This look incredible ! Is there a resilio link for this ? Thanks
I would love to watch, could someone kindly share the link with me?
How can i download this project?
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For me, it’s Bringing Out the Dead. Really hoping this can receive a proper 4k restoration some day.
I was planning on rewatching these films this week but will hold off if someone is kind enough to send a link? Dre’s work is always excellent!
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Got another of those waffle? 😃 Based on what DrDre said about the quality of the theatrical blu-rays vs the extended (EE, shadows) and those who have seen both projects, is there a visual difference in quality or is extended just as good now for the first movie?
Sent! His EE 4k upscale looks quite good. I would even say it looks better than the official 4k release. The main drawback that I see is black crush where detail is noticeable in the retail 4k release (dark areas still retaining detail) which doesn’t come through in the upscale. However maybe the revised release will find a way around this or compensate better for it.
Mind sending me one too?
Hello and thank you for your work. Is it possible to send the link via PM? 😃
Hello all following the thread,
I would be interested to get a PM for a link if there any
Thanks in advance.
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Would be cool if you created a custom color grade that toned down the piss filter.
You mean a neutral colle grading ? Might check that out but as a separate master then.
Yep, ever since the advent of digital color grading, not only do modern movies constantly receive these unnatural grades, but even older movies suffer from grading revisionism as you’ve shown. Real shame too because the color grading is an important art that seems to be abused with digital tools these days.
Would be cool if you created a custom color grade that toned down the piss filter.
Update after checking the differences on the TV:
Interestingly, the color shift is way less apparent than on the PC with VLC. As for banding, I still have some in the V2 (especially in the underwater sequence at the beginning), but I suppose that this is already embedded in the 3D source.
I recommend using MPC-BE (aka MPC Black Edition) instead for superior playback. MPV is considered the gold standard but it’s not as user friendly.
Pretty good work here… the DNR and sharpening is VERY apparent in some scenes from the retail 4k release. On the last comparison screenshot, I noticed your upscale has a strange horizontal band that runs across Kong’s forehead. Is that an artifact from the 1080p source?
Thanks, it is in its final stage. Now we’ll have a pretty decent master to watch this masterpiece. Talking about the last screenshot, I don’t see what you’re talking about. Can you zoom in and share the example, please ? What I’m seeing near his forehead is the line of his shoulder. The bluray encode was indeed a great encode and shouldn’t have many artifacts.
I’m referring to the screenshot above the words “I’m also looking forward to a clean open matte version of the theatrical cut or the extended cut to create a hybrid open matte / scope release. If someone here has it, just let me know. The only “good” open matte I found is ripped from Starz and is watermarked with their logo on several scenes.”
There’s a little band that runs horizontally across the top of the frame. You can also see it somewhat running along the left side of the frame as well and a tiny bit on the right.
Pretty good work here… the DNR and sharpening is VERY apparent in some scenes from the retail 4k release. On the last comparison screenshot, I noticed your upscale has a strange horizontal band that runs across Kong’s forehead. Is that an artifact from the 1080p source?
Finally got round to watching this and it is now my goto version of this movie, i think the colour grading is soooooo much better. I do think that the saturation could be just a fraction more but i have a TV setting for that, some scenes seem a touch duller due to the tint revision but that is me being super nitpicky. I actually like the slightly over sharpened look of the 4k version and some of the hair strands are not visable on this version probably due to the 3D Bluray source being one half side but the more accurate colour balance makes up for that in this, I can absolutely live with it and this is the best version of this movie i’ve seen since 1997, the audio is stellar too, great job MJBento many thanks!
I agree, the color grading is A+ work. Overall really nice presentation and solid 4k upscale. Great work all around!
Has anyone actually downloaded this yet? I got a bunch of random files by mistake.
Very interested in a link! The color grading is a BIG improvement! I cannot stand the weird green tint color grading that’s prominent in modern releases. Absolutely flabbergasts me.
What’s the source? Can you provide information on the tech process?
So TTT and ROTK EE are 2025 releases at best.
I wouldn’t mind if the color grading was kept more in line with the 4k retail release… not so much a fan of the greenish tints in the og releases for TTT & ROTK.
Could I get a link to the download?
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UPDATE 02.10.24
Hello there.
Cool project! If these are the upscaled images, it looks like a lot of DNR is baked in.
TheTofu said:
Eagerly awaiting the rest of the releases and if anyone has a link to the first part they could send me I would greatly appreciate it.
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The official 4K release of TTT has some of the worst DNR in the trilogy. Here’s an example:
Here’s how the same shot looks for 4K Dremastered, where the colors have been matched to the official release for this comparison:
The color grading of the official 4K release is also very different from the original. Here’s the same shot of 4K Dremastered with the original colors:
Gotta be honest dawg, your 4k upscale with the revised color grading looks better. Not a fan of the theatrical piss filter.
Hey this is awesome, how can I download this?
Could somebody explain what all of this technology is doing to the film?
Would love a download link please!
Sent you all a PM.
Hello, can i please have the link to download it?
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Does anyone have a link to the 1080p version if this is something that even exists? I only have a link to the 4K version which I cannot play on my TV
Depending on the type of tv you have, you may be able to convert the file format if that’s the issue. I assume you want the color correction. I have to believe that DrDre has the pre upscaled files ready.
This is insane, i would love to see these movies like i did back in the day, can someone please pm me the link if at all possible, would be super appreciative.
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Absolutely breathtaking work Dre! Any chance for an early Christmas present this year? 😛
He’s probably busy with family and other things considering it’s the holiday season. I’ll wait however long it takes for him to finish rendering the second half because the first half looks amazing.
Asked DrDre myself. His response:
“I’ve made some progress, but sadly I will be going abroad for work until the end of the year, so all projects will be on hold until January.”Guess we have to wait a little longer.
Damn, well thanks for the update. Hope all goes well with the Doc.
Absolutely breathtaking work Dre! Any chance for an early Christmas present this year? 😛
He’s probably busy with family and other things considering it’s the holiday season. I’ll wait however long it takes for him to finish rendering the second half because the first half looks amazing.