[In progress] The Dark Knight full 4K IMAX 1.43:1 restoration

[swhitt]

If y'all are still looking for a finished 1.43:1, teymourbeydoun has both TDK and TDKR up on fanedit.org. Rises is the part I haven't seen covered anywhere else.

As a warning - the active picture is 1550x1080 in a 1080p container, and he's pretty clear it's aimed at projectors and 4:3ish screens. Kind of a different goal to this thread if you're on a normal 16:9 setup.

[directflixoff]

heyo!

turns out encoding a 2hr30min film multiple times takes a while

for now, i consider v1.0 to be done! i plan to continue the project, hopefully getting to 4K, but lots of stuff is going on and i would like to play around with some other project ideas so this is going on the backburner. but, you know, i think v1.0 is pretty decent as it is.

currently, i have 3 presentations:

1. 1.43:1 container [2048x1432] - this is as it is presented in IMAX 70mm. the 2.40:1 scenes are heavily letterboxed and presented constant width. i would probably say this is the intended presentation of the project, but ofc the others are there if you prefer

2. 16:9 container [2560x1440] - this is as the sequences are presented on the special edition bonus Blu-ray, and also how BvS' IMAX 4KBR is presented. the 1.43:1 scenes are pillarboxed, the 2.40:1 scenes are letterboxed. imo this doesnt manage to maintain the relative scale of the IMAX footage, but each frame fills a 16:9 screen as much as it can, and presented in 1440p as to maintain IMAX detail with the other versions (2.40:1 scenes are not enhanced at all from 1080p source)

3. 16:10 crop [2048x1280] - this presentation is designed to be in the middle of the other two. its presented constant width, but the IMAX scenes are cropped to 16:10. this offers noticably more image than the 16:9 crop on the Blu-ray, but doesnt have the extreme pillar/windowboxing you get with the 1.43:1 container. also if you have a 16:10 screen, this gives a Blu-ray like experience by filling your screen. note the footage has been properly reframed and isnt just centre cropped.

all are available in 3 sizes:

1. AVC (h.264) [~37GiB] - large file but high quality and should be very compatible
2. HEVC (h.265) [~22GiB] - around the same quality, but a smaller file.
3. HEVC compact [~5GiB] - lower (but still good) quality, much smaller file. DTS-HD track encoded to FLAC to save space.

all files include a Dolby Digital 5.1 track for compatibility, as well as SDH subtitles.

im not sure how you guys prefer to do your releases, so for now ig PM me?

also i made trailer 3 into IMAX if youre interested https://youtu.be/VzPyhTXPvyw?si=XiYvxty18WCnsmyJ

Hi Bobbster, this is such an amazing task - especially for archival purposes!  I'm currently teaching a course with a module on superhero movies, I'd love to be able to use the IMAX 1.43 version to screen for my class. I'd be hugely appreciative if you'd be able to provide further details about how to access your restoration. Many Thanks!