Markstar said:
Am I the only one who would have been happy with Ady's excellent color correction and fixing the top 10 most obvious errors?
Clearly the finished edition will be a work of art and it is already very impressive, but looking at the previous "flap" sample I wonder if this isn't too much effort and too high a cost for such "little" effect.
As a programmer I can easily relate how, when you have a project, you find more and more things to fix and more and more detail to add. But there comes the point when you just have to say "that's it" and find a reasonable balance.
Especially when you are working alone on that kind of project. Adywan is getting outpaced by technology. This thing started with DVD format and by now we have seen the introduction of 720, 1080, 3D and now 4k. Don't get me wrong, I'm still find with a good DVD quality movie on our 46" and will be grateful for whatever Adywan is going to release whenever he sees fit. All I'm saying there is merit in having a schedule that doesn't span a decade.
Concerning stuff like the flaps, I think what we have to bear in mind is that, from Ady's point of view, he's trying to finish them in such a way that he never has to come back to them. He's already fallen into that trap with ANH:R. So while it might seem like overkill, he's probably just ensuring his work stands the test of time.
The technology stuff isn't really a factor, as it's a battle without an end when you think about it.