Harmy's RETURN OF THE JEDI Despecialized Edition HD - V3.1 — Page 145

Harmy said:

I know you’re just trolling but you’re still wrong. In film restorations, it’s normal to use scans of multiple prints where the best copy has been damaged or destroyed, which is basically what I did here - using a scan of the original negative and replacing damaged parts with scans of other prints. 😄

Hear, hear!

Hey Harmy,

Since you’re checking in here, can you provide an update on how things are going with the RESTORATIONS of Star Wars and Empire?

Once again, thank you for all the work you’ve done on the Despecialised OT.

BewvliesMovies said:

Harmy said:

I know you’re just trolling but you’re still wrong. In film restorations, it’s normal to use scans of multiple prints where the best copy has been damaged or destroyed, which is basically what I did here - using a scan of the original negative and replacing damaged parts with scans of other prints. 😄

Weren’t you using disc based video first instead of film scans? Laserdisc, DVD, Blu-ray disc, and 4K disc? No film prints? Still considering this to be a fan edit.
Heavily prefer the 4K77, 4K80, and 4K83 projects compared to this one.

He used the laserdiscs out of necessity because they were the only sources available for the original versions at the time. Neither Harmy or anyone else had access to high quality 4K film scans of the OT at the time, the idea of using 35mm scans for the entire movies was quite inconceivable. You can prefer the straight film scans and thats fine but don’t disregard Harmy’s work as a simple fan edit, what Harmy said about using a scan of the original negative and replacing damaged parts with scans of other prints is completely right and an admirable goal.

Thank you, Harmy!

Harmy said:

Just a quick update. ROTJ v3.1 is all finished. I’m just waiting for the encode, which is being done by a professional company and they’re testing all kinds different settings to make sure we get the best possible compression quality. And since they’re doing it after hours in their free time, it’s taking a while but should be worth it in the end, as I wasn’t very happy with how the ROTJ v3.0 turned out in this regard.

Love it! Will there be a Blu-ray compatible HD encode?

Great news. Thanks for all your hard work on these projects. It is greatly appreciated. 😄

Hey Harmy, over on the star wars trilogy forums Stotchy who is also a member on this site mentioned that he was chatting with you and that you said your whole workflow is in 8 bit colour as opposed to 10 bit colour. I’ve got two questions about that, firstly is there a reason why you chose to work in 8 bit colour as opposed to 10 bit colour? I’ve heard people say 10 bit colour is better as it reduces colour banding and the like, and 10 bit colour is used in most 4K SDR projects such as 4K77 and oohteedee’s D+ projects. Secondly, do you plan on releasing 10 bit versions at any point in the future, or should we expect all Despecialized releases to be 8 bit? Looking forward to hearing back from you.

Harmy said:

Just a quick update. ROTJ v3.1 is all finished. I’m just waiting for the encode, which is being done by a professional company and they’re testing all kinds different settings to make sure we get the best possible compression quality. And since they’re doing it after hours in their free time, it’s taking a while but should be worth it in the end, as I wasn’t very happy with how the ROTJ v3.0 turned out in this regard.

Wow, that is awesome. Above and beyond. Thank you!

"I felt a great shake of power. As if thousands were suddenly rejoicing. Something wonderful has happened. " I’m delighted to hear that, many thanks to Harmy and the others involved. 😃

Any plans for 4K H264? I’m asking because PS5 didn’t support HEVC.

Harmy said:

Really?

I just thought I could ask

Professional7 said:

Harmy said:

Really?

I just was wondering

Harmy said:

No, I meant about the PS5 playback. It seems incredible that such an advanced console couldn’t do what most cheap media players can do these days. What a ripoff 😮

You’re not the only one to think so

Harmy said:

Either way, the answer will be no - only the 1080p version will be h264.
I don’t want to make more variants, as that would be confusing and make distribution too complicated.

Thanks for clarifying.

Harmy said:

Just a quick update. ROTJ v3.1 is all finished. I’m just waiting for the encode, which is being done by a professional company and they’re testing all kinds different settings to make sure we get the best possible compression quality. And since they’re doing it after hours in their free time, it’s taking a while but should be worth it in the end, as I wasn’t very happy with how the ROTJ v3.0 turned out in this regard.

Thank you for everything that you do. Whenever I see a new youtube video from you, it makes my day.

I wanted to print some blu-rays, but I can’t seem to find the download for the covers still up anywhere. Would anyone be able to help me out?