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triadne said:

Is that version actually available though? To normal people who cant get membership to those private trackers. If it is then cool but I made this specifically because I couldnt find it after searching for ages.

Btw, all those people asking if this is still available, it might help if you send me a message and actually ask for it. Why should I chase after you to give you a link?

Understand exactly, I’m with you.
Yes, version 2,0 is on Blutopia.

But, you made a good option for those not in the private sites.

FYI. This may be a bit wiseacre but there is a 16:9 version called 2.0 released from the same guys that made the Open Matte version.

Good news. Cast Away print is now 100% scanned and is currently being rendered.

A sample will be sent out to all donors and then awaits a fully rendered 1.85:1 and Open Matte version to be enjoyed in all its glory.

Maybe a bit late now, but for everyones knowledge:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/324240305678

It looks clean and with good colors.

mixal447 said:

Guys is there anyway I could download this Open Matte version? Every link is dead, the torrent is without seeders. I’m a die hard fan since 93, actually a filmmaker myself and seeing JP in Open Matte would mean the world to me. Please!

Blutopia has it.

Count me in, $15.

Good news. We have now obtained the cinema Dts files from a member over at Fanres.

Monsieur Hulot said:

Well done seb, you have funded this well, I hope this goes underway forgive me that I can’t donate as I have to pay for hard drives for my own project, but I am excited for the final release.

Thanks Monsieur Hulot! No worries, that is understandable. Also, glad to see your Temple of Doom project come ashore.

Parzival91 said:

I’ll throw in $15

Thanks Parzival91! Added.

ZackR said:

In for $15!

Thanks ZackR! Added.

trillary dump said:

Mark me down for $10. Also, “WILSON!”

Thanks trillary dump! Added.

Gryfun said:

I’ll pledge $10

Thanks Gryfun! Noted.

freedomland said:

In for 15$.
Is this open matte 4:3? What are going to see? Matted and unmatted?😃

Great, thanks Freedomland. Yes we will release both. 😃

FilmD00d said:

I’d like to pledge $5. It’s not much but I hope it helps.

Thanks FilmD00d! Noted.

An update. The film rolls are now purchased and are now being sent for scanning. I have pledged $ 170 to the project. This means that we are soon more than halfway to fully funded. Now only $ 240 remains. I will wait to contact anyone who has donated until everything is fully funded.

sickfins said:

This looks really exciting, I’m considering donating – would the final scan be the open matte as seen in your screenshots/sample scans?

Glad to hear. Yes we will release it in Open matte and also a 16:9 version. If there are many who donate and who are more interested in Open matte then we prioritize it first.

Thanks craigbillet!
Added.

jerclayv2 said:

I’d donate 5$, if you take small amounts?

Of course. Thanks Jerclayv2! Noted.

Thanks Soupdrinker0. Added to the list!

3Maters said:

I can donate $20

Thanks 3Maters. Noted!

Monsieur Hulot said:

Is 2K a cost issue, as 4K offers all the pixels whereas 2K picks most up.

It’s 800 CZK per reel (Czech currency). It’s roughly 30 EUR per reel, depending on the exchange rate.
Compared to a 4K scan which would be around 100 EUR per reel.

Cast Away is one of many Zemeckis best works and must be preserved.
Bluray itself is a decent transfer but it is a typical home video release and not as it looked on cinema in 2000.

Costs for this Russian print plus shipping is around $300.
Additional cost for the scanning will be around $236.
Total estimated cost: $530

Scanning will be 2K in 12-bit linear uncompressed DNGs and will be supervised and graded by TomArrow.
Since this print has Russian dubbed sound, we will synchronize the DTS-HD MA track and hopefully in the future add the cinema DTS tracks.

If the project is fully collected, it will be started immediately as we ensure that the purchase of reels is shipped directly from the seller to the scan facility.

This preservation project will be shared with donators.

Pledges
$340 - Sebkarlbjork
$50 - TomArrow - DONATION RECEIVED
$25 - Soupdrinker0 - DONATION RECIEVED
$20 - 3Maters - DONATION RECEIVED
$15 - Kynch (fanres) - DONATION RECEIVED
$15 - Freedomland - DONATION RECEIVED
$15 - ZackR - DONATION RECEIVED
$15 - Salle - DONATION RECEIVED
$15 - Parzival91 - DONATION RECEIVED
$10 - Trillary dump - DONATION RECEIVED
$10 - Gryfun - DONATION RECEIVED
$5 - Jerclayv2 - DONATION RECEIVED
$5 - craigbillet - DONATION RECIEVED
$5 - FilmD00d - DONATION RECEIVED

So far
$545/$530 FULLY FUNDED!

Update - June 15
Nearly there. Only $410 left to get this project fully funded.
As you already know, the film reels are from Russia and contain Russian dubbed sound. I just want to convey that it is also a US movie reels that is on sale that includes Cinema DTS CDs. That being said, the Russian film reels are good enough for our purposes. If we are lucky the seller might help us with a digital copy of the discs, for a coin. Fingers crossed.

Update - June 17
An update. The film rolls are now purchased and are now being sent for scanning. I have pledged $ 170 to the project. This means that we are soon more than halfway to fully funded. Now only $ 210 remains. I will wait to contact anyone who has donated until everything is fully funded.

Update - June 21
Good news. We have now obtained the cinema Dts files from a member over at Fanres.

Update - September 29
Good news. Cast Away print is now 100% scanned and is currently being rendered. Sample inbound.

Amazing Gryfun! Tom, I happily pledge $20.

The v2.0 of the 35mm print is perfect - I saw JP in 35mm two years ago and this scan reminds me of that experience. Do we know If they will release a 4K scan of this?

Downloaded YoshiKiller2S 4K print of Spiderman Twin Tower teaser and it looks glorious in 4K. Imagine Jurassic Park 35mm V2.0 in 4K. Probably is 1TB in size but It would be cool to have it, in H265 compressed size or something.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIhsQHw8j-o&list=LLV5PhKD1ykZYW_3MAmRmsMQ&index=19&t=0s

Great regrade.

Must say it’s definitely closer to the print. See this negative clip from “the making of Dunkirk”
(marked 30min.48sec). https://youtu.be/s_CeUOsnK0Q?t=1848 Its obviously shoot at 5600kelvin and not color corrected but the colors are a bit warmer.