RU.08 said:
poita said:
What! It doesn't look like this?
Well, I am sure a team could take the scans and make it look just like the correct lower image :)
Have done so..
Try ClipWrap or EditReady.
Damn straight.
thorr said:
NeverarGreat said:
These look wonderful, though still a bit on the green side.
I agree and disagree. :-) Each shot has a different tint to it. Sometimes it is yellow. I think that is the nature of how it was originally and the set it was on.
The later IB prints have an incorrect green cast to them.
I've seen 20 metre long sheep after the road-trains here have collided with one.
BTW, the ESB print is pretty faded, this is what a raw frame looks like:
The correction done on the posted images is only rough, to check that the colour is still lurking in there.
ZkinandBonez said:
poita said:
For anyone that would like to see some more of the 16mm THX:
Wow, this is actually the first time I've seen the entire film in its unaltered state. It's held up incredibly well.
(And is surprisingly view-able without any sound.)Also what version of the film is this?
I haven't visited this thread in a couple of months, and last time I checked the scene where SEN talks with the children was partially in black-and-white.
This version also didn't have the Things to Come / Buck Rogers scene at the beginning. Wasn't one of these in the theatrical release?
(Again, I'm sorry if this has already been discussed/explained, but I'm not quite up to speed with the progress of this project.)
This is the entire THX1138 1971 version, as it was when originally released in Cinemas. It is a 16mm print, that is faded very heavily to red. This file is an attempt to rescan the print with a different technique to recover whatever colour still remains on the print. It will need cleanup, colour correction, stabilisation, sound sync etc. It is the only record so far of how the film was originally presented to audiences in 1971. I have also viewed a 1971 35mm Tech-IB and it is the same as far as content goes, so this is how the film was in 1971.
I think this is the first time since then that we can see that version of the film.
The posted file is silent, and has timecode burned in, if referencing scenes for discussion then mentioning the time-code or posting an image with the time-code included will make it easier for anyone to find the particular scene in question.
The Buck Rogers sequence is also on this print, I left it off to keep the filesize down, but it is complete, and the entire print does have sound, just not the preview file. For anyone wishing to do a complete restoration, the entire thing is captured in 2K, raw 16bpp format, so drop me a line if you are going to tackle it, but it is multiple terrabytes in size.
marvins said:
poita said:
No, I don't know anyone named Marvin.
Apart from that little Martian.
It's me :)
And yes, poita is the one who is currently scanning my 16mm french reels.
Ah, well, in that case, I do know a Marvin!
And the scans are *finally* done, I swear those prints were cursed, but they are, thankfully done. Still need to be stabilised and corrected, but the raw scans are in. If Marvins is happy for sample images to be posted, I can start a thread for them.
I think that is the problem with a team account, it makes it impossible to know whom one is talking to, and leads to a lot of confusion, especially in non-team threads.
No, I don't know anyone named Marvin.
Apart from that little Martian.
corellian77 said:
Glad to hear from you poita. Has a date been set for your second surgery? And those scans look amazing.
No, still awaiting a surgery date, still in a fair bit of pain, so not doing much. Just finished moving house, still have no internet, so won't be on here much until that is all sorted out.
Feallan said:
Is the ESB frame color corrected?
The print is quite red, this is just a balance-set, no colour correction as such other than balancing out the red. It should look a lot better after a proper correction, but the print is quite red.
These are not from the rented print, but it will be being scanned soon.
The 16mm prints also have all been scanned and are being returned to their owner this week.
For anyone that would like to see some more of the 16mm THX:
Just a quick note to say I am still alive, and this is what is on the scanner today.
Thanks.
PM's are cleared now.
Mavimao said:
Wow a Steenbeck! I edited a couple of my student films on one of those. Great machines - especially after using hand cranks :D . I can still hear all the little sounds it makes.
BTW: how accurate are the colors on your machine? I remember ours being yellow tinted and a bit out of focus.
We replaced the light source with something a lot more accurate, and replaced the screen with Darin rearpro material, and the colours are extremely close to how it looks projected. But a lot more convenient and the Steeny sits next to the colour suite, so far better for referencing.
I picked it up for $80 from a government auction.
Yeah the Steeny fell getting it off the truck and sliced my knee open. Eight stitches.
More like Lifestyles of the broke and only slightly infamous.
It is a Steenbeck edit table, I use it for reference when doing colour corrections, so I can correct back to the print.
Unfortunately there was no forklift at the new address, so unloading it was mostly Faith, Fear and oh Fu#*!
Been quiet as I do not have internet yet at the new location.
And if you thought you hated moving house, well....
Welcome to my world...
So does your avatar o_O
If you want decent blacks, then look at the current model JVC projectors, they deliver the best black levels out there. The new Sony 4K projectors come close, but are narly double the price.
Try here:
Grab Cliptoolz and convert the avi to something more robust.
http://hdcinematics.com/convert-V2.html
It is free and awesome!
You can have it add reel numbers and timecode while you are at it, which makes working with the footage much easier.
