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#214596
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Lucasfilm lunch hour
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I'm pretty sure I know why GL keeps changing them. I think it's true that he looks at the orange blob under the landspeeder or the immobile dewback and hates it. He remembers how he wanted it to be and sees how it didn't work. In other words, what he says his motivation is, is true. This doesn't make it right, on the other hand.
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#214585
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ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY OUT 09/2006 BY LUCASFILM
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Originally posted by: zombie84
What i want to know is: was a new interpositive struck before making the SE changes? In other words, were the altered parts of the SE (i.e. Mos Eisley, space battle) re-instered into the original negative, replacing the original footage, or was a new interpositive made from the restored original negative which was then modified for the SE? AFAIK it was option A. I know this is not what we'd like and from a preservation standpoint seems insane, but remember that, at the time, they were working from the point of view that these would be the definitive versions, and didn't think people would want preservations of the originals.If the case is that the original negative now has segments of it replaced with the CGI SE frames, what happened to the original pieces that these SE segments replaced? They would surely be stored somewhere, and it would be no trouble at all to simply scan these elements and digitally edit them into their proper original place on the new scan of the rest of the negative.
It's possible that the pieces were stored, but if the o-neg was in such bad shape that parts of the first-gen interpositive had to be used, they probably aren't the best source for restoration. Either way, it is not "no trouble at all" to de-SE the OT, even with all that might be at LFL's disposal. I see no reason to doubt LFL's claims on this issue, as reports contemporary to the making of the '97 SE support it (and make no mention of the restored OUT negative/print that we all wish existed). Now all this doesn't mean it's impossible to restore the OUT, but it does mean that it would be time-consuming and costly.
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#214479
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Info Wanted: How is there Anamorphic Fan Edits but not Lucasfilm OT DVDs
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1) The so-called "anamorphic" fan DVD sets are not true anamorphic transfers, they are scaled up from the letterboxed LD source. These "fanamorphic" transfers can look better on a 16:9 TV than a letterbox transfer, as the scaling is better than your TV could manage in real time (see Moth3r's set for a good example of this).

2) Lucasfilm's version will not be from the same source, as it will be from the digital tape master used to make the analogue Laserdiscs, and therefore should look considerably better than any DVD sourced from an LD.
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#214474
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ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY OUT 09/2006 BY LUCASFILM
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Once again, the o-neg was taken apart to make the '97 SE. Due to its poor condition, parts of the interpositive used for the '93 LD masters were also used. This means that making a new scan of the OUT would require significant restoration. It certainly could be done, but it wouldn't be cheap or easy and is not sitting on the shelf, ready to go.
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#214307
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Lucasfilm lunch hour
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/214307/action/topic#214307
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Originally posted by: The Bizzle
There's also no guarantee that everyone buying this is going to mean they'll release it again. It's just as easy to paint the picture that everyone buying it could ALSO mean it'll never get released again. This is true. However, I can't imagine a scenario in which boycotting it promotes a subsequent release.The only thing you should be basing your purchase on is whether the product they're offering you is worth it FOR YOU.
Well I like watching the OUT, and don't like watching the SE. Right now the best version I can get of the OT is a laserdisc rip, so that's what I watch. I have every reason to believe that the September release will be better than any existing LD rip, so that is a good enough reason to buy it. Especially as I think it probably won't be released again (but then I thought this release wouldn't happen, so what do I know?)