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<![CDATA[Fanrestore - Fan Restoration Forum - Archived projects]]> https://fanrestore.com/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:18:55 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[The Nutcracker Prince (1990) in HD - MKV and Custom Blu-ray ISO File]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-4448.html Mon, 06 Dec 2021 20:58:14 +0000 James76]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-4448.html
For my first project here, and for a Christmas release, I'm going to make an MKV file and custom Blu-ray ISO file of an HD upscaled version of the 1990 animated movie, The Nutcracker Prince, sourced from the 2004 GoodTimes DVD. The original US theatrical trailer will be included as a bonus feature.

The ripped movie will be deinterlaced, pulled down from 29.97fps to 23.976fps, and resized to 640x480 with an AviSynth script and VirtualDubMod, upscaled to 1440x1080 with Real-ESRGAN, and have black bars added in Adobe Premiere Pro.

I would like to upload the finished MKV file and custom Blu-ray ISO file onto MySpleen, but I don't have an account there.]]>
For my first project here, and for a Christmas release, I'm going to make an MKV file and custom Blu-ray ISO file of an HD upscaled version of the 1990 animated movie, The Nutcracker Prince, sourced from the 2004 GoodTimes DVD. The original US theatrical trailer will be included as a bonus feature.

The ripped movie will be deinterlaced, pulled down from 29.97fps to 23.976fps, and resized to 640x480 with an AviSynth script and VirtualDubMod, upscaled to 1440x1080 with Real-ESRGAN, and have black bars added in Adobe Premiere Pro.

I would like to upload the finished MKV file and custom Blu-ray ISO file onto MySpleen, but I don't have an account there.]]> <![CDATA[[Canceled] Tremors Regrade (Project CRT #0 v1.0)]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-3237.html Fri, 19 Jun 2020 15:53:27 +0000 PDB]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-3237.html This project is canceled with a superior 4K remaster now coming out

[Image: jdPVYkB.jpg]

Tremors Regrade (Project CRT #0 v1.0)

Project Info:

This is the inaugural project of my CRT regrade project. You can read more about it here:

https://fanrestore.com/thread-3228-post-...l#pid62453

The short summary is many older HD transfers have a red/magenta/pink/purple look on modern flat panels. That is because they were graded on older CRTs which have different color characteristics and technology. The goal of this project is to view those older masters on a CRT and then regrade them to look correct on modern flat planes.

I selected Tremors as the first test because it has a pronounce and obvious magenta look, I had the BD and it was on Netflix, so I could compare the colors of the two version. Most of all I love the movie. It's simple B-movie with a lot of charm and a perfect mix of danger and humor. The CRT regrade gets rid of the purple skies and pink whites and brings back the greens, yellow and blues. I don't know if it is more theatrically accurate but it does look a hell of a lot better, IMHO.

Problem with using Tremors is it has a terrible, terrible HD master. Lots of DNR but even worse copious amounts of EE/halos. Clearly it had machine applied variable EE. Some shots look OK, other look like someone took a white crayon and drew an outline around the character. After a lot of hard work with After Effects and regraining, I think I got rid or reduced of 80% of the EE. Far from perfect but the best its going to be until there is a remaster.

I pulled the 5.1 and ENG subs from the BS but also added the PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround from the open matte laserdisc.

Video:
The Tremors BD regraded to how it looks like on a professional color grading CRT. That reduces the amount of magenta and red in the picture and brings out the greens, yellow and blues. Further the master has had the EE reduced and has been regrained.

Audio:
1. PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the US OM LD)
2. PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the US WS CE LD)
3. PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the US CE DVD - Converted from DD 2.0)
4. DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the US BD)

Subs:
1. English (from the US BD)

Sync:
Synced to the US BD

Pics:

MKV
[Image: xodNs6Z.jpg]

BD/BD Regraded to CRT (Test Pics, Out of Date)
[Image: 9M5Rr0b.jpg]

Thanks:

BDgeek: for the CE LD track
alinskey : for ripping the CE LD track]]> This project is canceled with a superior 4K remaster now coming out

[Image: jdPVYkB.jpg]

BD/BD Regraded to CRT (Test Pics, Out of Date)
[Image: 9M5Rr0b.jpg]

Thanks:

BDgeek: for the CE LD track
alinskey : for ripping the CE LD track]]> <![CDATA[[SUPERCEDED BY 35MM PRESERVATION] The Keep (1983) [Project: Celluloid]]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-3099.html Wed, 15 Apr 2020 05:31:46 +0000 LucasGodzilla]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-3099.html PROJECT CELLULOID: Michael Mann's The Keep

So amidst the mess outside, I've been screwing around a bit with the HDTV upscale of The Keep and decided to try and regrade it to what it probably would have looked like on 35mm.

The main problem though was the trailer source I color matched to led to some real funky colors sometimes due to the noticeable fading. As such, in order to fix the issues it led to, I had to take some liberties, leading to a stronger blue push throughout rather than the faded burgundies. Whether or not this is accurate is up for debate, however it can be argued that it does work much to the movie's favor in helping to bolster its dream-like atmosphere at times than the warmer, magenta-pushed colors seen on the HDTV master and the semi-corrected version Sporv released with his Fundamental Collection (Not to mention Mann has been known for pushing blues in his films apparently). So take it as you may, it's just an alternate way to see the movie either way now I guess lol

Original HDTV
[Image: Reg-Crop.png]

Regrade

However, although I consider the grade itself to be done since there's not much I can do unless I suddenly get a better, unfaded source than the trailer posted above, there's still some work to be done on the master itself. Namely, there are some interlacing issues that need to be fixed, and TomArrow has suggested to me the idea of downscaling this blow-up and smart upscaling it back up in an attempt to fake some detail hopefully rather than just blobby smeariness. Once I get that in order, I hope to re-grain it, see if it can be synced with LD audio perhaps, and then go through the final export steps.

Side note, a real shame no proper HD master of the movie exists. I've heard some mentionings at times of people attempting to do a 35mm print preservation of the movie on a few different forums but those attempts never seemed to go anywhere either. So out of sheer curiosity, who would actually donate to see such a restoration effort for this movie?]]> PROJECT CELLULOID: Michael Mann's The Keep

Original HDTV
[Image: Reg-Crop.png]

Regrade

Zodiac Theatrical Cut (Quick Project v1.0)

Project Info

So you are asking yourself why recreate the TC of Zodiac? Well the project's genesis started a few years ago when I bought a box of Cinema DTS discs. Most of the movies were junk but included in the pack were the discs for Zodiac and Zodiac just happens to be my favorite Fincher movie.

With the discs in hand, I wanted to sync the tracks to the BD so I could hear the far field mix. That was until I remembered the BD is the Director's Cut (DC) and contains several minutes of additional scenes, scene extensions and a few alternative shots.

I debated if I should just patch the Cinema DTS with the BD until I came to the realization that it would be nice to have the TC back in HD form. Re-create what is not available.

So this project recreates the TC by cutting the BD down to the DVD which contains the TC cut. Most of the cuts are covered here:

https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=4878

But not covered in that link is the fact the DC has more frames for certain shots, one subtitle that I had to matte into the HD footage from the DVD and two brief shots I needed to upscaled, one that had different timing than the DC and one wholly unique shot from the TC. The credits of the DC are also formatted differently when compared to the TC DVD. So I used the DVD credits.

The final master was color corrected to match the DVD's look which is greener when compared to the BD's redder cast.

On the audio side besides the Cinema DTS, I included the DD 5.1 from the DVD

Video:
This project attempts to create the theatrical cut (TC) of Zodiac by cutting down the DC BD to match the TC DVD. The end project is color corrected to resemble more of the look of the DVD.

Audio:
1. DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the Cinema DTS Discs)
2. Dolby Digital 5.1 (from the US CE DVD)

Subs:
1. English (from the US DVD)

Sync::
This project is synced to the US DVD

Pics
[Image: mW6XIfe.jpg]

Collaborators and Thanks (In order of help):
SpaceBlackKnight: for the HD TC parts]]>
https://fanrestore.com/editpost.php?pid=85895

[Image: PMPk6RA.png]

Collaborators and Thanks (In order of help):
SpaceBlackKnight: for the HD TC parts]]> <![CDATA[[Canceled] The Abyss Open Matte and Regrade]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-2851.html Thu, 21 Nov 2019 18:15:55 +0000 PDB]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-2851.html
[Image: La5FvtY.png]

The Abyss SE Open Matte (New HDTV Colors Regrade v1.0A)
The Abyss TC Open Matte (New HDTV Colors Regrade v1.0B)

Project Info:

This project attempts to create the best open matte version of The Abyss by combining the parts from 2 separate HDTV broadcasts (no logo cap and AXN for fill). It's a project similar to my Top Gun, Fight Club and Quantum Of Solace projects.

Each video file has the normal range of issues: compression artifacts, smeared grain, missing frames, etc that will be cleaned up. There might be a chance of dirt clean up but I haven't decided yet.

Originally this project was going to use a color regrade that I had come up with for my upscale of the 4:3 OM DVD but when comparing that grade to the colors from the "new" HD master, they were close enough that I decided to just use the "new" HD's colors.

Test Run
Old HDTV Colors\New HDTV Colors
[Image: X6Sh7Jb.png]

Finally, spoRv provided a copy of his YAO subs so you can watch the project in 1.77 open matte or theatrical 2.35 with a tiny bit of crop varying per shot. Once again the opening 20th Century logo be over cropped incorrectly but the rest is fine.

Video:
A combination of 2 HDTV broadcast merged together to create the best version with compression artifacts minimized and other clean up measures preformed.

Audio: (Version A)
1. PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the SE LD)
2. DTS-ES 6.1 (from the Chinese DVD)

(Version B)
1. PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the TC LD)
2. PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (cut down from the SE LD)
3. Dolby Digital 5.1 (from the HDTV Broadcast)

Subs:
1. English (from the US DVD)
2. spoRv's YAO subs to watch the 1.77 open matte video in 2.35 mode (Version A only)

Pics

Temp/WIP Pics

Collaborators and Thanks (In order of help):
Chewtobacca: for audio help
X5gb: for material help]]> <![CDATA[[Cancelled] Fight Club Open Matte (and OAR Old Master)]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-2844.html Mon, 07 Oct 2019 19:15:55 +0000 PDB]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-2844.html

Fight Club Open Matte (v1.0)

plus a bonus

Fight Club German BD OAR (v1.0)

Project Info

This project attempts to create the best version of Fight Club in the open matte format by combining the parts from 3 separate HDTV broadcasts and the Web-DL (thanks X5gb).

Each video file (HDTVs and Web) have their own separate issues including compression artifacts, smeared grain, missing frames, etc. The biggest problem is the compression. Each file has the compression of it's broadcast but when I compare the files against each other I can tell the original master had a host of compression blocking, hatch marks and blurring. Although the master has grain a lot of it is destroyed in the the compression. I first took the parts from each video file that had the least compression and stitched them together to form the least compromised version. Then I cleaned up those compression artifacts and added grain that best matches the BD's level of grain, especially for the shots that were the grain was destroyed.

The color has been left largely unchanged with just a small adjustment to the red and blue in the shadows. The color scheme is the older one of the DVD and DVHS aka pre-BD remaster which mostly similar but with a few notable exceptions.

On the audio side I'm adding the original Cinema DTS soundtrack, the super rare PCM 2.0 and 5.1EX from the Japanese LD and the BD English soundtrack. There might be some other tracks added later.

Finally, I asked spoRv for a copy of his YAO subs. So similar to my Top Gun project you will be able to watch the project in 1.77 open matte or theatrical 2.35 with a tiny bit of crop varying per shot. Also much like TG the opening 20th Century logo be over cropped incorrectly but the rest is fine.

Notes: This project is synced to the US (and likely international) BDs for an alternative soundtracks and subs. Also their is one 3 min sequence in the film that is cropped in every HDTV broadcast and the Web and not open matte. The original master appears that way

Video:
A combination of 3 HDTV and 1 Web-DL merged together to create the best version with compression artifacts minimized and other clean up measures preformed.

Audio: (both projects)
1. DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the Cinema DTS Discs)
2. PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the JPN LD)
3. Dolby Digital 5.1 EX (from the JPN LD)
4. DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the US BD)
5. Dolby Digital 5.1 (Plissken1138's no narrator fanmix)

Subs:
1. English (from the US BD)
2. spoRv's YAO subs to watch the 1.77 open matte video in 2.35 mode

Pics

OM
[Image: u4I24Aq.png]

OAR

1.77 Orignal/2.35 YAO Subs
[Image: JlgpM9c.png]

Collaborators and Thanks (In order of help):
Doombot
X5gb
Plissken1138
Chewtobacca
spoRv
Zoidberg
maksnew
BusterD]]>

Fight Club Open Matte (v1.0)

plus a bonus

Fight Club German BD OAR (v1.0)

Project Info

This project attempts to create the best version of Fight Club in the open matte format by combining the parts from 3 separate HDTV broadcasts and the Web-DL (thanks X5gb).

Each video file (HDTVs and Web) have their own separate issues including compression artifacts, smeared grain, missing frames, etc. The biggest problem is the compression. Each file has the compression of it's broadcast but when I compare the files against each other I can tell the original master had a host of compression blocking, hatch marks and blurring. Although the master has grain a lot of it is destroyed in the the compression. I first took the parts from each video file that had the least compression and stitched them together to form the least compromised version. Then I cleaned up those compression artifacts and added grain that best matches the BD's level of grain, especially for the shots that were the grain was destroyed.

The color has been left largely unchanged with just a small adjustment to the red and blue in the shadows. The color scheme is the older one of the DVD and DVHS aka pre-BD remaster which mostly similar but with a few notable exceptions.

On the audio side I'm adding the original Cinema DTS soundtrack, the super rare PCM 2.0 and 5.1EX from the Japanese LD and the BD English soundtrack. There might be some other tracks added later.

Finally, I asked spoRv for a copy of his YAO subs. So similar to my Top Gun project you will be able to watch the project in 1.77 open matte or theatrical 2.35 with a tiny bit of crop varying per shot. Also much like TG the opening 20th Century logo be over cropped incorrectly but the rest is fine.

Notes: This project is synced to the US (and likely international) BDs for an alternative soundtracks and subs. Also their is one 3 min sequence in the film that is cropped in every HDTV broadcast and the Web and not open matte. The original master appears that way

Video:
A combination of 3 HDTV and 1 Web-DL merged together to create the best version with compression artifacts minimized and other clean up measures preformed.

Audio: (both projects)
1. DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the Cinema DTS Discs)
2. PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the JPN LD)
3. Dolby Digital 5.1 EX (from the JPN LD)
4. DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the US BD)
5. Dolby Digital 5.1 (Plissken1138's no narrator fanmix)

Subs:
1. English (from the US BD)
2. spoRv's YAO subs to watch the 1.77 open matte video in 2.35 mode

Pics

OM
[Image: u4I24Aq.png]

OAR

1.77 Orignal/2.35 YAO Subs
[Image: JlgpM9c.png]

Collaborators and Thanks (In order of help):
Doombot
X5gb
Plissken1138
Chewtobacca
spoRv
Zoidberg
maksnew
BusterD]]> <![CDATA[[Canceled] Terminator 2 Regrade (First Japanese Squeeze Laserdisc)]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-2599.html Thu, 04 Apr 2019 21:27:32 +0000 PDB]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-2599.html

Terminator 2 Regrade (First Japanese Squeeze Laserdisc v1.0)

Project Info:

This posting is in the proposal section in order to gather more information. Think of it as a place holder for now as I finish other projects.

I had completed a T2 project (never released) which attempted to grade the movie as close to multiple 35mm sources as possible. This project will go in the opposite direction. There has been a fascination with the color scheme of the Japanese squeeze laserdisc for some time. Rumor has that the colors were so odd that Cameron wanted a corrected reissue and got one.

Having always wanted to see it, I was happy that kchrules from the ot made a copy to share. Having seen it, I can it is seemly inaccurate but very interesting. Interesting enough to preserve in a project. So that’s this project; to regrade the current BD to the Japanese squeeze laserdisc. It's also meant to be a test for new techniques.

Couple of issues. First, the LD is very dark overall or at least the capture is. Sometimes it’s as bright, but often not. So I will raise the levels to be more pleasing to the eye. Second kchrules cap has a strange issues including a bad framerate. So in order to frame match it to the BD, I have to cut out or duplicate a lot of frames by hand. It's a bit of a mess and will take a while to fix without another cap. Finally, I will re-grain the BD with appropriate s35 grain

Video:
The theatrical cut BD regrade to the 1st generation Japanese squeeze LD outputted to a BD formated MKV

(And possibly the theatrical cut UHDBD regrade to the 1st generation Japanese squeeze LD outputted to a UHDBD/SDR formatted MKV)

Audio:
1. DTS 5.1: This is the CDS mix capped by MrBrown and re-synced by Chewtobacca
2. PCM 2.0 of the CDs mix?

Pics:

Rough Test
BD/Regrade
[Image: oFztCGC.jpg]

Collaborators and Thanks (In order of help):
kchrules: for a cap of the squeeze LD
MrBrown/Chewtobacca: for the CDS mix and sync
MrBrown: for additional help.]]>

Terminator 2 Regrade (First Japanese Squeeze Laserdisc v1.0)

Project Info:

This posting is in the proposal section in order to gather more information. Think of it as a place holder for now as I finish other projects.

I had completed a T2 project (never released) which attempted to grade the movie as close to multiple 35mm sources as possible. This project will go in the opposite direction. There has been a fascination with the color scheme of the Japanese squeeze laserdisc for some time. Rumor has that the colors were so odd that Cameron wanted a corrected reissue and got one.

Having always wanted to see it, I was happy that kchrules from the ot made a copy to share. Having seen it, I can it is seemly inaccurate but very interesting. Interesting enough to preserve in a project. So that’s this project; to regrade the current BD to the Japanese squeeze laserdisc. It's also meant to be a test for new techniques.

Couple of issues. First, the LD is very dark overall or at least the capture is. Sometimes it’s as bright, but often not. So I will raise the levels to be more pleasing to the eye. Second kchrules cap has a strange issues including a bad framerate. So in order to frame match it to the BD, I have to cut out or duplicate a lot of frames by hand. It's a bit of a mess and will take a while to fix without another cap. Finally, I will re-grain the BD with appropriate s35 grain

Video:
The theatrical cut BD regrade to the 1st generation Japanese squeeze LD outputted to a BD formated MKV

(And possibly the theatrical cut UHDBD regrade to the 1st generation Japanese squeeze LD outputted to a UHDBD/SDR formatted MKV)

Audio:
1. DTS 5.1: This is the CDS mix capped by MrBrown and re-synced by Chewtobacca
2. PCM 2.0 of the CDs mix?

Pics:

Rough Test
BD/Regrade
[Image: oFztCGC.jpg]

Collaborators and Thanks (In order of help):
kchrules: for a cap of the squeeze LD
MrBrown/Chewtobacca: for the CDS mix and sync
MrBrown: for additional help.]]> <![CDATA[[Ignore; Was Oblivious] My Bloody Valentine (1981) Restoration]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-2337.html Wed, 17 Oct 2018 05:40:39 +0000 LucasGodzilla]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-2337.html One of my single most favorite slasher movies ever made was a rather early 80s Canadian flick titled My Bloody Valentine.

Unfortunately, it was absolutely butchered by the MPAA at the time and in order to get an R rating, nine minutes of footage had to be chopped out. Good news: Three minutes of footage got added back in a special edition of the movie back in 2009. Bad news: Six minutes of footage is still floating around and the three minutes of footage that did get released are in pretty crappy quality with noticeable scratches, grain, and different color grading. You can check out the footage here.

Being honest, I don't mind the grain and all that too much, same goes for the color grading; Probably due to the fact that it gives the movie a grittier more exploitative / grindhouse-ish feel. However, what I DO have an issue with is that this is inconsistent with the rest of the footage. It's incredibly jarring when you're watching the movie with the footage added back in.

This is where this thread comes into place. Does anyone by any chance have the know-how to fix up the movie? My best guess as to how to approach this maybe is to look back at the laserdisc release of the movie since it would likely contain not only the theatrical mono audio (which is something I don't entirely trust in the special edition release), but it also would have a more accurate and more vintage look to movie.

I'd also like to bring up that although–as far as I know–Paramount (of course) never released that leftover six minutes of footage to this very day, I'm wondering if there's anyone who somehow by sheer luck or something may be aware or has access even to some of this excised footage; Maybe a workprint of the movie even somehow? Highly doubt it but I felt it was worth a mention. I'd also like to ask if an open-matte version of the movie exists, perhaps as a part of one of the older releases? Not quite sure it even exists either, and even if, I wouldn't know how to properly add that in with deleted footage, but I'm still curious. Maybe as a separate rip?

Anyways, I, unfortunately, do not have anything handy since I am not in possession of the laserdisc copy of My Bloody Valentine (let alone a way to rip a laserdisc, to begin with) nor a Blu-Ray rip of my special edition copy since I am ill-equipped to rip Blu-Ray discs sadly enough.

So, is there anyone on this forum who would be interested in the project of fixing up this movie as it deserves?]]> One of my single most favorite slasher movies ever made was a rather early 80s Canadian flick titled My Bloody Valentine.

Unfortunately, it was absolutely butchered by the MPAA at the time and in order to get an R rating, nine minutes of footage had to be chopped out. Good news: Three minutes of footage got added back in a special edition of the movie back in 2009. Bad news: Six minutes of footage is still floating around and the three minutes of footage that did get released are in pretty crappy quality with noticeable scratches, grain, and different color grading. You can check out the footage here.

Being honest, I don't mind the grain and all that too much, same goes for the color grading; Probably due to the fact that it gives the movie a grittier more exploitative / grindhouse-ish feel. However, what I DO have an issue with is that this is inconsistent with the rest of the footage. It's incredibly jarring when you're watching the movie with the footage added back in.

This is where this thread comes into place. Does anyone by any chance have the know-how to fix up the movie? My best guess as to how to approach this maybe is to look back at the laserdisc release of the movie since it would likely contain not only the theatrical mono audio (which is something I don't entirely trust in the special edition release), but it also would have a more accurate and more vintage look to movie.

I'd also like to bring up that although–as far as I know–Paramount (of course) never released that leftover six minutes of footage to this very day, I'm wondering if there's anyone who somehow by sheer luck or something may be aware or has access even to some of this excised footage; Maybe a workprint of the movie even somehow? Highly doubt it but I felt it was worth a mention. I'd also like to ask if an open-matte version of the movie exists, perhaps as a part of one of the older releases? Not quite sure it even exists either, and even if, I wouldn't know how to properly add that in with deleted footage, but I'm still curious. Maybe as a separate rip?

Anyways, I, unfortunately, do not have anything handy since I am not in possession of the laserdisc copy of My Bloody Valentine (let alone a way to rip a laserdisc, to begin with) nor a Blu-Ray rip of my special edition copy since I am ill-equipped to rip Blu-Ray discs sadly enough.

So, is there anyone on this forum who would be interested in the project of fixing up this movie as it deserves?]]> <![CDATA[[Canceled] Star Trek 2 The Wrath Of Khan Regrade (Paramount Widescreen Laserdisc)]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-2334.html Tue, 16 Oct 2018 15:37:37 +0000 PDB]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-2334.html
https://fanrestore.com/thread-4117.html?...ar+trek+II

[Image: XxrZTKs.jpg]

Star Trek 2 The Wrath Of Khan Regrade (Paramount Widescreen Laserdisc v1.0)

Project Info:
This is part three in my series of laserdisc to Blu-ray regrades. Taking the color of the laserdisc and applying it to the HD of the BD. ST2 came up not because the new BD is bad, in fact it's excellent outside of being a little too dark, but because the colors of the LD were very different. The LD is very warm with oranges/red and greens but also much brighter making it a sometimes a more pleasing watch. Think of this as a fun alternative to the current BD.

Just like other LD regrades, I am going to reduce the saturation of the LD a bit and tweak the reds to be less blooming.

Note: This is theatrical cut only and will be in sync with the TC BD for adding additional soundtracks and subs

(I have several of these planned, regrade to LDs or DVDs where the soundtracks are already in sync but will re-focus on the projects I have to finish soundtrack syncing soon....and MM2)

Video:
Paramount BD regraded to match the widescreen laserdisc

Audio:
1. PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the widescreen Laserdisc)
3. Dolby Digital 5.1 (from the Paramount BD)

Pics:

BD/Regrade to LD
[Image: j96laHF.jpg]

Previous Test Run
[Image: iAdYoRs.jpg]

Contributors and Thanks:
Jonno - for the PCM cap and sync
Chewtobacca - for the PCM re-sync]]>
https://fanrestore.com/thread-4117.html?...ar+trek+II

[Image: XxrZTKs.jpg]

Previous Test Run
[Image: iAdYoRs.jpg]

Contributors and Thanks:
Jonno - for the PCM cap and sync
Chewtobacca - for the PCM re-sync]]> <![CDATA[[Canceled] Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-2326.html Mon, 08 Oct 2018 20:41:55 +0000 PDB]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-2326.html
As anyone worked on Solo yet? I was trying to watch it and I think the picture needs a lot of work.

Putting aside the quality of the movie, the video is absolutely the worst looking movie that I have seen in a long time. I'm fine with the movie looking dark, that was one of the common complaints, but everything else about the picture looks terrible. The blacks are gray and muddy, there is next to no contrast, the colors are terribly muted even when they are meant to stand out (blues or reds) and there is a horrible vignetting across most of the film.

It's almost as they took the RAW files out of the camera and did nothing with them. I expect that of youtube videos but not a multi million dollar film. Even one with as much trouble as this one had.

Even without changing the colors, some small tweaks like adjusting black levels, using curves, upping saturation, shadow work, etc, can make a big difference. You can get a much better picture.

BD/Tweak
[Image: dxvqyG6.jpg]

]]>
As anyone worked on Solo yet? I was trying to watch it and I think the picture needs a lot of work.

Putting aside the quality of the movie, the video is absolutely the worst looking movie that I have seen in a long time. I'm fine with the movie looking dark, that was one of the common complaints, but everything else about the picture looks terrible. The blacks are gray and muddy, there is next to no contrast, the colors are terribly muted even when they are meant to stand out (blues or reds) and there is a horrible vignetting across most of the film.

It's almost as they took the RAW files out of the camera and did nothing with them. I expect that of youtube videos but not a multi million dollar film. Even one with as much trouble as this one had.

Even without changing the colors, some small tweaks like adjusting black levels, using curves, upping saturation, shadow work, etc, can make a big difference. You can get a much better picture.

BD/Tweak
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]]> <![CDATA[[Canceled] The Great Escape HDTV Version]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-2247.html Tue, 14 Aug 2018 16:00:08 +0000 PDB]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-2247.html
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The Great Escape HDTV Version (v1.1)

Project Info:

I dug this up off an old hard drive and like a lot of my projects it just requires the audio sync to be finished...

When the US BD came out, even though it was a new scan, many people did not like the new dark, cool teal and blue color timing. It was very different compared to the older CE DVD:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare...escape.htm
https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=2391&d2=2390&c=490

whereas the older CE dvd was warm with oranges and yellows. A pretty significant difference. Luckily, the older scan had been broadcast several times in HD over the years (like HDNET in the US). I took 3 separate recording and combine them together to create a version with the most frames possible, so GE can now be enjoyed in bright, warmer colors.

I also took both the (now rare) PCM mono and analog commentary from the Criterion LD and synced them to this project, bring back the original sound of the Great Escape.

Note: This is not synced to the US BD. I didn't do a full count but even with 3 copies, the HDTV was some 70-ish frames off the BD.

Video:
3 HDTV broadcasts combined to create the best overall version and then run through light de-haloing and de-blocking with no color correction

Audio:
1. PCM 2.0 Mono (from the Criterion WS LD)
2. PCM 2.0 Stereo (from the HDTV broadcast)
2. PCM 2.0 Mono Commentary (from the Criterion WS LD's analog tracks)

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]]> <![CDATA[The Day After - Original TV Version Reconstruction]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-2087.html Wed, 21 Mar 2018 10:22:37 +0000 FrankT]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-2087.html The Day After from high-quality sources. The idea I have is to reconstruct the original matte from various releases, maybe upscale it if I have time (or, if PDB is willing, I can pass it on to him so he can work his magic). I imagine I'll need several DVDs of the film. Anyone know where I can get my hands on each different version?]]> The Day After from high-quality sources. The idea I have is to reconstruct the original matte from various releases, maybe upscale it if I have time (or, if PDB is willing, I can pass it on to him so he can work his magic). I imagine I'll need several DVDs of the film. Anyone know where I can get my hands on each different version?]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2(open matte) [Fundamental Collection™#020]]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-1952.html Mon, 25 Dec 2017 17:42:37 +0000 spoRv]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-1952.html Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 [Fundamental Collection]

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Original title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Original runtime: 2h10m27s
Sources: 1x 1080i HDTV MPEG-2, 1x 1080p AVC WEBdl
Video processing: Sources mixed to get more details and less noise (around 93%); AVC used to replace missing shots from MPEG-2 (around 7%); AVC used to remove logo from MPEG-2; deblock; very light sharpening; 35mm grain plate
Audio processing: None
Video format: x264 1920x1080 23.976fps open matte 1.78:1
Audio format: DTS-HD MA 5.1 English; DD 5.1 English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, English descriptive audio
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian (movie); French, German, Italian, Spanish (forced)
Chapters: 28
Release notes: High bitrate video 30mbps average, to preserve grain; final credits from AVC; custom made outer and inner cover + disc label
Release format: BD-50

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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1(open matte) [Fundamental Collection™#019]]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-1951.html Mon, 25 Dec 2017 17:42:15 +0000 spoRv]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-1951.html Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 [Fundamental Collection]

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Original title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Original runtime: 2h26m05s
Sources: 1x 1080i HDTV MPEG-2, 1x 1080p AVC WEBdl, BD
Video processing: Replaced more than seven hundreds shots with carefully chosen, properly set cropped and upscaled BD, for a grandtotal of 83% of the whole movie duration; remaining shots are 14% open matte and 3% pan&scan, which used MPEG-2 and AVC mixed; AVC used to replace missing shots and to remove logo from MPEG-2; deblock; very light sharpening; 35mm grain plate
Audio processing: None
Video format: x264 1920x1080 23.976fps open matte 1.78:1
Audio format: DTS-HD MA 5.1 English; DD 5.1 English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, English descriptive audio
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian (movie); French, German, Italian, Spanish (forced)
Chapters: 31
Release notes: High bitrate video 30mbps average, to preserve grain; final title from AVC; remaining credits from cropped and upscaled BD; custom made outer and inner cover + disc label
Release format: BD-50

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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (open matte) [Fundamental Collection™ #017]]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-1950.html Sun, 24 Dec 2017 20:47:09 +0000 spoRv]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-1950.html Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [Fundamental Collection]

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Original title: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Original runtime: 2h18m14s
Sources: 1x 1080i HDTV MPEG-2 and 1x 1080p WEBdl AVC
Video processing: AVC used to replace missing frames from MPEG-2; AVC used to remove residual logo from MPEG-2; sources mixed to get more details and less noise
Audio processing: English PCM 5.1 lossless encoded to DTS-HD MA 5.1
Video format: x264 1920x1080 23.976fps open matte 1.78:1
Audio format: DTS-HD MA 5.1 English; DD 5.1 English, French (Parisian), French (Quebec), German, Italian, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Hungarian
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian (movie); French, German, Italian, Spanish (forced)
Chapters: 32
Release notes: High bitrate video 30mbps average, to preserve grain; replaced final studio logo with cropped and upscaled BD; custom made outer and inner cover + disc label
Release format: BD-50

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