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Hello all!

I’ve been working on an edit for the Ahsoka show for a little while now that is just about finished, and it just needs a few final touches, but I wanted to go ahead and post about it.

From what I have seen in past, there have been 2 main ways people have gone about making edits for this show, either separating it into 2 distinct movies or having it be a very long movie. My goal with this edit was to make a comprehendible cut of the movie that is right about 2.5 hours, which I believe I have achieved. The final cut as of now is sitting at 02:33:27, which I hope will be a digestible length.

I also was not a huge fan of how they did the crawl for this show, so I have remade the crawl to have the original design, while keeping the red color scheme they went with. I’m including a general changelog here below:

First Act - The main chunk of time I cut out was from the first two episodes, where I feel like there was much time wasted. The opening scene is largely the same, with only a few minor cuts here and there, but the plot about the map is entirely gone, having Baylan and Shin already possessing the map from the beginning. This allows us to cut out most of the Lothal sequences, as well as all of the Corellia sequences and have Ahsoka and Sabine jump right into chasing after the map. I also trimmed up some of the space battle sequence to preserve time and pacing.

Second Act - Once we arrive on Seatos, it is structurally unchanged, though I have many many trims here or there to keep us moving. The big changes here include the removal of the second dream sequence, as I feel like the same message is conveyed in the third, and the sequence with Jacen takes up unnecessary time. Lastly the New Republic arriving has been nearly completely removed once again to save on time.

Third Act - Once we arrive on Peridia, they seemingly really wanted to show us a ton of Thrawn, which I understand, but it takes up time unnecessarily to tell us all of his plans that we should be able to pick up regardless, so much of that has been trimmed away. Sabine finding Ezra has been shortened, and the final battle has been trimmed up for speed as well.

It is my hope that the main plot of the show has been preserved in this cut, and that it doesn’t feel too jarring, but I will let you all be the judge of that. I am working on the exact wording of an updated crawl, but the cut is otherwise finished, and I hope to have it up by the weekend! I will update once it is fully completed.

I’ll be honest, I have no clue what I was asking about last year hahaha

If you still have that Mega link I’d love to have a copy

I’d love a copy of this!

Beautiful!! Eagerly awaiting your finished products 😃

Phase3 said:

Several people have made 4K versions of the deleted scenes; check out Darth Pyro’s upscales on the SWTrilogy Forum, as well as MechaSalesman AKA Numeral Joker’s upscales.
I’ve made my own upscales, however haven’t uploaded them anywhere sorry!

Ah, I haven’t gotten into the SWTrilogy forums as of yet. Are both of the ones you mentioned on there? If I remember right I needed a code to get in

Hey everyone! I’m not sure if this should go into preservations or here, but it is for an edit, so I thought I might start here.

I am trying to see if anyone has successfully upscaled the deleted scenes of the Prequels into 4K. I have the 1080p versions, but decided to go with the 4k versions of the movies for my personal edits. I would imagine that the results may be iffy at best considering we only have the 480p DVDs with the deleted scenes to my knowledge, but figured I’d check!

I tried to comb through different threads, but I haven’t had any luck so far. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

These look fantastic!

I had initially begun this process a year or so ago, but I wanted to start fresh here again this year ( I had barely begun the process anyway).

I don’t have a change list up yet, but if it’s at all helpful, I’m including my workflow at this link here:

https://app.milanote.com/1PUe5R1Q2tO23j?p=jqxSar11pXV

Hey everyone!

I have gotten into movie edits over the past year, and have been inspired by all of you (specifically HAL 9000 and Spence) to try my hand at my own edits.

I am very aware that Prequel edits are just about as saturated of an editing topic as it gets, but I grew up on these movies and feel as if they are at least a good place to start.

My goal is to make a more palatable version of all three movies while maintaining, and maybe even improving upon in some cases, the rhythm of the movies and scenes. I am specifically posting here in the event that I have anything that I cannot figure out and general advice if that would be acceptable.

I have gone through the movies meticulously a few times trying to pinpoint exactly what might be changed in my version, but from what little experience I have, I have found that it is oftentimes a feel thing while I am editing that ends up working best.

I would love any and all feedback once I’ve got the change list up and going! In the meantime, is there any specific advice as to the process y’all have found to be the best, and where I might be able to get access to the most amount of materials. I do currently have the 2011 Blu-Ray’s, the early 2000’s DVDs for all original 6 movies, as well as the soundtrack discs for episodes 4, 5, 6, and 1 (need to get 2 and 3 as well in case they are needed). I unfortunately do not have access to MySpleen, as if I understand right they closed access for new users a while back which is unfortunate.

Any and all advice would be very welcome, as again I am really just dipping my toe into this world (beyond watching them) for the first time!

Side note, my day job is crazy busy January to the end of March, so I wouldn’t be diving in fully until April, but I am starting to collect the necessary knowledge as well as any resources.

Thank y’all in advance for all of your help and suggestions 😃

Hello there! Just to confirm, is the file on Mega the most current one, or is there a newer version? If there is a newer version, I would love a link!

Hello there! If at all possible, I would love to see all three of your edit for the sequels. Would I be able to get a link from you for them?