[Released] Sicario (2015) Open Matte

[Hitcher]

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force
to aid in the escalating war against drugs
at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

Sources:

Russian WEB-DL [OKKO] (1080p)
BluRay (1080p)
UHD BluRay [WiLDCAT] (audio, subs, and named chapters)

Workflow:

BluRay was used to remove hard-coded Russian locations and subtitles.





















Result with subtitles.



Comparisons:





















BluRay used for opening and ending credits.
Video is synced to the UHD BluRay release for syncing any other audio tracks.

There was one part where the BluRay couldn't be used to fully cover up the hard-coded subs so I had to zoom the open matte slightly to fix it.

Open matte:


BluRay:


Result:


If anyone thinks they could help with that part using AI to remove the subs please let me know.

Need volunteers to double check everything is ok.

[maksnew]

Did HDTV have better quality than OKKO or IVI's WEB DL? They also have Russian hardsubs, but OKKO's video quality is usually very good.

[Hitcher]

I have both OKKO (used for this project) and IVI but thought they were both HDTV releases.

Are they WEB-DL's then?

[Hitcher]

I may revisit it at some point and make a hybrid OM/BR for the most screen space as some of the open matte shots are basically zoomed BluRay shots losing everything off the sides.

[maksnew]

I have both OKKO (used for this project) and IVI but thought they were both HDTV releases.

Are they WEB-DL's then?

HDTV usually has a channel logo and pop-up ads, and WEB is at most a hardsub; OKKO and IVI are streaming services, like Amazon or Netflix.