Digital Bits has TFA and R1 coming out in 4K at the end of this year, and everything else (both in a saga boxed set and as individual releases) in “the first half of 2020”.
https://www.thedigitalbits.com/columns/the-4k-uhd-release-list/4k-uhd-list-01
How reliable is this source?
Digital Bits is not very reliable at all.
Fixed that
Although now that I think of it, there were no Greedo subtitles. Looks like it’s a mix of different sources? Not sure. Those are all the screenshots I took before my “preview of CNNgo” ran out. It’s easy to find if anyone wants to investigate further, but it’s definitely all Blu-ray/GOUT/Despecialized, not a new source.
That’s absolutely hilarious that they’re using fan preservations…
Someone posted on another forum that the series used footage from the original versions (Han shot first, etc). Did they use Harmy’s version? Anyone catch it?
Did anyone ever complete this? Was hoping to get the criterion bonus features 😦
Does anyone have the various special editions for The Doors that have come out? There were 2 different ones in other countries.
UK/German Blu-ray
“Back to the Roots” documentary (55:53) HD
DVD
German Kinowelt/Holland RCV/ UK Momentum
5 Teaser Trailers:
What “original DTS mix?” There was no DTS in 1989.
Every DVD I bought back in the day did. I would say that the ones that compensated were far in the minority. Of course, now it’s extremely easy to work around. Then? Not so much.
There is a wealth of material, produced in the UK alone, that is not affected by this issue, hence me pointing out that not all PAL content suffers from this drawback.
Here’s a good post on the subject.
Again, I would rather not deal with the problems of either TV standard. 😃
Perhaps further discussion of PAL vs NTSC would be better suited to a separate thread. None of this really helps SF01 with their project. Though of course, they can decide this. 😉
Well, of course things in the UK aren’t affected by it because they’re natively at that speed. So they’re out of the equation.
I’d rather deal with whatever problems NTSC has than ever listen to the pitchy sped-up mess of PAL.
Not all PAL material is affected by the speed up issue and with those that are, it can be easily worked around. I live in a formerly PAL broadcasting nation, my parents are from an NTSC region - I’d rather deal with neither of the problems with both standards.
Every DVD I bought back in the day did. I would say that the ones that compensated were far in the minority. Of course, now it’s extremely easy to work around. Then? Not so much.
The biggest problem I found with DV capture is that is uses 4:1:1 chroma subsampling which really reduces the picture quality.
In 4:1:1 chroma subsampling, the horizontal color resolution is quartered to reduce the bandwidth by half. In 4:2:2 chroma subsampling the two chroma components are sampled at half the sample rate of luma: the horizontal chroma resolution is halved. This reduces the bandwidth of an uncompressed video signal by one-third with little to no visual difference.
You are completely right about 4:1:1, but you might have missed one important detail. The ISD is PAL and I’m capturing in PAL and in PAL the chroma subsampling is 4:2:0, not 4:1:1, which looks light years better.
Oh, I didn’t know that it was 4:2:0 in PAL. That should look much better 😃 Carry on!
The whole existance of NTSC was the biggest mistake in history of television. Always problems…
I’d rather deal with whatever problems NTSC has than ever listen to the pitchy sped-up mess of PAL.
Interestingly enough when the movie was on Netflix it used the original theatrical ending instead of the explosion ending. Forgot if it had these sequences intact though but most likely it did.
I’m guessing you didn’t read through this thread 😉
I’d imagine that the Netflix stream would be AAC, which would be inferior to AC3, unless I’m mistaken.
Starting at 1:20, there’s a comparison between the Blu-ray and the German HDTV version, which contains the same footage found on the Goodtimes DVD.
Ahh. Ok. But it’s from the theatrical version. Sort of a Frankenstein edit.
I dunno what the encoding is on Netflix. I can check to see how the compression from the one I recorded stands up next to the ac3 from the Blu-ray ending
I don’t, but I do have the 2003 Universal and 1999 GoodTimes discs. They are both AC-3 192KBPS, but they are faithful to the original mix, whereas the Blu-ray isn’t. The GoodTimes disc also has an extended sequence from the theatrical cut just before the shark’s demise. This sequence is not present on the Blu-ray or Unviersal DVD.
I would think the Netflix encode would be higher quality but thank you.
What do you mean about the extended sequence from the Goodtimes disc?
I’ve been working on this the last couple of days in my spare time and I have a problem. The mix in the blu-ray is awful. It’s just got a ton of reverb on it.
I’m going to have to try and get a copy of the Japanese laserdisc if I want a (mostly) digital lossless version of the soundtrack that’s not echoed to Hell to make a fake 5.1 track OR wait until it comes on Netflix again and capture a lossy version that way.
Anyone have that Japanese disc?
Stupid thread.
That’s really uncalled for. Nobody is forcing you to post in here.
See above…
Stupid thread.
I know I read that, but it does not really confirm anything but…
“Dykstra made it sound like the Academy projectionist is the one that actually repaired the damage which allowed it to be shown again (which might also explain why it was a last minute announce/addition to the programming).”
If this was the case then it should be scanned and archived immediately.
Good idea. Someone here will get right on that. I’m sure the Academy will lend anyone this print that none of us knew about but has existed for 2 decades.
Yes…because, if there were ever a reliable source at this point, it’s TDB.
That doesn’t sound like the Fox Theatre has the 1977 version, yet.
So I take this with a grain of salt.
This is exactly what I thought…
Did anyone make it?
If they showed Star Wars first, it would’ve ended a couple hours ago.
They showed it second…so that it makes sense
SD being the operative acronym/word.
For those of you fans who want to see the original version of STAR WARS on the Big Screen, take note of this.
The original version as seen in 1977 will be screening at the historic Fox Theatre (now the Bob Hope Theatre) in Stockton, CA on Sunday, July 14, 2019. Doors will open at 1 PM Pacific time with the movie following at 2 PM Pacific time.
More information is at https://foxfriends.org/ . We hope you fans will plan to attend this historic event.
Where did this verbiage come from? It’s not on their official website
So…
A little birdie told me the 70mm print is from 1984 so it shouldn’t have the fade…but it is definitely the original film.
So I’m guessing that means no original crawl tho? And would the mix be the same as a 1977 70mm print, or a more refined mix closer to the mono?
That I wouldn’t know. You’d have to ask someone a bit more knowledgeable. But I just can’t believe they’re doing this…
So…
A little birdie told me the 70mm print is from 1984 so it shouldn’t have the fade…but it is definitely the original film.
Does the behind the scenes footage look restored to anyone else?
And a pro SE crank in the chat already…
We also missed out on the sizzle reel that ran beforehand… 😦
So the livestream is just covering the event and talks with the crew though right?
Yes. The screening is Saturday.
