Hi, i am mostly into original cinema sound mixes and color timings, but there seems to be alot of fun going on in this forum like fancuts and other things to enjoy.

Long live 35mm.

1993 Special Edition Laserdisc [1988-85] PCM 2.0 decoded into 5.0 using a Shure HTS5300.  Synced to the UHD and saved as FLAC.  Watched it last night, it sounded awesome.  PM me for link.

I also have the 1996 LD AC3 [0896885] synced without re-encoding.  

Some info on the PCM recording process:
Panasonic LX600 digital out goes to an ESI U24XL.  The U24XL's stereo analogue outputs go into the HTS5300.  The HTS5300's L-C-R-SL-SR outputs go into an ESI Maya44, which is recorded in Reaper at 44.1khz.  Each disc must be recorded twice since the Maya44 only has 4 inputs.  The first pass records L-C-R.  The second pass records C-SL-SR.  Both passes are then synced together in Audacity by matching the two Center recordings.  The resulting 5 channels are then synced to UHD audio.  Finally, an empty LFE channel is added for playback compatibility (I prefer to let the AVR handle the bass management rather than record the HTS5300's LFE output).  The mix is peak-normalized as a whole to -1db thus preserving the channel balances while increasing the overall gain (the volume output on the Shure is kept at a conservative level to avoid the possibility of clipping), then exported as 48khz 5.0 FLAC.  The two ESI units are operating on separate computers to avoid ground loop hum and interference.  There might be an easier way to do all this but this what I had on hand to work with.  

Normally, I would prefer to record a mono surround in a simple 4.0 but so far as I know, besides lowering the volume pot on one Surround channel, there's no way to stop the Shure from doing it's surround magic, so I was afraid that recording only one surround channel would be detrimental to the overall cohesiveness of the sound.  Maybe downmixing the surrounds into mono after the fact would be more "accurate" but I don't think it makes much difference; its not like the Shure is suddenly making the surrounds completely discrete.  Besides, the track sounded really great last night.

The AC3 was recorded using the LX600's AC3 Mod output going into a Sony EP9ES acting as a demodulator.  The Sony output is recorded in Reaper at 48khz using the U24XL, then decoded into AC3 using BeSplit, then synced using Eac3to.

Hey everyone. Just introducing myself here.

I'm an old sod from before the Blockbuster era who's getting sick and tired of revised colour grades that destroy the original feeling. It irks me. So I'm trying my hand at "premastering" Aliens to make it look like clean footage straight out of the bath.

It's a playful way to learn DaVinci Resolve and correct a trend that occurred around the time everything went "Blu".

If I'm allowed I'll post a few screenshots of my progress looking for feedback. I've not been through the site rules as yet though so we'll see.

Cheers

Hey, guys.

Am I the only one who have this bug on the homepage on my PC? It's been like that for about a week now. It's fine on my phone.

Ice Age (2002) Cinema DTS synced to 4K WEB-DL

Title: Ice Age
Format/Catalog#: Cinema DTS
Synced to: 4K WEB-DL
Input Soundtrack: 24fps, 16-bit, 44.1khz, .AUD (converted to WAV), 5.1
Output Soundtrack: 23.976fps, 16-bit, 48.0khz, DTS-HD MA (.MKA), 5.1
Sourced by: Me
Ripped by: Me
Synced by: Me

Track 1: English
Track 2: German


Yes, I owned both versions. Given that there is a D-Theater sync already, I thought it would be really cool to post it here.

I honestly wonder if reel 4 has been changed halfway through release, because I remember when watching this on the first UK DVD release and on the UK Extreme Cool Edition DVD, Diego yells, "Move, sloth!", the reverb effects are in the same level as his voice, though on this disc, it is quiet. Could've just been a Mandela effect, though since the audio file for reel 4 says it's a revision, I don't know if the original reel 4 does have the loud reverb effects or not. DTS usually tends to include a blue colour on discs in case there was a revision, though since it is red, it seems reel 4 has been changed before encoding, meaning this is what it was heard on opening night.

Also, the LFE channel on the German track seems to be very quiet, though the only times the LFE channel is at a normal level is at:

• 00:13:16.754 to 00:16:59.351
  
• beginning of Reel 3 to 00:31:08.575
  
• 00:46:00.000 to 00:47:44.862
  
• beginning of Reel 5 to 01:13:55.014
  
• 01:15:32.194 to end of film
  

Hi everyone!

I came across this forum while searching for a fan restoration of the Highlander 2 theatrical European cut.
Let's say I searched for copper and found gold.

I'm amazed by what's been done here.

I am glory and will bring glory to the thread!!!!

Hi everyone, I've been pursuing a passion project of putting contemporary movies onto VHS tapes, and Open Matte/IMAX restorations are much better for pan-and-scan than letterboxed home video releases. Looking forward to taking part in this cool community!

Several years ago (a LIFETIME ago) I was looking into doing a release of Starchaser The Legend of Orin in true 3D. Life got "complicated". Now, after a new house, a boat explosion, an extended burn unit stay and a few surgical procedures later, I am finally back to the project. For sources I have a scan of a 35mm release print with over/under 3D (left eye top, right eye bottom), commercially released flat blu-ray (left eye), stereo track from the scan, mono track from the blu-ray and stereo track from the laserdisc. I have done some work with the scan only and have successfully created SBS 3D tests. The scan has a bit of gate weave at start of each reel (five reels in total) and I'm having no luck remedying that. Being able to complete a project using just the scan will be very doable by me. However, ultimately I would like to use the blu-ray for the left eye and the bottom image from the scan for the right eye. The scan would benefit greatly from someone with more experience in stabilization and film cleanup (scratches and dirt removal, etc). Any takers, please message me. I am forging ahead on my limited ability but really want to get this done. I know 3D is not widely used these days outside of projector based home theater rooms, which I have, but if there is any interest from anyone let me know. Thanks. Sorry for the decade long delay.

Glendizer here ! I'm from Belgium)
Happy to join the community
Looking forward to seeing whats going on in the forums for restoration projects on some classic films
And also, I'm looking forward to participating and providing some help.
Cheers