Hal 9000

Very neat! Luke's wink at 1:37 makes me happy. 

;-)

Thanks ya!

Perhaps someone who's already done this could help us noobs out...

I would like to remux the AVCHD folder to trash the Czech language tracks in favor of including Hairy Hen's non-purist mix. Anyone with experience in doing this have instructions?

I don't know much about the history of audio mixes of SW, but does anyone know of our current best source for the mono mix featured in this project? 

Also, I wonder if anyone's attempted an up mix of it that would retain its distinct audio choices in a mix suitable for modern setups.

I enjoyed listening to bits of it and enjoying how the occasional audio difference catches me off guard.

Harmy said:

You should lower your expectations or you may be disappointed ;-)

My high expectations brought on by your past achievements were exceeded. 

I feel like all the 'roadblocks' to enjoying watching the film have been removed. There's no SE garbage, and no significantly distracting artifacts of their removal.

It's just awesome to both, say, make out the individual whiskers on Kenobi's beard while also avoiding any obvious CGI. It's the almost fully original version restored in crystal picture.

I'm preparing a snack and beverage, and will dig out my ultra-headphones in anticipation of the single best presentation of Star Wars I will have experienced. 

Hit me, HIT ME!

I wish you peace and serenity in your mourning, and I grieve your loss. 

I wish I could compose something better for you, but know that my heart goes out to you as well.

Looks cool and all, but ultimately worthless to anyone but him.

Looks fine to me, though remains a highly peripheral issue.

Great news to hear the release is coming soon. I need to purchase something that can playback blu-ray. lol

Even though the duel is still the only dissapointment in this project (which I intend as a sincere compliment), that video makes it clear that it looks better than the '04. The saber cores are distinct, and the contrast is better.

Damn, those blast flashes make me happy. ;-D

The red blast flashes add a whole new layer of awesome to this project!

I thought I commented in this thread, but I guess I didn't.

...

*runs*

When I saw the screencap on AintItCoolNews, it did not occur to me that it was anything other than a bad joke. I paid it no mind at all.

Yeah, you'd have to qualify what counts as a change.

Oh well, I guess this sort of thing isn't so objective.

Perhaps sometime when I'm not so tired I could tally up how many of 005's cataloged changes Harmy's versions will remedy and give him a composite score of accuracy. 

ESB would be ready to go already!

I assume you're fixing this, Harmy?

:-)

Having Obi-Wan tell him he could be expelled from the Jedi Order makes more sense than just yelling NOOOO.

But making sense may not be what you're going for in his character.

Harmy said:

On a happier note:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FscknS_rCY

I just couldn't sleep soundly knowing I didn't give that shot all the effort I could :-)

<3

Harmy said:

Here it is:

The pandown slowed down

The pandown delayed

Neat-o. I'd vote for the pandown delayed.

Nice; it's awesome to see that mistake shot restored. :)

I only mention those pinkish blast shots because they follow a scene with a pinkish saber, with a possible connection. 

And I look forward to seeing a new take on the initial pan down to Tatooine. 

Vader's saber seems pink. I know that's vague and cliché, but I'm throwing that out there as a general impression.

Could the reds have been toned down too much in that scene? The laser flashes and smoke seems pinkish in the shootout immediately following the duel, whereas the GOUT in the corner is more of a red. 

Also, you can see more of that 'blue spill' I was talking about in the short shot where Luke yells, "NO!" toward Vader and Ben. It's present all over the '04 transfer, so it's probably non-reparable. 

hairy_hen said:

Personally I don't give much of a damn about these movies in any way because the things they changed from the books completely screwed up the story in a lot of cases, especially from a character and 'world-building' continuity standpoint.   For the sake of those who do like them, I'm glad the DVNR nonsense is being dispensed with, but I can't be arsed about caring for anything else that's going on.  ;)

Have you given either our Sharkey's Purist Edition or Kerr's edits a try?

I thought the whole Battle of Yavin looked pretty damn good! Most of the GOUT shots blend quite well, go by fast, and themselves didn't look good in the original version and so really don't stick out at all.

That's too bad about the pan down from the crawl. I'd vote for having the pan begin sooner in order to have the planet reveal on musical cue. That way at least one cue is on time rather than none. Not a big deal or anything, since it's been that way since 1981.

As far as the shortened shot with the Y-Wing, I think it plays perfect the way it is in the workprint, and I prefer it to the way it was in the Partly Despecialized version.

Those damn sabers are the only thing that sticks out in my mind as a bummer, and that's the truth.

Overall, beautiful work. I'll keep pouring over the workprint and let you know of anything else I could add.

It may just be the power of suggestion, but it seems like different picture settings were applied to the duel than the rest of the film. It seems strange, but I can't put my finger on it.

One specific example of what appears to be an effect of this is "blue drift." It comes off the walls, this blue glow. You can see it on the left of the frame in the shot at 1:21:01.

Because the sabers aren't "despecialized" anyway, and these settings mostly serve to make the scene seem strange, perhaps you would want to try a half-way point for the duel. 

(Too bad there isn't an HD source for the '97 SE.)