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#211852
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Convert letterbox -----> anamorphic
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/211852/action/topic#211852
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It's not that hard to convert a letterboxed video file to "anamorphic" (that's what all the "anamorphic" LD rips do). But the purpose of real anamorphic transfers is to gain vertical resolution. Stretching a letterboxed transfer vertically doesn't add resolution. Can it be done without re-encoding and losing quality? No. But it might be possible to make a faux-anamorphic (or "fanamorphic"[TM]) version that looks better than watching the official disc with on-the-fly scaling. The best way to do this would be using the PAL DVD as the starting point for the video, as it will have more lines of vertical resolution to begin with. However, for anyone with a 4:3 TV this would be pointless.
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#211836
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Info Wanted: Legal implications of the OOT DVDs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/211836/action/topic#211836
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Enforcing breach of copyright is about proving loss of earnings. This would be hard to do with or without the new DVD set, but who wants to get into a legal battle with LFL? They could have shut these projects down long ago if that was their plan. The new set is coming for two reasons, IMHO:
1) money;
2) there are people in LFL who think the OUT should be out there.
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#211566
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For all those confused...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/211566/action/topic#211566
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Originally posted by: darkhelmet
Scruffy and THX: Wouldn't 4:3 TVs benefit from the anamorphic video ever so slightly due to the fact that the letterboxing is handled via the DVD player and not just a lower resolution letterboxed version being spit out natively?

The short answer is no. The majority of 4:3 TVs will actually produce a worse picture from an anamorphic DVD than a letterboxed one (as Skyranger stated above, there are some exceptions). This is because of the low quality on-the-fly scaling done by the TV to reduce the disc's vertical resolution in order to preserve the movie's proper aspect ratio. Add to this the increased compression that may be required for the anamorphic video and the result is, if you have a 4:3 TV, you're better off with letterboxed.
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#211469
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Info Wanted: What is the best preservation version of the Original Trilogy?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/211469/action/topic#211469
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Originally posted by: Scruffy
Unless the DVD creator has a scaler that is far superior to the one built into my TV

Yup, that's exactly why it's done. So to answer your question, RobinHood, all the "anamorphic" preservation DVDs are just scaled up from the letterboxed LDs, which means that if you wait 'til a week or so after they're released, I'm sure you'll be able to get a similarly scaled version of the new DVDs which will likely be better than any of the existing versions.

If you can't wait that long, the best image quality on an anamorphic disc is, IMHO, Moth3r's. The best sound is probably Cowclops v2.
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#211346
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ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY OUT 09/2006 BY LUCASFILM
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/211346/action/topic#211346
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Originally posted by: Doctor M
Now I'm no film genius, but doesn't that mean they had to build a new master negative for the S.E.? Someone had to cut by cut re-edit this movie and make a new master negative.

Yes and no. IIRC, the original cut negative was taken apart, but only where it was necessary for the SE additions/digitally composited scenes to be added. This means that the process of creating the SE negative also destroyed the OUT negative.

I don't know of an OUT print made at this time (other than from Zombie84) but I'm pretty sure that if there was such a print, then that's what would be being used for the new DVDs. However, in the absence of that print, it would be a monumental (and extremely expensive) task to reconstruct the OUT negative from the SE one.

On the other hand, there must be some interpositives and/or 1st gen prints in existence somewhere that could be digitally scanned in HD for high quality DVD and other, future releases. This is what would happen if the project were handed over to someone like Criterion.
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#211300
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StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/211300/action/topic#211300
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Mike, I think the line breaks are as shown here:

It is a period of civil war.
Rebel spaceships, striking
from a hidden base, have
won their first victory
against the evil Galactic
Empire.

During the battle, rebel
spies managed to steal
secret plans to the Empire’s
ultimate weapon, the
DEATH STAR, an armored
space station with enough
power to destroy an entire
planet.

Pursued by the Empire’s
sinister agents, Princess
Leia races home aboard her
starship, custodian of the
stolen plans that can save
her people and restore
freedom to the galaxy. . . .

The EditDroid DVD has a recreated version that is pretty good.

Edit: yeah, you're right, Rev. Updated.
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#211276
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Torn.... To buy, or not to buy.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/211276/action/topic#211276
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I understand why people are upset and I wish it was anamorphic too. Skyranger, I think you have put one of the two key points (IMHO) in your "Catch 22" above. I understand what you mean, but it's not really a Catch 22 as the two outcomes don't oppose each other:
1) Buying it is a plus in that it might help to generate future editions;
2) Not buying it is a minus in that it might help to prevent future editions.
These both suggest you should buy it (because they are essentially saying the same thing).

The second point is that this will be the best available version of the OUT on DVD (albeit not as good as it could be). Taking these two together makes me still want to buy it.
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#211265
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For all those confused...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/211265/action/topic#211265
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Originally posted by: zombie84
I think what a lot of people fail to realise is that the big deal over anamorphic has little to do with widescreen televisions. If you have a regualr television anamorphic will be immensely sharper and higher in resolution since there is no disk space being eaten up by two hours+ of black bars.


I'm gonna have to disagree with you here. The image you will see on a 4:3 TV will be the same resolution with either an anamorphic or letterboxed widescreen DVD (when viewing in OAR). Those who have 4:3 TVs will possibly be better off with a letterboxed DVD for the reason Scruffy gives.