Hello friends,
Update for you: the Koch Films Ultimate Edition details have now been released, but the product release date is now Feb 2022, due to various production delays.
Link:
DUNE - DER WÜSTENPLANET (ULTIMATE EDITION 7 DISC BOX)
Some pics:
SPECS
My Redux cut is on Disc 6:
Extended Alternative Version - Spicediver Cut
Film length: approx. 179 minutes
Aspect ratio: 2.35: 1 (720p)
Language: English
Sound formats: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Subtitles: German, English
Some notes on the specs:
- The source is my lossless 480p master. The modest 720p upscale for the Blu Ray was done only because myself and Koch agreed that the two alternatives weren't palatable. That is, converting the 480p master to 480i to meet the Blu Ray spec for SD footage, or authoring a DVD disc which would have meant converting my 23.976fps 480p source to 25fps PAL to meet the European DVD standard.
- The DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 is based on my stereo PCM 2.0 source.
- 179 minute length is slightly longer than my 178 minute file due to the various brand card/s and logo stuff that has to go up front.
THE HD THING
As most of you here would know, I have not redone or upscaled this fanedit to HD or 4k or UltimateSpiceVision or anything else. However I may revisit this project if the Extended TV version that's also in this Ultimate box set really *is* in 1080p as claimed, because that footage was previously only ever available in SD.
Actually….[rant alert]....the whole upscaling and HD obsession that some people have ticks me off. Upscaling is widely misunderstood, and random people - mostly on Youtube and Twitter - can be so demanding and entitled without knowing anything about this fanedit's production. "Where is the 4K upscale? Can I have it in HD? Where is the HD? Where is the 4K version? Gimmie, gimmie gimmie!" I simply don't respond to this stuff. They demand "HD" like a cokehead yelling for his next line of powder. It's become a buzzword without meaning. As far as upscaling goes, I'm happy for it to be left to people's players and screens. If people want to upscale my compressed MKV 480p release to 4K for Youtube - which somebody already has - what can I do? Nothing, so I ignore it.
PURCHASE
Any purchase questions should go straight to the Koch Shop. I do know the Ultimate Box is an online-only purchase for the European market. If you are from elsewhere then one of those freight-forwarding services in Germany may be your best bet. Or lean on your German friend.
BOX SET CONTENTS
This box has a load of new extras, including the new 90 minute documentary "The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune" which was dropped this year from the Arrow UK box release, apparently because they couldn't wait for the doco's completion. There's also the original Marvel Comics adaptation included.
FINAL THOUGHTS
So come February, more people will see or hear about this fandit and that makes me very happy.
And If I revisit the project, I'll start a new project thread here at FE org.