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Info Wanted: anyone doing Star Wars Prequels “Despecialized” editions?

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Is anyone working on a theatrical reconstruction of the Star Wars prequels, with color correction like the despecialized editions did? If there is a thread for that, can someone please direct me to it?

(Previously Pickle2503)

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(Yes, I know the prequels are not good movies, but I would like to have the theatrical cuts as a completionist)

(Previously Pickle2503)

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The difference is that there were no major changes beyond replacing CPY.

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I know, but like I said I’m a completionist, and would like it for historical purposes.

(Previously Pickle2503)

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Anakin Starkiller said:

The difference is that there were no major changes beyond replacing CPY.

What is CPY?

“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.”

Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death

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He means Yoda. But that’s not the only change since the podrace was restructured and there are other things.

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I’m currently working on TPM.
And Poita will scan a 35mm.

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A few extra scenes were added to TPM as well and I believe some scenes from AOTC we’re rearranged. ROTS was left mostly untouched as far as I know.

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Yeah, except some added cgi to the trees at kashyyyk.

(Previously Pickle2503)

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Main differences between theatrical TPM and Blu-Ray TPM are :

  • Yoda puppet replaced by CGI
  • podrace restructured (more racers, more laps, 5 more minutes)
  • colors fully regraded on a shot-by-shot basis
  • Digital Noise Reduction and degrain applied to Blu-Ray (trying to conform the original 35mm image to AOTC/ROTS HDCAM look&feel)
  • missing scene (arrival on Coruscant: from Palpatine’s office to Anakin talking with Jar Jar, was replaced by another taxi scene)
  • Senate scene : human extras replaced by Aliens
  • Naboo’s palace : one bridge added on Blu-Ray
  • CGI effects re-rendered on Blu-Ray
  • some shots were reframed (to give more wideness), but not all
  • new 5.1 mix with new sound effects
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In the beginning with qui gon and Obi Wan, when the drodekas approached, there “super sped run” was blurred more.

(Previously Pickle2503)