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I am again online on this forum, so feel free to ask links for the movies if interested.

-Director

Been at originaltrilogy.com since around 2022. StarWars fan since I watched it for the first time.

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update: I recently edited these movies slightly to make sure the colours match, so you will receive the updated version if you now ask for these. also everyone who previously got the older versions, can ask for the updated version.

-Director

Been at originaltrilogy.com since around 2022. StarWars fan since I watched it for the first time.

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UPDATE: I haven’t really been interested on this project for a while, until recently. Currently I am making final masters of all 3 films with various sources to avoid any debates on thestarwarstrilogy forums etc (which I am banned from).

The sources of these final masters are:

various low quality reels
few seconds from TN1 projects
few scenes from the 2006 Bonus DVD.

I will be releasing the final masters somewhere around 24 July 2025 to 19 September 2025.

-Director

Been at originaltrilogy.com since around 2022. StarWars fan since I watched it for the first time.

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Still confused about everything to do with this “project” as many questions still remain unanswered. Glad to see you haven’t given up on doing whatever it is that you do.

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Bobson Dugnutt said:

Still confused about everything to do with this “project” as many questions still remain unanswered. Glad to see you haven’t given up on doing whatever it is that you do.

can you list the questions in a message? I can provide a short and simple answer.

-Director

Been at originaltrilogy.com since around 2022. StarWars fan since I watched it for the first time.

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  1. What is the source of this “restoration”? You have previously mentioned that it’s based on some late 90s prints, that were scanned in 2012, with the original files being over 200gb but you insist on working in 480p.

  2. Why has no one else ever heard of these scans from 2012, and why do you insist on working from them rather than any other better print that has come out since? You said that the 4k97 scans have bad colour?

  3. Why haven’t you shown any visuals from your “restoration”?

  4. What is your goal with this project?

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Please post some screenshots of this.

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This is still happening? Has anyone actually downloaded these to even see what they are?

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I still think OP is a troll. Not one single post makes any sense.

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Director said:

SOURCES

the sources of this preservation are clear, but there were, I am unsure if still are, debates of this.

I used only one source for each movie. The first movie’s source comes from a 1997 print. seemingly the same master was used for 4K97-4, but I am not sure, the scrathes are similar to 4K97-4 but I am not sure is it the same master.

The second movie: I used a print from 1998. It has colours in the other side of the image, but I am once again not sure why.

The third movie: it has rounded corners, I am not sure why, but some debated it was from 4K97, which it is not from.

 
Could you actually list the sources you used for this project, please? As per the Site Rules for Fan Projects:-

  1. The source of all materials used in fan edits and preservation efforts must be cited, including retail releases, laserdisc transfers, special features, menus, covers, and artwork.
     

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Could you actually list the sources you used for this project, please? As per the Site Rules for Fan Projects:-

I’m pretty sure that we established he is using 4K97, but for some reason he is being coy about it.

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SonnyGFunk said:

Could you actually list the sources you used for this project, please? As per the Site Rules for Fan Projects:-

I’m pretty sure that we established he is using 4K97, but for some reason he is being coy about it.

Well they downscaled it because how could it be better than SD?

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doubleofive said:

SonnyGFunk said:

Could you actually list the sources you used for this project, please? As per the Site Rules for Fan Projects:-

I’m pretty sure that we established he is using 4K97, but for some reason he is being coy about it.

Well they downscaled it because how could it be better than SD?

Yes we all know HD wasn’t invented in 1997!!!