CapableMetal said:
Ok, here are the 'standardised' reel change numbers from the previous posts
ANH (originally posted by Darth Mallwalker):
0 = first frame
711 = STAR WARS title card appear
28343 = reel 2
59025 = reel 3
90295 = reel 4
117270 = reel 5
147672 = reel 6
ESB (originally posted by msycamore):
0 = first frame
711 = STAR WARS title card appear
30988 = reel 2
59815 = reel 3
91134 = reel 4
122461 = reel 5
151133 = reel 6
ROTJ (originally posted by msycamore):
0 = first frame
712 = STAR WARS title card appear
25055 = reel 2
54317 = reel 3
84511 = reel 4
112587 = reel 5
142918 = reel 6
172032 = reel 7
Also, I haven't checked the TB of ROTJ yet, but msycamore has previously reported "11 frames around the reel breaks and a few more at various points" missing.
I decided to re-sync my old project files against these staring points and my findings are as follows:
missing frames (when comparing the sources to each other)
GOUT: 3544, which is the last frame of the opening star destroyer shot.
Flunk: 7370-7378, Leia and R2, technically not missing but heavily corrupted
TB: 50173 Luke listening to Ben second frame of shot (exact frame deduced from visible dirt)
Flunk: 53288-53299, death start briefing, bottom quarter of frame corrupted
Flunk: 85123, last frame of Leia before Alderaan explodes (the aspect ratio also changes slightly after this shot with more cropped from the sides)
TB: 85223-85225
Flunk: 85224-85225
Reivax: 85225
This is the transition between the Alderaan explosion and saber training on the falcon
Reivax: 132114-132163, saber dual
TB: 147671-147672
Flunk: 147671-147673
Reivax: 147672-147674
Lowering of an R2 unit/prep of x-wing.
GOUT: ends at 173114 where a VHS rip of the credits are edited in.
TR: ends at 179418 credits don't quite finish.
by inserting blank frames at the appropriate places the reel changes all line up with the start of a shot, also this probably isn't all the corrupted frames in flunk.
ESB:
These are all done under the assumption that 75205 is missing from both TB and GKAR (also I got bored of writing descriptions of the scenes)
TB: 32733 missing,
75206 missing,
93228-93229 corrupted,
93230-93241 missing,
151133 missing
All reel changes line up to a scene change
ROTJ:
TB: 10612, missing, bib fortuna (may not be this exact frame need to check)
84507, missing, speeder bike (should be ~84511),
142911, missing, running ewok (should be ~142918),
175215, missing, vader unmasking
Then as some unknown missing frames throughout, the reel changes hit these frames coming up 8 frames short when compared to the above reference
reel 2 - 25054 - 1 short
reel 3 - 54314 - 3 short
reel 4 - 84507 - 4 short
reel 5 - 112582 - 5 short
reel 6 - 142911 - 7 short
reel 7 - 172024 - 8 short
Will need to compare it to the gout/04SE to find exactly which frames are missing.
Don't know why ROTJ got such a raw deal with these transfers.