...is better than do just the final encode - at least using Avisynth, but I think it could be the same for other softwares, too.

Why?

1. Time: incredibly, splitting the works in further encodes speed a lot the whole process - for example, an avisynth script may involve source loading, color correction, grain plate; if you put the whole process in a single file, and encode it, it will take a certain time, while splitting it in three parts, may take a lot less time, from half to a quarter
   
2. Crash: everything could happen during a conversion that lasts for days... black outs, PC freeze, cat that detach the power cable - it could happen! At the contrary, if you split your encoding work in several phase, you will eventually lose just a fraction of that time
   
3. Power: a part electric power sparing - that will be not that much, but is there, you could also use a not-so powerful PC that is unable to do a complicated script, but can do small simpler things when you split the files in parts.
   

Did you like District 9? And Elysium? Robots in general? So, wait no further, go to see this movie!

The director knows the style - even if, I must admit, follows the same rules of previous films, but it worked for the others, and worked here, too! Story is great, acting too, the only thing that let me say "mmh" is the big Moose robot, that recalls clearly ED-209 from the original Robocop - anyone said that! But, apart this little "accident" (probably just an homage the director wanted to make to THE police+android movie) the film is great... really!

Few days ago I was laying on the couch, like every other potato couch like me, waiting to find a good thing to watch on TV, when suddenly I found a new movie which was starting... OK, let's see the title... "Free money"... mmh, a movie that I've never seen, strange... let's see the actors... mmh, it seems nice, let's give it a try...

Well, one and half hour well spent; a nice little comedy, that made me smile quite frequently; the story is good, the acting too, Charlie Sheen with his face-without-expressions did his job very nicely, and... Marlon Brando... was bigger than life! (pun intended)

Wait, let me first explain!

There are good sites around, that are invitation-only - I don't want to do it!
But some recent spam activity alerted me to the fact that maybe we are a little too "open"...

So, I thought - and talked with some members about this - maybe it's time to close us, just a bit... for example, to force the users to make a presentation before posting in other forums; to hide project forums until a new user reach a minimum post number, let's say 5 or 10 - a spammer will not lose time to post more than once or twice, so it could be a simple but effective method to get rid of such elements...

These are some ideas that, frankly, I'm not even sure it could be fully implemented in the forum, right now, but hey, there were the first things that came to my mind.

What do you think?

Brainstorming, guys (gals?), brainstorming!

Hello,
I am new to this forum. I tried to introduce myself over at OT, but nobody responded. I am very interested in fan edits of movies, especially Star Wars.

I am intrigued by film preservation including 8mm copies. This seems to be a closed community with invites to places like my spleen, or the AMPS society that is invitation only. It seems this site is a little smaller and less intimidating.

Anyway cheers.

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Splitting of the conversation from this thread:

https://fanrestore.com/showthread.php?tid=126&page=12

This thread is looking at the possibility of a regrade of Mad Max. Seems like old versions of Mad Max had more colorful and saturated colors. In fact it looks more in line with the DVD of MM2. Stamper's example here:

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/128072

more examples here:

http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/mu...#vergleich

Splitting of the conversation from this thread:

https://fanrestore.com/showthread.php?tid=126&page=14

This thread is looking at the possibility of a regrade of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Among the many problems the picture has, Stamper points out blown out whites (losing the blue skies) and excessive DNR, particular in this scene:

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/128616

more examples here:

http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/mu...#vergleich

also the credits have telecine wobble or gate weave.

Hello everybody from Madrid. I'm just a Spanish Telecommunications Engineer who loves making/sharing/trading Laserdisc and VHS preservations.
Thanks!!

Anyone have these preserved from Laserdisc? Pls PM me. Thx!

• The Making of E.T.
  
• Nightmare on Elm Street (Uncut) (1984)
  
• Nightmare on Elm Street 5, A: The Dream Child (Uncut) (1989)
  
• Superman 4: The Quest for Peace (1987)
  
• Lion King, The (1994)
  
• Aladdin (1992)
  
• Beauty and the Beast (Work In Progress) (1991)
  
• 10,000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged (1994)