Jaitea, the new clip is great. The previous attempts were not very convincing. I'm not sure if the Endor is really needed in the background, but it looks best in this last clip.
Haven't posted here in ages, but I must say I love the Endor Test clip.
This dude looks a bit like the Predator :D
Haven't posted here in ages, but Vaderios mockups are so awesome I had to comment. Love tha Jaba the pothead and the new violent arm cutting. The sand dunes in the last pic look a bit like a drawing though ;)
How are the comparison shots coming 005?
The cloud city shot is just ... well magnificent!!! I to saw the glow from the lighsabers on Luke's face, but it is really faint. Looks good though! Tauntaun movement looks much more natural now.
The trailer is put together in a way that we can see some changes, but it still leaves a lot for the final release. I like that. I want to be surprised. 2010 seems ages away...but good things come to those who wait :)
Deckard2, general Grievous is coughing because at the end Clone Wars cartoons, Mace Windu force squeezed his loungs while he was escaping with Palpaltine as a prisoner.
I've already mentioned Vader's swipe at Luke... To me it almost seemed like he is using the force push on Luke, and the light saber is just swiped in an symbolical manner, the same way as later when Vader throws stuff at Luke in the corridor scene. But it is all very short and unclear, so we can all think what we want to I guess...
I am constantly amazed by the level of effort and profesionalism of Adywan, great job on the new clip, can't wait for the new trailer!
During the Luke/Vader figth when Vader knocks out Luke's lightsaber and Vader is advancing on Luke, who is just on the edge of the freezing chamber, it is not clear whether Vader swings the lightsabre with intention to hurt Luke, or is he just making a force gesture, to push Luke into the chamber. The later seems more logical, since he want's Luke alive. I would be better to se the force gesture more clearly, Luke at the edge and Vader force pushing him into the chamber. I know it's not a big deal, I just thought I'll mention it.
BTW, the new clips, asteroid chase and Yoda are great, though as many have suggested, giving some movement to Yoda's eyes would really make him even more lifelike.
I completly forgot. Wasn't there a suggestion to put more alien looking cretures on Dagobah? I kind of like some of the creatures from the Dagobah ROTS deleted scene, but you could use any strange looking creature.
Well, Obi-Wan was farther away and he didn't spontaneously combust as you mentioned :D
Well, if you have an idea, great, the whole Anakin burning scene with Obi-Wan being a smartass was never my favorite ;)
Also i never understood why the hell he needs a lifesupport suit when all that happened was he got burned. His lungs wouldn't have been affected. I'm going to be adding something that explains why he has to breath artificially when i get to ROTS
Ady, inhaling super-heated air (like one near hot lava) could easily damage person's lungs.
I want to see him hunting down and killing some of the remaining Jedi
Now that would be just awesome!!!
Double post...
I agree with ImperialFighter on tauntaun ears. I would definitely add to making the prop more life-like.
As I understand it, Adywan doesn't count the EU, because it's not in the movies, especially in the OT, which for him is probably the backbone of his edits. Sure you can make suggestions, but he stated that for him the EU is irelevant for his fanedit, which doesn't have to mean that he doesn't like to read a EU book or something like that. He set the limits of his fanedit universe which are within the bounds of OT universe. Simple as that.
I also see more speeders flying by the turret. From originaly only 4 to 9.
I was just about to go to bed, but now ... :)
About Vader's helmet...before it never bothered me so much, but now just looks silly, like he is wearing a cheap Vader costume.
I am in the fix it camp on this one.
Ripplin: Yes, I think I read on the T-bone's site that even an actual metal bar prop was made for that scene.
005, yes, a short montage would be nice, but how to do it beats me. What material to use?
I like ben_danger's idea to see the emperor in his office on Coruscant.
The one thing that has always bothered me is how short (at least on film) Luke's training is in SW5. I know there were several more training scenes planed but were ever filmed. I don't see how this could be adressed. I'm not saying it is necessary, but maybe an extra 30s to 1 min of some training related scenes would be nice. It would make Vader's line 'Obi Van has thaught you well' even better (Vader doesn't know Yoda has trained Luke).
I made my version of the Executor too. I desaturated it even more, but kept the lights at almost original saturation. For my taste Ripplin's Executor is still a bit too blue :)
Yes, I also thing the Executor would could look good with grey-blue balance somewhere in between those two shots.
I am prepared to contribute for your hardware, as soon as I get the paycheck from my new job! :)
There are no extra light IMO. It's just that the 2004 SE colors so fucked up, so the lights almost blend in with the ship.
I have a P4 2.8 processor, Radeon Mobile 9000 card, and I have a smooth playback most of the time, only one scene very very slightly jerky. Using Core AVC decoder and Media Player Clasic. CPU load goes from 50% - 100%, but mainly around 80%-90%.
I LOVE the tauntaun facial movements. It is a small thing, but makes all the difference. Tauntaun looks much more believable. And the HD resolution ... impressive, most impressive!