VID REMASTER: It's the End of the World As We Know It by Luminosity & Kamil (BtVS)

[jetpack_monkey]

I should probably post this before the year is out. Back when franzeska and I were putting together the Escapade Friday Night Dance Party, we talked about using luminosity and Kamil's classic Buffy vid, It's the End of the World as We Know It. However, the vid was made from VHS and off-air rips and when truly ugly video compression reigned. With Lum's kind permission and no idea of what I was getting into, I set about remastering the vid from DVD/iTunes sources, the results of which you can view/download below:

Password: luminosity

Download 124MB MP4 (right/ctrl-click and "Save link as...")

At first glance, the vid *seemed* like it was just going to be a massive clip hunt, which is in my wheelhouse. Otherwise, lots of cross-fades and not much else to worry about, right? Wrong. Lum is a mad genius, playing with overlaid clips and speed ramping and all that other glorious stuff that you really makes you bang your head against your monitor during a remaster. In the end, I think I got it *mostly* right and the vid plays nearly-identically on top of the original.

Comments

[frayadjacent]

Oh wow. This is such a treat! I'm thrilled and will be watching and downloading as soon as I'm at a proper computer! Yay!

[frayadjacent]

I finally watched it and what a treasure! Sooooo pretty. I'm very impressed with how you handle old BtVS footage. Thank you for doing this. <3

[killabeez.livejournal.com]

This is fabulous news! Look forward to downloading it.

[renenet.livejournal.com]

OMG!!! So shiny! Such vid!! Thank you for this gift to vidfans!

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

I've just come across your post and had to say a huge thank for re-mastering this wonderful video! I still have the original version and all these years wished we had a clearer copy and so you can imagine how happy I was when I saw what you'd done. :D

You've made an old time Buffy fan very, very happy tonight. :D

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

This is fantabulous!


Gabrielle

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

Wonderful - thank you!

[spikes_heart.livejournal.com]

Raucously gorgeous. Thanks so much for making it shiny and new.

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Pointed here by sueworld2003. Gorgeous, gorgeous work!

[chasingdemons.livejournal.com]

I absolutely loved this. Thank you!

[thisficklemob.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness, what a gift! Thank you!

[thismaz.livejournal.com]

sueworld2003 pointed at this and Wow! That is wonderful. Beautifully cut to fit the music.

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

Thanks for doing this, the quality is fantastic :)

[snogged.livejournal.com]

WOWZA!
Brilliant work on the remaster.

[shapinglight]

That was great. Thanks so much,

[yourlibrarian]

Wow, this looks great!

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

Here thanks to sue world's post - what a stunning video! I confess I don't think I ever got to see the original so thank you for making this possible.

[elisi]

[gillo]

Superb.

[double_dutchess]

Thank you very much for this, you did fandom a great service! (And wow, that must have been some work.)

[juniperphoenix]

Thank you so much for doing this! I love this vid a lot.

[aadler]

Here from sparrow2000’s rec, and I echo the praise that’s already been given. I really enjoy the song itself (I’ve done it karaoke a couple of times, and even used the line “the Other Night I Dreamt of Knives” as the title of one of my most recent fics), and I can now listen to it in the background if I want OR watch your vid again for the pleasure of seeing how you matched images to words. Congratulations on a wonderful effort and fine result.