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Author:  junkboy [ Sat May 23, 2009 11:38 am ]
Post subject:  Split Second (1992)

Bah! Thought I was gonna get to do an AFR of this in its OAR, but the damned thing just looks like it's been cropped to me...

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Is it that the fullscreen version is open matte, and the 'widescreen' version isn't over cropped? Anyone know?

Anyway, unless someone knows of a better DVD in it's OAR than the German Starlight Film disc I'm gonna do an AFR of it if there's enough interest, but which one (ws/fs) would you folks want?

Author:  MCMLXXXVIII [ Sat May 23, 2009 12:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Split Second (1992)

The widescreen version looks fine to me, although the image quality is slightly better on the 4:3 version.

Author:  GrindCallus [ Sat May 23, 2009 8:01 pm ]
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That WS is def cropped from the FS... Too bad I would love a good real widescreen of this one!

Author:  DxaKrator [ Sat May 23, 2009 10:41 pm ]
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Damn...that is some bullshit :matrix: Bastards....no excuse for this kind of shit

Author:  junkboy [ Sun May 24, 2009 12:58 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Split Second (1992)

Yep, looks like there won't be a widescreen rip :(

Also, does anyone know if the Japanese(?) cut is fact or fiction? - Supposed to contain more character development between Stone & Durkin plus extra violence/gore.

Author:  MCMLXXXVIII [ Sun May 24, 2009 3:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Split Second (1992)

I can't see what the problem is - the cropping looks fine. Widescreen often doesn't show more information at the sides than a 4:3 version.

See here: http://www.widescreen.org/widescreen_matte.shtml

Author:  junkboy [ Mon May 25, 2009 3:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Split Second (1992)

Even though it isn't anamorphic, the French disc is 1.66:1 as well, and looking at the screenshots of it here has more picture info. So I think I'll try to order that one, and if I can then I'll encode it and mux the English audio from the German disc.

Author:  RedVeil [ Mon May 25, 2009 5:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Split Second (1992)

The screenshots from the French disc raised my interest. :mrgreen:
Good luck and tell me if you need help with the audio. :wink:

Author:  DitriS [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Split Second (1992)

i really want this... :mrgreen:

Author:  GrindCallus [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Split Second (1992)

The real problem with it being Open Matte (essentially 4:3) is that you need push more bits into it, and then when I Zoom to the new Full Screen (16:9) it'll look less-than it would if encoded for it. But hey its really all about having the best version! The VHS I have seems to have lots of gore cut out.

Author:  junkboy [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:21 pm ]
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Not quite sure what you're saying about the different AR's there?

Anyway, as the Japanese version is seemingly impossible to find, I tried ordering the French disc but the guy who was selling it fucked me around so much that in the end I told him where he could stick it. So, until I can be bothered trying to get the French disc again, is everyone ok with a rip of the widescreen version off the German disc?

Author:  DitriS [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:59 pm ]
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even Rutger Hauer himself would vote yes for the rip...so yes please! :lol:

Author:  EvilDeadlyImmortal [ Mon Aug 31, 2009 5:01 am ]
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Hi buddy !

Just so you know, the picture color of the German disc, released from Starlight Film, is not really correct. It's way too much green than what it should be, in my opinion, when the Australian DVD look a little too much blue...

I just added some screens of the US HBO DVD too, to compare it will the other two DVDs.


German Starlight Film DVD :
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Australian Interstar Releasing DVD :
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Sure, the Australian DVD is only in Fullscreen, when the German one contain both Wide & Full (and btw, is it really widescreen ?) Anyway, let me know what you think... I prefer the color of the Australian and US DVD over the German one, but maybe it's just me... :oops: That's why I made those print screen.

(P.S.: Don't judge the AR of those pictures, because they were not taken at the exact same time, so they are not very accurate for the AR, they were only taken for the color comparaison.)

Author:  junkboy [ Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:41 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Split Second (1992)

Yeah man, thanks for the screenie comparisons but I've the US, Spanish and French (which looks crap!) discs so I know about the chroma difference - that's why I've not made a rip of it yet.

Author:  EvilDeadlyImmortal [ Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:57 pm ]
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Alright !

You have the US HBO DVD ??!! lucky you ! I would love to see what i'm missing, so could you take some print screen please, so I could compare it with my Australian DVD and see if I'm missing something... :D Would be VERY appreciated buddy :googley: Thanks !

Author:  junkboy [ Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:31 am ]
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Apologies, no can do with the screenies of the HBO release, sold it for quite a nice profit some time ago. You're not really missing much anyway.

Author:  EvilDeadlyImmortal [ Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:03 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Split Second (1992)

junkboy wrote:
Apologies, no can do with the screenies of the HBO release, You're not really missing much anyway.


Well, I just added screenshots of the US HBO DVD (thanks to you btw for the link :wink: ), and they look better than the Australian DVD at some point. The picture is less blue, more clear... take a look... :wacky:

Author:  elchupacabra [ Tue May 04, 2010 7:26 pm ]
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So what about the Hungarian DVD EDI?

Author:  EvilDeadlyImmortal [ Tue May 04, 2010 7:31 pm ]
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Yeah, I know, i've been VERY slow on this one, it's because I wanted to wait a little before, and post other DVD edition screenshot too at the same time, cause I was thinking about re-doing all the screenshot, and provide more details from the DVD, like I just did with Pit And The Pendulum...

But now that you reminded me, it's on my top priority list, expect screenshot from the Hungarian DVD, Terra Cotta and KSM pretty soon. I'm only missing the ones from Sweden, Italian and French. :googley:

Author:  EvilDeadlyImmortal [ Thu May 27, 2010 5:54 pm ]
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Ok, there it is, my DVD Comparison of the movie Split Second (1992) from Tony Maylam, with Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall and Neil Duncan.

COVER

R1 America - HBO
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R4 Australia - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / Interstar Releasing
UPC : 9317731029776
Disc ID : 7556CF2C0D864F71 [DVD_VIDEO]

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R2 Hungary - RNR Média / Fangoria
UPC : 5998557178264
Disc ID : 2E1E9695391AABDA [SPLIT_SECOND]

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R2 Italia - MHE Ideal Entertainment / Mondo Home Entertainment
UPC : 8032442209446
Disc ID :

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R2 Germany - Starlight Film / DigiDreams / United Video
UPC : 4038637174104
Disc ID : EE633E57E80E3C6A [UNDEFINED]

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R2 Germany - KSM / Astro Distribution (From the Starlight Film master)
UPC : 4260131121739
Disc ID : 6E57E918D3E61A29 [UNDEFINED]

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R2 Germany - Terra Cotta (From the Starlight Film master)
UPC : 7640114161216
Disc ID : 6E57E918D3E61A29 [UNDEFINED]

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R2 Finland - RePlay
UPC : 5706141721051
Disc ID : AD431CF8EAB09720

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R2 France - Neo Publishing/CineFX
UPC : 3760063950137
Disc ID : FD3B42B753F44181 [DVDVolume]

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MENU

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R2 Hungary - RNR Média / Fangoria
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R2 Germany - KSM / Astro Distribution (From the Starlight Film master)
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SCREENSHOT

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R2 France - Neo Publishing/CineFX
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R1 America - HBO
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R2 Hungary - RNR Média / Fangoria
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R2 Italia - MHE Ideal Entertainment / Mondo Home Entertainment
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R2 Germany - Starlight Film / DigiDreams / United Video
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R1 America - HBO
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R2 Hungary - RNR Média / Fangoria
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R2 Germany - Starlight Film / DigiDreams / United Video
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R2 Finland - RePlay
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R2 France - Neo Publishing/CineFX
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R1 America - HBO
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R2 Hungary - RNR Média / Fangoria
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Missing DVD Edition (if anyone have one of them, post some screenshots here)

Holland - Netherlands (Split Second) RCV
Norway - Sweden (Split Second) Scanbox Entertainment / Jupiter
Dänemark (Split Second) Scanbox Entertainment / Global Video
Czech (Zlomek sekundy)

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