Hey Everyone, 

I Am in the Progress of doing an HD Reconstruction of the US Theatrical version of Pokemon The First Movie; As according to the WB DVD Release. It is the Only release that i know of that includes the Full Theatrical Version of the film, Having Pikachu's Vacation before the Film. However, that DVD is in 4:3 Full screen and not in the proper Widescreen aspect ratio. The US Blu-Ray from Viz has the proper aspect ratio for the Movie, but it does not have Pikachu's Vacation. So, I decided to do a reconstruction of the Full US Theatrical Cut using the Video From the Viz Release, With SD inserts from the DVD when necessary mainly for the Pikachu's Vacation short due to there not being an existence of an HD Version of the Short to my knowledge. The only thing I am replacing is the Kids WB, Nintendo and 4kids Logos that appear before the start of the Movie, Since those don't have any HD Versions; Those will be replaced with the Period appropriate WB Logo.

Now, The Biggest question i have is the Aspect Ratio for Pikachu's Vacation. Was it animated in Widescreen, Or was it Animated in 4:3 and Cropped to Widescreen when it was shown Theatrically? I Want this to be as Theatrically accurate as i can make it except for the Logos as i mentioned.

I also do want to add the Dolby Digital 5.1 Track that was on WB's DVD, but Syncing audio is not my expertise. 

Any Help/Advice would be appreciated

Anyone can tell me the best Topaz video enhance settings for VHS record rips like this movie here on youtube




I want to upscale that movie to a good watchable 1080p or 4K.

Please give me settings i can use to restore that movie in 1080p or 4k.

hey everyone

found this forum after digging into the weeds of blah-ray's excellent work on his blog, along with acquiring a laserdisc player and forming a small collection of titles. would love to contribute audio rips whenever i get the necessary audio interface (looking at the focusrite scarlett 2i2, which i loaned from a friend for a period to rip cassette/vinyl for another forum).

the amount of work that I've seen here so far (which is little i bet) is amazing! in awe of your dedication. i hope to be of help soon!

Hello

Hello All! Just wanted to join the go to hear about all the great restorations going on. Keep up the great work!!!

Hello to everyone, thanks for accepting me in this lovely community

hello guys wonderful forum

I'm excited to join this forum and connect with other enthusiasts who share my interest in consuming the best possible version of every media.

Hello! I just found out about this forum and am so excited to join the community. I am a big proponent of viewing films I own and love in the best format possible!

New here. I enjoy watching movies in the highest quality I can.
It's looking like this site can help with upgrades to some of the movies I already love!