The "Darth Editous" Episode IV DVD Info and Feedback Thread - a partially "de-specialed" DVD — Page 26

Author: Darth Editous
Time: 4-Dec-2006 4:59 AM
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DE: you didn't by any chance use the '97 sound mix for this version, did you?

Nope, sorry. It has its problems but I prefer the new mix. I haven't corrected the swapped music, because I can't tell the difference, but I have put back in the fanfare as the X-Wings dive on the Death Star, re-equalised lots of dialogue and other stuff. I have kept the new Krait Dragon call - the original sounds more like a Dewback and less like the kind of noise a human could make.

Cutting those six frames may speed it up just enough, however, I don't know if it would affect the sound mix (skip or jump).

I think that would make the shot too short.

DE

Author: Savage
Time: 5-Dec-2006 1:27 AM
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I think that would make the shot too short.

Yep, you're right. I did a quick edit of those frames myself and it is way too quick of a shot.

O.T. or No T., baby!™

Author: Ripplin
Time: 5-Dec-2006 1:32 PM
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Thanks for your continued diligence, DE!

I just watched the Han & Greedo clip and the smoothness of it was nice to see. Just one more thing that makes me think "why can Darth Editous make these fixes look so good, but the company that made it in the first place seems not to care about so many of the problems?" I guess time, effort, and no deadlines to deal with makes a big difference, too.

Looking forward to seeing your "final" version. (I put final in brackets because, well, will it really be?

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Author: Sluggo
Time: 5-Dec-2006 2:43 PM
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Looking forward to seeing your "final" version. (I put final in brackets because, well, will it really be?

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I'm looking forward to this as well.

Don't confuse DE with GL.

Author: Ripplin
Time: 5-Dec-2006 3:30 PM
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Originally posted by: SluggoDon't confuse DE with GL.

Certainly not!

He has already gone back to it before, though. Nothing wrong with a bit of procrastination, of course, especially when the end result is an actual improvement. For that, we can all be very thankful. Plus, had Lucas actually done a truly great, possibly perfect restoration, these fun fan projects might not be out there to the extent they are.

Author: Darth Editous
Time: 6-Dec-2006 7:32 AM
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More changes:

• Replaced the washed out green Falcon that disappears into hyperspace
• Straightened the opening crawl
• Repaint of lasers (opening shot only)

DE

Author: GhostAlpha26
Time: 6-Dec-2006 2:16 PM
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Is this version still going to be ready to download by the weekend?

"The Empire can't stop us now..now its our turn" -Luke-

Author: Ripplin
Time: 6-Dec-2006 3:33 PM
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Originally posted by: Darth Editous
• Repaint of lasers (opening shot only)

Nice! That ought to give the scene the extra oomph it needs.

Author: Darth Editous
Time: 6-Dec-2006 4:02 PM
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Is this version still going to be ready to download by the weekend?

I expect to have the Xvid version available, at least. Right now I'm just umming and ahhing about applying a global gamma correction of 1.5 to bring it all up to a decent brightness (it really helps bring the stars out too).

DE

Author: Savage
Time: 6-Dec-2006 11:04 PM
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Right now I'm just umming and ahhing about applying a global gamma correction of 1.5 to bring it all up to a decent brightness (it really helps bring the stars out too)

To quote a certain evil dictator, "Do it."

As long as it makes it look better, that is...

O.T. or No T., baby!™

Author: Ripplin
Time: 7-Dec-2006 12:52 AM
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Originally posted by: Savage
As long as it makes it look better, that is...

Yeah, it sounds like one of those things that could work very well in some scenes, but maybe not so much in others. But what do I know?

At any rate, another interesting development, to be sure.

Author: Darth Editous
Time: 7-Dec-2006 5:47 AM
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Hmm... on the one hand the original DVD is way too dark, but on the other hand, adjusting the levels is going to bring up noise, cause posterisation, etc, so there's a good case to be made for leaving it as is and leaving it to people to adjust their sets. I suspect keeping the original levels will make encoding more efficient, too...

Edit: never mind, I figured out what was wrong with my levels boosting - it looks a lot nicer now so I'm going ahead with it. Spotted something else to correct though...

DE

Author: Darth Editous
Time: 8-Dec-2006 4:49 AM
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Another delay - there's something going wrong with my Xvid encode. I suspect it's AVISynth's Lanczos resize falling over on a particular frame, so I'll have to use the VDub filter instead.

DE

Author: Sojourn
Time: 8-Dec-2006 9:35 AM
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Good luck with the Xvid encode! Any word on the DVD releases?

Take care,
Sojourn

Author: Darth Editous
Time: 8-Dec-2006 3:28 PM
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Good luck with the Xvid encode! Any word on the DVD releases?

They take a little longer - overnight encodes, like Xvid, but then there's chapters to mark and stuff. And I've just been pressed into producing another TV ad for work which I'll need to spend some time on. Xvid should definitely be done next weekend if not before, DVDs perhaps the one after that.

DE

Author: Savage
Time: 8-Dec-2006 11:40 PM
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If you can get the DVD release out by Christmas, that'd be great! I've got a 46" LCD to break in.

O.T. or No T., baby!™

Author: Mr Bungle
Time: 9-Dec-2006 1:04 PM
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Im looking forward to this new version of ANH with these new changes especially after how much I enjoyed the original version and do hope it is released before Xmas.

Author: elanmars
Time: 11-Dec-2006 1:19 AM
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i like what's been done, to me these versions are the watchable "special editions"...BUT...

out of all the fan edits, all the good work put forth in making them...

NONE OF THEM HAVE LAK SIVRAK AKA WOLFMAN IN IT. i don't know how that doesn't annoy more people, specially the fan-editors who will mess with the most miniscule things. i HATE the cg alien replacements, they look terrible and so out of place. the most annoying and bothersome changes/sequences out of ALL movies, for me, is definitely the 20-30 minutes between the cantina scenes up to the end of the jabba scene.

(wolfman replaced, greedo shooting first/han and greedo shooting each other, bad cg jabba, jabba repeating greedo).

i cannot be the only one so bothered by it.

Author: ReverendBeastly
Time: 11-Dec-2006 1:30 AM
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To be fair, the new aliens in the cantina aren't CG, they are masks. Though I do agree about Lak Sivrak, since this character did have a developed backstory in the EU that was actually pretty cool.

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Author: Ripplin
Time: 11-Dec-2006 4:45 PM
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I would kinda like to see the wolfman in it, too, to keep it as original as possible. But as was said, not too many seem too worried about it. It would bring up a quality issue too, no? (i.e. laserdisc vs. DVD)

DE, are you going to compile a list of extra fixes made in the V2 and V3 versions somewhere? Maybe add them below the list in your original post? That would be great!