EVERY Difference in the Restored Thomas Episodes
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0:00 Intro
0:09 How Does Film Restoration Work?
4:38 How Thomas Was Restored
7:44 Season 1 Differences
28:44 Season 2 Differences
41:15 Season 3 Differences
54:58 Conclusion
57:17 Tug's Pick of the Week + Patreon Shoutouts
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Another great video, I'm only now realising why some of the shots in S1 look so dark. I also think we need a master cut of everytime Tug says "Old Master" in this video!
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Right when i saw your comment He Said it 😅
"They got the footage from the *Old Master* "
Sounds like they did a quest for an old guy with a white beard at the top of a mountain and in return, he gave them Thomas footage
Or a very puzzled medieval painter.
“Thank you for completing a quest. Here’s the restoration version of Thomas DVDs. You are truly a useful engine.”
Someone make this a DND campaign.
Sounds like a Fallout Quest.
Isn't that's what the Culdee Fell was built for?
So my theory on why some episodes use the old masters despite having the film of the footage is because the restorations were rushed so whoever edited them didn't have enough time to pull up all the shots.
That's why i'm not 100% convinced that so much film was lost, especially in S1 and more so that it was just a rush job.
Season 1 Thomas Is From The Old Master.
Maybe they got the film with the "lost" footage later on when most of the episodes were finished and didn't go back to put the remastered wersions in place of the old ones. Or the film was in worse state so the scanning for it was delayed and finished after the episodes were ready. That could also happen.
Definitely agreed. Some of these are definitely editing conveniences or someone doing the editing who wouldn't know where to find the shot they're missing. All the S1 stock footage being unrestored throughout Season 2 kinda reinforces that for me - it's not like the person putting these together knew that they were supposed to be looking in the Season 1 folder (which the editor might not have even received when this was assigned to them) for some of those shots
I'm going to use "the David Milton defence" in the future. I'm not overweight, I'm just moving slowly so it looks that way.
Notoriously, this is where the “look out for the train” version seems to come from
Also let’s take a shot for how many new “goofs” are in the restored versions for the expanded aspect ratio
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Gwr studios
@@southerncoastproductions7587 "Look of for the train" comes from the original VHS version of Thomas and the Trucks, from the 1993 Thomas Gets Tricked VHS.
I wonder if GWR Studios ever realized that
“The Old Master” sounds like the name of a Thomas episode. Like, Edward exposits the backstory of HIS old mentor to the rest of the engines, and the lessons he taught him that humbled him from a cocky and young douche, to the wise and respectable engine we all know and love.
Deep cut, that mentor turns out to be a horse who worked one of the plateways.
Someone suggest this to story adapters right now!
Master of the railway?
"The Old Master" must have been a really long episode of so much in the remaster was taken from it :P
[The other engines are left wondering when Edward went to the Netherlands and how a steam engine paints when it doesn't have any hands]
2 minutes in and I have already seen Thomas, The Golden Girls, The Wizard of OZ and Star Wars. Now that is an interesting combination.
And if you know Yugioh you're now thinking of an archetype combining Thomas and The Golden Girls to go with Kozmo being a combination of the other two. (yes that is real)
I’m a huge fan of all three so it was a very nice surprise!
It's always to treat to see these old shows and movies, shot on film, given the Restored HD treatment.
The 60's Batman show is another goodd example, especially considering how many decades it went without a home video release.
Time for another Unlucky Tug dew drinking game! Every time that the phrase 'Original Master' is said, take a shot.
But remember folks, please drink responsibly.
WhA'D YoU SaY?. (hiccup)🥴
Milkshakes, tea, or water are recommended.
disapointment.
no wonder your father left
If you want to get really messed up, take a shot for every “to avoid ghosting” too
Still can't believe that Henry moving shot in Coal made it in the final restored episode
At first glance, it looks like the footage is reversed. What actually happened is so much funnier.
Excellent video! And a new drinking game for every time Tug says "Original Master"
Lmao I thought the same thing
“Old Master” Drink!
you trying to kill us?
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Haha bruh I'm dead 💀 (like actually)
With the cropping issues, I think there's a perfectly rational explanation for it. These restorations were done in the early 2000s, when most people still had CRT TVs rather than modern LCD displays. Depending on the set, the tube guns crop out a portion of the frame, known as overscan. This is automatic, but modern displays usually have a setting to add a little overscan back in. As such, TV shows and movies of the time often had "safe zones," which were marked in a way that it was important to not get any of the studio equipment in so that no matter what you watched it on, you saw everything you were supposed to. I guess when restoring it, they figured that the TVs it would be watched on would automatically block out the studio props at the top.
I’m mixed on the restored Vs unrestored debate. On one hand, the restored footage is useful for edits and stuff like that. On the other, the original version is more cozy and nice.
It's funny how often you can see obvious flaws in the sets here, maybe making everything wide screen isn't always the best idea.😂
They ran into similar issues with the Buffy the Vampire Slayer remaster. Making it widescreen meant a lot of camera equipment, crew, and the ends of the sets could be seen.
get out
It’s not widescreen it’s expanding the frame
There is no widescreen here, it's all 4:3.
Allcroft: loses footage
Tug: OH THE SHAME OF IT! THE SHAME OF IT!
😂
“Oh, Tug, it can’t be that bad…”
YES! Finally a deep dive on the restored episodes. I've been waiting so long for a video like this.
You also did 2 videos involving Restored Thomas looking like sh*t.
I was expecting you to acknowledge that lol
no way its ttte guy
4:13 Another Show affected by this was the vast majority of the Originial Doctor Who series. The only exception was the "Spearhead from Space" Arc of Season 7, which was shot on film due to a strike from the regular camera crew, and thus was the only Arc from the Original Series to receive a Blu-Ray Release prior to 2019 or so.
I never noticed Henry’s angry face in Whistles and sneezes!
I understand that Thomas doesn’t have a huge audience on par with massive franchises, but it would make sense for some kind of physical disc release to follow the completion of these restorations. Collecting episodes from seasons 1-5 on disc is a nightmare. Given the length of each season, it would be so simple to author a 3-disc set with those seasons. Hell, if they want to add seasons 6-8 on another disc, I’d still buy it. There would even be room for supplements, alternate dubs and the original, unrestored versions of each episode. The market is niche but present and if done properly, would be extraordinarily profitable.
I just want myself a 4K scan if that's even possible today. Since the 2000s a lot has happened with the film likely. The complete series is the best collection out there but so many inconvinieces are present. Season 8-11 are non exisistent and the DVD menus at least for the model series a little ugly. I also love to have a German dub for them since our narrator from S1-S5 was just awesome. S6 and S7 never released here and the S8 onwards narrator is crap. Anyways all these things could be fixed with a perfect 4K blueray release and Mattel could let Thomas be a cringe show for 2 year olds. But in the end it's Mattel we're talking about...
That would be a great thing for Shout Factory to release. They did a great job with Magic Railroad.
@@JaredsGaming Is it that good?
I believe some higher quality scans were actually included in a rare set Japanese DVDs released in the 2000s. They even came with some golden Capsule Plarail engines.
A 40th Anniversary Collector's Blu-ray Box set of the first five (maybe seven) seasons, with different picture master and narration options. That would Rock.
But would Mattel care? Would they allow Shout Factory access to their show? Doubt it, but we can dream...
I find film restoration very interesting.
Pretty amazing how they’re able to remove every little scratch and dust spot from every frame of film.
Talk about patience and attention to details.
Another great video as always.
I’m all in for the higher quality picture in these restored episodes, but not for the missing shots and some glaring alternate takes.😅Great video by the way, I learned something new about the process of preserving and restoring film🎥 👍🏼
You've also forgot to mention at 29:42, in the Original shot, notice that you can still see Edward's Express Brake Coach just stopped on the top-right corner of the camera shot after going through the bridge, whereas the Restored version with a different take, Edward's train had made it through.
Great Catch👍
So far we have seen:
Season 1 (1984) - *COMPLETE*
Season 2 (1986) - *INNOVATIVE*
Season 3 (1991) - *BIG*
Season 4 (1994) - *COMFY*
Season 5 (1998) - *PEAK*
Season 6 (2002) - *CUTE*
Season 7 (2003) - *EYE OF THE STORM*
Jack & the Pack (2003) - *QUAINT*
Season 8 (2004) - *MILQUETOAST*
Season 9 (2005) - *PEAKS AND VALLEYS*
Season 10 (2006) - *DRAWN OUT*
Season 11 (2007) - *???*
It would be nice if 20 years later they would have another crack at the restoration of Series 1 at least, but with the direction the brand has taken I think it sadly unlikely to happen. At least Mattel are definitely aware there is interest in the heritage of TTTE&F so fingers crossed they have been working on it, massive props to them if they include the original pilot, I would hope for Series 2 with a pieced together Missing Coach but that's just a dream
If you wanna know an example of how NOT to do film restoration, look at the history of western releases for Dragon Ball Z
To this day, that entire show has only had ONE DVD release that we can consider "Good", with the Dragon Box sets.
Every other release has had MAJOR problems, from oversaturated colours, excessive grain removal when lines of animation are sometimes removed, cropping a show made in 1989 to being 16:9 and no option to change it back, and really poor sound quality for the original Japanese audio track due to Toei not owning the original audio masters anymore.
You think Star Wars releases had it rough, OH BOY
Yeah, that "Updated Re-release" for Dragon Ball Z was a bit of a mess to put it politely.
@@Blur4strike The one where they CROPPED into 4:3 and removed all film grain?
Yeah that's a mess especially but nothing will be as bad as the orange bricks
@@RiderNexus Oof, that's one I heard horror stories about in the anime community.
For the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons, there was a “Behind the Tunes” documentary called “Fine Tooning: Restoring the Warner Bros. Cartoons”, which also shows how film restoration works.
Yeah it was on Volume 3
I know people always complain about the goofs but personally I fucking LOVE seeing all the fuck ups from the restored footage simply because I think it gives it a charm that happens only with real models/effects. Whenever something gets fucked up in cgi I always just call it a “boy I sure hope somebody got fired for THAT blunder” moment
The opening scene of The Flying Kipper does actually use mostly restored footage. The only shots that use the tape master, are when Henry sits waiting to go, when he pulls away, and when the guard shows his green lamp. The close-up of his wheels slipping is also restored footage. You can see that there is more picture to the sides of a lot of these shots than the tape master.
The cropping seems to be from them lowering the footage for the scene where Henry passes through Wellsworth, which was to hide the top edge of the sky backdrop, but they accidentally applied this lowering to all the footage in this sequence, and ironically, the top edge of the backdrop was only barely visible in the original master. This couldn't have come from the film scanner, as they are designed to scan the entire viewable frame to allow for croping in editing, which is how some shows are able to be remastered in widescreen, as you mention early in the video.
Also, I noticed a few errors about shots being reused for the canal scenes in series 3. The last scene of Gordon and the Famous Visitor, and the first scene of Henry's Forest are not from the tape master, they both use restored footage, you are right about the others being from the tape master.
Henry's Forest is one of the few episodes in series 3 to use all 35mm film, along with Edward, Trevor & the Really useful Party, Tender Engines, Percy, James & the Fruitful Day, and Thomas & Percy's Christmas Adventure.
You say a few shots are from the old master for All At Sea, and One Good Turn, but they are restored. You can see the differences in the framing, and the fact there is no bobbing from the old master being a poor transfer.
Me: Decides to take apart of this new drinking game
Also me: Blacks out 5 minutes into the challenge
Imagine if an ENTIRE episode had been lost and it had to be reconstructed using stock footage from previous episodes, alternate takes and shots from the *Old Master*
I really hope we finally get some new restorations for the upcoming anniversary, hopefully with a Blu-ray release on the horizon.
You forgot to bring up the difference in footage within Daisy in the scene where Percy and Toby were feeling exhausted and Daisy's eyes move differently from the original.
I love that old school vhs look (ultra bright colors), that was one of my favorite aspects of the show when I was a kid😭😭
Another big difference in The Diseasel that always bugged me was in the scene where Bill and Ben leave their trucks and come back to find them missing. You can VERY clearly see a crew member's hands at the top of the screen pulling on a fishing line in the restored version. In the original that's cropped out of frame.
I miss the practical effects of “Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends”. The practical effects were so good and a classic.
Here’s a fun drinking game: Take a shot every time Nic says “The Old Master”
In all seriousness though, great video man! I will forever love the unrestored footage, it’s just my cup of tea I guess.
Preferably a drink of water. So your body isn’t demolished
@@IsleofPigsStudios Or if you’re doing this on Christmas: Eggnog
@@TracksideManiac EGGNOOOOOOOG!
Sorry, couldn’t resist
To be fair, I remembered how HBO MAX restored many of the pre 1948 Looney Tunes cartoons that were owned by Turner Broadcasting System for years. For my understanding, Warner Bros. actually had the original elements in their vaults but I’m not too sure what conditions they were in. I think that’s kinda what I’m getting here.
I think restoring old cartoons is probably easier since they only had film to work with so they took good care of the masters.
I suppose so. Another example of unrestored material would be the Merrie Melodies blue ribbon series. That of course was just reissues of older cartoons where you’d switch the title cards with a different one. So instead of “A Wild Hare”, you’d get “ _The_ Wild Hare”.
@@shinyagumon7015 potentially with a cartoon, although it would take a significant amount of skill and effort, you could shot for shot remake it. As in, hand paint a new shot that looks the same as the old one.
Kinda. I mean that’s kinda why back then, AAP (Associated Artists Productions) acquired the rights to the pre-1948 Looney Tunes back in the 50s, then they were handled by United Artists and then in ‘85, Turner acquired the rights to the pre-1948’s.
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I think I read somewhere that what happened in Flying Kipper was there was one shot of the nighttime scene where there was something at the top of the set that wasn't supposed to be there, so they MEANT to only have that shot be cropped lower down to remove it, but accidentally cropped it down for the whole sequence
Similar in Thomas and the trucks, there’s a brief moment where you see a crew member’s hand as they pass under a bridge. It’s literally a blink and you’ll miss it.
This raises a question, why is there no restored Footage of the Engine's Nameboard sequences?
If there's 3 things i want released for The Railway Series' 80th Anniversary next year, it's these:
1) A Complete *Centenary Library* Set of Christoper's 16 books.
2) The *Down The Mine* pilot.
3) The Complete Model Series ( Seasons 1-12 ) on *Blu-Ray/4K DVD*
It's worth pointing out that the actual story behind the mistake in *Coal* wasn't the editor's fault, apparently the original shot of Henry backing into the siding was so old and deteriorated it just couldn't be saved, so regrettably they had no choice but to use the outtake.
YEEEESS. Although I wouldn't mind more HQ CGI as well. In the end Mattel could be Mattel and just do nothing.
Ok but then why not use the shot from the old master then???
@@TrainsCatsOtherStoriesmy guess it was unusable because of the age, so they had no choice but to use a different shot that was an outtake
@@xavierjuno4572 He means that they could’ve just used the low quality one.
@@mr.cringe61 Exactly
I genuinely have no idea how you can tell it’s from the old master Lol
some of them have some pretty clear lighting issues. Othes.... *shrugs*
When he said “from the old master” I felt that.
Man I never realized how long and how much it takes to take something very very old for it's time to make it absolutely new especially when it came to home media releases on DVD's. I never really cared or noticed the differences between of what was taken from the original and what was actually scanned as everything looked fluent to me, but like you said once you see it you can't unsee it. Overall a very intriguing video that gives me much to think about keep up the good work Tug!
At the end of the day I’m sure that we can all agree that the original version of these episodes are charming with their visuals
It's crazy to think they had to go through so much effort to put these restorations together. It's bad enough under normal circumstances with all the cleanup and color correction needed, but here they didn't even have cut versions of the episodes and had to re-edit everything as one-to-one as humanly possible. Imagine how time-consuming that would be.
I’d be so curious to hear from the people that did the early 00s restoration. I know everyone’s jonesing for the pilot but just give me a perfect restoration of S1-5 and I’d die a happy man. As grateful as I am that we got some effort at a restoration, Thomas is such an iconic show that it deserves to be properly preserved (before it’s too late!)
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Take a huff of Welsh coal every time Tug says "from the old master"
56:36 If I had a nickel for every video where Tug said “2/3 ain’t that bad”, I’d- oh forget it. The joke was made time and time again
This is like those Star Wars comparisons from Theatrical Release to Special Editions.
Personally I think Season 6 could use a Remaster, ever notice how many shots were out of focus?
That and the lighting was abysmally ugly
Can they really change the focus when restoring the fotage?
Coloring should they be able to change.
The series 1 remaster can be summed up in 4 words:
You had ONE JOB.
I grew up on nitrogen era but once my grandmother got me golden age CDs and I fell in love with the episode escape
49:48 I never knew about the guy falling in this shot until today. Gave me a good chuckle when it was pointed out lol
Season 2 is my favorite batch of restored episodes. It's like the crew realized their many mess ups one season earlier and did their best to make the next one look more presentable.
So this can be summed up as:
Season 1: Old Master
Season 2: A perfect reconstruction.
Season 3: A DIFFERENT TAKE.
As a person interested Interested in 35mm film and Thomas this is exactly my kind of video.
I think the original and restored versions each have their own charm. Sure some of the scenes may look a little worse, but I don’t think it completely ruins things. Seeing my childhood favorites restored still warms my heart. They very well could have just not bothered trying, but people saw how popular/important it was and it was at least attempted.
At the end of the day, I’m still glad the restored version exists.
In other words- we’re never getting a good quality restoration of the classic series on Blu-ray
4:19 and also may have spared the budget for Full House to damage their film sets.
as in that car crash He just showed, case in point, they would not have done that as frequently if they spent the money on filming with higher resolution.
Dude the whistles for every title gave me a heart attack for when I wasn’t playing attention and looking somewhere else 😂
Percy’s is so much louder then his voice in this video and it blew my ears out in my headphones 😅😭
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Those original film reels should be preserved
I’m surprised he didn’t mention the part in the restored version of “The Diseasel” where you can see the edge of the set and the crew members pulling Bill and Ben back with strings.
You know it’s gonna be good when the video is almost an hour long. But seriously though, this is great. I never would’ve spotted most of these differences. Some I already know about.
It's very funny that the Henry special coal scene where Henry bumps into the wall and then shot forward was seen in the restored version.
SO HE DID MADE THUNDERBIRDS, holy shit my life just turned 90 degres
Tugs just got a very new perspective
There were a couple shots you skipped, but seeing as it was only 3 or 4, I won't mention them. It was cool seeing most of the changes in one video.
I still stand by the idea that these first three seasons of Thomas need to be re-restored or re-edited with more faithfulness to the original masters. Also the colors are very dark, especially for the first two seasons
Thank you for being a friend 0:24
Percy's whistle creates a high pitched sound in my ears that disturbs the inner reaches of my soul.
Thanks for confirming my suspicion of Trouble in the Shed, I could have sworn I remembered a long while ago Sir Topham Hatt putting his hat on as he leaves his office at the beginning, so my mind wasn't messing with me.
Also, you mentioned how a lot of restored Season 2 footage is at a higher angle. I'm surprised you didn't mention how in the restored version of the Diseasel, you can see a pair of hands pulling Bill and Ben back right before their cars disappear early on in the story.
I agree, that scene where Henry backs up and pulls out again just to back to the same spot is a bad edit. That one bother me, a little bit not that much. Also I never notice the wobbling freight car in, no joke for James. Good eye 👍🏻
A few years ago I started a trend of fake shot edits using different takes of the same set and stitched them together to make the engines pull different trains. People dubbed those as “Mandela edits” and more and more people started making their own. Watching this video though definitely proves to me that such things did actually occur in the show which makes those edits all the more interesting.
Ok, this is great. You actually made a video about how much hard work these people made to restore these episodes. I hope they're glad you acknowledged them. (And realise some of their mistakes. I swear, that Coal and The Flying Kipper blips are the worst,) When are we getting series 4, 5, 6 and 7?
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Another exellent video! As a S2 stan, I'm so happy to hear it's restoration came out on top! Seeing the remasters on Amazon is also part of the reason I sought out the DVD releases with the original masters; they're not as crisp, but they're just so cozy, ya know? Also, I was too busy ranting about S10-11's inconsistent US DVD releases/lack thereof in the previous video, but I'm hyped to see some progress on your layout! I'm really looking forward to see how it turns out!
Not to mention, with the recent OO announcements of Alfred and Judy by Rapido, and the release of the Class 28 by Heljan, I predict a Tugs Trains on BoCo, Bill and Ben in our future. Tugs Trains is a favorite series of mine from this channel, it's so inspiring to see other fans headcannons and models of various characters, you know?
How did you watch it a day early?
In Thomas & Bertie, the close up of Thomas after Bertie says "But to beat you over that hill, I should have to grow wings and be an airplane" is from the Old Master, which is interesting because the first close up when the narrator says "Everyone was there to celebrate Thomas' Victory" is restored.
7:44 Thomas and Gordon
9:47 Edward and Gordon
10:13 The Sad Story of Henry
10:55 Edward, Gordon and Henry
11:20 Thomas' Train
12:07 Thomas and the Trucks
13:17 Thomas and the Breakdown Train
13:47 James and the Coaches
14:43 Troublesome Trucks
15:27 James and the Express
15:59 Thomas and the Guard
16:08 Thomas Goes Fishing
17:11 Thomas, Terence and the Snow
17:31 Thomas and Bertie
18:06 Tenders and Turntables
18:23 Trouble in the Shed
18:52 Percy Runs Away
19:41 Coal
21:03 The Flying Kipper
22:13 Whistles and Sneezes
23:18 Toby and the Stout Gentleman
24:44 Thomas in Trouble
25:11 Dirty Objects
26:10 Off the Rails
26:19 Down the Mine
27:42 Thomas' Christmas Party
28:44 Thomas, Percy and the Coal
10:03 12:30 20:20
There are so many differences, I can already tell!
Anyone else catch the fact that Daisy and Boco have the same angry face? Just with minor additions to make Daisy's look more feminine?
I might be wrong, but I think that's the case with most of their faces
At this point, I’m convinced that “Thomas and the Trucks” is cursed
Minor correction, Season 6 always used the alternate footage from series 3. I found it pretty interesting as the stories in that season also deal with...well, seasone, quite a bit.
I think the Looney Tunes restoration featurette is also worth watching, though it doesn’t go as in depth as the Wizard Of Oz or Star Wars.
Now I don't know which version should I watch. Thank you Unlucky Tug! You have caused confusion and delay! 🙃
Wow so many differences, great video Tugs
Dude the amount of effort that was made in this video is fascinating, well done man!
I think the only reason the episodes from season 1 tend to end on freeze frames is because they would then roll the credits on the old VHS and DVD’s. The show didn’t use the outro with Thomas until the final release of season 3
Team original vhs/dvds releases all the way, the clearer picture quality is great stuff but the changed scenes and even included goofs during filming as replacement shots is very annoying to see.
I’ll need to rewatch this video to play a drinking game whenever “from the old master” or “to avoid ghosting” is said
I never noticed that canal boat in Heroes...
I guess that's what happens when you only watch the restored versions ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
You're iconic for giving us so many fantastic, thorough resources regarding this show. From B-roll to maps to these restored version differences. You're truly one of the most valuable resources the community has access to!
Edit: And I forgot to mention, the little touches on all these vids such as each episode here being introduced with the whistle/bell of the lead character really does elevate this content. Tugs attention to detail is greater than the employees who put together the restored editions 😂
I've never truly believed that every occurrence of the previous masters being used was because film was "lost". I'm sure it could have been a factor or at the least there were reels they missed while pulling them out again. But you can find takes from the same shoots as some of those "lost shots" rescanned and used in music videos and sometimes even in other remastered episodes. There's so many amateurish mistakes with the new masters that I think point to these re-edits being rushed out the gate, thus I've believed that missing shots were a product of the editor(s) not finding the shoot footage at the first glance, or perhaps footage was being rescanned at the same time edits were being made. So depending on when the edit was made, it could explain why another episode or music video features restored shots that the respective episode does not. It doesn't make sense to start the edits before having the footage ready, but if these were made under a tight schedule I suppose it's possible. My personal theory is that most footage was rescanned for music videos, but the episode remasters were not mandated until HIT came in, most likely wanting better looking masters to match the quality of the current show, and to use for TV Broadcasts (Note how these new masters were never completely released on DVD until 2012, but were broadcasted on American Television starting around 2005).
Interestingly though, a bunch of footage (I think mostly from S1) was rescanned sometime during the 90s (check out the S4-5 Intros and music videos). Would have been nice if the 1998 masters were actual restoration projects instead of just the old masters with new intro and credits slapped over top. I'm sure the output would have been much better with people like John Wright and David Mitton most likely working closely on the project. It is interesting how in '98 S1 did get more of a "restoration" than the others did, getting stereo soundtracks and the tiniest bit of episode re-editing. If anything else we really should have gotten new audio edits of S1-3 with these new masters to give them proper stereo mixing and other tweaks. Shame though that they just repurposed the audio from the '98 masters. I think too that maybe the reason the old masters were used for the stock shots in S2 was because the editor(s) were either too lazy to try or struggled to match the S2 color grading that the old masters used on the S1 footage.
Just my thoughts. Sorry for the essay lol.
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The 10 episodes from these three season that were completely restored.
1: Thomas, Terrance and the Snow
2: Thomas, Percy and the Coal
3: Saved From Scrap
4: Duck Takes Charge
5: Dirty Work
6: The Deputation
7: Wrong Road
8: Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party
9: Tender Engines
10: Percy, James and the Fruitful Day
I thought of a theory as to why the windmill shot from Thomas & Bertie used the old master when the shot was remastered.
After remastering the shot the text for the intro was added to it. Whoever was in charge of doing this thought the shot was only used for the intro and deleted the remastered original shot from their computer after the text was added. Then when it came time to reconstruct Thomas & Bertie they realized that the shot was in fact used, but since the original one without the text had been deleted and they either weren’t able or didn’t want to go back and rescan it, they pulled it from the old master.
this is so cool!! great video, I really appreciate your pacing!
The cab shots from Whistles and Sneezes are actually stock footages that came from the episode Coal.
*THE OLD MASTER* 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This video also made me want to watch the old versions. I never knew so much was missing in the restored versions.