ZigZig

https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/741288

Yes but only on his DVR…

Actually, the individual posted some captures (from the Senate scene) and it was definitely a true HD broadcast.

Handman said:

Yeah. Harmy has been an enormous influence in my own pursuits to become a film archivist. Thank you, Harmy!

This!

Last update, 6 days ago…

ZigZig said:

I will not be able to give you news too often because I have too much work, but I promise you that the project continues to move forward!

Star Wax Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Isn’t there another topic dedicated to this question?

yotsuya said:

Any plans for a grindhouse release?

I don’t know for now, it will depend on the average quality of the rough scan.

Are you sure you’re in the right topic?

Some news about the ongoing scanning of TPM…

As usual in this kind of project, there were a lot of issues (material not delivered, optical problem, laboratory reserved by other projects, overwork, etc.)

Nevertheless, things are moving slowly but surely.

Here are two screenshots of the 35mm 4K scan compared to the HDTV (1080p) and the Bluray:
http://www.framecompare.com/screenshotcomparison/J1BJCNNU
http://www.framecompare.com/screenshotcomparison/DYL7LNNX

As you will see, the Bluray shows a little more detail (because it comes from the original negative, and not from a 35mm copy based on an interpositive); however, the 35mm does not suffer from noise reduction nor “wax” effect, and the scan in 4K shows the 35mm grain that is missing on the Bluray.
In any case, the 35mm looks far better (IMHO) than the HDTV version: there is no edge enhancement, color artifacts, overzoom…

The colors are also perfectly preserved (in my opinion), I just applied a very fast regrading so that the comparison with the BR is relevant.

I will not be able to give you news too often because I have too much work, but I promise you that the project continues to move forward!

Cheers!

I’m currently watching ORF1, it is definitely the BR version. Sorry guys!

I’m pretty sure it will be the BR version, the listed times seems to be the BR times accelerated to 25 fps (PAL standard).
Otherwise it could be the early theatrical source (that ORF1 already broadcasted in 2014) as schorman is guessing; anyway, there is no other source such as a 35mm telecine (AFAIK).

I’ll try to capture the .TS stream (unfortunately, my IPTV provider streams ORF1 at 720p, not 1080p).

Izotope RX7 is your friend 😃

Hi RUKUSBUILD3,

The official theatrical version was available on VHS (widescreen or pan&scan, NTSC or PAL), VCD (pan&scan) and Laserdisc (widescreen).
It was also broadcasted several times on european channels (such as C+ Scandinavia and ORF1) : captures are available on torrent sites.
All those releases are issued from the same master.

oojason said:

UncutIsSuperior said:

I’ve decided to wait for DrDre’s next tool, which, as ZigZig said, will automatically restore deleted scenes, integrate them into the movie, upscale them to 4k and recolorize them to HDR. According to ZigZig, this tool will be compatible with MacOS, so the next tool seems like my only option. Could you please tell me when it will be ready? Thank you.

I think ZigZig may have been pulling your leg mate.

I think he knows already that: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1299439/action/topic#1299439

But he is obviously trolling…

ChainsawAsh said:

Quick question, and I’m not asking this to be mean or to bully you in any way, I think the answer will genuinely help us to better communicate with you in the future - is English your first language?

The correct question is: how old is he? But hey, let’s try not to troll this topic further.

ChainsawAsh said:

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

Troll officially detected.

UncutIsSuperior said:

Hello. Could you please let me know when the deleted scenes are finished? I have found a color correction tool by DrDre that can match colors. Thank you.

Please just wait for the next DrDre’s tool: it will automatically restore deleted scenes, integrate them into the movie, upscale them to 4k and recolorize them in HDR.
And besides, this tool will be compatible with Mac OSX.

PS: it even seems that it will be able to possibly fix The Last Jedi.

If Schorman agrees, I can share his amazing work via WeTransfer (I have a “Pro” account); see https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Monthly-shares/id/62380 (which I didn’t update for almost a year)

Yes, there are other differences (such as missing view of Palpatine’s quarters, podrace scenes differently reordered, subtitles, wrong color corrections…), please see dedicated topics.

Last update was given a few weeks ago, and you know that a scanning process is a long way… People involved in this project are informed.

Anyway, nobody is dead and everything is going well 😃

ChainsawAsh said:

Every HD 1999 theatrical restoration seems to stall and never get released.

You seem to be well informed… 😃
The despecialization is almost done, and the original 35 mm is currently scanned in 4k.

Dek Rollins said:

I don’t want to turn this thread into a debate-fest on whether or not people should be allowed to hate the PT, though maybe that’s already accomplished. 😛

MonkeyLizard10 said:

yeah, i won’t bother to respond (although there is tons to say about the incredible amounts of things RLM video misinterprets, gets logically wrong, gets wrong since he doesn’t now enough about American cinema history, etc.) since will just turn into another bash fest, something I try to avoid (mostly by to largely ignoring all SW forums for years) and don’t want send this nice restoration thread down that path, I was actually going to say we better quit this before you already said it just above

back to restoration talk!

Thanks to both of you (but this debate is very interesting, even if it is off-topic) 😃

YEEEEESSSSSSS!
Thank you so much!