PDB's Color Regrade Experiments (Matrix, Aliens, etc)

[dvdmike]

Had to use a VPN to see the pics (bloody Imgur) but looks amazing

Odd you are the second person from the UK to say Imgur is not working. I wonder if that is on the UK's ISP side or Imgur's side.

I'm not married to Imgur, it was just easy to embedded the images. If someone has a good alternative, I'd love to hear it.

Didn't the HDTV already have the look of the Quadrilogy DVD?

It sure did (well 90% the same) and I did a release of the HDTV a few years ago. This is the color from the DVD/HDTV just with the better scan/detail of the BD. The BD is a much better scan even with its host of issues.

I'm trying a few tests color regrades and I still have a giant Aliens project folder full of video and audio, so it makes a good test subject.

They blocked the UK last year

[nirbateman]

Other than a couple of shots that are a tad washed out (Noticeable because the black bars are overbright, an easy enough fix I suppose), fantastic work!

[PDB]

Thanks! I will fix the black bars for the final mkv.

The “washed out” look on some shots is intentional on my part because that’s what the DVD looks like. It’s much brighter than the BD with less contrast. Trying to get this regrade as close to the DVD as humanly possible, warts and all.