This is not what I was originally planning on releasing, but I decided to have something ready for the film's 40th anniversary this week. There are still things to add and improve, but I'll save that for v2 (probably next year). A collection with non-English dubs will be released at a later moment. Still need to sort things out. ### Video | Description | Format | Resolution | PAR | Output resolution | FPS | Source | | ------------------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------ | --- | ------------------| ---------------------- | ------------------------- | | 1984 Theatrical release version | MPEG-2 | 664x430 (720x480 w/o container crop) | 6:5 | 796x430 | 23.976 (soft-pulldown) | 2007 DVD BCBA-3170 Disc 2 | This remux uses Matroska container cropping to remove the windowboxing. The subtitles have been resampled to take the cropping into account. As far as I know, only [mpv](https://mpv.io/) supports container cropping. Disc 2 of the 2007 HD Remastered DVD set features the original version as seen during its theatrical run in the summer of 1984. As such, the end credits concert animation from the 1992 Perfect Edition and changes introduced in later releases are missing. 2007 R2J DVD ISOs can be found **[here](https://nyaa.si/view/1848992)**.  *2007 DVD Disc 2 and Disc 1*  *2007 DVD and 2012 Blu-ray* ### Audio | Language | Description | Channel | Format | Source | | ----------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------ | ------ | -------------------------- | | Japanese | 1984 Theatrical | 2.0 Mono | FLAC | 2007 DVD BCBA-3170 Disc 2 | | Japanese | 1984 Drama Album | 2.0 Stereo | FLAC | 1984 LP JBX-2042~3 | | Japanese | 1992 Perfect Edition | 2.0 Dolby Surround | FLAC | 1993 LD PILA-7008 | | Japanese | 2012 Perfect Edition | 5.1 Surround | FLAC | 2016 BD BCXA-1058 | | English | Toho dub | 2.0 Mono | FLAC | 1987 LD + UK & US VHS rips | | English | Toho dub Japanese version | 2.0 Mono | FLAC | 1987 LD TLL 2084 | | Japanese | 2016 BD Audio Commentary | 2.0 Stereo | AC-3 | 2016 BD BCXA-1058 | *Special thanks to MartyMcflies for the Drama Album capture, WPR for 1993 LD capture and SpaceHunterM for the US VHS capture.* I've manually declicked the 1984 Drama Album Stereo track and applied a high pass filter to quiet scenes. Minor surface noise issues remain in quiet scenes, in particular the final half hour. Of all the included tracks, it sounds the best imo. v2 is expected to include a fresh capture of the 1984 LaserDisc analog Stereo track that should offer a similar experience. The 2007 DVD and Blu-ray masterings of the 1992 Perfect Edition Dolby Surround remix have amplification edits and distortions that are not present on the 1993 LaserDisc. I haven't devoted much time to the Toho dub track, so it's a placeholder that uses a capture from the Japanese 1987 LD analog track with USA and UK VHS captures spliced in three scenes where the Japanese release reinstates the original vocal songs. The dialogue and effects are out of sync during the final battle in the 1987 LD due to an unfixable mixing error. ### Subtitles | Language | Description | Format | | ----------- | -------------------------------------------- | ------ | | English | [FLF & Live-eviL] for 2.0 Dolby Surround | ASS | | English | [FLF & Live-eviL] for 5.1 Surround | ASS | | Japanese | Recording script (Animedia Sept. 1984 issue) | ASS | The English subtitle options are based on the most recent [Live-eviL] BD release with Dolby Surround track timing taken from the old [FLF & Live-eviL] DVD release. Several Zentradi lines were added or revised to match the Japanese translations in the recording script. The 17 year old TS was left as is; I may give it an overhaul for v2. I have not yet retimed the karaoke to the Theatrical and Drama Album tracks, but the Dolby Surround subtitle track timing should suffice in the mean time. The recording script subtitles created by an anon were sourced from [kitsunekko](https://kitsunekko.net/dirlist.php?dir=subtitles%2Fjapanese%2FMacross+Ai+Oboete+Imasu+Ka%2F).