If G-Force's script is the same as dark_Jedi's DVD releases, and unless I am mistaken I believe it is, then I would have to seriously object. They are terrific efforts and marvels of amature programming and present a very clean image, but that's the problem. Even a scan from the negative shouldn't look that clean, but that's the lesser issue. The greater issue is that all the detail is scrubbed off and the image is terribly, terribly soft, and the GOUT was bad enough as it was. It's a real problem in modern home video, especially with HD now, companies are applying softening filters to get rid of the grain because people seem to be afraid of film or something and all they actually do is get rid of all the detail and make the film look worse. It's the reason why the Blu Ray release of LOTR sucks compared to the HD broadcast--yeah, the grain is softened, but so is the image, all the detail goes away. The GOUT had a lot of problems, but the grain wasn't the most pressing because film is grainy, the main issue was the lack of detail because it was a Laserdisc with DVNR already applied, and most of the G-Force scripts just made this worse by soft-filtering everything further, at least judging from what I have seen. It's basically a more sophisticated version of DVNR; much more effective, to give g-force credit, but you still end up with a reduction of picture information and a blurrier image, and the GOUT can't really tolerate that. Which makes The 2010 Editdroid the most detailed version of the 1977 theatrical release of Star Wars, since LFL Pwnage is single-layered. The G-Force scripts are pretty good for some of the VFX shots, especially in Empire (i.e. Hoth) where the grain really was super-heavy and the softness is a worthwhile tradeoff (Adywan should have used these versions for his ESB re-construction, as they are more effective than his filtering), but overall these seem to be a manifestation of a major problem in home video that has been created by the mainstream success of high-def where people don't want to see grain and would rather lose a great deal of picture detail instead, which is almost self-contradictory. But I guess it's good that there are multiple treatments out there for the differing tastes. Personally, I'm very happy with this version, although the sound options leave some to be desired.
Post #418724
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- zombie84
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- Editdroid's SW 1977 DVD (Mysterious 720p Anamorphic LD Preservation?) (Released)
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- Date created
- 5-Jun-2010, 9:48 PM