TrustedJustus

mrk971 said:

Where would one get access to those?

It’s worth noting that the Precious Edition is a fan edit rather than an attempt at preservation. (Though I believe the changes are kept to a minimum.) You can learn more about it here:

https://fanedit.org/lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-the-precious-edition-the/

He does tweaking here and there, which a lot of times isn’t even noticeable, unless you’re very used to the originals. For first-time-watchers, it’s a seamless edit. The cuts make so much sense for the movies. It’s the only way I’ll watch them now. Hopefully we can get a worthy 4k release someday, which is actually better than the Blu-rays.

EDIT: Grammar

Tobomm said:

Scottish Jedi said:

These look amazing! Is there a higher bit rate version of both FOTR and TTT available that eliminates the banding and blocking artifacts?

Yeah i’ve noticed this too, he probably used a lossy BDrip as a base for this project, it’s a shame since his results look so good

Just watch “The Precious Editions.” He uses a version of Dre’s with the full Blu-ray bit-rate.

Tobomm said:

Wouldn’t it be good if someone took your work and upscaled it with Topaz AI to 4k similar to how DrDre did with the theatrical blu ray releases? Since your versions here seem now to be the definitive versions of the Extended Editions so far

That isn’t viable without at least some loss of detail.

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neohanime said:

I am not sure if this is intentional, but here’s the difference between Dremastered extended vs. theatrical for those curious:

Imho he should’ve used the color grading from the theatrical cut as reference for his algo for the EE aswell, this new grading looks rather funky

It is entirely messed up.

It looks better than the official 4k release for sure, but as the original vision for this fanproject was to bring the films back to their original vision and grading there is just no way around using the theatrical cuts grading since that one is the original grading the movies had even in cinema.

Furthermore since DrDre already took his swing at the theatrical cuts of the movies and made them the definitive version to watch, one would presume he would somehow incorporate those or at least use their grading as reference for his rework for the EEs aswell.

Perhaps that’s even what he meant when he said that he is reworking part 1 of Fellowship EE

Indeed. I currently watch the precious editions.

What version are those based on?

Huh?

Tobomm said:

TrustedJustus said:

Tobomm said:

neohanime said:

I am not sure if this is intentional, but here’s the difference between Dremastered extended vs. theatrical for those curious:

Imho he should’ve used the color grading from the theatrical cut as reference for his algo for the EE aswell, this new grading looks rather funky

It is entirely messed up.

It looks better than the official 4k release for sure, but as the original vision for this fanproject was to bring the films back to their original vision and grading there is just no way around using the theatrical cuts grading since that one is the original grading the movies had even in cinema.

Furthermore since DrDre already took his swing at the theatrical cuts of the movies and made them the definitive version to watch, one would presume he would somehow incorporate those or at least use their grading as reference for his rework for the EEs aswell.

Perhaps that’s even what he meant when he said that he is reworking part 1 of Fellowship EE

Indeed. I currently watch the precious editions.

Tobomm said:

neohanime said:

I am not sure if this is intentional, but here’s the difference between Dremastered extended vs. theatrical for those curious:

Imho he should’ve used the color grading from the theatrical cut as reference for his algo for the EE aswell, this new grading looks rather funky

It is entirely messed up.

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Spartan21 said:

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.

He does want to complete it. The project isn’t binned.

Did you contact him recently?

No, have you?

I asked about it today. He might revisit it down the road… so maybe, maybe not.

Nice, you got a reply! We can pray, as so many are hopeful.

waffle said:

TrustedJustus said:

Spartan21 said:

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.

He does want to complete it. The project isn’t binned.

Did you contact him recently?

No, have you?

Spartan21 said:

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.

He does want to complete it. The project isn’t binned.