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Baronlando said:

You're right about Luke's reaction, but if you watch the scene closely, you'll see that Mark Hamill IS really angry when he says "why didn't you tell me?", but when they looped the scene, it was totally deflated. Also John Williams even did some "angry" music for that scene, but for some reason they didn't use it. Jedi is FULL of bad looping that hurt the performances and made them seem worse than they are. It would be great if the production audio could be cleaned up and used for some of those clunky bits, I'll take performance over perfect sound quality any day. (never happen)

 Yeah, Luke looks pretty pissed....I love it when he says "A certain point of view?" He's seething... :)

But, yeah, the audio does NOT match his facial expressions. I have listened to the music that was to go underneath the scene...I can't decide if adding it back would really help the scene or not...

Octorox, I can't decide! :) I understand where you're coming from...it's just hard to imagin ROTJ without that scene...

Octorox said:

I've always wanted to see the Luke/Obi conversation cut completely. It's pure exposition, and I think it's a little too convenient that Obi can pop up any minute and have a long talk, it cheapens his death. His appearances should be mysterious and brief. I think Dagobah should end after Yoda dies in the hut with his last words "there is another skywalker" the fact that you know who ten seconds later ruins the tension. Luke should discover that on his own and it should be revealed to the audience in his conversation with Leia.

 Interesting points, Octorox. In the version I'll be posting soon there will be a gap between the yoda and obi scene...so that (IMHO) will help.

As far as cutting it because it is simply an exposition scene...I don't know. I mean, you're right, but it's also been apart of the trilogy for so long...and I remember being very interested in everything Obi was saying...

I'm also wondering if it was cut out completely, that would leave everyone wondering why obi wan doesn't show up at all during ROTJ? Not to mention explaining why he lied to Luke in ANH...

However, the part about Luke finding out on his own about Liea? That sounds very interesting...it might work...

Molly said:

avidemux and auto gordian knot might be easier?

 Cool...I'll look into it!

stossmo said:

ROTJ is the movie I want to see edited the most.  When I was 7 or so it was new and it was badass....now, well, not so much.  

Back in the Ranch days Commander Courage had a great vision, I think it went like this:

1. Open on Dagobah (implying Luke had been training with Yoda since the end of empire)  

I like to think he is getting ready to leave (with his brand new black jedi outfit to take his part in the rescue) and he has to ask about Vader...maybe Yoda had avoided the question and that is why Luke insists he must know.  You have to cut out a few lines but I think it can work.   It does feel weird to start the movie so slow...im not sure I would even like it that way but in my imagination is sounds like it could work.  It makes us believe Luke has come a long way and gives some sort of explanation how.  I guess technically this and vader arriving on DSII could be flipped without messing up the story....anyway, I digress.

2. Vader arrives at DSII

3. Leia and Chewie arrive (paint out 3po and r2 and cut the musical)

4. luke and ob1 talk

5. emperor arrives at DS2

6. droids arrive at jabbas

7. luke arrives at jabbas

8. proceed as normal cutting out as much childish crap as possible.   

Sorry...I had planned on replying to this message. The version I've done is a little different than above.

I want to show you guys the first 20 minutes of my version (it basically includes all of those scenes above) so I can get some feedback...a little problem though.

I have a video file I want to encode with divx (it's like 4 GB) but I don't seem to understand this whole encoding process. I follow the directions it tells me to (all the different passes and such)...one pass looks pretty decent but a little noisy, of course the second pass doesn't change the look of anything, the third pass (or muti pass) tends to shrink the file way too much...it looks too pixelated and it loses alot of detail and contrast...

Anyone care to help me understand? Or point me to a website that might help?

Thanks for the imput guys!

I can see what you guys are saying about starting the scene that way...a little quick...no SD...

I DO have the radio dramas to play with...which I have been a little...

Yeah, thanks for the use of your music Good Musician! :)

Gotta go!

Check out the first post...I've updated it...and with a new clip!