could help in doing a high-quality capture of the extras including a high-quality capture of the running commentary audio and a bit-accurate capture of the digital audio track?

Would you consider doing a preservation of the Criterion LD version of The Fisher King?  The LD had a running commentary and a bunch of extras that were never released on DVD or Blu-Ray.

Ok, here are a few rough ideas I put together for possible cover art and disc label.  They're not great and I'm having a bit of trouble with the back cover.

I have a very high resolution scan of that poster image.  I was debating on that one since it's used on the Australian Blu-Ray release.