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Hi guys.
It's been quite a while. Hope you all doing fine. Things can get quite ugly with this virus.



So, this is a reconstruction of the Theatrical Cut, based on the recently released TC on BluRay using the Extended Version BD by Warner as sorurce for the best quality.
What this movie clearly needs is a fresh new scan (from the OCN, not a lesser IP from 20 years ago).

Anyways.
For the missing footage (that is, footage included in the TC only) I used that German BD recently released.
If you have seen it (or just took a look at the pics in capsaholic), then you know it's not exactly the best release ever. It looks pretty bad actually, with a layer of what looks like artifacts (encoding?, scanning?... Dog knows). I applied some gentle DNR (virtualdub + Neat Video) to get rid of that "layer", and then, in Da Vinci Resolve, regrain it so it resembles the grain of the Extended Version BD (not an easy task since the EV has more than one layer of grain, and lacks the detail that more modern scans have, meaning, it's actually a blurred layer of grain).
Needless to say, the inserted footage is graded accordingly to match the colors of the Extended BD (colormatching tool by Dre to create a LUT is a must here). Results are quite nice, and you probably won't notice any change of quality during playback. Missing frames have reinserted as well.

I also did a quick regrade of the whole film. Mainly to get rid of the green tint that is present on many shots in the EV BD. Some weird looking shots have also been corrected. Regarding the colors, I don't know how accurate are the blurays. The TC seems to be less tweaked, but looks dull and a bit reddish. Like I said earlier, this needs a freshly new scan. Til then, this is the best way to enjoy the Theatrical Cut we all saw in theaters or when we were kids (it's now kind of a guilty pleasure, isn't it?).

Hope you like it.



· Regraded with Da Vinci Resolve, reencoded using Hybrid. x264 @ CRF 14,7

· Audio: English original 2.0
                          DTS-HD MA 5.1

· Subtitles: Spanish
                   English
                   German


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Actually, I already uploaded it to demonoid (dot is). BUT they are fixing/polishing some things and for the moment guest users can't download torrents. When guests are allowed to download again, I'll post this on "realeased".

Why not now? Because registrations are closed, and I have no invites. Be patient.

Here is the Original Dolby SR 2.0 Mix of the 1993 Movie Rising Sun, ripped from the R1 DVD:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/0e21wesfc...9.ac3/file

First good things:

• nice use of lens flares and bokeh
  
• a lot of action - never bored a single minute
  
• opening credits scene simply great
  

I didn't know which section this would be appropriate to post this in, since it's pretty cross-section, so forgive me if this is the wrong spot.

So, to make a long story short, AVerMedia capture cards are able to capture Dolby Digital noise in PCM format and it can be successfully be converted to bit-perfect AC3 DD 5.1 audio.

Unfortunately though, AVerMedia's drivers have rendered the capture card I was using (Extremecap U3) pretty useless.

I replaced it with an open-source, plug and play capture card, the Inogeni 4K2USB3. However, the conversion generates some... unsavoury results.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1402830530316492800

So, before I invest in yet another capture card, I'd like to get some confirmation that it WILL work with BeSplit for my type of audio work.

I was keen towards the Elgato HD60 S, since it also has uncompressed capture capabilities, but I want you guys to let me know; If you do this kind of thing that I'm speaking of, what capture card are you doing it with?

Heck, you don't even have to know first-hand, any insight would be great.

Thanks, guys.

EDIT: Here is my BeSplit command, in case its relevant: besplit -core -input 1.wav -type ddwav -output 1.ac3

Die Hard 2 (CE DVD Regrade)

In a roundabout way this project is the completion of this previous project:

https://fanrestore.com/thread-1711.html?...die+hard+2

The older BD of DH2 has a pretty significant red push, while the new streaming master has a green push. Now while the new master might be theatrical accurate (I'm not sure), the old CE DVD looked better and seems more thematically accurate. The CE DVD bathes the movie in shades of blue that is more in keeping with the cold snowy setting.

The video regrading was done via automatic scripting. Once that was complete I modified the black level and shadows to more conform with the CE DVD's levels. After that I went through the entire project shot by shot and fixed any shot/scene the strayed too far from the DVD. After all automatic scripting is not always 100%. That resulted in ~250 shots having their own LUTS and/or modifications. The video was synced to the current US BD. I also cut in the sections with hard English subs from the original US BD into this project as the new streaming master have soft subs.

After that I tried to add every soundtrack I had access to. The Widescreen, Japanese and THX LDs were manually synced requiring anywhere from 100 to 250 edits. The DVDs just required a plus or minus delay as they were mostly frame accurate. One point of difference is that 20th Century Fox logo is different on different video masters so I synced for the first shot cut. The default audio track is the Widescreen PCM 2.0 as it sounded the best to my ears.

Video:
Streaming version of the new master of Die Hard 2 regraded to the blue tones of the CE DVD.

Audio:
1. PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the Widescreen laserdisc)
2. PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the Japanese P&S LD)
3. PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the THX LD)
4. Dolby Digital 2.0 (from the non-anamorphic DVD)
5. Dolby Digital 5.1 (from the non-anamorphic DVD)
6. Dolby Digital 5.1 (from the CE DVD)
7. DTS 5.1 (from the CE DVD)
8. Dolby Digital 2.0 (from the BD)
9. DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the BD)

Sync:
Fox US BD (plus subs and chapters)

Pics:


Comparisons Pics
CE Regrade/Original Streaming Master


Collaborators and Thanks:
Zoidberg for audio tracks
Buster D for audio tracks

Hello. Could anyone send me the original airing of Capitol Critters from 1992? It has the animated Steven Bochco Productions logo in it with a mouse playing the violin.

Found these forums after googling for Highlander II US theatrical cut. Fairly excited to revisit this dumpster fire since the last time I saw (and hated) it, release day, 1991.

I'm currently delving through the backposts in the "Released" section, looks I might be checking out several other restorations...

Hi all!

Joined just now, very fascinating forum, I wish I discovered it earlier. I just wanted to let you all know that I have a pretty good RTX 3070 and 32gb RAM. I also have topaz video enhancer installed. If anyone needs any files to be upscaled, you can reach out to me, I will try to do the best I can with the resources I currently have. 

Also, I have been trying to download a few of the files but it seems like most of them are uploaded on Blutopia where I don't have a membership and it doesn't look like open signups are gonna be a thing anytime soon. If anyone has any leads on how else I can access these wonderful restorations and regrade projects, please let me know. 

Thanks guys and girls, 
See you around!
Stay safe!!

Hello all,

Just wondering if there's a quick way to split a video file into multiple parts? I've got TMPGnc Smart Renderer but that will be quite a lot of work for what I'm looking to do. Will use it if I have to but just wondering if there's a better way to split a file into around 20 parts.


Thanks

Hello everyone,

New here, I was randomly searching for Michael Mann’s The Keep, as one does, and here I am. Fan edits and restoration/preservation work has always fascinated me, ever since I noticed something was “off” with the Terminator 5.1 track. Years later, someone offered the LaserDisc mono track and simple instructions on how to sync them up. I failed, but that’s another dull story (and short, in fact it ends at the failing part). Anyway, thank you for letting me join this forum!