Hello everyone,

I'm trying to fix Sony's disastrous NTSC DVD of The Storyteller, Jim Henson's mythical 1987 series.

The first problem I have with interlacing. Supposedly the series was shot in 35 mm, but with a inverse telecine I don't get good results.

Neither with filters such as QTGMC, TDeint, TMC ... I cannot eliminate residual images, ghosting, saw effect in the contours and other artifacts.

Could anyone help me to fix and restore the video?

This is a sample of the uncompressed DVD:

https://mega.nz/file/Aa4ERK6Q#nGhKboyzo3...IFe3UwfoXg

Thanks in advance.

The original ending of NBK is a quick montage accompanied by a Nine Inch Nails song called Burn. This was how it was released in theaters, VHS and LaserDisc. DVD Era NBK had a director's cut where this part was changed to generic tribal music and every release since has continued this tradition. I thought it would be a nice easy project to restore the original ending to whatever release is considered the best image quality today, some grammar school level restoration that I can handle (although if anyone more experienced wants to take the project, I will get out of the way). Oliver Stone has never mentioned preferring the tribal music to Burn, so I've always thought it was a mistake, or an omission beyond choice. Either way, I find the NIN ending a superior exclamation on the film.

Here's a video of the two endings if you're interested to see the difference. (NSFW)

Shoah (1985) DVD R2 Holland - Video film/Express synced to MOC BD

More noise, more details.

Eraserhead (1977) Old DVD R0 synced to Criterion Blu-ray

Better then Criterion BD.

Eraserhead (1977) Laserdisc [30176] synced to Criterion Blu-ray



Title: Eraserhead (1977)
Format/Catalog#: [30176]
Synced to: Criterion Blu-ray
Input Soundtrack: 24-bit, 96khz, Stereo (bit perfect)
Output Soundtrack: 24-bit, 96khz, Stereo
Sourced by: BDgeek / alinskey
Ripped by: alinskey
Synced by: sertoli


Much better than DVDs and BD.


More noise, more details.
The audio of Criterion BD is muffled.

Thought you guys would appreciate this one.

Hello everybody,

I am currently in the process of changing my home theater setup from playing retail discs to playing files, so that I have full control over everything. So I'm also in the process of backing up my Blu-ray collection.
During this, I discovered the endless possibilities of corrections to rips of existing Blu-rays and am very excited to become a part of this. This is how I found this forum and hope to be received well.

Best
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Falstaff - Chimes at Midnight (1965) Spanish Bluray (Mr. Bongo) LPCM 2.0 synced to Criterion Bluray


"While the Mr. Bongo Films blu-ray looks awful, its audio track is great. It has plenty of ticks and pops, but it's remarkably clear and immediate. The Criterion is comparatively muffled and distant."

More info:
https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/search/lab...%281965%29

Saving Private Ryan (1998) [ID5916DW] Laserdisc synced to UHD

Title: Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Format/Catalog#: [ID5916DW]
Synced to: UHD Blu-ray
Input Soundtrack: 16-bit, 44.1khz, Stereo (bit perfect)
Output Soundtrack: 16-bit, 44.1khz, Stereo
Sourced by: BDgeek / alinskey
Ripped by: alinskey
Synced by: sertoli

The Seventh Seal (1957) Japanese Laserdisc audio [IVCL-10028] synced to Criterion Bluray

Title: The Seventh Seal (1957)
Format/Catalog#: [IVCL-10028]
Synced to: Criterion Blu-ray
Input Soundtrack: 16-bit, 44.1khz, Stereo (bit perfect)
Output Soundtrack: 16-bit, 44.1khz, Stereo
Sourced by: BDgeek / alinskey
Ripped by: alinskey
Synced by: sertoli


Much better than DVDs.

More info:
https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/search/lab...%281957%29