Well, it's not really a problem - it's just very minor compression artifacting, which is basically unavoidable given the space available on BD. I've seen official BDs with much worse compression artifacts than SW.
Oh, yeah, looking more closely, you're right. It's in my lossless files too, so I guess it is in the BD as well, only it's hidden in the crushed blacks.
Well, I guess there are worse ways for a rapscallion such as himself to spend a juicy bounty than hanging around a mob boss' hacienda, banging all the dancer party galls. And as to why he doesn't stay out of the fight and flies into a goofy death - well, I guess he doesn't believe this jedi guy to be all that big of a deal and simply wants to protect his investments by protecting one of his best-paying employers. And he is going to a public execution, which is undoubtedly a fun event for folks such as himself, aboard a luxurious pleasure barge, so he probably had a few drinks, maybe snorted some space-coke, so it makes him a bit overconfident and it doesn't exactly help with his jet pack driving abilities :-D
The work on the extras is progressing rather nicely and there isn't much left to do on the movie itself. On the other hand it'll still take a while to render it all and then I still need to figure out the BD authoring, plus school work is starting to pile up, so I don't dare guess when it'll all be done. I could try giving you an estimate of course, but behold and laugh:
November 16, 2011
2:32 AM
Post 2364 of 8630slynger said:
so how far off is V2.0?
November 16, 2011
2:35 AM
Post 2365 of 8630Harmy said:
It's going relatively slowly since I have to colour correct from scratch, so my most optimistic estimate would be two weeks.
3130 posts later...
August 29, 2012
12:12 AM
Post 5495 of 8630Harmy said:
STAR WARS DESPECIALIZED EDITION REMASTERED (v2.0) is now officially released!!!
Yeah, it's not there on the v2.0 MKV, so it should be fine on the BD as well :-)
LOL.
Yeah, I feel the same way, like the more people talk about it, the more they draw attention to it. I do agree though owning a legal copy of the most recent release (whether it was the source or not) somewhat justifies it morally and that's why I always put a request that people do so in the NFOs, but I always feel uncomfortable discussing it any further.
It is a bit jerky and it is like that in the GOUT and the SE as well.
Well, I only recently noticed that too. When you compare it side by side with the GOUT, it definitely speeds up significantly at that point too, though maybe a tiny bit more smoothly.
Oh, that's sad news indeed.
Tried fixing it with GOUT chroma but the different framing and distortion made it difficult and it just didn't look very good, so I decided it was more trouble than it was worth.
No. Those pictures are way too dark (it is way brighter on the IB print) and I already added some grain to it. I'm not gonna grain it up like crazy, because then I'd have to go and add loads of grain to all composites - and I'm working with a scan (albeit a bad one) of the original negative here, not a print.
Me too :-D
Hey guys remember that Stormtrooper white crotch debate? I just stumbled across this post that shows it in a scan of an original 35mm print:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Star-Wars-Colortiming-Cinematography-was-What-changes-was-done-to-STAR-WARS-in-93/post/584251/#TopicPost584251
I very much agree - Hayden didn't do a horrible job - I don't think Marlon Brando could say shit like "I can't breathe. I'm haunted by the kiss that you should never have given me. My heart is beating... hoping that kiss will not become a scar. You are in my very soul, tormenting me... what can I do? I will do anything you ask. If you are suffering as much as I am, please tell me," and not look retarded.
As to the Machete Order though, I think it's a pretty good idea for repeat viewing (if you're willing to torment yourself with eps 2 and 3 that is), because it puts the story into a new perspective.
Gomu69 said:
Does that mean there's a GOUT-synced version of the Blu-ray floating about or is that just plain silly?
If you're getting this from the phrase "re-timed the Blu-Ray", then it is indeed silly :-) Because it means re-timed the colors of the Blu-Ray. But basically, the DeEd is a GOUT synced version of the BD, only with most of the changes removed.
Just to clarify, it is not a menu background/animation - it will be used as a logo sequence appearing at the beginning of featurettes and stuff like that.
The gate weave was added for two reasons
A) it was originally there.
B) it helps hide the weave difference between different elements. (Which could actually be a reason why there was more gate weave on matte paintings even in the original - it may have been intentionally added)
@imperialscum: Dude, now you're just clutching at straws.
chyron8472 said:
What did you do for 1.0, Harmy?
EDIT: First post says you used color-boosted GOUT then too, so what do you plan to do differently this time?
Well, this time, I have the BD as a source, so the higher bit rate allows more space for adjustment. Plus I have more skill and better tools this time around, so in terms of color, I basically plan to do the same thing as in v1.0 but with better execution. Same goes for ROTJ.
@Poita: That would be great. Too bad you can't get it scanned.
Thanks Puggo. I think I'll do the preliminary CC based on color boosted GOUT and probably make some judgment calls of my own and then in the more detailed 2nd pass I'm see how it compares to the other sources and maybe make some adjustments based on that.
And I guess that the fact that the print isn't faded doesn't necessarily mean that it is a perfect representation of what the official 35mm and 70mm prints would have looked like, does it? Because I AFAIK it's a pirate copy, so it probably wasn't copied under lab conditions on perfectly calibrated equipment, right?
So it turns out I'm one clever idiot. Clever, because I kept all the rar files from the ESB and ROTJ uploads and idiot because I forgot I did. So anyway, part 28 of ESB's been re-uploaded...
Fireproof710 said:
Harmy said:
Just for fun, here's a v2.5 version of the Despecialized Edition logo sequence for the BD extras:
http://uloz.to/xeQQCjb/deed-v2-5-logo-ac3-m2ts
Bravo! It's fun.
Question: "The poster art" if you will as seen here: Is there any chance of getting a PSD of those? Or knowing where the sources came from? I've been thinking of adapting that artwork (with your permission of course) and mocking up a physical box to house the BD cases and really show them off. I would obviously share them with everyone here...
It was from SW lunchbox the someone turned into a cover. Here are all the file I could find on my disc; the original luchbox scans and the PSDs for my title pics :-)
http://uloz.to/xpHPivA/luchbox-rar
Don't you just hate when people do that? I know I do :-D
Just for fun, here's a v2.5 version of the Despecialized Edition logo sequence for the BD extras:
http://uloz.to/xeQQCjb/deed-v2-5-logo-ac3-m2ts
