The basis of this project is to color grade the Blu-ray of theatrical cut of Alien to look more like the 1995 THX laserdisc (LD). The 1995 LD is unique in that its color timing is closest of any other home video to an actual 35mm print. See comparison pictures here:
https://imgur.com/dKiVAQl
https://imgur.com/Ruyl8Kd
(top - BD, bottom - regrade)
On the audio side, the unique 1995 LD track was included as are tracks from the BD and other LDs to create as diverse a soundtrack mix as possible.
Video:
2010 Blu-Ray (Theatrical Cut) video color regraded to the 1995 THX laserdisc
Audio:
1. 1995 Laserdisc Dolby Digital 5.1. This soundtrack is a rare 70mm mix that was used to test Alien in the Sensurround format before it was abandoned for conventional Dolby Stereo 70mm (track 2). This soundtrack was accidentally put on the 1995 laserdisc when it was thought it was the standard Dolby 70mm mix. It contains different sound effects, musical cues and dialogue. For example, it is missing the line "Kane's Son".
2. 2010 Blu-Ray (Theatrical Cut) Dolby Digital 4.1 remixed to Dolby Digital 5.1 with dual mono surrounds. This soundtrack represents the original Dolby Stereo mix as heard in theaters on a 70mm film presentation.
3. 1992 Laserdisc PCM 2.0 Dolby Stereo/Surround. This soundtrack should be the closest to the original Dolby Stereo mix as heard in theaters on 35mm film.
Subtitles (PGS subs from the existing BR):
English
Spanish
French
German
Full mediainfo:
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 4 / Version 2
File size : 20.3 GiB
Duration : 1h 57mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 24.8 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2016-06-22 01:44:07
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Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 57mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Nominal bit rate : 22.0 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 40.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.443
Title : Alien (regraded to the Fox THX Laserdisc)
Writing library : x264 core 146 r2538 121396c
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Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709
Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 57mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 536 MiB (3%)
Title : Dolby Digital 5.1 (from the THX LD - 70mm Sensurround Track)
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No
Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 57mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 536 MiB (3%)
Title : Dolby Digital 5.1 (from the BD 4.1 - 70mm Theatrical Track)
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No
Audio #3
ID : 4
Format : PCM
Codec ID : A_PCM/INT/LIT
Duration : 1h 57mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Title : PCM 2.0 (from the Collector's Edition LD - Dolby Stereo Track)
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No
Text #1
ID : 5
Format : PGS
Muxing mode : zlib
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : Picture based subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No
Text #2
ID : 6
Format : PGS
Muxing mode : zlib
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : Picture based subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Spanish
Default : No
Forced : No
Text #3
ID : 7
Format : PGS
Muxing mode : zlib
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : Picture based subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : German
Default : No
Forced : No
Text #4
ID : 8
Format : PGS
Muxing mode : zlib
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : Picture based subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : French
Default : No
Forced : No
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