I have all the extras on my HDD - not only the ones from the LD, but also other never released before!
I planned to release a bonus disc, but I’ve decided to focus only on movie releases; if someone could promise that he would do it - a proper DVD with custom made menus - I’ll send’em to him.
Frankly? I thought about it, and I’d like to… but too many projects to finish first!
By the way, it’s available on the usual place right now.
UPDATES: final projects would be ready in the next few days, stay tuned!
Found an old avisynth script to “mix’n’match” colors from two sources, I applied it to this project, adding the '04 colors from the HDTV; here you are a test clip - I used intentionally quite challenging shots at the beginning, so if you like it (or, at least, don’t dislike it too much) I think the rest of the movie should be only better…
I left the fix found on BD, as I feel they are “right” somehow; but, as written before, I replaced a short shot with the laserdisc footage just because it was different - nothing important, just the shuttle before landing.
So, it’s just me (and/or my display)! 😄
Don’t know if it’s me, or my actual display… or, simply, the fact that the Rogue One BD is indeed a bit too dark.
I thought to “extract” some low levels details from the shadows; what do you think?
D-Theater was an HD digital format on tape! Great quality, just a bit lower than BD/HD-DVD:
Well, new PC, a lot of free time, and nothing better to do… 😉
Yep, usual place, when ready - it will not take so long, indeed.
Alien
I used the D-Theater as main source, and BD as second source, because the D-Theater was the Director’s Cut. Video is a bit wider than BD, and, after a careful cleaning, it retains more details, too. I used the PAL UK laserdisc as it used a distinctly different master; now, for example, the Ash head scene is green, and should be closer to the film colors.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/205713
as you can see, most of the shots have a wider image in comparison to the BD, except the ones shorter or not present in the theatrical cut
Aliens
BD as the only source, PAL UK laserdisc as color reference; as the LD was the Special Edition, I did all the needed steps to put it in sync with the theatrical cut; I have decided to use a brief (3s) shot from laserdisc, because is different from BD.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/205714
no more “mono-green-tint” now!
Alien³
BD as the only source, PAL UK laserdisc as color reference; LD colors are warmer and they seems to be color accurate - for example, it’s still blue out of the window in the second scene in Andrews’ office, as in the first one, while in the BD it’s greyish; also, the slight pink shift present in the BD is not there in the LD.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/205715
pink tint gone
Alien: Resurrection
BD as the only source, DTS NTSC US laserdisc as color reference; it seems this laserdisc, as well as the THX AC3 and earlier DVD, used a silver retention processed print as source or as color reference; colors are warmer, and no sign of the quite heavy pink shift present in the BD.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/205716
pink tint gone as well; increased contrast, and color variations are fixed - note for example the water in the 5th row and Call’s skin in the 6th one
Note: all versions are the theatrical cuts.
Status: Alien, Aliens, Alien 3 released; Alien Resurrection will be released soon.
Opinions, feedbacks, critics, are all welcome!
Thanks, I’m happy to know that someone appreciated my work!
Released on the usual place.
More info here: https://forum.fanres.com/thread-1406.html
Fundamental Collection catalog - updated 2017-12-26 (https://forum.fanres.com/thread-1349.html)
spine number - title - release date
#001 - Alien (1979) - 2017-04-18
#002 - Aliens (1986) - 2017-04-19
#003 - Alien³ (1992) - 2017-04-20
#004 - Alien: Resurrection (1997) - 2017-04-21
#005 - The Thing (1982) - 2017-03-01
#006 - Halloween (1978) - 2017-03-07
#007 - Minority Report (2002) - 2017-03-11
#007 - Minority Report (2002) (open matte) - 2017-09-22
#008 - The Arrival (1996) - 2017-04-01
#009 - Waterworld (1995) - 2017-04-05
#010 - Timeline (2003) (open matte) - 2017-04-13
#011 - The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) (open matte) - 2017-05-09
#012 - AVP: Aliens Vs. Predator (2004) - 2017-05-17
#013 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) (open matte) - 2017-12-17
#014 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) (open matte) - 2017-12-20
#015 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) (open matte) - 2017-12-21
#016 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) (open matte) - 2017-12-22
#017 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) (open matte) - 2017-12-24
#018 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) (open matte) - 2017-12-23
#019 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) (open matte) - 2017-12-25
#020 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011) (open matte) - 2017-12-25
#021 - Alien: Covenant IMAX (2017) - 2017-09-07
#022 - The Keep (1983) - 2017-10-19
#023 - Prometheus (2012) (open matte) - 2017-12-04Released on the usual place.
More info here: https://forum.fanres.com/thread-1405.html
Fundamental Collection catalog - updated 2017-04-05 (https://forum.fanres.com/thread-1349.html)
spine number - title - release date
#001 - Alien (1979) - 2017-04-18
#002 - Aliens (1986) - TBA
#003 - Alien³ (1992) - TBA
#004 - Alien: Resurrection (1997) - TBA
#005 - The Thing (1982) - 2017-03-01
#006 - Halloween (1978) - 2017-03-07
#007 - Minority Report (2002) - 2017-03-11
#008 - The Arrival (1996) - 2017-04-01
#009 - Waterworld (1995) - 2017-04-05
Released on the usual place.
More info here: https://forum.fanres.com/thread-1359.html
Fundamental Collection catalog - updated 2017-04-05 (https://forum.fanres.com/thread-1349.html)
spine number - title - release date
#001 - Alien (1979) - TBA
#002 - Aliens (1986) - TBA
#003 - Alien³ (1992) - TBA
#004 - Alien: Resurrection (1997)
#005 - The Thing (1982) - 2017-03-01
#006 - Halloween (1978) - 2017-03-07
#007 - Minority Report (2002) - 2017-03-11
#008 - The Arrival (1996) - 2017-04-01
#009 - Waterworld (1995) - 2017-04-05
PC is up and running; sadly, I can’t find a way to let some avisynth plugins work - including some used for some extended scenes… 😦
Add to this I’m without internet connection (apart phone) since ten days…
I would be back on the right track ASAP; meanwhile, all the members who can, and want, help are encouraged to post here, just to gather the forces and prepare for the battle! 😄
I can confirm, that during the Mos Eisley entrance scene the orange/yellow droid R5-A2 is indeed more yellow than orange. The shot where Luke and the gang are stopped by Stormtroopers looks somewhat like this:
Bluray regraded:
That reminds me the PAL laserdiscs are indeed not too far from it, color wise:
Image taken from my first project… colors are duller in comparison, due to capture card used, capture settings, laserdisc player, inherent composite nature of the source etc.
Studing a good way to improve speed with avisynth, I tested some different path…
I tried this path in the latest days; I didn’t dare to try it with my poor old dual core, dual threaded CPU, but with the new quad core, eight treaded one, I wanted to give it a try… and, oh boys, it works, very well!
How it works?
Well, just take your script, and “cut” it in several pieces - it seems that four pieces works well here, they run the CPU at around 80%, leaving some breath for surfing and other little things; probably it could work with more pieces, but your mileage can vary.
Before
project1.avs
avisource(“your source.avi”)
filter1
filter2
filter3
[/code]
After
project1_part1.avs
avisource(“your source.avi”)
filter1
filter2
filter3
trim(000000,040020)
project1_part2.avs
avisource(“your source.avi”)
filter1
filter2
filter3
trim(040000,080020)
project1_part3.avs
avisource(“your source.avi”)
filter1
filter2
filter3
trim(080000,120020)
project1_part4.avs
avisource(“your source.avi”)
filter1
filter2
filter3
trim(120000,000000)
project1_final.avs
a=avisource(“project1_part1.avi”).trim(000000,039999)
b=avisource(“project1_part2.avi”).trim(000000,039999)
c=avisource(“project1_part3.avi”).trim(000000,039999)
d=avisource(“project1_part4.avi”)
a+b+c+d
Encode them at the same time; speed improvement: from 250% up to 400%, depending on how “heavy” are the filters/plugins…
You know, instead of waiting, let’s say, two days, it’s better to wait “just” 12 hours, don’t you think?
Hope this would be of some help.
The 35th anniversary edition in the box set (aka different from the retail one) has the real uncompressed mono (and not a downmix) …
Interesting! I wonder if it’s the same of the Criterion one included in this release.
He gave just an idea - you know, we were talking, and he said: “if you want theatrical accurate colors, why don’t you use a print scan instead?” - he doesn’t even know that is actually possible! 😃
Is that in the wild? Dunno, but if someone is aware of it, please drop me a PM, I would be curious to give it a try…
Thanks!
A friend made a note about a possible regrade using a 35mm as reference… thoughts?
Latest testing gave excellent results; using BD contrast, there are no artefacts; even if colors now are a bit off in comparison to previous version, I learned that DVD was very “flat”, so now, to me, it’s better - fear not, the DVD colors are there, just faces are less green/brown/blue (following the shot tones).
I’m aware that many have chosen the HDTV open matte as the prefferred version - it is quite good indeed, still, BD has better resolution, less compression, and the OAR.
So, anyone interested?!?
I’m aware of that shot, plus other couples. If you find it in high quality, or can extract it from videogame, please let us know - I have only low quality files for them…
I used Windows XP since 2007; skipped Vista, avoided 7, disliked 8… but now that I have Windows 10 in the new machine, I’m pretty happy; strangely, it seems compatible with everything I had in the old PC, and it’s pretty similar to XP, so I’d say “go fo it!” 😄
Had bad connection lately, so I was forced to use a friend’s one - you noted it, right? 😉
Well, from now on, my projects will be released under a new “label” - agree that it’s nice and more appealing than the old one… and it was time to change something!
It’s on the usual-personal-internal-organ-you-know-what…
The latter (more or less), after about four years of trials & errors! 😃
Project is on-my-internal-organ-you-know-which-one! 😄
Be patient because my upload speed is soooo sloooow…
