Ashes of Time (1994) Theatrical Cut

[Serums]

Ahh fair enough. Still, feel free to shoot me screencaps or similar if you ever want a fresh one.

[shiftyeyes]

Ahh fair enough. Still, feel free to shoot me screencaps or similar if you ever want a fresh one.

Ah, forgot I posted some translations earlier in this thread.

https://fanrestore.com/thread-3215-post-...l#pid71586

[Serums]

Those look pretty good.

[Tom2681]

Hi guys.
I'm a huge fan of the original theatrical cut of Ashes of Time.
I've had a go at regrading the Redux version and mixing it with the Mei Ah and TF1 DVDs, but without much success.
@shiftyeyes: have you made your upscaled version available anywhere?
I'm very much interested in obtaining it.

[shiftyeyes]

Hi guys.
I'm a huge fan of the original theatrical cut of Ashes of Time.
I've had a go at regrading the Redux version and mixing it with the Mei Ah and TF1 DVDs, but without much success.
@shiftyeyes: have you made your upscaled version available anywhere?
I'm very much interested in obtaining it.

Sent you a PM!

BTW, I saw another gentleman completed a theatrical cut reconstruction recently from the same sources and shared it on Twitter/X. Might be worth checking out for a different approach. This one keeps the color grading from the French DVD and has less of that A.I. clean up look than mine.

https://x.com/MrCoopersVideo/status/1877985307368489296

[Tom2681]

Thanks very much for the links.
I've watched both versions side by side and noted a couple of "interesting" differences.

At 1:28:38 (on your V2.2) Mr Cooper's version has a daytime transition to a peach tree.
You don't have that, and neither has my old Mei Ah DVD.

The panning shot at 1:34:39 goes from left to right in your version, and from right to left in Mr Cooper's.

At 1:36:13, just before the end credits, his version shows a quick flash (3 frames) of the burning inn.
Not present in my Mei Ah DVD. Not present in your version.
Looks like an editing glitch.

There must be other small differences here and there.

I'm sure you knew this already. I guess I'm learning that the Mei Ah DVD and the Pony Canyon DVD have different cuts.
I always assumed the Pony Canyon DVD was simply a cleaner version of the Mei Ah. Not a DVD with different shots...

[shiftyeyes]

Thanks very much for the links.
I've watched both versions side by side and noted a couple of "interesting" differences.

At 1:28:38 (on your V2.2) Mr Cooper's version has a daytime transition to a peach tree.
You don't have that, and neither has my old Mei Ah DVD.

The panning shot at 1:34:39 goes from left to right in your version, and from right to left in Mr Cooper's.

At 1:36:13, just before the end credits, his version shows a quick flash (3 frames) of the burning inn.
Not present in my Mei Ah DVD. Not present in your version.
Looks like an editing glitch.

There must be other small differences here and there.

I'm sure you knew this already. I guess I'm learning that the Mei Ah DVD and the Pony Canyon DVD have different cuts.
I always assumed the Pony Canyon DVD was simply a cleaner version of the Mei Ah. Not a DVD with different shots...

Mr Cooper's version uses some Redux footage that was altered so it's not quite an accurate reconstruction. I tried to stick to only pre-Redux sources and only used elements from Redux (such as extracting the text and overlaying it onto the Japanese DVD upscale, or overlaying a few short unaltered shots to enhance the quality of the image for some moments that weren't in the French disc).

I do have a rough version somewhere that's the HK cut but using the Redux Blu-ray.

As far as I know, the Pony Canyon and Mei Ah are the same cut unless I missed something. I've synced them up and only found a few frames difference (usually around the reel change markers). I believe the Mei Ah disc also omits the Mainland Chinese crew credits.