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Team Negative1 - The Empire Strikes Back 1980 - 35mm Theatrical Version (Released) — Page 23

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Gah! This crypticness is driving me crazy. What is it?!

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It's the dirt and scratches they cleaned out of the print today.

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^ If that's true then maybe these black pictures are actually pretty cool after all

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btw? what cleaning program are you using? There is a difference between cleaning DNR and actually cleaning dirt specs. 

In the past DNR was used in a lost of restorations (even Bluray) but in order to keep the GRAIN I was wondering what filter you were using.

I have used Image clean-up before but not for noise for Dust & Scratches only.

Reducing noise creates softness and loss of sharpness and definition.

see the Star Wars new Blurays.

Thanks

Remember, Highlander, you’ve both still got your full measure of life. Use it well, and your future will be glorious.

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BTW, merry Xmas from the future :) It's 1PM on the 25th here and the beach is fine!

Donations welcome: paypal.me/poit
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Help get The Original Trilogy preserved!

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I hadn't caught the final image before the site went down.

I did, however, watch the ESB rough cut. It looks fantastic. Can't wait to see the final product from the best reels, with cleanup and all. Really surpassed my expectations even at this stage.

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Can't wait to see it! I'm visiting my parents, so I won't be able to download it for a couple more days. Could someone please  post some good screenshots?

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(thumbnail takes you to another scaled down image. Click that for 1080p)

http://s21.postimg.org/5p8hqpfrn/vlcsnap_2014_12_27_16h49m08s219.png

 

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Wow! That looks better than I expected! I sense a v2.5 in the near future :-) After Jedi of course ;-)

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Yeah the quality is really really good. I'm super impressed. Great work Team Negative One!

What’s the internal temperature of a TaunTaun? Luke warm.

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It's beautiful, just stunning. This is how films in the cinema in the 80s looked!

It's a release print, I love the grain and how organic it looks.

All the matte lines are not an issue with all that lovely grain.

I may actually buy a projector for this as I bet it looks even  better projected!

I have no words to describe how much admiration I have for the team and their work.

Plus the trailers are a neat addition!

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For those who want one, I made an (unofficial) NTSC DVD-5 from the 1080p version. PM me for links.

EDIT: There has been some interest in synchronizing this to the NTSC GOUT.  It is not an interest that I share; however, people who are re-encoding to end up with compatible files might wish to take the opportunity to mux in their favorite audio, so...

Loadplugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\Haali\MatroskaSplitter\avss.dll")

ESB=FFmpegSource2("02-ESB_Grindhouse_1080p_BD25.mkv").ConvertToYV12()#.ShowFrameNumber(scroll=true)

ESB2= \
Trim(ESB,    0,3096).Loop(12,0,0) ++ \
ESB.Loop(6,30727,30727).Trim(3096,    35385) ++ \
ESB.Loop(3,35381,35381).Trim(35381,    59546) ++ \
ESB.Loop(7,59544,59544).Trim(59544,    59758) ++ \
ESB.Loop(5,59753,59753).Trim(59753,    75034) ++ \
Trim(ESB,75030,75978) ++ \
Trim(ESB,75978,90851) ++ \
ESB.Loop(7,90852,90852).Trim(90852,    104633).DuplicateFrame(13781) ++ \
Trim(ESB,104627,121679) ++ \
ESB.Loop(24,121679,121679).Trim(121679, 150156) ++ \
ESB.Loop(11,150134,150134).Trim(150134, 0)


return ESB2

The frames that are duplicated are in places without a great deal of motion, and some of them are almost certainly at reel changes (where there is a difference in the number of black frames after a fade to black), so the script is not as bad as it looks when it comes to frame duplication.  Take it or leave it. :D