Blade Runner International Cut 2160p Upscale + Regrade

[PDB]

Originally from this thread:
https://fanrestore.com/thread-226-post-8...l#pid82865

I still love the colors from my Criterion regrade but the project is now 7 years old is showing its age. It has a few minor problems including and most annoying, an inconsistent black level. So I tried to quickly update this project with the techniques I've learned in the intervening years. I overlaid the original project over the original IC BD and glued on roughly 30% of the original luma to even out the up-and-down levels of the original project. I then did some work with curves, contrast, etc to fix the black level and try to eliminate the flat look of the original. I then added a tiny bit of my CRT LUT, grain and upscaled the whole thing so I could test some 4K encoding and rendering. Not perfect and not as good as a start-over but better then the original. Kind of a testbed for me to figure out some things.

Video:
The original Criterion regrade project with numerous fixes and upscaled to 2160p

Audio:
PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (edited from the P&S laserdisc)
PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the CC LD) Default
FLAC 5.1 (upmix of the CC LD's PCM 2.0)
PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (edited from the Warner Bros DC without narration)
FLAC 5.1 (upmix of the DC LD's PCM 2.0)
Dolby Digital 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the US BD)
Dolby Digital 5.1 (from the US BD)
Dolby Digital 5.1 (edited from the US WP BD)
Dolby Digital 5.1 (edited from the US FC BD)

Sync:
US BD

Pics:

Final MKV


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[stwd4nder2]

Looking forward to it!

[The Aluminum Falcon]

Looks fantastic! Thanks @PDB

[Endocryne]

Looks Awesome!

[RedSun61524]

Hey PDB,

Have you made much more progress on the incredible work you've already done on this project?

[fanislive]

Looks incredible, looking forward to the final result.

[Mikael]

Thanks @PDB, but is this project ready to be watched?

[austin_1138]

Wow, those screencaps definitely look better to my eye than how its presented on the blu-ray. Wish they would re release the film with all the cuts rescanned.

[jsmith1]

What a film, hope I get a chance to see this version one day.

[philthehip]

These screenshots look incredible. I hope I can see this version one day. I have the US theatrical 35mm and enjoy it a lot. I would love to find more regrades, scans, and upscales to see what details can be discovered.