update:
I have finished the Ewoks half of episode 13. but I need a VHS recording of the second half and the recording of the pal VHS tapes which I am waiting to get via PM to proceed to the droids half. So I will be moving on to the Haunted Village which I have all the needed sources for to recreate the full episode.
Hi,
I’d be very much interested in this, unfortunately nothing much to share other than if this info if at all any use 😃
On MySpleen an upload of the Ewoks and Droids Advdntures containing
Contents:
Ewoks - “The Haunted Village”
Droids - “Escape Into Terror”
Ewoks - “To Save Deej”
Droids - “A Race to the Finish”And another including (from YouTube)
Ewoks - “Blue Harvest”
Droids - “Across The Roon Sea”As well as Ewoks and Droids promo montage https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkzhg1W6-ks&t=6s and uploads in the following thread:
I was already aware of most of that except the blue harvest/across the dune sea one which I did not know there was a YouTube posting of. So thank you.
Can I please have this? I need it for my reconstruction of The Ewoks droids adventure hour.
George Lucas is the only one OCD enough to make such inane, arbitrary changes to these films with every video release. Do you honestly think Disney or any other studio would be bothered enough to mess around with such trivial, incidental things in someone else’s movie of which they didn’t even produce? Disney have much more productive things to do as a comapny than continue on with some bizarre tradition that George Lucas has made out of his own insecurity with the quality of his films.
Continually adding things to old films is not a practice most film studios would typically engage in. Usually any kind of digital tinkering done by a studio for some video release is to fix some sort of visual effects gaffe or continuity thing that most people wouldn’t have noticed until it was pointed out. No one but Lucas would think to add something as nonsensical as Greedo saying “Macklunkey”.
Well Disney is the embodiment of evil.
hello everyone, I am currently working on a reconstruction of the full Ewoks Droids adventure hour episodes. the information on my sources and current progress is below. I will be regularly updating this post. there is a list of needed sources at the bottom, so if you have those, please PM me.
Episode 1
status
Not started
Episode 2
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Finished (possible that I will tweak it)
sources
Episode 3
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Not started
Episode 4
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WIP
sources
Episode 5
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Not started
Episode 6
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Not started
Episode 7
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Not started
Episode 8
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Not started
Episode 9
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Not started
Episode 10
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Not started
Episode 11
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Not started
Episode 12
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Not started
Episode 13
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WIP
sources
Other media that is also part of this project
The Great Heap
Status
Finished
sources
Ewoks on Ice
Status
I do not even know if a source exists for this.
Various promos
Not started
Needed sources
Needed information
Other needed help
Can I have this?
I know I am reviving this thread after 18 years, but is there any other evidence of him liking the special edition.
Also, if anyone has the software to rip the ITunes version of the lion king before it gets replaced with whatever the next butchered version is, I recommend you do it. Even though the HDR and color makes it close to unusable, it is the only 1.66:1 version of the lion king making it a valuable resource.
That sounds about right.
I’m not a huge fan of HDR. I completely believe it’s the modern equivalent of colorizing a black and white film.
You are extracting light levels and colors from a film print (or in this case a computer) that the original creators had no expectations people would see.
I don’t understand why more purists aren’t against it since it isn’t the intent of the filmmakers.So, the Diamond Edition is probably the last best version. Of course there is still the IMAX reanimation, but unless you’re going to scan a film print, I don’t think we can do more accurate than the LD, which is never going to look great.
Anyone know if “Aladdin 1992 720p HDTV DD5.1 x264-ESiR” is before the IMAX changes?
There is not a problem with HDR alone, it is similar to just having a higher resolution, just it can be easily abused and if abused it can ruin the picture. I would actually say that platinum edition might be the best, it really depends on if it is 480i or 480p. If it is 480p it is definitely the best edition. It seems to have the theatrical color colors and it is 1.69:1, meaning it is shows much more picture than the diamond edition.
What would be really amazing is if someone could convert the 4K UHD to SDR, fix the brightness, and then color correct it to the platinum edition colors, then upscale the laserdisc and use it to fill in the reanimated scenes.
I recommend using 4k77 instead of despecialized for the shots which were taken from a new hope.
can you also release a not upscaled interlaced version
So. For those looking to upgrade Aladdin from ADigitalMan’s restoration, I noticed yesterday that someone is sharing a theatrical DTS audio track that can be synced to the Blu-ray’s video.
That was news to me. I suppose I should update the first post with details of that.
But here is my concern: I have no idea what the quality of the BD’s audio track is, if the mix is good, the source of the theatrical bits (besides “original motion picture soundtrack”, which doesn’t explain where a possible change to the “Good kitty” line came from), or the fact that the whole thing has to have been re-encoded to DTS if edits were made.
Yeah. Anyone know anything about what I apparently don’t know what I’m talking about?
Edit: And another question. I see the UHD disc and Signature BD have a new AR of 1.66:1. Blu-ray.com claims it opens up the borders and presents the ‘intended’ aspect ratio, but IMDb says that’s the negative’s ratio, but the intended is 1.85:1, which would make the Diamond Edition the preferred video source.
Thoughts here?
well everything done in the caps system (with the exception of Atlantis: the Lost Empire) was originally 1.66:1 and then was printed to film at 1.85:1, so it does open up the image. but the big problems with the 4k release for Aladdin are color, dynamic range, and upscaling. The color was drastically altered for the 4K UHD release, also in 1995, an animated film wouldn’t have been worked on digitally in high dynamic range. then also the caps system rendered in 2K so who knows what damage Disneys upscaling could have done to the image, but there is of course a chance that the upscaling did not damage the image at all.
Any of the changes had George Lucas’ involvement. Fox had no role in this. The 2019 changes were actually done circa 2012 for a 3D release that never happened.
Thank You
I came accross this on eBay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Disney-Peter-Pan-16mm-IB-Tech-Animated-Feature-Film-/154808578328?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
I have wondered if the 2011 changes to the original trilogy were made by fox or George Lucas, also if the 2019 changes were made by George Lucas or Disney. I am sorry if this was already covered but I couldn’t find another thread on this. I am thinking that the 2019 changes were probably made by disney, but I just have no clue about the 2011 changes.
well almost.
I think I did it?
Sorry to report this (and perhaps it’s just me) but I don’t see gains personally. A 240 line source, that’s just so brutal to try to squeeze something from, not your fault.
I’m still mad at that whole era where people were saying, “VHS, just capture it at 240, zero point in capping at 480!” This here appears to be a casualty of that kind of thinking. 😦
There isn’t much gain really. Upscaling it to 1080p makes it look unnatural because of the resolution of the source, so I need to only upscale it 480p. This really just makes it more watchable on a modern 50-80 inch 4k TV. The biggest difference is definitely the (attempted) removal of the unnatural green tint.
I once had a vhs capture device that defaulted to 360p, yuck. Even the companies did not seem to know that 480p was correct for vhs.
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Please can someone reply with a list. It would really help me.
I just started this project that is not currently present on this list
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Star-Wars-PSA-upscaleremaster-WIP/id/91703
sorry, this took me so long but here is the next test.
before
after
I am waiting for people’s feedback.
can I have this?
sorry, this took me so long but here is the next test.
before
after
Just what you’ve all been waiting for, the Ewoks telemovies!
Ha ha.
I have copied my vhs recordings of the original airings in 1984 and 1985. I have a DVD of each. I’d like to upload them to Myspleen, but I’ve never done one before and having some difficulty. I’d appreciate any assistance.Also, I have the raw files. I’m copying them to a flash drive. If someone is more skilled than I, I would be willing to provide the raw files in order for someone to insert nicer menus and chapter selections than my meager abilities allowed. I can be contacted here, and I believe my PMs are turned on.
Thanks for any assistance.
May the Force be with you.
can I have the files for battle of endor? I want to reinsert the removed scenes back into the disney plus version.