Sadly the bitrate is very low compared to the bluray/remux, why didnt you use one as a base?
Even V2 and V3 have low bitrate? I know V1 does, but V2 and V3 should be just as good as the official blu-rays. Or this is not correct?
Wouldn’t it have been easier and better to take the already edited cinema version, which I think looks really good, and create an extended edition from it by inserting the missing scenes, etc.?
The 4k-dremastered theatrical edition looks good. But there are still many issues, like DNR, lack of detail and softness. Only so much DrDre can do with suboptimal source material. The extended cut looks sharper and more detailed. The only issue: the color grading.
Since the color grading of the theatrical cut and extended cut are massively different (colors and contrast) it would be painful work to insert the extended scenes and match them with the theatrical cut so that you don’t see the change. Plus I bet you can still see the changes in detail and sharpness.
Imo, for the extended cut for Fellowship the dwalin and 44hr1n color corrected edition is best. Picture quality and grain on that is perfect.
The theatrical editions are at issue though. Both the 2009 or so bluray and DrDre’s upscale of those have great color, but they are overly DNR’d and too smooth. Then there are the 35mm ones, which are pretty great but a bit too scratchy at times.
Anyone have an idea if there’s another theatrical edition that’s better than all these?
Imo the perfect theatrical edition would be the Extended HD Bluray color corrected by dwalin and 44hr1n but recut back to theatrical.My problem with the dwalin and 44hr1n color corrected edits is that they are low bitrate, they mustve either lowered the bitrate through the regrading process or used a low quality source and it is especially noticeably on a 4k screen which is a shame.
Yup, this is true for dwalin’s work (haven’t seen 44hr1n’s). The colors do look good of course, but unfortunately, the quality seems downgraded. The grain looks odd, rough. It’s probably the bitrate. I compared to this 4K Dremastered and wow the Dremastered looks amazing. The quality is the best, even better than the 4Ks. I don’t know what Dre did, but it looks as high quality as you can get. And I really like the colors he uses. If only he could finish this project, we’ll have the best available extended version of FOTR. PLEASE DR DRE, let’s finish this amazing project!
Oh and yes, some re-work of the colors on this Dremastered EE should be done. Some areas look a bit odd, but overall it looks really nice. I really think Dr Dre can make the best version if he gets time to work on it.
Sounds good Kreep! Looking forward to the finished version!
Hi Kreep,
Good work. But I wanted to mention something. The 4K version is oversaturated and the shadow detail is bad, yes. But the details are better than any Blu-Ray version, including the one you created. So what should be done is altering and improving the 4K version, and not using the Blu-Ray version and improving it. See if you can fix the 4K version with improved and less saturated colors and better shadow detail. Perhaps that could be another project for you 😃. Just a thought.
I’m not sure where Dre is at for this project, but I know he’s doing a ton of work on the 4K project on the other forum. So, this project isn’t a priority at the moment, but hopefully will be soon.
That said, if anyone needs the resilio links, I have them all for the theatrical releases, and part 1 of fellowship extended edition that Dre released. He did mention there were some issues with the EE release that he was working on.
Cheers!
Which project is he working on? What forum? On this website?
Yes, we would like at least Dr. Dre to complete the first movie. How does he not have the itch to complete a project that is halfway through? A project that many are excited about? Come on, Dre.
I don’t think I’ve seen The Terminator look any better. Uhdfan93, you’ve done incredible work. Any fan of this movie needs to see your version. Thanks again for your work!
Is Harmy working on his 4K versions of ANH and ESB? ROTJ 3.1 is complete and it looks great, but I’m looking forward to his work on the first two.
Just so everyone is aware, Part 2 of the FOTR EE Dremastered version is still not complete. It will be up to DrDre to complete it since obviously it’s his project. Hopefully, it won’t be too long until completion.
We have to be patient until MJBenito gets back to us. Just PM him and wait.
It’ll happen when it happens no sooner no later
Sounds fine to me. As long as he’s working on them.
Hi guys. Do we know for a fact that Harmy is working on the 4K versions of A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back? I guess he would be calling them the 3.0 versions. To me, his 3.1 version of ROTJ is the best I’ve seen, so I’m really excited to see what he can do with the other two.
Still waiting for the second part. Hopefully Dr Dre is working on it. Many people are waiting in anticipation!
PM sent.
Hi waffle, or anyone else. Can I please have the link for this project? Much appreciated!
Also, do we have confirmation that Dr Dre is still working on completing Part 2?