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Info Wanted: STAR WARS 8 to be released in 4K ULTRA HD???

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Hello guys,

Been a while, I have been contemplating making future revisions to my Star Wars edits, that said, I was pre-planning on working on a edit for the last jedi, and I stumbled on a 4k ultra pre-order for the Last Jedi, http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Star-Wars-Episode-VIII-The-Last-Jedi-4K-Blu-ray/193044/

I have read some articles about 20th century FOX and with the licensing restrictions until 2020, and then the purchase of 21st CF, I mean is something in the works here that Disney plans on re releasing the original trilogy in 4k and the prequels for that matter?

I think there is a lot to think about from a fan editing perspective. With all of the controversy with SW 8, I am planning on working on a cut of that film, need to see the deleted scenes and if they have any of that god dam time code burn in on it…

There is a lot to think about when you start thinking of editing in 4k, yes Premier supports it, but from a performance level, what would be the recommended hardware specs? I work for a Visual Communications team as an IT support engineer for a company I can not mention here, and they themselves have a lot of shortcomings within regards to editing in true 4k. In short within regards to fan edits what are your take’s on this, and 4k Star Wars future fan edits?

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Personally, I own Premiere as well so I technically have a capable program but most definitely don’t have the necessary hardware. Maybe in a few years I’ll upgrade to a 4k setup but as of right now, regular blu-ray quality is just fine. I do think eventually that fanedits will slowly become 4k just as slowly more and more people begin building a 4k blu ray collection.

Return of the Jedi: Remastered

Lord of the Rings: The Darth Rush Definitives

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I highly doubt the deleted scenes will be in 4K, but I hope they’ll be sans-timecode this time.

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Assuming the 4k and 1080p discs have the exact same sync (they certainly should), you can always edit the 1080p version and hang on to your project file. Premiere makes it very easy to simply replace a source. So, someday you can come back and upgrade it, tweak the project settings, upscale a few deleted scenes and render.

That will also save you from needing to scrub through the 4k version in the editing process.

Of course, those of you guys doing extensive work in after effects will have a bit more manual work to do. Might be worth starting those kinds of shots at as high a resolution as possible if 4k would ever happen down the road.

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The latter two prequels were recorded digitally on 1080p. They will never be on 4k.

Reading R + L ≠ J theories

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And any fan edits that use their deleted scenes wouldn’t be either, since those are sourced from DVD.
TPM could be given a 4K treatment since it was shot on 35mm.

My stance on revising fan edits.

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I don’t think TPM will ever get a proper 4K treatment if only to keep it in line with the other prequels, unfortunately. We’re talking about the same people who DNR’d it to death for the same reason.

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xxtelecine 7xx said:

SparkySywer said:

The latter two prequels were recorded digitally on 1080p. They will never be on 4k.

That’s simply not true.

Uhm yes it is? They could re render the cgi and granted that is most of the movie but the actors could only ever be upscaled.

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My point is episode 2 and 3 were shot in 4K digital. So it was released in 4K in the theaters at the time. If the theater did not support 4K projection digital it was converted 35mm film. So yes we have 1080p now for home video, but they can release a 4K version.

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xxtelecine 7xx said:

My point is episode 2 and 3 were shot in 4K digital. So it was released in 4K in the theaters at the time. If the theater did not support 4K projection digital it was converted 35mm film. So yes we have 1080p now for home video, but they can release a 4K version.

No, episodes 2 and 3 were shot in 1080p digital.

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xxtelecine 7xx said:

My point is episode 2 and 3 were shot in 4K digital. So it was released in 4K in the theaters at the time. If the theater did not support 4K projection digital it was converted 35mm film. So yes we have 1080p now for home video, but they can release a 4K version.

That’s simply not true.

My stance on revising fan edits.

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No I’m just tired. Your right I cant believe Lucas shot 2 movies in 1080p.

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Most movies shot digitally today are sent to theaters as a 2K DCP, let alone 4K in 2002.