Il était une fois ... (Animation series)

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I just found out about these!


https://www.amazon.fr/Il-etait-une-fois-la-vie-Blu-ray/dp/B071NMMKN4


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Etait-Fois-LHomme-Remaster-Blu-ray/dp/B008FR3MU0

They include English audio, they're Region Free and it says that they're restored in HD.
has anyone got them?
How is the picture quality? Any screenshots?

edit:
Found this, but still it would be nice to see some full screenshots.
http://www.fanmusik.com/chroniques/1...rille-procidis

It says that the 16mm films have been scanned in 2K and then cleaned etc.
I'd like to know how much they were "cleaned". Were they also degrained?

[Bumblefeet]

Brings back memories. Not sure I would like to sit through the entire series again, but it looks from to be the genuine deal as they've posted a before and after comparison.

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Originally Posted by Bumblefeet

Brings back memories. Not sure I would like to sit through the entire series again, but it looks from to be the genuine deal as they've posted a before and after comparison.

I've seen some videos of the new Blurays.
The older series seems nice and grainy.
The newer ones seems more "restored" with no grain to be seen.
I don't know if it was that way, or they cleaned it up too much!

[NLScavenger]

Can confirm that 'Il était une fois… la Vie' is region B locked despite the ABC symbol on the discs and packaging. Tested in A & C. I don't have 'Il était une fois… l'Homme', so cannot confirm the region coding of that series.



Screenshots


BDInfo Disc 1 (full report)

Disc Title: Il était une fois la vie BD1
Disc Label: IL_ETAIT_LA_VIE_BD1
Disc Size: 46,218,444,017 bytes
Protection: AACS
Playlist: 00024.MPLS
Size: 46,139,904,000 bytes
Length: 3:39:43.600
Total Bitrate: 28.00 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 22924 kbps / 1080i / 25 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: French / DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /   974 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz /   768 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /   959 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz /   768 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio: French / DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /  1443 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz /   768 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitle: French / 30.212 kbps

Episode 01


Episode 02


Episode 03

[Takeshi666]

Seems like they skipped Space?

[NLScavenger]

Originally Posted by Takeshi666

Seems like they skipped Space?

Yes. I think they released Man and Life first because those are I believe more popular than Space. No idea if they'll ever remaster the other series.

[Takeshi666]

Bummer. I always had a soft spot for Space. Partly because of what I consider the "original three", it was the most elusive one (and in some ways it still is, apparently!), so it had a certain air of mystique to it; plus I've loved sci-fi as a kid, and I thought the combination of the educational material of the franchise with a dramatic narrative was pretty cool.