[Canceled] The Blade Runner Regrade Collection (Restored DC and IC Regrade v2.0)

[jonno]

Many thanks, Tom - I admit I was working from memory (and an inaccurate contemporary review) there. I'll amend.

[deleted user]

Many thanks, Tom - I admit I was working from memory (and an inaccurate contemporary review) there. I'll amend.

No problem. Don't take my word as the final truth tho, all I'm saying is that those are what I saw online when casually searching for it.

[jonno]

It's true - at least, the DTS-HDMA part. Warner reauthored part of the set for their 2012 rerelease, combining the HD workprint and the SD features from discs 2 and 4 on one disc. They took the opportunity to upgrade the encode on the WP, so it's now h.264 instead of VC-1 and DTS-HDMA instead of DD. Guess that slipped my mind.

As always, it's not all good news: the h.264 versions of the SD features are badly converted, bitrate-starved and look terrible, while the FC and theatrical discs are repressings of the (now 10-year-old) VC-1 encode. I've kept both sets.

[iguanaclerk]

2007 DVD/Blu-ray/HD-DVD -
Theatrical/International/Director’s Cut: new, branched Dolby Digital 5.1 mix (‘original, unaltered 5.1 sound taken from archival six-tracks’*)
*This claim is in the letter from Ridley Scott from the 5-disc boxset. As captainsolo says, since it's a shared soundtrack, it's most likely to originate from the DC mix materials rather than the more vintage mixes.

In addition to the 5.1 track, each of the cuts has its own unique stereo mix, which are not downmixes of the 5.1 and presumably are Dolby Surround versions of the Dolby Stereo mixes like on the laserdiscs. (this is at least the case on the HD-DVD, presumably also the BD).

[jonno]

Updated info appreciated, iguanaclerk! Yes, if they're separate and not branched, they're likely just ports of existing stereo tracks from earlier masters. A nice bonus, though at 192Kbps not really a match for the laserdisc tracks.

[PDB]

A test for Blade Runner 2049 using some cams, a recording of a showing I made and pics I took of the 70mm trailer.

BD/Test Regrade
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[deleted user]

Wasn't a fan of the movie, but that definitely looks like an improvement to me.

[The Aluminum Falcon]

Wonderful. I'm beginning to wonder whether all these 70mm prints look different color-wise from their digital counterparts.

Interstellar's been discussed pretty thoroughly, but Dunkirk and The Last Jedi in 70mm were also far more blue/without a blanket tint.

[spoRv]

PDB, I like your version! I'd just lower a tiny bit the red, because there is a "hint" of magenta in few shots (like in the tree); apart this, getting rid of the teal blanket without having overly pinked skins reveals a well done job!

[Stamper]

You mean a skin job.