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Williarob's 1992 SWE OT Technidisc Laserdisc Preservation - via DdD (Released)

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Posted with the kind blessing of Williarob over on TSWT…
 

1992 SWE (Special Widescreen Edition) Technidisc Laserdisc Preservation of the Original Trilogy…
 

• Star Wars: A New Hope (CBS) (1977) [1130-85] - Technidisc version (NTSC). A 4.08gb mkv file.

• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) [1425-85] - Tecnidisc version (NTSC). A 4.65gb mkv file.

• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) [1478-85] - Technidisc version (NTSC). A 5.04gb mkv file.
 

Workflow: A Pioneer DVL 700 player via composite out -> NEC IDC3000 Y/C 3D Comb filter -> DPS 575 TBC -> Magewell Capture card via Component Video to Virtualdub for picture and analog audio, plus toslink -> U24 via Reaper for simultaneous bitperfect digital sound captures, AC-3 out -> Sony SDP EP9ES Sound Processor -> second U24.
 

Information on the DdD: aka ‘Domesday Duplicator’ - https://simoninns.github.io/DomesdayDuplicator-docs

 

A few images (including some comparison images of the standard laserdisc rip with the DdD rip)…
 

Star Wars…

 

 
Standard Laserdisc rip…

 
DdD Laserdisc rip…

 

Empire Strikes Back…

 

 
Standard Laserdisc rip…

 
DdD Laserdisc rip…

 

Return Of The Jedi…

 

 
Standard Laserdisc rip…

 
DdD Laserdisc rip…

 
 

An obligatory youtube video from the ever-reliable and knowledgeable Nathan Butler…

From the Star Wars Home Video Library #400: Technidisc ANH and Others in Context

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYKVQNu0N5k - a 54 minute video from the Nathan Butler youtube channel.

 
 

As always, thanks to Williarob for undertaking the project and making it available. And also to indyracingfan - who kindly provided Williarob with the Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi technidisc laserdiscs for this project.

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Looks like Rob improved on the source. TESB and ROTJ are noisier and worse versions of the same SWE masters.

TESB and ROTJ they have Mitsubishi, and Pioneer Japan and Pioneer USA and Technidisc pressings. and those are all SWE.

And of course they are the Japanese Special Collection master in CLV instead of CAV and without the burned in Japanese subtitles, without missing the Huttese translation.

Star Wars episode IV is definitely a separate master for the North American market only. In technidisc and its crazy to think same year as Definitive collection. And still available all the way up to 1994.

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OMG the DdD comparison pics look incredible, hard to believe these are from a Laser Disc.