The Aluminum Falcon

From your description, it doesn't sound like any particular release from the forum here... I think that someone probably just inputted the GOUT through DVD Rebuilder and just set it to convert the video to anamorphic. It's very easy to do and that would explain why it's single layer, anamorphic and has all the foreign audio tracks.

Agreed; 90 minutes is fine.

dark_jedi said:

here is the link ofr the DD 5.1 file for you guys to take a listen to,
http://hotfile.com/dl/75515638/d8e820b/ROTLD_DD_5.1__640.rar.html

 

Hopefully, I'll be able to check out that custom DVD, nocomment87. It sounds interesting. Also, I know it's an old post, but, Dark Jedi, does this file sync readily to the newest DVD release or does a delay need to be inputted?

Asteroid-Man said:

I'm going to post a side to side comparison of the trailer I posted so people can see the difference in lighting, colour and contrast.

Can't wait to see that, Asteroid-Man! Also, I loved your color correction, Uncanny Antman.

Wow! Nice covers, DJ! Is it too late to donate to the cause? It really looks like it's gonna be awesome.

Great to hear that the surgery was successful, Lee. Hope you recover quickly.

Good luck on your surgery Lee! I hope it goes well. Also, what is the Theatrical Star Wars Trilogy in Technicolor Reproduction Project? It sounds fascinating. Is it an attempt to make the color timing of the original trilogy look closer to how it looked on the theatrical prints? If so, I'd be very interested in it. After all, the GOUT is very washed out... What are you going to use as the basis for it: the old theatrical bootlegs? Sorry for getting a bit off-topic. That project just sounds so darn exciting.

Just watched these too! They're awesome. Thanks, Fritz! I really liked the ESB boot. The colors seemed very vibrant and what the GOUT should have been. I always thought the Star Wars movies were meant to be colorful, but it seems so strange to finally see it! I'll definitely watch it often. It surpassed all my expectations for how good a bootleg should look.

The ROTJ boot was not that easy to watch, but I guess it is significant. After all, we finally have the placement of the theatrical subtitles!

I know I'm a bit late to the discussion, but, Asaki, have you checked out Moth3r's PAL laserdisc preservation? If I remember correctly, the PAL laserdiscs had less DVNR than the GOUT or NTSC counterparts. If PAL is an issue for you, then you can check out Doctor M's Reinventing the Wheel conversions of these sets. Also, Lee Thorogood's set is sourced from a set with less DVNR, you may want to check those out when they are released.

Also, more non-DVNR releases of the original unaltered trilogy include the Star Wars widescreen bootleg that Moth3r found, the widescreen Catnap bootleg, the Puggo Grande, the Stjarnornas Krig, or any of the old Star Wars VHS releases (though these were in full screen).

Hey guys, I decided to mess around with my iPhone during my free time. What do you think? I tried to make Tron look more modern. I know it doesn't necessarily look like the Tron Legacy suits but it makes it look a but updated. Maybe a similar treatment could be used in your edit if you like it, Asteroid Man.

Here's the original:

Here's the first color treatment (probably the least difference).

Here's the second color treatment.

Here's the third color treatment:

Here's the fourth treatment.

Here's the final treatment.

I know all of these photos are rather low quality but I think I can recreate these on my computer in much better quality. Tell me what you think.

I'm actually goaling for the suits to look somewhat like hers:

http://cgi.ebay.com/16mm-SCOPE-FEATURE-RETURN-JEDI-STAR-WARS-EPS-6-/120679401352?pt=US_Film&hash=item1c190d8788#ht_617wt_1139

Someone’s selling a 16mm print of Return of the Jedi. It says that it should retain its color. From the look of the screen shots, it doesn’t appear to be too faded and it is the original theatrical version…Note that the seller is not me. Does anyone have about $700 to spare? It could be a good preservation…

My laptop actually is a Lenovo Thinkpad W500. It's got Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 installed on it. I actually bought it straight from Lenovo. I haven't been able to check for firmware updates so I'll do that soon. Also, the Blu-Ray player is a Matshita BD-MLT UJ232A. Thanks for trying to help Darth Mallwalker.

ThiefCobbler4ever said:

Can't wait to see it! ^_^

Same here!

Oh definitely on several occasions! One occasion was when my friend just managed to do something that was really complicated and was acting insanely happy about it. I said "Don't get cocky, kid." However, my friend is not familiar with the word "cocky," so he was visibly perturbed... I think you get the picture.

Of course, I've used "I have a bad feeling about this." many times.

Harmy said:

Here's another one, I used Puggo Grande to get rid of even more of the DVNR smearing on the speeder.

Nice work! I can't remember ever seeing this clip in better quality! Keep it up, Harmy.

Erikstormtrooper said:

Instructions sent via PM. Assuming you know how to use a computer and burn DVDs, it's not hard.

Do you mind sending me the instructions too? I used MuxMan a few weeks ago, but it comes out with no chapters... Then I tried DVDFlick. I'm interested to see your method.

Mind-blowing. However, yes, I've always wondered who the rebels may have inadvertently blown up that was on their side. In fact, I think there was a Robot Chicken sketch about that... That would suck though and I could understand why Luke would proceed to jump off his pole.

Sorry for being not so tech savvy but is it possible to have a Blu-Ray burner that DOESN'T burn dual-layer discs? I bought my laptop a year or two ago and the pre-installed Blu-Ray disc burner burns Blu-Rays fine but can't recognize/process blank dual layer DVD-Rs. When I bought the thing, I assumed that dual-layer burning would obviously be a feature. Any help would be appreciated.

Also, an OT forum member Puggo, has made various 16mm and 8mm preservations. His best work is the Puggo Grande, a film transfer of an old 16mm print of Star Wars. He also made a transfer of another 16mm print of Star Wars that had Swedish subtitles and a transfer of Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back 8mm abridged editions. These could prove to be of interest to you. I suppose any one of these could be manually cleaned if one were so inclined to take the time and effort to do so.

As far as an actual transfer of a 35mm or 70mm print, I don't think this has been done and I'm not sure if anyone has access to a print or the equipment to commit such an undertaking.

Hey Kamiyo, glad you started a new thread. My interest in this project is still as strong as ever, and I'm excited. Count me in as really wanting to be one of the 35. Anyway, your screenshots look pretty good with good depth. It also sounds like you're compiling quite the special features collection. It should prove a worthy addition. Out of curiosity, are you planning to do a slight color correction (i.e. fix things like Luke's green light saber)? But then again, that might be overkill, so whatever the release I'm excited. I'm really glad you abandoned the VHS to 3D conversion, in favor of using the HD versions.

Asteroid-Man said:

Considering this short film is what my future in film depends on I think I'll focus on that for now. :P

Good luck on your short film, Asteroid-Man. It's definitely more important than this project so spend as much time as you need on it. I'm sure it will be great.

twister111 said:

The Fifth Element.

I love this movie.

Great effects, acting, story, EVERYTHING! I love it. Almost perfect in my eyes.

Agreed 100%

Oh and the most recent movie(s) I have seen are Tron and Tron Legacy.

Tron was very primitive (shows us how much we've progressed in terms of CGI), hated it the first time I watched it but loved it the second. Still, Tron grows on you and Jeff Bridges is awesome. It was a milestone of cinema: one of the pioneers of CGI.

Tron Legacy was cheesy, probably the start of a big franchise. Still, I enjoyed it. It was a good popcorn flick and good enough to make me see it again in IMAX 3D. Of course, the effects were good, and the story wasn't too bad. All in all, a relatively worthy (though somewhat disconnected) sequel to Tron. I doubt that 3 will be as good.

Gotcha. It was just an observation. I really am looking forward to the complete, edited color corrected movie.

Nice! Though I agree with Sluggo, it looks very blue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVjyjyU03is&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjAj4I2IkOc

WARNING: These videos may seem a bit frightening/creepy, especially to Leia fans. In my opinion a scene like this would have made ROTJ darker... showing a bit what was left to the imagination of the audience. Perhaps an improved version could be used in a fan edit that attempts to create a substantially darker ROTJ. It definitely shows more about what Leia may have had to endure when a slave girl.

On a seperate note, do any of you know exactly how this video was made? It's very rough quality but still interesting that someone could do this.