| Chief Mouse 26.01.2019 22:30 |
I've been on and off this video for many years. Now the time has come and I can present you Live Aid the way I had long imagined. The main issue is the interference (Live Aid booklet calls it microphony) which shows up as horizontal moving green or red lines not to mention thin grey lines running through many of the scenes as well. Basically this is not a colour only issue, if you would make the image greyscale, the lines show up much brighter than the rest of the image. That's where the problems start. Long story short, I figured out how to separate colour channels and did heavy processing as well as some manual work at the end putting everything back together. Also reduced some chromatic aberration. As always, the result is quite a compromise, a digital illusion if you will, but one well worth watching. If some parts look heavily filtered, it's because they are. But if you're just gonna watch it without analysing too much, you'll be fine. Oh, and I also included the introductory bits before the main set and before ITTWWC as well. Audio, now it has 4 streams. * FM + DVD Mix - default track. Basically FM broadcast for everything except the ending of CLTCL, WWRY (I like the loud audience in the DVD mix) and ITTWWC to avoid feedback and other audible technical issues on the radio broadcast. The remaining ones are pretty self explanatory. * DVD * BBC FM * Audience Special thanks to Simon (Nitroboy) for making and syncing these audio tracks and making chapters for the video. Thanks to Jordan (Chinwonder) for sending me footage for the intros. https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/bc4f/boq8oeq89tytt677g.jpg" border="0" alt="Simple, Free Image and File Hosting at MediaFire" /> https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/b0cc/6sa7dqzsog5qr9j7g.jpg" border="0" alt="Simple, Free Image and File Hosting at MediaFire" /> https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/219c/s3fhywnqyyenny97g.jpg" border="0" alt="Simple, Free Image and File Hosting at MediaFire" /> https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/706c/ebr84gpq7x1qtgp7g.jpg" border="0" alt="Simple, Free Image and File Hosting at MediaFire" /> https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/d169/roa6o2r78ertdlo7g.jpg" border="0" alt="Simple, Free Image and File Hosting at MediaFire" /> https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/77cb/znb2ur9o166uoqa7g.jpg" border="0" alt="Simple, Free Image and File Hosting at MediaFire" /> https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/c9f6/bwtz2o7ge2x77at7g.jpg" border="0" alt="Simple, Free Image and File Hosting at MediaFire" /> link . Enjoy, don't bootleg and all that stuff. Don't re-upload and claim you made it, you know who you are! Right folks, till the next one! |
| Chinwonder2 26.01.2019 22:42 |
Amazing work as always! :) -Chin |
| pittrek 26.01.2019 22:58 |
Just one word - HOW? And would you do the same thing for Hammersmith Odeon 75? And of course THANKS |
| Chopin1995 26.01.2019 23:49 |
Thanks to Chief Mouse, Nitroboy and Chinwonder2 !!! '90s kids show the world how it's done :) This might be the best version forever and ever. Watching this with the audience audio track is very satisfying! |
| Thistle 27.01.2019 00:33 |
Mate, you are the best. It's been said time and again, but they really should be getting you on official releases. You're a fucking genius. THANKS :) |
| onedunpark 27.01.2019 00:36 |
Wow!! Amazing work. Simply Amazing. Thank you. |
| people on streets 27.01.2019 00:45 |
Better than the official thing. Thank you so much. |
| people on streets 27.01.2019 00:45 |
Better than the official thing. Thank you so much. |
| The Real Wizard 27.01.2019 02:40 |
pittrek wrote: Just one word - HOW? And would you do the same thing for Hammersmith Odeon 75? And of course THANKSI second this suggestion. And to have different audio tracks to pick from. I'm sure most of us would prefer the original bootleg mix, if given the choice. Brilliant job with Live Aid, as always ! |
| MackMantilla 27.01.2019 02:48 |
CM doing the work QP didn't bother to. Thanks to everyone involved ;) |
| eYe 27.01.2019 04:36 |
This should be the full show Brian announced recently. Thank you very much! |
| Unniendo 27.01.2019 05:14 |
Thanks for this brilliant work! Great as always! |
| calculon559 27.01.2019 05:36 |
Fantastic work as usual. Especially impressed how you got rid of the microphony, even if it did come with the slight dip in PQ; definitely worth it imo. Perhaps the next challenge could be dealing with the infrequent comet trails? I'd like to see someone come up with a fix for THAT! link |
| on my way up 27.01.2019 07:09 |
Once again the quality of your work is mindblowing! Thanks a lot And really, your talent is sensational... |
| Dodger Taylor 27.01.2019 07:40 |
Bloody Marvelous :) |
| PROTOCOLMAN 27.01.2019 07:58 |
OH MY GOD!!! It's AMAZING! |
| cobohall 27.01.2019 08:28 |
Thanks for all the time you put into this and for sharing the results of your magic! |
| Harry_queenrecordings 27.01.2019 08:31 |
This is so awesome! Fantastic work Chief! |
| Chief Mouse 27.01.2019 08:38 |
calculon559 wrote: Fantastic work as usual. Especially impressed how you got rid of the microphony, even if it did come with the slight dip in PQ; definitely worth it imo. Perhaps the next challenge could be dealing with the infrequent comet trails? I'd like to see someone come up with a fix for THAT! link .I'm afraid there's no quite such magic for trail problem. Rotoscoping maybe? But I won't be doing that. |
| stevelondon20 27.01.2019 08:44 |
Amazing mate. Great work!!! |
| DepeX 27.01.2019 09:24 |
Wow, magnificent. Thanks a lot! |
| q4ever22 27.01.2019 09:25 |
Simply significant, thank you for this amazing work ! Can you do the same thing with the 1st night of Wembley show (Reduce interferences, grain, etc) ? |
| vivaqueen 27.01.2019 10:28 |
you're the best, MERCI BEAUCOUP |
| brunolezouf 27.01.2019 10:30 |
Wow, incredible! Amazing! I didn't watch the preview, I knew this would be incredible when I saw it was your work. Thank you! C'est vraiment un travail de restauration magnifique! |
| pmatsynot 27.01.2019 10:38 |
Thank you all for this amazing work |
| user1 27.01.2019 11:06 |
Many thanks for your attemtps. However, I don't like that "clean instagram filter/photoshop" look. I'm glad QP doesn't proceed this way. |
| Chief Mouse 27.01.2019 11:15 |
user1 wrote: Many thanks for your attemtps. However, I don't like that "clean instagram filter/photoshop" look. I'm glad QP doesn't proceed this way.As I said, it's a compromise. Just doing what's physically possible, there could be better solutions in theory but I'm not smart enough for that, took years to figure this out. I agree, it is not release worthy because massive corners were cut in order to get where it is. But for a fan project, I doubt we'll ever get anything remotely better. There's always the original to fall back to :) |
| The Fairy King 27.01.2019 11:43 |
You're a legend, Chief. |
| Dave2843 27.01.2019 11:44 |
Hi Chief, excellent work, may i ask what software you use to clean up the footage? Cheers DS |
| dave76 27.01.2019 12:01 |
The chief rides again. Amazing job mate. I have said it a thousand times that most of the times fans do a better job on audio and video than QP themselves. |
| people on streets 27.01.2019 12:03 |
Just watched it with the audience recording. Beautiful. Thank you for sharing this. Easily my favourite Queen video ever. |
| brunolezouf 27.01.2019 12:55 |
I took some time to watch your restoration on a large screen through a video projector. Beautiful, amazing, , it's excellent. Best version of the live aid ever! Thank you so much! I'm going to spend my Lazy Sunday Afternoon watching this over and over. |
| Queenman!! 27.01.2019 15:01 |
Chief... amazing work.. the best IMHO. The one thing that bothers me is we talk about a million's organisation like Queen Productions and they have the lack of quality management it seems to put a few good visual artist on their payroll to work for them. I see it after all these years as pure lack and amateurism that QP seem to rely on a bunch of 60 and 70 year old people which don't seem to bother and come futher with media possibilties than Microsoft Paint Pro. The quality of some of the DVD covers , artistic quality of products and orginality is so much below standards. Why QP? Why not share knowledge with Chief and take the best of two worlds? |
| Blackvy 27.01.2019 15:48 |
Amazing job as always, Thanks a lot! :) |
| Kevin Spacey 27.01.2019 16:56 |
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| Kevin Spacey 27.01.2019 16:57 |
This is amazing work, as usual. Thanks Chief! |
| cmi 27.01.2019 17:17 |
Incredible. Thanks a lot. |
| NickESB 27.01.2019 17:30 |
Queenman!! wrote: I see it after all these years as pure lack and amateurism that QP seem to rely on a bunch of 60 and 70 year old people which don't seem to bother and come futher with media possibilties than Microsoft Paint Pro. The quality of some of the DVD covers , artistic quality of products and orginality is so much below standards. Why QP?This. You’re absolutely correct here, I don’t get why QP don’t use CM for their releases (not to mention a few of the audio experts and historians on here). I genuinely never thought I’d see the Live Aid performance without its flaws. Extraordinary work, CM. |
| rhapsody8 27.01.2019 17:32 |
There are no words to say for your excellent work. I'm waiting this since the youtube preview. Huge thanks for your amazing job. Is it possible a torrent file? Thanks... |
| drjones 27.01.2019 18:23 |
Amazing work once again. There are some major unsung heroes in this group and you Sir are at the top of the pile. |
| gb_master 27.01.2019 18:50 |
Amazing project and incredible result! Thank you, really |
| Omega Cool 27.01.2019 19:11 |
Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks!!!! |
| gambri 27.01.2019 19:29 |
eeeeeeeooooooo eeeeeeoooooo eoeoeoeoeoeoeoeo eo eo eo eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoo eo eo didododododododdo eo All right!!!!!! |
| mcgroom 27.01.2019 20:06 |
Amazing work as usual! |
| QueenAllTheWay 27.01.2019 20:14 |
Thank you so much, Chief! Now my eyes can stop hurting from all the microphony thing that flows around. Also, I was wondering if you take request? I was wondering if you could do this one next. link |
| Golden Salmon 27.01.2019 21:45 |
Yes! Thank you so much for yet another incredible restoration :-D |
| AOCQ 27.01.2019 22:16 |
Thanks! |
| Ale Solan 27.01.2019 22:50 |
Thanks again for this one Chief! Torrent anyone? No-one's using torrents anymore? |
| guild93 27.01.2019 23:23 |
Genius!! Thankyou |
| The Real Wizard 28.01.2019 00:19 |
NickESB wrote:Because most artists want to work with people who are committed to the brand, not fans. Of course fans can be both, but artists tend to prefer corporate minded people who will first and foremost get the job done.Queenman!! wrote: I see it after all these years as pure lack and amateurism that QP seem to rely on a bunch of 60 and 70 year old people which don't seem to bother and come futher with media possibilties than Microsoft Paint Pro. The quality of some of the DVD covers , artistic quality of products and orginality is so much below standards. Why QP?This. You’re absolutely correct here, I don’t get why QP don’t use CM for their releases (not to mention a few of the audio experts and historians on here). As soon as anyone in an artist's circle exhibits anything that is even 1% Mark David Chapman, they're gone. To them it's work, not play. People like Steven Wilson are an anomaly. Most artists don't work with that type. I'm sure he wakes up every day realizing how lucky he is. |
| The Real Wizard 28.01.2019 01:15 |
Chopin1995 wrote: Watching this with the audience audio track is very satisfying! people on streets wrote: Just watched it with the audience recording. Beautiful.Yes and yes !! That's how I watched it the first time too. |
| tcc 28.01.2019 04:52 |
Thanks for this. Here is a torrent for those who need it. Hope those have downloaded from mega can help to seed. |
| cmsdrums 28.01.2019 08:21 |
The Real Wizard wrote: Of course fans can be both, but artists tend to prefer corporate minded people who will first and foremost get the job done.If only Queen DID choose to work with people who "get the job done" properly rather than in a half-arsed way, then the quality of their final product output would go up tremendously! |
| Queenman!! 28.01.2019 10:09 |
The Real Wizard wrote:----------------------------------NickESB wrote:Because most artists want to work with people who are committed to the brand, not fans. Of course fans can be both, but artists tend to prefer corporate minded people who will first and foremost get the job done. As soon as anyone in an artist's circle exhibits anything that is even 1% Mark David Chapman, they're gone. To them it's work, not play. People like Steven Wilson are an anomaly. Most artists don't work with that type. I'm sure he wakes up every day realizing how lucky he is.Queenman!! wrote: I see it after all these years as pure lack and amateurism that QP seem to rely on a bunch of 60 and 70 year old people which don't seem to bother and come futher with media possibilties than Microsoft Paint Pro. The quality of some of the DVD covers , artistic quality of products and orginality is so much below standards. Why QP?This. You’re absolutely correct here, I don’t get why QP don’t use CM for their releases (not to mention a few of the audio experts and historians on here). Could be.. however.. Greg Brooks, Simon Lupton, Gary Taylor, Nick Weyman were all big fans and collectors before working for QP. I may be too critical Bob, but can you never agree with some of the points people make against the way QP puts out their products on the market? You always tend to defend QP for whatever decisions they make. |
| QSMJohn 28.01.2019 21:55 |
Fantastic work! Thank you so much :) |
| The Real Wizard 28.01.2019 23:33 |
Queenman!! wrote:It's not so much defending as simply illustrating how the corporate world works (old bands are brands, after all). I'm just the messenger. And I'm flattered that you observe my activity here so keenly.The Real Wizard wrote: Because most artists want to work with people who are committed to the brand, not fans. Of course fans can be both, but artists tend to prefer corporate minded people who will first and foremost get the job done. As soon as anyone in an artist's circle exhibits anything that is even 1% Mark David Chapman, they're gone. To them it's work, not play. People like Steven Wilson are an anomaly. Most artists don't work with that type. I'm sure he wakes up every day realizing how lucky he is.---------------------------------- Could be.. however.. Greg Brooks, Simon Lupton, Gary Taylor, Nick Weyman were all big fans and collectors before working for QP. I may be too critical Bob, but can you never agree with some of the points people make against the way QP puts out their products on the market? You always tend to defend QP for whatever decisions they make. Of course fans can get jobs. But unless they immediately exhibit a commitment to the brand above all else, they don't even walk in the door. Rather than "defending QPL" as you put it, in reality I'm just trying to bring balance to some of the toxic negativity that frequents places like this. We don't need yet another person saying how the NOTW box set was too expensive for what it offered, or that an anthology is long overdue. If you really want my opinion, here it is. QPL haven't put out a flawless product since the Freddie box set. There. Are you happy? Still - over a dozen hours of archival audio and video have been released in the last 15 years, none of which they had to put out. Marvellous things that we would've killed to see and hear 20 years ago. Ask an Eagles fan how many 70s live albums have come out in audio or video. I'll save you the trip to wikipedia - the answer is zero. The reality is - amidst the mammoth box sets of Springsteen and King Crimson and the nothing from The Eagles, Queen are about in the middle. People complained about the 27 disc Pink Floyd box set. If you look hard enough, you'll find someone who'll complain about a cure for cancer because it didn't come in the right colour. Far too many people lose sight of the positives. Constructive criticism is healthy, but the constant torrent of whining on this website is what makes it one of the armpits of the internet. So shoot me for trying to point out the positives wherever they may be. |
| RadekQ 29.01.2019 08:42 |
wow, WOW, amazing job. You did it… again. Thank you! |
| rhapsody8 29.01.2019 17:39 |
I never saw the introduction of Freddie and Brian before. Incredible quality for an excellent project. Many thanks again... |
| dudeofqueen 29.01.2019 17:55 |
>I may be too critical Bob, but can you never agree with some of the points people make Don't be so silly; he's holding out for an invitation in to the sanctum. |
| The Real Wizard 29.01.2019 19:46 |
dudeofqueen wrote: >I may be too critical Bob, but can you never agree with some of the points people make Don't be so silly; he's holding out for an invitation in to the sanctum.You clearly didn't read my last post, because you just couldn't wait to troll. Keep up the good work. |
| Wilki Amieva 29.01.2019 22:19 |
Great work! |
| mric! 31.01.2019 22:49 |
Excellent! Thank you. |
| Ale Solan 01.02.2019 14:34 |
tcc wrote: Thanks for this. Here is a torrent for those who need it. Hope those have downloaded from mega can help to seed.Finally! Someone with good heart ;) Thanks! |
| QueenAllTheWay 03.02.2019 15:48 |
I'd torrent it too, but i don't know how... |
| Ale Solan 03.02.2019 17:23 |
QueenAllTheWay wrote: I'd torrent it too, but i don't know how... link |