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Where can I find a COMPLETE list of video changes between 04 and Theatrical OT

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starwars.com has a vast majority of them.  I don't remember if they're missing anything.

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the starwars.com article is gone.

Try here: http://www.dvdactive.com/editorial/articles/star-wars-the-changes-part-one.html - missing a few visual differences I think, but comes with some unopinionated commentary.

 

Mod Edit: Unfortunately the website linked to above is no longer around. However, the Internet Archive’s WayBack Machine has a working functioning link for the site, here:-

http://web.archive.org/web/20150905054654/http://www.dvdactive.com/editorial/articles/star-wars-the-changes-part-one.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20181215223317/http://www.dvdactive.com/editorial/articles/star-wars-the-changes-part-two.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20181215223709/http://www.dvdactive.com/editorial/articles/star-wars-the-changes-part-three.html

 

The Star Wars website articles no longer linked to on the official website can be found here - kindly re-uploaded and compiled by doubleofive on his blog:-

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ESB

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I think you won't find a COMPLETE list. All three movies contains subtle changes, some of them can be find only by frame-to-frame comparison. In 'Star Wars', lots of composite effect shots were redone by digital composition, some of them slightly differently, or a few frames longer etc. In 'Empire' and 'Jedi', lots of shots were edited down to make room for SE footage. One way to make a good comparison is by assembling a split-screen version of the films (which I did in Avisynth - loong edit list).

 

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I think you won't find a COMPLETE list. All three movies contains subtle changes, some of them can be find only by frame-to-frame comparison. In 'Star Wars', lots of composite effect shots were redone by digital composition, some of them slightly differently, or a few frames longer etc. In 'Empire' and 'Jedi', lots of shots were edited down to make room for SE footage. One way to make a good comparison is by assembling a split-screen version of the films (which I did in Avisynth - loong edit list).

 

Its interesting that they went through and digitally recomposited so many effects, but there are still transparency and matte line issues.  You'd think they'd fix them all...

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The article on star wars official site was probably deleted.  You know because Lucas does not want any evidance of the oot existance, or the incredibly lame and stupid cgi added.  He wants people to think these versions from 2004 are the star wars trilogy.

Any body who does not have a copy of the making of star wars by Rinzler should get a copy before that book dissapears from Existance because it does not relect Lucas original vision.

“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.