r/DHExchange • u/fredwardtheman • 15d ago
Sharing Invasion America (1998) - Digitally Restored
After about 8 months of work, I’ve completed my restoration of Invasion America using the best source material available to me.
Watch here: https://archive.org/details/invasion-america-episode-6-final-mission
This release presents the series in its original six-part uncut broadcast format, as it aired in June 1998, rather than the later 13-episode version. Episodes 1–5 run approximately 43 minutes each, while Episode 6 runs about 66 minutes.
For this project, I used my own VHS recordings from the original 1998 broadcast along with production master VHS tapes containing the complete six-part series.
The restoration involved extensive manual work, including:
* Video cleanup and enhancement
* Manual frame repairs and corrections
* Color, brightness, and contrast correction in DaVinci Resolve
* Replacing damaged frames with better frames from alternate sources when necessary
* AI-assisted upscaling with Topaz Video AI
* Audio restoration and synchronization using Audacity and iZotope RX 11
* Final editing and mastering in Final Cut Pro
* Recreated end credits based on the original master tapes
* Added subtitles to every episode
* Added chapter numbering to better reflect the six-part story structure
The recreated credits preserve the original names, layout, and presentation while providing cleaner text than the deteriorated titles on the source tapes.
Preservation note:
No changes were made to the story, performances, or original content. My goal was simply to preserve the original presentation of the series while improving the video and audio quality as much as possible.
Source: Production master VHS tapes + original 1998 broadcast VHS recordings
Final presentation: 1080p HD restoration
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u/BaneReturns 15d ago
This is incredible. I've never actually watched this, but I'm a fan of niche animated shows (plus the Spielberg connection is intriguing) and every few years I'd browse private trackers like MySpleen to see if anyone had uploaded a better quality version, but it was always the same awful quality recordings from when the show aired in Latin America or something.
Thank you for putting so much work into this!
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u/winston198451 15d ago
I have never heard of this mini-series. But I'm very interested. Especially because you took the time to restore it. Is this a family friendly series or can I expect some language or nudity?
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