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Post #740175

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Fang Zei
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**RUMOR** Original theatrical cut of the OT to be released on blu ray!!
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9-Dec-2014, 4:21 PM

Yeah, Lucasfilm had a pretty high opinion of the 2004 transfer, calling it a "digital negative." While that transfer (in its revised 2011 form) has apparently been used to make at least one DCP (the Atlanta screening earlier this year), it's still got a host of issues.

I'd like to think we've seen the last of that transfer even if we haven't seen the last of the SE.

Oh, and I wouldn't be so sure that the 3D version has been abandoned. We know Lucas was doing conversion tests of some scenes in ANH, probably using the '04 master. But that was way back in '07 or '08 at the latest. Even putting aside the outdated quality of the source, whatever conversion tech they were using at the time would warrant a do-over anyway all these years later. Now that Disney's in charge, I really wouldn't be surprised if they're doing a fresh 3D conversion from the newer 4k master to release in theaters as part of the build-up to Episode 7.