Hal9000: Any chance you could release the raw, unaltered DVD version with color correction too? That would be great fodder for fan edits.
Well somebody beat me to reposting the original histograms for the avisynth colourlike function, but for those who don't use avisynth I guess it wouldn't be hard at all to accommodate. I wouldn't release it (maybe that falls under the category of not being a fan edit, moderators?), but I could supply it to those in need definitely.
I had three weeks to work on ESB in time for it's showing next week, but ROTJ I will have one week. I'll need to capture my Special Edition VHS of ROTJ for a good color pallet. Ouch, maybe if I stop sleeping entirely I'll make it in time, I definitely want to release it around the forums for the 5.1 mix.
I'm still not sure about ANH. I'm aware of Ocp's 2.0's flaws, ah hell maybe I'll have my technique down by then. Making proper 5.1 mix for ANH will be a challenge. It's funny when any preservation/de-seing projects start with ANH, it's the hardest one to do! But everybody starts there for chronology's sake! Anyway.
andy_k_250: Are you working on a Mac or PC? Also, does the video in this have the same noise that OCP's videos did?
Well somebody beat me to reposting the original histograms for the avisynth colourlike function, but for those who don't use avisynth I guess it wouldn't be hard at all to accommodate. I wouldn't release it (maybe that falls under the category of not being a fan edit, moderators?), but I could supply it to those in need definitely.
Andy_k_250: That shot of the Falcon in Cloud City - when you say it is from laserdisc, do you mean it is from the 2006 OUT, or from actual laserdisc?
Oh yeah, I meant 2006 OUT, but in terms of terminology and in a community where laserdisc transfers are abound and when we know the difference between a real DVD and a shoddy third generation laserdisc transfer, I ended up calling it a laserdisc, lol.
I used the ones that come with Premiere, I was real careful with them I think, just to help blend the footage with the surrounding shots a little better. Here's a comparison I put together real quick:
Before
After.
Wow actually I think I'll bring the sharpening down just a little. There aren't too many halos except along to top of the frame, but I can crop off those couple pixels, they're outside the DVDs letterboxing anyway.
Hal9000: Any plans for ROTJ? Or ANH? After all, ocp didn't color correct ANH either.
Oh yeah, I meant 2006 OUT, but in terms of terminology and in a community where laserdisc transfers are abound and when we know the difference between a real DVD and a shoddy third generation laserdisc transfer, I ended up calling it a laserdisc, lol.
Marvolo: PaulisDead2221, I was wondering what sharpen filters you used?
I used the ones that come with Premiere, I was real careful with them I think, just to help blend the footage with the surrounding shots a little better. Here's a comparison I put together real quick:
Before
After.
Wow actually I think I'll bring the sharpening down just a little. There aren't too many halos except along to top of the frame, but I can crop off those couple pixels, they're outside the DVDs letterboxing anyway.
Hal9000: Any plans for ROTJ? Or ANH? After all, ocp didn't color correct ANH either.
I had three weeks to work on ESB in time for it's showing next week, but ROTJ I will have one week. I'll need to capture my Special Edition VHS of ROTJ for a good color pallet. Ouch, maybe if I stop sleeping entirely I'll make it in time, I definitely want to release it around the forums for the 5.1 mix.
I'm still not sure about ANH. I'm aware of Ocp's 2.0's flaws, ah hell maybe I'll have my technique down by then. Making proper 5.1 mix for ANH will be a challenge. It's funny when any preservation/de-seing projects start with ANH, it's the hardest one to do! But everybody starts there for chronology's sake! Anyway.
andy_k_250: Are you working on a Mac or PC? Also, does the video in this have the same noise that OCP's videos did?
PC. And Thundercracker's right, the noise isn't bad at all, but every now and then it comes up. The only real problem with these histograms (and I was warned about these before I used them) is that sometimes they diminish explosions a little. The worst shot (and the only bad shot really) right now is the explosion of the shield generator, absolutely white:
Once I come up with a half-baked solution for this, and maybe work with Vader's saber a little more, I think it'll be done. Just trying to think over a DVD menu and all that over the next week. Glad for the positive feedback
. I feel bad for stepping into the limelight with desree's histogram work, but dammit he disappeared on us.Deadline: 19 March 2007
