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How to tone map PGS subtitles? |
Posted by: BDgeek - 2020-09-15, 11:25 PM - Forum: Converting, encoding, authoring
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After finding some on-line releases that use BD extracted subtitles (in .sup format) and tone map it to the exact same color of the UHD-BD release, I was really intrigued and eager to perform this kind of conversion.
The best solution I could find so far is this tool:
https://github.com/quietvoid/subtitle_tonemap
It's indeed an easy to use and works. The problem is that apparently it doesn't allow the user to change the tone mapping parameter. It defaults to a dark gray, while most of the original UHD-BD subtitles have a lighter shade of gray.
Since it's based on BDsup2sub, there's probably a way to do it in this program. But I couldn't really find out how. The best I could is described bellow, but when you load the .idx file it's clear that it looses quality in a way I can only describe as presentiing jaggies or stairstepping effect.
- load a blu-ray sup file
- export it as SUP/IDX
- load the exported sup/idx file
- change the palette mode to 'Create new'
- check the colors in use under 'Edit DVD Frame Palette'
- edit the palette under 'Edit imported DVD palette'
- export it back as SUP(BD).
The subtitles from the on-line releases don't have this downside.
Has anyone performed this conversion or know how to do it?
Any help will be much appreciated.
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Adding chapters to MKV's |
Posted by: Hitcher - 2020-09-15, 10:32 AM - Forum: General technical discussions
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I'm converting some 00000.m2ts files from BluRay rips into MKV's using MKVToolNix but it doesn't work with the chapters.txt files so I can preserve them. Is there a way to convert them for use in MKVToolNix or alternatively is there another way to convert the rips to MKV's and keep the chapters?
Thanks.
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PHASE IV (1974) w/ original ending |
Posted by: The Griff - 2020-09-14, 04:46 PM - Forum: Released
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Hey hey.
Some of you might know that 101 put out a Region B blu ray of PHASE IV in the UK recently that included director Saul Bass' original extending ending (that was finally rediscovered about 10 years ago) as an extra. Unfortunately there is no option to watch it as part of the main feature so... I did what had to be done.
I essentially ditched the last reel of the movie and cut in exactly where the extended clip starts. While the majority of the extra stuff takes place in the final montage, there were enough extra little bits and pieces to make it worth swapping out the entire reel.
Videos were trimmed and merged with TMPGEnc smart encoder (so no re-encoding), the English SDH subs were converted to SRT and similarly merged, the original chapter points preserved (because there were only like 5 or 6 anyway), the audio commentary was jettisoned (for obvious reasons) and the whole lot was spat out as a BDMV folder using TSMuxer.
Oh yeah, and I kept the vintage closing Paramount logo from the theatrical ending.
Sorry folks, no fancy menus.
Even though the movie now runs longer, the file size is slightly smaller due to the extra compression they laid on the extended ending. The only way around that would be to get the French disc with the more generous bitrate on the original ending but that has Dolby Digital audio instead of LPCM and, well... life's too short.
Anyway, if anyone is keen to field test it for me, hit me up with a PM. I've got an MKV in the making but I thought I'd get this uploading before I turned in for the night. I'm on CDT (Cool Dude Time) so hopefully I'll get back to anyone who might be interested in about 8 hours. EDIT: The BDMV is now available.
Cheers!
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What software to use for this quick/simple job? |
Posted by: The Griff - 2020-09-14, 04:15 AM - Forum: Audio and video editing
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Hey gang,
I've got a really simple project I wanna do but haven't done any video editing for years.
I want to take the main feature off a blu ray, trim the ending and then graft on the original extended ending that is available as an extra.
A/V stats are the same (1080p, ~24fps, LPCM).
Ultimately, I'd like to output the final product as an mkv with no re-encoding (although minimal re-encoding at the splice point would be tolerable).
Any suggestions for all-in-one free or trial software with a minimal learning curve to do this? I already have both clips demuxed and ready to go.
Cheers!
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Dracula (1979) original Dolby Stereo track preservation |
Posted by: Onti - 2020-09-13, 07:25 PM - Forum: Requests, proposals, help
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Blu-ray.com:
Scream supplies the film's original Dolby Stereo as the default (and only) track on both discs: a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (1614 kbps, 24-bit) on Disc One and a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (1646 kbps, 24-bit) on Disc Two.
The Shout Factory (Scream) release contains two different cuts: theatrical and desaturated (both, 2.0 stereo mix) but Laserdisc 4.0?
https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/03235/41057/Dracula
How can that difference be possible? What is the real original Dolby stereo track? I was wondering if it would be nice to have a preservation with the LD track.
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