FrankT

So there was this Star Wars collector’s event up at my town mall today. They had an assortment of items on sale, and I ended up buying White Label box copies of Rebel Assault and Dark Forces. Unfortunately I had to pass on a first issue VHS of Star Wars from '82 and a set of collector stamps that were cancelled in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, for they were both well out of my price range, and honestly, I’ve gone well beyond my spending limit for the month. Gotta watch where I’m putting my money these days. Unless there was a 70mm cel on sale. I’d have been all over that.

All’s I can say is, the very best of luck! What I’ve seen so far is beyond stellar, glorious in its most purest form, and it’ll look superb on my screen… even though I don’t have any 4K screens in my house. But a 1080p version will be just as spiffing!

It depends. Does the Blu-ray have those parts as deleted scenes?

How long does it take to process one reel?

So… dare I ask how things are going along with this?

Anyone?

Yeah, I agree with most all of it! But it does leave me asking an almost totally unrelated question: have the RLM guys seen the Despecialized Editions?

cpalmer, have you played the screener tape back on a TV? Have you noticed any differences?

Did you have a chance to examine the contents of the tape in detail?

Ultimately, it’s the TV spots that give the most accurate representation of the original release colours, I think.

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(6 and 10 have some lighting artifacts)

I haven’t made any contrast adjustments, so I guess those might be in order.

So where can I find this broadcast cap?

I may consider it.

So… to start off with, these regrades use the French trailer on the Blu-ray as reference.
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These ones use some assorted film cel scans I found on eBay.
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And these come from the telecine shots from the above post.
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Unfortunately some of the tests I ran came out with screwy results. These are the ones that didn’t completely fail.

I do have a copy of James Cameron’s Titanic Explorer, but I’m not sure how viable it is as a source, given it was released in November '98.

Well, as far as the original colours are concerned, I think our best bet for the moment is to refer to the original trailers. They’re documented on the Blu-ray I have. Give me a day or two, I’ll see what I can gather.

Oh, so it’s like a Pan&Scan thing?

Oh… that’s a shame, I’d have loved to have seen it. Even if there were only a few frames.

May I suggest sending it to MrNiceGuy or Litemaker for scanning?

Oh, splendid! Will you be preserving the intermission slides as well?

Hey - that’s a thought! We might be able to get MrNiceGuy off the 'Spleen to scan the print for us if we pitch in!

Does anyone still have that open matte remux from a few months ago?

Has any progress been made with the screener tape?

Papai2013 said:
But remember, many filmmakers choose not to release their 70mm versions on home video - Brad Bird, J.J Abrams(‘The Force Awakens’ IMAX scene), Zack Snyder (BvS IMAX scenes), even though they are clearly aware that there is a demand for such versions on home video.

Maybe it’s contractural obligations.

As I stated before, the torpedo sound in Balance of Terror is missing. Also, the computer voice is missing early into The Menagerie Part 1.

Buggered if I know. I should’ve been able to hear the photon torpedoes firing, but - nothing! It’s only on the 7.1! There’s gotta be some sort of conspiracy going on.

I’ll see what I can do, then.