That's some mighty fine work right there on perhaps the most disastrous shot in the trilogy (and people doubt the validity of this project).

I say this with much affection and adoration,.....HOW IN THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT?

Oh My.....Boris, where ever you are, eat your heart out....Laserman, you and your X0 brethren have out done yourselves...amazing.

Thank you for your dedication and hard work....it shows.

Wow, that's amazing.

Why'd I even bother buying the OOT DVDs when you guys are gonna do the whole trilogy?

Wow, I'm so impressed by the X0 team, what a fantastic improvement! It's so much more detailed and accurate to the way Star Wars really looks. Can't wait to sit down and watch Star Wars like this!

A Merry and Blessed Christmas to all!

No, thank you X0 team.

Stunning...

Once we finally get the new article up you will know. Video and more screenshots are on their way guys. Merry Christmas.

Fucking wonderful.

Thank you.

The more I look at it the better it gets...and something else happens to me as well.....

I can't help it....its projects like this that make me so mad @ GL....why why why did he choose to screw this film and the rest of the trilogy? I hate him now more than ever....

But thankfully we'll have a OUT we can enjoy, thanks to the X0 team....

Working.... then partying this weekend :-)

I wish Lucasfilm would give you guys one day to rummage around their archives and make off with whatever you want.

I'd trust you to do the right thing with it.

That is just looking great, I can't wait to see it.

Jeez those pics really sparked a lot of interest for me. The difference is amazing. I have to agree with others that this really makes me dislike GL even more, all the money and resources he has at his disposal and he couldn’t give up enough to make a half decent release, pathetic. Compared to the work you guys have done with what could be considered outdated and limited sources just think about how amazing it could look using the originals and restoring with the resources GL has. That’s not to knock the X0 teams work in anyway; this is absolutely phenomenal and looks to put every other Official release to shame.

Quite remarkable. Congratulations.
Also, I notice that is not a very large jpg file: it seems to be showing noticeable JPG artefacting. Implying that the original source is likely a certain degree clearer.

I must agree with your comment about the restored version, Laserman. It is frankly absurd that Lucasfilm is claiming there is no way to make a restored version of the OT, since their first step would obviously have been to restore most or all of the original trilogy footage as it stood. They would only haev had to work hard on a few bits and pieces that had been heavily modified. And what's the likelihood that simply to keep the process straightforward, they did in fact restore everything? Would they really go through all the footage and say "restore minutes 1-33, skip 2 minutes, restore the next 7 minutes, then skip 1 minute, then ... "

I can only assume that Mr Lucas stands on his pedastal and shouts down anyone of his minions who suggests such a thing.

I'm at home with my family during the holidays. But I'll be visiting some friends too.

Quick question about the restored X0 picture, you didn't actually use GOUT footage, did you? Is it SC only?

It is mainly a cleaned up SC, but we'll get into the specifics in the article.