DavidMerrick

I was thinking about the unzoomed cockpit shots. Could you combine elements so that the vast majority of the frame was blu ray footage and only the edges were GOUT or, eventually, the 35mm scan? You've done similar in-image splicing before with the Mos Eisley flythrough. And in this case the viewer's eyes are naturally drawn toward the centre of the frame so they're not likely to notice the edges.

I did keep this in mind, but I ran some tests and the drive doesn't have any problem reading CDs or DVDs. When I ran a test using some Windows Fixit software, it just said that the DVD-Rs weren't writable.

Oh wow, the moment I downloaded the AVCHD is the moment I learned that all of my blank DVD-Rs just won't write anymore. My disc drive won't even recognize them. In any case, I was able to extract the video file and it looks great, and it's reassuring knowing the MKV will look even better. God, the revised Cloud City walkthroughs look so crisp. Great work, Harmy!

Guys, it's .002% of the picture. Not that rounded corners normally matter, but in comparatively brief clips where your attention is focused on literally every other part of the frame, they matter even less.

Complaining about that is the saddest Goddamn thing. Just crop that .002% when v2.0 comes out. Or just, you know, rethink your priorities in life.

*mic drop*

Tobar said:

If we're going to start altering the film to recreate the original theater going experience why not lose some of the clarity of the picture and add in dirt and scratches to more closely approximate a print of the film that's been running in the theater for a while?

 Dude, he's trying to recreate the film as it was shown in theatres in 1980, not some print that's been lying on a shelf for over three decades.

CatBus said:

I think of all the things I'll miss the least, it'll be that damned moire pattern.  Thanks Harmy.

 Oh, did that pattern just not show up in the 35mm scan?

I just watched the comparison reel, and while your improvements are spectacular, I noticed that with your latest workprint take of one of the Cloud City tracking shots (starting at 2:50) the window designs seem really blown-out and over exposed compared to the GOUT-sourced version. Any reason why?

Since rediscovering the original cuts of the trilogy through Harmy's projects, I've come to love Lapti Nek. It has a really nice groove, and the instrumentation and weird vocals reminds me of a lot of mid-to-late-'70s Frank Zappa stuff.

You have at least this guy interested.

I'm looking forward to this more than Star Wars and Empire, primarily because Jedi was most harmed by the changes but also because I'm not ashamed to admit it's my favourite of the three.

Any shots of the original Sy Snootles?

I'm watching the SE version and I have to agree with Hairy Hen about how good it looks. Perhaps it's because the image isn't as sharp as the Blu Rays or Harmy's Respecialized but the CG effects blend in a lot, lot better.

(No offence, Harmy.)

I don't want to pile on, but this is getting a little too ridiculous. Is there a reason you guys can't upload to a higher quality video streaming site like Vimeo? Or do what Harmy does and put up chunks of uncompressed video for download?

I imagine you guys are doing a bang-up job restoring this, and you've proven this before with the Mos Eisley bits for Star Wars Despecialized, but the current quality you're showing us is comparable to a Twitch stream.

Cool, thanks!

I confess that SW 2.5 has spoiled me. I can't wait for a crisp ESB!

Hey Harmy, my apologies if you've answered this already, but what will be the new sources for ESB 2.0 (besides the Blu Ray, of course)?

Harmy said:

HAPPY STAR WARS DAY!

 As someone who was born on May 25th, thank you for doing away with that May the 4th bull. May 25th is the real Star Wars Day... and Alien Day.

Touche.

Man, I am truly excited for this project but if I'd be lying if I said some of the guys working on it weren't crazy.

Mitch said:

The bottom line is I was expecting pen marks, dirt, hair, splice marks, reel changes etc.... Bottom line is this is years and years old, I expect a terrible shape.

Someone took care of this.

 

I have a 35 mm in the can of the THING and the color is very washed out after sitting in the cans

 

 

Seconded. My local theatre shows a 35mm print of the Director's Cut of Alien that looks worse than this, and it's only from 2003.

Something that occurred to me while reading 005's comparison slideshow: will you be restoring Anakin's skin to its original colour during the unmasking scene? He's definitely more ashen in the DVD SE onward.

Darth Nyriox said:

In place of "crappy", I would probably use degraded.  In place of "a highly manipulated" I might use "an offensively decorated" (referring to the cheesy CG junk).  That might sound more professional--and more insulting to the SE. 

Sorry, just thought I'd throw my two bits in.

But in that case you're just including another unprofessional-sounding remark. "Highly manipulated" is more objective and more fitting of a professionally done documentary.

Hey Harmy, seeing as you'll likely be getting a lot of the despecialized footage from Team Negative1's 35mm scan next time around, how do you think you'll handle things like Anakin's eyebrows or, in the case of ESB, Lando's lips? Will you transpose those elements from the newer sources or will you replace the entire face or frame instead?

Hey guys, I just got Michael Mann's Manhunter on Blu Ray but don't find it's generic cover art appealing. I'm wondering if someone would have the time to construct a new label that would incorporate the original poster, or point me to an existing work.

If someone could pull that off it would be most appreciated.

Sad fact: I actually downloaded v2.1 one .rar file at a time. In hindsight, not my finest moment.

My computer won't install JDownloader, so I can wait patiently for a torrent. By all accounts I should wait for the Blu Ray release but it would be nice to have a copy on my hard drive to watch without having my roommates wonder why I'm watching Star Wars for the fifth time in a month.