I tried watching after I burned it, but I've got what I believe is a first generation BD player, and apparently it doesn't play AVCHDs.  So I can't give an assessment yet.  Sorry I haven't gotten back to you.  I'm sure it's discouraging to not get feedback, but at the present I can't.  I will when I can, as I've been on the lookout for a new player anyway.

darth_ender said:

I tried watching after I burned it, but I've got what I believe is a first generation BD player, and apparently it doesn't play AVCHDs.  So I can't give an assessment yet.  

You could always watch the movie using your PC; check the file 00001.m2ts inside the AVCHD folder, and play it with any compatible video player (media player classic, VLC, KMplayer are the ones I use and they all work with this file).

I'm sure it's discouraging to not get feedback...

Yes, it is indeed, but then it's rewarding when feedbacks are coming... (^^,)

Andrea.

I've sampled both the AVCHD and the Blu and they both look great! Do they both have the same image encode?

You and I have discussed the use of noise-reduction briefly, and I think you've struck a good balance here. I was a little sceptical of the whole upconvert to 720p idea, but consider me wowed! I think it makes for a very pleasing picture to watch, and even though it makes the image look a little soft I am sure there is no detail lost as it probably wasn't in the laserdiscs in the first place. Excellent work.

(I must admit I missed the intense colours and the warmer hues of the original laserdiscs, but recognize that your version is more accurate to the GOUT.)

I really liked the inclusion of the theater DTS track. You will include that on the sequels too?

Go on man, get cracking on ESB and ROTJ and JP!!!

Can somebody translate this to swedish:

http://bayfiles.net/file/Pnal/pm7a1G/Star_Wars_IV_1997_Special_Edition.srt

So I burned and deleted my copy of this, and now I can't find the DVD I burned.  Would someone be willing to seed this place over at MyPancreas so I can give it another go?  Thanks :)

darth_ender said:

So I burned and deleted my copy of this, and now I can't find the DVD I burned.  Would someone be willing to seed this place over at MyPancreas so I can give it another go?  Thanks :)

MyPancreas... GREAT!

Sorry, I deleted the AVCHD after I released the BD version; try to ask on MyPancreas (I can't resist...) for a reseed.

Hey!  Guess what!  I found it!  And it works in my new BD player.  Don't know why it wouldn't work in the old one.  Anyway, I quickly looked at parts of it and was pleased with what I saw.  Thanks for your good work on this.  Sorry it took so long to give a reply.  Hopefully I can give you a better one in the near future.  I also hope you plan on completing the OT, though I know you're a busy guy with a ton of projects going on.  Keep up the good work! :)

Thanks a lot, darth_ender; I'm happy someone has appreciated my work, and write about it - even if with some delay, don't worry, I'm still happy! (^^,)

And I would add a thing: I deleted the original captures of my old projects to make room for the new ones... but from SET [ruLes] (that was only my second project) I learnt a lot, and I'm thinking to re-do it from scratch (along with the EP5 and EP6) applying new techniques... what do you think?

If you've got new techniques up your sleeve, go ahead and use them.  I will say that I personally am very happy with the existing ANH you've made.  But then again, I don't pick up on the problems most people do.  So it's really up to you.  If you feel unsatisfied, give it another go.  If you feel it's good enough, then put it on hold.  I might add that if you do decide to redo ANH, I hope you would do so after you've completed ESB and ROTJ.  But those are simply my personal feelings.  Again, good job on what you've already done!

Learning new techniques have taken me to new goals... is not that I don't think SW:ANH [ruLes] is not good, at the contrary, is very good, considering the fact that video is from laserdisc... but now I know that I could improve it a bit - let's say that, as it is, I think it's about at 90%... I'm after other projects right now, but I'll complete EP5 and EP6 using new techniques, and then redo EP4.