Does anyone here have Blood Simple on Laserdisc? It would be nice to have to original mono mix. I realise that the US LD replaced one of the songs due to rights issues (not sure about the Japanese LD, though), but I don't know if the mix was altered in any other way.

I know there is probably a slim chance but does any Hammer fan have the mono pcm for the movie the Gorgon:

http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/01209/ID6079RC/Gorgon-The

I have the HD I recorded a long time ago off SonyHD. I thought maybe if I could find the mono soundtrack I could make a project of it (if I can get the ivtc to work)

http://realorfake4k.com/

So, you know how Disney effectively release imitations of their animated features on Blu-ray? (see here) I've thought about it, and it's like... the damage is done at this point, you know? But there is a chance that some of the DNR can be reversed by adding fine grain to the transfer. If not, it'd at least restore that filmic look.

Would you say this looks about right?

Of course, this'd only really work for titles that aren't over-processed.

A long time ago, I decided to renew the old, boring yellow emoticons, with the new black ones; then, it was decided to revert to the old ones, but some emoticons remained black... so now we have two kind of emoticons, old yellow and new black, with different styles...

Maybe it's time to use a new set of emoticons... what do you think about these?

This is a work in progress...

THIS THREAD IS FOR LASERDISC DTS ONLY!
EDIT: OOP DTS DVDs are allowed too, but NO Cinema DTS please.
For now I have nothing to add to this list, but let's get the discussion started here

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...to be continued...

I just capped the HD versions from Vudu and I'd like to sync the PCM/uncompressed tracks from the LD's. Does anyone have them?

Hi all, I recently purchased the Onkyo TXNR626 refurbed from A4L. It does everything perfectly...that is except all my prized LD 2.0 matrixed tracks, or even DVDs in 2.0 surround with flags.
When I engage DPLII cinema or NEO:6 there is consistent channel bleeding from the center to the rears, and despite having better low end Neo: 6 tries to create a phantom rear center which makes it less useable than PLII.
I tried my old outboard DPLI decoders which only output RCAs and they work fine-only trouble is that the Onkyo only has a digital input!

I also found that the unit picks up on the Dolby surround flags but apparently there is no mode that will play them nor a direct auto format sensing mode like on my nearly 20 year old Sony receiver.

I guess I've got to go round with an SPL and set everything, but I just read that old DPL receivers actually cut power to the surrounds in PLI mode so that you got that proper center channel emphasis with only a minor emphasis on the mono rear.

Any suggestions? This is driving me nuts!

When fanres first started over a year ago, there was a group of some people that already knew each other (to various degrees) that have worked on and/or released certain projects prior to the "birth" of this forum; and/or that had already established themselves as people that are Power Users (meaning they are around a lot, help people out, engage in conversations, but don't necessarily release their own projects)

As time passes and new members join the forum, naturally there will be those that end up contributing to the community and those that will take up working on projects of their own. We, the fanres staff, know from experience that completing an entire project requires time, effort, some skills, dedication, and a lot of patience; therefore, we believe that those members should be acknowledged.

Of course, those of us that have worked a numerous projects feel that completing a single project, although it's a fantastic start, does not yet constitute the requirements for Project Maker status.

So, we have decided that we will create a new user group called "Junior Project Maker" for those of you that have just started on your "journey" into restoration/preservation work (once you start down this road, it's hard to stop, LOL) and managed to complete your first project.

We would like to congratulate our first Junior Project Maker, alexpeden2000, who has just completed his first project! uperman: :victory:

We look forward to seeing any more potential projects from him and/or from any other members of the forum in the future

Fanres Staff

Original thread:

https://fanrestore.com/thread-129.html


Like many, I was disappointed at the change in look when the Do The Right Thing blu-ray came out in comparison to the old Criterion dvd/laserdisc. For a film that was meant to be on the hottest day of the year it now had a very cold, desaturated look to it.

I find the warm look of the Criterion preferrable so I have managed to try an regrade the blu-ray to the old dvd scene-by-scene using Virtual Dub and the naked eye. It's not a perfect match but a lot closer to what I grew up watching.

Please pm me for the download link, have a look and pass on any feedback. I've kept all the original parts from before I put it all back together so can easily edit it if anyone notices any issues/errors.


Comparisons:

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/161545

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/161546

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/161547

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/161548