The 2004 scans were done in HD 1920x1080p 16-bit color. They were completed with only DVD mastering in mind, that’s why they are such bad quality.
I wonder what was the thought process behind that decision? I thought even DVDs supported 24-bit color. Was there a scanning tradeoff between color depth and resolution?
I am so amazed by all the research these projects involve… So many different versions, checking the colours, either deciding the right balance between those or trying to match the original one. Cudos to anyone who invests so much time and passion for these.
Ok, I was able to find a link to FOTR Dremastered theatrical but I am wondering if anyone else sees some pixelation corruption for about 2 seconds at 2:40:30 this is after Boromir got shot with three arrows and the orcs took the two hobbits.
This is a minor issue considering the whole remainder of the Dremastered FOTR theatrical movie plays fine. I re-downloaded to a fast SSD drive and exactly the same issue same spot. Can anyone else confirm if this minor corruption is also in their downloaded Dremastered FOTR theatrical version? It is unmistakable, can’t miss it if it is present. I also tried different video players MPC and VLC on PC and pixelation corruption issue still there.
Please respond if you can clear up this observation for me.
I also see it with many different players… Such a pity, it would have been the perfect version otherwise.