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Post #683164

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fgqb#19nyj
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Idea: HD restoration of the Phantom Edits..
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Date created
12-Jan-2014, 11:19 PM

You know, there's not one prequel fan edit that I really like, but the Phantom Editor came the closest to what I prefer. But there were some cuts that he failed to make, or shouldn't have made, that hurt his version. The problem (I feel) is that everyone is trying too hard to make the movies different, instead of trying to improve the film that's already there. Too much butchering of the films only ruins them, and defeats the purpose of the edit in the first place.

The problem with making a HD version of the Phantom Edits is that you'd have to work from scratch, since the source material that was originally used is old. At the time even, he seemed to re-use footage from his original edited VHS copy on his DVD version, and there were things like rotoscoping (I believe) that he managed to do, also.

Bottom line is, you're better off just making your own version, since it would be a lot of hassle in copying the Phantom Editor's work. 

Good luck.