No word from him... :(
Maybe you could get in contact with him? He seems to trust you... lol
I'd be happy to help. Just let me know what I need to do. :)
It's happening. The prints are still stateside at the moment, but I assure you we are all dying to see the results of a proper scan with Poita's equipment... :) All in good time.
Still working on it. Just takes a while to get the sound synced up. I'm probably 70% finished with the project. Trust me - when I'm finished, you'll know. :)
Yeah, that actually looks pretty good!
Hmmm... Maybe...
I'd say go for it if it's cheap. That's just me, though.
If a print could be found that would be awesome - digital soundtrack and straight from the original CAPS files... Plus it'd be on low-fade stock. I have to say that's another film I'm not a fan of, but I'd be definitely on board for a restoration project of that...
That's what I figured, but do you know of anywhere that would have that sequence in non-DNRed format? Either way though, it's pretty expensive...
Sorcerers Apprentice. It says for the 50th - I don't know what 50th; Fantasia's?
OK, I'm too stupid to use these boards I guess - anyone know how to make it so the whole thing is not highlighted?
We interested in this?
"Beautiful condition! Complete short from Walt Disney's FANTASIA struck for Disney's 50th anniversary. Includes the following trailers attached to the end - Back to the Future Part II, Heavy Metal.
$150 - includes media mail to continental U.S. address"
Oh, maybe I'm wrong. I just figured Roy Rogers wasn't in Melody Time. I'd be interested in preserving it, even though I hate the movie! Lol
Lol - I'm pretty sure that's the wrong Melody Time... :)
They're actually a bit faded, but more towards the purple end of the spectrum. It was a problem with a lot of Fuji prints from the '80s. It's also got a pretty bad case of "Fuji Rot," black dots that come and go all over the frame. Fortunately, "pretty bad" only means like 1/100,000 frames has one tiny black mark... :)
Ok, up. :)
Yeah. I wonder where I put them; I know they're on my Photobucket somewhere...
TBH, I don't know. That'd be a question for Poita to answer. I would actually assume they do, but like I say, I don't know.
Ditto about having a print with the original titles on them. Otherwise, just guessing is not good "preservationist" mindset... :)
As far as the title cards, I don't know. They look like they're from the VHS, DVD, and BD releases respectively. In that case, they're almost guaranteed to be inaccurate. I agree with Tservo - pretty much we need scans of original prints to even get in the "close" category. Even if that meant we were just color correcting to match, that would still be better than the messed up colors/DNR/other problems of the Disney versions.
I don't remember. I do remember looking them up on IMDB, but I don't remember what the numbers were when I got all through. There were a lot - I do remember that...
As far as Pinocchio, I have no idea. I suppose I could check, although knowing that it's a fairly late release (from '84 or '85 on Mylar) I'm guessing that if there was a rerelease version that's what I've got...
Off the top of my head I know I have "I'm no fool with water," "I'm no fool with fire," "How to catch a cold," "Elephants:that's the nature of things," and a few others. They're all Tech, too, as far as I can remember...
monks19 said:
This might be interesting:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=131079115503&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:CA:3160
What do you think ?
Lol - I think I own that! I've got a handful of Tech Jiminy Cricket shorts. Cute programs - just long enough to be educational but short enough to keep the kids' attention. :)
I'be done some frame captures of my print. I believe they are posted over at AMPS. If you are not over there, you don't know what you are missing!
Ditto. I'm kind of dubious of the source. I've actually seen first run prints of Bambi (on nitrate) and they looked awful. That looks really good to be original release. Maybe first run on safety film...
That should be nitrate. I wonder... Very cool, though!
TBH, I'm not that confident of RAH's ability to pick the correct colors. In the first place, I don't think he would approve of what we are doing. He has a very anti-preservation mind if the studios aren't behind it. Secondly, he has made some very, very inappropriate color choices when grading his restorations. Finally, even if he is willing and able to pick the correct colors, it would be very hard for him to do it. He would have to sit down with the two prints side by side at a grading table and grade the digital files based on those two prints. It's not as easy a process as it would seem... :)
As far as price for a print, that's really cheap. I know it seems like a lot, but if you want to see crazy money, check out how much original IBs of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz go for. Personally, I hate the movie, and can't fathom why anyone would spend around 5-6k on a Tech print of it... But that's just me! :)