Best Fan Preservations of STAR WARS Laserdiscs to DVD?

Author: AdmiralWasabi10191
Date: 13-Jan-2023, 7:21 AM

Author: AdmiralWasabi10191
Time: 13-Jan-2023 7:21 AM (Edited)
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I do know about 4K77, 4K80, 4K83, and potential or already happened film scans of the 1997 Special Edition iterations of the Original Trilogy. More about the preservation of the Laserdiscs onto DVD.
I’m not going to trudge through hundreds of pages to search for information on this forum. Meaning no DNR or artificial sharpening regarding these. Hopefully dual layered DVDs were considered for these preservations, all bonus features included where applicable regarding the sets. No clue if any fan preservationists added menus or not.

MySpleen uploads don’t count. Google Drive, Resilio, Mega, MediaFire, etc. are better options.
I only know of the 1995 “FACES” releases being CLV instead of CAV as the 1993 set was, from my understanding. 1997 Special Edition Trilogy versions I used to have the “Five Star Collection” DVD pressed bootlegs decades ago which I no longer have.
Any help is greatful!

Author: ifjg
Time: 13-Jan-2023 9:33 PM
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I think Editdroid was considered the gold standard back in the day for video quality + preservation of bonus features. No idea how you could get it, though. Unless you specifically want LD video quality, probably best/easiest to just go with 4K77, since that includes the LD commentaries synced up.

Author: AdmiralWasabi10191
Time: 14-Jan-2023 5:24 AM
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ifjg said:

I think Editdroid was considered the gold standard back in the day for video quality + preservation of bonus features. No idea how you could get it, though. Unless you specifically want LD video quality, probably best/easiest to just go with 4K77, since that includes the LD commentaries synced up.

I don’t mind LD quality specifically for the releases I posted. Of course I have 4K77 & 4K83 whichever version number No DNR. Figured it might be fun to have high quality Laserdisc to DVD preservations, and if anyone has made any menus.
I’m repeating myself from the first post.
Haven’t even kept up with the fan preservations for STAR WARS from defunct home media in a very long time.

Author: Hal 9000
Time: 14-Jan-2023 11:16 AM
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If I remember correctly, at the time the GOUT was released it was agreed that there was very little virtue in LaserDisc conversions because the GOUT was the best presentation of that master on video. There was Project XO which was canceled shortly after, which at the time was attempting to mine as much detail as possible from the LaserDiscs by using the best LaserDisc player in the world and doing fancy things to squeeze every drop out of it. With the GOUT, that put an end to all such things.

That said, I also recall the EditDroid version being regarded highly. As far as bonus material, there’d be some LaserDisc-specific content to compile, sure.

I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently.

Author: AdmiralWasabi10191
Time: 14-Jan-2023 7:46 PM
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Hal 9000 said:

If I remember correctly, at the time the GOUT was released it was agreed that there was very little virtue in LaserDisc conversions because the GOUT was the best presentation of that master on video. There was Project XO which was canceled shortly after, which at the time was attempting to mine as much detail as possible from the LaserDiscs by using the best LaserDisc player in the world and doing fancy things to squeeze every drop out of it. With the GOUT, that put an end to all such things.

That said, I also recall the EditDroid version being regarded highly. As far as bonus material, there’d be some LaserDisc-specific content to compile, sure.

Yup. I have no idea if it’d be even worth it to make preservations of specifically the 1989/1990, 1993, and 1995 Laserdiscs to DVD at all because of the 2006 Limited Edition DVDs aka “GOUT”. Even though it could be different, possibly with better bitrate and compression? Not sure but I do have the LD bonus features of those three which someone else made onto DVDs.
No clue if I ought to wait for someone to scan 35mm prints, maybe someone already did, of the 1997 Special Editions. If someone already has those bonus features from the Special Edition Laserdiscs to DVD, then that’s already done and done.
I remember Project X0 but it still should have happened with the specific Laserdiscs to DVD. No heavy clean-up, just MPEG2 onto dual layered DVDs.

Author: JadedSkywalker
Time: 16-Jan-2023 12:12 AM (Edited)
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The Editdroid was near professional quality. The bonus discs were excellent.

I was a big fan of Dark Jedi’s preservations as well

Author: AdmiralWasabi10191
Time: 20-Jan-2023 6:09 PM
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JadedSkywalker said:

The Editdroid was near professional quality. The bonus discs were excellent.

I was a big fan of Dark Jedi’s preservations as well

Wonder if anyone has hoarded any of those at all, even possibly uploaded any anywhere.

Author: Jedi Matt
Time: 30-Nov-2024 5:39 AM
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As a completist, I too would love to have rips of the various Star Wars Laserdisc issues, The only one I have been able to find is Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace - ZigZig’s Laserdisc Preservation. Just wanted to bump this post in case someone can point us in the right direction.

Author: oojason
Time: 26-Dec-2024 9:25 AM (Edited)
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JadedSkywalker said:

I was a big fan of Dark Jedi’s preservations as well

Yeah, dark_jedi did many quality OT preservations.

If anyone has any more of his projects to share please let me know - and I’ll gladly add them to my modest collection of OT preservations that have taken place on here down the years (there are a few by dark_jedi / TeamBlu already in there)…

📍 A few available Original Trilogy Preservations - from a long time ago . . . .

As an aside…

A ‘Bonus Material’ based preservation project (some LD-sourced) from on MySpleen (by Neothebird).

The following is also available in 📍 A few available Original Trilogy Preservations - from a long time ago . . . . 📍

‘(BD-50) The Original Star Wars Trilogy Archives Vol. 1’

Size: 44.82 GB (48,125,378,560 bytes)
Added: 2017-03-03 23:18:00 GMT

'Description:

Hi all,

I’d like to present to you today a special project I’ve been working on for a number of years now.

The aim of the project was to create a Blu-ray companion to the Blu-ray release which archives all the best Star Wars features from official and unofficial sources, including all of the extra material from the previous laserdisc and DVD releases. Over time, the project grew into something much larger, and so I was forced to span the features over two BD-50 discs. This torrent is the first volume.

Included are the following features…

Documentaries:

Empire of Dreams (Source: DVD)
Star Wars Begins (Source: Vimeo)
Building Empire (Source: Vimeo)
Returning to Jedi (Source: Vimeo)
From Star Wars to Jedi (Source: Japanese Laserdisc)
Star Wars: A definitive history

TV Specials:

Clapperboard: Empire Strikes Back special
Michel Parbot’s Empire Strikes Back (excerpts)
When Star Wars ruled the world
Star Wars: An MTV special
The Force returns
Star Wars: The making of the myth
Star Wars: The magic and the mystery
Star Wars: Feel the force
Star Wars at the BBC

Featurettes:

War stories: An interview with George Lucas (Source: Laserdisc)
A tour of the Lucasfilm archives (Source: Laserdisc)
The Birth of the Lightsaber (Source: DVD)
The Characters of Star Wars (Source: DVD)
The Star Wars gallery with Ralph McQuarrie (Source: Laserdisc)
Making of Star Wars book footage (Source: Epub)
Blast it Biggs! Where are you? (Source: Vimeo)
Star Wars in numbers (Source: Vimeo)
Special edition making of
1977 gag reel (Source: Epub)
DVD gag reel (Source: DVD)
Sound advice: An interview with Ben Burtt (Source: Laserdisc)
How walkers walk (Source: Laserdisc)
The flight through the asteroids storyboards (Source: Laserdisc)
Do or do not (Source: Vimeo)
Making of Empire book footage (Source: Epub)
The ABC’s of Jedi effects (Source: Laserdisc)
Jedi videomatics (Source: Laserdisc)
Lapti Nek music video (Source: Laserdisc)
Making of Jedi book footage (Source: Epub)
Return of the Jedi special location effects (Source: Vimeo)
Slimy piece of worm-ridden filth (Source: Vimeo)
Return of the Ewok
The Force is with them (Source: DVD)

Sources:

Where I can recall, I have listed the source for each item. As the items were collected over a number of years, I do not immediately recall where many came from. Over time, I will update them with as much information as I can. Many of the sources are not of my own, and I wish to thank the many original preservers, such as Babyhun, and also a special thanks to Jamie Benning for his wonderful Star Wars filmumentary features. Can I please encourage you to make a contribution to his Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/jamiebenning

Software:

To maintain worldwide compatibility, an effort was made to source all material in native NTSC format, retaining their original encoding. Where that was not possible, assets were carefully re-encoded to maintain as much of the original quality as possible via Adobe Premiere CS6. The disc was authored using Adobe Encore CS6.

The Future:

As mentioned, this disc took a very long time to create, working on and off through work commitments. I will immediately begin work on vol. 2 which will include Interviews and TV appearances, Trailers and TV spots, Commercials and Expanded Universe. I don’t know how long it will take, but I will be sure to release it here when it’s done.

Thankyou for your interest in this project, and please share for as long as possible.’

A little patience goes a long way on this old-school Rebel base. If you are having issues finding what you are looking for, these will be of some help…

Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com | Introduce yourself in here | Useful info within : About : Help : Site Rules : Fan Project Rules : Announcements
‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com - includes info on how to ask for a fan project and how to search for projects and threads on OT•com.

A Project Index for Star Wars Preservations (Harmy’s Despecialized & 4K77/80/83 etc) : A Project Index for Star Wars Fan Edits (adywan & Hal 9000 etc)

Take your time to look around this site before posting… Do NOT just lazily make yet another ‘link request’ post - or a new thread asking for projects.

Author: Jedi Matt
Time: 29-Dec-2024 8:19 AM
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As an aside…

A ‘Bonus Material’ based preservation project (some LD-sourced) from on MySpleen - available in the collection above:-

‘(BD-50) The Original Star Wars Trilogy Archives Vol. 1’

Size: 44.82 GB (48,125,378,560 bytes)
Added: 2017-03-03 23:18:00 GMT

'Description:

Hi all,

I’d like to present to you today a special project I’ve been working on for a number of years now.

The aim of the project was to create a Blu-ray companion to the Blu-ray release which archives all the best Star Wars features from official and unofficial sources, including all of the extra material from the previous laserdisc and DVD releases. Over time, the project grew into something much larger, and so I was forced to span the features over two BD-50 discs. This torrent is the first volume.

Included are the following features…
&nbsb;

Documentaries:

Empire of Dreams (Source: DVD)
Star Wars Begins (Source: Vimeo)
Building Empire (Source: Vimeo)
Returning to Jedi (Source: Vimeo)
From Star Wars to Jedi (Source: Japanese Laserdisc)
Star Wars: A definitive history

TV Specials:

Clapperboard: Empire Strikes Back special
Michel Parbot’s Empire Strikes Back (excerpts)
When Star Wars ruled the world
Star Wars: An MTV special
The Force returns
Star Wars: The making of the myth
Star Wars: The magic and the mystery
Star Wars: Feel the force
Star Wars at the BBC

Featurettes:

War stories: An interview with George Lucas (Source: Laserdisc)
A tour of the Lucasfilm archives (Source: Laserdisc)
The Birth of the Lightsaber (Source: DVD)
The Characters of Star Wars (Source: DVD)
The Star Wars gallery with Ralph McQuarrie (Source: Laserdisc)
Making of Star Wars book footage (Source: Epub)
Blast it Biggs! Where are you? (Source: Vimeo)
Star Wars in numbers (Source: Vimeo)
Special edition making of
1977 gag reel (Source: Epub)
DVD gag reel (Source: DVD)
Sound advice: An interview with Ben Burtt (Source: Laserdisc)
How walkers walk (Source: Laserdisc)
The flight through the asteroids storyboards (Source: Laserdisc)
Do or do not (Source: Vimeo)
Making of Empire book footage (Source: Epub)
The ABC’s of Jedi effects (Source: Laserdisc)
Jedi videomatics (Source: Laserdisc)
Lapti Nek music video (Source: Laserdisc)
Making of Jedi book footage (Source: Epub)
Return of the Jedi special location effects (Source: Vimeo)
Slimy piece of worm-ridden filth (Source: Vimeo)
Return of the Ewok
The Force is with them (Source: DVD)

Sources:

Where I can recall, I have listed the source for each item. As the items were collected over a number of years, I do not immediately recall where many came from. Over time, I will update them with as much information as I can. Many of the sources are not of my own, and I wish to thank the many original preservers, such as Babyhun, and also a special thanks to Jamie Benning for his wonderful Star Wars filmumentary features. Can I please encourage you to make a contribution to his Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/jamiebenning

Software:

To maintain worldwide compatibility, an effort was made to source all material in native NTSC format, retaining their original encoding. Where that was not possible, assets were carefully re-encoded to maintain as much of the original quality as possible via Adobe Premiere CS6. The disc was authored using Adobe Encore CS6.

The Future:

As mentioned, this disc took a very long time to create, working on and off through work commitments. I will immediately begin work on vol. 2 which will include Interviews and TV appearances, Trailers and TV spots, Commercials and Expanded Universe. I don’t know how long it will take, but I will be sure to release it here when it’s done.

Thankyou for your interest in this project, and please share for as long as possible.’

Wow, that is a very impressive amount of bonus material!! I have been hoping to find the MTV special for some time now. And this is only volume 1? Hopefulle volume 2 will become available one day.

Author: oojason
Time: 29-Dec-2024 8:43 AM
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Jedi Matt said:

As an aside…

A ‘Bonus Material’ based preservation project (some LD-sourced) from on MySpleen - available in the collection above:-

‘(BD-50) The Original Star Wars Trilogy Archives Vol. 1’

Size: 44.82 GB (48,125,378,560 bytes)
Added: 2017-03-03 23:18:00 GMT

'Description:

Hi all,

I’d like to present to you today a special project I’ve been working on for a number of years now.

The aim of the project was to create a Blu-ray companion to the Blu-ray release which archives all the best Star Wars features from official and unofficial sources, including all of the extra material from the previous laserdisc and DVD releases. Over time, the project grew into something much larger, and so I was forced to span the features over two BD-50 discs. This torrent is the first volume.

Included are the following features…
&nbsb;

Documentaries:

Empire of Dreams (Source: DVD)
Star Wars Begins (Source: Vimeo)
Building Empire (Source: Vimeo)
Returning to Jedi (Source: Vimeo)
From Star Wars to Jedi (Source: Japanese Laserdisc)
Star Wars: A definitive history

TV Specials:

Clapperboard: Empire Strikes Back special
Michel Parbot’s Empire Strikes Back (excerpts)
When Star Wars ruled the world
Star Wars: An MTV special
The Force returns
Star Wars: The making of the myth
Star Wars: The magic and the mystery
Star Wars: Feel the force
Star Wars at the BBC

Featurettes:

War stories: An interview with George Lucas (Source: Laserdisc)
A tour of the Lucasfilm archives (Source: Laserdisc)
The Birth of the Lightsaber (Source: DVD)
The Characters of Star Wars (Source: DVD)
The Star Wars gallery with Ralph McQuarrie (Source: Laserdisc)
Making of Star Wars book footage (Source: Epub)
Blast it Biggs! Where are you? (Source: Vimeo)
Star Wars in numbers (Source: Vimeo)
Special edition making of
1977 gag reel (Source: Epub)
DVD gag reel (Source: DVD)
Sound advice: An interview with Ben Burtt (Source: Laserdisc)
How walkers walk (Source: Laserdisc)
The flight through the asteroids storyboards (Source: Laserdisc)
Do or do not (Source: Vimeo)
Making of Empire book footage (Source: Epub)
The ABC’s of Jedi effects (Source: Laserdisc)
Jedi videomatics (Source: Laserdisc)
Lapti Nek music video (Source: Laserdisc)
Making of Jedi book footage (Source: Epub)
Return of the Jedi special location effects (Source: Vimeo)
Slimy piece of worm-ridden filth (Source: Vimeo)
Return of the Ewok
The Force is with them (Source: DVD)

Sources:

Where I can recall, I have listed the source for each item. As the items were collected over a number of years, I do not immediately recall where many came from. Over time, I will update them with as much information as I can. Many of the sources are not of my own, and I wish to thank the many original preservers, such as Babyhun, and also a special thanks to Jamie Benning for his wonderful Star Wars filmumentary features. Can I please encourage you to make a contribution to his Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/jamiebenning

Software:

To maintain worldwide compatibility, an effort was made to source all material in native NTSC format, retaining their original encoding. Where that was not possible, assets were carefully re-encoded to maintain as much of the original quality as possible via Adobe Premiere CS6. The disc was authored using Adobe Encore CS6.

The Future:

As mentioned, this disc took a very long time to create, working on and off through work commitments. I will immediately begin work on vol. 2 which will include Interviews and TV appearances, Trailers and TV spots, Commercials and Expanded Universe. I don’t know how long it will take, but I will be sure to release it here when it’s done.

Thankyou for your interest in this project, and please share for as long as possible.’

Wow, that is a very impressive amount of bonus material!! I have been hoping to find the MTV special for some time now. And this is only volume 1? Hopefulle volume 2 will become available one day.

Yeah, quite a nice set.

Unfortunately, I haven’t found a ‘Volume 2’ - but there is always hope…

A little patience goes a long way on this old-school Rebel base. If you are having issues finding what you are looking for, these will be of some help…

A Project Index for Star Wars Preservations (Harmy’s Despecialized & 4K77/80/83 etc) : A Project Index for Star Wars Fan Edits (adywan & Hal 9000 etc)

Take your time to look around this site before posting… Do NOT just lazily make yet another ‘link request’ post - or a new thread asking for projects.

Author: Jedi Matt
Time: 31-Dec-2024 5:46 AM
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As they say, hope springs eternal.