Color Correcting the Dragon Box - 3 Part Spectacular

[Trachta10]

Another attempt to color correct dragon ball

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[SSJGAffleck]

My first attempt at color correction, what do you all think?

[Trachta10]

what do you guys think about this upscale?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZdOlPI6FCw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-seUd9kQN9s

[Shaddy]

Not good. Basically the same deal as Funi's DNR, but with a different source.

[Psajdak]

Are those color corrections actually correct because that's how original anime looked like when it aired, well, originally, or because you guys just like it this way more?

[SSJGAffleck]

Are those color corrections actually correct because that's how original anime looked like when it aired, well, originally, or because you guys just like it this way more?

It's not really the colors that are the problem, it's the DNR that was applied that removes the grain and flattens the image.

[Ajay]

Are those color corrections actually correct because that's how original anime looked like when it aired, well, originally, or because you guys just like it this way more?

Colour correcting is about restoring warped colours back to how they originally looked, yeah.

[Trachta10]

Are those color corrections actually correct because that's how original anime looked like when it aired, well, originally, or because you guys just like it this way more?

well I tried to make it look like the cels
but even the cels sometimes have strange colors

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[Ajay]

It's the scan quality rather than the cels, which is why I always recommend ignoring broken photos that you can't fix yourself with basic white balance.

[lansing]

what do you guys think about this upscale?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZdOlPI6FCw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-seUd9kQN9s

What is being upscale?

[Trachta10]

what do you guys think about this upscale?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZdOlPI6FCw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-seUd9kQN9s

What is being upscale?

it's dragon ball kai

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[lansing]

what do you guys think about this upscale?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZdOlPI6FCw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-seUd9kQN9s

What is being upscale?

it's dragon ball kai

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Okay I see, that looks pretty nice. A sharper image with no visible cost.

[samuraix123]

Is there good footage of Dragonball running on 35mm? Because those images are incredible. I always wondered why those images and more looked so incredible in my daizenshuus.

[jaisonas]

Is there good footage of Dragonball running on 35mm? Because those images are incredible. I always wondered why those images and more looked so incredible in my daizenshuus.

Toei shot their promotional shots in 35mm film when dragon ball was being in production. Most of what people are calling cel scans are 35mm shots from back then. Dragon ball as in the anime only has a few namek episodes in 35mm film.
If you scroll down toei's twitter, you'll find lots of db shots from recent film scans they did.

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[eledoremassis02]

Is there good footage of Dragonball running on 35mm? Because those images are incredible. I always wondered why those images and more looked so incredible in my daizenshuus.

Toei shot their promotional shots in 35mm film when dragon ball was being in production. Most of what people are calling cel scans are 35mm shots from back then. Dragon ball as in the anime only has a few namek episodes in 35mm film.
If you scroll down toei's twitter, you'll find lots of db shots from recent film scans they did.

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I'd assume a lot of these were promo shots which would make sence. They're like the 35mm stills and prop pics you used to get with press kits. If we can get a release that looks half as good, I'd be sold!

[Lightningexpose]

Is there good footage of Dragonball running on 35mm? Because those images are incredible. I always wondered why those images and more looked so incredible in my daizenshuus.

Toei shot their promotional shots in 35mm film when dragon ball was being in production. Most of what people are calling cel scans are 35mm shots from back then. Dragon ball as in the anime only has a few namek episodes in 35mm film.
If you scroll down toei's twitter, you'll find lots of db shots from recent film scans they did.

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I don’t believe these are recent scans tbh. The promo shots themselves have appeared on various merch since the 90s afaik and the Funimation singles DVDs’ cover arts were these promo shots too. The daizenshuu are also full of them. Raging Blast 2 photo gallery is full of them too. As for whether they may have been recently rescanned for higher res, I don’t think so because some material that came with Orange Bricks supposedly uses very high res shots too.

[SSJGAffleck]

How does this look?

[HakkaiBills93]

How does this look?

too bright and goku's undershirt is blue, yours turn more purple

[Trachta10]

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[Trachta10]

compared to Kai

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