Terminator 2: Judgement Day - 35th Anniversary Re-Release

[zoidberg]

I'm not even sure there are any functioning CDS units full stop.

If the data blocks could be converted back to a bitstream then there is possibly a chance of reverse engineering the compression, it is a PCM codec so there is no psychoacoustic algorithm, but there is redundant data/metadata etc.

[david49120]

I'm not even sure there are any functioning CDS units full stop.

If the data blocks could be converted back to a bitstream then there is possibly a chance of reverse engineering the compression, it is a PCM codec so there is no psychoacoustic algorithm, but there is redundant data/metadata etc.

Hi everyone, very interesting post ! If someone is interested by, i have ld ac3 capture from this one :

 https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/12085/PIL...dgment-Day

Note in this link : When compared to ultimate DVD edition, the Cinema Digital Sound (CDS) mix versions are more dynamic and exciting .

[alexp2000]

Hard to tell from Youtube on my phone but the new trailer looks ‘slightly’ less waxy than the current 4K - still no grain but a new UHD release could be a better basis for a future project? Hopefully Silberman doesn’t look like he’s made of clay anymore..

[dvdmike]

They confirmed it's the same master

[alexp2000]

Same master but maybe different encode? Even if we get the pre-3D conversion version of the same master that should be an improvement and probably as good as we'll ever get

[Stamper]

It won't make a diffence. All Cameron films on UHD are the masters for life. If they "improve" them that will be worse, just upscales/upgrade from already approved masters like for Aliens or Titanic. It's over for official media with that guy filmography sadly.

[dvdmike]

Yep it's an upscale to 4k with processing no matter what

[BobbyMishima]

There is another 35mm scan going round, labelled as the super 35mm scan but its not a super 35mm open matte scan at all, it does have some better flesh hues in the bar knife scene, better than the WB optical one, i think but not as sharp as that scan https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZRoNib_...VfKMT/view

From the NFO - This is a scan from a Terminator 2 Super 35 print with Cinema Digital Sound (CDS), sourced from the UK. It was shown in only about 14 U.S. theaters, making it significantly rarer than the 70mm release. While 70mm color references survive on isolated frames, few—if any—complete presentations match the visual characteristics of this Super 35 edition.

How's the quality and condition of that print?