DVD-BOY said:
Looks like CtrlHD has posted an MPEG2 version on the newsgroups - comes in at about 6.4GB, which seems rather low. Will try and download and report back.
That's not low at all. It's only an hour.
Nerfherder said:
I can't believe people are judging a future (a year off still?!) bluray release on some screen caps from a documentary! There's every chance they - the makers of the documentary - grabbed what was available AT THE TIME when making it. Wouldn't surprise me if Lucasfilm are going through the films in order, or at least prequals first as they'd need less work than the originals in terms of bringing them to bluray. They're probably working on the originals now which is why they had to use the current transfers in that documentary.
It's not over till it's over, and a lot can happen in a year.......!
To pronounce you know what the new bluray transfers will look like from watching a documentary is pretty far-fetched IMHO and more than a little reactionary!
Awww...how idealistic of you.
If you don't think the films from this set are done at this point, you're kidding yourself.
I would definitely consider doing it for something like this.
The thing that makes it easier is that it's a shorter special. Since it's only about an hour, I think it would be less than a dual-layer disc.
dark_jedi said:
digitalfreaknyc said:
DVD-BOY said:
digitalfreaknyc said:
I'm recording it in HD.
Hi Digitalfreaknyc,
Is this something you're planning to preserve?
DVD-BOY
Of course. That's why I'm recording it.
I have no idea how many people are able to burn blu-ray's though.
Did you ever release True Lies?
No. I've been burning so many blu-ray's lately that I never released. Something 20gigs's is going to take a couple of weeks for me to seed. That's a lot of dedictation.
DVD-BOY said:
digitalfreaknyc said:
I'm recording it in HD.
Hi Digitalfreaknyc,
Is this something you're planning to preserve?
DVD-BOY
Of course. That's why I'm recording it.
I have no idea how many people are able to burn blu-ray's though.
I'm recording it in HD.
I'll be there.
none said:
If anyone has a question for Rinzler, post away, i'll be going to NYCC and can possibly ask a few and see what he's got to say.
None...when are you going to be there? I'll be there this weekend as well.
skyjedi2005 said:
digitalfreaknyc said:
Just to confuse things, if you will, AG is now coming to Blu-ray. ;)
Oh goodie, another blu ray i can boycott for not being the theatrical version of the film free of cgi, digital edits and a new color timing.
It will probably be a new DTS mix too. Screw Lucash, thanks to him i have to hold onto laserdisc to watch the real versions of the star wars trilogy, the real versions of graffiti and thx.
I doubt it's going to be a new mix. Might be encoded in DTS...but probably not a new mix.
Monroville said:
digitalfreaknyc said:
dark_jedi said:
digitalfreaknyc said:
I'm currently making a blu-ray of the HD version with all extras.
I sent you a PM a while ago on an update to this and got no reply, is it pretty safe to assume this is not going to happen?
Does anyone have links to the HD broadcast version of this, would like to make my own if there are still live links.
Not enough room on one disc for the extras and the D-Theater version.
I just did something VERY basic for the extras DVD.
The prospect of torrenting 30 gigs kinda makes me want to puke.
The D-Theater version on tehparadox is 7.5gb in size; I don't know what compressing it to 6.4gb would do (being that it seems that most 720p MKVs are around 4.5gb in size), but how much space do the extras take up?
Even so, anyone know how to at least create blu-rays with said MKVs and at least create menu and chapter titles?
That's not the one I have. Mine is almost 24gb's. That must be 720p or it's a really crappy version.
Just to confuse things, if you will, AG is now coming to Blu-ray. ;)
dark_jedi said:
digitalfreaknyc said:
I'm currently making a blu-ray of the HD version with all extras.
I sent you a PM a while ago on an update to this and got no reply, is it pretty safe to assume this is not going to happen?
Does anyone have links to the HD broadcast version of this, would like to make my own if there are still live links.
Not enough room on one disc for the extras and the D-Theater version.
I just did something VERY basic for the extras DVD.
The prospect of torrenting 30 gigs kinda makes me want to puke.
Might want to add this:
Apparently some copies have gone out already. Amazon UK has shipped them.
I got a Clone Wars one and a Han Solo one from Empire.
Recorded it but it looks like absolute crap. Definitely doesn't look HD. it also has bars on all 4 sides. It doesn't look stretched...but it does look like shit.
Are the lithographs the same in every book?
Wait...so 16mm is equal to 1080p no???
CO said:
Now I will say that because Blurays still arent in the average home the same way DVD's were, sales may not be as great as expected. NOBODY I know has a Bluray player, even I don't have one, as I am so sick of re-buying my movies over and over. Plus many people are waiting for digital downloads too, so it should be interesting to see the final sales.
Actually, statistics show that Blu-ray's have been adopted faster than DVD's.
Doctor M said:
Blunt rip from TDB:
First up today, there's been a small degree of panic in some quarters online in the last couple days about director James Cameron's recent comments on the remastered Aliens transfer. Cameron was video interviewed over at Coming Soon.net about Avatar, and about 5:30 into the clip he talks about the new Aliens HD master for the upcoming Blu-ray. To quote: "It's spectacular. We went in and completely de-noised it, de-grained it, up-rezzed, color-corrected every frame, and it looks amazing. It looks better that it looked in the theaters originally. Because it was shot on a high-speed negative that was a new negative that didn't pan out too well and got replaced the following year. So it's pretty grainy. We got rid of all the grain. It's sharper and clearer and more beautiful than it's ever looked. And we did that to the long version, to the 'director's cut' or the extended play."
As you might expect, all that talk of de-noising and de-graining has some fans freaked out that the release is going to suffer the same excessively DNR-ed fate as Fox's recent Predator: Ultimate Hunter Blu-ray. Here's the deal: Everyone we trust who was involved, and/or has actually SEEN the new Aliens HD master for Blu-ray, reports to us that the film looks terrific. To the degree that DNR was used, it was applied carefully and with a light hand, with an eye toward striking the proper balance between maintaining the detail and integrity of the image and the desire to reduce grain and address the deficiencies of the stock used at the time. There is apparently STILL grain left in the image, it's just no longer excessive or distracting. Plus, Cameron is no slouch when it comes to the presentation quality of his films on disc, and he approved this transfer and master. Look, there's a VERY big difference in digital mastering when the filmmakers are directly involved in the process, as opposed to when they're not. So we're told the disc looks great, we trust that it looks great and I'll personally work to directly confirm that. My own feeling is that Predator was probably an aberration. Fox has generally been doing very good mastering work for Blu-ray in the last year or so, and I suspect this is going to be a non-issue when we all get our hands on the Aliens disc. 'Nuff said for now. By the way, it's a good interview at Coming Soon, so do check it out.
I'm aware of the blurb. I trust the bits to know when it's done right. I don't think it's going to be a problem.
dark_jedi said:
@ digitalfreaknyc,
So when do you think it will be finished(True Lies BD) and will you share it?
Do you have a problem downloading 25gb? :)
I'm just waiting for the extras from the German version. :)
skyjedi2005 said:
The back to the future DVD's in the US did not have the restored DTS mix found on the Japan DVD's. Wonder if they are on the blu ray?
As to Cameron will he ruin true lies with DVNR like he has promised to remove all grain from Aliens?
Back to the Future is going to have lossless audio so the dts track is moot.
As far as we know, everyone has over-reacted to the Cameron statement. It apparently looks amazing.
There's no labor involved. it's a very quick process.
I also have the Japanese DTS DVD as well. ;)
Just set the DVR for it ;)
Doctor M said:
Speaking of, just saw an interview with James Cameron talking about his decisions to extend movies (specifically Avatar, but also the current BD restoration of Aliens)... and he said there are a few nice deleted scenes from True Lies he's considering putting back.
Enough with the giant smurfs already, I want some TL in a special edition BD.
Btw: is there interest in a full DVD PAL2NTSC DVD9 conversion of True Lies?
You don't need a PAL2NTSC. There's already a 16x9 version in NTSC from the Japanese Disc.
I'm currently making a blu-ray of the HD version with all extras.