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the scene is up again from Spike

probably the best quality up for grab

"Yep, "Passion Tales" looks like the original title.  The "Silvia Exposed" version is a compilation video and the VOB version I have is a mash-up from various sources. Nevertheless, my version does have a better resolution and bitrate than other versions I have found (including the version mentioned below). 

I have therefore used ffmpeg to extract the scene from the VOB and do a bit of "post-processing" to clean it up a bit.  Specifically, I have taken the letter-boxed 4:3 video with strange 15:9  content area and converted into a 16:9 window-boxed version, which can be viewed better in widescreen without black bars both above and to the sides (now just to the sides). I have deliberately forced the narrow black bars left and right to ensure the video is standard 540p format and will play on "consumer electronics" like smart TVs or DNLA players that choke on non-standard aspect ratios. I also tried to adjust the aspect ratio from 15:9 to 16:9 to get rid of the bars, but it looked stretched.

I also tweaked the gamma, saturation and contrast levels to make the scene a bit brighter and more in keeping with the photos and the DVD cover art that Bernd found for "Passion Tales".

Anyway, here is the finished product:

https://mega.nz/file/oPAFQI4T#PbAAKjxWxxI9AmHIKYI3_u5UhGasqwk7dlTJoRIo5hg

Password: Sp1k3

Here are some thumbnails for reference: