This is definitely worth discussing – the OP was not saying anything in poor taste. I know principal photography had finished, but I’m sure they’re going to go back for insert shots here soon.
She is in a stable condition, report comes from her brother.
Just got back from my second viewing.
First off: neither showings I’ve been to (in 3D and 2D) have been remotely in focus. I could get used to it for a while, but whenever a subtitle would appear, I’d remember that the projector is out of focus and notice how “blurry” everything is. Every time I’ve tried to see a Star Wars film in theaters, something always goes wrong.
…another strange point - the LucasFilm logo and “A long time ago…” visuals appear much smaller than in TFA. It doesn’t make a lick of difference, but it’s just something that caught me upon both viewings.
Now to the main point…
It’s much better the second time around. You get a better feel for the style and the story, and nothing is as confusing as going in blind. I actually knew why each little thing was happening, and finally caught the final shot Tantive IV going into hyperspace. The first time I saw RO, I blinked and then the film was over! If you had any doubts after your first viewing, give it another shot. It’s worth it.
As stated by everyone else, Donnie Yen steals the show. He is the best part about this film, along with Alan Tudyk’s droid. The CG was also far superior than that in TFA – I actually mistook the Star Destroyer’s for actual models… and if no one had informed me of Tarkin’s CGI recreation, I wouldn’t have even thought twice. Great effort on ILM’s behalf.
My main question, after finally seeing the film twice is: did anyone catch a “Wilhelm scream” hidden in the sound mix?
Eh, it was cool, but very depressing. So much to take in on the first viewing. Ending had me verklempt. It was so strange not having a crawl, though!
Did anyone hear the signature Wilhelm scream? Can’t recall noticing it…
I’ve been meaning to rip my SW LDs too I just need better capture software lol can anyone recommend any good ones ?
VirtualDub (software), Lagarith YUV Codec (compression), comb filter (middle-man to reduce rainbow artifacts), and Hauppauge USB-Live 2 (hardware). That’s my preferred method, for what it’s worth.
Question: for S1-2, are you using the Original, Restored, or Remastered footage cuts? (I think there were three but I may be wrong and there’s just two, I can’t remember anymore XD) Only because the footage is cropped COMPLETELY differently on a few episodes, most notably The Flying Kipper - almost very shot in the restored version is cropped nearly two inches lower on pretty much every shot compared to the original, which really ruins a few of the scenes, not least the famous crash scene… Here:
I’m going to be using the PAL restored DVD files for the main video source. I will later mux the original analog masters to the audio, so you can have both sets with the remastered US narration.
The TPM BD was zoomed out during the conversion to 3D, which is why it seems less cropped. It’s technically not cropped enough compared to prior releases.
The DVD was zoomed in deliberately and the Blu-ray isn’t. Thus, it is much closer to the theatrical framing.
JawsTDS said:
And to top it off, it was missing the hallmark wipes / dissolves from the original saga.This is, however, untrue.
I should’ve clarified. There are wipes / dissolves, but they’re of a much different type (i.e smoke dissolve from Finalizer to Jakku). It’s nice to see a new twist on that aspect, but you know… fans are never happy.
There’s a handful of IMAX 3D showings in NYC – but would have to see it Saturday. Not sure if it’s worth the wait to see it bigger and better, or just to go to an 11pm showing on Friday night. Decisions, decision…
Ideally they run a teaser with Rogue One, but I’m trying not to get greedy.
I’m under this assumption as well. Fingers crossed!
Is there anyone who’s theater is ONLY showing RO in 3D on 12/16? Friday night at my local cinema in NJ only has the film in RealD 3D. Every other night has a 2D showing, which means I’m gonna have to see it in 3D – it’s a fun gimmick, but would seem distracting with Star Wars.
Am I the only one who was irked with the cinematography in the film? Certain shots felt very awkwardly framed and placed, and the use of ‘dutch angles’ and ‘whip pans’ was incredibly annoying. Nothing I saw on the screen felt reminiscent of the camera work done on OT nor the PT, which I believe shared mostly similar visual traits. It felt too “flashy”, as did most of the effects in the film. And to top it off, it was missing the hallmark wipes / dissolves from the original saga.
I still love the film, but certain elements about it really bug me…
The yellows are a bit green, and the skin tones seem a bit desaturated, though that’s more a matter of personal preference.
That may be due to the slight hue shift I applied – will try and amend that to see if it helps. Thanks for your input.
Question for anyone who takes a look at these – do the whites seem clipped or blacks crushed? I wasn’t sure how far to boost the shadow / highlight curves – clearly the Blu-ray was too dark, so I tried my damnedest to correct it without blowing the picture out.
Bots aside, I think I’ve reached a good middle ground with my latest correct. My biggest concern is making up for the low black-levels on the Blu-ray masters. I hope I haven’t left them too dark… or too bright!
The lush look is actually very fitting for EMPIRE. This is great stuff! Great work, Dreamaster.
That looks beautiful, even without some corrections. With some clean-up and color correction, this could look wonderful… not that it already doesn’t!
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Here is my corrected opening of A NEW HOPE. I believe the highlights and shadows have been adjust correctly. However, I did remove most of the green bias in the film, which is fairly prevalent in the theatrical grading. It should be noted I’m not going for theatrical accuracy, rather, closer to the '97 SE.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1-W6ByLSZVKSnVVbVd1M0FkZDQ
Finally got mine… at 11PM opening night, in 3D (yeck). Reserved seating, which is nice but too damn late for my taste. Would wait until Saturday evening, but don’t want to risk spoilers online. Damn.
Just applied it, looks very nice, fixes a lot of issues I could never work around in Vegas. Great stuff! My only gripe, and this just might be only on my end, is that the highlights look a bit too bright. However, this may be merely how my screens are ‘calibrated’, so take it with a grain of salt.
But seriously, these luts are incredibly helpful!
looks fantastic!! any chance you’ll make these available?
I’m definitely planning on putting these up, I just need some assistance in adding forced alien subtitles.
Count me in.
It’s only sad now that Rogue One is literally almost a month away from being released.
And there’s little-to-no hype…
…and finally REVENGE OF THE SITH which looks pretty good with grain and some desaturation:
…and as a bonus… I’m not actually sure if this is a step in the right direction. All I know is that the skintones in THE FORCE AWAKENS are too saturated and have too many red values.
Here’s ATTACK OF THE CLONES, which had a subtle amount of grain applied, but could perhaps use more:
Here’s the color graded AND regrained(!!!) THE PHANTOM MENACE:
Here’s JEDI.
