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OK, so I just watched the 35mm scan videoprojected at 4K HDR to recapture the feel of my 2014 35mm screening, and yes, it's definitely the reference to use to colormatch the Blu-ray. It checks all my memory boxes: lovely light cyan blues plus purples cohabitating in night scenes, much less saturation than on home video, yellow explosions, flames and steel factory, no digital tweeks that turn Silberman's face into plastic. It's all good. If only it were restored and complete instead of being a grindhouse copy missing a few frames and a few lines, it would be perfect. Now let the regrade projects begin! If only it were SDR, it would've been easier to use in a colormatching tool, though.
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Nothing beats the 35mm! That's the genuine stuff.
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That the first or second squeeze?
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That scan really is something of a revelation, who would have guessed that the home video releases were THAT MUCH less blue than the original theatrical. I couldn't believe our luck when it showed up.
Also, thank you for pointing out the scan is HDR. I'd only been able to spot check it on my work monitor and didn't even think to check that it wouldn't be rec.709. Now that I know, I'll have make sure to check it out on the tele at Christmas.
Good work on the regrade!