3️⃣ Original Trilogy Preservations : Digital Formats + 35mm / 70mm Film…
Sources & Projects: 35mm + 70mm | 16mm + 8mm | 4K | 2019 UHD | blu-ray | HDTV | '04 DVD | 3D | Digital Downloads | Stream Services.
Harmy’s Despecialized Editions | TN1’s 4K77/80/83 | poita’s 35mm | puggo’s 16mm | oohteedee’s 4K | HD, Blu-Ray, & DVD projects.
• For Information…
• Original Unaltered Theatrical Preservation Projects… (including Harmy’s Despecialized Editions, and TN1’s 4K77/80/83 Trilogy)
• Non-English Language Projects for the Original Trilogy…
All project threads listed in this section are completed projects - unless stated otherwise (an ‘Unfinished Project’ or ‘WIP’ etc).
For information…
SpilkaBilka’s Trying to understand film preservation… perhaps a stupid question, but shouldn’t digital masters be struck from theatrical prints? - a 2012 info thread.
[Official] All Star Wars films released in 4K HDR on Disney Plus: 4KSE with more changes - a 2019 info & discussion thread.
jtulli’s Original Trilogy 6.5k or 8k scans - a 2024 info & discussion thread (on scan qualities and limitations).
SKot’s Star Wars film versions and best DVD sources - a 2006 info and discussion thread.
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 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 - mainly VHS sources from back in the day
none’s Reel Reviews - from :F:D: & TN1 - a 2020 thread
none’s Info: Online 8mm Preservations - a 2012 thread
spoRv’s Star Wars: deleted and extended scenes - database - a 2016 thread
spoRv’s Star Wars: SDTV & HDTV digital broadcast - database - a 2015 thread
idir_hh’s All Star Wars films released in 4K HDR on Disney Plus: 4KSE with more changes - a 2019 thread
Molly’s Using the '04 SE DVD version to restore the Original (lots of info) : 2004 unfinished project (and the start of what would become mverta’s ‘Star Wars: Legacy’ project. IIRC, it is the 1st mention on here of a project attempting to ‘Despecialize Star Wars’.)
Neil S. Bulk’s Any Interest In A Corrected 2004 DVD? - a 2005 thread re the idea of ‘De-SE’ing’ the 2004 OT SE DVDs…
cfillak’s Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (Special Navajo Edition) Official DVD - a 2016 thread
Chewtobacca’s The GOUT Sync Thread - 2015 information & discussion thread
TeamNegative1’s Comparison of GOUT, JSE, SE laserdisc vs 35mm - a 2014 thread
Original Unaltered Theatrical Preservation Projects…
Harmy’s Despecialized Editions…
• Star Wars (v2.7 Released)
• Empire Strikes Back (v2.0 Released)
• Return Of The Jedi (v3.1 Released)
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HanDuet’s The Ultimate Introductory Guide to Harmy’s Star Wars Trilogy Despecialized Editions - in the 1st post in each of the Star Wars threads linked above… will likely be particularly helpful. All credit to HanDuet for making a great, easy-to-follow and useful guide.
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Harmy’s social media pages for the Despecialized Editions : Facebook : Twitter : YouTube : Instagram
HanDuet’s The Ultimate Introductory Guide to Harmy’s Star Wars Trilogy Despecialized Editions - a must-read info guide
Harmy’s Quality Control / Report Any Issues In Here… Thread for The DeSpecialized Editions
towne32’s Harmy’s Despecialized Star Wars 1977 - Color Adjustment Project for v2.7 (released)
njvc’s ‘Custom Bluray Set’ thread (for the Harmy DeSpecialized Editions) (Released)
solkap’s NJVC Custom Bluray Set of Harmy’s Despecialized Editions now available on Mega (Released)
thedreamfinder’s My 4K AI processed/upscale of Harmy’s Star Wars Despecialized 2.7 (Released)
Laserschwert’s German Theatrical Versions based on Harmy’s DeSpecialized Editions (all are released proejcts)
• Krieg der Sterne
• Das Imperium schlägt zurück
• Die Rückkehr der Jedi-Ritter
marvins’ Preserving “French” Original Trilogy - ANH V1.0 released - ESB in progress (based on Harmy’s Despecialized Editions)
The Despecialized Editions by Harmy : Index of ‘How-To’s & Help’ Threads | Index of ‘General Despecialized Threads’ | ‘Where are they? And how do I get them?’ mega-merge thread… - in the How-To’s and Technical Discussions forum may also be of interest.
The Some info & help for Harmy’s Despecialized Editions of the Original Trilogy… thread also provides some useful centralised info - located in the General Assistance forum.
35mm Projects & 4K/UHD Projects…
zombie84’s Making our own 35mm preservation – my crazy proposal - 2006 info, discussion and proposal thread
poita’s The Original Trilogy restored from 35mm prints (a WIP) - a Work In Progress - donations welcome
poita’s Empire Strikes back 35mm restoration feedback thread (POUT) (a WIP) - a Work In Progress - donations welcome
poita’s Star Wars 1977 releases on 35mm - 2013 information & discussion thread
mverta’s StarWarsLegacy - The Official Thread : a finished project; though as always stated… it will never be publicly released
44rh1n’s Mike Verta’s 4K Restoration - May 2020 Livestream - info & discussion thread
fmalover’s my ESB Grindhouse Fan Colour Correction (Released)
Dreamaster’s Denoise, Regrain And CC of ESB Grindhouse (Released)
Dreamaster’s Single Pass Regrade of Grindhouse ESB (Released)
DrunkenMaster442’s The Empire Strikes Back 35MM Restoration V1 (Released)
That guy with no name’s ESB: Unfinished lightsaber effects restoration. (cleaned up saber scenes from TN1’s “ESB Scope Teaser”)
TeamNegative1’s 35mm Star Wars 1977 Theatrical Version (Released) : SSE v1.6 on Page 146 (leadup on Page 131)
TeamNegative1’s 35mm The Empire Strikes Back 1980 Theatrical Version (Released)
TeamNegative1’s 35mm Return of the Jedi 1983 Theatrical Version (* unfinished project *)
Harmy’s Grindhouse 35mm edition of Return Of The Jedi (Released)
negative1’s Return of the Jedi - Cinch presents the U-matic telecine bootleg of 35mm (1st gen) (Released)
beaz’s Star Wars VistaVision “8-Perf X-Wing Wedges” Preservation (A WIP) : a 2018 Work In Progress
TeamNegative1’s Star Wars 1977 - 35mm Eastman Vs Technicolot Theatrical Version (* unfinished *) : 2016 unfinished project
none’s Theater Performance Preservations - with an Index within (great work from ‘none’)
TR2N’s 4K77 DNR-AI project 2.0 R6 (4K HDR, 4K SDR & HD) | Finished
That guy with no name’s TGWNN’s 4K77 fully remastered (WIP)
That guy with no name’s STAR WARS EPISODE IV - 2020 4K blu-ray Remastered (WIP) a 2022 Work In Progress
That guy with no name’s Star Wars (1977) 35MM 1080p restoration. (WIP) : a 2021 Work In Progress
oohteedee’s D+77 - Star Wars - 4K Theatrical Reconstruction (Released)
oohteedee’s D+80 - Empire Strikes Back - 4K Theatrical Reconstruction (Released)
oohteedee’s OTD83 (D+83) Return Of The Jedi - 4K Theatrical Reconstruction (Released) - info post.
stotchy & Nate D’s Return of the Jedi: The Destiny Edition v1.0 | Theatrical Reconstruction in 4K (Released)
Laserschwert’s “Krieg der Sterne” - Trilogie: German 4K versions (Released) (based on oohteedee’s D+77/D+80/OTD83)
haru KI do’s Japanese 70mm Star Wars Preservation (WIP)
4K77 : 4K80 : 4K83
4K77, 4K80, and 4K83 have all been released - and are available!
4K77 - Released : OriginalTrilogy•com thread, by timemeddler - 2018
• Williarob’s Project #4K77 - info thread - 2016
• DrDre’s 4K77 - shot by shot color grading (a WIP) thread
• DrDre’s 4K77 - reel by reel color grading (Released) 2018 thread : DrDre’s 4K77 reel by reel color grading (a WIP) 2020 thread
• sanjuro_61’s Star Wars 4K77 - Regraded - No DNR (Released) thread
• TR2N’s 4K77 DNR-AI project 2.0 R6 (4K HDR, 4K SDR & HD) | Finished
• DrunkenMaster442’s 4K77 Noise Reduction and Re-Grade (unfinished project) thread
• Another Enthusiast’s Not sure if this idea has been discussed at length, but ‘4K81’? - 4K81 query
Project 4K80 - Released : OriginalTrilogy•com thread, by Williarob - 2018
• DrDre’s 4K80 shot by shot color correction (a WIP) thread - June '19
4K83 - Released : OriginalTrilogy•com thread, by JawsTDS - 2018
• DrDre’s 4K83 shot by shot color correction (a WIP) thread - June '19
• DrDre’s 4K83 reel by reel color grading (a WIP) thread - Feb '20
• DrDre’s 4K83 remastered (Released) thread - Sept '21
• Mavimao’s Return of the Jedi - Mono Mix (4K83 sync available now. GOUT sync coming soon) (Released) thread - Nov '18
4K77 Project Info link - www.thestarwarstrilogy.com/starwars/page/Project-4K77
4K80 Project Info link - www.thestarwarstrilogy.com/starwars/page/Project-4K80
4K83 Project Info link - www.thestarwarstrilogy.com/starwars/page/Project-4K83
TheStarWarsTrilogy•com : Youtube Channel : Twitter Page : Facebook Page : Forum
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TheStarWarsTrilogy•com forum itself also has the information required on how to join the forum linked to on their front page… literally for anyone and everyone to see:-
Looking for Project 4K77, 4K80, 4K83, etc? & You need to register before you can see these forums
oojason’s Some info & help for TN1’s 4K77, 4K80 & 4K83 projects of the Original Trilogy… thread, + invite info to TSWT forums.
Some invite information for joining the TheStarWarsTrilogy•com forums - the ‘TheStarWarsTrilogy.com - and invite codes to it’
^ as the title of the above thread states - please read the actual thread - before posting in it! (unlike so many others failed to do)
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8mm & 16mm Projects…
poita’s Star Wars on Super8 (Released)
poita’s Empire Strikes Back on Super8 (a WIP) : a Work In Progress
DrDre’s Star Wars Derann print color correction (a WIP) : a Work In Progress
Puggo - Jar Jar’s Yoda’s The Puggo Edition (Super-8 transfers) (Released)
Puggo - Jar Jar’s Yoda’s Puggo Grande Editions (16mm projects - all 3 projects have been released)
• Grande
• Strikes Back
• Return Of
ZigZig’s kind offer - ‘Sharing Puggo’s original trilogy (16mm restoration)’ thread
HD / Blu-Ray / DVD Projects…
yotsuya’s Yotsuya’s 1977 Premier restoration and timeline (Released) thread
NeverarGreat’s Neverar’s A New Hope Technicolor Recreation (V1 Released!)
adywan’s The Empire Strikes Back “1980 Theatrical version” Reconstruction - Adywan (Released)
.:. MoveAlong’s SW & ESB Releases threads
• .:. The Story of Star Wars (Released)
• .:. The Story of The Empire Strikes Back (Released)
Mavimao’s Return of the Jedi - Mono Mix (4K83 sync available now. GOUT sync coming soon) (Released)
Fruit672’s Best Quality of Return of the Jedi Lapti Nek music video MTV 1983 (Released)
OmegaMattman’s Star Wars Trilogy: Hyperspace Collection - 720p AVCHD Project (Released) - See Post 42 for final details!
LeeThorogood’s Original Trilogy Replica Technicolor Project (Released)
althor1138’s Star Wars Trilogy: “COLD” Edition (Released)
NightStalkerPoet’s NSP/OT - NightStalkerPoet’s Original Trilogy Project (Released)
dark_jedi’s Star Wars OT & 1997 Special Edition - Various Projects Info (Released)
DylanValenti’s Star Wars: A New Hope in Dolby Vision (Released)
NeverarGreat’s Neverar’s A New Hope Technicolor Recreation (Final Version Released!)
DrDre’s The Empire Strikes Back bluray regrade (LUTs Released)
nightstalkerpoet’s NSP’s Empire Strikes Back: Despecialized CC w/ Grindhouse (BD9, BD25) (Released)
Harmy’s Return Of The Jedi - 1983 Theatrical Version Reconstruction (MKV, NTSC DVD5 AND PAL DVD9) (Released)
That guy with no name’s ROTJ 2011 Blu-Ray Color Correction (Released)
Jeremy Jenki’s The Theatrical Blu-ray – Return of the Jedi Fan Project (WIP) - a 2022 Work In Rpogress
yotsuya’s Remastering the 1981 Episode IV Title/Crawl/Flyover (Released)
Chewielewis’ STAR WARS - but every shot comes from a random source (Released)
JawsTDS’s Original Trilogy Blu-rays - SPC (Single Pass Corrections) (Released)
reave’s HBO Star Wars preservations (a WIP) : a Work In Progress
g-force’s Color correcting the Blu Rays (* unfinished project *) : a 2011 unfinished project
That guy with no name’s Star Wars Trilogy (2019 Blu-Ray regrade) (CANCELLED)
OMEN-_-'s regrading/editing original trilogy using blu-rays and german hdtv streams to remove bad but not all specialised/blu-ray changes (* unfinished project *) : 2011 unfinished project
NeverarGreat’s A New Hope DVD Color Correction (*unfinished project * - a mass of information) : 2013 unfinished project
Molly’s Using the '04 SE DVD version to restore the Original (lots of info) : 2004 unfinished project (and the start of what would become mverta’s ‘Star Wars: Legacy’ project. IIRC, it is the 1st mention on here of a project attempting to ‘Despecialize Star Wars’.)
Ocpmovie’s “Classic Editions” Fan Edits : 2004 SE DVD & TR47 LD hybrid - all 4 projects have been released…
• IV
• V
• VI
• IV 2.0
🔺 “Banning of OCPMovie” 🔺 2006 OT•com Thread. | The OCPMovie News & Releases Megathread - a 2006 OT•com Thread.
PaulisDead2221’s “Vintage Editions”
• IV (* unfinished project *)
• V (Released)
Saga Preservation Projects (some are Original Trilogy & Prequels based - before the Sequels) can be found in the next post…
(such as schorman’s HDTV Star Wars Saga Preservation (Released) quality project)
Non-English Language Original Trilogy: Projects…
CatBus’ Project Threepio (Star Wars OOT subtitles) is a must-read for anyone interested in ‘non-English language’ options.
cfillak’s Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (Special Navajo Edition) Official DVD (Released) - now also on Disney+, in 1080p
Puggo - Jar Jar’s Yoda’s Stjärnornas Krig - Swedish 16mm print (Released)
Leonardo’s Preserving the “Italian” Original Trilogy (Released)
Martineus Preserving the “Spanish” Original Trilogy (Released)
R2D2’s Preserving the “German” Original Trilogy (Released)
Laserschwert’s German Theatrical Versions based on Harmy’s Despecialized Editions (all 3 projects have been Released)
• Krieg der Sterne
• Das Imperium schlägt zurück
• Die Rückkehr der Jedi-Ritter
Laserschwert’s “Krieg der Sterne” - Trilogie: German 4K versions (Released) (based on oohteedee’s D+77/D+80/OTD83)
Sremrofsnart’s Spanish Theater-Recorded Bootleg Videocassette of Return of the Jedi (Released)
haru KI do’s Japanese Dub Star Wars Preservation
• haru KI do’s ANH: 2019 VHS Japanese Dub (WIP) (a 2023 Work In Progress)
• haru KI do’s ESB Revisited: Japanese Dub (v2.0 Released)
• haru KI do’s RotJ: Japanese Dub Complete Edition (Released)
• haru KI do’s TV Japanese Dub Trilogy
MasterKal’s Holiday Special Cartoon - “The Story of the Faithful Wookiee” - dubbed in Spanish (Released)
oojason’s 📍 A few available Original Trilogy Preservations - from a long time ago . . . . 📍 : 50+ ‘non-English language’ projects.
Non-English Language Original Trilogy: Idea and Info Threads…
simps’ Info: Preservation of Localized Texts in the Star Wars (1-6) Saga - a quality info resource.
none’s International Audio (including Voice-Over Translations) - also a quality resource with useful information.
Put Captain Solo in the Cargo Hold’s Info: The original Latin American Spanish dubbings
zombi51’s Idea for preservations of Italian 35mm versions of Star Wars
skywalker89’s Info / Help: looking for… Original Trilogy Hungarian Bootleg Narration Voice (for sound preservation etc)