I think the laserdiscs are capable of sounding better overall, due to coming from the master tapes. They have less generation loss and also less noise, as well as more headroom before distortion, but they do have their own issues due to being made with 1980’s era digital equipment.

I remember hearing a sample of the SW mono mix that Team -1 posted a while back: I thought it sounded simultaneously both better and worse than the existing version. Better, with greater clarity due to significantly less generation loss; but worse, because of additional distortion in the background not present in the Belbucus track. It’s been a while, so I’d have to hear the current version of what -1 have to make any kind of further pronouncements.

I’m just mad they are using “Sanitized” when I used it first. Not because they stole the term, but rather because I’ll get accused of stealing it from them (assuming anyone ever notices mine, which is pretty much guaranteed not to happen, but still).

Molly said:

Well, apparently their namesake flew the coop some time ago, so…not impossible…

😉

Molly said:

Well, apparently their namesake flew the coop some time ago, so…not impossible…

Coop returned to…see below.

nightstalkerpoet said:

Does anyone else get the feeling Team Negative1 is under new leadership? (not a complaint, actually thoroughly enjoying the more timely and direct information)

Actually it’s old leadership, in case you missed it.

http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/What-does-Lucasfilm-or-George-Lucas-really-have-as-Reference-Material/id/47412

The boss is dead. Long live the boss.

(inb4 Springsteen image)

While the rendering for the 25 G mkv version will be going on. We are also working on a more manageable 9 G mkv 720p version also for those that want a smaller size.

ESB Sanitized V3 - [Eastman-Fuji Hybrid]

Format : 720p 9G MKV
VIDEO : 720p .h264 video
AUDIO : 35mm theatrical, PCM audio (not restored)

We hope sometime by next week, this version will go up, for those that want
a good quality preview, before the larger version gets released.

http://i.imgur.com/PSXqDUy.jpg

Team Negative1

Cool.

Hairy_Hen, at some point, we will contact you with some links to the audio, so you can take a look at them, and see if they can be worked on.

We appreciate the offer.

Team Negative1

Goodie goodie.

Great news!!

team_negative1 said:

While the rendering for the 25 G mkv version will be going on. We are also working on a more manageable 9 G mkv 720p version also for those that want a smaller size.

ESB Sanitized V3 - [Eastman-Fuji Hybrid]

Format : 720p 9G MKV
VIDEO : 720p .h264 video
AUDIO : 35mm theatrical, PCM audio (not restored)

We hope sometime by next week, this version will go up, for those that want
a good quality preview, before the larger version gets released.

http://i.imgur.com/PSXqDUy.jpg

Team Negative1

Is this one still being uploaded soon after the Star Wars Silver Screen?

We are still in the process of finalizing details, before the release of this project.

Team Negative1

FrankT said:

So what differentiates the Sanitized version from the Silver Screen version?

Maybe they’re only going so far with this one (and more automated rather than manual) since the other Fuji print is planned for end game.

Or maybe every release will have a unique name.

A combination of things. Releases will have their own unique names. Also, the restoration of Empire Strikes Back, will be more in line of what was done with Star Wars, utilizing a better print, and much more careful processes for cleanup.

This was a one person, semi-automated cleanup, with little to no color corrections done.

A full restoration would have careful cleanup, cropping, deflickering, stabilization, and extensive color correction done to it.

Team Negative1

So the cleaned up reel previews we’ve seen are from the forthcoming full release rather than sanitized?

The previews are early just that, early versions of what will be used in the ‘Sanitized’ version, we just didn’t have a name at the time.

Team Negative1