Just joined this platform and can’t wait to find some gems and exchange some ideas.

I used to be very active on FanRes before the forum split but for various unrelated reasons I had to step back from things and never managed to get into a habit of posting regularly here on FanRestore...but now that I'm getting back into the swing of things I thought the best to start would be with an introduction.

As I said I used to be very active here, mostly talking about my work to try and preserve various hard to find versions of Highlander films, which even got to the stage where I bought a beat up 35mm print of a rare version of Highlander 2 and started to slowly restore it! I also chipped in my thoughts and helped give feedback on other topics and projects and generally really enjoyed interacting with everyone.

However around the time of the forum split (sorry if that's a taboo subject, I'm a bit out of touch) my work life started to get busier and then there was an illness and death in the family...all of which sapped any energy I had for personal projects and led to a couple of years of severe burnout. During this period I also had to spend a lot of time away from my home and editing PC so most of my projects just ground to a halt. I don't mean to sound too dramatic, I was never in a harmful place, just a busy one that lead to me having to drop a lot of hobbies I love for a while, but now that I'm back in a good place It's time to start picking up my old projects and working again.

It's not all been bad news though. Through my preservation work I managed to make some interesting contacts and what limited creative capacity I've had in recent years has actually gone towards paid editing work, to the extent that you can now find my name on the 4K Blu Ray release of Highlander! Needless to say being involved with a home video release of my favourite film was a real highlight and a huge boost when I  needed it most.

I'm hoping to pick up some of my old projects and threads here soon. 35mm work has been slow but I'm getting back into the swing of it again, and my video encoding has improved greatly so I might try and put out some improved versions of my completed projects.

To get me back into the swing of things I finally put together the fan edit of Highlander 2 that everyone kept telling me to make. It was a lot of fun and encouraged me to get back into fan editing and fan preservation again. I'm planning to release it properly next month once I've had a bit of feedback from a few friends.

I've tried to at least keep up with PMs while I've been inactive here, but I let them build up again in recent months; I'll try an address each one in the next few days.

TLDR: Sorry I was gone for so long, but I'm back now. I missed this place!

Input Soundtrack: 16-bit, 44.1khz, Stereo (bit perfect)
Output Soundtrack: 16-bit, 44.1khz, Stereo
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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 all. I'm a big movie sicko and trashhound. I probably won't post too much but I'll be lurking around. If you got a letterboxd account I'm over there at the same username.

Hi Guys,

Happy New Year! What a wonderful community! I'm an editor interested in the history of film. What I found here is a treasure trove of lovingly restored cinema history. Well done and I can't wait to connect with you all.

Each successive home video release since Criterion's Blu has presented Rosemary's Baby with a soundtrack filtered to various degrees, most notably the latest UHD release is highly disappointing. It's been heavily hiss reduced and de-essed to the point it removed a small piece of dialogue and altered another line ever-so slightly. I've gone back to the original R2 DVD which presumably uses the same audio transfer as the 1998 Laserdisc, and synced it to the UHD; it appears completely unfiltered and undoctored. It sounds fantastic! No altered or missing lines from bad "restoration" work.

The sync is all done and ready to be enjoyed! Hit me up and I'll have it out the door.

1. The US/international version, running at 95 minutes and 22 seconds at the HD frame rate (on the 88 Films blu-ray, this includes all intros plus opening and closing credits, including from Fortune Star)
   
2. The HK version (Jackie Chan's personal edit), running at 92 minutes and 7 seconds at the HD frame rate (on the 88 Films blu-ray, this includes all intros plus opening and closing credits, including from Fortune Star)
   
3. The Japanese version, running at 96 minutes and 55 seconds at the HD frame rate (from the 2014 Japanese blu-ray, including all intros and opening/closing credits).
   

• MKV, 17.8 GB, broken up into smaller ZIP files
  
• 24fps, yes TRUE cinematic 24fps, that's frame rate AND speed! Turn your TV's "motion smoothing" function off when you watch this!
  

• 2.0 LPCM mono, Cantonese/English. English is used during all scenes taking place in New York, then it switches to Cantonese for all scenes in Hong Kong. The score is arranged exactly like it is in the HK version even during the NY scenes!
  
• 2.0 LPCM mono, all Cantonese. I used the audio from the upscaled HK version from 88 Films to fill in for the NY scenes. The dialog, while kinda similar, is also a little different in how characters express things, which kinda makes for a whole new dynamic between some of the characters!
  

1. Honestly, I probably could have made the original audio from the Glickenhaus version work in some scenes, but it would certainly have not blended well in others (especially when the action sequences are edited to match Jackie Chan's version). It would just sound too choppy. Seriously, listen to the 3rd audio track on the HK version from the recent Shout Factory blu-ray (where they try to use the Glickenhaus track wherever possible)!
   
2. Also, the original Glickenhaus track is a lot more clean and "light", and less "raw" than the audio from the Japanese and HK versions. It just wouldn't blend well.
   
3. And lastly, the biggest reason I can't use the Glickenhaus audio is because of one single line of dialog: When Moon Lee mentions "The Fortune Teller" during the scene where all the good guys sit on a boat and talk about their plan to take down Harold Ko. Jackie Chan eliminated the whole "Fortune Teller" scene and replaced it with part of a subplot featuring Sally Yeh. But without scene, when Moon Lee mentions "the Fortune Teller" audiences will be like "What, what fortune teller? Did I miss something?!" 
   

• FPO (foreign parts only), for the Cantonese/English track
  
• All dialog SDH, for the Cantonese/English track
  
• All dialog, for the "all Cantonese" track.
  

Hello everyone, i found this magnific community/site searching for a particular Jackie Chan movie (Thunderbolt 1995), and like a lot what i found here.
I like the great work that is being done here and thanks in advance for all effort put in it.

Reboot 1994 tv series needs This specific d1 tape deck Bosch BTS DCR-500 to preserve it in high quality. Please help if you can.

Hi everyone. This looks like a very interesting place.

Is there a minimum number of posts one needs to make before being allowed to PM people?