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#650370
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The Thing (1982) - sound mixes (Released)
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dark_jedi said:

_,,,^..^,,,_ said:

No problem to convert PAL speed to proper 23.976fps and sync it to the video. Well, according to LDDB:  

"When Palmer shouts to Nauls' to "turn that crap down, I was shot today!", a different track, Superstition by Stevie Wonder, is playing from Nauls' ghetto blaster in the kitchen. A different track plays on the Pioneer Cinema PAL release [PLFEB 33051]. I dont remember Stevie on the 1980's UK video releases either...

...The Stevie Wonder track is the original song played in the movie. The song was changed in some releases due to licensing."

So, strictly speaking, the PAL LD soundtrack is not the original... should it must be included in a preservation then?

Now that I know that HD-DVD has a better quality than BD, I'd like to know if the HD-DVD is the "right" version to go... I mean, has it good colors, no missing edges, no missing frames/scenes, no alterations? I agree with DJ that a poor LD could not stand at the same level of a well crafted HD-DVD or BD, but if I have to choose, I prefer lower resolution video with the closest image to the original theatrical version, than the top-notch-out-of-this-world video quality *enanched* edition - but you know, I'm an old man from an old continent who loves old analog video formats, so... (^^,)

Have you not been reading this thread? the HD DVD is the go to video right now, until a new remaster comes out if any does, I hope it does at some point but who knows, but almost all want this but you still question it lol, believe me, your LD capture will not touch this HD DVD video, there is just no way.

 

100% the HD-DVD is great looking.

 

This is the LD I have http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/18734/PLFEB-33051/Thing-The-(1982)

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#650251
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The Thing (1982) - sound mixes (Released)
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_,,,^..^,,,_ said:

dark_jedi said:

...but honestly an LD BD of this, you are kidding right? the HD DVD video will just blow it right out of the water.

Yes, I was kidding... this time, at least! (^^,)

I should check if a friend of mine has the HD-DVD italian edition of the movie (it should be the same of UK) then I could try to align the PCM PAL LD soundtrack, as see what I could obtain from it... at least, I could always leave the italian soundtrack there - you know, I LOVE to hear the original soundtrack, but the italian dubbing is usually very very good too - and simpler to follow for me...

I have the UK PAL LD it has the best PQ but as with yours there will be PAL speed up and syncing it will be a bitch 

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#650212
Topic
The Thing (1982) - sound mixes (Released)
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dark_jedi said:

zeropc said:

dj, the bd audio doesn't match the hd-dvd video. you need to edit it in order make it sync. i have the dts-hd audio already synced here.

I used the UK BD because of all those kick ass extras and the 2 video's lined up perfectly, I was totally shocked I did not have to synch anything, so maybe you have to with the US BD but the UK was perfect for me.

You git it to work in the end? Kudos, I could never get them to work 

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#650211
Topic
The Evil Dead Treasures Collection (Released)
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I now have all 4 BD versions worth owning of AOD and it goes a long way to my recollection of other scenes on the LD the TV cut on the German BD has many alt takes 

I did a comparison here : http://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=7377061&postcount=232

The German disc bar the extras has the same encodes as the French disc 

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#649809
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Info: General Terminator 1 & 2 Discussions.
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zeropc said:

wait, the first ld from live home video was also remixed? i thought that one was untouched.

what about the old blu-ray/hd-dvd (canal +) of the theatrical cut. though 5.1, but are they also remixed?

does the muse hi-vision contain the original mix?

and yes, no argument on the terminator. the mono mix beats the new 5.1 mix clean and hard.

All versions of T2 bar the first LD and the 5.1 LD also the fist Live DVD are remixed.

The Live DVD and the 5.1 LD have the (what is meant to be the) CDS mix or close to it, we have it and it its synced and will be with this release, details are in this thread

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#649730
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Info: General Terminator 1 & 2 Discussions.
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captainsolo said:

This is looking wonderful for both films guys. Thanks again for all your hard work in piecing this together.

The pink in T2 comes form the earlier video masters. It popped up in many many many late 80's/early 90's releases for some odd reason. It is not ANYWHERE in the film as shot, as I saw an original print a few years ago that looked perfectly natural and not at all pink.

dvdmike said:

No it was always the special edition, Cameron had final cut the directors cut was the theatrical version the laserdisc confirms this

I only have the extended LD, and after reading the letter and comparing the two cuts, it feels like all the dropped scenes were merely due to pacing or to slim the film by a few minutes here or there. That being said, almost all the cuts made are ill-advised since what was removed were moments of character building. Most but not all.

Does anyone know how the theatrical LD audio compares to the SE LD audio? I know the extended cut was put together in house by THX, but what I don't know is how the audio was handled. It's easily the best, richest and most detailed Dolby Stereo track I've ever heard. (Managing to top even Batman and Temple of Doom)

Rydstrom remixed the audio for the SE and ruined it 

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#649532
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Idea & Info Wanted: Ghostbusters Filmumentary - Feasibility Study
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The Griff said:

I have a clean, raw TS digital capture of the "celebrity cameo" version of the Ray Parker Jnr music video, with minimal logos at the beginning.

It is, however, a 576i NTSC->PAL conversion.

I'd be happy to upload it someplace if you'd like to assess it for quality.

There are many versions, every locale had new cameos and even after release in the USA more were added.

The original the cameos were muted 

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#649010
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Idea & Info Wanted: Ghostbusters Filmumentary - Feasibility Study
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Jambe Davdar said:

Hi folks. As you may know, I've just finished my Jaws filmumentary project and as always I am looking for something to get my teeth into.

Yesterday I started reviewing the resources available to do a Ghostbusters filmumentary having just read Don Shay's amazing The Making of Ghostbusters book again.

As far as I can tell there is quite a lot of material out there, though I would of course probably have to do some of my own interviews.

This is the list I have so far:

Ghostbusters DVD release
Ghostbusters BR release
Scene Cemetary
1984 Featurette
SFX Featurette
Music Videos (Need)
USA TV Broadcast (Need)
Teaser Trailer (Need)
SFX Museum with Richard Edlund
CD Soundtrack (to buy)
A few vids off youtube (already borrowed).

Is there anything else you guys know of?

Thanks
Jamie

Music videos including the regional variations of the theme song's video?

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#648890
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Help Wanted: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial - 2002 1080i HD (* unfinished project *)
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Avatar_Emil said:

applecakes said:

Hopefully Eloitt says 'penis breath' ;)

 

 

I have the official (anniversary edition) blu-ray and I'm here to confirm that Elliot does indeed say "Penis breath". Slightly off-topic, but that is the weirdest insult I've ever heard.

It is a way of saying cocksucker in a pg movie 

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#644134
Topic
DD DTS THX [BD project] (* unfinished project *)
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_,,,^..^,,,_ said:

They are there! Along with a CHACE digital surround and DataSat trailer...

UPDATE: during my continuing research of trailers, I also download A LOT of duplicated titles, just in the hope of finding a better version (audio and/or video, or different video standard as most of them are only PAL or NTSC)...

I found a bunch of trailers with the same titles, but different size... "well, maybe the video quality is better" - I thought at the beginning, then I begun to download them... after many hours, my brain awake and told me: "stupid! these are VOB files from DVDs, and the size SHOULD be always the same... because the DD/DTS/THX trailer size are fixed..."

Me: "OK, brain, you should be allright, but now I finished to download them... let's give them a try before delete them, what do you think?"

Brain: "I concede you the honor to do it, but you know that, if the size is higher, and the video standard is the same, something is going wrong... maybe the one who has posted them has tried to 'fix' them as you do with your stupid laserdiscs... OK, waste your time, as usual, I'm going to sleep!"

So, I played one trailer, and the time is the same, the format is the same, the audio is the same... and the quality *seems* the same...

Me: "OK, let's try another one... it's the same..." and again, and again...

Brain: "Finished wasting your time? OK, now can you please check the files video and audio specs with Mediainfo?!?"

I followed brain's directions (as usual) and I discovered that the video bitrate/size/format etc. are the same, as the audio... "but, wait... all of them have also another soundtrack... what?!?... DTS!!!"

So, now I have to re-edit the first post with more than FORTY trailers that have both AC3 and DTS soundtracks!!!

Are you (forum users) happy as I am now!?! (^^,)

bawls there go my ctrl-F skills