Jedi122

Jar Jar Bricks said:

Jedi122 said:

TheBoogeyman1023 said:

Matt.F said:

I watched the Kai Patterson edit of Kenobi yesterday, and that also boasts some new FX work like PixelJoker.

With a bit of distance since the release of Kenobi I’d say that even when tightened up by a fan editor and with many of the clunkiest moments removed, what you’re left with is still… somewhat mid. I want to love it, but it just never really sparks into life, and I’m not sure that tweaking a few visual fx can change that.

This. Everything Pixel is doing will be a major improvement but it will still be a 5/10 at the end of the day. You can’t polish a turd lol

I noticed something, actually. Why is it that for the most part, the recent Star Wars stuff that seems to get the least amount of vocal criticisms online are the ones that don’t have Jedi in them? Rogue One, Solo, Andor, and The Mandalorian spring to mind.

Probably because these show writers think they need to add additional layers to the mythos that were never there originally. Or, at the very least, which were vaguely hinted at. Which makes them divisive by their very nature because everybody has their own level of attachment to the way things are presented in the original saga.

This was exemplified yesterday by The Acolyte’s implied reveal. Which conveniently aligns itself with what I originally had in mind for my edit of Episode IX, but that’s neither here nor there. You can’t expect to mess with a fundamental aspect of Star Wars 20 years later and not get some backlash about it.

People were the same about the Prequels upon initial release. They didn’t like all of the lore that was added to the Original Trilogy, particularly with Midichlorians and how Anakin was portrayed. It’s like cement. The old lore becomes more concrete in their minds the longer an established franchise goes on, and it becomes less likely for them to accept any new material added to it later down the road. That is, unless a kid after 2019 grows up watching all three trilogies, and it’s ALL Star Wars to them, no matter what.

TheBoogeyman1023 said:

Matt.F said:

I watched the Kai Patterson edit of Kenobi yesterday, and that also boasts some new FX work like PixelJoker.

With a bit of distance since the release of Kenobi I’d say that even when tightened up by a fan editor and with many of the clunkiest moments removed, what you’re left with is still… somewhat mid. I want to love it, but it just never really sparks into life, and I’m not sure that tweaking a few visual fx can change that.

This. Everything Pixel is doing will be a major improvement but it will still be a 5/10 at the end of the day. You can’t polish a turd lol

I noticed something, actually. Why is it that for the most part, the recent Star Wars stuff that seems to get the least amount of vocal criticisms online are the ones that don’t have Jedi in them? Rogue One, Solo, Andor, and The Mandalorian spring to mind.

adywan said:

Thanks you everyone for your well Wishes, and i’m so sorry for your loss Ronster. I was rushed into hospital again on Sunday but i’m back home now and thankfully it wasn’t anything too major, although it does look like i will need another operation to insert another stent if the artery that caused Sundays emergency gets any worse. So i need to take it very slow now during the long recovery. But, thanks to the amazing work the NHS have done for me, for the most part i feel better than i have for over a decade. Looks like i’ve been having mini heart attacks for years now and this was the one that finally knocked me down.

I hope this will be the start of a happy new life for you.

That guy with no name said:

Jedi122 said:

I’m so sorry, Ady. I can’t imagine what you’d be sick with for months on end.

Did I miss an update or something?

Go to the Revisited Facebook page.

I’m so sorry, Ady. I can’t imagine what you’d be sick with for months on end.

That guy with no name said:

Jedi122 said:

At the beginning of the movie, there’s a continuity error with two matte paintings that are meant to be the same hangar exterior, but from different angles.

https://i0.wp.com/img.screencaps.us/198/4k-swreturnjedi/full/4k-swreturnjedi-starwarsscreencaps.com-189.jpg?ssl=1

https://i0.wp.com/img.screencaps.us/198/4k-swreturnjedi/full/4k-swreturnjedi-starwarsscreencaps.com-224.jpg?ssl=1

See how there’s a hangar missing on the far right of the second shot that was in the first shot?

Never noticed that, wow keen eye.

Actually, someone brought it up in the comment section of the comparison video. Thought I’d share it so more people would know.

At the beginning of the movie, there’s a continuity error with two matte paintings that are meant to be the same hangar exterior, but from different angles.

https://i0.wp.com/img.screencaps.us/198/4k-swreturnjedi/full/4k-swreturnjedi-starwarsscreencaps.com-189.jpg?ssl=1

https://i0.wp.com/img.screencaps.us/198/4k-swreturnjedi/full/4k-swreturnjedi-starwarsscreencaps.com-224.jpg?ssl=1

See how there’s a hangar missing on the far right of the second shot that was in the first shot?

I got the Obi-Wan steelbook today from the Disney Movie Club. What’s strange is that in one of the making-of featurettes on the disc, I saw motion tracking dots on both Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen’s faces in the filming of the sparring flashback, even though it didn’t look like they were de-aged at all. I don’t get it.

Darth Sadifous said:

Honestly, my number one ask is to replace that matte painting shot when Han is departing with the strike team and talking to Lando with the falcon in the background. It is the most obvious matte shot in the entire saga in my opinion. I am still shocked Lucas didn’t tinker with it during the special edition. Especially in HD it always stands out to me like a sore thumb to me.

I think it’s already being worked on.

Are the hangar shots going to be replaced with physical dioramas like what was done with Empire Revisited?

So, part of the reason for changing the last scene of ROTJ is to make TFA not feel like as much of a “reset,” am I right? It’s mentioned on the Sequel Reset TV Tropes page.

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SequelReset

How did you make a lossless DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack out of the 1983 70mm Magnetic Six Track Mix?

ifjg said:

This is still the best version of that line I’ve seen. Pretty much blends in perfectly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3yHwaqhMNM

Actually, the audio clarity seems to change when he says “mother.”

I was watching the Emperor Arrives comparison again, and it seems that the new color grade unfortunately makes the difference between the real and painted Stormtroopers and Scout Troopers more obvious.

There’s a weird-looking lens flare shining on Palpatine when we first see him going down the ramp. Is that going to be removed?

I personally would like it if in addition to those two changes made for the “Canon Friendly” audio mix of TESB:R, that the John Williams version of the 20th Century Fox fanfare also be played at the start. Especially since all of the Prequels also use the Williams version.

What about the rest of you?

Braltika said:

Fantastic work on all of it, Ady, thanks! With your focus back on Episode 6, does that mean your work on 4 is (nearly) done? Looking forward to the release!

I believe Ady said that ANH:R HD will be finished by summer.

It’s very subtle, but it seems that the reason you retimed when Commander Jerjerrod started walking away was because during the wipe, some of the frames were cut as the wipe started to cover him. Very nice catch!

In case you ever decide to make a new audio mix for A New Hope: Revisited HD, and if Adywan doesn’t make these changes:

I know these are examples of “Early Installment Weirdness,” but do you think you could make it so that Luke doesn’t call the R5 Astromech droid that blew up an “R2 Unit,” or use the term “robots” later on?

adywan said:

Thanks for sharing this. I have just tried it in the sound mix and unfortunately it doesn’t blend in with Vaders vocals in ROTJ. I’m not sure yet if i’m even going to bother altering the “obi-wan once thought…” line. After attempting to re-watch the prequels again recently, i can honestly say that i won’t ever be watching those things again, so altering things in order to fix things that those films created in the first place is not going to be my priority.

Dang… 😢

Someone pointed out in the YouTube comments of the ROTJ color grading comparison that at 1:13, there’s more contrast and dynamics in the Blu-Ray shot, while Han’s face looks almost yellow/orange in the regrade and loses some of the highlights.

Jar Jar Bricks said:

Jedi122 said:

Jar Jar Bricks said:

Regardless, I know Octorox has already completed an alternative audio track for ESB Revisited in the past for prequel continuity (Boba voice and Yoda being only “a” master that trained Obi-Wan). This is something we can also pursue for this project.

I didn’t know about that. Is the audio lossless? That’s my biggest concern for the eventual Revisited Blu-Rays.

I dunno, you’ll have to ask Octorox.

I just saw his page, and it’s AC3, which means no, it’s not lossless.

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Octorox-miscellaneous-projectstweaks-of-other-edits/id/113322

Jar Jar Bricks said:

Regardless, I know Octorox has already completed an alternative audio track for ESB Revisited in the past for prequel continuity (Boba voice and Yoda being only “a” master that trained Obi-Wan). This is something we can also pursue for this project.

I didn’t know about that. Is the audio lossless? That’s my biggest concern for the eventual Revisited Blu-Rays.

I still haven’t gotten an answer to my question about the title fonts.

Here’s a video showing the Revisited crawls that Adywan made, which importantly was a year before The Last Jedi came out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F51kdD6raUc

WitchDR said:

TiiN said:

the prequels don’t play a role

But hasn’t he changed things to conform to the sequels? Seems dumb to then throw the prequels to the wayside. I haven’t followed every detail of Revisted, so if Adywan stated this, I must have missed it.

Adywan said he would provide two audio tracks for the TESB:R Blu-Ray so that you could choose between Boba being voiced by either Jason Wingreen or Temuera Morrison.

That guy with no name said:

Jedi122 said:

Jar Jar Bricks said:

I believe somebody said he could bring on Ryan Golden. Honestly, I’d prefer he does it. But if it’s any other impressionist than him, then AI is definitely the way to go.

I’d like Adywan’s personal opinion, though.

Adywan has said countless times that he already has a darth vader voice voice actor. there is no question about it.

Fine.