This project is on the horizon. Does anyone happen to have an NTSC copy of the 3 disc special edition DVD? I’ve got it as PAL, but NTSC would be preferable as it will give greater comparability for US members.

Ever since I started my own little "Back To The Future" project back in May, I began researching on the film's technical aspects, more specifically, the color grading. 

I always found the Blu-Ray, DVD and DCP versions very "pink-magenta"  looking, similar to how the Star Wars Special Editions looked, creating errors in the film itself, (Marty's skateboard wheels colors fluctuating from yellow to pink in the Blu-Ray release)  I wondered if that was always the case or was it the fault of the people who decided to DNR and "Edge Enhance" during the digital processing of the movie for home releases.

I recently came here after finding out about the "Open Matte upscale" done by PDB back in 2015 and seeing his color regrade of the film, noting about how "technicolor" it looked with pretty vivid colors and natural skin tones, so I'm not sure if thats a pretty close regrade or something more revisionist.

Since there are little to no color references to the film aside from the BBC TV broadcast, which is noted to have a green tint, I was wondering if a "theatrical regrade" of the film can be done, aside from images of 35mm film strips on eBay, but I am also not sure if that is a reliable color source.

Hello!

I came from the OriginalTrilogy forums (Dat_SW_Guy, aswell as on TSWT of the same name as the one I use here!) and I came here to Fanres because I was interested and researched about information about certain color timing differences of a lot of classics, more specifically "Back To The Future" as I am interested in making a "35mm Technicolor Recreation" of my own, however I am quite a novice at restoration and color grading so I would like to learn and meet people who are well versed in this field.

I am definitely looking forward to meeting you all here at FanRes!

This is purely a request, as I have no idea what I'm doing or whether it would be feasible. Despite the colour grading, DNR and edits, I presume that the latest UHD release of T2 has the most detail? Would be great to see a 4K regrade of the director's cut, with some of the edits taken out (purple laser fire and the T1000's balls most importantly ). I'm guessing reinstating director's cut scenes might be a little jarring, considering they're only available in 1080p. Maybe upscaling those scenes would help. Hopefully they'd look okay with the rest of the 4K transfer being regraded. Also, I'm guessing it's arguable what might be the best mix of the audio track? I would be happy to contribute where I can, if that means financially or something.

Hi everyone,


I will create a hybrid cut of the greatest movie "All the Way, Boys" (1972). The German Blu-ray from 3L and the Italian Blu-ray from Mustang Entertainment will be used for my project. The German long version on the Blu-ray is completely uncut, but it missed some scenes from the Italian version, it contains several scenes that include extended and alternative scenes, as well as beatings or billiard scenes. I insert these scenes for the German long version. The German long version was scanned from a negative, it offers a solid HD feeling, but it also has different colors and the quality is also different. The Italian Blu-ray is also on real HD and has a different color design compared to the German long version, but the quality is quite good for an old film by the two warlords. I tried to adapt the coloring of the Italian version for the German using Color Matching by Dr. Dre, unfortunately it is very difficult to do it because the German quality is different. Then I adjust the color of the German version for the Italian version. The inserted scenes from the Italian version fall off slightly, but you can live with them. The main thing in high definition!
I've already got 2 Blu-rays and I'm standing in the middle of the video editing and it occurred to me whether I could dub the English soundtrack too. Then I found an English soundtrack on the Internet and it's the Australian DVD. So...

In addition to the German audio track, I would also like to have an English audio track for my project. I know that there is no full English track, just the shorter US cut that is on VHS. So, the Australian DVD, which should have a length of 105 in PAL, it should be corresponded to the old German DVD (first edition) by E.M.S.

I'm asking, is the run length of the Australian DVD correct? If so, I could import it, but I need exact facts. If no, where can I find it?

Meanwhile there is also a shorter Italian version on the German DVD/BD from 3L (on the Blu-ray is included as a bonus) and the missing German dubbing is filled with the English soundtrack. This is an advantage to get a full English audio track.



1. Italian Blu-ray 2. German Blu-ray 3. Hybrid Cut

   


Videosource & Audiosource:

German DTS-HD 2.0 Blu-ray 3L
Italian DTS-HD 2.0 Blu-ray Mustang Entertainment
English ??? (I'm looking a DVD where is included an english audio track for a 105 mins version.)

So one of my upcoming projects is the extended version of Ransom. A friend is capturing the LD and he has the AC3 LD on the way to him as we speak. There is also a DTS LD, but it's quite expensive. I'm toying with the idea of buying this as well to capture the DTS track, but the disc is at least $130. I guess I could sell it afterwards to get back some of the money, but what I'm trying to figure out is in general how better a DTS track is over an AC3 track? I know on paper the bit rate is much higher, but I read a review of the Jurassic Park LD's and the reviewer said with their setup there was hardly any noticeable difference between the AC3 and DTS tracks. It's a lot of money to drop and I can't find any reviews of the Ransom tracks, let alone someone comparing the two. 

Any thoughts?

Hi all, I've recently registered after reading about all the great work being done on audio preservations of older sound mixes. It's a major interest of mine, so I hope to learn alot more...

Hi folks!

I hope I’m not out of line to be creating this post, I was given the go ahead by Feallen. My only involvement is in helping to organize much of the funding.

But I realize some people here contributed to the project based merely on the proposal as it was posted here. And if some of you are not in the Star Wars Trilogy message board, you may not be privy to the drama from last week.

Let me just assuage any fears. All money has been collected by Williarob— Hulot never handled a dime of it.

The project is in progress under those new more capable hands.

Any updates of interest to those who contributed through this board will thus be posted here.

Thanks all who contributed!

Hey! 

Just wanted to say a quick hello and thank admin for accepting me ... I guess with my username it's easiest to just call me GA  

I am entirely new to the world of fan restorations and edits so have never tried anything like this myself. I am really interested in how the process works but, as a cinephile, fascinated by what is "out there".

I'm a huge horror fan, I used to collect VHS copies of the DPP "Banned List" from the UK, how I wish I had kept those tapes nowadays to digitize! I also used to collect laserdiscs and have a couple of nice ones remaining (Blade Runner Criterion, Twelve Monkeys Criterion, Exorcist Japanese Release - signed by Linda Blair!).

I was researching and desperately trying to seek out a decent transfer of The Keep which I know people have edited from HDTV/laserdisc with limited results but still fascinated to see it again!

Anyway ... that's me ... hoping I can find a way to contribute even if it's just with obscure movie knowledge!

• BD25 with animated menus that look and behave like the official Criterion discs, with a background video, pop up menus and resume function
  
• Video taken from the US Blu Ray
  
• Original chapter stops used on the Laserdisc
  
• English 1.0 PCM from the laserdisc
  
• Rudy Behlmer Audio Commentary 1.0 PCM from the laserdisc
  
• English, French, German and Spanish Subtitles
  
• Behind The Scenes Home Movies - with Rudy Behlmer commentary or piano score
  
• 1948 Reissue Trailer
  
• Excerpt From Robin Hood 1922 - with Rudy Behlmer commentary or silent score
  
• Excerpt From Ivanhoe 1952
  
• Robin Hood Through The Ages
  
• Laserdisc Credits