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Info Wanted: Screenshots from the original mono VHS

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Does anyone know where to find screenshots of the Han/Greedo scene from the original '77 cropped mono VHS bootleg? This would supply the definitive answer for the formatting of the subtitles and the location on them on the frame, as well as the approximate font used-in the original release.
They have been formatted in so many different ways in the various video releases (in mine, they’re in the lower black bar), and I know that the original footage exists to set the record straight. It would help me (as well as many others, I think) in my DVD project.

Thanks!

Trooperman

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MeBeJedi has my VHS tape of that for making a DVD out of it. He should be able to provide some.

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Rev, thanks for lending your tape to MeBe. I think it'll be useful to have it in a digital format for reference by these "preservationists", i.e.:
- use the mono audio to fill in the gaps in the soundtrack sampled from the UK TV broadcast
- reference for those who are re-creating the original 1977 theatrical opening scrawl
- reference for the typeface and positioning of Greedo subtitles

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I agree; I think this DVD will be a valuable resource. Finally, all the rumours floating around about minor changes to the movies over the years (Pre-Se) can be verified.

What would be great as well would be a screenshot of the explosion of the main reactor (3rd effect shot from the beginning) for comparison with the THX version and the S.E. There's a good discussion in the S.E. forum pertaining to which version of the explosion was original; the bright orange one, or the one with only white smoke. A screenshot of this clip from the original VHS would be extremely handy in solving this.

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How does one know that the VHS tape is the original? I mean, like if I wanted to see if I could fetch one up (flea markets, yard sales, ebay, etc...) Is there a UPC code, is there a particular cover, is there a copyright date, etc...?

I'd be interested in finding the original transfer myself and any tips on what to looks for would be very helpful.

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The tape we're all referring to is a bootleg tecline of an original 1977 theatrical print. It's terribly cropped and has gone though who knows how many generations of dubbing.

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