ChainsawAsh

dahmage said:

Looking forward to the next season of The Expanse the most

Oh yeah. The work must continue.

emanswfan said:

All I want is two versions:

The true original version with no re-compositing and original color timing

A brand new SE from the ground-up using VFX techniques similar to Rogue One and a more modern color timing.

Simply, sometimes I want to watch the movie exactly as it was made with all the imperfections intact because damn some of those optical composites were crazy hard to do back then, especially the space battle in ROTJ.

Other-times, I wanna be fully invested in the story and I don’t wanna be distracted by poor VFX and errors.

See, this I can get behind. As long as the true original version is preserved as well.

Fang Zei said:

ChainsawAsh said:

Z6PO said:

Didn’t they recomposited the effects because the film stock used originally for the final composites was degrading rapidly ? And was already in such a bad shape that it was deemed unusable at that time ?

Because there are definitely no other sources that can be used for the original effects… 😒

Exactly!

As I said in the second or third edit of my way too long post above, there are other film elements aside from just the o-neg that could be utilized in an official restoration of the unaltered version.

Also from my overlong post, it wouldn’t really be the 100% unaltered versions if we started talking about re-compositing the opticals. You’re certainly not alone there.

Glad to know it’s not just me!

I mean, 4K77/83 have proven that even release prints are a solid source in a pinch. And Disney/LFL certainly have access to lower-generation copies that are higher quality than release prints, even if the original composites aren’t usable.

He was active on the site a few days ago, so yeah, probably just busy.

Z6PO said:

Didn’t they recomposited the effects because the film stock used originally for the final composites was degrading rapidly ? And was already in such a bad shape that it was deemed unusable at that time ?

Because there are definitely no other sources that can be used for the original effects… 😒

yotsuya said:

In ANH and TESB, Luke had 1 failure using the force - lifting the X-wing. He did all the others the first time we see him try it (though not always on the first attempt, but that is the same with Rey). Luke stood his ground with Vader and several times drove him back. We didn’t really get to see the finish of Rey and Kylo’s first first fight because the breaking up of the planet separates them. The second time, they don’t actually fight, except while trying to grab the lightsaber, which breaks in two. So Rey hasn’t exactly had a string of unqualified successes. If you really watch both films, you can see her many failures. But if you are concentrating on her force use in saying she never failed, then you have to look at Luke and how he rarely ever failed either. At the end of TESB, Luke quickly goes from the horror of the revelation that Vader is his father to acceptance and then he gets a new hand and is smiling with Leia, who seems more upset than he is. At the end of TLJ, Rey, who was briefly elated by the success she and Chewy had in the air over Crait, is feeling dejected and wondering what the next step is. Luke is already executing a plan to rescue Han, but Rey has no plan. So yes, please delineate how Rey just has it so easy. I don’t see it that way and I fail to see how you can if you take into account all that we see on screen.

+1

DominicCobb said:

Anakin Starkiller said:

The way it’s edited feels painfully fake.

There’s more constructive ways to say that.

I see you’ve met Anakin Starkiller…

Someone (who just had a baby, no less) working on a project they’re not getting paid for in their spare time that they’ll be giving you access to for free when it’s finished is not the same as someone making a product they’re being paid for that they intend to sell.

No one on this board owes anyone ETAs or progress updates, and comments like that just serve to piss them off and make them feel unappreciated. One or two people have abandoned projects altogetger in the past, or decided not to share them, because of attitudes like that from other members.

Am I really the only one who would be offended by a “theatrical cut” with recomposited effects…?

KillThad said:

DrDre said:

Brodnation said:

DrDre said:

Brodnation said:

DrDre said:

KranixZero said:

I was already excited for 4k77 but this looks amazing!! Will you be doing the same regrade for the DNR version when it comes out?

Thanks! I might, although it might actually be easier to apply DNR to the color graded version.

How will the cc be distributed as luts or as the video files

The plan is as video files.

How will these files be distributed and can I get an aprox date of completion

It will be done when it’s done. I’m pretty busy, so I can’t really give a reliable estimate.

George Broussard intensifies

Come on, man.

I don’t think it was a question of “who trains him” so much as it was a question of “do we have him trained or not.”

Now I just need to get a 5.1 setup so I can listen to these in their full glory…

Seconding Verbatim! Never had any real issues with their discs.

Just put it on a flash drive and plug it into your player. I’d be stunned if it couldn’t play the MKV (though you might have to remux with only one audio track and/or a non-DTS-HD MA track). Plus you won’t waste discs on something that might not work and you won’t have to deal with switching discs in the middle.

Was only able to check the file for playability before I left for work, but is anyone else having aspect ratio issues (2.40:1 vertically stretched to 1.78:1) or is that just MPC-HC/something else on my end?

Poita’s account was active three days ago, though you’re right that he hasn’t posted since October.

He’s a busy guy and has had his share of health problems completely unrelated to the TPM print as well, so I don’t think that incident is the cause of the radio silence. Though other health concerns sadly aren’t outside the realm of possibility.

Shopping Maul said:

I know we’ve covered this in triplicate, but by this logic Ep 4 may as well have been called ‘A New Hope Among Many’. The whole point of the OT is that Luke is unique - that he’s tapping into something rare and difficult and mostly forgotten. Why else would the series be so invested in him personally? When Obi Wan solemnly declared “That boy is our last hope”, why didn’t Yoda simply say “No, any idiot will do. Let’s get that Solo guy. He seems confident”?

Or he was the last hope because of his family connection to Vader (“the other” was always meant to be his sister, too, even when that sister wasn’t Leia).

I think Obi-Wan and Yoda believed that being forced to confront his offspring would put him off balance enough to give Luke an edge. It turned out that they were right to place their trust in Luke, but not for the reason they believed - it was because Luke didn’t lose faith that his father could be saved.

It wasn’t because they simply couldn’t find someone else who was strong in the Force to train.

And if you’re going by prequel “rules,” they (or at least Obi-Wan) believed that Luke - or at least, one of Anakin’s children - was the Chosen One, rather than Anakin himself as they’d all believed before. So, by buying into the prophecy, yeah, he would’ve seen Luke as the “last hope.”

Hal 9000 said:

It’s really only two frames? Ugh, why break with the GOUT sync for that? I’ll still do it, though.

Because it’s a complete print and they didn’t want to throw away two frames from a complete print just to maintain GOUT sync.

I can see both sides of the argument, really.

I’d recommend checking out smudger9’s movie edits of The Clone Wars series if the itch to give the series another shot ever strikes.

I know they’re up on MySpleen.

According to current canon, the Jedi Temple became the Imperial Palace, so I don’t think it needs to be removed personally.

Those who like the 1997 SE mix might also be interested in Hal 9000’s project where he “Despecialized” the 1997 DTS audio from these discs to fit the original versions. He did a great job!

Hal 9000 said:

JEDIT: Is 4K97 going to be a thing?

Possibly eventually. I know they have a 97 ANH print they’re planning on scanning (have scanned?), but I don’t know about ESB and ROTJ.

ray_afraid said:

ChainsawAsh said:

I think the natural state of the Force means anyone can tap into it, but needs practice and training to use it effectively, and some are more naturally talented than others and use it instinctually.

But the Force has its own will, and can “raise up” someone (like Rey) in a crisis situation (“Darkness rises, and light to meet it”).

I’m with this except, maybe, that last part. I don’t like the idea that the Force can bend someone to do it’s will. Especially the Light side.
I also haven’t seen the movie, so that might not be what happens.

It’s pretty much explicitly stated in The Last Jedi. I’ll see if I can find the whole quote.

JEDIT: Here it is:

SNOKE: Darkness rises, and light to meet it. I warned my young apprentice that as he grew stronger, his equal in the light would rise. Skywalker, I assumed.

Maybe not explicit, but pretty close if you ask me.

And I don’t think it’s that the Force is bending someone to do its will, but bestowing unusual mastery of the Force on someone who can do the most to counter the darkness. Rey still has free will and can run away and not do anything if she chooses.

I read it as tongue-in-cheek, FWIW.