Anyway - I may be moving, and currently staying at a friend's place with all my stuff in boxes, but I'm still Garrett Gilchrist and I'm still working.
I set up my Mac G4 on the kitchen table and spent a few hours finishing major picture editing on Star Wars Classic Edition 2.0.
It's all looking good. I still remember how I accomplished most of the edits the first time round, so I was able to redo my work but improve my methods with a few new tricks.
I'll burn this material to DVD and see how it looks on a TV screen - that always shows any errors in editing for what they are.
I also ripped a DVD for my secret little comedy project.
The first time round with Star Wars Classic Edition, I had wanted to do some Star Wars type wipes to hide my edits, but was unable to make them invisible. This time round I got it right, and the ability to wipe helped a lot.
At this point I'd like to mention one shot I HAVEN'T changed from the Special Edition. The shot where Luke sells his speeder. The Special Edition added some tiny little CGI ships in the background - very subtle but there. For my first Classic Edition I decided that it would be too difficult to fix this subtle change without making it too obvious - the subtle changes are always the hardest.
For the time being I have decided the same thing this time, again. I could fix the shot for most of its running time, but when Luke and Obi-Wan walk toward the camera, the difference in quality would show.
Hm.