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The ‘Custom Special Edition’ That Almost Wasn’t, But Then Was (Released) — Page 33

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Yeah I messed up what I said sorry was a long time ago I did that video… Those footsteps come from the shot of Vader, Princess Leia and two guards walking.

Not the guy in white because I cut him out I thought I used his foosteps but they are from the corridor shot my bad.

But those footsteps don’t either sound like 4 people walking and Motti has no real sound to him walking over… I think those are Mottis footsteps if you don’t think they match that is fine no problem but I have admitted I made a mistake on what scene they came from as I forgot they came from the next shot not the one I originally stated.

I think the corridor shot needs a new soundmix and at least a vader breathing sound like I said before. Anyway No big deal it’s just some footsteps.

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I really quite like the new ROTJ color grade, though if I had one critique, it’s that I think the blacks are too crushed. Nowhere near as bad as the 2011 Blu-Rays, but it’s something I noticed.

My Star Wars Fan-Edits

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I think the “reveal” in that scene is that Alderaan is about to be destroyed, not that it is simply in front of the Death Star

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Any updates on ANH Hal? I know you said your hoping to use some of TGWNN and DSW edit but was just wondering if there has been any progress.

P.S
Sorry if my comment seems pushy as I know you haven’t long announced the revisit and already rolled out TESB & ROTJ just super excited for this is all😁.

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Chipping away at it, but there’ll be a wait for some of these other projects at least. So no ETA right now. But it’ll be at least until Devastator v2 because there’ll be some hella good stuff in there.

And probably another update later when his master source material is finished and when Revisited:HD is finished.

My stance on revising fan edits.

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I think I mentioned Return of the Jedi may get an update when Adywan is finished with that.

The name’s Lawson. Noah Lawson.

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How would you feel about including some of the exclusive stuff from the mono mix such as Beru’s voice or the whirling noise from Artoo’s holoprojector?

The name’s Lawson. Noah Lawson.

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Well, some of that would be tricky since the only source is the mono mix itself. But in general I like the 1997 SE’s overall inclusion of several aspects of the mono mix while keeping it mostly familiar. I’ve already gone over the audio side of ANH pretty meticulously so I feel good about where it is overall.

My stance on revising fan edits.

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Hey, Hal. Just wanted to let you know that to commemorate the 40th anniversary of ROTJ yesterday, I took your edit of it for a spin. Not only was it the first of your edits I’ve actually sat down and watched but it was also the first time I’ve ever been able to enjoy any of the Original Trilogy films with a pretty nice audio/video setup.

Anyways… Very nice job, man! It felt like I was watching that movie for the first time again.

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I’m still waiting on the updates to A New Hope, Cloak of Deception and The Rise of Skywalker.

The name’s Lawson. Noah Lawson.

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Hal 9000 said:

Would anyone be up for attempting to use AI to generate better takes of Temeura Morrison’s lines for Boba Fett in ESB?

what would those lines be?

-TGWNN

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That guy with no name said:

Hal 9000 said:

Would anyone be up for attempting to use AI to generate better takes of Temeura Morrison’s lines for Boba Fett in ESB?

what would those lines be?

I assume it’s these:

“As you wish.”

“He’s no good to me dead.”

“What if he doesn’t survive? He’s worth a lot to me.”

“Put Captain Solo in the cargo hold.”

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That was fast! The idea is to get a better delivery than what Lucas got from Morrison for the 2004 revision, where it sounds like he phoned it in (probably literally did) and is not menacing like the original actor was.

Those lines are fairly bland, but could the AI be given direction? Perhaps, “speak slowly, menacingly drawing out the words”?

My stance on revising fan edits.

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I think voice AI struggles to replicate Morrison’s New Zealand accent. With how fast the tech is progressing I feel like it will eventually get there but right now it struggles with any accent that isn’t just a standard American or British accent.

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I tried generating some new lines for Book of Boba Fett and it took ages to get anything remotely passable. It’ll get there.

I do find, though, that putting the lines you want in quotation marks and adding something like “I said slowly and menacingly” after that helps (if you use “he said” the AI tries makes the voice you want then narrator and they deliver the actually line in a slightly different tone so it doesn’t quite work)