russs15 said:
AntcuFaalb said:
Is this set worthy of a Panasonic AG-1980 capture? Does it have any special and/or redeeming qualities?
Following earlier comments, you will not be surprised to learn that I believe this is worth preserving even though it is no more special than any other VHS release
It is the first and only pre-THX Widescreen/Letterbox US NTSC VHS release (the other is the Faces set which is also worthy of a transfer).
It is "assumed" to have the 1985 remix soundtrack for ANH so include the tractor beam line. The truth is, we do not know for sure until someone tells us.
What I found with my PAL VHS transfers is that I did not find the reason to do the transfers until I had actually done them!!
I found one set that was a different film length for each film, different colourings, different pan and scan shots and different intros of the FOX logo or the logo missing completely and no fanfare
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/OBITUARY-Star-Wars-Fullscreen-Pan-and-Scan-versions-RIP/topic/13517/
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/PAL-VHS-Archive-Collection/topic/3829/
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/OBITUARY-Star-Wars-Fullscreen-Pan-and-Scan-versions-RIP/post/552473/#TopicPost552473
Once I had the setup to do what I wanted - however limited - I took the chance to transfer as many versions as possible.
In truth, there is not a lot of resource for US NTSC VHS out there but here is what I know of...
http://www.davisdvd.com/misc/starwars/ep4.htm">http://www.davisdvd.com/misc/starwars/ep4.htm" target="_blank" title="web.archive.org/web/20070923102254/http://www.davisdvd.com/misc/starwars/ep4.htm">http://web.archive.org/web/20070923102254/http://www.davisdvd.com/misc/starwars/ep4.htm
and of course http://swonvideo.com/
Thanks for the information! I agree that it's definitely worth preserving.
I'll make my first attempt at obtaining a new set tonight.