Well, have begun the process of exploring the "bonus" discs of my new
SW DVD's...
Overall, they DO look and sound better than I expected, though of
course...not as good as they could or should...(I guess that's why low
expectations make a difference.. .)
Anyway!
Although knowing these were from the 1993 laserdisc masters meant I
was pretty sure I wouldn't see it...the 2.35:1 notice on the back of
JEDI made me hope...
As dilineated in the classic VIDEO WATCHDOG article, Lucasfilm, when
making these transfers, were apparently SO exasperated in the
pre-digital age by the appearance of ONE LOUSY HAIR at the VERY
beginning, in the top center of the screen, which can be seen for a
few frames superimposed onto part of the Star Destroyer... that they
RE-COMPED the entire film, lopping off a dozen or so scan lines and
cropping it down to about a 2.20:1 image.
Of course that same article mentions it could have been done
independently by the telecine operator...but still....every version of
JEDI since then, including the one used as the basis for the 1997
special editions, has also been re-comped... .
Amusing, and ultimately irrelevant, but still...kinda sucks.
SW DVD's...
Overall, they DO look and sound better than I expected, though of
course...not as good as they could or should...(I guess that's why low
expectations make a difference.. .)
Anyway!
Although knowing these were from the 1993 laserdisc masters meant I
was pretty sure I wouldn't see it...the 2.35:1 notice on the back of
JEDI made me hope...
As dilineated in the classic VIDEO WATCHDOG article, Lucasfilm, when
making these transfers, were apparently SO exasperated in the
pre-digital age by the appearance of ONE LOUSY HAIR at the VERY
beginning, in the top center of the screen, which can be seen for a
few frames superimposed onto part of the Star Destroyer... that they
RE-COMPED the entire film, lopping off a dozen or so scan lines and
cropping it down to about a 2.20:1 image.
Of course that same article mentions it could have been done
independently by the telecine operator...but still....every version of
JEDI since then, including the one used as the basis for the 1997
special editions, has also been re-comped... .
Amusing, and ultimately irrelevant, but still...kinda sucks.