These new high-definition digital transfers of Mr. Arkadin and Confidential Report are presented in their original aspect ratios of 1.33:1. On widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and the right of the image to maintain the proper screen format.

The Corinth version of Mr. Arkadin was mastered from a 35mm composite fine-grain print discovered in France, a 35mm duplicate negative provided by Video Mercury, and a 16mm duplicate negative. The comprehensive version was made from all of the above elements as well as a 35mm print from the Cinйmathиque municipale de Luxembourg. All of the elements were mastered on a Spirit Datacine, except for the 35mm dupe negative, which was created on a C-Reality with Oliver Electronic Wetgate processing. Finally, a da Vinci 2K Color Corrector was utilized for the tape-to-tape color correction process to insure color consistency between all of the various film elements. The soundtracks for these versions were created from optical soundtracks found on many of the above film elements.

Confidential Report was mastered on a Spirit Datacine from a 35mm composite fine-grain print. The soundtrack was created from an optical track from this same fine-grain.

Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using Mathematical Technologies’ Digital Restoration System and Digital Vision’s ASC3 Advance Scratch and Dirt Concealer. Apple’s Shake was used for stability correction—specifically needed within the 16mm footage. To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on these dual-layer DVD-9s was encoded at the highest-possible bit rate for the quantity of material included.

The soundtracks were mastered and restored at 24-bit using Cube-Tec’s AudioCube and Sonic Solutions’ NoNoise systems. In addition, Elemental Audio’s Firium EQ was applied to match the timbres of the many different soundtrack elements used in the comprehensive version. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signals will be directed to the center channel on 5.1-channel sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.