Harmy's RETURN OF THE JEDI Despecialized Edition HD - V3.1 — Page 29

TV's Frink said:

Matt_Stevens said:

Harmy said:

THANK YOU! Please regular posters, feel absolutely free to speak for me, whenever one of these ever-repeating questions comes up. It gets really very tiring, typing the same stuff like two times a week, so I'm very happy, when someone steps up like this a answers for me. And then, if I have anything to add or amend, I will. In this case, I don't - couldn't possibly have said it better myself.

Sorry for being so "annoying." *sigh*

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And please remember that at 28 pages, it's impossible to read this entire thread when one hasn't been reading it from the get-go. 

 Two things.

1) No need to put "annoying" in quotes.
2) 28 pages is nothing.

1. I felt there was. It was that single word I was referencing.

2. I usually can spend maybe five minutes reading the forums. Even right now, I have less than that and am putting work aside to be here. There is no way I can get through 28 pages. My life is just far too chaotic. I wish it were not so.

And to Harmy, if my words were misconstrued in any way, I apologize. It was not my intent to insult your work and I do not believe I did. As I have stated here and elsewhere, the Harmy restorations are nothing short of astounding (SW 2.5 being mind blowing). You can search for me here and elsewhere and will easily see that (not to mention all of my efforts in correcting the terrible edits and alterations to numerous Hong Kong classics). I wouldn't waste a stack of my best DVD9's to give SW v2.5 to friends and family if I was not blown away. I even stole my brother inlaw's official DVD's and replaced them with the Harmy Editions. He's long hated the SE's and now he won't have to deal with them. 

And my post on the prior page is almost exclusively praising your work and my excitement in sharing it with my nieces.

What sparked my post was my finally being able to sit down and watch the Harmy JEDI on a large screen, I was shocked at how those eyebrows yanked me out of the film. I wish I had chosen my words more delicately to describe my reaction and AGAIN... I apologize. It wasn't my intent. No one here is perfect. 

My suggestion is simple wit this issue. Only correct it if it can be done without being a distraction. That is just my own personal view. I am not demanding it be done. I am simply stating my viewpoint and hope it will at least be considered. 

Thanks for your time.

P.S. My nieces thought STAR WARS was the coolest thing they have ever seen. They even liked it more than The Hunger Games, which I thought would be impossible. We will watch EMPIRE sometimes next month. And then JEDI soon after. 

Harmy said:

@Turisu: Actually, the sharpening isn't from the downscale script but rather from the upscaling. Here's a simple bicubic upscale in PS. There is some detail loss off course but it's super minor.

I think the standard bicubic upscale looks markedly better than the image you generated using the script. Whatever was causing his tan shirt collar to look unnaturally jagged is gone now.

Matt_Stevens said:

TV's Frink said:

Matt_Stevens said:

Harmy said:

THANK YOU! Please regular posters, feel absolutely free to speak for me, whenever one of these ever-repeating questions comes up. It gets really very tiring, typing the same stuff like two times a week, so I'm very happy, when someone steps up like this a answers for me. And then, if I have anything to add or amend, I will. In this case, I don't - couldn't possibly have said it better myself.

Sorry for being so "annoying." *sigh*

...

And please remember that at 28 pages, it's impossible to read this entire thread when one hasn't been reading it from the get-go. 

 Two things.

1) No need to put "annoying" in quotes.
2) 28 pages is nothing.

1. I felt there was. It was that single word I was referencing.

 Sarcasm continues to be a difficult concept for some.

Harmy said:

ONCE AGAIN - the script has nothing to do with the upscaling, it was used for the downscaling - on both this and the first comparison.

Sorry, you're right -- should have paid closer attention to what you were saying. Your releases are 720p anyway. You were using bicubic sharper in the first example, I take it? That's why it has jaggies?

Ah, okay! Well, your last image looks really fantastic, that's for sure! It's amazing how little is lost -- just like your old Peter Cushing example. As you mentioned, the differences are super minor and would be all but invisible at recommended seating distances.

Is there any chance you might return to your plan to do Episode 1?

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Team-Negative1-Return-of-the-Jedi-1983-35mm-Theatrical-Version-Release-Details-and-Updates/post/721004/#TopicPost721004

Team Negative1

Any idea if this is a specialized addition or is it true OT ?

I for the life of me can't remember.

jimjimmyjones85 said:

Any idea if this is a specialized addition or is it true OT ?

I for the life of me can't remember.

 It's too well integrated; there's no way it's the SE!

Yeah, unless they run to the foreground and start dancing, they're probably original.

BTW, it is nice to see just how much "bounty hunter scum" got taken out along with Jabba.