An Index Of Projects + ‘Info & Help Thread’ for… Star Wars Preservations

An updated Index Of Projects & Help Thread to try and help members find information on - and links to - the many various projects, quality assurance/improvement efforts, and ‘info / how-to’ threads… that have originated on the OT•com over time.

Moth3r’s original and archived Index Thread - ‘Project Index: Star Wars Preservations’ (last updated on 29th October, 2017)

A polite request: That fan editors & preservationists keep their project threads (and thread titles) updated as to their status - whether their project is in the… ‘Planning’ or ‘Idea’ stages, if any ‘Help Needed’ is required, is a ‘Work In Progress (WIP)’, or hopefully ‘Finished’ & ‘Released’ - or even unfortunately ‘Unfinished’, ‘Cancelled’ or ‘On Hiatus’ etc.

The site staff also ask that fan editors & preservationists include information in the opening post of their project thread as to how they would like members to ask about obtaining their projects; whether that is by sending them a PM, or asking for link requests in the project thread itself, or by other means. To also follow our Fan Project Rules & OT.com Site Rules. Thank you.
 

If you’d like your project added to this Index please post a link to it below - along with which category it belongs in & its current status.

Some information about The 2020 re-organisation of the ‘Fan Project’ sections of the site - and more…
 

If creating a new thread that is NOT a fan project… please give fellow members a clear idea of what the thread is about. For example, add ‘Query’, or ‘Info’, ‘Discussion’, ‘Help: looking for…’, ‘Help Wanted’, ‘Info Wanted’, ‘Has anyone done a project on X?’, or ‘Idea: for Project X’ etc to the thread title. It annoys members to see lazily titled threads that appear to be projects on here - to open them - and only to find it is some lazy git just looking for a project, or wanting a link, or more info, or wanting someone else to make a project for them etc. Please do not make new threads for which there are project threads already in existence.

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⬇️ If you are looking for Harmy’s Despecialized, TN1’s 4K77/80/83, puggo’s 16mm, + more HD/4K OT projects, click below ⬇️

• Original Trilogy Preservations : High Quality Sources - 35mm film prints, HD & 4K/UHD, Digital DLs, Blu Ray, HDTV, DVD etc.

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The Index Categories are…

• ^ ❕ I have found a Fan Edit / Preservation Project I am interested in - but I don’t know how to get / acquire / download it? ❕ ^

• ^ Telecine | TV | VHS | Beta | V2000 | CED | VHD | Video8 | Super8 | 8mm & 16mm film | Laserdisc | PIF: a brief history. ^

• ^ Improvements for the-then substandard official 2006 GOUT ‘bonus disc’ DVD; from a master for a 1993 laserdisc release. ^

• ^ Projects sourced from 35mm & 70mm prints | 4K | 2019 UHD | blu-ray | 16mm | HDTV | DVD | + non-English projects. ^

• ^ aka ‘The Final Cut’ : 1997 SE preservations & reconstructions | VCD | VHS | Laserdisc | Bootleg DVD | HD | 4K projects… ^

• ^ Also includes individual film preservations for the Prequel Trilogy & Sequel Trilogy: Episodes I, II, III and VII, VIII, IX | + 3D. ^

• ^ Anthology films: Rogue One & Solo | 1978 Holiday Special | 2 Ewok theatrical films | Droids | Ewoks | 2003 Clone Wars. ^

• ^ Radio Dramas | Return Of The Ewok | THX WOW | Behind The Magic | Making Magic | Star Tours | The Lost Cut | Misc. ^

• ^ Featuring ‘Individual Scene’ endeavours and discussions - for any and all releases from across the Galaxy Far Far Away… ^

• ^ Official and Fan-Made Documentaries | Behind The Scenes Specials | TV Programs | Promotions, Curiosities + Novelties. ^

• ^ Including Audio Info and Discussion threads (+ preservation projects) for all the releases across the Star Wars Universe… ^

• ^ Discussions, Information and Ideas for improving official releases, fan preservations, + fan reconstructions in the GFFA… ^

• ^ A broad range of discussions on which Star Wars Preservation & Reconstruction Projects are highly rated / liked / suited. ^

• ^ Including ‘General Star Wars Preservation Discussion threads’ + ‘General Info and Links’, + ‘Some Answers to Queries’ etc. ^

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• 📍 250+ available Original Trilogy Preservations - some from a long time ago . . . . 📍 | 250+ listed OriginalTrilogy•com projects

| Theatrical Bootlegs / Telecine | TV Broadcasts | Video: VHS / Beta / U-Matic | Video8 | Super8 | 8mm & 16mm | CED | Laserdisc |

| 2006 GOUT DVD Improvement Projects | 35mm / 4K / UHD Theatrical Preservations & Reconstructions | The 1997 Special Edition |

| Holiday Special | Prequel Trilogy - Theatrical | Saga | Misc. | Documentaries & Bonus Materials | Audio | non-English Language. |

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Or you can just scroll down through all the category posts in this thread… 👍

Some Useful Information Threads + Grouped / Compilation Project Releases…

Also info, discussions and projects for both ‘TV broadcasts’ & ‘theatrical screening’ preservations for the OT; + multiple releases by OT members.

none’s :F:L:I:M:S:I:P:L:A:S:T: D:A:T:A:B:A:S:E: - a superb archive of many Star Wars releases.

none’s Shot List Spreadsheet - v0.5.05 - 6 films - publicly editable

none’s SW Line Movies/Documentaries/Films/Shorts/Etc thread

none’s Theater Performance Preservations - an Index within (great work from ‘none’)

none’s The Treadwell Collection (a comprehensive collection of bonus materials, featurettes and curios)

spoRv’s Star Wars: SDTV & HDTV digital broadcast - database

russs15’s OBITUARY - Star Wars Fullscreen/Pan and Scan versions. R.I.P. - info thread

russs15’s Info: My PAL VHS Archive Collection

Rikter’s The Official ANGRYSVN STAR WARS Release Thread - archive of many Star Wars project releases.

Rikter’s The Official “Angrysun” Fan Preservation Release Thread - archive of many Star Wars project releases.

Rikter’s STAR WARS: The Torrents thread - for information only - archive of many Star Wars project releases.

SKot’s Star Wars film versions and best DVD sources - information thread.

baby hum’s The Official babyhum Release Thread - archive of many Star Wars project releases.

Segaflip’s The Official Segaflip Release Thread - archive of many Star Wars project releases.

dark_jedi’s Star Wars OT & 1997 Special Edition - Various Projects Info - archive of many Star Wars project releases.

russs15’s Info & Releases: The Un-Official Dark Jedi Laserdisc Preservation Mega-Thread - for dark_jedi’s releases

poita’s projects - Some info & help for poita’s many quality Star Wars projects (and more)…

hedgesmfg’s The NumeralJoker/MechaSalesman 4K HDR Edits Megathread, Clips Previews, and Release Info

oojason’s 📍 250+ available Original Trilogy Preservations - some from a long time ago . . . . 📍 | 250+ OT•com listed projects.

spoRv’s Star Wars: deleted and extended scenes - database

idir_hh’s All Star Wars films released in 4K HDR on Disney Plus: 4KSE with more changes (2019 thread)
 

doubleofive’s invaluable Complete Comparison of Special Edition Visual Changes thread with links to multiple sources

oojason’s The 'Naysayer Guide’ by people who DON’T want an unaltered theatrical release of the Original Trilogy (2021)

oojason’s 📍 a few useful links for info and projects; some old, some new, some long forgotten… 📍 (2019; + OT•com info)

OriginalTrilogy•com’s Fan Edit / Preservation Forum Rules and FAQ thread

A quick reminder that the Star Wars Preservation and Star Wars Fan Edit sections of the site are NOT the places to bash on certain eras or aspects of the films, actors, film-makers or owners - or any perceived ‘agendas’ or politics thereof.

There are far more relevant threads in the Beyond the Original Trilogy or General Star Wars Discussion to talk about this.

Critiquing a scene in the Star Wars Fan Edits section with the aim of improving it, removing it, altering it etc is perfectly fine. Statements such as ‘Disney sucks’ and ‘this film is so shit no Fan Edit can save it’ and so on, are not.

Fan Editors, Preservationists and members do not want the same sort of repeated comments and discussions in the ‘Fan Project’ areas - especially when they’ve already taken place (and continuing) in other more relevant sections of this site.

 
(Take the time to look around to see how this place works - and doesn’t - so do NOT make any ‘link request’ posts on here - thank you!)
 

❕ I have found a Fan Edit / Preservation Project I am interested in - but don’t know how to get / acquire / download it? ❕

^ Note: New members cannot start PMs in their first 7 days here - though can view & reply to PMs they receive from other members.

The OriginalTrilogy•com is a community where a ‘read first - post after’ mantra benefits everyone here - especially for the ‘Fan Project’ sections. We appreciate some may be excited to see the projects that feature on here - information on how to acquire them is readily available - yet patience is also required. If you bring impatience, entitlement, aggressive or vitriolic attitudes, personal attacks, or toxicity… then expect some choice words in return - and also expect your stay on here to be a short one.

Fellow members are more likely to help you out if you are a participating member of the community here; you don’t have to be a fellow fan editor, preservationist, tech wiz, artistic or skilled etc… just a member that has made, or is making, an effort.

Do NOT create a new thread asking ‘for a link to’… to Harmy’s Despecialized Editions, TN1’s 4K77/80/83, adywan’s Revisited Edits, the Hal9000 Edits, or any other project listed on this site. It is for you to take 5 minutes and go find the relevant project on here, for you to then read up on what the project is about, and then how to acquire it. Do not ask / expect others to do this simple task for you - we’ve had hundreds of such entitled requests over the years - and the patience of community members here understandably wears thin. If thousands of people have managed to find, read up on, and then acquire these projects listed on here over the years… then you can too. A little patience - and a ‘read first - post after’ mantra - goes a long way on here…

❗ ATTENTION NEW MEMBERS: “Link begging” posts will be deleted without notice ❗ - in Announcements

These ‘signpost’ threads, featuring useful info and links to the five most sought-after fan projects, may be of interest…

• Some info & help for Harmy’s Despecialized Editions of the Original Trilogy…

• Some info & help for Puggo’s Grande 16mm preservations of the Original Trilogy…

• Some info & help for TN1’s 4K77, 4K80 & 4K83 preservation projects of the Original Trilogy…

• Some info & help for adywan’s Revisited Editions of the Original Trilogy…

• Some info & help for the Hal 9000 Edits of the Prequel & Sequel Trilogies (+ more)

Obviously there are countless more projects in the four main Project Index threads in each of the ‘Fan Project’ sections of the site…

Star Wars Preservation : Star Wars Fan Edits and Misc. : Preservation of Other Properties : Fan Edits and Projects for Other Properties
 

A link to ‘Where is the site Search Bar? / How to search for projects, information, or discussion threads on OriginalTrilogy.com’.

 
A great deal of time, love, dedication, and effort… goes into the making of near-on all the projects that appear on here.

So if and when you do watch an Edit or Project, please remember to leave some feedback for the Editor / Preservationist - whether on a technical level, or for ideas for additional changes / edits or alternatives, some constructive criticism, any glitches or technical issues you may have noticed, how much you enjoyed it, or even just a simple ‘thank you’…

Reviews are very much appreciated and valued by the project creators - helping them improve for any future versions - or for any other prospective projects.
 

More information on the above can be found here:-

Please leave some feedback for the fan projects on here - or even a review… and join in with the discussions on this forum!
 

^ in the ‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com; some info & answers + member FAQs thread - in General Assistance.

Bluto’s comprehensive and quality Guide to Downloading Projects from Usenet thread, in the How-To’s and Technical Discussions section of the site, may be of interest for those members looking to acquire certain projects.

ReverendBeastly’s STAR WARS: the alt.binaries.starwars thread may also be of some assistance.

RoccondilRinon has very kindly made an OriginalTrilogy•com animated logo for use with any Preservation or Fan Edit projects:-

‘OT•com animated logo - NOW AVAILABLE for use in fan edits and other projects’ (by RoccondilRinon)

^ (if you’d like to give credit for the above animations please do so to St. Kilda Design - RoccondilRinon’s art and design brand; thanks)

Please let us know if you see any errors or broken links… or if project threads / this Index requires updating. 👍

Also, if you have any suggestions for additional projects or threads to be added, please post them in here - thank you.

Updated to now include images for each category - to help break up the ‘wall of text’ - to try and make categories easier to navigate.

The various ‘Index & Help’ threads on here are usually updated once a month. If anyone wants their project added to this Index please post it up in this thread or send me a PM - and I’ll add it accordingly (I’m only sporadically on here since January 2022).

Links to the Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com | Introduce yourself in here | Useful info within, plus About & Help sections.

A link to the ‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com - some info & replies to members’ FAQs thread, in General Assistance.

A link to ‘Where is the site Search Bar? / How to search for projects, information, or discussion threads on OriginalTrilogy.com’.

Links to the OT.com Forum Rules and Guidelines & Fan Edit / Preservation Forum Rules and FAQ threads, in Announcements.