BuddhaMaster said:
Hey there,
I don't know how active The Aluminum Falcon is.
I've recently gave the semi-specialized V2 a view and it rather impressive then I gave Empire Strikes Back semi-specialized a go and I was very disappointed. Clearly stated in descriptions "to remove the blue tint that was introduced in the DVD versions".
What I see is a clear, thick blue tint all over Hoth, just as blue as any dvd ever was!:
Shouldn't it be ...less blue ...more white?
Actually here's a comparison picture from the recently uploaded Japanese Collector's edition. They go way back to 1993 when color's where still unaltered. That' some of the nicest white I've ever seen on Hoth:
So what happened?
I'm trying again the 16GB version. Maybe I'm just really scared of the blue tint?
Thanks! I'm very glad that you enjoyed my latest Star Wars release.
I actually haven't released the Empire Strikes Back Semi-Specialised Edition V2 yet though, I am currently on finalising the colour grading for that and Return of the Jedi. The version you downloaded there is from a year ago when I first released these three Semi-Specialised editions for the first time, so its colour grading doesn't fit with my latest Star Wars release. I've learnt a few tricks since then so the colour grading for this V2 of Empire Strikes Back that i'm about to release should be consistant with my latest Star Wars release and look much better overall than my release from a year ago, I expect Hoth will also look much better and more natural than my previous release.
Hoth during that scene definately won't look like that screencap you posted from the Japanese Collector's laserdisc though, the snow looks too yellow on my monitor, especially considering that its meant to be an evening/night shot. It isn't surprising because all three Star Wars OT films from the Japanese laserdiscs seem to have a strong blanket yellowish orange tint over the majority of the scenes of the three films for some reason. Those Japanese Collector's laserdiscs weren't a useful guide for colour grading these films for the V2 releases at all to be honest.