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  Thrilled to be here!
Posted by: sofauxboho - Today, 12:22 AM - Forum: Presentation - No Replies

What a great community, with such a cool mission.

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  A Thanks from someone new to the world of Fan Restorations
Posted by: Bairned - Yesterday, 07:07 PM - Forum: Presentation - No Replies

I can't believe the labor of love that I am witnessing here, everyone here is amazing in my book already. Thanks for welcoming me to the forum and for the time and energy you all have spent updating these forgotten gems.

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  My Father is a Hero (给爸爸的信), aka 'The Enforcer', DVD search?
Posted by: The Film Whisperer - Yesterday, 06:03 PM - Forum: Requests, proposals, help - Replies (6)

Hello folks. I am "The Film Whisperer". I'm sure all of you classic Hong Kong film fans (and Michael Jackson fans) have heard of me.

I am trying to find a decent source for the export dub (different than the American dub from Miramax, which was Saint Harvey Weinstein's company) of the 1995 Jet Li film My Father is a Hero (给爸爸的信), aka 'The Enforcer', aka 'Letters to my Father'.

I bought the Eureka blu-ray version, which came as part of a 3-movie Jet Li boxset. Unfortunately, the export dub was PAL-pitched! Then I bought the Vinegar Syndrome blu-ray. That export dub was also PAL-pitched. Sad 

Also, the export dub on both blu-ray releases are pretty bad!

My intention is to find a decent source of the export dub, and sync it to the Eureka blu-ray.

And before you mention it, I'm already aware of

  1. The Indonesian VCD which is heavily cut but has the export dub. I have this, and VCDs are not exactly great quality in terms of audio and video.
  2. A German blu-ray (under the title "Jet Li is the Hero"). It's my understanding this has the shortened German version.
  3. A 4K German blu-ray. No English dub included.

I did some research, and according to Rewind, there are two Austrian DVDs out there that have the movie uncut and with the export dub. Both use the title "Jet Li is The Hero"
  1. One is from "Great Movies". Could this Amazon link be it?
  2. The other is from "M.I.B.". Could this Amazon link be it? (this one seems to only have "My Father is a Hero" on the box).
  3. Does anyone know anything about this DVD too?

According to Rewind, any DVD from Germany has a shortened version of the film (not sure if it's because they used the US version or if they had their own separate version of the film). But the Austrian DVDs are uncut.

So, with that said, I guess you all know what I'm going to ask!
  1. Do any of you have either of these DVDs from Austria?
  2. If yes, do you know how to rip it into a lossless MKV and share it with me (with the export dub)? Or can you at least share all the VOBs with me?

If you're not savvy enough with ripping and copying from discs, we can come up with an arrangement where I pay you to ship it to me, then I rip it, then ship it back to you, and I will compensate you 2x the shipping price of sending it to me. Hopefully you know how to use CashApp, Venmo, or PayPal.

Please let me know if any of you can help!

P.S.: No, I will not accept a rip of the audio track only! I want the visual source too!

P.S. 2: I must have the audio track in its purest form as it is on the DVD itself. Do not convert into an AAC or WAV or any other format please.

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Big Grin Excited to join the community!
Posted by: alexio_wilson - Yesterday, 03:26 PM - Forum: Presentation - No Replies

Hi everyone,
Long-time film fan here! I’ve been really fascinated by open matte presentations, film preservation, and true 1.43:1 IMAX restorations for a while now, which naturally led me to this forum.
I own a solid collection of official Blu-rays and 4K UHDs, but I've always loved seeing full open-matte framing and proper custom restorations that bring back scenes the way they were meant to be experienced.
Looking forward to following ongoing projects, supporting editors, and chatting with fellow restoration enthusiasts!
Cheers!

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  Hi All
Posted by: Charleecat - 2026-10-16, 11:02 AM - Forum: Presentation - No Replies

Hi All,
looking foward to interacting with you in the future

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  Rugrats Duology Cinema DTS synced to 4K WEB-DLs
Posted by: Sambarker04 - 2026-10-15, 01:52 AM - Forum: Released - Replies (1)

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Ever since I first looked and saw the TrueHD audio for both films, I felt detested, mostly because they're just the original near-field DVD mixes from the original PCM sources and converted to TrueHD. The best check I remember was that the LFE channel seems to be in 16-bit, probably because it was taken from the AC3 source. Another thing was that the first movie has an LFE crossover with the front channels, which does feel distracting. Sure, if you got TrollHD's HDTV rip of the first film, it has a new mix without the LFE crossover and no low-pass filter for the LFE channel, but it's still Dolby Digital, and later rips like the Starz WEBRip of the first use the DVD mix.

Thankfully, my dream was finally fulfilled since I finally got both Cinema DTS discs for both films, and as expected, they sound amazing, though the first movie is a hassle for me, because this is the first time I know that a Cinema DTS disc has different delays for the rear channels. Case in point, 40ms on rear right, 80ms on rear left and 10ms on LFE, so I fixed them. Though to be fair, I likely took inspiration from the LFE sync from the TrueHD audio to get it right. The second film thankfully doesn't have any rear channel delays.

Rugrats Movie TrueHD:
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Rugrats Movie Cinema DTS:
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Rugrats in Paris TrueHD:
[Image: Rugrats-in-Paris-The-Movie-2000-2160p-AM...-GNOME.png]
Rugrats in Paris Cinema DTS:
[Image: Cinema-DTS.png]

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  hi gyus
Posted by: idk - 2026-10-14, 12:28 PM - Forum: Presentation - No Replies

hi guys i like gaming

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  hi everyone
Posted by: DrRobotnik89 - 2026-10-13, 06:43 PM - Forum: Presentation - No Replies

hey everyone, hope you are all good

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  The Fog (1980) Audio
Posted by: Kameraposti - 2026-10-13, 12:16 PM - Forum: Released - No Replies

Found the stereo audio from russian tracker (192 kbps). Wanted to check it out as the UHD mono sounds filtered. Don't know if this is from an official release.
Changed the frame rate from 23.976 to 24.000 to match the UHD frame rate. Format is FLAC and syncs to UHD.
To my ears the high freqs are more open and music and the "radio" parts sound better. Anyways, if you want to check it out just in time for HALLOWEEN.

https://mega.nz/file/ECt0jIqQ#5bwa7rN7JU...Y5KW1GWsEA

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  Hi everyone
Posted by: pieroaldi - 2026-10-13, 11:11 AM - Forum: Presentation - No Replies

Hi, everyone, I am a fan of restoration projects, I am happy to be part of this community.

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