And even made some edits. This world is like magic to me

Executive Decision was released uncensored theatrically, on laserdisc and on the first US DVD. Every subsequent DVD and Blu Ray has been the International Cut, which has seven instances of censorship, removing religious references. There are cuts, alternate shots, alternate dialogue and digital alterations.

The initial plan for this project was to take the blu ray, insert the uncut footage from the DVD and time it to the laserdisc for the audio. @Inq81 kindly sent me the DVD, however it suffers from extremely bad edge enhancement that could not be fixed. I just so happened to check a HDTV rip found on a Russian site and to my surprise it featured the uncut version. It was not perfect, it was SD resolution and soft with very bad colors, but it did not have the edge enhancement. So the uncut footage was sourced from this instead.

The blu ray footage was given a partial CRT LUT and a few slight adjustments to reduce the level of red. The HDTV footage was cropped, cleaned and upscaled in Avisynth. Then it was dust cleaned in Phoenix and further cleaned in Topaz. Then finally it was color corrected to match the blu ray and regrained in After Effects.

For one of the shots, which had been digitally altered in the blu ray, I got to use a new technique - rotoscoping (well tracking mask). See the shots below, first is the blu ray where the book has been erased:



Next is the HDTV showing the book:



Then the masked book after color correction:



Finally the book, aligned to the blu ray, with some feathering:



After doing this I saw they didn't do the best job of the original censorship, not only did they remove the book but they removed part of his hand and part of the background, but the entire scene is only 11 frames so I guess they figured no one would notice.

@zoidberg kindly captured by the AC3 and PCM from the uncensored laserdisc. The English subtitles were taken from the DVD and adjusted/added to when necessary. Interestly the subtitles, even on the uncensored DVD, do not follow the uncensored audio.

In terms of extra features there is not a great deal, but I added some interviews from youtube and the trailer.

• BD25 with animated menus, background video, pop up menus and resume function
  
• 1080P AVC Video
  
• English AC3 5.1 (Dialnorm retained) and PCM 2.0 from the laserdisc (thanks @zoidberg)
  
• English SDH Subtitles
  
• Interviews with Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, Joel Silver & Stuart Baird
  
• Theatrical Trailer
  

I watched (most of) The French Line for the first time yesterday, read about the censorship and noticed the extremely poor quality of the print and official releases.

Digging around, I think I can do a reconstruction of the uncensored version... has anyone ever done this or seen it anywhere? I hate to go to the effort only to find it posted already.

Has another tried syncing up the original Dolby Stereo mix to the UHD? I have the DD 2.0 track from the DVD if anyone is interested.

Input Soundtrack: 16-bit, 44.1khz, Stereo (bit perfect)
Output Soundtrack: 16-bit, 44.1khz, Stereo
Sourced by: BDgeek / alinskey

Please thanks and PM for access

NOTE: While exacting bit-perfect accuracy is typically preferred for LD syncs, I prefer to use speed adjustments to keep synchronization. I also insert BD audio to cover reel changes or side breaks when necessary. As well as minor filtering in the form of DC Offset correction, de-humming, and manual declicking (when necessary). 2.0 mono tracks are processed with Voxengo MSED to remove stereo information unless stated otherwise.

Input Soundtrack: 16-bit, 44.1khz, Stereo (bit perfect)
Output Soundtrack: 16-bit, 44.1khz, Stereo
Sourced by: BDgeek / Soundman

Please thanks and PM for access

NOTE: While exacting bit-perfect accuracy is typically preferred for LD syncs, I prefer to use speed adjustments to keep synchronization. I also insert BD audio to cover reel changes or side breaks when necessary. As well as minor filtering in the form of DC Offset correction, de-humming, and manual declicking (when necessary). 2.0 mono tracks are processed with Voxengo MSED to remove stereo information unless stated otherwise.

Hi

Does anyone have a PCM Rip Of The American U.S Cut Of Blade Runner?

Looking to sync it to a 35mm scan d if I can.

Thanks

Hi,

Does anyone have a PCM rip of the Stereo LD for Wayne's World?

Looking to sync it to the UHD if I can.

Thanx.

Another movie that is lacking an official blu ray release, just in time for Christmas. I looked at a few different digital versions but went with an Amazon webrip due to quality and framing. I then did some processing in Avisynth, dehaloing, cleaning, slight sharpening etc. A 3D LUT was then applied to reduce the amount of red, due to the CRT nature of the master. Finally the grain pattern was matched from Alien Ressurection in After Effects, which according to imdb was shot on the same negative stock.

In terms of audio there is the English Cinema DTS Track and the Laserdisc PCM (thanks to AC3). The Cinema DTS levels have been adjusted correctly, the 27ms delay has been baked in and all processing was done in Izotope with selective dithering.

Massive thanks to @MrBrown for sourcing the Dutch DVD for me, which has a bunch of exclusive extra features. Also thanks to @Inq81 for testing the audio.

• BD25 with animated menus, background video, pop up menus and resume function
  
• 1080P AVC Video
  
• English 5.1 Cinema DTS (DTS-HD)
  
• English 2.0 Laserdisc PCM (Thanks AC3)
  
• English Subtitles
  
• Featurette
  
• B Roll Footage
  
• Interviews with Ray Liotta, Lauren Holly, Hector Elizondo, Robert Butler, David Valdes & Richard Edlund
  
• Bobbie Wygant Interview
  
• Conan O'Brien Interview
  
• Theatrical Trailer
  

Hello there,

I've been following blah-ray's blog for a long time now. I suppose that's where I learned that neither Criterion nor Arrow's Dekalog Blu-ray was good. Luckily I was able to find a DVD track and the difference was just clear cut.

Anyways, glad to have finally found a forum sharing that same spirit.

Cheers!