[In progress] TERMINATOR 2 Blu-ray regrade to 35mm

[Stamper]

I like it, just watch out for fleshtones, they should be redder and not yellow.

[Beber]

I like it, just watch out for fleshtones, they should be redder and not yellow.

Yeah, I already tweeked it further and redone the whole first 10 minutes that way. I think I'll do both, unless someone tells me how to retain the black levels even with the use of this film LUT in the process. 'Cause I really want to do it that way, I like the film look very much, plus it'll be way faster as I found a tweek that already looks good on most of the film as is that only requires further tweeking shot by shot, and the result is very convincing and close to the 35mm scan reference. So that way, it'll look like film and not like video, DCP, Dolby Cinema, OLED, etc.

[Beber]

This is how it looks right now:

[Beber]

The bar scene was challenging in matching Arnold shots with each other when facing the cigar-smoking biker. You'd think in a controlled lighting environment, one correction would work on all similar shots, but nope! I finally managed to reach a satisfying match. I'm quite amazed how close to the 35mm source I can get now. It's very gratifying how cool it looks. I should finish the 1st reel by the end of the week:

[Beber]

Reel 1 is done and I just started reel 2: