First Test Clip : http://noneinc.com/SWDIF/SWDIF_EarlyTests/SWDIF_480-Test_01.mp4 (31mb)

Ok with my machine only having 2GB of memory and me phucking up the order for more, i've stopped working with the full size frame and reduced to 480x204 to see if this whole project is worthwhile. Seem to have figured out how to convert to the same frame rate, after a bunch of bad attempts. This first clip focuses on the scene where R2 and 3po are just leaving the escape pod, people mentioned that the color of the pod lid has been revised. And as you'll see in the clip, it stands out.

See the blue dot.............................................................^ (exciting, I know!) /sarcasm /BespinJokes

Another noticeable difference showing up is in the highlights off R2 and 3po:

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This could be a drawback of the blu-ray source, but maybe they've upped some of the highlights toward a whiter white. This is also visible at 00:14 in the clip a shot of one of the suns breaking over a sand dune. Looks like the sky's been tweaked.

Now the caveat, is i'm learning the ropes here with attempting to maintain quality while trying to get a result. So maybe when I transitioned from the source to my working 480 file, some things got shifted. Will hopefully be able to compensate in future versions.

Right now taking the source files and running them through avidemux2. Saving as motion-jpeg and avi format. Then taking that and reducing to 480 in Quicktime. Can eliminate that last step in the future.

Now i'm wondering if the black can be matted out and the 'difference noted' areas can be de-applied?