2018-04-11, 08:24 AM
Most of the frames align up pretty well, as far as what's present in both shots, but there is a slight warping of the picture in the colorized DVD version which is why I haven't attempted it before, because it's not consistent throughout the film. It's nothing horrible, but it was noticeable in some scenes when I threw both video streams onto a timeline in VegasPro. Still, if I could get the two aligned relatively closely via automation (even if I have to make manual corrections) it would save a LOT of time. I would really love to see the film with the 35mm grain present on the bluray remaster, but in the colorized version.
I know, I know, those colorized versions from the 80s "sucked," but I actually first saw this film on TBS around late-1989/early1990 in this colorized version and didn't see the original B&W until 1993, when I was living in Poland (in Europe) and was "shocked" by how "backwards" Polish TV was by showing an aged B&W copy of the film. Like they couldn't even afford the color version... Keep in mind, I was eleven years old in 1993 and didn't know any better. Years later, I learned that the B&W was actually the original and what I grew up on was a "bastardized colored version." Still, I ended up buying the color DVD release and always enjoyed xmas time re-airings on TBS/TNT in the late 90s and early 2000s.
With a little bit of color tweaking the colorized version doesn't look that bad and I'd love to see it in true 1080p HD.... even if I have to figure it out myself.... although ANY technical pointers would be awesome
I know, I know, those colorized versions from the 80s "sucked," but I actually first saw this film on TBS around late-1989/early1990 in this colorized version and didn't see the original B&W until 1993, when I was living in Poland (in Europe) and was "shocked" by how "backwards" Polish TV was by showing an aged B&W copy of the film. Like they couldn't even afford the color version... Keep in mind, I was eleven years old in 1993 and didn't know any better. Years later, I learned that the B&W was actually the original and what I grew up on was a "bastardized colored version." Still, I ended up buying the color DVD release and always enjoyed xmas time re-airings on TBS/TNT in the late 90s and early 2000s.
With a little bit of color tweaking the colorized version doesn't look that bad and I'd love to see it in true 1080p HD.... even if I have to figure it out myself.... although ANY technical pointers would be awesome