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#288065
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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Originally posted by: tellan
ady, is there any chance of getting the red leader shot with the mic on the right side but WITHOUT the planet background and the other changes? ie the raw shot with just the microphone change?

that would be a bear for me to correct.

PS, whoever sent adywan the explosions disc, any chance I could have a copy as well please?
I wouldn't be able to do it with the original background because that had to go because of the mic. I'll see if i can add a star field close to the original for you when i get some time. Also PM me about the disc.
Originally posted by: GhostAlpha26
I was wondering about the scene where Han is chasing the Stormtroopers and he gets to the hanger section and theres a huge number of troopers in there. I just thought the number of troopers in the hanger is over the top and rather cartoonish and I didnt know if you were doing anything with that shot or not.

No, I'm not. I kind of like it the way it is now although the compositing had some major colour issues, which i've managed to sort out so it looks a little more natural now.
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#287924
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Happy 30th Anniversary, Star Wars!
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Originally posted by: Anchorhead
I'm afraid I'm going to have to call your post on a technicality. You said Today but it was 11-24 when you posted that.

That means my post is the official anniversary wish.
have to call you on that one. ShiftyEyes post was indeed posted @ Fri May 25, 2007 5:35 AM . You must be in a different timezone, so his is the official first post.

Wow, 30 years. Happy anniversary Star Wars.

Does seem a bit of an anti-climax though. not much happening today here. Oh well i will be sitting through all the OT in Hi-Def tonight ,(wife's gonna hate me but what the hell. lol), a few beers and some munchies, so i'm all set.

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#287828
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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What's the Astromech jump cut everyone is referring to?


In the SE extra scene when Biggs meets Luke in the rebel hanger just keep an eye on R2-D2 in the background. They added the person walking in front of the camera to hide the fact that they cut out a section where Red Leader starts talking about Luke's father, but this results in R2 suddenly jumping position quite noticeably.
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#287785
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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- I am also wondering why the “All wings report in.” shot is flipped…? Screen direction is very important-…as I’m sure you know!
I'm actually still working on this shot and forgot to add the "temp shot" tag. It was flipped because of the continuity error with red leaders mic swapping sides, but it will be back in its original direction, with the mic on the correct side and yavin in the background.
- About the temp shot after “This is red five, I’m goin’ in.”. I hope you’ll be able to make that shot more convincing. They look terrible compared to everything else!

I'm hoping i can do something with this shot too. I hate how the original looks too much like a model compared to other shots.
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#287765
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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Originally posted by: andy_k_250
I haven't downloaded the clip yet (I'm at work), but can someone tell me if he fixed the astromech jump cut in the Biggs scene?

Yes, I have. Well, as best as i could anyway.

Originally posted by: Darth Editous
One of the rebels has only had one of his blue insignia changed to red (I don't have the video handy so I can't give you a timecode).


OOPS. Totally missed that. Thanks DE.

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#287646
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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To answer DGC General X:

Tellan is correct, although the laser arms are missing from the studio cockpit set, the angle would mean that you wouldn't see them anyway.

As for the stormtrooper voices: I have no plan on changing any of their speech with any Temuera Morrison dialogue. I'm not sure why you posted the link to the Youtube stormtrooper clip twice because that won't convince me otherwise. Watching that has actually convinced me against doing anything like this.

OK, onto something new.

Doing the FX work for the Death Star battle is taking more time than i had first hoped, but i'm going to be taking my time on this section. I want it to be more in line with the ROTJ battle. So more ships and dogfights but this means twice as much work as i had originally planned. So the release date is looking even further away. But it will be worth it in the end. Hopefully i will be able to get this out in time for the 30th anniversary of the UK release of Star Wars (November). I definitely want this out in time for then at the latest.

Well its almost the official 30th anniversary so here's a little something to wet your appetite. Its a split screen comparison from the Luke & Biggs SE scene up to the beginning of the DS battle. It will hopefully give you all some idea of just how different this edit is going to look. This will definitely be the very last clip i will be posting. I don't want to spoil it for everyone by showing too much.

As usual the soundtrack it only a temp one so effects will be missing and out of sync at times and there are a couple of unfinished shots in there too. Also my footage somehow looks darker than it actually is. Not sure how that happened.

enjoy

SPLIT SCREEN COMPARISON - Megaupload - 100MB approx
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#287174
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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It's a good idea SomethingStarWarsRelated but , after playing about with some tests after seeing your post, it would be a nightmare to pull off. If you look at all the shots of Vader inside his cockpit then you will see that thay are all taken from and angle. either from below or to the side and there are none taken from directly in front, which i would need a shot like that to be able to pull something like this off. I guess i could use footage of vader from a different scene, recolour it and try and piece the background from other shots but it would be so hard. Even with the HD version the zoom in would be so much & so fast that it would look terrible. Oh, well. It was still a good suggestion.

Now there is one thing i have to make clear , especially after i saw the small disagreement arise about the red R2 unit. I am totally disregarding anything outside of the movies, mainly the EU, for this edit. Because Luke calls it an R2 unit then that is how it will be staying. As Max_Rebo said this misnaming arose when making the toys. Also I will not be adding any characters from the EU either. But this place is here so that people can convey their questions & suggestions, so please let them do that even if you don't agree with what they have said ( unless they say this edit is s**t then just go for it . Only joking.).

Now to answer a couple of your questions OBtwosy:
when i first saw the film at 4 yrs old, no it didn't bug me... no more than "there'll be no escape for the princess this time"
This has been changed because it causes a slight continuity problem in Luke's garage when they see the holo image of princess Leia. 3PO really has no clue who she is. Even if he was instructed to keep her identity a secret he would have a hard time doing this and would have probably accidentally told his new master about her identity due to loyalties. omitting "for the princess" fixes this easily.
or why change the blue rebellion insignias in the breifing on Yavin 4, or the fact that Greedo didn't blink in the original, or any number of changes

the helmet insignia colours were changed because, although in the novel there is a blue squadron, they don't make it into the final draft so i changed them to red. Any changes are just to fix issues within the movies and not what we know from outside sources. And i added blinking & facial movements to Greedo and an enhancement and not a fix, amongst others. I'm just trying to bring Star Wars into the 21st century.
- I'll just keep my well intentioned questions to myself and stay a lurker until I see the final edit.

Don't stop asking questions just because someone doesn't agree with what you have said. I don't think you should have took so much offence to Max_Rebo's reply. Like i have said before, everyone is entitled to their own opinions and they are more than welcome here. Without people contributing in here i doubt i would have done half the things to this edit as i have done so far, and thats why you will all be added to the end credit roll.

Oh and sorry if i seemed to have repeated myself a bit. i am recovering from a hangover to end all hangovers after partying hard because it was my 40th birthday yesterday and i overdid things a bit.
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#286626
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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Originally posted by: Jamshid
"Robot slapstick = not humorous"

Cheesy comedy--including robot slapstick--is all throughout Star Wars; shall we eliminate it all? I think that keeping the series consistant is in order, and there is a certain childlike quality to its cheesy, light-hearted humor. That is unless we wish to digitally remove all of the ewoks and jar-jar esque creatures so that a bunch of fan-boys can pretend that Star Wars isn't cheesy. Celebrate its cheesy-ness I say.


Actually its isn't all throughout Star Wars. If you look at the OUT it had moments of slapstick but they were very few and spaced very far apart and worked well. Only when the SE's & then the PT came out did the slapstick become more prominent and began to spoil things. They approach Mos Eisley, which is supposed to be a dangerous place, and all of a sudden you have 2 new slapstick scenes ( robot droid & the swoop bike) so close together it takes away that sense of danger. These were unnecessary editions that seem to have been added as a shape of things to come with the PT. When i get around to doing the PT (probably when i'm about 80. lol) Most of the slapstick will be gone so it falls in line with the OT.
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#286567
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1980 Empire RSO 2 LP set (Released)
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Originally posted by: digitalfreaknyc
Originally posted by: 20th Century Mark
I am ripping my CD to MP3 (320kbps) and will post it as a torrent on Demonoid if you want. Remember, this is a straight copy. No restorations have been made. However the records are in pretty good shape.


Can people please use FLAC or SHN?


Yeh, is there any chance you could use flac for these? I would make a better quality source for restoration
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#286543
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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Ok. i thought i would give you all a list of all the changes / fixes that i have done so far....and its going to be a long list. Here Goes:

1. Recoloured the Tantive troopers shirts to match from shot to shot. Now a grey/ blue instead of the over saturated blue in a lot of shots.
2. Changed 3P0's line from " there will be no escape for the princess this time" to " there will be no escape this time". Fixes an error when Luke sees the hologram but 3PO has no idea who she is but hasn't had his memory wiped.
3. Re-Edited the Tantive troops battle to fix continuity issues with troopers dying more than once.
4. Re-rotoscoped all lasers to closer match the PT
5. Added blast flashes to all troopers throughout the movie that get hit but originally had no blast flashes.
6. Fixed the jump cut where 3PO & R2 cross the corridor on the Tantive IV & the doorway explodes.
7. When Vader enters the Tantive IV a stormtrooper lets go of the head of a dead trooper but that you can see that the actor slowly lowers his head. This has been fixed and the troopers head now drops at speed more like a dead body.
8. Added blinking lights to Vader's chest plate
9. Vader's eyes recoloured to remove the red tint.
10.When 3PO is looking for R2 a trooper falls to the floor behind him as if he has been shot but there is no laser fire. Added some lasers & a flash as the trooper is hit.
11. Smoothed / fixed the jump cut as R2 extends his third leg and heads for 3PO & the one where he leaves 3PO
12. In the scene where Vader is strangling Antilles the trooper in the background changes position in one shot. His legas are closed and his blaster is in a totally different position. Fixed this error.
13. Recoloured the interior of the escape pod to blue due to continuity issues in this scene.
14. On Tatooine the escape pod canopy has been recoloured to remove the odd blue colour.
15. In the same scenes the sky has been changed to match other shots
16. Added a new sandcrawler to the shots where 3PO thinks he is rescued
17.Completely new canyon wipe so the rocky surroundings that R2 travels through matches closer to what Tatooine looks like in the PT.
18. Fixed a placement continuity error with the restraining bolt that the Jawas fix to R2
19. Added a battle droid to the scrap inside the Sandcrawler.
20. Fixed R2's eye dome in the shot inside the sandcrawler where it looks like you can see Kenny Baker inside.
21. Inside the sandcrawler 3PO's eyes blink as he stands. Fixed
22. When Beru calls to Luke as they are about to inspect the droids, bushes appear & disappear from shot to shot. Removed the bushes from the shots of Luke to fix this error.
23. Removed the wire from the back of 3PO's neck when Owen calls Luke over.
24. Removed the repeated shot of R2 & the red R5 unit to fix a continuity error. Replaced with a new shot.
25. Fixed the pink sky effect just before this scene fades out.
26. Added the missing glow from R2's holo light in the garage.
27. Re synced Leia's " help me Obi-Wan" lines so this now matches each shot.
28. Brightened & desaturated the sunset scene.
29. Fixed the colour problem in the shot where 3PO jumps as Luke activates the restraining bolt in the garage. In the 2004 DVDs this shot was sepia. An example of some very bad colour problems with these DVDs .
30. As Luke races out of the Garage to use his macro binoculars i have added 3PO running out of the doorway to fix an error that he suddenly appears out of nowhere.
31. New macrobinocular graphics that add in 3PO. All other macro binocular graphics changed too
32. Removed the droids tracks from a previous take make it look like it is being pulled along by a cord.
33. When Owen shouts Luke the treadwell droid is in a totally different place than the previous shot and a fly lands on the camera lens. Fixed both issues.
34. Re-edited the music where we first see the Tusken Raiders to fix a horrible music edit.
35. Added Obi-wans' original scream to frighten the Tusken Raiders instead of that horrible whistle.
36. Smoothed the jump cut where Luke ignites the sabre in Obi-Wan's hut
37. Added the missing ornament on Ben's table in the shot of Leias hologram.
38. New Death Star reveal sequence.
39. Fixed the music track drop-out as Vader approaches the detention cell
40. Changed the torture droids syringe arm. Removed the writings and added a laser effect.
41. Mos eisley approach re-edited. Removed some of the creatures on the first shot & completely removed the Ronto/ Jawa sequence.
42. Removed both Rontos from the checkpoint scene.
43. Removed the probe droid from this scene also.
44. Fixed the ship that flies in front of the vaporator making it look tiny.
45. When Luke looks over to the cantina it is heavily cast in shadow but as they approach there are no shadows. This has been fixed.
46. Added facial movements to some cantina creatures.
47. In the shot where you see Ponda Babba's severed arm I have removed the blod & replaced the hand with the hoof like one we see him with in other shots.
48. More facial movements & blinks for Greedo
49. Han is now the only one that shoots.
50. Removed the Jabba scene
51. Fixed the sync issue with bens line "If the ship is as fast.."
52. Re-added the fade wipe as they approach the falcon.
53. Added the falcons dish in the docking bay shot and expanded the docking bay.
54. Re-edited the docking bay shoot-out to fix some continuity issues
55. Added the missing middle strut to all the Falcons cokpit window scenes.
56. Added the blue glow back to the Falcons engines.
57. New Alderaan for all the view screen shots
58. New Alderaan explosion
59. Re-rotoscoped all lightsabres and fixed lukes wobbly sabre during the training session.
60. Re-composited the holo chess character so they look more like holograms now.
61. In close-up shots of R2 the background has the control light from the Death Star interior. These shots now have the correct background.
62. Fixed the jump cut as Luke turns off his sabre.
63. Added the colour to the remotes laser that was missing from the 2004 DVD's
64. In the scene where Vader says "I told you she would never...." he gestures after he has stopped talking. This has been fixed.
65. More asteroids when the Falcon reaches the Alderaan system
66. New docking bays for exterior shots to match the new interior ones.
67. Removed the blue screen pole that is visible as the Falcon enters the docking bay
68. Added a glow to the shield light to all shots of the docking bay interior.
69. Added the censored shot of the officer being hit as they break into the control room.
70. Fixed the tractor bean display graphics so they now fill the display screen.
71. The Death Star's interiors are now metallic grey instead of the horrible blue.
72. When Han, Luke & chewy wait at the elevator a trooper walks past them wearing a light coloured uniform but in the next shot it is a dark uniform. Recoloured the light uniform to fix this.
73. Added the censored shot of the officer being hit in the detention cell shoot-out.
74. In the final shots of this sequence a trooper falls down the stairs but only the scenery was hit. The trooper now gets hit.
75. In the scene where the stormtroopers are about to blast their way into the detention cell, the elevator door has visible signs that it has been rigged for to blast apart and looks a mess. Fixed this issue.
76. New tractor beam matte shots.
77. New wider shot of Luke & leia as they swing across the chasm. They now look to be a lot higher up.
78. Re-edited the ligtsabre duel to give it a faster pace & added music.
79. Removed the visible power cable from the lightsabre up Ben's sleeve.
80. As Han & chewy reach the docking bay you can see the shadows of Luke & leia awaiting their cue. Removed the shadows.
81. Replaced the dummy of Ben as Vader kills him. You now see his face and Vader actually slices through him and you see him disappear.
82. When Luke blasts the control panel the door blast door closes, but in the next shot it closes again. This has been fixed.
83. As the Falcon leaves the docking bay it originally left very slowly even though the engines ignite and it should have accelerated faster. It does now.
84. Removed the horribly bad motion from the shots of Luke & Han in the gun port as the TIEs approach
85. Redone the TIE battle sequence so the falcon no longer appears to be just sitting there.
86. Added a moving starfiled to all interior window shots of the gun port.
87. When 3PO is entangled in the wires after the battle, again the close up of R2 has the death star interior background. It now has the correct Falcon corridor background.
88. After the battle you now see the falcon enter hyperspace.
89. Added he Hyperspace wormhole to the following cockpit sequence.
90. The Falcon now can be seen exiting hyperspace as it approaches Yavin.
91. In the shot of the Falcon as it flies over the trees on Yavin IV the clouds have been changed to matched the rest of the sequence. I've also added the falcons shadow on the trees as it flies over.
92. New interior shot of the Hanger bay. Removed the cardboard fighters and given the hanger greater depth.
93. Fixed the following flip shots as they step off the transport vehicle.
94. New Death Star schematics.
95. Darkened the rebel briefing scene and once it is over the lighting becomes brighter.
96. A lot of the Rebel pilots have Blue insignias on their helmets but there is no blue squadron in the final draft. Recoloured all blue insignias to red.
97. Fixed the horrible jump cut of R2 as he is loaded into the X-Wing while Luke talks to Biggs & Red Leader.
98. As the X-wing lifts off it now flies forward and not just straight up.
99. As Luke leaves the temple you can now see the exterior of the temple from the rear cockpit window.
100. Re-edited all Rebel command centre shots to fix issues where the image has been flipped ( you can tell because 3PO's dent on his head keeps swapping sides) Also leia keeps changing position.
101. Added Yavin to the rear cockpit windows of the fighters as they report in.
102. Recoloured R2 so his dome is now blue and not black in all space shots.
103. Fixed few flip shots of various pilots during the battle (the microphone keeps swapping sides)

Overall colour correction and brighter image than the 2004 DVDs
About 95% of all FX shots have either been tweaked or replaced by new shots.
New 5.1 audio mix track with reversed surround channels fixed & a greater surround experience. The Imperial March has been added in places (but not to a great extent)


..... and that's as far as i have got so far. I'm sure there's more but I'm losing track of what i have done so far

I'm adding this list to the first page also.
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#286433
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1980 Empire RSO 2 LP set (Released)
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Originally posted by: LexX
How about the 1997 soundtrack releases? Those are the best out there, does the LP differ from those, too?

Yes, it does. If i remember correctly the final track (rebel fleet/end title , but i can't remember what it was called on the LP) contains a longer version of the rebel fleet music than has been released on any of the CD's and i'm sure there are more differences too. hopefully 20th Century Mark can confirm this because it has been a very long time since i have heard the Double LP version.