Big Trouble in Little China Video Fix (Quick Project v2.0)

Project Info

As discussed in Zoid's BTILC thread:

https://fanrestore.com/thread-1311.html?...ttle+china

There is a new BTILC master which has subjectively better colors then the old master used on the older BDs. The problem with it is that while the chroma is ok; the luma is a mess with gray blacks. That creates a picture without proper blacks and causes the colors to be washed out.

I know Zoid is working on a regrade based on his 70mm viewing that will have better colors then this but the scope of this project is to just improve the existing video master and combine that with the best audio I could find.

For this project, I found the French BD (Update: got the superior Italian for V2, thanks X5 and Beber) pinned blacks down to blacks, balanced the colors of the shadows, boosted the shadows and mids on a curve(s) and added slight exposure bump. All of this made the blacks truly black without crushing detail and keeps the colors the way they are, outside of the boost and changes made from altering the luma. Some examples:

French BD/Fixed Picture (Out of date pics but you get the idea)
https://i.imgur.com/wnKgby3.jpg

As for the aspect ratio, I was convinced by the discussion in Zoid's thread to leave it be.

On the audio side, I added the PCM 2.0 and DTS-HD MA 5.1 from the Arrow BD and then brought in the 4.1 from the US DVD which is probably from the 70mm mix.

Video:
The French Italian BD with luma adjustments detailed above

Audio: (Updated for V2)
1. DTS-HD MA 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the Italian BD) (default)
2. PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the Arrow UK BD)
3. Dolby Digital 4.1 (from the US DVD)
4. DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the Arrow UK BD)
5. Commentary
6. DTS 5.1 French
7. DTS 5.1 German
8. DTS-HD MA 5.1 Italian

Sync
Synced to the ITA and FRE BD

Pics
V2


V1
https://i.imgur.com/4S2K6yL.jpg

Collaborators and Thanks (In order of help):
Zoidberg: for his original project and info in his thread
Doombot: for help with the French BD and Arrow BD
Beber: for the Italian BD info
X5gb: for help with the Italian BD

Can you actually separate the sound effects from the music in a movie so let's say you could insert new music over the original score? If it's possible how would you do it?

Hello everyone,

as a great Harry Potter fan, owning all the movies on Blu-ray, as well as the Open Mattes from spoRv,  
I am looking for a particular track that I can not find anywhere. I'm not even sure it exists... 


I am looking for the Flemish track (not the Dutch track) of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,
i.e. the last Harry Potter movie.


All my Harry Potter Blu-rays have a Dutch track as well as a Flemish track, except for the last one. And while the last one does have a Dutch track, I really would like the complete set of Flemish tracks.

Is there anyone who can help me get that track, or even knows where to get it or if it actually exists?...

Thanks for your help in advance!

Freddy

Hello, my name is Morfx, i have 27 and im from Argentina. Registered a couple of months ago, but i recently recovered my internet connection. 
Found this forum looking for the origin of some screenshots of Alien Regraded color. And stayed because of the fascinating world of fan edits and restoration. As you can read my english is not that good but il try my best and keep learning  
Hope i can contribute with something if i have the chance (although you guys are the experts here) and also learn from all of you.
Please be nice with me hehe 

I didn't know where to put it, so I place it here...

This thread is about audio comparisons for a movie with various audio sources.

Lets start with Spaceballs... The movie received a new master on Amazon Prime and it looks really good. Probably from a new 4K scan. The LD & BD audio sync up nicely with just a delay of -1001ms

I watched the movie with the LD PCM and I don't like it. The voices are bleeding onto all channels and it's very irritating. At first I thought my Dolby processor screwed up, but the 2.0 from the BD doesn't have this problem. The BD 5.1 sounds good, though it's mixed the loudest. The Dolby+ from the WEB-DL sounds similar to the 2.0 from the BD. Much better balanced. All in all I recommend the BD 5.1 and also keep the 2.0 from the BD. Forget the LD PCM due to the bleeding into the surrounds. If it hadn't this problems, I'd give it the recommended audio track.

And here are the comparisons. The BD 5.1 looks like a different movie, but it was the correct file.

LaserDisc 2.0 PCM


WEB-DL Dolby+ 5.1


Blu-ray Dolby 2.0


Blu-ray DTS-HD MA 5.1

Have you guys seen this list on 4kmedia.org ? https://4kmedia.org/real-or-fake-4k/

Quote:Real Or Fake 4K
Complete list of Ultra-HD Blu-ray films and TV series, and whether they are real 4K (native 2160p) or fake 4k (mastered in 2K or 1080p then upscaled). Keep in mind, age has nothing to do with quality, classics shot on 35mm such as Independence Day, Lawrence of Arabia and Ghostbusters can have the original negative film scanned at up to 6K.

So far only the teaser was released on home video. At least as far as I know.
Hence me wondering if there was a full trailer. Probably only on 35mm, but
who knows.

Anyone got any information?

The Japanse LD has the uncut movie on it. The BD itself is only the R-Rated. But we have the uncut version available on PAL DVD. So why not give it the best audio possible

https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/25720/NJL-12311

Thanks in advance

I know this is a long shot but does anyone have English subs timed for the old Italian DVD? This one:

https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=4208

For those not in the know this DVD has yet another, now rare, restoration of OUATIW. A restoration that has now been supplemented by the new Italian/Paramount/Scorsese/etc restoration. I was maybe going to do something with the DVD but it would be nice to have English subs for the Italian dialogue...

Does anyone have the Highlander 2 Special Edition with the Zeist references intact?