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Mighty Max Restoration Project
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This is the channel of remastered and restored Mighty Max episodes! I have been working on this project for a long time.
I am currently at the 3.0 version of the restoration, which includes improved color balance, levels and noise reduction as well as correct 4:3 SAR. This is hopefully my FINAL version, but I tend to keep finding little things I want to improve, so you never know!
Please don't expect Blu-ray quality just because this video is HD. That just isn't realistic considering the source. An analogue VHS tape will never yield true HD. What I've done is a careful upscale in order to improve anti-aliasing and preserve detail. But an upscale doesn't ADD detail that isn't there from the beginning.
See for yourself and judge if you like the work I've done! Please subscribe if you want updates and new episodes as they are released. Enjoy!
I am currently at the 3.0 version of the restoration, which includes improved color balance, levels and noise reduction as well as correct 4:3 SAR. This is hopefully my FINAL version, but I tend to keep finding little things I want to improve, so you never know!
Please don't expect Blu-ray quality just because this video is HD. That just isn't realistic considering the source. An analogue VHS tape will never yield true HD. What I've done is a careful upscale in order to improve anti-aliasing and preserve detail. But an upscale doesn't ADD detail that isn't there from the beginning.
See for yourself and judge if you like the work I've done! Please subscribe if you want updates and new episodes as they are released. Enjoy!
Mighty Max S01E13 The Maxnificent Seven RESTORED 4.0
This is the 4.0 Restoration version of The Maxnificent Seven. It is part of my project of restoring and remastering Mighty Max - check out my channel for more and don't forget to subscribe if you want to get new episodes as I upload them.
This 4.0 version has improved audio mastering and a higher framerate for better motion, but otherwise retains the 3.0 color balance, levels, noise reduction etc.
Please don't expect Blu-ray quality just because this video is HD. That just isn't realistic considering the source. An analogue VHS tape will never yield true HD. What I've done is a careful upscale in order to improve anti-aliasing and preserve detail. But an upscale doesn't ADD detail that isn't there from the beginning.
What you CAN expect is a high quality, very watchable video, even looking OK on a bigger screen.
Some steps I've taken:
*A good source (commercial VHS tapes without big problems, sometimes unused)
*A quality capture (SVHS player with TBC, S-video cable, saved as AVI file with lossless codec)
*Digital cleanup process (deinterlacing, remove blended frames, fix audio crackle, color correct, noise reduction, anti-aliasing etc)
* Final encode with high bitrate, lossless H.264 compression
This 4.0 version has improved audio mastering and a higher framerate for better motion, but otherwise retains the 3.0 color balance, levels, noise reduction etc.
Please don't expect Blu-ray quality just because this video is HD. That just isn't realistic considering the source. An analogue VHS tape will never yield true HD. What I've done is a careful upscale in order to improve anti-aliasing and preserve detail. But an upscale doesn't ADD detail that isn't there from the beginning.
What you CAN expect is a high quality, very watchable video, even looking OK on a bigger screen.
Some steps I've taken:
*A good source (commercial VHS tapes without big problems, sometimes unused)
*A quality capture (SVHS player with TBC, S-video cable, saved as AVI file with lossless codec)
*Digital cleanup process (deinterlacing, remove blended frames, fix audio crackle, color correct, noise reduction, anti-aliasing etc)
* Final encode with high bitrate, lossless H.264 compression
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Mighty Max S01E10 Bring Me the Head of Mighty Max RESTORED 4.0
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This is the 4.0 Restoration version of Bring Me the Head of Mighty Max. It is part of my project of restoring and remastering Mighty Max - check out my channel for more and don't forget to subscribe if you want to get new episodes as I upload them. This 4.0 version has improved audio mastering and a higher framerate for better motion, but otherwise retains the 3.0 color balance, levels, noise r...
Mighty Max S01E01 A Bellwether in Ones Cap RESTORED 4.0
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This is the 4.0 Restoration version of A Bellwether in Ones Cap. It is part of my project of restoring and remastering Mighty Max - check out my channel for more and don't forget to subscribe if you want to get new episodes as I upload them. This 4.0 version has improved audio mastering and a higher framerate for better motion, but otherwise retains the 3.0 color balance, levels, noise reductio...
Update on the restoration (July 2018)
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An update on the current state of the project, as of July 2018.
Mighty Max S01E04 Day of the Cyclops RESTORED 3.0
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I apoligize for the audio problems (along slight shifts of the image) which occur on two occassions, that I haven't been able to fix, sadly. This is the 3.0 Restoration version of Day of the Cyclops. It is part of my project of restoring and remastering Mighty Max - check out my channel for more and don't forget to subscribe if you want to get new episodes as I upload them. This 3.0 version inc...
Mighty Max S01E07 The Mother of all Adventures RESTORED 3.0
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I apoligize for the audio problem after the intro that I haven't been able to fix, sadly. This is the 3.0 Restoration version of The Mother of All Adventures. It is part of my project of restoring and remastering Mighty Max - check out my channel for more and don't forget to subscribe if you want to get new episodes as I upload them. This 3.0 version includes improved color balance, levels and ...
Mighty Max S01E09 Less Than 20,000 Squid Heads Under the Sea RESTORED 3.0
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This is the 3.0 Restoration version of Less Than 20,000 Squid Heads Under the Sea. It is part of my project of restoring and remastering Mighty Max - check out my channel for more and don't forget to subscribe if you want to get new episodes as I upload them. This 3.0 version includes improved color balance, levels and noise reduction as well as correct 4:3 SAR. This is hopefully my FINAL versi...
Mighty Max S01E05 Let Sleeping Dragons Lie! RESTORED 3.0
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This is the 3.0 Restoration version of Let Sleeping Dragons Lie. It is part of my project of restoring and remastering Mighty Max - check out my channel for more and don't forget to subscribe if you want to get new episodes as I upload them. This 3.0 version includes improved color balance, levels and noise reduction as well as correct 4:3 SAR. This is hopefully my FINAL version, but I tend to ...
Mighty Max: the making of the restoration
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A behind the scenes look at the restoration project, with some before/after images explaining what I've done.
Mighty Max S01E08 Norman's Conquest RESTORED 3.0
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This is the 3.0 Restoration version of Norman's Conquest. It is part of my project of restoring and remastering Mighty Max - check out my channel for more and don't forget to subscribe if you want to get new episodes as I upload them. This 3.0 version includes improved color balance, levels and noise reduction as well as correct 4:3 SAR. This is hopefully my FINAL version, but I tend to keep fi...
Mighty Max S01E06 Rumble in the Jungle RESTORED 3.0
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This is the 3.0 Restoration version of Rumble in the Jungle. It is part of my project of restoring and remastering Mighty Max - check out my channel for more and don't forget to subscribe if you want to get new episodes as I upload them. This 3.0 version includes improved color balance, levels and noise reduction as well as correct 4:3 SAR. This is hopefully my FINAL version, but I tend to keep...
Mighty Max S01E03 Snakes and Laddies RESTORED 3.0
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This is the 3.0 Restoration version of Snakes and Laddies. I am removing my original upload of this episode, since this is improved in many ways. It is part of my project of restoring and remastering Mighty Max - check out my channel for more and don't forget to subscribe if you want to get new episodes as I upload them. This 3.0 version includes improved color balance, levels and noise reducti...
Mighty Max S01E12 Out in the Cold RESTORED 3.0
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This is the 3.0 Restoration version of Out in the Cold. It is part of my project of restoring and remastering Mighty Max - check out my channel for more and don't forget to subscribe if you want to get new episodes as I upload them. This 3.0 version includes improved color balance, levels and noise reduction as well as correct 4:3 SAR. This is hopefully my FINAL version, but I tend to keep find...
Restored 2.0 Mighty Max Opening (Intro)
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The new and improved Mighty Max Opening! So I am always looking to improve the video quality of the show, and now I've made a big leap forward! This is the Restored 2.0 version, which is a lot sharper, more stable and has a better color and contrast balance with more appropriate noise reduction. Please don't expect Blu-ray quality just because this video is HD. That just isn't realistic conside...
RESTORED Mighty Max S01E03: Snakes and Laddies
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This is the remastered and restored Mighty Max S01E03: Snakes and Laddies. It was taken from an unused, shrinkwrapped VHS. This is part of a project I have been working on for a long time. After a lot of R&D I now feel confident in sharing this work. Please don't expect HD or Blu-ray quality. That just isn't realistic considering the source. What you CAN expect is a high quality, very watchable...
RESTORED Mighty Max Opening (Intro)
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RESTORED Mighty Max Opening (Intro)
Thanx for the remaster , hope you can do the whole series
This show needs a Blue Ray Release
What lessons we learned from shows like this
What was Max’s mom’s name? Was it ever mentioned like it was for Presley’s mom in mummies alive? Her name was Amanda if i remember right about that
What a nostalgic trip here. Don’t go overthinking anything here, max. Virgil did make an appearance even if it was on a wall instead of in person in this one. Just Norman wasn’t really present even though he was mentioned
Wish the makers had a making of documentary
Sad to see that you only have the first season. Glad to see it in this great quality! Thanks!!
Hopefully Mighty Max Returns Currently Now In New York And The Rest. Especially USA And All Of The Rest. 🥺😭😢😁❤️
If their supposed to be somewhere in Africa (The Kongo) I wonder, why none of the humans in the ape city is black
Interesting, if possibly unintentional, cyclical symbolism. Thor defeats the dragon who personifies failure and death at the cosmic junction that determines the survival of the world, only for it to rise again when the stars turn once more. One locked forever in a predestined eternal battle with the other.
I wonder if this project is finished?
If there’s a cartoon that has the potential of becoming a huge Hollywood live action hit, it’s this.
Ah! the 90s
A lot if work went into this! Great job 👍 Looking forward to more episodes in the future 😃
I’d watch this every morning at 6 AM before the bus would come
Tony Jay and Richard Moll helped make this series more legendary may they rest in peace
🎉 YES!!!!
Mighty Max was aired/released on various local (Fox, independent and future WB and UPN) stations. It was later aired in cable reruns on USA Network and in syndicated reruns on the B.K.N. Kids Network block.
WTAT-24, a Fox station in Charleston, South Carolina aired Mighty Max Saturday Mornings at 6AM in the 1993-94 season, and then WTCP also aired it weekday mornings in the 1994-95 season, then went back to WTAT the following season.
How can Mighty Max have originally ran on UPN, if it aired 2 years before UPN was created? It was originally syndicated with FOX stations and independent affiliates, which would eventually became UPN and WB stations.
"Mighty Max" is truly a lost show. It aired its forty episodes between 1993 and 1995, ran in syndication until 1996 and again from 1998 and was utterly forgotten by through 2000. Only a handful of episodes were released on VHS, and the show had gone the way of the dodo well before DVD's took over. Thankfully, the show has managed to survive online and is every bit as good as I remember. This is basically about the adventures of Max (Rob Paulsen). He's a prototypical American teen who likes hanging with his buds, extreme sports, is a bit of a smart-aleck and, despite never cracking a book, is remarkably intelligent. Then one day he receives a red ball-cap, and his life is turned upside down. This is because it turns out he's the latest in a long line of "mighty" cap-bearers and is destined to save the world a lot. Thankfully, he isn't alone. Aiding him are Virgil (Tony Jay) and Norman (Richard Moll). Virgil is a 10,000 year old, anthromorphic owl from Lemuria. Max's mentor and guide, he is every bit as intelligent and stuffy as you'd expect from a 10,000 year old owl-even if he does insist on being a fowl "actually". Norman is a 10,000 year old Viking warrior fit to make all the immortals in Highlander pee their pants. The guardian, he's overly tense and laconic in nature, and lets Max and Virgil do most of the talking while letting his blade speak for him. Together the three face off against numerous threats to world. These include mad scientists, aliens, demons, ghosts, werewolves, vampires, mutants and many more. However, the chief baddie and the one Max is prophesized to destroy is Skull Master (Tim Curry). Yes, he's inspired by Skeletor and would rip Skeletor's heart out and crush it under his feet. Another 10,000 year old, he oozes menace and definitely makes the cut for an arch-villain. The guy is basically a big, skull faced demon who's trapped in Hell; has a limitless army of lava men, golems and zombies at his disposal; and is bent on not just world domination, but on the utter annihilation of Max and company. However, no matter where Max and crew ended up, and no matter whom they fought, the high quality of "Mighty Max" raised things well beyond the mundane. Despite claims the animation wasn't that good, I beg to differ. Never once were frames repeated, and there was never any scene that felt still or stiff. If anything, the animation style was in line with that of Batman: TAS. The character designs were streamlined, and much of the detail was provided by shading. But the real star was the scripting. "Mighty Max" was funny without being corny; action packed without being far-fetched; educational without being boring; and violent without ever once being graphic. This may sound middle of the road, but it's not. It actually pushed the boundaries of what could be shown and said in children's programming circa the mid nineties. By today's stricter standards, however, "Mighty Max" could only exist on Adult Swim. Most episodes featured at least one, horrific death. "The Werewolves of Dunneglen" is one example. It's night on the Scottish Highlands, and a lone man is investigating a series of strange noises. He hears growling from just behind him, and turns in time to let out a bloodcurdling scream before the scene transitions to Max chilling out half a world away. In "the Magnificent Seven" the four champions who accompanied Max, Virgil and Norman to Skullmaster's realm were all killed. In "The Axeman Cometh" Norman enters a darkened cabin and grimaces at what can only be slaughtered bodies strewn every which way. In every instance of death and dismemberment, nothing was ever shown or explicitly stated. But things were implied more than strongly enough to make the impression that something horrible just happened-albeit off camera. There were a few problems with Mighty Max though. At first Max felt more like the product of a focus group than a true character. Over time this changed, most notably after the "Magnificent Seven". But it was still a fly in the ointment. Also, the cap he wore didn't feel all that special. All it could do was use portals to teleport, and anyone could use it. Only Virgil knew where most of the portals were, and he had to consult a map that, once again, anyone could use. When it came to dealing with the bad guys, the cap really wasn't good for much, save a hasty retreat. When searching for a portal, Max would often disappear in plain view of a freaked out public-yet no one ever once followed up on this upon his return. I get how, after living 10,000 years, Norman would possess enough skill to be the greatest warrior to have ever lived. Yet, his occasional feats of superhuman strength were never explained and, I felt, this diminished him. So I can't say Mighty Max is the best animated-action show I've seen. But I can say it is of extraordinarily high quality and is dangerously watchable. You'll check one episode and then want to see another and another and another, until you're trying to rationalize how you can get to work and do your job on less than two hours sleep. Thanks for helping to keep this gem alive. Whoever you are, I just want to say thanks. Were it not for fans like you, "Mighty Max" would really be nothing more than a memory from the nineties. It's so much better than that-even if Film Roman has carelessly allowed it to languish.
I'm from California. I had never heard of a hand warmer. As I got older I googled it. I've never seen a hand warmer like the one in this episode. We're those really a thing ?
Shark bait hoo ha ha!
I like the Sega Genesis game!
What I love about this episode is that the lessons from Norman and the four heroes are appropriate for life.
This series is ancestor of The Babysitter and the Stranger Things.
Come to think of it this is the first time Virgil and Norman did not accompanied max
Such nostalgia, thanks a million for your efforts!
I CANNOT thank you enough! You are the master of our childhood! ONLY you uploaded in HD! Thanks a million!
Anyone else see the pattern? 86 01 lol
How many can u find?
Girls had polly pockets WE MEN, HAD MIGHTY MAX!!!
Mighty max is so cool i love it
My favourite episode.
All to sell polly pockets lol i mean mighty max lol
Don't worry skrool the ending is the beginnings end it loops
One of the best shows ever. And I am not saying this because I am a blonde guy named Max 😉😝
You can’t see the present if you’re starring into the past you can’t have a past without having a present and you cannot plan the future by the past.”By Tony Jay
Norman was my main man.
The best well written series. Mighty Max is so underated. Such great stories and well played episodes. It remains one of the greatest cartoons ever!!
Why does Norman have a padlock on his waist? lol
Where are the rest of the episodes in this quality?
Dang, this is just like watching it back on the old 27” CRT back in the day 🥲
This show always gets me pumped. Check that link out. Might be a fun listen. It could be a thing.
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rob paulsen cannot hide his voice
Watching reminded me of two other cartoons I used to watch as a kid…. The Bot Master and The Page Master?
Release history: 1993 syndicated Dates of syndication: 9/12/93-8/30/96 9/7/98-9/1/00
I miss this cartoon
My favorite episode. All these years later, and that ending still chokes me up a little. Thank you for uploading these, this show was a big part of my childhood.
I love this episode
I was just reading Dante’s The Inferno, and was reminded of the other Virgil, from Mighty Max.