I'll be uploading to a mirror site or two as I get the files downloaded (which may take a while since the current files are downloading so slow). If anyone else wants to try and coordinate on this, let me know.
I used to have this version:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/6305078955/
It had the original mono soundtracks and predates all the releases that started adding extra sound effects and cheap stereo effects. My brother had the Bosko versions on VHS and I recall it having better picture quality then those with a few scenes intact that were missing or altered due to extra fades and wipes added to the Bosko version. Beyond that I don't remember enough about the picture quality.
Does anyone know how this compares to the DVD that was released by Image Entertainment?
Sendspace and dropbox seem to be popular options. If you want to pm me the link after it's uploaded, that would be good.
It's on the spleen. Search for Roger Rabbit 1080p.
(I'm not sure if I'm supposed to post the link here.)
Ah, Jurassic Park and its weird combo of open-matte and hard-matted scenes.
I thought myspleen wouldn't allow Disney films.
Ok, so I have a high quality MKV put together with the uncensored video along with the English DTS audio track, a French DTS track that I found (the bluray has the french audio as ac3), and the German ac3 audio that's been synced to the video.
Any suggestions on how to make this thing available? It's a 25gb file.
Any chance we could get a cover for a double-disc case that would include both BDs?
I'm working on one of the extras for this Blu-ray right now. I can't wait to see the finished project.
While I finish encoding the uncensored version of the movie, here is the 1080p HD remaster I did of the trailer. I had to do a split archive due to filesize restrictions.
part 1
http://www.sendspace.com/file/fxe0b5
part 2
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4q358g
The pig head segment in the trailer was not in the movie or even in the version of the deleted scene that was on the DVD so I had to do the best I could to make the the limited quality original trailer footage I had work in the remaster. There are also two scenes that are slightly different in the original trailer because they were missing parts of the final added cartoon animation.
Got it and muxed it in with the Blu-Ray video. The mono mix works with both the original and 16x9 AR versions on the Anchor Bay release.
Thanks!
Yeah, Sanrio fans and people who remember the movie from when it was released are probably going to be the most likely to be interested. I'm using the audio off the VHS transfer that was used for that bootleg with light filtering to remove some of the hiss and noise. The reel breaks on the VHS tape also cut out bits of footage that are in the Japanese version. Fortunately, the parts that were missing were mostly silent.
If this one works well, I also have the Japanese DVD for Nutcracker Fantasia along with the VHS rip that's floating around. I might try to redo that one as well.
I bought the Japanese DVD of the obscure Sanrio/Murakami-Wolf animated film "The Mouse And His Child" a while back with the intention of doing sort of a remaster using the English dialog track from the VHS rip that has been floating around.
I've finally started on the project and I figure I will attempt to find a way to remove the Japanese title overlay at the beginning and restore the English credits at the end. I'm about two-thirds of the way through re-syncing the VHS audio to work with the DVD video.
Thanks bendermac!
Was the trailer for Who Framed Roger Rabbit ever released anywhere? It's not on the Blu-Ray or DVD releases.
I wanted to remaster the Who Framed Roger Rabbit trailer but they didn't release the trailer on the Blu-Ray or DVD releases and none of the version I've found so far are a good enough quality level to use.
The trailers can be kind of fun to remaster but I don't have any of the movies mentioned by BDgeek.
UPDATE: I've updated theatrical trailer and UK/Promo trailer to include a better version of the Dino De Laurentiis logo (thanks bendermac) and increased the bitrate on these two files. I had to split the UK/Promo trailer into two parts due to filesize limitations.
UK/Promo Trailer v1.5:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/cj5riy
http://www.sendspace.com/file/p6wtj7
Theatrical Trailer v2.5:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4ake9n
TV Spots:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/tf1wn0
Okay, so was anyone ever able to get some decent source frames of the unblurred Rigid Tools poster? I would like to see if I can uncensor the short film to go with the uncensored movie.
If it's the one that's basically the "Ash took a weekend trip... through time" TV spot with a picture of the VHS tape replacing the last few cuts, I skipped that one because I don't have a clean enough scan of the VHS cover to use and that frame doesn't upscale well.
Also, it didn't seem to serve much purpose since it was just an edit of one of the TV spots.
Yeah, I focused on getting them frame-accurate. I had to recreate the title and credits screens for the UK trailer from other sources because the version available just wasn't usable. As far as the VHS promo, is that on the German set? I thought I got all the trailers and commercials but if I missed one, let me know.
Sorry for triple-posting but the forum wouldn't let me delete and consolidate my last two posts.
I've finished creating a remaster of the 2 minute promo trailer included on the German ultimate edition set as well as adding the German audio track to the remastered original trailer. Here are the links.
Promo Trailer:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/t92a9b
Theatrical Trailer v2:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/6703v0
I used to have the Japanese program booklet for Evil Dead II and it had stills from a scene where the possessed Ed had half his head cut off and you could see that the skull was mostly empty with a tiny shriveled brain in it. It was more comical that scary, though. It looked like something from some unused footage and not a behind the scenes shot so maybe it was something that was removed because that part of the prop head wasn't really supposed to be seen.
Update: I did some side-by-side comparisons with the German and HD-DVD version and, while not as badly filtered as the transfer that was used on the US and French sets, the US version on the German set does show signs of noise reduction filtering.