nafroe

Damn. Excuse me while I go watch my DVDs. 😄

I have not seen it… Is it cropped and stretched to fill the TV screen?

Well hopefully it will still be in HD… Still could be an upgrade in the picture department.

monkeyjb1988 said:

I can’t. I feel bad for not being able to because you just made my day.

I found a promo on Comedy Central, but it’s pillared box with a border for the channel to promote it. However, it does look like it 16:9. Hope someone can confirm and see if Scrubs got a long awaited remaster 😃

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/1krgkh/the-best-of-scrubs-marathon

I would LOVE to see the entire series on blu with all of the music from the original broadcasts… But for now, having the show on CC might be the best we can get.

EDIT: Nevermind! 😕

digitalfreaknyc said:

nafroe said:

I also saw a post/comment thread on Zach Braff’s facebook page… He confirmed that not only will it be airing for this marathon, but it will also become a regular part of Comedy Central’s weekday afternoon lineup.

You should also check out this tweet, then.

https://twitter.com/zachbraff/status/861703120405098497

It’s definitely not happening. He would know.

Damn! So much for that!

I also saw a post/comment thread on Zach Braff’s facebook page… He confirmed that not only will it be airing for this marathon, but it will also become a regular part of Comedy Central’s weekday afternoon lineup.

https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/6coj1p/comedy_central_to_air_scrubs_memorial_day_marathon/

On May 29, Comedy Central will be airing a marathon of Scrubs episodes. (Possibly more after the marathon as well??) The clips of the show used in the promo for the marathon were in widescreen, leading me to believe these episodes will be broadcast that way. Scrubs was one of those shows that was framed for 4:3 broadcast, but protected for the widescreen format. The clips from the promos appeared to have the frames opened up horizontally.

The only seasons currently available in widescreen (as far as I know) are Season 8 and 9.

My question is… Is anyone out there capable of (or even interested in) capturing these episodes? Ordinarily I would not ask, but I don’t have the technological capabilities to do so myself.

This looks fabulous!

Wow, this would be amazing!

hairy_hen said:

CatBus said:

Supposedly, h_h got access to Pro DPL decoder software for the latest DeEd’s. So ROTJ 2.5 may sound better (or not).

Correct. The most recent 5.1 versions for all three films were created using official Dolby software, so they will sound quite close to what comes out of a Prologic II equipped receiver, aside from the minor modifications I made for the handling of low frequency content.

Actually, I’ve given some thought to using the original Prologic for a possible new version, since the surrounds would then be more fully mono, and front-channel crosstalk greatly reduced. This may not be an improvement to everyone’s ears, but it would be a rather more authentic presentation. I’ve done some tests and I like the way it sounds for these movies quite a lot. Combine that with a new approach to the LFE track and it could turn out very well indeed . . . assuming, of course, that I have the time to do it. With a Disney release of the original versions not looking likely any time soon, my motivation to revisit them seems to once again be on the rise (based as much on my annoyance with them as a company as anything).

Sounds incredible!

Perhaps I have not looked in the right places yet… But I am attempting to track down German LD LPCM audio from the original theatrical releases as a possible audio upgrade from the AC3 track for the Krieg der Sterne despecialized trilogy. Can anybody point me in the right direction? Thanks!

Flexicon9 said:

As you can see, even from a rough shot taken with my camera, it looks like morning and no blue cast over the image…

…my camera makes it look brighter, so take that into account as this is by no means a proper screen cap and won’t convey brightness and contrast as they actually appear on screen.

Even with this photo, the colors look far more natural to me.

captainsolo, your awesome and detailed posts are the very reason I subscribed to this thread.

Very cool! Thanks for all your shares! VHS is certainly how I got into the trilogy to start with… courtesy of the 4:3 Faces box. Still have it! 😄
In addition to the Faces VHS box, I also have the 4:3 97 SE Box… ANH and ROTJ WS 97 SE tapes…

Will be fun to have digital versions of these!

Wow, great! Looks awesome!

PerryMason said:

Great job to everyone involved,
colors look very natural.
I’ve got the bluray set on the day it was released but colors were very different.
Where can one get 35mm version? (I’m not registered on myspleen and it looks like you can’t currently sign up for an account).
I wouldn’t mind donating as well to preserve more movies in 35mm format (with all the alterations by the studios, it seems like a worthwhile cause).

PM Sent

I’m curious… was there ever a 720p release of 2.7 with the “Episode IV” crawl?

Swift S. Lawliet said:

captainsolo said:

As far as I know, the prequels were never mixed into matrix DTS. TPM was the premiere movie for Dolby EX matrix and DTS later premiered their ES variant.
I don’t think the discrete ES version was ever used theatrically, as it was primarily designed for home video. Neither system really took off and became more of a marketing gimmick for video. Then THX discovered a flaw that caused the ear to miscue sound and necessitated the reconfiguration into 7.1.

I’ve tried the prequels in the various decoders and they work fine. The OT being 6.1 is evidence of how lazy they are. The awful DVD mixes were in DD EX and then these were decoded back to 6.1 at the source before being further bastardized.

But AOTC had the DTS-ES logo on the end credits.

And apparently, some of the Studio Ghibli films like Spirited Away were DTS-ES 6.1 in the theatrical release.

And the reason why some of these Ghibli films are 6.1 is because they were theatrically presented in 6.1 and Studio Ghibli usually frowns upon remixing audio for surround and will always use the theatrical audio, even if it’s mono or Dolby Stereo. But they are still generous enough to give lossless audio, though.

Also, Spirited Away has one of the best 6.1 mixes ever, probable even beating the Star Wars movies.

The original DVD of Gladiator had DTS-ES 6.1 and sounded excellent.

Sorry to clutter this thread with yet another one of these posts… But where can I acquire this version of the film?

Might I be included as well? Been lurking this thread since the start and have learned an awful lot!

There was also an Episode III Print on ebay last time I looked a few days ago.

The Scream Factory version of The Thing looks and sounds excellent overall! The audio was the main reason why I purchased this release… They include a 4.1 DTS-HD MA track of the original Dolby Stereo 6-Track mix.

poita said:

Work in progress.

Gorgeous!

Was Rush Hour 2 ever available anywhere on blu? I’ve looked high and low but cannot seem to find it!

EDIT: Scratch that… It seems it was released, but never available in the US.

TheDarkestKnight said:

Bought the Special Edition a few hours ago. It looks like it’s same scan used for the Blu-Ray without the matte. The colors are still way off from the screener and the dynamic range is crushed compared to the BB disk. There also seem to be a couple of IMAX shots that aren’t on the disk. Mostly establishing shots (Wayne Enterprises, Fox getting off the copter, the Batsignal going off). At least that I didn’t notice in the five minutes I’ve had with it yet.

The shots for Rises are superb. If it turns out to be quick and easy, I may go ahead and add those shots to the movie for a true IMAX version.

Are you referring to the Trilogy Bonus Disc? I recently purchased this myself, but have not yet gotten around to the Bonus disc…

TheDarkestKnight said:

After I watched the BB intro I thought the same thing. I just haven’t shelled out for the Collector’s Edition yet.

There was a recent re-release of the the whole trilogy… The Dark Knight Trilogy Special Edition… which does have the complete IMAX sequences… And it’s cheaper than the Collector’s Edition!