Update: I’m back working on the restoration after an extended break, I have been a bit busy with school and another project I’m working on, But by the time school is done I’ll have much more free time to work on it.
Keep you posted
-Yoshi
Wow, looking forward to V3. Thank you SO much for all the hard work and efforts that have gone into this project!
Maybe have Tales From The Okefenokee and any other non-Disney owned materials on a separate “bonus disc” after V3 is released? It would be a companion disc to the Disney version. I personally, would love to hear an audio commentary track from a film historian-like perspective. Maybe it could contain the history of Uncle Remus, Disney’s involvements, anecdotes from the production, the movie’s reception, what’s happened since its initial release, etc. But even if none of these extras are ever released. Please know your work is GREATLY appreciated!
thanks
Man, I wish I could help out I’ve done dirt clean up before. The thing is 1st you guys probably don’t trust me. 2nd I’m busy doing dirt clean up on two different projects. 3rd and most important my computer can’t handle 4K restorations, I’ve tried doing 4K restorations in the past, but PFClean keeps crashing on me. I guess all I can do is donate with I plan on doing later.
Until then keep it up you’re doing Gods work.
Hey, it says on the website that you “need to raise at least another $325 to get the whole print scanned and be granted access to the raw files.” but I’m pretty sure that number is not accurate and up to date do any of you guys know the current amount needed for the scan?
I just bought this on ebay expect a 4K scan coming soon
https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTA3N1gxMzUw/z/UmwAAOSwfGxcq9q-/$_57.JPG?set_id=8800005007
I just want to know more info on this and if it is lost media can you guys do something about it.
Update April 2nd, 2019: I’ve talked to Notelu (the head of the restoration project), and we agreed that we would not be including any songs or footage from Tales From The Okefenokee as bonus features. The main reason that for the ISO we’re trying to make it look as official as possible but also without tricking people into thinking it is official. So for the bonus features, we’re only adding stuff that Disney would add. And Tales From The Okefenokee is wasn’t owned by Disney. Therefore, it wouldn’t be on an official Blu-Ray. However, there is something we agreed to add, what that is you have to wait to find out.
Update Mar 25, 2019: The Project is still not dead in fact I just finished the 2nd animated segment a few days ago. Because of this I’m going to be taking a break for 3 weeks maybe a month then after that I’m back to work, but I need your opinion on something.
So the YouTube channel “Defuntland” a channel that talks “the history of extinct theme park and themed entertainment experiences.” did an episode on a old dark ride from Six Flags Over Georgia based on the stories of Uncle Remus (the stories that Song Of The South was based on) called “Tales From The Okefenokee” here’s the link to the video: https://youtu.be/rghHLkqVE0A
After finding out about this, I was wondering if we should add the soundtrack and maybe a recreation of the ride or at the very least ride footage of Tales From The Okefenokee as bonus features for V3?
What do you guys think? And also if you have any questions just reply to this post with the question because I would like your feedback.
Hi!
I recently downloaded a 35mm scan rendered at 1080p. However, it has no subtitles but I have added custom chapters that make perfect sense during scene transitions and story arc. Also, I have a Japanese Laser Disc but the problem with that is it has Forced subtitles during the signing. I can offer these to you folks if it would be of any assistance. I would certainly love to compare versions when you guys are completed. I am very happy to see this project to keep an American classic alive.
-Scott
Ok this isn’t the right place to talk about this (I would recommend going to the Song of the South thread)
But if you could DM me the time stamps for the chapters that would be great.
I also pitched this idea for a commentary track for the film. The track would be Notelu or me and Notelu commenting during the movie about the history of the film, facts about the film, our thoughts on the film, why we did the restoration, the technics we used on the restoration and overall have some fun. What do you guys think?
Hey, guys, I had this idea, and I want your opinion on it. How would you guys feel if we started excepting donations for the restoration?
The money will go towards
-Getting a good camera for scanning the 35mm trailer Notelu has
-Getting better programs to use for the dirt cleanup
-Getting better equipment/hardware to use to prevent crashes and to speed up the process of the cleanupand other things I can’t think of right now
So what do you guys think?
(P.S. sorry I’m shit at formatting text)
Please tell me how you typed hyphens. They always end up as circles for me.
I put a hyphen before the first word of the sentence
Example
-example sentence
But do you understand what I was trying to say in the post?
Hey, guys, I had this idea, and I want your opinion on it. How would you guys feel if we started excepting donations for the restoration?
The money will go towards
-Getting a good camera for scanning the 35mm trailer Notelu has
-Getting better programs to use for the dirt cleanup
-Getting better equipment/hardware to use to prevent crashes and to speed up the process of the cleanup in general
and other things I can’t think of right now
So what do you guys think?
(P.S. sorry I’m shit at formatting text)
Update: Notelu is back working on the restoration, he also got in contact with an OT user that has the Song of the South Japanese Laserdisc, and the OT user is going to rip and send him the raw uncompressed movie audio and maybe the Japanese dub too. As well as some miscellaneous stuff.
YoshiKiller2S said:
Holy crap man thanks I’ll tell Notelu you’re interested, just as a reference do you have any past work I can see that you can link me? You know to see how good your work is.Yeah, like stretch009 mentioned, my Fellowship of the Ring Color Restoration is the big one. https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/44rh1ns-The-Fellowship-of-the-Ring-Extended-Edition-Color-Restoration/id/61952
I may not be able to help much during weekdays, but I should be able to help some on weekends or days off, if that works. 😃
Wow, that’s really good very impressive. Notelu told me that he was going to DM you a clip to see if you can work with the footage.
Wait… is this an upscale or did you get a film print?
Curious to hear an update on V3’s progress! I just discovered V2 and it’s great! Thanks for the hard work.
Progress has been very slow, Notelu has not been working on it do to school, and as for me I’ve been working on it here, and their life has been busy there have been games coming out (Smash Ulitmate, Just Cause 4, Spiderman PS4 etc.) and I’ve had family passed away recently. If you or someone you know is willing to help out with the dirt clean up, that will help out a lot. So basically progress has been slow, but the project isn’t dead, far from it.
I’d totally be happy to help out, actually. I don’t have a PFClean license though. But if you can think of a way I can help, I’m game. I’m also happy to do a color pass once it’s cleaned up, if you’d like. Color is my main specialty. 😃
Holy crap man thanks I’ll tell Notelu you’re interested, just as a reference do you have any past work I can see that you can link me? You know to see how good your work is.
I would also love a copy of this blu-ray artwork. 😃 YoshiKiller25, how’s your restoration coming along? And how is it compared to Notelu’s? Thanks!
Actually, I’m working with Notelu on his restoration and progress has been slow because Notelu has been busy with school but I’ve been slowly working on it bit by bit.
Curious to hear an update on V3’s progress! I just discovered V2 and it’s great! Thanks for the hard work.
Progress has been very slow, Notelu has not been working on it do to school, and as for me I’ve been working on it here, and their life has been busy there have been games coming out (Smash Ulitmate, Just Cause 4, Spiderman PS4 etc.) and I’ve had family passed away recently. If you or someone you know is willing to help out with the dirt clean up, that will help out a lot. So basically progress has been slow, but the project isn’t dead, far from it.
The one I had grabbed about a year or two ago from Mega. I can’t remember who restored that one, but I can remember those missing frames like I rewatched it yesterday.
Was it a 16mm print?
Will the missing frames from the currently-circulating 1080p version be restored? (AFAIR the Buena Vista logo and another bit of the opening credits had missing frames on my 1080p copy.)
What do you mean by your copy?
I have one 😄
Can you post a link to it, please?
Looks good!
I downloaded V2 off of Myspleen and tried making a Blu-ray copy of it using TS Muxer, but the resulting disc wouldn’t play (got only audio). Any ideas?
The current version of the restoration is not Blu-Ray compatible sadly. But V3 of the restoration will be. (Hopefully)
If you’re wondering how I know this, I’m working on the project with Notelu.
Hey, this is something that Notelu (OP) forgot to mention we don’t just need help with the dirt clean up, but we also need help with audio, because Notelu wants to make a stereo up-mix, but he needs help with that. So if you know someone good with sound or know someone that can help clean up the dirt, DM Notelu or me or something.
Me and a friend are working on a 1080p restoration of Song of the South, and when we’re done I wanted to burn it to a Blu-Ray, but I can’t find any Blu-ray box art, cover art or disc art can you guys help out?
I have a friend (username Notelu) who has plans on Restoring the Deleted Scenes and make his own extended cut. He and I are currently working on a different restoration project, but after that, he’ll start working on the extended cut
