I’m happy to announce that Berserk Redux is now available in much higher resolution for all four films. For those unfamiliar with Berserk Redux, it is a fan-edit that blends the Berserk anime with the recent Berserk movie trilogy, to make a series of films more faithful to the source manga, more cinematic in pace, and richer in both character and story. Both the films and the series had their advantages and shortcomings. The films looked great but had many glaring story and character omissions, and the anime had deeper characters but omissions in other places and dated animation. Put together, the two overlap nicely with each filling the gap in the other, and I’ve trimmed out any filler or non-canon content that bogs it down.
How was this done? After experimenting with different Codecs, I found one that’s retaining almost all the resolution through the compression process. This will stand out especially for the clips from the Golden Age trilogy which often have fine detail in the armor and crowds, and in the Eclipse, where the reds were previously pixelating much worse than elsewhere. This took a lot of work as each clip needed to be filtered to preserve the proper aspect ratio.
There are no new edits to the films from previous versions of Redux, nor is the anime cropped to be letterbox. This was attempted at one point, but it became quickly apparent that while the animation is under par of the films, the anime makes up for this with the beautiful framing of each shot. Cropping half the picture ruined this and often omitted crucial detail, and lowered resolution through picture blow up. I know some may find the switch between mediums jarring at first, but I promise that the story flows much better than any other version out there.
This is very likely the final improvement to Berserk Redux before I consider it complete. It is available for download, but you should own a copy of the films and anime before doing so to support the original creators.
Thank you very much for all your support. The Redux series has reached 90,000 views which is incredible for a fan-edit series of two hour films. Hopefully this updated version will make the viewing experience even better for all future audiences. Thanks.
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