some of them have that issue...

HD-DVDs rot?

Maybe you can rip the HD-DVD side and turn it in to a bluray for viewing.

Yeah, I think one disc replication plant was the culprit, and Warner titles seem to be affected most. Had a Universal combo disc go bad too. The DVD side worked fine though.

I think the Harry Potter may be a problem, I Already have some of them already, that don't work on my external drive... For the price it is worth a shot to take some rotten...

I hope they are all rot free. I've had three HD DVD's go bad on me in the past few years.

Quite a list for sure. I have a small collection of German HD-DVD releases of movies I enjoy.

...but it is a nice list, indeed: www.ebay.de/itm/152456763468

Uhm... That really is an issue...

Hope you've got shelf space!

So... I just caught 150 HD-DVD on eBay...

@crissrudd4554 - I think he just doesn't have a lot of time for Fanres at the moment.

Not to mention, a good idea, at least, of how to proceed with things.

What I do have is a good idea of several of the sources I'll be using for the restoration, at least one of the sources, and a good deal of information to work with when reconstructing certain things.

And I've made some progress on that front, too--I'm still in the process of learning how to use a hex editor to make MPLS files, of course.

Well, I'm kind of new here, having only been on this site for less'n a month, and yet I'm already in the planning stages for my very first restoration project, for Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy.

*site administrator

He's a sight administrator and assists in many of the sites projects

To be honest, I haven't really heard of Jerry much, if at all. Out of curiosity, what's this latest fuss about him about?

We've been sold out!

Or comparing Alien with Aliens. They are two completely different beasts

@Jetrell Fo last I heard from him he was rendering a video but that was a few weeks ago

Wrong BLAM! different strokes, it's like comparing apples and oranges

True

T1 shits all over T2!

I know he mentioned in a thread that he's been super busy.

Anyone know where Jerry's been?? Seems he's been MIA for a few weeks.

The tits are cropped out in 2.39, they weren't in the cinemas. You need to go 16/9 for T3, or bust.

Personally, out of the Terminator films, T1 and T2 are the best.

Frankly, a THX-certified release can look excellent, done right. Titanic in 3D is just one example. I should know, I've seen it myself.

Is it just because all optical releases of T2 have been THX-certified?

For a lot of aspects I still find T3 being better than T2. T1 of course being the best of all.

At this point, I'm going to go with 21:9 for T3. Sorry, I'm a bit of a prude.

@Stamper

We got the girl tits in T3 perfect in 16/9 so no need for 4:3. The only value of this film is the tits in the opening credits. Rather than watch the whole film, just loop that shot for 2H and you're good to go.

Yup ;-)

T3 at 16:9 is great!

I'm waiting for replies on Mulholland and Existenz...

Really, not 4:3?

T3 is supposed to be 2.39:1 but I'm gonna say it looks top notch in 1.78:1

T3 16:9 OR 4:3?

Existenz 16:9 OR 4:3

Muholland Drive 16:9 OR 4:3

The Crow 16;9 OR 4:3?

On that basis alone am I tempted to go with 5:3.

Works well in both aspect ratios. Was meant to be screened at ~1.85:1 in theatres but Bob Zemeckis thought about the whole 1.33:1 framing during the making because he knew the movie was going to be seen a lot on video that's also why the 1.85:1 framing looks a bit "tight". A perfect AR for that movie would be 1.66:1 IMO since it's a good compromise between 1.33:1 and 1.85:1 and it matches the matted 1.66:1 FX shots as well.

BTTF 16:9 OR 4:3?

Supposing the Dollars Trilogy got THX certifications back when they were overused especially on laser videodiscs? What would be the best scenes to use visually, when showing off to your friends?

The japanese BD is filled with subtitles.. seems as if some kind of international release is ahead... at least subtitle wise the release is very, very international...

I do!

Okay, who wants Italian subtitles for the unrated Evil Dead remake?

Yeah saw that Alien teaser, awesome. There's another one with the end card, this one is cut off. Since this teaser is mostly alternate footage, this is the best we're going to get.

That's cool

And with German friendly... I specifically meant: it has German audio option and German menu language...

At least it plays fine on my German PS4... And Japan normally is Region A, while Germany is region B... I assume it is at least Region A+B...

I think you'll manage without the sickbag. So the Japanese blu is region free?

It has no sick bag... The German one will have.. But unknown release date...

The Japanese unrated Evil Dead (2013) is German friendly...

Let us know what you think of the sickbag

Whew! Evil Dead (2013) unrated japanese BD was delivered today... Waiting at my neighbor for me to be fetched...

Very cool

Aliens teaser trailer on 35mm! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaUXuY3U4Ag LOVE IT!

One other thing regarding the Constantin logo: do make sure the source's bitrate is at least 5.2 Mbps, to ensure the best possible quality.

Another logo I'm looking for for my Dollars Trilogy restoration, for the German versions of each film, is the Constantin Film bringt Sunburst logo. I'll take what I can get, but in this case 1080p and Scope would be quite preferable.

Regarding the Castilian Spanish track for Fistful, which DVD should I get? The one from Impulso/Video Mercury, or the one from Warner Bros.? (For those wondering, I'm aiming for the original mono track, again.)

Hell, yeah! Evil Dead (2013) extended Japan BluRay should arrive upcoming Monday. I am thrilled!

I guess I should have scrolled up

That's who I was talking to, actually. XP

Stamper

His handle, that is. If he's a user here.

Ah, Stamper! Is he a user here? And what's his name?

No I cannot change, because it is not my choice... At least the stationary Internet provider is not my choice...

Mr Brown, you can change provider without changing your phone.

On my blu there are no subs.

BTW anyone has copies of Robocop on Blu? I'm looking for subtitles, in any language, mostly english or french, for the trailer with the music from Terminator. Anyone can help?

Iknow someone who has the tape, he already did a preserv, however he used the blu-ray track for most of the disc, he just patched it wherever there was a need with the vhs. I think the mix are the same?

Well, whoever happens to have a French-dubbed Fistful of Dollars cassette, please feel free to leave me a PM.

Sorry, I don't.

Does anyone have a French-dubbed cassette of the film? Because I couldn't find any on eBay.

Fortunately, there appears to have been a VHS cassette released around the '90s with the French track.

Finding a decent French track for Fistful is going to be very difficult due to rights issues which generally kept it off the market until 2010, meaning the only DVD and Blu-ray releases I know of to have it were remixed.

I also tend to use my phone, until it break, not changing every odd year...

I buy my cellphones independent from any telecommunication company. So I get the phone I want.

Excellent. A combo of Internet Service at 1gbDL speed + box that record programs in hd (you just hit rec on the selection of forthcoming films and everything is done auto) + phone cell can be as low as 35 bucks a month. It's good to scour the offers and switch, especially on cellphones price.

I have neither Cable TV, nor the recording devices... Also Amazon prime sometimes seem to get other masters, compared to DVD/BD release... I.e. Deadpool on Amazon Video has localized Starting credits in Germany.

So record your faves on TV just to check if the masters are the same as DVD/HD, or not!

Also, I wanted to say to european fellow forumers, CableTV is fantastic to still find copies of films with localised titles, that existed for example on VHS, but stopped being available after DVD globalisation of masters.

So, you might be faster than me... I would need until the weekend.

I also have the french TF1 T1 DVD ripped, it includes the english and french original mono tracks. I don't have the disc, but an mp4 file for the video + the two audio tracks ripped straight. Anyone interested? You can use the video file to resync both. They are worth preservations.

Yes I can rip the Image T1 in an hour. Do you want me to put it up somewhere?

Yeah! My japanese Evil Dead (2013) extended BD has been shipped tonight!

Never saw a trailer switching between framing.. and.. the Terminator 2 Judgement Day and the T2.. just seem to be a bit out of place in the Trailer.. as if the intended Framing was not in the middle of the Frame.. but a bit more at the top alligned...

If there are still frames with artifacts, we can handle them indivdually. It is possible to chain multiple calls to TFM(). Your script does a really good job though.

AnctuFaalb, the German DVD of T1 is phase shifted. Mpeg2Source().TFM()

I just got a german Terminator 2 Trailer on a DVD.. that is quite.. not the trailer I saw somewhere else: German Audio, different from the Movie Dubbing.. and variable framing... sometimes about 1.66:1 and sometimes more the normal widescreen framing... but not centered...

Waiting for the fiber, the new company cut my old line... so, for few days, I should rely only on my phone.

Interested to hear this 2.1 mix

let me know

If you can provide the rip, video and all, I can do the sync

Mhm.. okay... MediaInfo states a 3 channel audio on that disc... phew... thought I had to search for that DVD again.. this time with the unknown audio Now I can go to work...