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Hal 9000

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#1271434
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The ‘Custom Special Edition’ That Almost Wasn’t, But Then Was (Released)
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Wow, that’s incredible! I mean this in a good way: those caps look exactly like it came from the 1997 SE of an alternate universe where they decided to make this change. I think your sensibilities, not to mention abilities, are spot on here; it need not be a perfect match with TFA and it’s more important to work for ANH:SE on its own. Can’t wait to see it in motion!

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#1270940
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<strong>Star Wars: Resistance</strong> (animated series) - a general discussion thread
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I wouldn’t mind checking out select episodes that are recommended, once the dust of the show settles. That’s what I did for TCW.
Personally I haven’t been able to watch much of any of the three shows because they’re just so damned ugly. I’ve said before that I’d read a novelized version of TCW.

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#1270719
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The ‘Custom Special Edition’ That Almost Wasn’t, But Then Was (Released)
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With snooker having left for perhaps a long period of time for sanity’s sake, the hyperspace sequence is in a state of uncertainty. Sir Ridley has said he would like to tackle it, so we will see what happens.
I hope snooker gets to feeling better; none of this nonsense is worth real life trouble. Hopefully when he does come back, Ridley will be able to surprise him with a completed version of it.

I would like to do an updated version of ESB, using a higher quality source than Adywan’s old 1997 SE recreation. If DrDre ever publishes a finished version of his ESB SE regrade, that’d be perfect. The 1997 color timing feels so right, so that’s more important to me than technical picture quality (same as AOTC).

ROTJ will still need to wait on a primary source, most probably Adywan’s preliminary regrade.

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#1269303
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<strong>4K77</strong> - Released
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skywalkerfan101 said:

I have a sound bar & subwoofer for my 4k TV. The downside is that there’s not much to the sound when it comes to bass in the mono track, which is a bummer, considering I preferred watching it in mono.

On a side note, compared to 1.0 the results are night & day. 4k77 1.4 looks even better.

I wonder if mixing the LFE track from Hairy_Hen’s 5.1 mix into the mono track would be ass.

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#1268468
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TFA: A Gentle Restructure (Released)
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Jackpumpkinhead said:

Sorry I’m late to the party, what exactly was changed in v3

As Finn mans the TIE fighter with Poe, trimmed firing upon fellow stormtroopers so soon after planning to escape. Now, he causes peripheral damage to prevent them from firing at him and takes aim at the command center. (Slightly shifted the placement of the film’s trademark Wilhelm scream in order to retain it.)

Removed Kylo Ren identifying Finn’s stormtrooper ID from memory.

Removed Rey saving Finn from the rathtars, cutting from Finn’s line, “They look like that,” to Han and Chewie arriving at the door to the Falcon.

Removed Finn’s comedic line about almost being killed several times by Chewie while tending to him on the Falcon (Mimicked DigModiFicaTion’s approach).

Removed Han shooting a stormtrooper while facing the other way.

Throughout the battle at Maz’s castle, applied a slight sunset color correction to harmonize the sunset lighting present before and afterward.

Cleaned up the smoke and debris around the Starkiller weapon exhaust when the X-Wings approach. (FX by NeverarGreat)

Removed Finn’s comedic moment of misunderstanding Han’s head nod while searching for Rey (Mimicked DigModiFicaTion’s approach).

Moved Kylo Ren’s scar to match TLJ for two shots (FX by Sir Ridley)

Chewie has been cropped out of a shot of him walking past Leia. (Crop and image enhancement by Sir Ridley)

Color corrected Ach-to to bring it a little closer to the corresponding scene’s lighting and weather conditions in The Last Jedi.

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#1268251
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The ‘Custom Special Edition’ That Almost Wasn’t, But Then Was (Released)
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SWOTFAN25 said:

Hal why not flip the boba fett shots in Jabbas Palace? Just curious.

Flipped shots are your friends; they are done for reasons as part of the editing process. They aren’t mistakes, in other words. They imply direction, albeit at the cost of visual continuity. I have never been bothered by that aspect of filmmaking; it’s just what you do sometimes, especially if the film in question isn’t a modern, big-budget CGI endeavor.

I really admire Adywan’s two ‘Revisited’ projects, but personally I find the resultant film as having a very different feel to what I remember. It’s hard to settle down and just enjoy it because it’s so different throughout. I grew up with the 1997 SE originally, so perhaps what I feel is what some felt when viewing the SE when it came out. But, I am more than okay with the little quirks involved in making a movie like flipped shots.

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#1268138
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The ‘Custom Special Edition’ That Almost Wasn’t, But Then Was (Released)
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Octorox, the Falcon will be depicted as being in hyperspace for that scene, thanks to snooker in the thread Ash linked to. So no problem there.

This is the one change I’m including that oversteps the project’s goals. However, it’s non-arbitrary, seems to me at least. What can I say? I have to go with my gut in the end.