Suggestion for the Tatooine duel:
During the last shot as Maul watches the ship fly away, add his bike speeding away into the distance.
I almost fell out of my chair laughing at the *sounds* when Maul approaches them. Nice touch!
Sorry 'bout that.
PM either myself of Glorfindel if you're interested in MegaUpload links.
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You're saying the rotoscoping source for the cave fight was the GOUT, not the '97 SE? Wow, that's all the more impressive!
Wow, that looks seamless!
The only other sabers I'd even think you'd consider de-specializing would be the ANH duel.
Can you post a few screencaps of the layers used to rotoscope the cave duel?
That looks unbelievably good!
Unquestionably the best-looking presentation of the OOT I've ever seen.
It's... watchable, absolutely watchable. I'm stunned.
Hooray!
Y'know, I think this might be the most genuine attempt at an *enjoyable* Episode I edit.
As long as the jokes are dense enough throughout the film to hold our attention. I can picture watching it with someone who's never seen it, not telling them what it is.
For what it's worth, this will likely be my definitive version of the trilogy as well.
(And thank you for doing a 720p version too, as nothing I own is capable of playing 1080p footage back to me!)
I pray you see this worthy project to completion, Harmy. These clips are beautiful.
Sounds like a very fun project, and I will be looking forward to watching it!
I guess I should watch your prequels first.
Luke and Vader battling on a Star Destroyer, removing much of the Jabba stuff, and even a new ending. Very promising. Cool indeed!
Truly exceptional work; the wide shots are especially beautiful. It really looks like the ROTJ Palpy.
Oh, and my earlier comment was meant to contrast my distaste for the Classic Edition with your current efforts which I really like.
Well, a 720p version 3.0 using the GOUT V3 as a source sounds very exciting. :)
Hacking together older footage and the new HD or DVD source was one thing that never convinced me about the "Classic Editions."
I think your approach of using the same source for as long as possible prevents it from looking as jarring. Especially when you could have salvaged part of one shot; just don't bother and let it be what it is. It looks better that way.
Harmy said:
I don't think I will do STAR WARS because Ady said that he'll be doing a DVD reconstruction
That's the first I've heard of this, and that is exceptional news.
By the way, is the password on the encrypted PDE files something that could be PM'ed to me?
(I know you've already done it, but it was a while ago and the message is no longer in my inbox.)
Why not author a DL-DVD and avoid any loss in quality, adding in several audio options?
Thank you.
I'll let you know ASAP. I have to ship them to Glorfindel, then the ball's in his court.
And I thank him for his interest and assistance.
Sent.
Thanks to Glorfindel, the 2.1 versions ought to be on MegaUpload or somewhere sometime soon. Happy New Year!
Seconded.
Could someone direct me to it as well? Thanks.
Not to worry. Now that the semester is over, I will soon (learn how to, and then) upload them to a filesharing site.
Alas, I do not. Sorry. :(
Have you seen my LOTR edits? They were done in conjunction with Lord Phillock, who posted the original "book cuts" a few years ago.
It seems like we had similar design goals, and I'd be interested in seeing your versions as well.
It seems a difficult thing to have TTT end with Shelob, unless the intercutting between story strands gets way out of chronology.