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I agree with You_Too; the Mondo BD seems to have the better balanced color grading.

Here you are my attempt of color regrading the 4K using the Mondo as color reference:

Original Mondo BD

ColourMatch'ed 4K

(full res: http://s17.postimg.org/ugli3ajjh/GBU_4k_Colour_Match_RGB.jpg)

Of course, final quality is not so high due to the fact that I used only screenshots; I'd like to test it with some test footage taken from both 4K and Mondo BDs...

Still thinking all of these color regrading discussion merit its own thread!

kk650 said:

Here's a comparison between the blu-ray and my regraded version removing the blanket blue tint:

http://www.screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/78520

Good job! And don't forget we have blue snow also on Earth - take a look at The Thing Blu(e)-ray... (^^,)

I rewatched it this night for the Nth time, and I must admit I still like it a lot!

So I'm happy other people still like it so much that they are ready to wait a week to download it... thanks to all of you, and your patience! (^^,)

IMPORTANT UPDATE

A fixed version is released in the usual place; the small encoding glitch is gone, and now it is encoded to be 100% BD compliant.

Lil Brutto don't worry, it happens! I make mistakes too, but thanks to this forum's users, that find any single one, I'm able to fix them ASAP.

I think someone should start a new thread with a subject like "GBU regrading" or something like this, just to not derail this thread further.

I'm sorry Lil Brutto, but you have made a mistake... the frame used for that comparison is not from kk650 regrade - at least, not from the link he posted in this thread: http://www.screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/74870

Here you are the two frames (untouched), one after the other:

2009 Mondo BD

http://screenshotcomparison.com/images/1402295063_5120943687.jpg
(taken from http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/78273)

2014 MGM regraded by kk650

http://screenshotcomparison.com/images/1400203613_9431586027.jpg
(taken from http://www.screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/74870)

This is not because I don't like kk650's work; at the contrary, we are good friends, and I admire his work as much as he admires mine, and I'm sure he will confirm the comparison you made has not used his regraded frame.

However, if you have taken the regraded frame from another screenshot comparison, I apologize, and I kindly ask you to post the link of that one.

Thanks for the link!

Here you are (according to the links found in this thread, plus mine) the screenshot comparisons:

2014 MGM Vs 2009 Mondo
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/78273

kk650 regrade
http://www.screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/74870

ilovewaterslides regrade
http://www.screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/78234

_,,,^..^,,,_ regrade
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/78297

Lil Brutto said:

After comparing it looks like kk650's regrade is nearly spot on with the Mondo BD:

http://www.screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/78278

Don't know where this link come from - not from this thread; to me, this seems not a regrade, but just two near frames from the same source; indeed, you could note that 2014 MGM and 2009 Mondo have different cropping, as you can see in the first link and not in this one...

I'd like to see the same screenshot from the italian Mondo BD; thanks!

My fault... I thought anyone knows that EFNY = Escape from New York...

AVP:R (Aliens Vs Predator: Requiem) is perfect AFAIK (as far as I know) (^^,)

It's in the "project drawer" along with (too) many others; I must finish to re-encode few projects, but it's still in the top list and, as it's almost finished, I hope to release it ASAP...

You can read the whole "affaire" from this post and the following ones.

Indeed, many thanks to you! These kind of comments keep me continue my hobby!

EFNY re-encode is ready; but this time I'd like to watch it VERY CAREFULLY to be absolutely sure it is perfect; I think I'll begin to seed it this night, tomorrow at least.

I owe it to all the people that downloaded it, as it was not perfect; hope this time will be, though! (^^,)

BATB will be ready soon; but before this, I'm going to re-release my first projects with BD compliant encoding - Escape From New York will be released ASAP, then Halloween and The Thing.

About RAINTREE COUNTY; be patient, maybe someone with an HDTV or laserdisc rip will see your post sooner or later!

Even if I must agree that this title should be preserved, I'm sorry, you are right, it's not my kind of things... (^^,) plus, I have not the laserdisc nor any HDTV source, and don't forget I'm following (too) many projects at the moment...

What I could suggest is to post your request in the main "other preservation" forum, and ask there if someone would like to make this project; good luck!

PDB, don't worry, I'm not offended at all!

I need the same footage from both versions to make a test; many thanks in advance!

@PDB: it was just an idea (the 50/50); but, if you like Mondo color grading best, what do you think of the 4K regraded versions I've done?

If someone would provide two small pieces of both (1min will suffice) I'd like to try it with real footage and not only screenshots.

Thanks for the clarification!

Agree, I like most sample2 as regraded, and quite surely there are more scenes which will be better with Mondo's color grading; the new one is IMHO made following the teal&orange trend. really clear in sample3...

What about a color grading which is a mix between them?

"in medio stat virtus"

Movie: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Format: FRENCH - Blu Ray

Input Soundtrack: DTS 5.1 48 kHz 24-bit 755kbps

Output Soundtrack: DTS 5.1 48 kHz 24-bit 755kbps

Synced To: italian Mondo BD

Ripped/Synced by: _,,,^..^,,,_

Notes: Warning: I used this script to put it in sync, but I still need confirmation of its perfect sync.

OK, first I'd like to know if I have well understood the situation...

The italian BD has the best color grading, according to many, while the new 4K version has a better definition, right?

Well, if the links I posted are to the right editions, there is a problem... the italian one is 167 minutes while the 4K is only 155 minutes... or is the latter length wrong?

I have also this laserdisc that should be 162 minutes plus additional deleted scenes in italian, perfect for the mono audio track.

I think for the video it's possible to color regrade the 4K version using the italian BD as reference, then use the latter for the (eventual) missing shots; for the audio, it is possible to use the laserdisc for almost all, then use the missing part from the 4K BD (if it has also the extended edition) or a previous extended edition DVD.

Well, I must confess I'm not well informed about the various versions of this movie, but indeed I'm curious to know if I could be able to help.

Also, this laserdisc box set could be indeed useful for the other two movies!

As I'm really bothered when the audio track is out of sync for more than about 20ms, I would surely be aware of these kind of problem... 200ms are 5 frames (and 250ms are 6 frames), and it's impossible to anyone NOT to notice this!

But to check it out, I played the .m2ts file, listening carefully to the english LD, AC3 and DTS tracks, and none of them were out of sync... to be 100% sure, I loaded the LD and AC3 tracks in Audacity, played them together, and they were not out of sync, so... sorry, but this problem should be in your system!

Hope a forum friend will upload it somewhere else, as I have a sloooow upload connection... then, I'll post further info here; meanwhile, you could take a look at Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem on "taht" paradox forum... (^^,)

Sorry for that glitch - it is NOT in the source, just in the final release...

Don't know why it happened, and why I have not spotted before release... it's a computer+human error, and I'm really sorry!

This could not be considered minor, and should be fixed ASAP; as I have to re-encode it, is there anything else that should be adjusted? Grain, brightness, contrast etc.?

Thanks in advance for your help!