Info: 1997 SE DV Broadcast Info & Discussion — Page 13

I am actually tossing around re-doing this whole project from scratch, and if I decide to do this, I will not upload the version I have now, for obvious reasons, I really, really, can't stand the smearing on these, some areas it is really bad, but overall, the set does look very well, but for me the once in a while smearing takes away from the viewing experience LOL I will try and make up new DVD's and possibly for myself, a Blu-ray companion set just like the OT BD Set I am doing, but first, I NEED to finish up what I am working on now.

Now that would be the Ultimate set to me, the Saga Set coming out this Sept. and both the UOT and 97 SE on Blu as well, so I will see what I can do.

That would be totally awesome!

I support dark_jedi's reasons - afterall he wants to see it in its best form as much as we do. However at the same time, I understand why people are desperate to see it, which I think mainly stems from the fact that the broadcast versions are just not available anywhere, and regardless of quality people just want to 'watch' them. But again, I can understand why d_j wouldn't want his name attached to the release of these versions as they are, if they weren't upto a standard he was happy with.

Radi0n said:

Releasing the '97 SE trilogy on Blu-Ray would actually prove a fantastic companion set for your OT Blu-Ray set. I think that would make a huge amount of people very, very happy :)

Well I wouldn't say huge LOL, not many people are interested in the Blu-ray Set I am doing now, but that is OK, we all have different tastes and all, as long as I make some of you happy, I am comfortable with that.

toho-scope said:

would placing colour corrected 2004 clips help with the smearing?

I am actually thinking about using the 04 DVD for the base, and replace all that was changed from 97 for the DVD's, and use the HD files(downscaled to 720p) with 720p upscaled scenes for the Blu-ray release, and for audio, 97 LD SE LPCM, 97 LD SE DD 2.0, and 97 LD SE DD 5.1, but I am just thinking out loud for now, I just want to make the best possible version I can since this will never get an official release either, which is to bad really.

It is just to bad that there is SO much smearing and other impurities for the lack of a better word, in ALL the different DV Broadcast versions, Hell I do not even know what I should try to match the color to, the LD rips are real dark, VHS versions not as pink, and the DV broadcast versions are all different to LOL, so do any of you have any suggestions? to be honest, the 04 really doesn't look that bad colorwise.

Radi0n said:

Wouldn't it be best to just match the SE Blu's to your OT Blu's, colourwise?
That way, they all look exactly the same, but have different scenes, audio tracks, etc...

So what are you saying, just place the 97 SE scenes into what I already have done? that is actually not a bad idea, sure would be able to finish this a lot faster LOL.

dark_jedi said:

 

Hell I do not even know what I should try to match the color to, the LD rips are real dark, VHS versions not as pink, and the DV broadcast versions are all different to LOL, so do any of you have any suggestions? to be honest, the 04 really doesn't look that bad colorwise.

 I know it's only good for a few shots, but what about matching to the color from the original SE trailers?

I'm assuming the Silver VHS set was widescreen? I grew up on the Gold VHS set - which was fullscreen. So, I'd personally love if the colour matched that (or the Silver, assuming they're the same)

What did Adywan use as a colour base in his HD '97 SE reconstruction of TESB?

Well whether or not I can get rid of the damn smearing or not, there will DEFINITELY be new DVD versions of these, I found some spots I wanted to clean up, and other stuff, the smearing I mainly want to get rid of is where it is worst, like in the Canyon, Ben's face, in the Cantina.

1 of my problems at the moment though, is trying to locate my back up DVD's of the darn DV Broadcasts & the 5.1 audio files, I was so glad I finally got my crappy\rotting DVDr's to rip I stored these in a safe place and forgot where the safe place is LOL, because I want to start this from scratch.

Just out of curiosity, which color is more preferred here? top is 04, bottom is what all the DV Broadcasts look like, I think the 04 looks better for all exterior shots of Tantiv IV and the Star Destroyer(and the Planets for that matter, more color) and interior myself, but some of the 04 color looks like shit compared to the DV Broadcasts, like inside the Cantina, the Sand Crawler, the DV's look better, so let me know.

top is 04, bottom is DV, straight from DVD, as is, all I want to do is make this as good as it can be, it is not going to be perfect by any means, but obviously the more 04 I can use the less smearing.

captainsolo said:

The 97s are color timed to match George's Tech IB print. Then the telecines deviate from that. I still prefer this warmer palette to anything 04.

I just do not like the pink tint, but I did not use all the 04, there are scenes on board Tantiv IV that look way better from the DV.