FrankT

Would it be possible to combine discs one and four for each film, at least to an extent? I can’t imagine the films alone weigh that much on a BD. Maybe a BD-50 version can do it?

Anything new happened to this project?

…please?

Wario64I said:

In the next 2 or 3 years
Harmy please, we will all be dead by that time

I know we will. But I’m willing to wait that long if that’s what it takes!

Oh, is there a potential release date on that?

3.0 already? How, when, where…?

This actually looks pretty slick so far!

towne32 said:

FrankT said:

Anyone seen the njvc BD-25 yet?

Holding out for Darth Lucas’s due to it including some color correction (though I’m sure that will eventually be replaced by one of the 3.0 versions).

Which is that now?

I got Kenny Baker’s autograph at one point. I also saw Warwick Davis last March, but I didn’t get his.

Anyone seen the njvc BD-25 yet?

When I got TOS on Blu-ray, I made doubly sure my version of the disks had the seamless branching. Thankfully the Full Journey box set has that, but some of the audio was missing when I was watching season 1. Turned out it was on a channel my audio set doesn’t have. At least they kept the mono track. I just hope they’ll bring back the originals on TV at some point. I know it’s unlikely, but I can dream!

Would the version on the Star Wars YT channel be of any use?

Is this the Despecialized Edition I see!?

Out of interest, how many commentary and dubbing tracks are planned for this release?

crissrudd4554 said:

My apologies if this is perhaps old news but whats this story Im hearing of the print of SW being held by the Library of Congress being scanned in 4K?? Is this the 4K restoration thats been long discussed or something else??

They actually got a print in the end!?

Usually I refer to it as Star Wars, but there have been times by which I referred to it as A New Hope, generally when listing or comparing. But I never call it Episode IV, because as far as I’m concerned, it always has been the first episode for me - the storyboards for ESB can back me up on that.

The “One Last Time” campaign. As I said previously, it was a warning. Had we taken it more seriously, the long-term effects could have been reversed!

GroovyLord said:

FrankT said:

I… can’t believe Han’s gone.

If it takes place a long time ago, technically everybody is gone. I think Blue Oyster Cult has a song about this… but I know what you mean. If you leave off on a positive note, you just don’t have to think about the mortality of these characters.

True. Then there’s how Harrison wanted Han killed off in either Empire or Jedi. Guess it kind of helps to justify it that way.

A few more thoughts: I’ve noticed how this film mirrors the original - almost too much, in fact. I don’t know if this was what George’s idea was when he presented his rhyme and stanzas theory. Even the prequels were just a bit more subtle than that!

I also got the feeling that Kylo could easily blow people’s heads off in the torture chamber, kind of like a Scanner. He does look kind of like Cameron Vale. Am I the only one who sees it like that?

Also, I noticed Martha Jones was on Coruscant when they blew it up. That was pretty surprising.

I… can’t believe Han’s gone. I mean I knew pretty early on that this movie was rhyming with ANH, as it were, but I didn’t want to believe Han was the Obi-Wan! I… I dunno, I’m going to need a good five solid days before I can tackle this film again.

There’s a MySpleen invite page somewhere on here, if you can find it. Ask there.

Mavimao said:

Harmy said:

I’ve just heard from a guy who made one pretty well known Star Wars fanfilm and wrote for Clone Wars and he says he just watched Despecialized with a bunch of writers from Rebels 😃

That’s really awesome, Harmy! It’s crazy to see how mainstream this project has become and how grateful people are to actually have the original trilogy in HD. Disney would have to be completely blind to not see what the public are craving.

That, or they reckon we’re doing fine for ourselves.

Oh man, I love that movie!! Where can I get a copy?

Tell you what, since everybody wants them, I’ll just put the link here.

Note: Please do not redistribute these without my consent.

The workprint already looks good! I’ve compiled a list of things I’ve noticed based on references from doubleofive’s comparison chart.

• 0:02:27:12 / 003540: The compositing on the TIE fighter appears to be the corrected SE one. I don’t know if you want to revert that to the original transparent form or…?
• 0:12:23:00 / 017832: This entire sequence is a relief to see again! Noticeable gate weave though.
• 0:14:30:11 / 020831: There’s a visible discolouring left by the subtitles. It lasts for a few frames.
• 0:33:57:18 / 048906: This shot seems a little fuzzy. Don’t know if it was like that in theatres. Might have been.
• 0:34:17:13 / 049381: Apparently this shot was just shades of tan, but I can see some blue sky. Is this exclusive to GOUT prints, or is the theatrical print like that?
• 0:36:10:23 / 052103: Noticing a few vertical lines (scratches) in this shot, just at the bottom-left corner.
• 0:36:15:10 / 052210: Possible healing error on the centre dune.
• 0:36:17:04 / 052252: Bit dusty.
• 0:45:05:15 / 064935: May be a 2004 recompsite: there is an odd vertical light element thru Obi-Wan’s head, which previously was a branch.
• 0:53:10:03 / 076563: The outline between Vader and the screen is smoothed - a 1997 correction. Again, don’t know if you want to keep or change that.
• 1:42:18:13 / 147325: 2011 R2. Presumably you already know about it, but I’m making a note of it here for completion’s sake. (also notice the colour’s a bit haywire here.)
• 1:56:17:20 / 167468: Looks like the redone Emperor’s shaft explosion.
• 2:04:35:13 / 179413: Noticeable gate weave for this and the next few shots.
• 2:06:20:18 / 181938: Gate weave noticeably stops just as the end credits appear. May be able to apply the HDTV final shot here, at least to a degree.

Other than that, great job!

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