ykarus1974

OK will send them via mega tomorrow 😃

ok i am ripping the movies with makeMKV, and extracting the audio dubs intact. Do you also want the english version (DTS i believe), or just the French dub?

Hello, I have the bluray set of LOTR trilogy
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-The-Motion-Picture-Trilogy-Blu-ray/31196/

however, I have to double check, I believe beside the English audio tracks, the French dub is available. I will check after work and let you know what are the other dubs, if any, would that work?

Here is the link… i would love to read your comments. I know that the very first shot - in the woods - is way too blue, compared to the DVDs and VHS. Might have to revisit that segment soon.

https://mega.nz/file/YScEDaLB#ZVo8IdRwvIOyYL3DT-KPd5vlIZVn58S1uL4Q6M2tOE8

Hello, friends!

I’m back with some exciting news!

In just a few days, I’ll have the restoration of the first part of the 1985 series ready, with the second part following closely behind. I’ve been working hard in DaVinci Resolve to find the perfect balance for the overall picture, adjusting highlights, temperature, and more. While I might make a few tweaks to some scenes, I’m thrilled with the progress so far!

One interesting tidbit: the end credits of the first half have been missing from VHS, DVD, and even Blu-ray releases. However, I’ve managed to track down the complete credits from the Walt Disney Company’s VHS release, and I’m including the complete music in my restoration as well.

Stay tuned for more updates! 😃

I would also love a link, please, this looks so fantastic, thank you !!!

Should I continue with scene 2 using the same kind of changes?

this is the one I got, it is only the first movie from 1985 (2 episodes) :

https://www.amazon.ca/Anne-Green-Gables-Anniversary-Blu-ray/dp/B011ID1FH4/ref=sr_1_2?crid=SNBX9QWSE1S3&keywords=anne+of+green+gables+bluray&qid=1706008360&sprefix=anne+of+green+gables+bluray%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-2

Okay let’s do this.

I will work on one scene at a time. I will share 3 versions of each scenes, and if you like my project, you can help me tune up my restoration (I am using Davinci Resolve - I am not a pro, but I start to understand the most important buttons!).

I own the original DVD, which has very nice colors. The bluray looks horrible, it’s very dark and I am afraid there is no way to recover some of the darks but maybe Davinci can do miracles 😃

Scene 1 : Anne walks and read poetry in the wood (opening credit).

DVD release : https://mega.nz/file/8OkFSIza#ubGs1NJqR8b2LsmuQMWaftX4gnkCkatUbxJMGZr10hI (56 Meg)
Bluray relase : https://mega.nz/file/BSsFlByL#8Pw5X9GU5ekeD9EtIK4dHCunBktkh7rLC56VH1oudew (56 Meg)
My Davinci touch-ups : https://mega.nz/file/Mb0kHTIZ#e187UXbeqU_vsBQp_6L6pNcemyD-4rG37OiZktV-OsQ (27 Meg)

NOTE : In DaVinci, for this scene, I added an adjustment Clip and…
Node #01 : I adjusted the overall Gamma (0.05), Gain (0.07), Offset (31.35)
Node #02 : I isolated the skin color and adjusted the Temp (320).
Node #03 : I isolated the greens and adjusted the temp (-290.0).

Not bad for a start?
Any help would be appreciated!

ok let me render the 1 hour “test” that I’ve done and share it for you to download.

I stalled a while ago because of a problem with a very sunny sunshine hitting the school’s front wall at some time during a scene, the school suddently become entirely white and it’s very distracting. I’ve done about 60 minutes so far, would you be interested in seeing the result and let me know what you think?

This is going to look awesome!! Where can I download it? I own the 1992 VHS, the Laserdisc, a DVD and the Bluray. This restoration would be awesome to watch!

a_purist said:

No, I’m planning to convert other films and I want to know which are the best options.

ok the options posted earlier seem the best option 😃

are you planning to convert the movie?

a_purist said:

ykarus1974 said:

Ok this is what I did and i think the colors are the same as the screencaptures I found online :

Import in Davinci Resolve
Drag video in timeline
in Proprieties (clic wheel bottom right)
Color Management :
Color science : ACEScc
ACES vrsion : ACES 1.2
ACES input Transform : Rec.2020 ST2084 (2000 nits)
ACES output Transform : Rec.709

Any other suggestions?

I’ve seen the videos you sent me, thank you very much. But I meant if you had checked if there is any difference using, for example, ACEScct instead of ACEScc and 1.3, 1.0.3 or 1.1 instead of 1.2.

Oh i didn’t do the comparision, when going from one to the other in the preview box, i didn’t see any difference. Maybe i could do that if you are interested…

a_purist said:

ykarus1974 said:

in the color management, should I chose Color Version : ACEScc or ACEScct ? and what version ? ACES 1.0.3? or 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3?

thanks so much, i really appreciate 😃

Very interesting. I haven’t used DaVinci Resolve in years. So this doesn’t make any difference?

Does it matter if you choose ACEScc or ACEScct? Does it matter if you choose 1.0.3, 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3?

I haven’t notice any difference but there might be one, i am using my laptop. To give you an idea of the result. Send me a pm so i can give you a link to download a segment 😃

CloakedDragon97 said:

No. That’s always how I do it. Except sometimes I do minor addition correction to contrast or brightness afterwards to look more appealing.

awesome, well that’s a good start of the week, thank you so much!!!

Ok this is what I did and i think the colors are the same as the screencaptures I found online :

Import in Davinci Resolve
Drag video in timeline
in Proprieties (clic wheel bottom right)
Color Management :
Color science : ACEScc
ACES vrsion : ACES 1.2
ACES input Transform : Rec.2020 ST2084 (2000 nits)
ACES output Transform : Rec.709

Any other suggestions?

in the color management, should I chose Color Version : ACEScc or ACEScct ? and what version ? ACES 1.0.3? or 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3?

thanks so much, i really appreciate 😃

Ok thanks 😃

i think this video can also help me 😃

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw2LaXowjwo

awesome, thanks! i do have DaVinci but i am not sure where i can find that conversion option… is it some kind of filter I add to the image?

thanks for your help!

I would definitely want to know how you did that as well, i would like to convert my Cinderella 4K 😃

Which software did you use to convert Prince of Egypt to get this image?:

2023 4K Transfer [Tone mapped from HDR Blu-ray]

I also want to get properly mapped results from HD Blu-ray and what you show is fantastic.

good point 😃 thanks!

Thank you so much for all your input, this really helps 😃 😃 Now i have to find a way to convert the movie to Rec709 color space… any suggestion?

Oh those screen captures are beautiful! I am not sure I understand… what do you mean by “properly mapped” ?