Anyone have any knowledge of the audio tracks for the Death Wish movies? According to IMDB the first four were mono, there are blu rays with mono audio but no idea how these compare to the laserdiscs in terms of meddling, noise reduction etc.

So here's my problem:

I use Kodi (Leia) as my playback device and for multichannel LPCM or FLAC files, it will send them to my receiver as 44.1khz with no resampling, same goes for AC3, DCA, TrueHD, and DTSMA.  The problem I am running into is that if the .mkv is 2 channel 44.1khz, it always wants to resample and output to 48khz.  I have tried all variations on the audio settings for Kodi and the ShieldTV to no avail.  Rather than upgrade to a new version which breaks some other customizations I've done to the skin for cinematic playback, I'd rather look at encoding to a format that supports this sample rate.  I know old school DTS wav can, and it appears TrueHD and AC3 can as well.  I gave it a whirl with an old version of the Dolby Media encoder first but it keeps erroring out saying "invalid sample rate".  Currently trying 640kbps AC3 which should do just fine.  At what point is that mild compression worse than re-sampling it which is doing who knows what to the original audio?

In the end, I'm just trying to avoid any resampling at all on these stereo tracks so I don't introduce anything bad in the audio signal.  

Of course, this could all be moot because at my age, I probably couldn't tell the different between the original wav/flac vs. a 384 kbps AC3 encode.  

This is the optical track, taken from this release, synced to the UHD blu-ray.  Note from that thread:

Quote:This particular print was struck in 1993, so unfortunately it has the censored song lyric at the beginning
(http://www.independent.co.uk/news/disney...06078.html).

For the MCU, Disney often only has the foreign language subtitles be player-generated in the same generic font that Disney uses. This generic Disney font issue also affected their Studio Ghibli DVD and Blu-ray releases instead of the more readable fonts on the Japanese releases (which were also handled by Disney) but we're talking about Marvel today.

Unfortunately, for Marvel, many of the films with foreign language subtitles often have their subtitles done as generic player-generated subtitles instead, the following films that are affected are:
Phase One:
 - Iron Man (2008) [Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, IMAX Enhanced Disney+]
 - Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) [Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD]
 - The Avengers (2012) [Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD]
Phase Two:
 - Thor: The Dark World (2013) [Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD]
 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) [Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD]

Phase Three:
 - Black Panther (2018) [Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, IMAX Enhanced Disney+]
 - Avengers: Infinity War (2018) [Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD; IMAX Enhanced Disney+ is fine and has the theatrical subtitles]
Phase Four (so far):
 - Black Widow (2021) [Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD; Disney+ is fine and has the theatrical subtitles]
 - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) [Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, IMAX Enhanced Disney+]



For the theatrical subtitles, most of our hope would have to be looking at TV airings and at CAMRips.
We must also identify what font they used for the theatrical subtitles to recreate it in both prerendered PGS and ASS formats.

Some Star Wars Disney releases are also affected with this problem, specifically Solo: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker.
Their releases of the previous films do have hardcoded theatrical subtitles, however, and Fox's earlier 2011 Blu-rays have forced subtitles with the Prequel Trilogy/Special Edition Trilogy font.
Going back to the MCU, I tried locating a CAMRip of Shang-Chi and it had Spanish subtitles for the entire film (not just the Chinese scenes) in a generic font.
Unfortunately, it was the only CAMRip for Shang-Chi to have ever released so we may have to wait for it to air on cable or satellite TV.

These generic player-generated fonts are often mediocre and make the films less cinematic. Ironically enough, the Disney+ shows have these cinematic fonts even if the films have player-generated subs on Disney+.
Another problem with these player-generated subtitles (for the Disney+ SRTs, anyway) is that they have a black border around them and they go below the 2.35:1 area.
This is a huge problem for people with 2.35:1 home theatre setups since the subtitles would just disappear. Even for IMAX films, having the subtitles go below the letterboxes during CinemaScope scenes is awkward.

Iron Man 1 did have different subtitle fonts between the Blu-ray and the 4K UHD, since Paramount did the former while Disney did the latter. I'm pretty sure none of them have the theatrical subtitles, though.

Do someone knows the title of this movie? (If it's actually a movie...)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODfsF87vJ_0

Title seems "крылья" (Wings); I searched, but found nothing...

I just found this post searching for info on a particular restoration project — I am amazed by all the hard work here!

Hi All,

There is a guy over on 35mm forum selling Cinema DTS discs for $5 each. There are several I'm interest in, if anyone wants any we could bulk buy. I'm happy to be the lead, I can receive them and upload the disc images if there is no need for the physical discs - you'd just have to decode and sync them yourself - or find someone on here who will help you. 

So far I'm interested in Deep Blue Sea, Saving Private Ryan and The Shadow but will likely add others. 

Let me know. 

Thanks



8817    2012
2749    40 Days and 40 Nights
9495    The A-Team
65494    A.I.
4537    After The Sunset
4546    Alexander
2787    Ali
1597    Alien Resurrection
4387    Alien vs Predator
5971    All the King's Men
1546    Almost Heroes
65503    Along Came a Spider
2638    American Pie 2
3327    Analyze That
1857    Analyze This
2056    Anna and the King
2423    Anti-Trust
4589    Are We There Yet?
10268    Arthur
3722    Bad Boys 2
10023    Bad Teacher
9903    Battle: Los Angeles
2173    Battlefield Earth
9365    Beastly
1017    Beethoven's 2nd (Stereo)
1017    Beethoven's 2nd
6949    Beowulf
3446    Beyond Borders
3986    The Big Bounce
10047    Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
1100    Billy Madison
9835    Black Swan
5389    Dave Chappelle's Block Party
3125    Blood Work
1893    Bowfinger
2510    Bridget Jones's Diary
10526    Captain America: The First Avenger
6104    Casino Royale
2397    Cast Away
9721    Cedar Rapids
4416    Cellular
1366    The Chamber
3950    Chasing Liberty
9322    Clash of the Titans
4273    A Cinderella Story
1118    Clockers
2853    Clockstoppers
7133    Cloverfield
5710    Code Name: The Cleaner
9625    Confiction
9901    Country Strong
1335    Courage Under Fire
1035    The Cowboy Way (Stereo)
1035    The Cowboy Way
1111    The Cure
3428    Daredevil
5642    The Da Vinci Code
7584    The Dark Knight
7981    The Day the Earth Stood Still
9351    Death at a Funeral (2010)
1966    Deep Blue Sea
1686    Deep Impact
1093    Demon Knight
10264    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
8620    District 9
2671    Don't Say a Word
3538    Down with Love
2579    Dr. Dolittle 2
1931    Drop Dead Gorgeous
3317    Drumline
9595    Due Date
2814    E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary
9659    Easy A
3831    Elf
1562    Event Horizon
2566    Evolution
4391    Exorcist: The Beginning
9744    The Fighter
3635    The Fighting Temptations
65446    Finding Nimo
1513    Fire Down Below
1036    The Flintstones (Stereo)
1036    The Flintstones
1006    For Love or Money (Stereo)
1614    For Richer or Poorer
5085    Four Brothers
1025    The Getaway (Stereo)
3285    Ghost Ship
65520    Gladiator
3903    Gothika
1031    Greedy
9969    The Green Hornet
10443    Green Lantern
5564    Gridiron Gang
4491    The Grudge
10181    Hall Pass
2445    Hannibal
65393    Happy Feet
1569    Hard Rain
1008    Hard Target (Stereo)
1008    Hard Target
65480    Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone
8358    Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
1007    Heart and Souls (Stereo)
4641    Hide and Seek
65510    Hollow Man
4854    House of Wax
9986    How Do You Know
2714    How High
1103    The Hunted (1995)
2864    Ice Age
1796    In Dreams
1024    In the Name of the Father (Stereo)
10196    Insidious
1958    Inspector Gadget
4588    Into the Blue
7357    Iron Man
9354    Iron Man 2
3636    The Italian Job
1390    Jingle All the Way
2596    Joy Ride (formerly Squelch)
1012    Judgment Night (Stereo)
1012    Judgment Night
1076    Junior
10057    Just Go With It
3001    K-19: The Widowmaker
65493    Kiss of the Dragon
7501    Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
7498    Kung Fu Panda
10392    Kung Fu Panda 2
3912    The Last Samurai
1453    Liar, Liar
2643    Life as a House
9719    Life As We Know It
5793    Little Man
6657    Live Free or Die Hard
3882    Looney Tunes: Back in Action
65435    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
65454    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
1500    The Lost World: Jurassic Park
3890    Love Don't Cost a Thing
7876    Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
1105    Major Payne
1183    Mallrats
4929    March of the Penguins
65437    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
3750    Matchstick Men
3526    The Matrix Reloaded
3854    The Matrix Revolutions
2189    Me, Myself & Irene
9895    The Mechanic
9839    Megamind
1510    Men in Black
2299    Men of Honor
1850    Message in a Bottle
4570    Million Dollar Baby
2399    Miss Congeniality
2541    Moulin Rouge
10470    Mr. Popper's Penguins
1967    My Dog Skip
1845    My Favorite Martian
3544    Mystic River
4177    New York Minute
6320    No Reservations
10058    No Strings Attached
6315    Norbit
2772    Not Another Teen Movie
8128    Notorious
3520    Once Upon a Time in Mexico
5838    Open Season
65486    The Others
4260    Paparazzi
9850    Paranormal Activity 2
1803    Patch Adams
2320    Pay it Forward
1765    Payback
1563    The Peacemaker
1299    The Phantom
4334    The Phantom of the Opera
3286    Phone Booth
5054    The Pink Panther
2620    Planet of the Apes
2011    Pokemon
5652    Poseidon
4514    The Polar Express
9688    Pure Country 2: The Gift
7867    Quantum of Solace (Bond 22)
4592    Racing Stripes
1070    Radioland Murders
1601    The Rainmaker
10158    Rango
1009    The Real McCoy (Stereo)
1009    The Real McCoy
2367    Red Planet
10219    Red Riding Hood
9219    Remember Me
2213    The Replacements
10143    The Rite
1051    The River Wild
2452    Rock Star
1428    Rosewood
2697    The Royal Tenenbaums
1791    Rugrats
2141    Rules of Engagement
3819    The Rundown
2629    Rush Hour 2
5584    RV
1685    Saving Private Ryan
2589    Scary Movie 2
3879    Scary Movie 3
1016    Schindler's List
1185    Se7en
3761    Secondhand Lions
1465    Selena
7221    Semi-pro
1039    The Shadow
1849    She's All That
9419    Shrek Forever After
4443    Sideways
6688    The Simpson's Movie
2032    Sleepy Hollow
1771    Soldier
10248    Something Borrowed
3949    Something's Gotta Give
10163    Source Code
2241    Space Cowboys
4608    Spanglish
4283    Spider-Man 2
1804    Star Trek IX: Insurrection
65414    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
65366    Star Wars: The Clone Wars
1598    Starship Troopers
1077    Street Fighter
7324    Street Kings
10227    Sucker Punch
2353    Sugar and Spice
5774    Superman Returns
8234    The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
3634    Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
5905    Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
1828    The Thin Red Line
2005    Three Kings
1050    Time Cop
3709    Timeline
1149    To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
3916    Torque
9966    The Tourist
10483    Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon
8566    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
9967    True Grit
9501    The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
8927    The Twilight Saga: New Moon
1654    U.S. Marshals
10050    Unknown
9869    Unstoppable
2440    Valentine
9182    Valentine's Day
1117    Village of the Damned
9542    The Virginity Hit
5641    Waist Deep
4951    Walk the Line
8185    Watchmen
1066    The War
4955    War of the Worlds
1015    We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (Stereo)
3466    What a Girl Wants
1760    What Dreams May Come
3130    White Oleander
65420    Wimbledon
10120    Win Win
2234    X-Men
8349    X-Men Origins: Wolverine
3523    X-Men: X2
9940    Yogi Bear
9586    Zookeeper

If someone is curious, I've found this:

https://archive.org/details/dtheaterdvhs...+laced.mkv

When Hudson Hawk was released on BD in the US by Mill Creek they screwed up the audio. On disc was the audio in mono. They later made a replacement with proper audio. They did also did a release, again with the correct audio.
Sony themself released the movie on BD in Europe. But unfortunately it only has the audio in lossy Dolby 2.0.

Williarob shared the LD but it also has the audio in mono. So the fault must lie by Columbia Home Video in the first place.

So here comes my request: Does anyone have the replacement or re-release BD with the proper audio and can share it with us?

*UPDATE*
The request was filled by Scavenger with the audio from the UK BD. The audio is a genuine stereo track and it syncs very easy to the German BD. Add a delay of -2018ms and enjoy the lossless audio

Hi,

I own the Paramount VHS of Toho's anime movie The Wizard of Oz (1982). I'm aware that the only DVD release of this movie available is a region-free release by IDG in Poland, and is available from a Polish online store called DVDmax. However, that DVD is of the 1986 Japanese version and only has Japanese and Polish 5.1 audio tracks and Polish subtitles.

I was wondering if someone could rip the Paramount laserdisc, deinterlace, pulldown, clean up, and AI upscale the LD rip to 2160p, rip the IDG DVD, deinterlace, pulldown, and AI upscale the DVD rip to 2160p, reconstruct the English version with the credits and audio (both in 16-bit PCM stereo and a 5.1 upmix using FreeSurround in foobar2000) from the upscaled LD rip and the restored footage from the upscaled DVD rip, and then downscale the reconstruction to 1080p.

I'm also aware that a reconstruction of the English version exists on YouTube. However, it only uses the Polish DVD video and English audio and is in 480p.

Thanks,
James