It’s always wonderful to see this thread being updated. I wasn’t expecting a preview yet, what a great surprise.
Keep up the good work! Congratulations.
the new 4K master of Cinderella is glorious
unfortunately the mono mix is excluded
Considering this doesn’t come out until August… how can you be sure?
The blu-ray/4K is already out for DMC members. I linked some screenshots a few posts ago.
Am I misremembering or are there unique 4:3 and 16:9 versions of some Pixar movies?
I’m not sure what you mean by unique specifically, but I’ve noticed with many Pixar movies from 1998-2006 (with the exception of The Incredibles), the 4:3 versions only on DVD would be reframed to be closer to the left or right, show more of the top and bottom image, pan and scan here and there, etc. Took some screenshots of the Fullscreen version to the 2001 (reprint of 2000) DVD to Toy Story 2 to compare it to the normal widescreen version for comparison if you’d like to see.
Yes I could be wrong but I thought that one or more movies were re-rendered for fullscreen with characters repositioned accordingly to suit the framing, not just the camera reframed in general. If it’s true then I’m sure it varies by shot with the minimum amount of work possible. Feel free to post any caps.
Edit. Also in this vein, were any releases actually done from film prints or were they all done from master digital files to NTSC? If they can put it on film they can put it on video, I don’t see why they’d use the in-between.
I think every movie from A Bug’s Life until Cars was recomposed at 1.33:1 to be released on VHS/DVD, but I could be wrong
And the only Pixar release not sourced directly from the digital files was the Toy Story laserdisc.
A miracle has happened! The new Cinderella remaster has grain, detail, texture and more natural colors!
https://twitter.com/Animated_Antic/status/1640611381744631808?t=d13rw8rqilyv2XPQTv7clA&s=19
https://twitter.com/Amicus_19/status/1640732647323234308?s=20
Here’s a clip from the new 4K restoration of Cinderella. It’s heavily compressed, in SDR and only up to 1080p but even so it looks less artifical than the last, old Lowry transfer.
It’s so great to see this movie finally getting its proper treatment.
Excited to check it. PM sent.
Universal has put a sneek peak of the 4K master. What do you think of it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uduqQYfJ0_w
(Before comment please think of youtube’s video compression)
I don’t have D+, but I assume it must be the same masters from the BD, because both were released under the Signature Collection (Snow White in 2016 and Peter Pan in 2018) recycling their old BD transfers
The colors on the BD really sucks, geez
2000 DVD for comparison: https://i.imgur.com/k4dGxdh.png
Yeah, the look great! And so much better than the DNRed/blurred/cropped FX versions
Do you guys still have the videos/screenshots? The links appear to be offline
I really don’t know about The Empire Strikes Back…
should I pick Dreamastered (v1.0 or v2.0), Despecialized 2.0 or D+80 v2.0??
I know the last 2 are reconstructions, while Grindhouse is from a release print, but what do you think about colors, grain management and quality overall?
Oh sorry, my mistake. I must have mistaken it for another movie.
Hey, a little positive news: there’s a 1080p Make Mine Music somewhere around the internet and it’s uncensored.
You can see some screenshots here: https://www.disneycentralplaza.com/t2378p100-la-boite-a-musique-walt-disney-1946
Nice project. An important piece of history that deserves to be preserved
The Toy Story change was made before the first DVD release. The original opening never made its way to digital home video, only laserdisc/vhs.
That’s unfortunate 😦 Thanks for the help.
I think they’ll only update the movies when new 4k masters are available.
There’s a guy at blu-ray.com claiming that Robin Hood on Disney+ doesn’t have DNR. Could anyone check if it’s the same transfer as the BD?
Just found out something… Although the 2017 BD release of Bambi restored the original RKO logo (older digital releases had variations of the Disney castle), it seems the audio track is different from the 97’ LD. The score is longer in the BD. Does anyone here have access to a film print or know which one is more faithful to the original 1942 release?
'97 Laserdisc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmhqhOpVbnA (starts @ 00:46)
'17 Blu-ray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BLeHBCfCE8
I checked Disney+ 4k version just to be sure and it’s also censored 😦
Yeah, I agree that his/her gradings are not correct, but the details, grain and atmosphere are top notch
OMG
The Sword in the Stone and The Black Cauldron are the best restorations Disney have done in a really long time.
I hope the all Pre-CAPS movies get the same treatment when released in 4K
Black Cauldron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQhP9RMf33A
@GoboFraggle1983 it’s from the doc “Frank and Ollie”. It’s available in HD on Amazon.
Oh, I just saw this thread. I have a great source for the ice scene from Bambi. PM me if you’re interested in putting it in for, maybe, an updated version.
It got blocked because of copyright 😦
New link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dgEO_bsx3In8fVGNUj1rSsvs0mVeK1Kz
Ugh I think I’ve never seen some of these look so good
https://youtu.be/_dOIASvrMnw
