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Hal 9000

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#716365
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I was able to get the audio sounding pretty good, removing that engine sound. I could go so far as to remove the "Nooooo" line entirely, though it might seem weird for Vader to be standing there silent. Then again, it's difficult to imagine what impressions one would have had if they'd never seen the original. Hard to say, so I'm just going to leave it.

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#716077
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I see what you mean. My only idea is to wonder whether there's a way to apply a feathered darkening around the edge. I don't know if that makes sense, but I'm talking about fading the edges of the outline to black gradually. 

That, or you could start with the other shot of the Taintive IV from that position, where they are approaching Coruscant rather than flying through the atmosphere. It still might have the same problem toward the end of the shot, though. 

If it doesn't work, no one can say you didn't try. 

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#715185
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Looks pretty good! Once I increase the contrast a little, it matches well. The only thing is that there is still some (what looks like) motion blur. Most noticeable when Tarkin moves, it looks somewhat like an interlaced video. It must be an issue with exporting, because each frame is a blend of two other frames and you wouldn't have manually painted into a half-frame. Weird. If it can encode and upload fast enough before I have to go to work, I'll upload how the clip looks in context and let you all see for yourself how it looks.

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#714280
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No worries; thanks for the test clip. 

I think the planet is darker than the rest of the image, and too crystal clear. I'd suggest blurring the planet overall, and making it a bit brighter. I know this goes against what I'd said earlier, but the wmv files on my computer end up looking very bright, and the bright image makes these things more noticeable. 

The streaks are gone though! It looks good, but it still sticks out as a composite, due to brightness and clarity differences. 

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#714238
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Awesome. From what I can tell from the screenshots, that'll look fantastic. I only pick number two because it is an apparent middle ground between equally good choices. If one of the three seems better to you, I would defer to your judgement. 

Could you render another test clip with the current progress? Something akin to a .mov would be ideal. 

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#714228
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Still can't tell a huge difference, just the brightness. It appears one is bright, two is a bit darker, and three is darker still. 

The wmv file you sent me appeared bright overall when I played it, but all three versions you posted today appear to be properly bright, so any discrepancies aren't as noticeable. That being the case, I think any of them look good. I'd vote for number two, just because it's a middle ground between three equally good options.

Since I am delaying v2 a bit, I'm taking the opportunity to go back and give Episode II more film grain.