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| Spawn (1997) Theatrical Cut |
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Posted by: Bigrob - 2021-05-09, 08:12 PM - Forum: Official and unofficial releases
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Just wondering if anyone knows (or even owns) a HD copy of the theatrical cut of Spawn (1997). I've seen one DVD in the wild that is the theatrical cut but everything else is the R rated version.
Was going to watch it with my boys so would prefer the tamer PG-13 version.
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| 98 DTS laserdisc capture project - DONATIONS NEEDED! |
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Posted by: spoRv - 2021-05-07, 06:50 PM - Forum: Requests, proposals, help
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I'll capture my 98 DTS laserdiscs:
- … 12 Monkeys (1995) 43208
- … Alien Resurrection (1997) 0032584
- … Apollo 13 (1995) 43119
- … Armageddon (1998) 16066 AS
- … Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery: Special Edition (1997) ID4402LI
- … Blade (1998) ID5423LI
- … Blown Away (1994) ML106171
- … Boogie Nights (1997) ID4415LI
- … Born on the Fourth of July (1989) ID4482MC
- … Broken Arrow (1996) 0896384
- … Carlito’s Way (1993) ID4425MC
- … Casino (1995) 43117
- … Casper (1995) 43120
- … Con Air (1997) 12881 AS
- … Crimson Tide (1995) 12156 AS
- … Crow, The (1994) 12157 AS
- … Dante’s Peak (1997) 43364
- … Dark City (1998) ID4643LI
- … Daylight (1996) 43271
- … Deep Rising (1998) 15066 AS
- … Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990) 0890684
- … Die Hard 3: With A Vengeance (1995) 0885884
- … Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993) ID4426MC
- … Dragonheart (1996) 43207
- … English Patient, The (1996) 12356 AS
- … Evita (1996) 12096 AS
- … Firestorm (1997) 0277384
- … Flubber (1997) 14687 AS
- … Frighteners, The (1996) 43274
- … From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) 12160 AS
- … Game, The (1997) ID4386PG
- … Gate to the Mind’s Eye, The (1994) ID4068MM
- … Get Shorty (1995) ML107093
- … Getaway, The (1994) ID4471MC
- … Goldeneye: Special Edition (1995) ML105987
- … Good Will Hunting (1997) 15112 AS
- … Great Expectations (1998) 0449284
- … Halloween: H20 (1998) 16070 AS
- … Hard Target (1993) 43276
- … Heart and Souls (1993) ID4483MC
- … Hercules (1997) 15067 AS
- … Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1996) 12354 AS
- … In the Mouth of Madness: Special Edition (1994) ID3751LI
- … In the Name of the Father (1993) ID4484MC
- … Independence Day: ID4 (1996) 0411884
- … Jackal, The (1997) ID4424MC
- … Jackie Brown (1997) 15065 AS
- … Jackie Chan’s First Strike (1996) ID4713LI
- … Jurassic Park (1993) 43115
- … Kingpin (1996) ML107092
- … Kull the Conqueror (1997) ID4422MC
- … Last Man Standing (1996) ID3735LI
- … Liar Liar (1997) 43365
- … Long Kiss Goodnight, The (1996) ID3738LI
- … Lost in Space (1998) ID4712LI
- … Lost World, The: Jurassic Park (1997) 43366
- … Man in the Iron Mask, The: Special Edition (1998) ML107203
- … Mask, The (1994) ID3752LI
- … Mimic (1997) 14343 AS
- … Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) ID4421LI
- … Mortal Kombat: Special Edition (1995) ID3753LI
- … Most Wanted (1997) ID4716LI
- … Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995) 12161 AS
- … Mr. Nice Guy (1997) ID4715LI
- … Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993) 12162 AS
- … Nutty Professor, The (1996) 43272
- … Phenomenon (1996) 12159 AS
- … Pocahontas (1995) 12158 AS
- … Pulp Fiction (1994) 12154 AS
- … Quest, The (1996) 43367
- … Red Corner (1997) ML107096
- … River Wild, The (1994) 43275
- … Rob Roy (1995) ML107090
- … Rock, The (1996) 12155 AS
- … Ronin: Special Edition (1998) ML107602
- … Rush Hour (1998) ID5477LI
- … Scream 2 (1997) 14607 AS
- … Scream: Director’s Edition (1996) 14797 AS
- … Seven (1995) ID3750LI
- … Shadow, The (1994) 43116
- … Shine (1996) ID3957LI
- … Spawn: The Movie: Special Edition (1997) ID4236LI
- … Species (1995) ML105760
- … Strange Days (1995) 0893984
- … Street Fighter (1994) 43368
- … Sudden Death (1995) 43210
- … Super Speedway: IMAX (1997) ID4717OW
- … Timecop (1994) 43211
- … Titanic (1997) LV334812-WSDTS
- … Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) ML107148
- … Toy Story (1995) 12153 AS
- … True Lies (1994) 0864084
- … Village of the Damned (1995) 43278
- … Volcano (1997) 0603984
- … Wag the Dog (1997) ID4646LI
- … Waterworld (1995) 43118
- … Wedding Singer, The (1998) ID4686LI
- … X-Files: The Movie (1998) 0044884
Beginning of capture: end of May 2021
End of all captures: July 2021 (at 15/20 captures per week)
Captures will be bit-perfect, AS-IS 16bit 44.1Khz, along with compressed video.
DONATIONS NEEDED!!!
Expected target: 1000€ before end of May, 2021
Minimum target: 700€ before May 16, 2021
10€ = 1 capture
20€ = 3 captures
50€ = 10 captures
100€ = ALL captures!
To donate: comment with the amount you would like to donate (or, if you want to be anonymous, send me a PM).
Donations will be collected ONLY if the minimum target will be reached in time; a PayPal link will then be provided.
Thanks to anyone!
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Posted by: chuchu555 - 2021-05-07, 10:53 AM - Forum: Presentation
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hello there!
i'm brand new here and would like to say hello! i've always loved fan restorations of movies and was introduced to it through harmy's star wars despecialized. i've recently been watching a lot of john woo movies, only coming to learn that the official blu ray releases are just awful (and most other hk movies of the time for that matter), so i was brought to this forum and am here to check it out!
- chuchu555
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| The House with Laughing Windows (1976) [Project: Celluloid — Upscale & Regrade] |
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Posted by: LucasGodzilla - 2021-05-05, 01:37 PM - Forum: Released
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Nutshell: I've been experimenting lately with Topaz Video Enhancer to upscale a bit of an Italian giallo gem: La casa dalle finestre che ridono
I'm not going to explain much about it since the Trailer From Hell video above does a decent job giving you an idea of what to expect from the movie.
Anyways, the unfortunate fact about this movie is that it has hardly ever seen any releases over the years. Apparently, years ago it was released on DVD (via Nouveaux Pictures if I'm not mistaken) that was made from some sort of scan of an interpositive it seems which was rather grimy at times. Eventually, a remaster was made for the movie's 25th anniversary which was made from a scan of the original camera negatives though, however, this restoration is really quite old nowadays (with Shameless putting salt into that wound by re-releasing it 10 years later).
Not to mention the fact that the remaster carries a revisionist color grade given this quote below.
Quote:Un contributo fondamentale alla realizzazione di questo DVD infine è stato dato dal direttore della fotografia che ha riposizionato le luci del film, per rifare il telecinema e, come afferma Pupi Avati, lo ha reso più bello di come è nato, ancora più luminoso."
Finally, a fundamental contribution to the making of this DVD was given by the director of photography who repositioned the lights of the film, to redo the telecine and, as Pupi Avati says, made it more beautiful than it was born , even brighter."
Whether or not the look is good is subjective. I'm personally of the opinion that the yellow veil looks quite ugly at times when paired with the bright, low-contrast look. As such, I decided to try and loosely color grade the upscale to look more akin to the IP-sourced DVD from what footage I could find of it.
At one point I considered starting a thread for buying and scanning a faded print overseas for around $600~, but in the end, I thought it wasn't really worth pursuing. The print might still be available for purchase though for the record if people are interested in that prospect, but judging from my past experiences, I don't think anyone here really cares much all that much about Italo-horror stuff (especially stuff on the obscurer side). As a result, I settled on upscaling the SD master since it's the best we can get really on a budget.
For the upscale process, I decided to use the Italian DVD since it sported the best encode and resolution in comparison to Shameless (judging from screencaps; I refuse to give them money to check for certain) as well as the US Euroshock release (which happens to also have a PAL to NTSC issue). I then upscaled the movie to 2K then downscaled to 1080 (saw no point in doing 4K; there's only so much upscales can do), regrained it via FilmConvert to cover up the flaws of the upscale (which looks very heavily DNRd otherwise due to the nature of the process), and then regraded it to give it a more neutral tone throughout.
It's not perfect, but I'd say it's a lot more palpable than any of the DVDs. I would do a scene-by-scene Dr. Dre color match job for a more faithful job at handling the colors, but I'd rather save such efforts when I manage to locate a copy of this OOP DVD as well as whenever an official HD release eventually does comes to fruition. As for improving the upscale, unless someone has any better suggestions other than Topaz, this is the best I can come up with (so please bear with the noticeably waxy faces at times).
The MKV will not only include three audio tracks (ranging from mono to surround), but it will also include three separate subtitle tracks (two of which being separate English translations and the third being Italian subs).
I also took the time to convert the original DVD subtitle files to SRT (which changes by player) so they don't sport that ugly looking early-2000s look to them.
They're not perfect as the subtitle conversions done for the two provided from the Italian DVD seem to have some strange misconversions going on, but it's highly unlikely that either would be used and for the most part get the job done. If you really are desperate to see them un-screwy (though the audience is likely minimal given I believe the US DVD's subs have the superior translation), I'll be providing the original subtitle files from it as well which should be able to be muxed in quite snuggly. In retrospect, I should've just muxed them in from the start given they're just subtitle files, but hindsight 20-20.
On a final note whilst on the topic of muxing, the MKV's default video track will be set to a 30-second disclaimer that I expect all viewers to read at least once before switching to the second track for viewing the actual feature presentation (or before muxing the track out altogether): The nutshell being that this is non-profit and it is expected for viewers to own a legal copy of the movie.
I hope y'all enjoy it! It's really an absolute crime that this movie (like The Keep) isn't available in HD yet, so I hope this'll partially fill that void. As I said earlier, I'd love to revisit this title one day (whether through the form of a faded print scan, an improved upscale, or a proper regrade of a BD whenever one gets made).
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| Not new but I've been away... |
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Posted by: Farstarbuck - 2021-05-03, 11:24 PM - Forum: Presentation
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Been a member for a while and my personal life unfortunately got in the way so I've been absent.
Just wanted to say hi and to thank those who welcomed me last time. It has not been forgotten.
Sporv
PDB
Stamper
Doombot
Jerryshadoe
Thank you
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| TV series in streaming with wrong pitch |
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Posted by: spoRv - 2021-05-01, 11:02 PM - Forum: Movies, TV shows and other
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My daughter started to watch Criminal Minds on Netflix; casually I watched few episodes, and I noted that the voices (ALL!) were wrong, too slow... I guess because the original Italian track was recorded with TV in mind, hence at 25fps, and Netflix slowed down it to 24fps...
Anyone noticed that in other TV series in streaming?
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