Near Dark Mediabook

[Agent Kay]

Tempted but not if its the same master

https://www.amazon.de/Near-Dark-Spec.../dp/B0858SL96Q

[Brokkoli]

I have that one. It's exactly the same master / transfer as the Lionsgate. Much better cover though than the Twilight looking US version.

[Agent Kay]

It's not out until May, do you mean you have the same disc in a different box?

[Jompa]

i will wait for a restored version.

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by Jompa

i will wait for a restored version.

It doesn't need to be restored, just re-scanned.

[mfan1986]

How would re-scanning the film print change the overall result?

[Agent Kay]

Originally Posted by mfan1986

How would re-scanning the film print change the overall result?

No DNR

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by mfan1986

How would re-scanning the film print change the overall result?

You don’t scan a film print for a blu-ray, you scan the negative or IP.

But a new scan would have more detail and no noise reduction/sharpening.

It doesn’t need a “restoration.”

[Brokkoli]

Originally Posted by Agent Kay

It's not out until May, do you mean you have the same disc in a different box?

Yes, got this Version
https://www.amazon.de/Near-Dark-Nach...dp/B082P6LQDS/
Several Mediabooks where released a while ago. But the disc will be the same on the upcoming one.

[Agent Kay]

I knew of the old ones, but thought this might have been a new disc.

[Jompa]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

It doesn't need to be restored, just re-scanned.

i meant to say that

[mfan1986]

I thought in this situation, there was was no negative or IP, which is why they scanned a film print.

[Agent Kay]

Originally Posted by mfan1986

I thought in this situation, there was was no negative or IP, which is why they scanned a film print.

If it's the same as the old Optimum disc, it's the DNR not the scan that's the issue

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by mfan1986

I thought in this situation, there was was no negative or IP, which is why they scanned a film print.

The only current master is the old DVD scan. So there hasn't been a new scan of even a film print since then.

And if you want to see how bad scanning a print looks, look at Shout's Dog Soldiers (who also claimed the negative was lost, then lo-and-behold the new 4K edition in Germany is scanned from the negative).

[mfan1986]

Wouldn't it depend on what quality the film print is in? I'm pretty sure Death Weekend (1976) and Death Warmed Up (1984) are both print scans and they look ok because it's widescreen etc

In the case of silent night deadly night 2 (1987), the result is pretty bad because the film print used seems very faded and worn.

What I wanna know is, if they upscale a DVD, did they just put it into 'final cut pro' and then set the output to "1080p", and used the programs upscaling algorithm to improve it?

Can't people just do this themselves to improve dvd quality movies? I guess the original DVD would have to be in 16:9 and not 4:3, because that would create a cropping issue with a lot of info being lost.

[mfan1986]

Am I right in my understating of 'upscaling'? It's just getting a movie editing type program to output the DVD files of a movie into 1080p right?

[Mr X]

Can anybody who owns one of these German Mediabook releases do me a favour and check the audio pitch? I own multiple copies of this film from 3 different countries and every single one of the Blu-ray copies suffers from upwards PAL-style pitch shift, despite running at 23.796 fps rather than 25 fps like they would on a PAL DVD. The old Anchor Bay DVD is the only copy I own that does not suffer from incorrect pitch, despite being the only one that you'd actually expect to have pitch shift (given that it actually does run at 25 fps and therefore has a shorter running time).

I confirmed that the DVD is correct and all BDs are wrong by comparing them with the Tangerine Dream soundtrack CD. The soundtrack CD exactly matches the DVD but is roughly a semitone lower than all of the Blu-rays I've bought, none of which are German version(s). I've preordered this new one, but I might cancel if it's got the same dumb audio issue as every previous Blu-ray.

[n8dizz3l]

Does anyone know if this is Region free or strictly Region B? Found it for about 30 with shipping, better than 50+ for the used USA Blu-ray

[Ryan Kissam]

According to diabolikdvd.com this is region free even though it’s labeled as region B.

[Hellspawn28]

Is this a new transfer?