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#1039281
Topic
Slipstream 1989 (WIP)
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Pineapples101 said:

Heads up!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Slipstream-Gefangene-Windes-FSK-Jahre/dp/B012YNLBPS/ref=sr_1_4?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1485339311&sr=1-4&keywords=slipstream

Damn, the German listing on eBay says it’s still 4:3 😦

Edit:
And here: http://www.alive-ag.de/index.php?page=artikel&ArtikelNr=6416254

I liked that above, can anyone in the states try the Amazon video version.

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#1038852
Topic
Info: Terminator 2 - in search of the theatrical sound mix...
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mumbles_ said:

Has anyone compared the latest Lionsgate blu-ray transfer? (Studio Canal+ here in Canada) Apparently they’ve managed to release it with a minimal amount of DNR so it looks to be an improvement. I considered buying this version but didn’t want to buy it yet again on blu-ray with the T2 3D having been announced for release this year. I’m hoping for a new 4K transfer along with the original theatrical mix but I doubt we’ll see the latter.

It’s the same master comparable to the UK disc

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#1022258
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4K restoration on Star Wars
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Wazzles said:

dvdmike said:

Verboten said:

Isn’t that story from Edwards a bad sign?

I mean, it seems to confirm that no one is working on a theatrical restoration.

Or not

https://www.inverse.com/article/25402-star-wars-a-new-hope-original-2017-4k

He doesn’t state what version it is. It could very well be the SE.

The thought was it’s not the SE not the GOUT but between

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#994469
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Alien/Aliens Color Regrade (a WIP)
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PDB said:

dvdmike said:

JayArgonaut said:

dvdmike said:

Also that first pic, I took that ages ago and it gets everywhere

Ah, so you’re the originator? It’s been referenced on here by other members, never knew who the creator was. Also used here: http://notonbluray.com/blog/orange-and-teal/ is that your blog btw?

tommodore64 said:

JayArgonaut it’s hard to get into mind of James Cameron. At different times and on different formats he seems to prefer a different color scale. BD looks amazing but there is too much blue/orange complementary color there for my taste (but again that was a popular choice in the 80s even though he chose it in 00s). I have Aliens on pretty much all formats and DVD color is pretty much close to what I get used to the most. The best option would be to have “original” (whichever it is) color version and optional new color regrade as an option on blu-ray.

Yeah, likewise with Lucas (who I’m convinced has gone insane), Spielberg and many many others who’ve pulled similar stunts. I’m driven to distraction by the endless home video revisions and perplexing choices. From the uncut 1:66.1 version of Robocop only being available on an OOP non-anamorphic 1999 DVD, to The Matrix receiving a re-colour so it matches the sequels.

Yeah I found a hd version of the DVD master and compared them, here I think
Not my blog, it may be a coincidence but it’s the same frame I took

tommodore64 said:

I saw a 70mm print this year, it did not look anything like the BD at all.

So what is the closest color from available formats that you’d compare to 70mm screening?

The THX laser, is damn close the print was amazing

One of the many reasons I’m using the 95 THX Laserdisc as the source for my regrade. Thanks dvdmike

No problemo as I said before ask away 😃

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#994418
Topic
Alien/Aliens Color Regrade (a WIP)
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JayArgonaut said:

dvdmike said:

Also that first pic, I took that ages ago and it gets everywhere

Ah, so you’re the originator? It’s been referenced on here by other members, never knew who the creator was. Also used here: http://notonbluray.com/blog/orange-and-teal/ is that your blog btw?

tommodore64 said:

JayArgonaut it’s hard to get into mind of James Cameron. At different times and on different formats he seems to prefer a different color scale. BD looks amazing but there is too much blue/orange complementary color there for my taste (but again that was a popular choice in the 80s even though he chose it in 00s). I have Aliens on pretty much all formats and DVD color is pretty much close to what I get used to the most. The best option would be to have “original” (whichever it is) color version and optional new color regrade as an option on blu-ray.

Yeah, likewise with Lucas (who I’m convinced has gone insane), Spielberg and many many others who’ve pulled similar stunts. I’m driven to distraction by the endless home video revisions and perplexing choices. From the uncut 1:66.1 version of Robocop only being available on an OOP non-anamorphic 1999 DVD, to The Matrix receiving a re-colour so it matches the sequels.

Yeah I found a hd version of the DVD master and compared them, here I think
Not my blog, it may be a coincidence but it’s the same frame I took

tommodore64 said:

I saw a 70mm print this year, it did not look anything like the BD at all.

So what is the closest color from available formats that you’d compare to 70mm screening?

The THX laser, is damn close the print was amazing

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#993847
Topic
Alien/Aliens Color Regrade (a WIP)
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tommodore64 said:

Spaced Ranger said:

Whoa! Nice find!

Could this mean that the first release (VHS only?) was definitely Cameron’s only “original vision” color-correction (as opposed to more, later revised, color-corrections)? It also begs the question … did any of those 1st, wrong VHS’s leak out into the market?

There is another great article from 1996 issue of ‘Widescreen Review’ on the subject of Aliens grain and color correction (JC forcing calibration on his own personal TV set). From all I’ve read on the subject so far it seems to me that we should be pretty happy with Blu-ray version. No one really remembers the quality of 35mm prints at the time of release and I doubt they were all the same. It’s like remembering how good VHS was until the DVD came along.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/aliens-dnr-paranoia/

I saw a 70mm print this year, it did not look anything like the BD at all.

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#991670
Topic
Hateful 8 Roadshow Cut (Released)
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Colson said:

So, semi-related news: a 4K version of The Hateful Eight has leaked online. It’s reported as having a frame rate of 25fps, so it could be victim of PAL speedup. I’m don’t think it’s the longer cut, but I’ll report back soon with confirmation one way or the other.

After looking at screenshots of the 4K release, the colors on the 4K are much better (snow is white, for example). If it is indeed at 25fps and sped up, it might be worth slowing it down, even if it is just the regular cut (and it appears it is).

The FPS is fixed now, its a DCP rip

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#977740
Topic
Raiders of the Lost Ark HDTV 35mm LPP regrade
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DrDre said:

litemakr said:

I can’t say I like the way that looks. Is is possible to go somewhere in between?

I don’t like it much either. I think I might recruit a few replacement shots from the bluray, where possible as an alternative.

So what is the point of regrading it in the first place?
We want it corrected don’t we?
Not just another version?

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#976044
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Raiders of the Lost Ark 35mm LPP Theatrical Experience - v1.0 (Released)
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litemakr said:

dvdmike said:

CodySolo said:

The color timing on this can’t be correct, it seems to indicate that the Nazi Party used red flags when it is historically known that their flags were actually bright orange.

lets see how much crow can be eaten over 4 forums
Will it be as much as the crap I had to put up with I wonder

I’m curious to see if any of the staunch blu-ray defenders finally concede that it is not accurate. I spent a lot of time arguing myself and a ton of research. If you take the wowow and reduce saturation, it mostly resembles the 35mm. That is not the case with the blu, the color is fundamentally altered.

They won’t on any title

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#975311
Topic
Raiders of the Lost Ark 35mm LPP Theatrical Experience - v1.0 (Released)
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CodySolo said:

The color timing on this can’t be correct, it seems to indicate that the Nazi Party used red flags when it is historically known that their flags were actually bright orange.

lets see how much crow can be eaten over 4 forums
Will it be as much as the crap I had to put up with I wonder