Anyone knows if there is somewhere a print of Predator 2 for sale to check the format? Cos I think the movie was originaly 2.35:1 but always been 1.85:1 cropped on video. I'm certain I saw it on the screen in 2.05:1 or 2.35:1. All the trailers are about 2.35:1.

Back in 1990 some films like The Abyss were released on LD opened up due to perception that people wouldn't buy them on LD so tiny the image was in 2.35. I think this is what happened to Predator 2, but the format of the LD stuck after this and unlike The Abyss was never corrected.

Note that on the NTSC DVD as well as the LD you can see many times the microphones recording the actors on top of the image. The DVD is cropped a bit on the sides and extended on bottom when compared to the trailers and obviously opened a bit too much on top. It looks framed totally wrong.

I think the movie was 2.35:1 because the trailers all use clips from the first film, all reframed in 2.35:1 (including one shot not in the first film!).

Why would they reframe the first film footage to conform with the new one, if it wasn't 2.35:1? Since the first film was 1.85:1 and the home-video versions of Predator 2 are 1.85:1, then it would be logic that the trailers are 1.85:1. Except they are all in 2.35:1!

I have the NTSC SE DVD and it has the same framing as the BD, whereas the UK SE DVD looks to have all the horizontal info. I think it could be cool to reframe the UK DVD to the actual widescreen as shown originaly in theaters, using the trailers as reference to find the correct framing.

The Blu-ray is a piece of shit that reproduces the NTSC crap framing and is DNRed to death. Avoid.

And get ready for this, The widescreen VHS released in the UK in April 1998 had the very unusual aspect ratio of 2.05:1. This was the only release of the film to be framed in this ratio. If anyone can cap that VHS please post screencaps!

OK, not one of the best or memorable series, but if you like The Walking Dead, and want something similar, you can check it. Do not expect a lot of originality here (I knew the exact final scene five episodes before the last one...); but it has some interesting twists here and there.

At least, after ordes of zombies, now we must front vampires instead!

Hey people, what's up!

I just recently found this forum, and I normally don't post much on foruns but I read a lot

I see this is a multicultural forum, are there any brazilians out there?

I have a project on my own involving Dragon Ball Z that I will someday continue (it's been on a limbo for a while)
When I do, I will definitely share with you!

Well, I think it's enough for now, see ya!

Project:
Attain the best possible quality from multiple sources - (generously provided by SilverWook).

Sources:
Spanish PAL Letterbox DVD - main color reference, source for Titles, Spanish Audio.
French PAL Anamorphic DVD - main Source (though colors are completely wrong), French Audio.
US NTSC F/S DVD - secondary color reference, Main English Audio (5.1)
Laserdisc Rip - secondary color reference, English Stereo Audio

Special Features:
Making Of
Theatrical Trailer

Film will be Color Matched Shot by Shot using Dr. Dre's Color Correct tool.

Comparisons:
French Source vs Spanish Color Source
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/216234

French Source Before and After
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/216233

Spanish Source vs French CC
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/216237

Artifacting from color correction will be fixed temporally in Avisynth

If anyone would like, I have a simple NTSC anamorphic mp4 with the US 5.1 surround track available for download. PM for details. This is meant as a placeholder release until I finish the project.

A friend told me to upload this project to the web

This is a reconstruction of the Saban Entertainment international cut from the three original Japanese OVAS.

The international cut is presented for the first time in HD and panoramic format:

Japanese BD vs International DVD:

http://imgbox.com/g/2HKigD0kz8

There are two versions available, NTSC and PAL, the video is the same, they change the languages and the framerate:

NTSC Version Technical data:

Video

Source: Japanese Blu-Ray

Resolution: Available in 1080p (10-bit) and 720p (8-bit)

Bitrate: CRF 16,5

Codec: x264

Audio

AC3 2.0 (DVD): Latin Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.

AC3 5.1 (DVD): English.

Subtitles

Full: Latin Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and English.

PAL Version Technical data:

Video

Source: Japanese Blu-Ray

Resolution: Available in 1080p (10-bit) and 720p (8-bit)

Bitrate: CRF 16,5

Codec: x264

Audio

AC3 5.1 (DVD): Castilian Spanish, French, Italian, German, Dutch and English.

AC3 2.0 (VHS): Portuguese.

Subtitles

Full (DVD): Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, English, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish and Dutch

Author of this Release: Fabrebatalla18

Special Thanks: Dharma18, kyros and Sondela89

Uploaded to MEGA. Please PM for links ;-)

As Tax-Free Weekend approaches, I'm sensing another opportunity to grab a new computer. As I'm hoping to use it for restoration purposes, I'd like a general idea of what I'm going to need, in terms of CPU processing power, RAM, storage, GPU, display color accuracy, display brightness, etc.

Do any of our German members own this set? I'd like to know more about it please? Special features?? Video/Audio quality?? Is it really Uncut?? Thanks.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mediabook-HALLOW...Swa~BYdyh6

I've discovered yesterday that there is a nice version of Silent Hill, found in the French BD as PIP, that shows film before any color timing! Never encountered this thing before, so it would be nice to use it as reference to make a special, non-theatrical color grading!

Got few seconds to test it, and result is quite nice; still don't know how the CGI parts (luckily not too many, it seems) will look like, though...

From top: open matte, non-timed, open matte regraded to non-timed ("de-regraded" or "de-timed")


(link to the image: https://s20.postimg.cc/3jthmnwwd/SH_comparison1.jpg)

If someone with a VERY FAST internet connection would help me with this project, please PM me, thanks!