yoda-sama said:

Williarob said:

Let’s hope so! I just went back to the drive with the original ESB scan on it and it just died. One minute it was readable and I was checking out the scans, the next it’s making some mechanical grinding noises and, well that’s that. Can’t run any diagnostics on it because it no longer shows up as a connected drive (tried multiple ways). Probably the control arm is stuck. I doubt you’ll be surprised to learn that it was a cheap Seagate drive. Also on there was the original LPP scan, but I had backups of that. I didn’t have backups of the ESB files (though other people do). So, I guess I won’t be testing out Dre’s tools on that scan any time soon. It might not matter though. I don’t actually know which scan was used for the Grindhouse version so it might well have been this one.

One suggestion that can help a bit (though I don’t think it would work long enough to get that amount of data off) is to stick the drive in a freezer for a while. That’ll often bring it back to life for a short while, but generally only good for one shot (doesn’t work over and over). Generally best for generating a list of contents of the drive, so you know exactly what you’re missing. Again, probably won’t do much good in your case, but it is a surprisingly little known trick that’s worth repeating.

Freezing the drive sounds like a bad idea to me:

https://acsdata.com/hard-drive-freezer-trick/

I already tried switching the controller card on the back of the drive with another Seagate 3 TB drive, made around the same time, but that didn’t help, and I opened it up and confirmed that the platters are clear and the heads are not stuck, so short of spending hundreds and hundreds of $$ to recover data that other members of TN1 should still have somwehere I think that’s all I can do. Another Seagate Drive will RIP.

Williarob said:

Actually I was planning to work on Jedi in 4K before this project, but I’m still waiting on the scans. Figured I’d make a start on this while I wait. Jedi should be a relatively quick project because we have several good scans and much of it is very very clean. If those scans arrive before I finish this project, I’ll probably work on Jedi and knock that out first, then come back to this later.

Empire on the other hand will require considerably more work. Perhaps Poita or somebody has a better print, but I don’t have access to any great scans of Empire at the moment.

If Jedi becomes a quicker if not easier project to tackle, I welcome the idea of having it done before Star Wars. I don’t think order is that big of a deal for restoration projects (correct me if the majority thinks otherwise). Jedi then Star Wars then Empire would be a good idea, working from the cleanest and most alleviated work brought on by the times, to the dirtiest and most time consuming of them.

I also PM’d you Williarob

I preferred the previous one. Skin tones were better, and the walls had the right color of mint. Plus I thought it added the nice purple blue to R2.

DrDre said:

Here is an alternative color grading:

DrDre, would you mind compiling the corrections you’ve done so far as a screenshotcomparison? So it would be easier to see the different iterations from the source until this current one? Just a suggestion

nightstalkerpoet said:

I preferred the previous one.

I would have to agree, but regarding this frame in particular, I think Dre’s previous previous go at it was best: the last batch has a green tint and the newest has a red one.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/189193

I do think the first one would be better off with a tad less white, though.

Williarob said:

AllAboutThatSpace said:

canofhumdingers said:

Just discovered this today. Amazing. Haven’t read the thread yet so forgive me if it’s been said, but I really hope ESB and ROTJ are planned to get similar treatment too! There’s been so many outright amazing projects on the original film in recent years sometimes it feels like the sequels are almost forgotten.

Nevertheless, GREAT JOB!!! Can’t wait to see the finished project. I really need a raise so I can start upgrading my equipment to both get and watch all this new stuff! I still have to trek over to a friends house just to burn a single layer BD…

I could be wrong, but I think Poita is the next port of call for a good ESB restoration. He’s already got some terrific tests up on his own thread.

Let’s hope so! I just went back to the drive with the original ESB scan on it and it just died. One minute it was readable and I was checking out the scans, the next it’s making some mechanical grinding noises and, well that’s that. Can’t run any diagnostics on it because it no longer shows up as a connected drive (tried multiple ways). Probably the control arm is stuck. I doubt you’ll be surprised to learn that it was a cheap Seagate drive. Also on there was the original LPP scan, but I had backups of that. I didn’t have backups of the ESB files (though other people do). So, I guess I won’t be testing out Dre’s tools on that scan any time soon. It might not matter though. I don’t actually know which scan was used for the Grindhouse version so it might well have been this one.

Well that really is too bad. Turns out the one that failed on me was also a Seagate. Still bugs me!

Which correction setting is this? Looks more like that last alternative one and I’m not really liking the vibe.

Dreamaster said:

NO Dr. Dre… please for the love of God go back to this one!

DrDre said:

Here’s the complete set of warmer regrades:

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THIS!

DrDre, the video sample you posted is not nearly as good looking as those previous screenshots. The “final grading” feels way too orange/pink overall, and removes the slight mint-green feel that I think is almost essential.