Two different versions of PURPLE RAIN. Neither are synced and might need a touch of editing between sides but if you'd like to sync it to the latest BD release, please let me know.

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The VHS might sound just a little better but has a few moments of tape sounds here and there. Nothing some splicing can't handle. Regardless, they are probably closer to the original Dolby Stereo theatrical mix.

Movie: Purple Rain (1984)
Format: LD 11398
https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/55659/11398/Purple-Rain
Output Soundtrack: 24-bit, 96khz, Stereo
Lineage: Pioneer LD 660 > e-mu 0404 > Audacity
Two recordings of this disc were made. One with CX engaged and one without CX engaged.
2.06 GB FLAC. I know 24/96 is probably overkill but with analog I'd rather be safe than sorry.


Movie: Purple Rain (1984)
Format: VHS (1995 release - 0085391139836)
Quality: VG
Output Soundtrack: 24-bit, 96khz, Stereo
Lineage: JVC SR-S365U > e-mu 0404 > Audacity

2.16 GB FLAC

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not sure if this is tv version or vhs tape that's been circulation around the traders, Trainspotting (1996) International Version - 22 added scenes, original undubbed audio, totally different from U.S. version.  Has anyone got this?

Hello everybody, I tried to make a restoration of the original Friday The 13th trailer.
The Quality is bad, I'd only correct the sharpness and the colours. The first is the original picture.
The second is the corrected picture.



 

Hello everyone,

This was originally supposed to be a quick project (but I ran into computer issues along the way that set me back quite a bit), aimed at removing the blue tint/filter that had been applied to the 2k remaster. The blue filter was most noticeable during night scenes, but I felt it tended to push the whites of the print a bit too far towards looking a bit blue. So I decreased the blue levels a touch as well as hopefully removed the filter. I used the German DVD from Eyecatcher as a reference where necessary.

I should say that I've got no way of knowing if that blue filter was an attempt by the restoration house to correct (what I assume originally was) shooting day for night, but IMO it doesn't exactly represent 'Eastern Condors' the way it's always looked. IMO.

Options for this one are otherwise unchanged from the retail blu-ray:

Cantonese: LPCM Mono
Cantonese: LPCM Mono (alternate)
English: LPCM 2.0
English: LPCM Mono


Noticeable differences in the Cantonese tracks occur during the English dubbing in the first scenes of the film, if I'm not mistaken.

Audio commentaries with Mike Leeder and Arne Venema, and Frank Djeng respectively. 







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Hi folks,

My father has about 20 reels of 8mm/Super8 home videos that he would like to capture.

I've tried to convince him to get it done by a professional, just to have something that will work as a proper master for the long term.
I can understand him, costs are about 1000€ to get it done by a local professional. We did find some companies from whom you can rent a scanner for about 100€ for ten days, but then you're doing all the work yourself (with all the time it takes). Either method has its pros and cons.
He does have a projector from which to play back the reels, but recording the screen is my least preferred method (even though the cheapest).

I am all for doing the work with him, but I currently reside in the UK whereas he's in France.

Does anyone have any recommendations for what they've done or would do in this situation?

Hello, everyone! You can call me Arjak. I'm a huge fanatic of classic films and video games. I recently discovered this place in my search for the infamous theatrical cut of Highlander 2, and my searches eventually led me to discover this fine place. Thanks, HippieDalek!

I hope that I will get along with all of you, that my time here will lead to new friends and knowledge, and that I can continue to share in the appreciation for film and its history with all of you.

Very nice to meet you all!

After long waiting (the idea came to crampedmisfit1990 on 6th June 2018), here comes Return of the Living Dead (1985) in a theatrical reconstruction made from the best available sources.
In 2016 Shout Factory Blu-Ray put previous releases to shame thanks to a recent transfer that featured a more defined image, correct proportions and no cropped framing (comparison shots with previous 2012 UK release by Second Sight can be seen on caps-a-holic). However, the soundtrack was slightly changed and end credits were changed accordingly, some lines of dialogue have been re-recorded (tar man has a different voice and the "send more cops" line has been redubbed), not to mention the Orion logo that had vanished long before the Blu-Ray format, replaced by MGM and their roaring lion.





The idea was to take the best video from Shout Factory, replace that end credits entry, restore the original soundtrack (from Second Sight Blu-Ray), but while we were at it, I brought the whole film back to 1985!

LIST OF FEATURES
- Intro with 1985 Orion logo restored, replacing MGM logo
- End credits fixed with "Dead Beat Dance" restored (thanks Leonardo!)
- R rating outro in HD as seen in the theaters after the end credits
- MGM roar sound removed from intro and end.
- No re-encode involved (only smart rendering of the connecting parts)
- Original and new sound mixes + US Laserdisc audio (thanks to Bronan)









Release format: MKV 1080p 25GB, Bitrate 34 Mb/s.

Audio
1. US Laserdisc Original Mono 2.0 (PCM)
2. Original Mono 2.0 (PCM)
3. 2002 Remix 2.0 (PCM)
4. Audio commentary with Gary Smart, co-author of The Complete History of The Return of the Living Dead, and Chris Griffiths (2016) (AC3)
5. Audio commentary with Actors Thom Mathews, John Philbin and Make-Up Effects Artist Tony Gardner (2016) (AC3)
6. Audio commentary with Director Dan O'Bannon and Production Designer William Stout (AC3)
7. Audio commentary with the Cast and Crew (William Stout, Don Calfa, Linnea Quigley, Brian Peck, Beverly Randolph, Allan Trautman) (AC3)

Note: the only missing audio is the 2002 remix in 5.1 DTS-HD. I don't know how to work with that format (the MGM lion roar has to be removed) so if anyone wants to take a shot at it, feel free to take this and remux it by adding a synched 5.1 track. Since this is a theatrical reconstruction the modern remix is an more of an afterthought to be honest. Same goes with foreign dubs, unless you find theatrical mixes of those too.

Subtitles
1. English SDH
2. Zombie subtitles (just a lot of "aaaaargh!!!")
3. In their words - the zombies speak! (zombies are subtitled in English, hilariously I should add)


SOURCES
Based on Shout Factory BR release 2016
Original audio and end credits replacement from Second Sight BR release 2012
Orion logo from Robocop Blu-Ray
US Laserdisc for additional audio track

Thanks to
Beber
Bronan
crampedmisfit1990
Leonardo (for fixing the end credits)
SpaceBlackKnight
I hope I'm not forgetting anyone, it has been a long-running project.

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It's up on the Spleen too, for whoever has access to that.

In Defense of the Disc: DVD, Blu-ray Disc Collectors Speak Out
https://www.mediaplaynews.com/in-defense-of-the-disc/

surely could be interesting to many of us here!

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