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I used Topaz Starlight pretty extensively in my Clone Wars restoration project and while it did great with animated footage, I often had to upload the same clip several times to get multiple versions. I then had to edit those versions together taking the best frames of each upscale. For some shots that was 8 or 9 different uploads of the same two second shot. In the end I still had to recreate some elements with Photoshop for the best version of a frame.

Ultimately it worked for what I was trying to accomplish, there isn’t a place for it here. Phase3 did a truly fantastic job on these shots!

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Mackey256 said:

I used Topaz Starlight pretty extensively in my Clone Wars restoration project and while it did great with animated footage, I often had to upload the same clip several times to get multiple versions. I then had to edit those versions together taking the best frames of each upscale. For some shots that was 8 or 9 different uploads of the same two second shot. In the end I still had to recreate some elements with Photoshop for the best version of a frame.

Ultimately it worked for what I was trying to accomplish, there isn’t a place for it here. Phase3 did a truly fantastic job on these shots!

Thanks for your kind words!😃
What you did on those Clone Wars shots was fantastic! 👍🏽

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I’d like to see those Clone Wars shots!

Oh yeah, I don’t think I ever told you but, Chase3, your upscales are certainly the best I’ve seen yet!

I wonder if the paid version of Starlight gives you adjustment options? Or if not, do you think there are elements from the Starlight version you (or anyone) might comp in? maybe lower the opacity so it blends? I don’t know, I haven’t tried anything yet. 😛

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https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/SSWRs-Attack-of-the-Clones-Alternate-Timeline-Edit/id/66888

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SomethingStarWarsRelated said:

Oh yeah, I don’t think I ever told you but, Chase3, your upscales are certainly the best I’ve seen yet!

Thanks very much! 😃

I wonder if the paid version of Starlight gives you adjustment options? Or if not, do you think there are elements from the Starlight version you (or anyone) might comp in? maybe lower the opacity so it blends? I don’t know, I haven’t tried anything yet. 😛

I’ll check the system requirements first; my computer is getting quite old, so I’d need to find out if my current hardware could handle it.
I’m in the process of upscaling and restoring some other SW footage (ROTJ Jerjerrod scenes, Star Tours footage, ROTS shots from VFX reels), but I will definitely look into this Starlight model.

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Hey Phase3, I was wondering if you could also DM me the deleted scenes? cheers

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fifteenstoreyshigh said:

Hey Phase3, I was wondering if you could also DM me the deleted scenes? cheers

No problem.

For anyone wanting the AOTC (or TPM and ROTS) deleted scene upscaled, just send me a private message.

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Phase3 said:

fifteenstoreyshigh said:

Hey Phase3, I was wondering if you could also DM me the deleted scenes? cheers

No problem.

For anyone wanting the AOTC (or TPM and ROTS) deleted scene upscaled, just send me a private message.

What scenes from ROTS did you upscale? The shots from AOTC look incredible!

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Lord Franz said:

What scenes from ROTS did you upscale?

I have upscaled the eight deleted scenes from the 2005 DVD; once I finish some other edits and remaster projects, I’ll continue with an ROTS edit, at which time I’ll upscale a few extra scenes and clips:
The scene of Anakin speaking with Palpatine (‘changes to the constitution’). I will replace the unfinished background and upscale the video.

There are several short clips / extra frames found on showreels done by ILM staff, as well as the original trailer, which have extra footage not found in the final film.

The shots from AOTC look incredible!

Thanks for your kind words!

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Do you upscaled the extended lightsaber duell from ep1 with maul an jedi?
Would like to have all your upscaled scenes from ep 1 to 3.
Do you have only non bluray scenes?
All from DVD?
Thank you very much

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benduwan said:

Do you upscaled the extended lightsaber duell from ep1 with maul an jedi?

Yes, but only parts of it. Some of the scenes from the documentary on the DVD were in much lower quality than the regular deleted scenes, so some of that footage didn’t upscale very well.

Here are the other upscales that I’ve done:

Upscaled deleted scenes from TPM:
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/The-Phantom-Menace-upscaled-deleted-scenes/id/135187

Upscaled deleted scenes from ROTS:
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Revenge-Of-The-Sith-upscaled-deleted-scenes/id/135981

Would like to have all your upscaled scenes from ep 1 to 3.

As I mentioned earlier in the thread, if anyone is after these upscales, please just send me a PM. 😃

Do you have only non bluray scenes?

Mostly, yes.
I have upscaled only a tiny amount of the deleted scenes from the 2011 Blu-ray set:
TPM: Behind-the-scenes Naboo starfighter getting shot and exploding.
AOTC: Anakin and Ruwee (Padme’s father) chatting.
Eventually I will upscale the ROTS scene “Changes to the constitution”.

All from DVD?

Yes, the rest of the upscales are from the DVD’s.

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Phase3 said:

Eventually I will upscale the ROTS scene “Changes to the constitution”.

Please do! I’ve had a crack at that scene, but it’s a very inconsistant scene, changing contrast/colour, and quality from shot to shot.

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Bobson Dugnutt said:

Phase3 said:

Eventually I will upscale the ROTS scene “Changes to the constitution”.

Please do! I’ve had a crack at that scene, but it’s a very inconsistant scene, changing contrast/colour, and quality from shot to shot.

I just took another look at the scene:

The upscaling will be fairly straightforward.

Lighting and colour: each section of the scene would need to have the lighting altered and colours adjusted, so that it’s consistent throughout the scene. When I share the upscaled video, I’ll leave the colours and lighting unaltered, so that each individual editor can make their own adjustments. I will however make these adjustments for my own edit.

Rotoscoping: the rotoscoping around the actors when they walk past the window looks unfinished. Upscaling will only make that stand out much more; I think that the best solution would be to paint-out a few of the very small sections where the rotoscoping was unfinished.

Background: I originally thought that the entire cityscape background needed to be replaced, however there are only three or so sections where various ships in the background either appear out of nowhere, or suddenly jump positions. It will be easier and faster to either paint them out, or replace the unfinished sections with new traffic.
I will leave that up to each individual editor to sort out what the want to do with that. I’ll update the VFX for my own edit though.

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DarthTzetzo said:

Great! Are you planning to finish the extended scene of Django’s death?

Yes, I have plans to finish off that scene. It got put on hold so I could finish my AOTC edit, as well as the AOTC deleted scenes and other projects I’m doing. The scene is around 85% complete; all of the SFX has been finished, a new background plate has been done, plus I rotoscoped Mace and Jango from the deleted scene on the Blu-ray bonus disc, and started on the final VFX.

What is left to do is to animate the leg of the background Super Battle Droid (so it’s not a static image), add in Mace’s Lightsaber, do a colour-correction on Mace and Jango so that they blend in better with the new background plate, plus finish off how Jango dies. I do want to have Jango’s left arm to be sliced off by Mace, however doing that would add a considerable amount of extra work to the scene…It may well be easier to leave his arm unharmed! In order to make the scene different to the original, it would be good to have his arm sliced off though…I’ll see what I can do!

Here is a sample image, showing what I last got up to — the VFX is unfinished, plus no colour correction has been done. This image is not the final version – this is a test image only!

Not sure if you’re going to do your own version of this but someone has finished this same project. It looks pretty good, not sure what the original quality is though. This scene would fit really well into an extended edition of the movie.

https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/stt8ib/i_finished_the_cgi_in_jango_fetts_deleted/

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Bradinator said:

Not sure if you’re going to do your own version of this but someone has finished this same project. It looks pretty good, not sure what the original quality is though. This scene would fit really well into an extended edition of the movie.

https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/stt8ib/i_finished_the_cgi_in_jango_fetts_deleted/

I know of that version; unfortunately it’s unusable, as the VFX is incomplete, inconsistent, and low quality overall. The VFX shots not only jump around / shift position, but actually disappear for several frames. From memory, there were over 20 missing frames in that video.

With my version, I’ve not done any new work on this shot in over a year, so it’s still only 85% complete; after I finish some other projects I may come back to this shot and finish it off.

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Bradinator said:

Not sure if you’re going to do your own version of this but someone has finished this same project. It looks pretty good, not sure what the original quality is though. This scene would fit really well into an extended edition of the movie.

https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/stt8ib/i_finished_the_cgi_in_jango_fetts_deleted/

I know of that version; unfortunately it’s unusable, as the VFX is incomplete, inconsistent, and low quality overall. The VFX shots not only jump around / shift position, but actually disappear for several frames. From memory, there were over 20 missing frames in that video.

With my version, I’ve not done any new work on this shot in over a year, so it’s still only 85% complete; after I finish some other projects I may come back to this shot and finish it off.

Ah I see, thanks for clearing that up. With that being said, I’m excited to see what you’ve got cooking. I’ll be watching with great interest!