https://fanrestore.com/ Mon, 25 May 2026 21:07:03 +0000 MyBB https://fanrestore.com/thread-6891.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:15:50 +0000 Yoserian33]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6891.html Source Acquisition and Preparation

Imported the Troy Director’s Cut (1080p MKV) as the primary video asset.

Used FFmpeg to demux and pre-trim the film’s master audio stream to align with key edit reference points while preserving sync with the video container’s timestamps and codec parameters.

Stem Separation Processing

Split the trimmed film audio into stems using an AI-based separation platform (e.g., UVR or AudioShake).

Generated discrete channels for dialogue, sound effects, and score layers to enable independent gain staging and equalization in the mixing environment.

Reaper Project Configuration

Initialized a 5.1 multichannel session in Reaper, setting a 48kHz sample rate to match Blu‑ray mastering standards.

Imported dialogue and effects stems as fixed reference tracks to lock diegetic elements in place.

Established automation lanes for dynamic control of volume and EQ curves at crossfade points.

Score Integration Strategy

Maintained James Horner’s score as the structural backbone for non‑action and expository sequences.

Replaced and augmented select moments using Gabriel Yared’s rejected cues, referenced from high-quality FLAC masters for optimal fidelity.

Scene‑Specific Cue Deployment

Opening Sequence: Created a transitional blend — initial ~10 seconds retain Horner, fading into Yared until the kings’ encounter.

Achilles vs. Boagrius: Layered Horner for the lead‑in and aftermath, intercut Yared’s material during active combat via tempo-matched crossfades.

Spartan Feast: Applied Yared’s “Sparta” cue partially, maintaining Horner passages to preserve continuity in tonality and rhythmic momentum.

Romantic Scenes: Integrated “Achilles and Briseis” and “Helen and Paris” themes, balancing frequency ranges to prevent orchestral masking of dialogue channels.

Major Battles:

“1000 Ships” — synchronized with armada visuals using beat‑aligned cue mapping.

“D‑Day Battle” and “Battle of the Arrows” — replaced underpowered Horner tracks to emphasize percussive kinetic energy.

“Hector, Hector!” and “Achilles and Hector Fight” — implemented dramatic cue handover points using envelope‑smoothing automation.

“The Sacking of Troy” — spanned Yared’s cue across mid‑scene to near completion, intercut with Horner to maintain rhythmic consistency.

Funeral Sequences: Substituted Yared’s thematic equivalents for both Hector’s funeral and the Greek pyre sequence.

Death of Achilles: Added missing cue in later revision to complete the emotional throughline.

Audio Optimization and Mastering

Identified instances of muted or phase‑canceled mixing from prior version due to misaligned stereo field merging; resolved via manual waveform synchronization and phase-correlation analysis.

Applied multiband compression and spectral balancing across all channels to ensure tonal cohesion between Horner and Yared material.

Final mix rendered to a 17 GB MKV container using FFmpeg’s libx265 encoder for efficient H.265 video compression, maintaining lossless 5.1 audio multiplexed under libFLAC codec parameters.

This is really the first time I've done anything like this. It was a lot of fun though, and I really enjoyed Gabriel Yared's version a lot.

The most impactful parts to me was Yared's 'Hector, Hector!' and "Hector and Achilles Fight". With Yared's score, Achilles doesn't just sound like a mindless animal screaming for Hector. It's laden with deep sorrow and regret and immense pain. Totally changes the scene.]]> Source Acquisition and Preparation

Imported the Troy Director’s Cut (1080p MKV) as the primary video asset.

Used FFmpeg to demux and pre-trim the film’s master audio stream to align with key edit reference points while preserving sync with the video container’s timestamps and codec parameters.

Stem Separation Processing

Split the trimmed film audio into stems using an AI-based separation platform (e.g., UVR or AudioShake).

Generated discrete channels for dialogue, sound effects, and score layers to enable independent gain staging and equalization in the mixing environment.

Reaper Project Configuration

Initialized a 5.1 multichannel session in Reaper, setting a 48kHz sample rate to match Blu‑ray mastering standards.

Imported dialogue and effects stems as fixed reference tracks to lock diegetic elements in place.

Established automation lanes for dynamic control of volume and EQ curves at crossfade points.

Score Integration Strategy

Maintained James Horner’s score as the structural backbone for non‑action and expository sequences.

Replaced and augmented select moments using Gabriel Yared’s rejected cues, referenced from high-quality FLAC masters for optimal fidelity.

Scene‑Specific Cue Deployment

Opening Sequence: Created a transitional blend — initial ~10 seconds retain Horner, fading into Yared until the kings’ encounter.

Achilles vs. Boagrius: Layered Horner for the lead‑in and aftermath, intercut Yared’s material during active combat via tempo-matched crossfades.

Spartan Feast: Applied Yared’s “Sparta” cue partially, maintaining Horner passages to preserve continuity in tonality and rhythmic momentum.

Romantic Scenes: Integrated “Achilles and Briseis” and “Helen and Paris” themes, balancing frequency ranges to prevent orchestral masking of dialogue channels.

Major Battles:

“1000 Ships” — synchronized with armada visuals using beat‑aligned cue mapping.

“D‑Day Battle” and “Battle of the Arrows” — replaced underpowered Horner tracks to emphasize percussive kinetic energy.

“Hector, Hector!” and “Achilles and Hector Fight” — implemented dramatic cue handover points using envelope‑smoothing automation.

“The Sacking of Troy” — spanned Yared’s cue across mid‑scene to near completion, intercut with Horner to maintain rhythmic consistency.

Funeral Sequences: Substituted Yared’s thematic equivalents for both Hector’s funeral and the Greek pyre sequence.

Death of Achilles: Added missing cue in later revision to complete the emotional throughline.

Audio Optimization and Mastering

Identified instances of muted or phase‑canceled mixing from prior version due to misaligned stereo field merging; resolved via manual waveform synchronization and phase-correlation analysis.

Applied multiband compression and spectral balancing across all channels to ensure tonal cohesion between Horner and Yared material.

Final mix rendered to a 17 GB MKV container using FFmpeg’s libx265 encoder for efficient H.265 video compression, maintaining lossless 5.1 audio multiplexed under libFLAC codec parameters.

This is really the first time I've done anything like this. It was a lot of fun though, and I really enjoyed Gabriel Yared's version a lot.

The most impactful parts to me was Yared's 'Hector, Hector!' and "Hector and Achilles Fight". With Yared's score, Achilles doesn't just sound like a mindless animal screaming for Hector. It's laden with deep sorrow and regret and immense pain. Totally changes the scene.]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6854.html Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:54:39 +0000 CoruscantKnight]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6854.html
Below are my only two restorations of certain TV commercials for a couple movies.

Justice League: The New Frontier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHiZKLCd1hs

Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0zndFkmTno]]>
Below are my only two restorations of certain TV commercials for a couple movies.

Justice League: The New Frontier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHiZKLCd1hs

Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0zndFkmTno]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6853.html Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:49:52 +0000 CoruscantKnight]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6853.html
"Empire": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adMpMAoPo8g
"Now In Our Galaxy": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubqmfPZPwu4
"The Saga Continues": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJe8qMIiCP0]]>
"Empire": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adMpMAoPo8g
"Now In Our Galaxy": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubqmfPZPwu4
"The Saga Continues": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJe8qMIiCP0]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6641.html Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:51:21 +0000 TheLoon]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6641.html
Original:


Restoration:


PM for the m2ts. Happy holidays 🎄


Tech Details:

FILE NAME: CBS Fox All Time Greats.m2ts
FILE SIZE: 1.5GB
DURATION: 00:05:11
VIDEO: 1920x1080i - 25FPS - MPEG-4 AVC - 1.33:1 AR
AUDIO: 2.0 Stereo LPCM - English - 48KHz - 16 Bit]]>
Original:


Restoration:


PM for the m2ts. Happy holidays 🎄


Tech Details:

FILE NAME: CBS Fox All Time Greats.m2ts
FILE SIZE: 1.5GB
DURATION: 00:05:11
VIDEO: 1920x1080i - 25FPS - MPEG-4 AVC - 1.33:1 AR
AUDIO: 2.0 Stereo LPCM - English - 48KHz - 16 Bit]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6308.html Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:36:40 +0000 Pineapples101]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6308.html Below is set 1:
01 - Robocop 2
02 - Payback
03 - Alien 3
04 - Apocalypse Now
05 - Cliffhanger
06 - Bram Stoker's Dracula

High resolution pdfs can be found here: www.deviantart.com/pineapples101/gallery/all

...set 2 is a work in progress.



Disclaimer: This is a fan preservation project; it was created for criticism, research, and is completely nonprofit.]]> Below is set 1:
01 - Robocop 2
02 - Payback
03 - Alien 3
04 - Apocalypse Now
05 - Cliffhanger
06 - Bram Stoker's Dracula

High resolution pdfs can be found here: www.deviantart.com/pineapples101/gallery/all

...set 2 is a work in progress.



Disclaimer: This is a fan preservation project; it was created for criticism, research, and is completely nonprofit.]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5669.html Sat, 16 Dec 2023 19:28:07 +0000 bendermac]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5669.html 35mm Movie Trailers Scans and it was only in 2.0 audio. I've added the 5.1 Cinema DTS audio from the remastered trailer by taas007 .
Big thanks goes to Dennis-Carl for the scan, , and for making the C-DTS audio available.

I've removed a bit from the beginning and end, so that you wont see any leaders. The trailer didn't contain the MPAA card. The original audio from the YT file is not included, due to the framerate change.

Download: MediaFire

Video slowed down to 23,976 with MKVtoolNix and the audio is in perfect sync.

Original post by 35mm Movie Trailers Scans and send him a
]]> 35mm Movie Trailers Scans and it was only in 2.0 audio. I've added the 5.1 Cinema DTS audio from the remastered trailer by taas007 .
Big thanks goes to Dennis-Carl for the scan, , and for making the C-DTS audio available.

I've removed a bit from the beginning and end, so that you wont see any leaders. The trailer didn't contain the MPAA card. The original audio from the YT file is not included, due to the framerate change.

Download: MediaFire

Video slowed down to 23,976 with MKVtoolNix and the audio is in perfect sync.

Original post by 35mm Movie Trailers Scans and send him a
]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5651.html Mon, 11 Dec 2023 17:09:43 +0000 bendermac]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5651.html
MPAA and Date card have been re-created and matched to the original

]]>
MPAA and Date card have been re-created and matched to the original

]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5578.html Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:42:50 +0000 bendermac]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5578.html Big thanks goes to them for the scan.

*Note: at 2:04 the voice over says "Directed by David Fincher" in the audio from FTD. This line is not present in the 5.1 audio of the trailer from the DVD. Personally I think this flows better as it hides the mystery around who plays the killer.

Download: MediaFire

Video slowed down to 23,976 with MKVtoolNix and the audio is in perfect sync.

Original post by FT Depot and send them a
]]> Big thanks goes to them for the scan.

*Note: at 2:04 the voice over says "Directed by David Fincher" in the audio from FTD. This line is not present in the 5.1 audio of the trailer from the DVD. Personally I think this flows better as it hides the mystery around who plays the killer.

Download: MediaFire

Video slowed down to 23,976 with MKVtoolNix and the audio is in perfect sync.

Original post by FT Depot and send them a
]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5564.html Sat, 18 Nov 2023 17:54:27 +0000 bendermac]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5564.html
All titles, including MPAA green card, have been recreated and match to the original trailer.

]]>
All titles, including MPAA green card, have been recreated and match to the original trailer.

]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5496.html Sun, 01 Oct 2023 18:16:48 +0000 bendermac]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5496.html Big thanks goes to them for the scan.

Download: MediaFire

Video slowed down to 23,976 with MKVtoolNix and the audio is in perfect sync.

Original post by FT Depot and send them a
]]> Big thanks goes to them for the scan.

Download: MediaFire

Video slowed down to 23,976 with MKVtoolNix and the audio is in perfect sync.

Original post by FT Depot and send them a
]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5490.html Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:27:51 +0000 bendermac]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5490.html Crocodile Dundee

Special thanks to FT Depot for sharing a scan of the trailer. Since the scan was in pretty bad shape, I made this new version.

]]> Crocodile Dundee

Special thanks to FT Depot for sharing a scan of the trailer. Since the scan was in pretty bad shape, I made this new version.

]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5139.html Fri, 17 Feb 2023 23:13:38 +0000 bendermac]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5139.html



After almost finishing the project I've found out there is a 35mm scan posted by Denis-Carl Robidouxs. But whatever... I finished the project regardless as his trailer misses the end card.

As usual everything is matched as close as possible to the original trailer.

Enjoy ]]>



After almost finishing the project I've found out there is a 35mm scan posted by Denis-Carl Robidouxs. But whatever... I finished the project regardless as his trailer misses the end card.

As usual everything is matched as close as possible to the original trailer.

Enjoy ]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5030.html Wed, 16 Nov 2022 21:16:09 +0000 bendermac]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5030.html The original 35mm print was FLAT, but the movie is scope. So I've created a scope version of the teaser. The audio is the untouched audio from optical track provided by Denis.

Here is my version


and for comparison, here is Denis's 35mm scan
]]> The original 35mm print was FLAT, but the movie is scope. So I've created a scope version of the teaser. The audio is the untouched audio from optical track provided by Denis.

Here is my version


and for comparison, here is Denis's 35mm scan
]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5021.html Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:22:17 +0000 bendermac]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5021.html

Massive thanks to the person - can't name him/her here, since it's a public section, but you know who you are - for sending me a 35mm scan of the trailer as a base for this project.
It was a rather straightforward project and now it's posted on YT.

]]>

Massive thanks to the person - can't name him/her here, since it's a public section, but you know who you are - for sending me a 35mm scan of the trailer as a base for this project.
It was a rather straightforward project and now it's posted on YT.

]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5019.html Fri, 11 Nov 2022 06:15:22 +0000 wright96d]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-5019.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8JJu0660xk]]> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8JJu0660xk]]>