Released in 1973, Serpico's original sound mix was naturally mono.

Kino, the self-proclaimed best label in the world, naturally once again offered a split-L/R-stereo mix on their new UHD, in addition to a 5.1 remix . After phase-inverting their R-channel and downmixing to 1.0:


To source a genuine mono, I've examined these previous BDs:

• 2010 FR/DE/ES StudioCanal BD
  
• 2014 UK Eureka MoC BD
  
• 2020 FR/DE StudioCanal remastered BD (SC UHD released at the same time presumably features the same tracks)
  

Moshrom/Blah-ray has previously concluded that the Criterion BD's mono sounded the best: https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/2016/09/th...-1962.html

I've examined Kino UHD's 2.0. It's a split-L/R-stereo (best label in the world huh). After inverting the R-channel and downmixing to 1.0, the result looks busy as hell instead of a flat-line:



Inputs:

• Criterion mono: PCM, 1.0 mono, 1152 kbps, 48 kHz, 24-bit
  
• Criterion commentary: AC-3, 1.0 mono, 192 kbps, 48 kHz
  

• Criterion mono: FLAC, 1.0 mono, 608 kbps, 48 kHz, 24-bit
  
• Criterion commentary: FLAC, 1.0 mono, 233 kbps, 48 kHz, 16-bit
  

• Kino UHD is presented in 24 fps, while Criterion BD is 23.976 fps as usual. I've sped up both tracks from Criterion with SoX.
  
• Kino UHD and the Criterion BD are frame-accurate. The only difference is Criterion having an extra 715 frames at the beginning. At 24 fps, this translates to a delay of -29792ms.
  
• Kino UHD opens with a silent OG United Artist logo. Criterion BD opens with a new UA-MGM logo, then the MGM lion. I've trimmed the sound in both parts, and on both the film's audio and the commentary.
  
• Fortunately on the commentary, Frankenheimer doesn't start talking until the film starts. So nothing is lost by trimming the extra 29792ms. Additionally, he finishes just as the film ends.
  

Moshrom/Blah-ray previously compared Criterion DVD, Optimum DVD, and StudioCanal BD. The SC BD was the winner. https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/2018/03/la...-1954.html

I've just ripped my Criterion BD from the Essential Fellini boxset. Here's its spectrogram matching Moshrom's settings (not level-matched to previous BD/DVD but likely doesn't matter given how obviously filtered it is):


Moshrom's spectrogram of the SC BD:


Four-way comparison: https://slow.pics/c/2ABxGJwi

As usual, the Criterion BD features additional filtering in both the high and low frequencies.

Does anyone have the SC BD's mono track (preferably with video for an easier sync)? If not, I can grab a used copy and attempt syncing, but it may be a long time before it gets to me.

Thanks!

Just found out about this website, and I must say I have the utmost respect for those who keep old media both available and in good quality.

https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/12120/PIL...-the-Game)
Also requesting VHS, BFI PAL DVD format for the audio or any PAL DVD you could find. So I could analyze the audio.
Quite a rare LD overall. So if anyone has or can capture the audio. I will gladly sync and analyze the audio.

OR
https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/00934/CC1...al-Edition
CC LD, any audio option is fine.

Regards

Sertoli previously synced the IVC LD & Svensk Filmindustri DVD to the 2018 Criterion BD (part of the Ingmar Bergman's Cinema boxset). Since he doesn't appear to be active around here anymore, I've taken the liberty to re-time his syncs to the new BFI UHD. I've also thrown in Criterion's commentary by Bergman expert Peter Cowie as a bonus. (A great commentary IMO. It definitely helped me appreciate the film more after a perplexing first watch years ago.)

Audio comparison:

• Blah-ray's coverage: https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/2017/03/th...-1957.html
  
• IVC LD sounds the best overall.
  
• Svensk Filmindustri DVD is more detailed in a few places, but more muffled in others. It should make an interesting alternative track.
  

• David M. @ Fidelity in Motion encoded the BFI release.
  
• BFI is presented in (a conservatively-graded) Dolby Vision, while Criterion UHD is presented in SDR. Here's BFI's HDR grading, plotted from my own disc (blue line tracks per-shot MaxCLL; purple line tracks per-shot MaxFALL):
  
  

• IVC LD originally sourced by: BDgeek / alinskey
  
• IVC LD originally ripped by: alinskey
  
• IVC LD & Swedish DVD originally synced to Criterion BD by: sertoli
  
• sertoli's syncs shared with me by: stwd4nder2
  
• [BONUS] Criterion commentary ripped & synced by: axeyou
  

• IVC LD: FLAC, 2.0 mono, 718 kbps, 44.1 kHz, 16 bits
  
• Swedish DVD: FLAC, 1.0 mono, 339 kbps, 48 kHz, 16 bits
  
• Criterion Commentary: AC-3, 1.0 mono, 192 kbps, 48 kHz
  

• IVC LD: FLAC, 2.0 mono, 715 kbps, 44.1 kHz, 16 bits
  
• Swedish DVD: FLAC, 1.0 mono, 336 kbps, 48 kHz, 16 bits
  
• Criterion Commentary: FLAC, 1.0 mono, 249 kbps, 48 kHz, 16 bits
  

• BFI UHD is presented in 24 fps, while Criterion BD is 23.976 fps as usual. I've sped up all three tracks with SoX.
  
• BFI UHD and the 2018 Criterion boxset BD are frame-wise identical. The only difference is Criterion having an extra 865 frames at the beginning. At 24 fps, this translates to a delay of -36042ms.
  
• When remuxing, the LD and DVD tracks I'm sharing need this -36042ms delay. However, the Criterion commentary track complicates things, as Peter Cowie starts introducing himself at an untimely ~33 seconds. So, if you are interested in the commentary, apply a positive 36042ms delay to the BFI UHD's video, audio, subtitle, and chapters instead.
  
• Alternatively, apply a +5000ms delay to BFI's video & associated tracks, and a -31042ms to the LD, DVD, and commentary tracks. See comment below: I've re-synced the commentary to perfectly match BFI UHD.
  
• I've also included SRTs from both the 2018 Criterion BD (re-synced to BFI) and BFI UHD. Their translations are a little bit different, e.g. BFI refers to Death as "the Devil" in a few but not all instances. I don't speak Swedish to be able to determine which one is more accurate.
  

Hello there,

Just found this great forum while looking for the new Akira Kurosawa UHD remux by "xwmario".
Im gonna check if there is some magic for the Sergio Leone audio's...

See ya

I always wanted lossless Dolby Stereo 2.0 tracks of the Archival Versions (Theatrical, International, and Director's Cuts) of Blade Runner that are synced up to the Archival Versions Blu-ray.
The German 30th Anniversary Blu-ray (which has a superior x264 encode for the Archival Version) does contain a lossy DD 5.1 track but not a 2.0 track like the US version.

Which is why I want someone to do LaserDisc digital captures of the following LaserDiscs and sync them up to the Archival Versions Blu-rays.
I want versions of the audio synced to the Blu-ray in single versions, and to the raw Blu-ray streams but made compatible with seamless branching.

At least in the German 30th Anniversary Blu-ray, here's how the segments/Blu-ray streams are arranged in each version:
Director's: 1,22,23,25,26,32,27,34
International: 1,33,23,8,26,9,27,14
Theatrical: 1,31,23,25,26,32,27,24

And this may be different, but I hope someone has the HD-DVD of the Archival Versions, to get the DD+ tracks from that, which are probably slightly better than the DD tracks from the Blu-ray.
Here are the possible NTSC LDs for the Dolby Stereo LPCM tracks:
Japanese LaserDisc of the US Theatrical Cut [NJEL-20008] (original Dolby Stereo mix of the US Theatrical Cut, the only release of this cut with digital audio)
US Criterion LaserDiscs of International Theatrical Cut [CC1169L] (CLV) and [CC1120L] (CAV Special Edition) (original Dolby Stereo mix of the Domestic Theatrical Cut)
LaserDiscs of Director's Cut (US) [12682] and (Japan) [NJL-12682] (original Dolby Stereo mix of the Director's Cut)

Lastly, is the 5.1 track of the Archival Versions the original 70mm six-track mix or a remix/upmix of the 2.0?

Original Mono, Music and Effects Mono, Stereo Remix from LD [4964 CS] synced to UHD.
Since I don't want to create two duplicate threads for this movie, I also included as bonus the mono from previous Diamond Blu-ray synced to UHD.
All these to be shared by pm.

All these are in FLAC (24 bits for mono BD, the rest 16 bit), Stereo Remix is 2.0; the rest 1.0.

Here's an audio sync for another classic but lesser-known title. Before Diabolique (1955) & Wages of Fear (1953), Henri-Georges Clouzot directed Le Corbeau in 1943, under Nazi occupation of France. It almost derailed his career post-war, when Clouzot was accused of collaborating with the Nazis. But this film is anything but collaborationist, it served as an allegory to expose a society devoid of morality.

Picture quality first:

I took some screen caps comparing Criterion and StudioCanal's BDs. They are sourced from the same 4K restoration. To my eyes, grain on Criterion appears slightly more defined, so the Criterion BD is what I'll be syncing audio to. See M A's comments below. Criterion is actually sharpened a bit and has compression artifacts. I've added a sync to target StudioCanal as well.

Caps: https://slow.pics/c/h9sZull5

Now, audio:

Let's start with the 2005 Optimum (UK) DVD, slowed down to 23.976 fps. It's very hissy, but very detailed. There are some distortions during loud music, e.g. during opening, and artifacts elsewhere, but nothing I can't stand.



Next up is the 2004 Criterion DVD.

Criterion DVD Booklet Wrote:The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from a digital monaural mix, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle.

Criterion BD Booklet Wrote:The original monaural soundtrack was also restored at Éclair, [...]

Criterion BD Booklet Wrote:The original monaural soundtrack was also restored at Éclair, with additional restoration carried out by the Criterion Collection.

• Optimum DVD is presented in 25 fps. I've slowed down the audio to 24/23.976 fps to match StudioCanal/Criterion BD's frame rate. Confirmed pitch through spectrogram afterwards--it matches theBDs.
  
• R channel at around 00:49:57 (SC BD timestamp) contains a very noticeable extra (digital?) artifact not present on L channel. There is another minor artifact only found on L channel at around 01:29:11 (SC BD timestamp) . I've patched in the opposite channel's signals during these two segments. The two channels are otherwise effectively identical, as confirmed by inverting the phase of R and downmixing to 1.0.
  
• There is a somewhat frequent "pop" (?) on the Optimum DVD track. I've detailed this at https://fanrestore.com/thread-5320.html. I fixed a few places before deciding to leave them as is because there are just too many instances. Hopefully you don't find them distracting. The Criterion DVD's high-pass filtering masks these somewhat, but they are still audible at places.
  
• I mostly synced by video. Where the frames diverged: 1) Optimum DVD has extra frame b/w Criterion BD timestamps 00:29:40.570-612, 2) DVD missed 1 frame during a dissolve b/w BD timestamps 00:49:47.067-00:50:23.812, 3) DVD missed 3 frames during another dissolve b/w BD timestamps 00:59:18.638-00:59:40.911, 4) DVD missed 1 frame b/w BD timestamps 00:59:40.911-952, 5) DVD missed 1 frame b/w BD timestamps 01:25:06.018-059.
  
• Criterion and StudioCanal's BDs are frame-wise identical, except that Criterion has an extra 456 frames at the beginning (Criterion & Janus logos).