I won’t lie the way I handled this is by using ChatGPT for assistance, My eyesight is also bad so with thing’s like comparing shots and know which is the right tool to use with your software it really helped a lot.
Hope this helps Adaman Kenobi or anyone else struggling.
Hi babyhum, I Wouldn’t say I’m any sort of expert but would’nt mind helping if I can.
I’ve been using ffmpeg which isn’t really a true upscale but rather a resizing and clean up, I’ve used it on Adywan’s TESB:R SD dvd he did and his ANH:R SD and also Harmy’s Re-Specialized and the results have been really good.
I also got REAL-video-henacher which is a free tool that is really good but requires a lot of time, If there’s anything I can do to help please just ask 😄
The scripts I use for ffmpeg are
Professional SD-1080:
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf “yadif=1,hqdn3d=1.5:1.5:6:6,deblock=filter=strong:alpha=1:beta=1,scale=1920:1080:flags=lanczos,unsharp=5:5:0.8:3:3:0.4” -c:v libx264 -preset slow -crf 17 -c:a copy output_1080p.mp4
Super Sampling Upscale ( this one upscales and cleans the video to 4k and then downscales to 1080 for a clean look ):
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "
yadif=1,
hqdn3d=1.5:1.5:6:6,
deblock=filter=strong:alpha=1:beta=1,
scale=3840:2160:flags=lanczos,
unsharp=7:7:1.0:3:3:0.5,
scale=1920:1080:flags=lanczos
" -c:v libx264 -crf 17 -preset slow -c:a copy output_1080p_super.mp4
Obviously with these ffmpeg scripts the orginal video quality is a big factor in the output but honestly if there is anything I can do to help please let me know 😃
I may be a bit biased, but I’m actually kind of partial to Jabba’s Sail Barge.
Who could refuse an invitation to a shindig on this party barge? I mean, Figrin D’an & the Modal Nodes AND the Max Rebo Band on the same boat…with free drinks! This is a “party in the front” AND “party in the back” happening here.
If I said that I wasn’t jealous I would be lying🤦lol.
The Creator of Project 4K77 | INTERVIEW (with Williarob)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k86bEGdSZK0 - a 70 minute video from the SG10 Film Archive youtube channel.
Watched this earlier, very good watch and also enjoyed the interview with doubleofive.
I think I need to quit my job so that I have enough time to digest everything on this site. Wow. I can’t believe as a Star Wars fan since 1977 that it took me so long to find this site. What have I been doing for so many years…lol.
Welcome to the club mate lol, I only heard of the site through a YT channel and am constantly finding new thins to read everyday and also learning new things also.
There are some free editing tools I can recommend that are easy enough to use with just a simple how to on YouTube.
Avidemux is good for a cut, copy and paste.
Kdenlive is good for doing some scene transitioning and more in depth stuff.
They are tools I use very regularly, look forward to see how you get on with this.
OMG the DdD comparison pics look incredible, hard to believe these are from a Laser Disc.
Hello, all! Welcome to what, by all accounts should be our last 2/22 update! (That actually makes me a little sad.)
The most exciting news is that I finally sat down and watched the entire edit start to finish - which, yes, was my first time doing so since the project began. And I have to say… I think it’s better than I ever would have predicted when I started all those years ago, let alone when I first saw the film in theatres. I think it really came together well!
However, true to form, I did make a list of some spots where I noticed things were a tad off - adjusting a color tint here, tweaking some EQ there, etc. I know I said last time that it would be around a month, but we’ve come this far; I want it to be as close to perfect as possible!
In addition, I’m building out those special features I promised. There’s so much I wanted to include in the commentary track, it’s been a bit of a bear editing it all down to time…
All that being said, I can’t keep delaying forever. It’s not fair to you, and it’s certainly not psychologically healthy for me. And so, I am going to announce a hard deadline of: May the Fourth. This is the first time I’m committing to an actual release date. Might even be earlier than that; but short of computer failure, I promise it won’t be later. Just a few more weeks!
Thank you as always for your patience and support. I can’t wait to share it with all of you!
Really excited for this sherlock but please don’t be putting yourself under any pressure as I’m sure it will be worth the wait.
For me personally for a happy medium mix of both Theatrical and Special I lean towards Hal9000’s Custom Special Edition’s, They are A very good mix of the 1997 Special Edition with the right amount of bad stuff removed, Example; Only Han Shoots, No CGI Jabba and no Jedi Rocks in Return of the Jedi, he also has added mutiple audio tracks so you have the option of new Boba or old Boba. More details can be found on his post/thread here:
Wow dude, you’re like a vendor of star wars movies!
He’s going to be like the Librarian in attack of the Clones “If the edit doest appear in my database, then it simply does not exist”
😂 😂
Thank you 00jason for the praise, just want to saya special thank you to everyone here, this is a community I am more than proud of to be a member and me sharing some storage is the least I can.
Thank you guys/gals.
Atom.
Legendary Actor Robert Duvall has passed away aged 95.
January 5, 1931 – February 15, 2026
Wow very, very deep Bingo, to be honest when I watch a movie or a TV show I tend to lose myself in the film if I’m enjoying it to the point of I miss certain things or aspects of the film, example; when I first watched TFA it never even dawned on me that “ohhh another death star” until I watched a YT review. For me Star Wars is an entertaining saga set a long time ago in a galaxy far far away and see the tonal changes as film makers, writers and studio try to keep people happy and by doing so alienating their original Fan base, too dark for younger audiences then watch Skeleton Krew, to much for a younger audience then watch Ashoka, want something darker then it’s Andor. Don’t get me wrong I’m not a fan by any means of what Disney or even Lucas did outside of the OT but gives people more options even tho causing more divide.
For anyone who is interested not just in these but in doing some editing also I have kept my edit files and clips so if anyone watches these and likes them but wants to remove or add something they can.
The files are compressed with zip and editing software used is Kdenlive.
All working again my end now, thanks Jay👍
Can’t believe I’m excited to revisit TroS, really excited for this one sherlockpotter.
Really good question MORC and one I’ve also been wondering how editors approach this.
I’ve got more into editing recently and for me personally I’ve realised it’s been so long since I watched any official release that after having to revisit them for my own personal edits it almost feels like watching a new edit lol.
For PT it’s a mix of removing some awkward, stupid or unnecessary scenes and adding scenes back in that help the film flow better, I try to keep each edit at roughly 2hrs to keep in line with the OT.
For OT it’s mainly removing some of the special edition scenes that just ruin the films.
And for ST well I cross that bridge when or if I get to it lol.
The one thing I’m struggling with is going back revisiting and starting over and once I feel I’m happy I now end up just revising it again😬, feel like I’m sort of stuck in a loop at the minute🤦.
Hi and welcome to the OT elpantufla, this maybe of some help and guidance for you.
Thanks for sharing philraid, I loved the hype with the merchandise during the prequel era although not a fan of them at that time lol but the nostalgia buzz was awesome.
Hi Sremrofsnart,
I’ve sent you a pm but this maybe of some help for anyone else trying something similar, there are 2 tools I use Avidemux and Kdenlive both are free and very good to use but can take a little research to get going.
Avidemux: if you open your file and once it’s loaded to the left you got video and audio settings, there is a ms toggle with up and down arrows on to adjust the audio you can play back in the app to see if it has synced correctly and keep adjusting until satisfied.
If you are happy once you have made the correct adjustment you can press the save icon and viola.
Kdenlive - drag and drop your video and audio source into the project bin and then from the project bin drag the video into your project timeline underneath and then the same with the audio but putting it under the video in your project timeline, now you can slide the audio clip left or right to sync it to the video and playback in the app to make sure you are happy with results before doing any rendering.
Once happy at the very top click on project, scroll down to render and select audio only (save having to render the video which will take longer) once done use a tool called Mkvtoolnix to mux your newly synced audio to the video and 🙌.
Hope this is of some help or to anyone else who is struggling with something similar, there maybe better options out there but those are the ones I know of.
Music legend Chris Rea passed away today (4 March 1951 – 22 December 2025)
Known for such hits as Road to Hell and Driving home for Christmas.
I managed to watch this earlier and OMG what an amazing job, I’ve seen 1 or 2 edits of The Acolyte that manage to make it more tolerable but this is on another level.
Amazing work, everything flows smoothly really enjoyed this and can see why it’s been hyped up a lot. Awesome work Marc and thank you for sharing.
Finished edit is on its way up right now. See first post for current changelog.
Really excited for this, thanks Hal and everyone else involved.
As promised here are some sample clips from my Project_9000 edits.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DUI9LtE2rDWxU4fa2ZXFTeOm-YhIqNc6?usp=drive_link
Apologies for the last set of clips, Didn’t realise I had settings set to private.
My favourite is Lion in Winter. Stellar cast, incredible script. It’s Christmas just as I remember it.
Just looked this one up and added it to my watch list👍.
