Yeah, once the other drives arrive, I will put together a semi-cleaned up version quickly that should be quite watchable, I ned it anyway to plan the proper cleanup workflow.
If someone could put together a scene list from the bluray, of what has been changed, then I can do the full restoration of those scenes first, before tackling the restoration of the entire film. I’d also restore those to match the blu-ray, which would be quite a different process to what I have planned for the film itself.
I did a ghetto restoration of THX using the 16mm scan (audio and SEN), the LD, and the BD. The vast majority of changes are listed here: http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=541751
I don’t think it’s 100% comprehensive as there were a few other slight differences in frames here and there (plus obviously the pre-1978 differences to consider), but it’s everything major that I noticed (between LD and BD). I wish I still had my NLE project files but it seems I do not.
Anyway, that list would be a fantastic start for cleaning up the vast bulk of the shots needed.
The BD has a blue tint over much of the film. I removed it from a lot of scenes using an LUT that someone on OT made. Are you guys planning on matching the BD to the IB colors?
Ugh. Looking at that list of changes… You just have to ask yourself… Why?
This is why this project is important: this isn’t Star Wars and the masses are not writing petitions to get THX released in its original version(s). Like Poita has said: Star Wars, in its original version, has been scanned. It’s safe. This 35mm print is all we have for a high definition restoration of this piece of history.