Many original Technicolor negatives have suffered from chemical decay over the last 80 years.
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies HQ Project: Restoring the Golden Age of Animation Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies HQ Project
) are released, the project updates its "best" source for each short. v2015/2016: Early versions primarily based on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVDs (~160 GB). v2020/2021: v2020/2021: Distribution & access The primary objective of
Distribution & access
The primary objective of the HQ Project is to create a definitive archive that surpasses standard home media releases. While Warner Bros. has released several official collections—such as the Looney Tunes Golden Collection and the Platinum Collection Blu-rays—many individual shorts remain unreleased in high definition or are only available in censored or "Blue Ribbon" reissue formats. Key technical aspects of the project include: Key technical aspects of the project include: Because
Because the project prioritizes uncompressed, bit-perfect copies of the shorts, the total file size of the project has ballooned across its periodic versions.
The project is also notable for its candor. The creator is upfront about the collection's imperfections. They have not re-synced every audio track for foreign-language captures, and they have not encoded every short due to time constraints. They admit to having "low standards" and acknowledge that opinions on quality will differ.