IMAGICA dabbled with HDR remastering of Jigokumon, demonstrate the potential of film elements. I don't think it counts as #restoration anymore. It's more #remastering.

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IMAGICA Corp Kensuke Nakamura, Yoko Arai & Satoko Sekiguchi giving live demonstration of the film restoration of Jigokumon (Gates of Hell) using DIAMANT. #RestorationAsiaV

The before & after looks great! Franz calls for more Stains sample to help R&D. #RestorationAsiaV

Simon Lund, Cineric, on the elimination of cross modulation distortion.

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Nick Deocampo on the Historiography of Asia's "Lost" Cinema. Last year it was 120th anniversary of the arrival of film to Asia. Sadly not many people bothered or remembered. #RestorationAsiaV

Adrian Wood on Lost and Found? Thirteeth Sultan. A curious case study of an unidentified film within a film! Noted as sepia tone and natural colour but all extant copies are in B&W. S/o to Todd Wiener, @rachaelfilm@twitter.com, Dominic Bekaert @b_olgado@twitter.com, ABS-CBN, @jchrishorak@twitter.com

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"No film has ever come out in better condition after entering a vault."
Jim Lindbergh on FILMIC Virtualization Model for Digital Motion Picture Film Preservation: Harvesting more that is FILMIC in Digital Film Preservation.

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"1910 film, 8 mins scanned by LOC. Left on its own, without much intervention. Looking good 107 years later."

I highly doubt the same film could survive as long in our tropical climate though.

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"A film on Hollywood, made in 1928 with $98 ($1000 today dollars), is still with us today. Relatively little human intervention." -Janice Allen. #RestorationAsiaV

Janice Allen (Cinema Arts LLC.) on Digital Dilemma. "2000 years ago, Rosetta stone was created. It is still with us."

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#RestorationAsiaV begins with an exhortation by @RetoKromer@twitter.com that data migration has a bright side!