spoRv

No no no, just joking - as you could note by the three (^^,) at the end of the previous post!

Battlefield Earth -  happy to know it's available! It will be used for the project, in a distant future, maybe around the year 3000...

Danfun128 said:

_,,,^..^,,,_ said:

...the fist is available as web download...

FIST START BUTTON

Sorry, I couldn't resist. Seriously though, that is a pretty funny quote.

Warning, someone could always give you a first in your face! (^^,) (^^,) (^^,)

I always put screenshot comparison in my previous covers... how can I change this habit?!? (^^,)

OK, I must admit the two crops are good, so I'll think about the possibility to make the final cover like this...

At 300dpi, cover details will be fine enough; the screenshot comparison is there just to compare contrast and colors, that's it - I had to "fill" the back cover somehow... (^^,)

I followed your advice, thanks!

Here you are the latest version, full size:

http://s27.postimg.org/nrh6p6vpd/test_cover_2.jpg

what do you think?

JEDIT:

don't mind at the little blemishes in the comparison screenshots, I noted them and just solved the problem...

Leonardo, thanks for the idea!

I'd like to do not be forced to use that box; instead, I could change the color of the text - as you can note, there are two colors, one for the shadow and one for the text; if you could suggest some color combination, I'm all ears!

Also, think this is a 50% reduced version; after you have suggested other possible text colors, I'll post a full version, so you could evaluate both text and screenshot comparison.

UPDATE

Cover is ready - I like it, but I need your opinions:

(bigger image: http://s13.postimg.org/zaei517eu/outer_cover_small.jpg)

UPDATE

Jerryshadoe saved the day, and managed to found the compact disc for the future bonus disc; thank you, Jerry!!!

So, you MUST wait for the project completion! (^^,)

Grr... just for few frames... maybe I need a pair of glasses, or... review my projects NOT in the middle of the night! (-^,)

About extended scenes: don't know, a lot of projects are waiting to be made... can't promise I will do that, but also can't say the contrary!

Flexicon9 said:

That's the one thing that does not appear in any other version I have seen so far.  Thanks again!

Is that in the [spoRv] version? If so, it could be caused by the colourmatch script, and went unnoticed...

I'm afraid you should wait for the V1.1, then... (-^,)

UPDATES:

I'm working on this project in this week, and probably it will be ready in a week or so, so keep your eyes open! (^^,)

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@jimjimmyjones85: you are very kind, thank you very much!

I decided to NOT spend a large amount of money on a new HDTV, because I'd like to wait for a final UHD standard - to be 100% compatible with the new UHD Blu-ray - rec.2020, 10bit etc.

So, I managed to buy a used "simple" 1080p LED TV from a friend - barely used, seems still brand new... hope to get it soon!

You could always use just the .m2ts file - put it into a 32GB USB memory, or stream it from your PC to PS3; it should work!

I examined all the feedbacks... I think both versions (filtered Vs unfiltered) have their strenght and weakness, so... why don't use the "best of both world"?

Here you are the screenshot - unfiltered Vs "mix":

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/112945

Opinions?

Thanks again, Chewtobacca and Doctor M; your opinions matter a lot to me!

Thanks Doctor M, happy to know that we agree!

...but I'm sure someone else would STILL like to get the unfiltered version... (^^,)

Aspect ratio: Laserdisc 1 from the previous comparison wasn't my capture...

About aliasing: the final version use different avisynth scripts, so low def is not that good, while final result is better IMHO... here you are the comparison between the raw laserdisc capture (bicubic resize), and [spoRv]:

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/112910

I don't say [spoRv] version is perfect, at the contrary... it's just my preferred compromise, that's it!

If an unfiltered version is so necessary, I could do it, just let me know if an x264 8Mbps version should do...

Just watched; it's simple, but nice and funny!

PDB, thanks for the post; I noted there are some other modern movies with the same "behaviour"... see this example:

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/83336

and how I managed to fix it:

http://fanres.com/showthread.php?tid=20&pid=415#pid415

what do you think?

No downscaling; this is the raw laserdisc capture, just cropped; of course, as it's cropped, the aspect ratio is not right.

Happy to know you like the filtered version; it took me a lot to reach a good overall balance - not perfect, but good enough and way better than the unfiltered version, IMHO.

Here you are - left untouched, right filtered, no upscale: MEGA

Waiting for your feedbacks!

Indeed kk, experience teaches a lot! (^^,)

And it's very rewarding to learn many things on your own, doing many tests, spending many time to tweak, fix, adjust any little bits here and there...

digitalfreaknyc said:

SilverWook said:

Must have been a really cheapo DVD recorder, as I've not had those kind of issues.

There were problems with the laserdisc, not the recorder.

The disc itself could have some dropouts, but using an high quality laserdisc player, like X0 or X9, AND a pc with a good capture card, should improve the quality a lot!

nightstalkerpoet said:

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/112470

Looks GREAT kk650 :)

Agree! Faces were a bit too yellow in V2.1 (at least, in my uncalibrated small monitor) while they seem perfectly healthy in V2.2! (^^,)

Personally, I think to preserve grain it's better, for a 1080p version, to stay above 16mbps - or more likely above 20mbps; so, a smaller size would not retain all the grain... IMHO of course!