Yes, I have all the ones from the blu ray and the Jabba one.
So if you got them from the Blu Ray, and you have the Jabba one (like the one on YouTube right?), then why would we need another Blu Ray with content from the Blu Ray?
Do you have the deleted scenes in some form?
Hey Towne, if your gonna make a 16:9 cropped version, can you make me a pan and scan version? It’s ideal for my CRT TV and I think most people would agree with me when I say it is the optimal way to watch Star Wars.
Sign me up for one Towne! Star Wars had no black bars in the cinema AFAIK, so I agree it’s completely ridiculous to add them to this project to begin with. I want the original version. I though this project was about the original version but clearly not. Hmpfh!
Since a few of you actually want pan and scan, this is a project you can do yourself and post on these forums. Just like Towne32 did a color correction of Harmy’s Despecialized and TN1’s SSE, you can take these sources and create your own pan and scan version.
I think/hope the two you quoted were joking.
I wish, but I think they actually want a Pan and Scan version. I mean sure they can want it, and they can even crop it themselves. But asking Towne to do it is pushing it.
DVD? HD? Kinda defeats the purpose, might as well have a Blu Ray if you want an optical medium and more room to work with for HD content.
Hey Towne, if your gonna make a 16:9 cropped version, can you make me a pan and scan version? It’s ideal for my CRT TV and I think most people would agree with me when I say it is the optimal way to watch Star Wars.
Sign me up for one Towne! Star Wars had no black bars in the cinema AFAIK, so I agree it’s completely ridiculous to add them to this project to begin with. I want the original version. I though this project was about the original version but clearly not. Hmpfh!
Since a few of you actually want pan and scan, this is a project you can do yourself and post on these forums. Just like Towne32 did a color correction of Harmy’s Despecialized and TN1’s SSE, you can take these sources and create your own pan and scan version.
I would imagine that the deleted scenes at best only have a 2.0 channel stereo mix at best. I doubt the studio would want to spend a lot of time finishing mixing 5.1 audio for scenes that were cut or incomplete. That would drive their cost up… This is because audio mixing usually one of the last steps in post for a AFX perspective.
You’re right. Stereo 320 kbps AC3. What a shame. We seem to have gotten the short end of the stick, and had our hopes up for something great. Seems Lucasfilm under Disney may be just as bad.
Seems like an awesome project! I’m not too sure where to download it from though…
try tehparadox or myspleen if you have it
Tehparadox has been down for a couple days now. Not sure what’s going on, but I hope it comes back.
I noticed, right when I wanted to download it 😕
The fact that the bonus content is digital only is a complete joke.
Not to mention the borderline disgraceful deleted scenes included; what happened to that dozen or so that would be included, J.J.?
It’s alright though, we got half of each scene, most of which were trivial, with a time-stamp plastered across the top… Awesome.
I was hoping I could add them in for my own cut, but we really don’t have much at all to work with. Watch them release a “Director’s Cut” for cash grabs next year.
Seems like an awesome project! I’m not too sure where to download it from though…
try tehparadox or myspleen if you have it
Thank you my friend
Seems like an awesome project! I’m not too sure where to download it from though…
I really hope everyone loves my last minute change in tastes as far as color timing goes. I think it’s really the way the film was meant to look.
This is exactly as Lucas intended. Had he kept the series, this would be the 40th anniversary color change.
I loved your 2.6, so if you’re looking for another early watcher, it would be my pleasure.
81 uses the ESB starfield, 97 reverts back to the 77 starfield.
I guess I need to do some more research, I never knew this :p
Is the 81 crawl just like 77 but with the added Episode IV A New Hope lines?
The starfield is different as well as the timing. The moment when the camera pans down to reveal Tattoine is not the same. The 77 is spot on but the 81 version is off.
Ah ok. So the starfield changed in 81, and again in 97?
Is the 81 crawl just like 77 but with the added Episode IV A New Hope lines?
I’d like to see an MKV with some version of the ANH crawl. I’d have been all over the seamless branching if the DTS-HD hadn’t been the trade off.
Something I’d like to see too, maybe even as a separate scene altogether instead of making two complete versions.
Well, Harmy did do the '97 Special Edition version of the original Star Wars, which you can be able to find on tehparadox. I wonder when he’ll do the Respecialized Editions of Empire and Jedi. 😕
Only thing I find worth respecializing in those two is the Victory Celebration of ROTJ, it’s my preferred ending.
Whoosh!
Thanks!
PM SilverWook.
Will do, thank you.
What version was released on the Usenet as opposed to the grindhouse?
Lol, did you not read the very beginning of his post?
Don’t make me post a Ric pic.
Yeah I would’ve deleted it if I could find how. I’m guessing that’s not something I have access too, hence my correction asking for a move.
Why on Earth would they release it in WMV?
My thoughts exactly. What container and codec is the best for such a project? Matroska x264?
I’ve been trying my first fan edit of sort, merging elements of Harmy’s Despecialized Star Wars with his Respecialized 97 as an introduction to basic editing. I chose to use Sony Vegas, as I have some familiarity with it. However, I realized it’s very picky with source videos, and if I’m not mistaken, it relies on Quicktime or shares compatibility with it. That’s where it got interesting; after remuxing the MKVs into MP4s, it still wouldn’t accept the videos. Tried changing the extension, but Quicktime kept telling me “Error -2041”. Tried many different settings in FFMPEG and Handbrake before finally finding one that worked - both audio and video, and I wanted to share my experience and see what others say about it.
Quicktime was unable to play videos that were above the “Main” Profile and Level “3.2”. Furthermore, it did not play DTS audio - in fact, I believe choosing DTS-HD in Handbrake was one of the “Error -2041” causes. Finally, I chose AAC audio, 5.1 Mixdown - I think Dolby Pro Logic II caused problems as well - and Quicktime finally played both audio and video correctly. Meanwhile, VLC has played everything all along, but Sony Vegas just had to be based on Quicktime. In any case, I’m curious to hear what you guys think of my findings, and if there are any you’d care to share yourself.
Cheers.
Well, once I go 1080p, the MKV version will be 1080p BD50 sized, then maybe also a 1080p BD25 and then a 720p AVCHD - I think 7GB is just not enough for quality 1080p, so the AVCHD version will still be 720p and there will probably be a DVD5, as usual.
Very glad I have extra HDD space for these awesome projects
Looking forward Towne32! I’ve seen the 2.6 you released. Keep up the good work.
