The RotS ViSA workprint is the leak from one of the labs working on the color adjustments for the movie. In the ViSA workprint are 5 Titles, four of which contain 99 chapters, the first title has 94 chapters, and these chapter sync up with every camera change in the movie. I've been attempting to deconstruct the file to see what other details might emerge:
Here are some of the knowns:
Basic rundown of info:
Star.Wars.Episode.3.Revenge.of.the.Sith.WP.DVDR-ViSA ISO
UnRAR Folder : sw3.scr-visa
File : sith.iso
File Size : 1.54 GB
Date : May 18, 2005 10:29 PM
VIDEO_TS Date : May 17, 2005 11:51 PM
- VIDEO_TS.BUP : May 17, 2005 11:51 PM : 33kb
- VIDEO_TS.IFO : May 17, 2005 11:51 PM : 33kb
- VTS_01_0.BUP : May 17, 2005 11:51 PM : 164kb
- VTS_01_0.IFO : May 17, 2005 11:51 PM : 164kb
- VTS_01_1.VOB : May 17, 2005 11:50 PM : 1.02gb
- VTS_01_2.VOB : May 17, 2005 11:51 PM : 512.6mb
Format : MPEG2 Muxed - 352 x 240 - 29.97
Audio : 48000 hz - 224 kb/s
Title 01 - 94 Chapters : Title 02, 03, 04, 05 - 99 Chapters
Subtitles : No
Sample : sample.vob (50mb) - May 18, 2005 10:14 PM
NFO comment: "WEEEEEEE, ripper named the rars funny, isn't he a hoot. nuke this if you want. it's real. check a rar or two could be a SCREENER, looks more like a finished Workprint, since there's 2 fuck off big timers :) "
Since these groups have members who accomplish tasks, might be proof, that there was an uploader, could be the same as the RAR person, then this .nfo creator, then the distributors.
Timecode Start : RT (underscored by an arrow) 00:59:49:03 LTCR:00:59:49:02
Timecode End : RT 03:20:44:18 LTCR:03:20:44:14
RT = RealTime???? & LTCR = Linear TimeCode Recording???? (guess)
Timecode 00:00:00:00 : at beginning of count down.
Here's a pic of the unique frames from the pre-movie opening: (most of the other frames are black with timecode running)
SMPTE -> HEAD (reversed) -> COMMON NO SYNC (reversed) -> (arrow) -> COLOR BY JEDI MASTERING LAB -> HEAD -> (dot) -> PICTURE -> (black ring on red field) -> (black rectangle on red field) -> (yellow background) 1 - R " 2 NOTSSNUD "" -> SOUND START (vertical flip) -> REEL 1 (vertical flip) -> DUNSTON 2 (vertical flip) -> PICTURE START (white background) -> (diamond) -> (count down) 11, 10, 9 NINE, 8, 7, 6 SIX, 5, (diamond) POP or BOB???? -> 4 -> (arrow) -> CONTROL STRIP (7FRAMES) -> (arrow), 3
So although this file has value in that t's a look into the film making process, there are other ramifications of this file. This file lead to the FBI/ICE takedown of Elite Torrents, the jailing of several people, the suicide of another and a bunch of other things. If your into this kinda thing, i'm attempting to piece together the puzzle through online searching/requesting and FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) requests. Progress on that front can be read here:
http://noneinc.com/tBSWM/tBSWM_FAQ.html#FOIA
If you see an angle of questioning to find out more about, let me know and i'll add it to my further attempts.