BuddhaMaster said:

Hey there Harmy.

I've already enjoyed your remastered 2.1 release, partly despecialized ROTJ and ESB. Few days ago I've watched the first half of your phenomenal 2.5 release. The bit around the cantina scene is always a good breaking point ;)

I've got a few questions you might just answer personally.

1. What exactly is the Mos Eisley scene you've used from the team negative1 35mm LPP print? Is it the the part in the city where Obi Wan goes like "you don't need to see his identification" etc.

or the Cantina scene and later?

2. Please give a short explanation of the three first audio mixes. What exactly does each one mean?

Are the stere and mono mix just a "mix-down" of the same 6-track source. Or are those different sources, recreations which contain the famous missing lines/alternate takes?

Where do they source from and/or who was responsible.

Thanks anyway.

And then there's that interesting read I've just got from the team negative1's restoration thread http://www.wideanglecloseup.com/starwarsaudio.html

To answer the audio question: the film in 77 came out in 3 different formats: the new, untested Dolby stereo, the high quality 70mm 4.2 baby boom mix and the low-quality but standards compliant academy mono. The stereo mix was digitally ripped from an LD, the mono mix was taken from VHS broadcast recordings from Europe and restored by Belbacus - an old member - and the 70mm mix, which has never been released, was 'recreated' by member Hairy Hen by using the 93 home video mix which itself was based on the 70mm mix, abeit with added sound effects.

In terms of content, the 70mm and the dolby stero are very similar, but the mono is an entirely different mix.