SpacemanDoug

Venny said:

SpacemanDoug said:

Is it finished now?

The transfer is finished, but I’m still waiting on the encode to be done for the movie. Once that is finished I’ll set up a download in my Discord server for both the raw transfer, and a “remastered” version. Is sharing links to Discord here against the rules? If not I’ll edit this post with a Discord link for further updates.

it is on the public forums yes, but you can PM others a link if they’re interested

The 5.1 mix on the new 4K of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly takes out the new sound effects and the mono track is a newly restored one taken from the 1990 laserdisc

Is it finished now?

Ah the 1999 version reflects the UK cinema cut, that’s why it was changed

Can you PM me a link to this version though?

Is it the US cut?

I might could do it if I had the time

I doubt they’re any better or worse than the first DVD considering it highly likely uses the same master

The Sting was originally released with mono audio and that’s how it was retained up to the first DVD release. When the movie saw a widescreen DVD release in 2005 it got a remixed 5.1 track that changed a lot of sound effects, fortunately the original track was included as well. Unfortunately when the movie came to blu-ray the original track got excluded and we only got the remix in English. Then there came a 4K release with some hoping the original mono track would be restored but sadly once again has been excluded.

I decided to make this thread in an attempt to preserve the original mix. It would be preferable for there a rip exist of the very first (open-matte) DVD because it reportedly had a better audio mastering than the 2005 DVD, but even the 2005 DVD would be fine with me.

If anyone has anything please let me know.

I believe MySpleen has a collection

CloakedDragon97 said:

Why was the Orion Pictures logo even removed in the first place?

Rights issues most likely

ThatPixarGuy said:

JayArgonaut said:

I’m curious, what’s wrong with the home video versions which would require a scan of the 35mm?

The original/current BD heavily screwed up the color timing and contrast, reminds me of The Matrix’s original BD in a way.

I assume they used the 2.1 transfer as a base, as the credits use the SM3 font rather than the original. Ironically, the 2007 Blu-Ray was way too “Blue.” These issues were fixed in the “Mastered in 4K” BD release in 2014, but only for that BD and the eventual 4K release. So the 2017 legacy collection uses the 2007 transfer, unfortunately.

There was actually a small change made after the theatrical release that was in all home video editions

Whenever you see the hospital exterior earlier in the movie the cross was changed to white unlike how it was in the theatrical release where it was red colored, due to complaints from the actual red cross corporation

I haven’t heard anything of the DVDs being edited but a few episodes are missing

Can you possibly fix the one for Minority Report?

It is true that the BD has a different color timing than the DVD, but it’s far more likely that the BD is closer to theatrically accurate because its look is very consistent with Spielberg’s 2000s movies (ex. War of the Worlds) and the DVD looks much more teal than it needs to be

Avatar_Emil_Borg said:

Try the 4K Blu-Ray!

The 4K isn’t theatrically accurate

The top fan choice for GBU can now be the 4K from Kino Lorber

With the exception of the opening producer credit (altered in 1998 for legal reasons) it is 100% the original US theatrical version, thankfully it also fixes the issue from the 1993 LD where a shot of an exploding wall was missing

Kino went as far as to use a 4K scan of a 1967 print and use the mono track from the laserdisc to restore the audio and missing shots (I’m sure they used a different source for the missing shot though)

soltype said:

I am interested in your 90210 copies, was watching them HULU tonight and noticed music was missing as well as episodes.

Sent

Major print damage galore

The 4K transfer is glorious too from a technical standpoint, much better than the LOTR 4K transfers

The 4K I actually think fits the movie the best and some sections actually match the print really well

Well I wouldn’t necessarily use the word gorgeous but it is interesting nonetheless

It’s highly likely this is the most faithful to the original prints considering this is clearly a much more recent remaster and the look is consistent with the director’s other movies like The Ring

jangelj said:

I am wondering either who I can contact about the restored seasons, or where I can get them. My wife and daughter just started watching the series together and my wife says it’s not the same with the “new” music. Also, the video quality is pretty terrible.

Thanks!

PM sent

It’s interesting cause Smallville had like 500 something songs in its first few seasons and as far as I know they were all intact (I know it’s Warner though but still)

Honestly it doesn’t surprise me Universal replaced the music, cause this is a “less popular” show to them unfortunately

What type of music?

What’s NBC Rewind?

The TV show?