ThrowMeTheWhip

CatBus said:

ThrowMeTheWhip said:

Tantive3+1 said:

https://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/9169

Not sure the point of downscaling 4K77 to 720p… not exactly a fair comparison.

This is a 4K83 comparison, but upscaling Despecialized to 4K works too – but it’s still not a fair comparison.

Left is Despecialized, right is 4K83.

Projection prints simply have less fine detail than negatives and interpositives, no matter what resolution you scan them at.

I’m well aware of the quality of a projection print LOL. The point is downscaling 4K77 in the prior comparison makes it look far less sharp than it actually is, nevermind fine detail.

Tantive3+1 said:

https://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/9169

Not sure the point of downscaling 4K77 to 720p… not exactly a fair comparison.

Dek Rollins said:

ThrowMeTheWhip said:

Moiisty said:

“User Monsieur Hulot has been banned for using sock account Shermy to pose as another person. I’m locking this thread, since he will not be able to post anymore”

Apologies. Hadn’t seen your post. As this project is ongoing, would you advise opening a new thread?

Pretty sure he’s just quoting what was said in Hulot’s FanRes thread. This thread here clearly isn’t locked. 😉

My mistake! Thought it odd I could still post!

Moiisty said:

“User Monsieur Hulot has been banned for using sock account Shermy to pose as another person. I’m locking this thread, since he will not be able to post anymore”

Apologies. Hadn’t seen your post. As this project is ongoing, would you advise opening a new thread?

Bobson Dugnutt said:

What exactly did Hulot do to get himself the boot? Someone on Fanres called himself a little shit for some reason and I’m not entirely sure why

“Little shit” seems fair. Will keep things vague and cursory because it’s really not worth reliving… but… aggressive posts, repeated levelheaded requests to cool it from myself and just about everyone else, unhinged behavior, concocted family troubles and multiple sock puppet accounts is roughly the gist of it. And “unhinged” is being kind.

Folks, this project is still happening, so rest assured to anyone who has donated. Hulot, fortunately, directed all funds to Williarob. I guess that makes this a TN1 project now?

All a huge relief, I assure you, as I personally organized a large chunk of the fundraising through my many contacts in Indiana Jones fandom.

I see Hulot also opened a sock puppet account on FanRes which ultimately got the thread closed there. But again, this is still happening under more capable hands.

alexp120 said:

Dek Rollins said:

(Apologies in advance for the off topic question, I just can’t find a better place to ask right now)

Is TheStarWarsTrilogy down? I’ve checked two sites, one says it’s down, the other says it’s up. Yesterday I just got an error message that mentioned server maintenance, so I assumed the forum was being updated or something. Now it still won’t load the site, but instead of an error message it asks for me to sign in. I assume it’s asking for an administrative sign in or something, because putting in my own sign in info doesn’t do anything.

I figure it’s nothing to worry about, but I wanted to check if anyone else knows what’s up.

It’s now back up.

Yeah, but been getting high CPU errors all day when I try to look at any threads.

Xorp said:

The Bull’s Eyed Womprat said:

YoshiKiller2S said:

Any updates?

https://www.thestarwarstrilogy.com/project-4k80/

Site is closed to the public now?

Server problems.

Darth Robin said:

Somebody explain this:

https://youtu.be/eZCo_hZLyh0

Man… had a little debate about this line the other day, someone insisting that it was “Luke, I am your father.” They mentioned there was a video online where you could hear him say “No, Luke.” Without even looking it up, I waved it off as obviously edited. But is this what he’s talking about!? That edit is horrible. Amazing that anyone would be fooled by this.

OpenRift412 said:

Charles Threepio said:

As far as I can remember, this original theatrical mix is different than the one most of us are used to around the point where Dr. Menard shoots the zombie as it’s getting up, the end of the “shark vs. zombie” scene, and the zombie invasion of New York (the transition there happens after “…Manhattan. General Stein…” and the anchor’s scream sounds very different in the original theatrical mix).

Very interesting to hear. Who knew a movie with such a low budget would get so many changes post-release. Regrading and mixing’s one thing, but changes in voices and foley is just ridiculous.

Reminds me of when I saw the Evil Dead 4K restoration in theaters. It had an all new soundtrack and it felt far too grandiose for the original micro-budget film.

Ditto on the new Evil Dead score. Was much too much for the movie.

Film looked incredible, though.

locutus2000 said:

So I just registered for this purpose. I would love to bring back the original episodes. I could buy the box set and start capturing but I don’t have the funds for it. How would I go about starting up a funding for it? I would need a good capture device and the boxset. Right now I think the boxset would be USD 300 and capture hardware could be bought for under USD 200 probably.

Please do not spend that much on one of those box sets. I own one. I have the means to rip it. And I only spent $66. Do not give these scammers the satisfaction.

Besides, the laser disc set is not what we should be ripping— what we want is the Australian VHS tapes. I have two of the six volumes, but no PAL VCR. Would gladly rip them if I could get a compatible VCR. The laser discs have hardcoded Japanese subtitles.

Eh said:

In the start sequence I saw Satipo’s face digitally wobble around for a split second so that’s a thing

No you didn’t. What you saw was a registration error that’s been there from the beginning. It’s on the negative. It occurs as they’re entering the Chachapoyan temple.