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The Original Trilogy restored from 35mm prints (a WIP) — Page 37

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Fantastic.

Keep Circulating the Tapes.

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(It hasn’t happened yet)

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If someone could post the chewbacca frame from the Blu-ray, that would be great. The Blu probably has more detail coming from the neg.

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Poita.

I love you.

Donation coming.

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I know.

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Does your 35mm Print of Star Wars 1997 look like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auyJsWCxB3U

I think the Special effects shots in that trailer are much better than what is in the actual film… So If they rendered these out in much better quality then why not in later special edition versions render the rest out in better quality if they can add better light shading and so on.

What irks me about this is that I found that trying to replicate the look of the Special effects shots that actually would match the film footage… Can not be replicated because the light shading is not there or scrubbed out?. Levels are totally different for different elements. And also in general the shots have a totally different Level in the mid range and Highs. So they are unique to that trailer probably glossy show shots better than what is actually in the film…

The special edition CGI effects should look like this but they don’t go figure that one out 😃 (Starts headbutting wall in frustration.)

Does the 35mm 97 print have the explosion when Luke shoots down the tie fighter Battle of Yavin in good quality that is detail to it and not blown out and monochrome?


Here is my calculation of the recipe of Disaster the Blu-ray and 2004 dvd went through.

Footage was Color Graded (we are still ok at this point)

Special effects shots were added that matched the look of the film well done ILM!

Someone decided that it was a good Idea to ramp up the gain by 35% but in doing so understood that it would blow the hell out of it so dropped the High Levels by 50% and the Lows by about 13-15% then also added contrast crushing the blacks. And also making all the work that had been done pretty worthless because this ruined how everything looked or was prepared to look superceeding color grading and new fx shots.

Then a DNR scrubber was added that destroyed more detail in the Shadow and around elements such as the Lasers making them Blotches rather than transparent even on the brand new fx shots which is ridiculous.

Add a bit of salt and pepper if you like.

I managed to somewhat match the shots in that trailer and it speaks volumes about the process and how it went terribly wrong substituting the levels that were natural for the desire of increased gain and contrast and compromising the original brightness levels.

I might be a bit out but it’s more or less a good guess and what a shame. if you reverse engineer my description you will find something a bit better along these lines for the current release and guesstimation but the mid range does need to increase a lot for some new special effects shots also but for the film footage leave at around 100%. Grade to the special effects shots in the trailer it will also apply to the film footage. Colour Variance mostly in the lows.

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I too am looking forward to your SE scans. Can’t wait! Best I got are some Laserdisc rips. Your 33mm scans would fill that hole in my collection quite nicely sir.

It’s Not the Years, It’s the Mileage.

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I’m in the middle of moving house, so will be offline for about two weeks while I get moved, and try and get unpacked and internet etc. connected.

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Poita, when you get back check your DMs, I want to donate to aid with TESB

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poita said:

I’m in the middle of moving house, so will be offline for about two weeks while I get moved, and try and get unpacked and internet etc. connected.

I hope it’s in a safer spot. 😉

It’s Not the Years, It’s the Mileage.

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IrishLuck1980 said:

poita said:

I’m in the middle of moving house, so will be offline for about two weeks while I get moved, and try and get unpacked and internet etc. connected.

I hope it’s in a safer spot. 😉

Not sure those exist in Australia, but it’s a nice thought!

Project Threepio (Star Wars OOT subtitles)

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Wow. Just learned about this project a few minutes ago. Really exciting stuff. Empire looks incredible. I just made myself a Blu Ray copy of the Grindhouse V2 and it looks off, way too much grain clean up, and unnatural/digital looking color correction. I’m a stickler for authenticity and want it as pure as can be.

I adore the way the Silver Screen version looks and this looks to be on par with that. Amazing work and I look forward to hopefully enjoy them in the future.

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What a great print, looks fantastic. =) Much thanks to poita and everyone else who’s helping to make this happen! =)

The Star Wars trilogy. There can be only one.

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Does anyone still have a copy of Piotas 1080p scan of ESB? I’d like to mess around with it to brush up on editing before I go off to film school. Thank you if you can help. I’m a little impatient for 4K80 and other projects in the mixing bowl!

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poita said:

I’m in the middle of moving house, so will be offline for about two weeks while I get moved, and try and get unpacked and internet etc. connected.

Hmm, thought he was going to be gone for about 2 weeks and now it’s been 3 months. Anyone know what’s going on?

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TrueDis said:

poita said:

I’m in the middle of moving house, so will be offline for about two weeks while I get moved, and try and get unpacked and internet etc. connected.

Hmm, thought he was going to be gone for about 2 weeks and now it’s been 3 months. Anyone know what’s going on?

He’s probably just working on it like Harmy and is not focusing on updates, that or he is dealing with something else like a really time consuming job.

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He was active on the site a few days ago, so yeah, probably just busy.

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LordZerome1080 said:

TrueDis said:

poita said:

I’m in the middle of moving house, so will be offline for about two weeks while I get moved, and try and get unpacked and internet etc. connected.

Hmm, thought he was going to be gone for about 2 weeks and now it’s been 3 months. Anyone know what’s going on?

He’s probably just working on it like Harmy and is not focusing on updates, that or he is dealing with something else like a really time consuming job.

Cool, I appreciate that. Just asking because I messaged him back in November about how to donate USD but never got a reply. Will try him again.

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I moved house, then not long after my mother had a stroke, and I’ve been looking after her, and some other things got heavily in the way as well.
I am hoping to get back on track soon.
The easiest way to donate USD is to put money into your actual PayPal account, then the fees to pay via PayPal are small and there are no hassles with banks etc.
My brother will be helping out with care soon, and I’ll be freed up to work on projects again, my youngest also starts school shortly, which will also free up some time and mental capacity 😃

Also, yes, a bit like Harmy, I have stopped doing updates and am trying to focus mostly on just getting it done.

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poita said:

I moved house, then not long after my mother had a stroke, and I’ve been looking after her, and some other things got heavily in the way as well.
I am hoping to get back on track soon.

I’m so sorry to hear about your mother. My thoughts are with you during this difficult time - no pressure!

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Yes, sorry to hear about your mother, poita! 😦

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I’ve been through multiple family members having strokes of varying severities, so I know how hard that can be to handle. Very sorry to hear that, Poita. Hope your mother has a full recovery!

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Likewise.

Poita, I hope that your mum is on the mend very soon.

“Logic is the battlefield of adulthood.”

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