(2023-08-06, 01:09 PM)heisenberg515 Wrote: This looks insane. I had a question though, I am an SDR peasant, so what would look better on an SDR display, the SDR versions of the v1 edition or HDR to SDR playback (maybe using madVR or something) of the v2 edition? Thanks Klexos for the work you are putting in!
The v1 versions are not really available anymore unless someone has mirrored them or is hosting them. Or if you got them while they were available.
I'd still choose v2 HDR even on SDR in most cases. Given the video tracks are reworked quite substantially and hold lots more detail and better colors and white levels, even if much will get clipped out in the HDR to SDR playback process on your screen, the overall upgrade in the quality of the video alone is worth it.
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Also, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban v2 is done.
v1 was 81GB
v2 is 90.3GB
HDR to SDR Screenshots:
As those who had been following this thread for a while know, no expanded ratio to be had here. Both "Open Matte" WEB-DL and Fullscreen DVD of this movie are entirely Pan & Scan with zero extra picture to be had compared to the Widescreen version.
This version also 1:1 preserves the 4K BDs HDR grading, unlike v1. The track has been still enhanced further and of course as always the runtime has been extended with all the deleted scenes.