All Jim Cameron’s movies are getting 4K releases over the next months, including A L I E N S and True Lies… And extended cuts of Avatar https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-two-cents/111523-0659
Only a month ago I would of expected that link to be Rick Roll or something
No, I wanted to use as much HD footage as possible and didn’t feel it necessary to insert it.
There are two versions of the Garfield Christmas special. The original 1989 broadcast version, and a different edit broadcast in 1991. From imdb:
In addition to different animation when Grandma talks to Garfield about Grandpa, the original 1987 version features some slightly extended scenes that were removed in 1991 to make room for the “O Christmas Tree” scene. These scenes include: · An extended sequence of Jon, Odie, and Garfield leaving their home for the farm (showing the car start, pull out of the driveway, and travel down a street before leaving the city limits). · Grandma feeds Garfield and Odie potatoes from the table before feeding them ham. · Dad’s reaction to Grandma’s comment about eating for two is slightly longer. · Dad looks dazed as the family leaves for bed after he finishes reading “Binky: the Clown Who Saved Christmas”, whereas in the 1991 version, he looks mildly annoyed. · The music and sequence of the family going to bed for the night is slightly longer, showing the lights in the house going off. · The musical intro to “You Can Never Find an Elf When You Need One” is longer.
The 1991 version is what’s on the DVD and VHS release, while the 1989 version is what got restored in HD. The biggest problem with the '89 version is the missing scene of Grandma playing piano. Not only is it an iconic scene for anyone who grew up with '91 version, but the way the '89 version is presented it’s a very hard edit that clearly gives the impression that something is missing. I’d assume the scene was cut last minute for some unknown reason (probably time or unfinished animation).
Anyways, what I’ve done is take the HD master of the '89 version, and insert the “O Christmas Tree” scene from the DVD. I didn’t make any other edits or changes, so this is more of a fanedit then a restoration of the '91 version. The DVD isn’t the best quality, it’s clearly sourced from a tape, but I haven’t seen anything better. The color grading is very different in the HD master, so I color corrected the DVD footage to match.
The audio on the DVD is much better then the HD stream. The '91 version uses a new mix from stems, it’s not just an edit of the '89 mix. I took the (very long and painful) process of creating a custom mix using the DVD as much as possible. The patching from the HD stream is very noticeable, but there’s only so much I can do. The only other source that would exist of the '89 edit would be an off-air recording, which would come with it’s own issues.
Now available via PM
On caps-a-holic there is a comparison between the Diamond Edition Blu-ray and the Ultimate Collector’s Edition Ultra HD Blu-ray for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. I think the colors look more natural on the UHD, and you see more detail than on the Blu-ray. However, I did notice a strange difference in one image:
https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=1&x=533&y=287&d1=18652&d2=18650&s1=220679&s2=220621&l=0&i=3&go=1
If you move your mouse over the image, you can switch between the two versions. On the Blu-ray, you can see thick black lines on the cape, which are probably meant to represent the wrinkles. On the UHD, these lines have disappeared. Personally, the fine wrinkles look more natural on the UHD, but what about the thick lines on the Blu-ray? Which is closer to the original?
I don’t have the UHD to check myself, but it almost seems like they’re being clipped in the HDR to SDR conversion. You’d have to see how it looks on an HDR display
Huge update. Check the OP
I have recently made a full 35mm preservation of Jurassic park. If you can get me a 35mm of the lost world and jurassic park 3, I can get you Jurassic Park 35mm
Is this one of the existing scans that are out there or is there yet another 35mm scan of JP?
v2 now available with fixed credits
When I was young it was a Halloween tradition in my house to watch Disney’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. The specific release we had was the Disney Mini Classic VHS, which is trimmed down from the full “The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad” and includes unique opening credits and promos.
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This a re-creation of that tape, front to back, entirely in HD. The only up-scaled SD footage is the Disney home video logo (from the full movie LD) and the Mini Classics logo (from the VHS).
For audio, it’s mostly taken from the full movie LaserDisc (supplied by @bronan), with the VHS audio used when necessary.
For video, the blu-ray was used for the Sleepy Hollow footage, and the opening credits & end promo have been re-created in HD. Huge thanks to @WXM for doing a lot of the heavy lifting in remaking assets in HD. Here’s an example of his work:
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Custom subtitles and chapters are included as well.
1080p version now available by PM. Happy Halloween!
How does it compare to the original Cinema DTS track?
I have some 720p web-dls from Hulu. Not sure if they are native or just upscales of the SD master
I’m not a lawyer or anything but I highly doubt any major studios care that much. If they wanted to shut us down, there’s nothing stopping them. I don’t think a few scans of old scratchy prints are cutting into their bottom line.
There’s no way Disney isn’t aware of 4k77, and AFAIK they’ve done nothing to stop it being released or shared.
notoriousrfp said:
On the audio side, worth mentioning that the file came with 6 separate audio tracks: a 6.1 DTS track, a 5.1 DTS track, and 4x Stereo Commentary tracks all from the older EE Blu-Rays I think - annoyingly for me, watching on an 2021 LG OLED 55A16LA using USB, it could play the video file but wouldn’t let me select the 5.1 or 6.1 tracks, only the 4x Commentary tracks - I tried using PS5 and wouldn’t play on that either.
Use ffmpeg to convert the DTS to ac3.
Interesting project.
I’d be interested in checking it out when it’s done
First full uninterrupted clip posted.
When can we expect a release?
I think the web version itself is an upscale. I would guess they just upscaled the finished tape master instead of going back to the 35mm elements.
Given how good the upscaled DVD looks compared to the web (it’s even better in some places due to noticeable compression artifacts in the web) and I finished cleaning up the few bad frames before I knew the web version existed I figured it wasn’t worth the effort.
I don’t think it’s black “crush” as much as it’s an intentional use of “pure” black to fit the dark tone and color palette.
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch’s Ghost has an HD web-dl, but I’m not a huge fan of how it looks.
For the most part the DVD is progressive, but there was a small handful of frames that showed interlacing artifacts. I did my best to clean these up. I also applied a very fine layer of grain to give it a more natural look.
Video
1080p h265 HEVC
Audio
Dolby Digital 5.1 - R1 DVD
Chapter titles and subtitles taken from the DVD as well.
The credits indicate it was originally mixed in Dolby Stereo, and the only good source of that mix would be the VHS release. I don’t have a way to rip VHS so if anyone does and can provide me the audio I’d greatly appreciate it.
What source(s) were used for the theatrical footage?
Looks fantastic!
Torrent is best
Only if people actually seed
I recall the french BD being some sort of hybrid between the CDS and the newer 5.1
Someone on one of these forums did a close comparison of them, but I can’t seem to find it now.
I’m currently working on a restoration of a German film that has never had any home media release. I’d like to include an English subtitle track, but this has proved difficult since I don’t speak a word of German. I’ve tried some auto-translate options but the quality isn’t good, and it’s pretty much impossible for me to clean it up without understanding original context.
If anyone here speaks German and would like to help, please reach out to me via PM.
Thank you
If someone could send me the link to this version, I’d be really thankful!
Might as well wait for DrDre to finish his project
That looks pretty bad tbh. Very waxy and unnatural face.
Do you have a shot of the original to compare it to?
*edit* looks like you edited it right as I was posting. Still not a fan of how it looks but it seems like there’s not a lot to work with in the source.
The link to your YouTube channel gives a 404