ThiscouldbeR2D2

I feel devastated that we’ll probably never get this.

adywan said:

I recently did a test burn of the ESB:R Blu-ray that was created with Adobe Encore and the results weren’t good. Tried the disc in 3 blu-ray players. Worked ok in 1 but not in the other two. Panasonic, LG & Sony players tested. Only the LG played it. So i’m giving up on releasing Blu-Ray versions. Good Blu-Ray authoring software just isn’t out there without paying extortionate fees. Adobe Encore is just too buggy, but other available software just don’t have the features, especially being able to use DTSHD audio and creating good menus. So what I will be doing is releasing higher bitrate versions of the edits, alongside the smaller file size ones, that should be Blu-Ray compatible if anyone wanted to make their own physical copy. It’s unfortunate, I know, but I don;t want people to have to download a 50GB disc image file only to find out that the authoring software has rendered the burned disc to be playable on their machines.

Why not use Dolby TrueHD instead of DTS-HD? It’s easier to encode, and it’s compatible with far more devices.

And what about all the bonus features you had planned? How will we get to see them?

Braltika said:

Imo, Han his panic screaming reaction does seem a bit more justified when walking into a full hangar of troops. Pretty sure he and Chewie never stopped to look back and count how many followed after they bolted it. For me personally, the full hangar is one of the better changes in the SE…

I agree. But as is with the added Dewback shots, the added Stormtroopers in the back have the ROTJ helmets.

Master Lawdog said:

Merry Christmas, Adywan! I didn’t check, but is Beru’s mono voice still in this new version?

I don’t see why it wouldn’t be.

At 1:29, Leia says the Stormtroopers are coming through, when they clearly aren’t, right then. Are you going to fix that?

adywan said:
Then you have a wide shot that you can clearly see Luke unravelling the grappling hook, before he even thought of the idea. Sadly i just couldn’t fix this originally as simple editing could not fix the problem. But a couple of months ago i worked out how i could do it, so i have been flat out working on that to get it ready for Christmas.

I don’t see that error in the comparison video. Where is that wide shot?

Edit: Oh, never mind. It’s at 1:38. Clever editing. You took that shot and placed it 24 seconds later.

I hope we’ll get a Christmas update for both this and ANH:R HD.

Hey, Adywan? How’s it’s going? Are you feeling any better?

That guy with no name said:

ThiscouldbeR2D2 said:

That guy with no name said:

Jar Jar Bricks said:

exitzero said:

Is this the best attempt yet?

Your mother once thought as you do-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNRSAZsjaYI

That’s actually the same clip that I posted here earlier this year.

Hal and I have completed a version of it that is 99% seamless:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DwmceJ0DiMyqbkGC-sEHo_rfelpqBzZV/view?usp=drive_link

It will be fully seamless if we can get somebody to replicate the voice filter of Vader in ROTJ.

Thank jjb, I’m excited to see how seamless it can get…
The only other thing is I wonder how Adywan’s will sound when he does it.

Don’t you mean, IF he does it? Has he confirmed if he actually WILL replace “Obi-Wan” with “Your mother”?

yeah, I’m pretty sure he has. He also mentioned that he has his own Vader voice actor to do it.

He may not like the Prequels, but it’s still nice for him to add continuity nods like this.

That guy with no name said:

Jar Jar Bricks said:

exitzero said:

Is this the best attempt yet?

Your mother once thought as you do-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNRSAZsjaYI

That’s actually the same clip that I posted here earlier this year.

Hal and I have completed a version of it that is 99% seamless:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DwmceJ0DiMyqbkGC-sEHo_rfelpqBzZV/view?usp=drive_link

It will be fully seamless if we can get somebody to replicate the voice filter of Vader in ROTJ.

Thank jjb, I’m excited to see how seamless it can get…
The only other thing is I wonder how Adywan’s will sound when he does it.

Don’t you mean, IF he does it? Has he confirmed if he actually WILL replace “Obi-Wan” with “Your mother”?

I noticed that the video sources are the original Blu-Rays, and not the remastered Blu-Rays. It would be nice if a new version of this edit was made with them. Here’s where to find them:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Middle-Earth-6-Film-Collection-Remastered-Extended-Edition-Set-Blu-ray/dp/B09HCLCQN7

What does M4 think of the remastered picture?

Dek Rollins said:

Considering how they made a big deal about restoring the audio in their previous release, but messed it all up, my expectations are not super high. I doubt they will make these 25fps/50i this time around either. I also wonder if Aardman is straight up refusing to offer a master for A Close Shave that isn’t cropped, or if Shout has simply neglected to ask.

Is there an easy way to get A Matter of Loaf and Death at 25fps? The Lionsgate Blu-Ray may be at the correct audio pitch, but it’s still at 24fps.

Dek Rollins said:

Considering how they made a big deal about restoring the audio in their previous release, but messed it all up, my expectations are not super high. I doubt they will make these 25fps/50i this time around either. I also wonder if Aardman is straight up refusing to offer a master for A Close Shave that isn’t cropped, or if Shout has simply neglected to ask.

We’ll just have to wait until it comes out, of course. I mean, how much better can the shorts look?

Look what they just announced!

https://shoutfactory.com/collections/new-upcoming-releases-1/products/wallace-gromit-the-complete-cracking-collection-4k-uhd-collectors-edition

I was watching a video of someone analyzing the story, and he was confused about the king saying that his daughter, the princess, is going to redeem and help by being a good person. Because if he wants to be a benevolent king, he should do that HIMSELF, right? Why is he waiting for the next generation to be a nicer guy?

Will you be using the original alarm sound on the Tantive IV in ANH:R HD, since they used that in Rogue One?

adywan said:

Just got back from seeing Episode 4 at the cinema. It was the “Maclunky” 2020 version but, f**k me, it looked and sounded gorgeous. This is NOT the same grade that is on the blu-rays/ Disney+. the colours for about 90% of the movie looked great. Not the flat/ sepia looking grade we have on the official physical media releases. Skin tones looked great, the highlights were punchy and not suffering with the flat highs of the blu-rays. The Tavtive IV corridors looked beautiful. Even the static grain problem that the latest blu-rays suffer with wasn’t noticeable at all. On thing however is that most of the special edition additions ( especially mos eisley) looked horrendously bad. Not just because they were suing 90’s CG tech, but they looked low res compared to the rest of the film. Blurry/ soft and a few shots didn’t even look HD.

There seemed to be some alterations in the sound mix too. Sound effects that aren’t present on the blu-ray mix. The music was much more prominent, a bit too much in places.

Are the colors and sound in this version similar to how they’ll be in ANH:R HD?

Are you still going to film new shots for the Battle of Endor at Redwood National and State Parks, or were those plans scrapped?

INVAR said:

Much Better than the Blu Ray! Fantastic! Looks EXACTLY as I remember it at the Edens 2 in Northbrook, IL at 12:01 AM May 25th 1983 on that fabulous curved cinemascope screen. It always baffled me how all the digital releases got the color so darn wrong.

You live in Northbrook? So do I!

How’s life going for Adywan right now? Has he been feeling any better these last few months?

I’m new to this thread. Did someone here taken the Disney+ transfers and speed them up to the correct speed?