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Info Wanted: Hello and questions for my own project

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Hi, first post here.

Wow, what a cool forum! I’ve been gearing up to doing my own version of the Episode IV DVD, and wondering how the hell I’m going to do it, and here I find a whole forum about it! Well, sort of…

I tried reading that zion project thread, but it’s just too horrendously long…what’s the upshot? Is there a version of the 2004 Ep IV without the mangled Greedo shoots first scene? Is it available at myspleen.net? If so what’s the file name and who uploaded it?

All I want is the 2004 Ep IV DVD with the Greedo scene as close to original as humanly possible. If someone has uploaded that (at full DVD quality), great. If not, I’d appreciate some pointers on what I’m going to have to do to make this goal a reality.

I use DVDShrink, DVDLab Pro, DVDDecrypter, etc., so I’m not totally unfamiliar with ripping, but obviously this’ll take a whole different set of tools. What am I going to need?

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Zion is doing DVD sourced from the original trilogy laserdiscs.

Several people have been talking about the possibility of restoring the original Greedo scene, but AFAIK nothing has been "released" yet. This is the thread to read:
http://www.originaltrilogy.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=9&threadid=1532

Adigitalman has done a version of the ROTJ DVD that removes some of the new stuff; it is available as a torrent at myspleen.net.

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Thanks, I saw that thread last night but it just kept going and going and no one was getting down to brass tacks. It was late so I stuck a thread up and went to bed.

So, what's a good NLE for the job? I need to buy one but since I don't need all the bells and whistles, I'm hoping for some recommendationis.

I watched the Greedo shoots first (GSF) scene on my 2004 DVD last night, and I'm wondering if scrubbing up the existing frames to remove extraneous laser blasts (aren't all the blasts extraneous? I don't remember an actual blaster bolt in the GSF scene, I just remember the SFX and the explosion), altering the Shiva goddess of love head bob out, putting in the lost 2 white explosion frames, and fixing the audio might do it. Any thoughts? What kind of app would I need for this, Combustion?

Is the original scene available anywhere for comparison?

I know some might think this belongs in the existing thread, but I'm only interested in GSF so I think this should be its own thread.
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Originally posted by: Morlock
Is the original scene available anywhere for comparison?
No.


(Yes, if you're willing to read the other threads.)

However, in practice you must take into account the “fuckwit factor”. Just talk to Darth Mallwalker…
-Moth3r

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I don't understand. What do you mean?
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"(aren't all the blasts extraneous? I don't remember an actual blaster bolt in the GSF scene"

Actually, the entire scene is extraneous, though that just made me wonder - where did that scene come from to begin with? It's little more than a Photoshopped pic, since the only real movement come from the lasers, Han's head and his arm. I think his foot moves too.

Anyways, I redid the scene by adding the 1-2 frames of bright light from the LD verion to the DVD footage, and it looks very good. I'll have to post it so you guys can see it.

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
<span class=“Bold”>Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.</span>

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Ooohhh, yeah yeah!

Did you do any scrubbing to get all the weirdness fixed, or are you just talking about the 2004 scene with the new frames added?

edit: it's hard to even know how the scene is different, since I haven't seen the original in years, hell probably more than ten years.
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What "weirdness" are you referring to?

I simply cut out the "duel", and spliced in a frame of Han lit up by his blaster fire.

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
<span class=“Bold”>Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.</span>

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Weirdness = All the blaster bolts (correct me if I'm wrong - I don't remember blaster bolts in the original), the shuck and jive head move by Han. I take it that's what you mean by "duel?"
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Correct, sir.

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
<span class=“Bold”>Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.</span>

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=D Well, what are you waiting for man?! Get to linkin'! =D