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SWT Executor Boxset Preservation (Released)

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Presenting for your delectation…

Right now, I’ve managed to scan most all of the printed material in the Executor boxset, which includes:

  • Cover art for all four VHS boxes
  • A few pages from the Complete Scripts book
  • Art prints of six matte paintings from the movies
  • Art prints of John Alvin’s poster art
  • Certificate of Authenticity

I’ve also tried cleaning these scans up a little… but some of them have ended up at awkward angles, and there’s this moire patterning which I can’t get rid of adequately. I may end up having to send off the unaltered copies to another, more competent restorationist than me. But it’s mostly all there.

This collection is available on request.

As for the videos themselves - haven’t had a chance to look at them yet, I’m still working my head around getting the transfer process right. Further bulletins as events warrant.

Ol’ George has the GOUT, I see.

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I'm interested after the amazing covers I saw from you!

"Let's face it, the Ewoks sucked, dude" -Hurley, Lost 5x13-Some like it Hoth.

Please bear with me if I tend to get too excited about anything or say too much, I have issues.

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Well I'm trying to find a viable hosting source at the moment - MEGA is far too slow, and I don't know how to seed a torrent effectively.

Ol’ George has the GOUT, I see.

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Have you considered Google Drive?

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Not before I started doing a more intensive restoration.

Ol’ George has the GOUT, I see.

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Surprisingly, I was able to extract almost all of the contents of the first tape! The results... not as bad as I was expecting. It's still very fuzzy, but for what it's worth, everything's there; no primitive DVNR like the 2006 DVD. So... it's something. But you'll have to be the judge, I've never preserved VHS tapes before...

Ol’ George has the GOUT, I see.

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FrankT said:

It's still very fuzzy, but for what it's worth, everything's there; no primitive DVNR like the 2006 DVD.

 Are you certain? My copy seems to have it, its just mostly less visible due to the lower definition of VHS. I heard a while ago that the PAL masters have a more conservative application of DVNR than the NTSC masters, but I don't think any post-1993 release of the OUT is completely smear-free.

Check shot changes from chroma issues, such as colours from the previous shot still visible in the following shot (usually for a couple of frames before it blends in) and 'residue' of blaster bolts (also visible for a frame or two after). You will most likely have to do this frame-by-frame to get a better look. These are temporal artefacts left as a result of the DVNR filtering.

If its truly smear-free then I'd love to get a look at this, and fix the apparent problem present in my capture setup (which I'm not ruling out as a possibility ATM)!

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The PAL masters for the Faces collection (which are identical to the Executor tapes) have less smearing than the NTSC Faces tapes, which are from the same master as the 1993 LDs.

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Wazzles said:

The PAL masters for the Faces collection (which are identical to the Executor tapes) have less smearing than the NTSC Faces tapes, which are from the same master as the 1993 LDs.

Star Wars has less smearing, Empire has more, not sure about Jedi.

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