Another Very Special 4/20/2026 Mesc Original - Making the Impossible Possible
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Personal Note: Another past project revisited. This time using a different source and approach than version 1 from last year.
Technical Notes: Default audio is 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus. Also included is a 2.0 Dolby Digital Plus director’s commentary track.
Subtitles are included for English, French, and Spanish.
All stills were taken from an 8K HDR screen.
Before (left) and after (right) stills are not full frame.
Enjoy.
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Title : Half Baked (1998) 2160p HDR Ai Upscale -Mesc
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Title : Half Baked (1998) 2160p HDR Ai Upscale -Mesc
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Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:My Last Clear Memory (Main Titles)
00:04:33.974 : en:The Way To Get Weed
00:11:02.245 : en:Cop Killer!
00:15:46.028 : en:Mary Jane
00:22:42.394 : en:Super Weed
00:26:52.728 : en:The Fund Raisers
00:32:25.276 : en:A Date With Mary Jane
00:37:26.577 : en:Gettin' Down With Mr. Nice Guy
00:49:49.236 : en:In Trouble With Mary Jane
00:55:40.420 : en:Killer Pays The Price
01:00:57.271 : en:Mr. Nice Guy
01:04:15.769 : en:The Robbery
01:12:02.101 : en:Abracadabra
01:16:19.158 : en:Done
01:18:14.307 : en:End Titles
01:21:42.515 : en:The More You Read
