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Post #542908

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Erikstormtrooper
Parent topic
Harmy's STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD - V2.7 - MKV (Released)
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Date created
2-Oct-2011, 10:56 AM

I went through SW-DeEd again with a fine-tooth comb. I made a few notes about things that might still need some tweaking. I admit some of these are very minor.

43:20-43:25 - A faint white box is visible in the background sky that shows where the ronto used to be. Maybe you can do some kind of horizontal blend that will hide this?

1:06:25-1:10:01 - DS control room. I think you tried to increase the greens in this scene to match the technicolor prints. It's hard to pinpoint, but some shots look pushed a little too far, like the one where Han walks away from the window. Luke's side of the room looks a little better. The final shot of the droids at 1:10:01 seems to have too much red or yellow.

During the Obi-Wan & Vader duel, some of the colors on Obi-Wan look a little too contrasted. I know you tried to fix some issues with his robe appearing gray at times, but I wonder if you went too far. Another weird thing: sometimes, you can see the colors of his robe change vibrancy as he backs away from the camera.

1:42:23 - The edges of the tactical display table are too blue. This was recently pointed out somewhere around here. I think this happens every time we have a close-up shot of this table.

During the final Yavin battle, the main problem is the twinkly stars from the GOUT shots. Not all of the GOUT shots are really an issue, since they go by very quick or are moving. I know you tried to fix some of them, so I don't know if you can do any more. I almost wonder if it would be better to replace the GOUT stars with HD stars that are non-original. Not as authentic, I know, but they might be less distracting. Here's are the star shots that could use some improvement.

1:42:53 - stars: fighters lock s-foils
1:43:11 - (not stars) the fighter engines are too pink. The original engines seem to be a mix of white, pink, and red, but they're all pink here. I think this was an SE error.
1:43:23-1:43:26 - stars: 2 shots where the x-wings dive toward the DS
1:44:45 - stars: x-wing does a roll
1:46:27 - stars: TIE viewport
1:46:37 - stars: Y-Wing dive

And here's a very picky question: Would it be possible to replace the GOUT stars during the end credits? The stars don't twinkle, but they're very fat and GOUT-ish. This would definitely only be worth the effort if it's a quick fix. Manual rotoscoping isn't worth it for the credits.

And lastly, thanks a million times for making this!