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I've been a bit delayed in seeing both Harmy's 1997 HD SW and V2.5 despecialized edition, but I just wanted to say thanks to Harmy for both of these. Both sound and look absolutely amazing!

I haven't seen ESB v2.0 yet, but I'm kinda saving that for the right occasion at the moment.  

Appreciate your hard work, and to all those who helped/were involved.

Hope you had a good Christmas and New Year.

By the way, which laserdisc are people referring to as being closer to wowow?

My laserdisc seems warmer and closer to the blu-ray...Weird.

Wasn't there also a BBC HDTV version of Raiders that looks the same as the DVD but in HD? I'm sure there was a comparison somewhere between it and the wowow.

I didn't realise the DVD was different from the wowow. Interesting.

I had a chance to see Skyfall the other night on ITV HD, and it definitely looked better opened up. It really did compliment the scenery and cinematography.

dvdmike said:

Actually the bottom one is nice 

I think they both look great. The bottom one is maybe a little bit too red on my monitor, otherwise still good.

Looking forward to the reviews! I love Terminator 1 and 2!

Any updates on this?

Has anyone captured the Raiders LD audio? 

I like the warm look of the BD, but I feel the contrast could do with being a bit punchier for some scenes, so sometimes for this reason I go back to the wowow. 

Trouble is, I think since the DVD, quite a lot of people have gotten used to that particular look for Raiders, I know I did, even though I grew up with the VHS for years.

If anything this trailer has reignited my interest in Star Wars big time, which is a good thing. Now I feel like just want to watch OT again and play all the video games.

I think it looks alright and already better than the prequels, but that's just me.

Monroville said:

You know Ady, you could probably write a book on "How to use your computer to create and edit films" and sell it on amazon.  I'd know I would buy it.

I'd love to see a screenshot of Ady's timeline sequence in Adobe/Vegas for ESB:R, I bet it's a beast!

You can get Blade Runner with the original colours on blu-ray - just look for the "Blade Runner 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition". I have it and it's fantastic - has all the original cuts and even the workprint version. :-)

So for those who don't know, Ghostbusters 2 blu-ray has been released in the UK now, and on September 16th for the US.

I wonder how the new GB2 blu-ray compares to the HDTV broadcast, and whether the contrast etc is the same or improved? 

Anyway, quite a few cinemas are playing an anniversary showing of GB1 (not sure about GB2) in 4K - probably the same 4K transfer which they trialed in 2011 before the 2013 4K blu-ray release. If it is indeed the same, please go see this - you won't be disappointed. Ghostbusters looks amazing on the big screen, especially in 4K.

Big references to the PT. 

I can accept that there will be some references, but I don't want it to heavily focus on it. I can live with references to planetary systems as part of the universe as well as some technology, along with vague reference to anakin's fall to the darkside, but that's about it really. But please, no more purple lightsabers and bad lightsaber choreography - as seen in AoTC and ROTS (TPM had this done a lot better imo).

Awesome news!

I'd take a 4k scan of the 97SE over the 2004/11 any day of the week!

The 97SE has always had better colours to my eyes than the 2004/11 SE.

That really sucks. I'm sorry to hear that.

Could please post some screenshots/screen grabs ?

Can't believe Harrison is already working around after surgery. Harrison truly is 100% the real life action hero. 

I really want him to have a big part in Episode VII that does his character justice. I'm still getting over the disappointment of Indy 4, where I felt the film let down Harrison's dedication to the role. :-(

The comparisons look amazing.

I can only echo what others have said with this really being the best looking ESB.

I absolutely love the colour timing on Bespin! 

What about the Wampa?

Harmy, have you see any of the stills from the sets of Empire? Obviously they aren't a reference print, but they could give you some direction for some of the colours, maybe.

I think the overall look of the catwalk/bridge duel looks great though, and understand your point about the balance of the colours for the scene and lightsabers.

Was the hdtv theatrical cut in widescreen? Over here we always get a heavily zoomed and cropped version.

The third part of the duel looks fantastic Harmy. 

Did you use the 1997 version as one of your reference points? The colour seems quite close to that. 

I'm not sure what colour the catwalk/bridge is supposed to be, because every source has a slightly different colour, but I noticed some of your shots were more grey and others more blue. My interpretation is that the material on the bridge is more grey (RE: metal material seen in interior of Star Destroyers such as the Bridge). Having said all that, the seen takes place in a facility that is not the interior of a Star Destroyer, so I don't know whether we can say it would definitely be the same type of material or not.