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  Correcting field blended video with Topaz Video AI
Posted by: SpaceBlackKnight - 2022-11-01, 06:06 AM - Forum: Audio and video editing - Replies (3)

Has anyone tried this method? Seeing the sites description, it's understandable that (even on the latest greatest hardware) all the 4/6k upscale processing can take several days if not months depending on the length of the footage. However, just using the motion interpolation parameters and outputting at original resolution with no upscaling would be very useful for correcting field blended sources, not to mention drastically reducing the rendering times.

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  [Cancelled] Streets of Fire (Project CRT #8)
Posted by: PDB - 2022-10-31, 04:38 PM - Forum: In progress - Replies (10)

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Streets of Fire (Project CRT #8 v1.0)

Part of the Project CRT, for more background read here:
https://fanrestore.com/thread-3228

To quickly recap, many late 90's/early 2000s HD, DVD and even LD masters have a significant red/magenta push on modern flat panels. It is assumed that this is caused by them being mastered on older CRT monitors which had a green and blue push. This project attempts to fix many of those old masters by making them look how the color technician would see them on a CRT master monitor. Not necessarily more theatrically accurate but hopefully closer to what the colorist wanted and hopefully more pleasing to the eye.

This is the Shout copy of SoF corrected to look how it does on my Sony BVM monitor.

Early Comparison: Original/CRT
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The video was further refined using pictures The Aluminum Falcon took at a 35mm presentation. Particularly lower the green slightly and raising the yellow slightly. Additionally, I fixed some compression artifacts and other junk from the Shout BD

The audio has the 2.0, 4.1 and 5.1 from the 2-disc set. I'm syncing the PCM 2.0 from the US WS LD and the P&S Japanese LD from BDgeek. I have the DD 2.0 from the US DVD on its way.

Video:
The Shout BD of SoF color corrected on a CRT mastering monitor and further refined to some 35mm shots.

Audio:
1. PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the US WS LD)
2. PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the JPN LD - SF047-1572)
3. PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the JPN LD - SF078-0054)
4. DTS-HD MA 4.1 (from the Shout BD)
5. DTS-HD MA 2.0 (from the Shout BD)
6. DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the Shout BD)

Sync:
Synced to the Shout BD

Pics:
[Image: t4q52ii.jpg]

Thanks
The Aluminum Falcon, williarob, BDgeek, bronan

Coming Soon

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  When AI upscaling, what should I look for?
Posted by: Serums - 2022-10-30, 05:39 AM - Forum: Audio and video editing - Replies (5)

Hello,

I've happened upon something that could be a base for a very interesting project. It is in HD but it's not the greatest of quality. I'd like to ideally use something like an AI upscaler to bring out whatever quality might be hiding inside (even though such an effort may take a while with my computer) Smile 

I'm aware that upscaling software usually has a few different restoration profiles to choose from. I've never done this before, so could anyone with more experience perhaps lend some advice as to how I should look at these settings so I could choose the most appropriate one for the video I have?

Thanks!

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  StudioCanal "stole" my Raw Deal Trailer Restoration
Posted by: bendermac - 2022-10-29, 09:52 PM - Forum: Everything else... - Replies (27)

These little knockleheads really took my restoration for the Raw Deal trailer of my YT-Channel and put it on the new Blu-ray/4K Blu-ray release. Well, since it's watermarked they cropped it to 4:3. But I instantly recognized my work. Exact same edits and text. They even patched in a few shots where they couldn't crop out a banner. But the real funny thing is that could've just asked for the watermark-free file.

Not even studios ask these days and grab things of youtube Rolleyes Wink

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  Gangs Of New York
Posted by: alleycat - 2022-10-29, 01:36 PM - Forum: Requests, proposals, help - Replies (2)

What's people's thoughts on the blu rays of Gangs of New York?

https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&a=0&...9&i=11&l=0

Clearly the newer blu ray is better from a picture quality point of view but it does lose some image on all four sides. It also looks like it's been given a teal workover, screenshot 12 for example the copper's uniform is now green instead of blue. Then again I'm not that taken with the color from the older blu ray either, looks a bit washed out to me. The DVD is the same as the earlier blu ray, I suspect they are from the same source. 

What do others think?

I'm wondering if there is a project here somewhere, maybe the two blu rays AutoOverlay'd with color correction and possibly the Cinema DTS.

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  Howdy folks!
Posted by: AhabVenom - 2022-10-26, 02:15 AM - Forum: Presentation - Replies (1)

Howdy everyone!

Huge cinema fan here! Glad to have found my way to this corner of the web!

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Exclamation do NOT upgrade to Win10 22H2!
Posted by: Bilbofett - 2022-10-25, 09:24 PM - Forum: Everything else... - Replies (5)

General warning again: Windows update to version 22H2 has jacked up my Adobe Premiere, general codecs interaction, especially Lagarith (older codec) encoding and decoding..its not even displaying the full 8.3 filename w. extension in Premiere; its calling it ".av" instead of ".avi!" I don't think I can roll it back either.
There's also reports of very sluggish performance handling large files in Windows, waveform drawing visibility vanishing for AAC audio after upgrading (in both video and audio editors), and Nvidia had a bug (also w/ Win11) of super slow frame-rates in games until they patched the driver. Beware!

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  Adventures in Wonderland (1992-1994) preservation from Disney+?
Posted by: James76 - 2022-10-25, 08:59 PM - Forum: Requests, proposals, help - Replies (1)

Hi,

I own the VHS videotape releases of some episodes of Adventures in Wonderland. The complete series is currently on Disney+, which I'm not subscribed to. Has anyone preserved the series from Disney+ with DVDFab's StreamFab or some program like that? Please let me know ASAP.

I would like the series preserved and sent to me so I can make a custom 50GB BD-R ISO set.

Thanks!

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  Hello!
Posted by: laiska - 2022-10-23, 10:18 AM - Forum: Presentation - No Replies

Hi all, very excited to find this site Big Grin
I'm loving reading through the work on audio that's been done here!

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Lightbulb Topaz VEAI is out
Posted by: Bilbofett - 2022-10-20, 04:14 AM - Forum: Converting, encoding, authoring - Replies (1)

Topaz VEAI 3.0 is out, lots of bugs unfortunately

https://community.topazlabs.com/t/topaz-...0/35818/67


I'll wait for the next update

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