Originally posted by: tellan
oh I'll be releasing it, but I'm waiting for the release in september to see if I can get any better footage for a few scenes.

tellan,

This is an impressive edit, one I really look forward to seeing! I've scanned through the entire thread and seen some of the in progress work, and it looks great! I'm tempted to do my own edit, but I'm holding off for the moment in the hope that Lucasfilm will eventually provide us with better digital source material, so that fewer changes would be necessary to end up with a satisfactory result. (Hopefully we get a better DVD release in 2007.)

Looking at the "opening crawl" sample you provided though, it seems to me that the Tatooine atmosphere has become a bit too saturated. Not saying that it doesn't reflect the original look (I don't know about that), but the effect of an atmosphere isn't really convincing to me anymore, The transition between atmosphere and space is a tad too sharp as well. It is the saturation that really stands out in my eyes though. Here are some similar stills of our own planet:

Real:
Earth and Moon 1
Earth and Moon 2
Earth and Moon 3
Earth horizon

Rendered:
Horizon 1
Horizon 2
Blue Marble East

Some of these are pretty saturated as well, and I'm not saying the color balance is correct, but the atmospheres still come across to me as more convincing. Just a suggestion though, this is all about artistic preferences and personal taste. And again, keep up the good work, I look forward to seeing the finished result!