Star Wars on Super8 (Released) — Page 11

Author: poita
Time: 22-Mar-2015 5:27 PM
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msycamore said:

team_negative1 said:

This is the new version, that should become a standard, especially replacing Puggo's 16mm for film fans of the original.

What are you, George Lucas?

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Author: team_negative1
Time: 22-Mar-2015 5:48 PM (Edited)
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Of course, big thanks to Poita. For Team Negative1 presents Poita's Star Wars Super 8mm Grindhouse v1.

And thanks to Anctufaalb for distribution.

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Author: team_negative1
Time: 26-Mar-2015 7:18 PM
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Here is a short sample from Reel 1:

Note that the color has not been corrected, and the large amount of grain.

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https://vimeo.com/123359322

Password : OT

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Author: team_negative1
Time: 26-Mar-2015 8:15 PM
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Here is the short 2 minute segment replaced with the LPP:

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http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/team-negative1-star-wars-1977-35mm-theatrical-version-release-details-and-updates/post/759650/#TopicPost759650

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Author: team_negative1
Time: 28-Mar-2015 2:17 PM (Edited)
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As it turns out, there will be a better mono mix:

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http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/The-Mono-Mix-Restoration-Project/post/759903/#TopicPost759903

However, you will have to do your own edits to sync it correctly.

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Author: adamtheskunk
Time: 28-Mar-2015 11:54 PM (Edited)
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I'm lovin the high quality rip of the lo-res format :D

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Author: age
Time: 1-Apr-2015 10:53 AM
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Wow! This is a very high quality scan.Thanks for sharing.

What wide gamut color profile was used for this?

I am trying to setting the black point on the reel 4,it's possible that the original footage is a bit dark?

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k4uX2fI4HC5M69aCijV

Author: dclarkg
Time: 2-Apr-2015 1:36 AM
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team_negative1 said:

Here is a short sample from Reel 1:

Note that the color has not been corrected, and the large amount of grain.

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https://vimeo.com/123359322

Password : OT

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I love that despite the grain (that doesn't look that bad) it looks very detailed, I love the retro look of smaller prints!

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Author: team_negative1
Time: 2-Apr-2015 3:11 PM
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We're close to posting our version. Note, that if you adjust the colors, by decreasing the red and adjusting the contrast, you get a very pleasant looking picture for most of the film.

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Author: Darth Mallwalker
Time: 2-Apr-2015 4:39 PM
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# aviSynth

cSWS8=ffVideoSource("Reel1RAW.mov")\
.showFrameNumber(scroll=true)

c5of6=merge(\
cSWS8.selectEvery(6, 0,2,3,4,5)\
,cSWS8.selectEvery(6, 1,2,3,4,5))

cSync=\
trim(c5of6, 00291, 28112)\
+trim(c5of6, 28114, 00000)

return cSync
__END__

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Author: poita
Time: 2-Apr-2015 7:46 PM
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age said:

Wow! This is a very high quality scan.Thanks for sharing.

What wide gamut color profile was used for this?

I am trying to setting the black point on the reel 4,it's possible that the original footage is a bit dark?

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k4uX2fI4HC5M69aCijV

I'm actually not all that happy with the quality of the scan, and will be rescanning next month.

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Author: dclarkg
Time: 2-Apr-2015 11:29 PM
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poita said:

age said:

Wow! This is a very high quality scan.Thanks for sharing.

What wide gamut color profile was used for this?

I am trying to setting the black point on the reel 4,it's possible that the original footage is a bit dark?

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k4uX2fI4HC5M69aCijV

I'm actually not all that happy with the quality of the scan, and will be rescanning next month.

Why is that? Did you see issues?

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Author: age
Time: 3-Apr-2015 4:34 AM
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Ok!! I'm excited because this current scan is already excellent in my opinion and I have don't see any big issues, but I'm sure you can improve it ;-)

Author: team_negative1
Time: 3-Apr-2015 10:19 AM
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We have no issues with the current scan. The alternate Reel 4, has slightly more contrast, but thats about it.

Any improvement over the current one will be subtle. There's only so much you can get out of 8mm, and this is pushing it as it is for us.

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Author: Darth Mallwalker
Time: 3-Apr-2015 3:22 PM
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# aviSynth

cReel2= ffVideoSource("Reel2RAW.mov")\
.showFrameNumber(scroll=true)

c41112= trim(cReel2, 00245, 00482)
c41352= trim(cReel2, 00483, 40737)
c81607= trim(cReel2, 40738, 41869)
c82740= trim(cReel2, 41870,-1)
c82741= merge(\
trim(cReel2, 41871,-1)\
,trim(cReel2, 41872,-1))
c82743= trim(cReel2, 41873, 45806)
#86677

cSync=\
blankClip(cReel2, 41112)+ c41112\
+blankClip(cReel2, 00002)+ c41352+ c81607\
+blankClip(cReel2, 00001)+ c82740+ c82741\
+blankClip(cReel2, 00001)+ c82743

cReel3= ffVideoSource("Reel3RAW.mov")\
#showFrameNumber(scroll=true)

c81607 = trim(cReel3, 00286, 05355)
c86677 = trim(cReel3, 05356, 19362)
c100686= trim(cReel3, 19363, 20256)
c101582= trim(cReel3, 20257, 29049)
c110377= trim(cReel3, 29050, 46703)
c128032= trim(cReel3, 46704, 49493)
c130822= trim(cReel3, 49497, 49499)
#130825

cSync=\
blankClip(cReel2, 41112)+ c41112\
+blankClip(cReel2, 00002)+ c41352+ c81607+ c86677\
+blankClip(cReel3, 00002)+ c100686\
+blankClip(cReel3, 00002)+ c101582\
+blankClip(cReel3, 00002)+ c110377\
+blankClip(cReel3, 00001)+ c128032+ c130822

return cSync
__END__

Clip variable names correspond to GOUT frame numbers,
so for example, c689 would be the title card

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Author: team_negative1
Time: 11-May-2015 5:32 PM
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We hope to have this version appear on myspleen in awhile also:

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This is the new version, that should become a standard, especially replacing Puggo's 16mm for film fans of the original.

We have made a combined version:

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1 Cropped and resized to correct 1080p

2 Patched 2 minutes+ that was missing after Reel 2, with LPP scan

3 Added stereo audio (NOT GOUT compatible)

4 Fixed duplicate scene in Reel 3

This new Grindhouse 8mm version is a much more reasonable 8 Gigs,

without much loss in quality.

Things left as an exercise for viewers:

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1 Color correction

2 Altering 35mm LPP footage to a lower resolution, and grain

3 Adding Greedo subtitles

4 Adding other soundtracks

5 Fixing a few sound sync issues, due to missing and damaged frames

6 Clean up and dirt scratch removal on the first half of film.

We figure someone will make it work with GOUT, subtitles, etc.

Have fun with it.

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Author: team_negative1
Time: 17-May-2015 1:07 PM
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We are in the process of testing dirt and scratch cleanup on the 8mm version, that will NOT be included in this release.

Depending on how this goes and demand, there may be a future update to it.

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Author: team_negative1
Time: 18-May-2015 12:42 AM
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Some preliminary shots from the work in progress version, with a first pass at cleanup, and color correction:

TOP - original release (our Grindhouse version)

BOTTOM - new cleaned and corrected version

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Video comparison:

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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k56TZnN4Df3pt9bclv1

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Author: pittrek
Time: 18-May-2015 4:41 AM
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Why does the "corrected" version have much worse colours than the original?

Author: Fantomas
Time: 18-May-2015 7:25 AM
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Wow, the corrected version is awfull !
The non corrected one is better in colour !
Is it a joke or what ?

Author: marin888
Time: 18-May-2015 7:47 AM (Edited)
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This is a KODAK Polyester Printing in Technicolor from most famous "DERANN's "quality:sublimated on a Crystal support ABSOLUTELY PERFECT IN EVERY PART AND REEL.

Black is Black

From:

http://passionesuper8.blogspot.com/2011/09/star-wars-episode-iva-new-hope.html

Author: marin888
Time: 18-May-2015 8:02 AM
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If Poita & T-1 can make to looks like this it can be really nice to have preservation on Blu-Ray (menu, subtitles, few audio tracks ...) ;)

Cheers!

Author: towne32
Time: 18-May-2015 9:13 AM
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Fantomas said:

Wow, the corrected version is awfull !
The non corrected one is better in colour !
Is it a joke or what ?

Perhaps they mixed up which sample was the top/bottom image. Otherwise, it seems 'it blue itself'.

Author: Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda
Time: 18-May-2015 10:56 AM
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team_negative1 said:

This is the new version, that should become a standard, especially replacing Puggo's 16mm for film fans of the original.

Being a big fan of your work, the last thing I want to do is sound defensive. And I have never, ever claimed the PG was anything but a grungy curiosity with mild research value. But comparing our respective posted screenshots, I'm a bit confused by your above comment:

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Author: marin888
Time: 18-May-2015 11:15 AM (Edited)
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8mm Grindhouse version (T-1 have issue with monitor)