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Telion
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
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Date created
6-May-2023, 7:32 AM

adywan said:

2011 Blu-Ray

ANH:RHD

2020/ disney+ version:

This might be a controversial opinion but of the three I find the 2020 version more appealing. Now of course its no where near perfect. The scubbing they have done has removed amost all the detail to the point at which it looks almost painterly and the sky is also very desaturated. But, the orginal SE feels over saturated and noisy and I also find that there is something of about the shading on the white tubes in the center of frame. I think its the highlight inside the top left of the tube, it doesnt match the sun direction.

This then carries over to your RHD shot which does fix the colour grading and brings out a lot of detail in the ogrinal shot. However, to me this shot doesn’t look good in its original state anyway, the colour do not look natural and the shadows are too weak. Its a product of rushed 3D rendering and of course when that was still fairly new.

I beleive what it is about the 2020 version is by dulling down the dark patches on the floor, they are not longer darker than the shadows and so it feel less off. My explination doesn’t really make sence reading it back, but I cannot find the words to describe what I am talking about.

Another thought I had was the engine glow on the speeder. It obviously shoundn’t be to bright/visable in daylight however the dull blue doesn’t really look right either. Idk maybe its just me but a lot of that shot has never looked right since it was added.