Hi everybody,
yes this project is still ongoing although I haven't done anything in a while.
Current status:
ESB is almost complete I just need to finish syncing the 5.1 track
ANH video is edited but it requires colour correction to match the different sources (new avisynth filter required so I need to brush up on my C++)
ROTJ is just a mess the sources are both crap in different ways so it's not as simple as cutting between them, one source is really soft and noisey and the other is sharp but has been filtered in such a way that a lot of small details, like sparks and blaster bolts, have been lost, basically it's anything that's small and moves really fast, whatever filtering has been done has obviously interpreted it as dirt and removed it.
here are some examples, TB(soft and noisy) at the top, GKAR (sharp and filtered) at the bottom, in the middle is the difference between them:
If you compare the images you can see that each black blob on the middle image corresponds to a bit of debris from the explosion in the top image that is not present on the bottom image.
I don't think this one needs any explanation.
So what I am going to do is use the GKAR as a base and then Re-composite all these missing bits back in where they should be from the TB, which sounds really difficult, but I've done some tests and if I'm careful I should be able to automate the process by using the middle image to generate a mask which can be used in the overlay. I'm confident this will produce good results but I need to do a few more tests first.
I will keep you posted, but don't expect a release in the near future as I want to complete all three and release them at the same time (in case I realise something when doing ROTJ which could make ESB better)
dickalan said:this 'project' is taking forever - started over a year ago!
Many thanks for your 'useful' comment - you have keen powers of observation!