The David Fincher Project: Seven/Fight Club/The Game/Panic Room

[PDB]

I cancelled this for the time being since the 4K UHD of Seven was just announced.

Addendum: Well the Seven UHD was not good and having doubts about Fight Club after seeing the UHD of Panic Room. So this project is back on.



Project Info:
Rewriting this intro: So I had originally started this project for different reasons but now the intent to provide alternatives to the UHDs that Fincher is producing.
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Seven

Video:
This project will encompass two versions of Seven. Maybe a third.

1. Will be an 2160p upscale and 1000 nit HDR grade of the existing BD. Probably not as good as the UHD but hoping without all the faults of the UHD.

2. The second version uses the old Seven transfer as seen in the New Line DVD. The source is the Canadian open matte BD. I tend not to use open matte transfers for recreating OAR projects as they normally are cropped on the sides. In this case I found the Canadian transfer to have more info on the side than the DVD.

So I first IVTC's the BD's 1080i transfer into 1080p. I then cleaned-up compression, mitigated some EE and some other issues and then upscaled the project to 4K. I lined this upscaled video with the New Line DVD and roughly cropped the OM transfer to match the DVD's 2.39 transfer. Finally I synced this to the timing of the OAR US BD by adding one extra frame.

Since this master is very bright especially compared to the BD, I adjusted the black level and added some contrast to match the SE DVD. Not as much as the BD but hopefully more pleasing. The version will be 2160p/709/SDR.

3. The last possible version will be the above second version with a light scene-by-scene regrade to the laserdisc. The two masters (SE DVD and LD) are fairly close with the ending being the major differnce. See here:

https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&a=0&...9&i=10&l=0

If I do this version it will also be 2160p/709/SDR

Audio: - For all versions
DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the Cinema DTS discs)
Dolby Digital 5.1  (from the CC CE LD)
PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the CC CE LD)
Dolby Digital 5.1 (from the New Line LD)
PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the New Line LD)
Dolby Digital 5.1 (from the Original DVD)
DTS 5.1 ES (from the CE DVD)
Dolby Digital 5.1 EX (from the CE DVD)
DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the CAN BD)
DTS-HD MA 7.1 (from the US BD)
PCM 2.0 Commentary (from the CE LD)
Dolby Digital 2.0 Commentary#1 (from the US BD)
Dolby Digital 2.0 Commentary#2 (from the US BD)
Dolby Digital 2.0 Commentary#3 (from the US BD)
Dolby Digital 2.0 Commentary#4 (from the US BD)

Sync:
The US BD with one frame duplicated

Pics:
HDR to SDR Conversion
https://imgur.com/JpvRr6c

Thanks:
Doombot, Stamper, BDgeek, Willarob

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Fight Club

Video:
This project will be an 2160p upscale and 1000 nit HDR grade of the existing BD. Let's be honest, when the UHD comes out it will be as bad Seven and Panic Room. Hopefully, this will be a good counterpoint.

Audio:
DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the Cinema DTS discs)
PCM 2.0 Dolby Surround (from the JPN LD)
Dolby Digital 5.1 EX (from the CE DVD)
Dolby Digital 2.0 (from the CE DVD)
DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the US BD)
Dolby Digital 2.0 (from the US DVD)
Dolby Digital 2.0 Commentary#1 (from the US BD)
Dolby Digital 2.0 Commentary#2 (from the US BD)
Dolby Digital 2.0 Commentary#3 (from the US BD)
Dolby Digital 2.0 Commentary#4 (from the US BD)

Sync:
The US BD

Pics:
Coming Soon

Thanks:
Doombot, Zoidberg, TAF, Yarp
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The Game

Video:
This project will be an 2160p upscale and 1000 nit HDR grade of the existing Criterion BD.

Audio: - Tentative
DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the Cinema DTS discs)
DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the US CC BD - Theatrical Mix)
Dolby Digital 5.1 (from the US DVD)
DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the US Universal HD-DVD)
DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the US Universal BD)
DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the US CC BD - Near Field Mix)
Dolby Digital 2.0 Commentary with David Fincher, John Brancato, Michael Ferris, Harris Savides, Michael Douglas, Jeffrey Beecroft, and Kevin Haug (from the US CC BD)

Sync:
The US CC BD

Pics:
Coming Soon

Thanks:
Turisu
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Panic Room Version 2

Video:
This project will be an 2160p upscale and 1000 nit HDR grade of the existing 1080p Web-DL.

Audio: - Tentative
DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the cinema DTS discs)
Dolby Digital 5.1 (from the DVD)
Dolby Digital+ 5.1 (from the Web-DL)
Dolby Digital 2.0 Commentary#1 (from the DVD)
Dolby Digital 2.0 Commentary#2 (from the DVD)
Dolby Digital 2.0 Commentary#3 (from the DVD)

Sync:
The Web-DL

Pics:
Coming Soon

Thanks:

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Abandoned Projects

Video:
This project uses the Web-DL and HDTV Theatrical cut transfer of Zodiac. It will be a completion of this project, originally from here:

https://fanrestore.com/thread-2922.html

I cleaned-up compression and then upscaled the project to 4K.

Audio:
DTS-HD MA 5.1 (from the Cinema DTS discs)
Dolby Digital 5.1 (from the TC DVD)
Dolby Digital+ 5.1 (from the Web-DL)

Sync:
Web-DL

Pics:
Coming Soon

Thanks:
SpaceBlackKnight, Hitcher, Doombot

[stwd4nder2]

Looking forward to it!

[maksnew]

Regarding Seven.1995, there is a web dl amazon remastered version, the quality is very good there and an Open Matte version, the content is a little more than that of the Canadian OM disc

[PDB]

Regarding Seven.1995, there is a web dl amazon remastered version, the quality is very good there

Thanks for posting that info maksnew. I assume by remastered it’s the same transfer as the current Blu-ray?


Is the open matte more on the sides?

[The Aluminum Falcon]

Love Fincher. Very excited to revisit these titles with your inverse CRT LUT! Thanks @PDB

Speaking of 90s films, I wonder how Heat would react to one of your LUTS

[maksnew]

Now I looked in more detail and it turned out that I was mistaken, WEB DL was not from Amazon but from Russian services, but I have a hybrid based on WEB, HDTV and the BD of the new transfer was laid on top, which was the same for everyone, HDTV was of very high quality but with logo, WEB was used to hide the logo.
If it's suitable, then I will send a hybrid, it is fully synchronized with the BD

[PDB]

I whipped these pictures together quickly so people could see the difference between the original and the Inverse CRT. This is pre-video processing, so no upscaling, compression fixes, no dirt removal, etc. Just color work.

Seven

Original Open Matte (contrast adjusted)/Inverse CRT, Contrasted adjusted and reframed to match the DVD


Fight Club

Original German BD/Inverse CRT

[PDB]

Love Fincher. Very excited to revisit these titles with your inverse CRT LUT! Thanks @PDB

Speaking of 90s films, I wonder how Heat would react to one of your LUTS

Yeah I'm trying to think of some projects I can do with this LUT, much like the CRT LUT.

Which version of Heat are you thinking about TAF? BD or UHD?

Alleycat's Heat looks pretty great not sure I can do better then that.

Now I looked in more detail and it turned out that I was mistaken, WEB DL was not from Amazon but from Russian services, but I have a hybrid based on WEB, HDTV and the BD of the new transfer was laid on top, which was the same for everyone, HDTV was of very high quality but with logo, WEB was used to hide the logo.
If it's suitable, then I will send a hybrid, it is fully synchronized with the BD

I always willing to look at any video file if its better then what I have. Thanks maksnew.

[Bilbofett]

Love Fincher. Very excited to revisit these titles with your inverse CRT LUT! Thanks @PDB

Speaking of 90s films, I wonder how Heat would react to one of your LUTS

Yeah I'm trying to think of some projects I can do with this LUT, much like the CRT LUT.

Which version of Heat are you thinking about TAF? BD or UHD?

Alleycat's Heat looks pretty great not sure I can do better then that.

Now I looked in more detail and it turned out that I was mistaken, WEB DL was not from Amazon but from Russian services, but I have a hybrid based on WEB, HDTV and the BD of the new transfer was laid on top, which was the same for everyone, HDTV was of very high quality but with logo, WEB was used to hide the logo.
If it's suitable, then I will send a hybrid, it is fully synchronized with the BD

I always willing to look at any video file if its better then what I have. Thanks maksnew.

These seem great, very interested!
Whats the likelihood I could get a version of each w/ the treatments, color changes and upscaling but not cropped from the OM? (I'd like your special versions in open-matte). If its way too hard, np.

[maksnew]

I always willing to look at any video file if its better then what I have. Thanks maksnew.

In a couple of hours I will send you a Hybrid