Jonno said:
Not really - it's all just opinion, regardless of the chosen pronoun/article.
We'll just have to agree to disagree on that.
Jonno said:
makinbiscuits said:so this is now my definitive edition of Alien.
Careful now.
The difference between 'my definitive' and 'the definitive' is quite large Jonno, if that's what you're refering to.
makinbiscuits said:
kk650 said:
makinbiscuits said:
just saw this on myspleen. Will def. be downloading and seeding tonight.
I see you've done a regrade of the good the bad and the ugly. I'm sure there are a bunch of us that would love to see that up on myspleen also to see what you did with that horrible yellow tint. It def. would be appreciated.
I also second a vote for aliens.
Thanks for the awesome job you do fixing these movies.
Thank you makinbiscuits, very kind of you to say that. I'll see about getting the Good, the Bad and the Ugly up on myspleen as well.
Any time. It's always good to let you guys know that we do appreciate your hard work.
thanks again.
P.S. I just remuxed your Alien regrade with the DTS-HD MA, commentary and isolated score tracks from the blu-ray so this is now my definitive edition of Alien.
It's really appreciated :)
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dvdmike said:
So is Alien based on the D-Theater?
I'm guessing that kk650's is the theatrical release? I didn't read that far back in the thread, sorry.
The D-Theater is the Director's Cut.
The Alien regrade currently up on myspleen is the Theatrical Cut because as far as i'm aware, that is the cut most people prefer. If there's interest in the Director's Cut of Alien I can put that up as well.
I've received requests to also put up the Aliens regrade I did that removes the blanket green tint on the blu-ray.
Its now up on myspleen for all those interested. Here are screencap comparisons:
Official Blu-ray 1:
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makinbiscuits said:
just saw this on myspleen. Will def. be downloading and seeding tonight.
I see you've done a regrade of the good the bad and the ugly. I'm sure there are a bunch of us that would love to see that up on myspleen also to see what you did with that horrible yellow tint. It def. would be appreciated.
I also second a vote for aliens.
Thanks for the awesome job you do fixing these movies.
Thank you makinbiscuits, very kind of you to say that. I'll see about getting the Good, the Bad and the Ugly up on myspleen as well.
bigrob said:
is this ok to burn to BD-R? last couple I downloaded wouldn't;t burn for me :(
If you burn it as a data file I don't see why you would have any problems, the size is well within the size limits of a bd-25.
dvdmike said:
So is Alien based on the D-Theater?
I've never seen the D-Theater release so I have no idea how it looks or whether my regrade looks similar. I just removed the blanket green tint from the blu-ray like I did with Blade Runner.
I just received a request to put up on myspleen the Alien regrade I did that removes the blanket green tint on the blu-ray.
Its now up on myspleen for all those interested. Here are screencap comparisons:
Official Blu-ray 1:
Regrade 1:
Official Blu-ray 2:
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leo87 said:
Does this version of Jedi have the Special Edition sarlacc pit? Also does that Dinosaur creature walk past the camera in ANH?
Sorry if this has been asked before but I can't seem to find a search function on this forum.
Yes the Return of the Jedi Semi-Specialised Edition V2.15 release coming up will have the SE sarlacc pit. Only Harmy has access to Team Negative1's HD footage of that scene without the SE changes. I would have to use the GOUT if I really wanted to remove the SE changes but the changes honestly don't really bother me all that much. I prefer to not have the picture quality in the scene drastically changing shot by shot as it switches between SD GOUT footage to 1080p HD blu-ray sourced footage, many would find it very distracting and it would take them out of the film, which is the very worst thing I could do IMHO.
As for the dino, that has indeed been covered earlier in this thread:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/kk650s-Star-Wars-Saga-Regraded-and-Semi-Specialized/post/710090/#TopicPost710090
I appreciate the feedback Andrea and i'm glad that I can count on you to be honest and make constructive criticism when you feel its warranted.
In this case I just think its your small, old, uncalibrated LCD playing tricks on you because you were very happy with the Star Wars screencaps and fleshtones before when you still had a calibrated display. The fleshtones of Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back are pretty much spot on for me.
Thank you for your input though, very much appreciated as always! :)
The Regraded Attack of the Clones V2 and the The Empire Strikes Back Semi-Specialised Edition V2.2 release now up on myspleen.
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joefavs said:
My browser's acting kind of finicky with the links on tehparadox. Is there any plan to make Empire 2.2 available as a torrent, or should I keep futzing with the fichier links?
I'm planning to put it up as a torrent on myspleen in the next few days.
Added screencap comparisons for The Empire Strikes Back Semi-Specialised Edition V2.2.
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SteveE said:
Managed to get this from MySpleen and it's great! You simply cannot beat the special edition sound battles, absolutely brilliant.
Can I ask if there any plans to put TESB and ROTJ on my spleen also?
Thanks! I just released The Empire Strikes Back Semi-Specialised Edition V2.2 on tehparadox, I should be able to have it up on myspleen in the next day or two.
As for Return of the Jedi, I haven't finished the latest version yet but it shouldn't be long :)
SteveE said:
What a wonderful idea and something I've been wanting to do myself but never really starting it!
Really like the idea of watching the films with only the good special edition enhancements - of course this is subjective but I'm going to be using these to produce my own hybrid version which will essentially be Harmys version but with the special edition space battles and this versions intro to Mos Eisley.
Could anyone PM me the torrent? I don't have access to teh paradox due to ISP. Or maybe they are on MySpleen?
Yes I agree, the Special Edition improvements like the intro to Mos Eisley and the much improved Battle of Yavin really make a big difference to me as well. Just because some of the SE changes are bad, theres no reason to write off all the good changes as well. That's what editing is for, to allow you to have your cake and eat it, best of both worlds :)
The 22gb release of Attack of the Clones V2 is now up on tehparadox.
Should have The Empire Strikes Back Semi-Specialised Edition V2.2 up as well by Sunday morning :)
Flexicon9 said:
Nice looking Blade Runner regrade, kk650... your regrades of Mad Max 2 and The Terminator were also very welcome restorations. How do you feel about Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan? Is the BD's cooler color palette less appealing than the warmer DVD?
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan has the same problem that the King and I has, a strong blanket blue tint across the whole blu-ray. I definately prefer the look of the warmer UK director's edition.
I don't own the blu-ray but its usually going for pretty cheap so i'll try to check it out when I get the chance.
titanic said:
Kk650 I guess you wouldn't be interested in something like this, judging from the films you're tackling, but the King and I Bluray is really off!
It has a blue blanket all over it!
http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/multi_comparison.php?disc1=4391&disc2=4392&cap1=40826&cap2=40837&art=full&image=1&hd_multiID=1797&action=1&lossless=#vergleich
http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/multi_comparison.php?disc1=4391&disc2=4392&cap1=40835&cap2=40841&art=full&image=5&hd_multiID=1797&action=1&lossless=#vergleich
http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/multi_comparison.php?disc1=4391&disc2=4392&cap1=40827&cap2=40838&art=full&image=2&hd_multiID=1797&action=1&lossless=#vergleich
I do believe that there is already somebody else thats tackling this. I've never seen the King and I but I definately agree that the DVD looks much better, the blanket blue tint over the whole blu-ray is really not a good look at all...
I just received a request to put up on myspleen the Blade Runner: The Final Cut regrade I did that removes the blanket green tint on the blu-ray.
Its now up on myspleen for all those interested. Here are screencap comparisons:
Official Blu-ray 1:
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Official Blu-ray 2:
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ApexAftermath said:
EDIT: Nevermind I'm a dummy and I'm confusing different fan edits. Regardless I am excited to see the new version.
Which fan edit were you confusing these semi-specialised editions with?
@joefavs and ApexAftermath: Thank you guys for the kind words, it means a great deal to me :)
Seeing as its Star Wars Day I thought I would prepare a little treat for those waiting for The Empire Strikes Back Semi-Specialised Edition V2.2, two preview clips taken straight from the upcoming release:
https://mega.co.nz/#!zxYxGawR!3__zrvTx5O0unKe9Gy4Ida-nyfc9WD3z-gK2W6UidjY
https://mega.co.nz/#!foYTjDaR!e2vU6I2B2RhDqV5aqNBfTCVbg9XqPE0eKt7p_7LFq_0
I should have it up in the next few days so you won't have long to wait. May the 4th be with you!
NeverarGreat said:
I agree that inconsistency in color gets in the way of appreciating the film, but if it was originally inconsistent, that should be preserved in some fashion, and the original inconsistency should be available for film historians, something that just doesn't exist at the moment for Star Wars, except in Despecialized. But I also want nice consistent colors across scenes, so if there was a way to have both versions, that would be the ideal situation. But it would require some amount of artistic interpretation, as there are some scenes with just two shots of differing colors for example. Which one is right? Is either one right, or is the actual color somewhere in the middle? These are tough questions that don't have easy answers.
I agree that have having both versions would be the best solution, I would personally watch the colour consistant version and the film historians would have the version that exactly replicates the colour of each reference frame, however inconsistant.
I don't think it would require a great deal of artistic interpretation for the colour consistant version though, using lightsources, fleshtones and if necessary set photos from the shoot as guides, they would greatly help in choosing a reference frame that looks the most correct for that location and then you can go with that same colour grading for the rest of the scene.
_,,,^..^,,,_ said:
Few minutes after I read this thread, I noted that the movie was programmed for this evening; watching the trailer, it seemed colors were more "alive" than the comparison video, so I decided to record it.
Apart the fact that, thanks also to following posts, I discovered the youtube video was modified, I wanted to see with my own eyes...
So, the movie, watched on an old CRT SD TV set had good, vivid colors in almost all the shots, and the few which were dull had their reasons; I compared the HDTV with the BD 2D, and they are almost the same - the small differences are probably due to TV recompression problems...
At the end, there is no reason (IMHO) to make a project, even if I must admit I was tempted just the minute I watched that youtube video; reality is the color grading is much better than many other recent movies!
So, as the old Mulder was used to say, TRUST NO 1! I add: make your homework, try to find as much proofs as you can, and then, eventually, *think* to make a project! (^^,)
If someone needs the comparison shots, I'll be happy to post them, but not now, it's too late...
Yeah I do agree that there is very much a clear purpose to the stylised colour grading here on Man of Steel, just like there was with 300, a film that I loved and wouldn't dream of regrading. If it was just me I wouldn't bother regrading it either, I didn't really like the film all that much.
In all honesty i'm only doing it because i've received a crazy amount of requests from Superman fans that remember the brighter/happier colours of earlier Superman films and have seen that youtube video. I just hope they don't expect me to work miracles, most of the natural colours are completely gone from the very aggressive digital grading, theres only so much that can be done without the original footage to work from. There is a strong blanket yellow tint throughout though so that does give the regrade more legitimacy in my mind.