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Well I am for one glad someone finally fix the Star War trikogy of 1996!

I am again online on this forum, so feel free to ask links for the movies if interested.

update: I recently edited these movies slightly to make sure the colours match, so you will receive the updated version if you now ask for these. also everyone who previously got the older versions, can ask for the updated version.

UPDATE: I haven’t really been interested on this project for a while, until recently. Currently I am making final masters of all 3 films with various sources to avoid any debates on thestarwarstrilogy forums etc (which I am banned from).

The sources of these final masters are:

various low quality reels
few seconds from TN1 projects
few scenes from the 2006 Bonus DVD.

I will be releasing the final masters somewhere around 24 July 2025 to 19 September 2025.

Bobson Dugnutt said:

Still confused about everything to do with this “project” as many questions still remain unanswered. Glad to see you haven’t given up on doing whatever it is that you do.

can you list the questions in a message? I can provide a short and simple answer.

This is still happening? Has anyone actually downloaded these to even see what they are?

Director said:

SOURCES

the sources of this preservation are clear, but there were, I am unsure if still are, debates of this.

I used only one source for each movie. The first movie’s source comes from a 1997 print. seemingly the same master was used for 4K97-4, but I am not sure, the scrathes are similar to 4K97-4 but I am not sure is it the same master.

The second movie: I used a print from 1998. It has colours in the other side of the image, but I am once again not sure why.

The third movie: it has rounded corners, I am not sure why, but some debated it was from 4K97, which it is not from.

 
Could you actually list the sources you used for this project, please? As per the Site Rules for Fan Projects:-

5. The source of all materials used in fan edits and preservation efforts must be cited, including retail releases, laserdisc transfers, special features, menus, covers, and artwork.
    

SonnyGFunk said:

Could you actually list the sources you used for this project, please? As per the Site Rules for Fan Projects:-

I’m pretty sure that we established he is using 4K97, but for some reason he is being coy about it.

Well they downscaled it because how could it be better than SD?

Mark’s Down On Your Syntax said:

I think there’s a bit too much cynicism in this thread. Give the Director a break, they’re clearly working very hard, on something, here.

Hey, we’ve all seen those first, second and third films in the trilogy at the quality level that they were in when we saw them, right? At some point in time, Director is going to make available their versions for download, and then we’ll all be able to watch the trilogy again in the quality level they are going to be in.

I’m hugely excited.

Looks like we’ve found TV’sFrink 2.0 🙄

Mocata said:

Please post some screenshots of this.

+1

because of the sudden spike in negative feedback, I have decided to delay the release of the new versions to 17 September. yes I know it is frustrating to those who have positive views on this project, but the hater spikes are making me annoyed. the question is: what do you want from me?

I have done nothing unusual compared to other preservation makers.

SonnyGFunk said:

Could you actually list the sources you used for this project, please? As per the Site Rules for Fan Projects:-

I’m pretty sure that we established he is using 4K97, but for some reason he is being coy about it.

I would have no reason to download as large files as 4K97 files for a 480p project. it’s you who are trying to frame me.

oojason said:

Director said:

SOURCES

the sources of this preservation are clear, but there were, I am unsure if still are, debates of this.

I used only one source for each movie. The first movie’s source comes from a 1997 print. seemingly the same master was used for 4K97-4, but I am not sure, the scrathes are similar to 4K97-4 but I am not sure is it the same master.

The second movie: I used a print from 1998. It has colours in the other side of the image, but I am once again not sure why.

The third movie: it has rounded corners, I am not sure why, but some debated it was from 4K97, which it is not from.

 
Could you actually list the sources you used for this project, please? As per the Site Rules for Fan Projects:-

5. The source of all materials used in fan edits and preservation efforts must be cited, including retail releases, laserdisc transfers, special features, menus, covers, and artwork.
    

yes, but only when the constant framing and blaming stops.

Roobyoo said:

I still think OP is a troll. Not one single post makes any sense.

then I won’t be sharing the preservations for you.

Bobson Dugnutt said:

1. What is the source of this “restoration”? You have previously mentioned that it’s based on some late 90s prints, that were scanned in 2012, with the original files being over 200gb but you insist on working in 480p.

2. Why has no one else ever heard of these scans from 2012, and why do you insist on working from them rather than any other better print that has come out since? You said that the 4k97 scans have bad colour?

3. Why haven’t you shown any visuals from your “restoration”?

4. What is your goal with this project?

1. the source of this restoration is various. it’s a mix of clips from official 1997 releases, then there are a few clips taken from the unaltered DVD version. a few seconds have been taken from 4K97 clips on YouTube. and as for the 489

2. to the 2012 scans, they absolutely are real scans. I don’t remember talking about 200GB sizes, but could be wrong. I will look into it if you find a message about that. and as for no one hearing about it, it’s not something I can answer, as I did not make the 2012 scans, but got them from the Internet. and as for the 480p, I wanted to make them low quality to preserve the nostalgia.

3. I have not shown any screenshots of it because: I am not a frequent user of imgur, so using it is hard for me. and I find it wiser to upload video previews instead.

4. to preserve the versions, obviously. since the Internet is desperate to keep me from obtaining a widescreen laser disc mp4 rip of the 1997 version, I needed to create one myself.

COLOUR: yes, 4K97 has bad colours. they don’t match the official 1997 release colours at all. I edit colours in all sources to make them look like the 1997 official release. fixing the colours of 4K97 would be extremely difficult, so it’s better to avoid using it unless no other sources exist.