Dunedain said:
Gogogadget said:
yeah, 50GB discs aren't exactly cheap, and Harmy's despecialized is only 13GB once you strip out the audio tracks and it's still a pleasing encode, so long as you don't starve the encode too much the quality should be fine
i mean, i'm sure you guys know what you're doing haha
Yeah, but 720p and 1080p are two different things, one needs considerably less total space to get the same relative affect on compression rates for 720p. Even on commercial Blu-ray movies, they benefit from the breathing room that 50GB provides. Yes, not everyone can burn dual-layer Blu-rays right now, and a 25GB version would have that covered, but once a 50GB version has been rendered and made available, then it would be out there safely stored in the hands of Star Wars fans where it can always be obtained by other fans one way or another. And as more people get burners that can handle dual-layer disks, they can upgrade to the best possible quality on Blu-ray. So it would be really nice if a 50GB maximum quality Blu-ray version existed, along with the smaller 25GB version. :)
Those new scans look great, love the deep blues of the Super Star Destroyer in space, such rich lush colors! :)
+1 for a "maximum quality" 50GB version (in addition to a 25GB copy)...if at all possible! Due to clearly demonstrated limitation of their SOURCE materials, neither Harmy nor TeamBlu's projects would benefit from producing a FULL 1080p version, however, unlike these two projects the entire basis of Team Negative1's effort is producing an amazing preservation sourced from their own ORIGINAL scans of multiple copies of ORIGINAL prints.
While I am certainly NOT expecting 2K resolution (unless Team Negative1 has some extra cool tricks up their sleeves) because their source material is derived from ORIGINAL scans of ORIGINAL prints, wouldn't there much more clearly visible difference in using FULL 1080p resolution and higher bit-rates vs. 720p resolution and/or considerably lower bit rates (to fit onto a 25GB Blu-ray)?
With ALL the effort that is going into this project AND the potential for a visible improvement in opting for a higher resolution/bit rate preservation...it would just make sense to me that 50GB might potentially make for a better "line in the sand"? (In any event, that's just my $0.02 on the subject.)
THANK YOU SO MUCH Team Negative1 for your truly AMAZING restorative work in preserving what is quite arguably the GREATEST trilogy to ever grace the silver screen! :D
-A.S.
p.s. My external dual-layer capable BD burner cost me just over $100 (WITH some added goodies) and BD50 discs run me $3 each (and are 100% guaranteed or they are replaced FREE of charge)...in short, certainly not all THAT expensive.