I do not have a 5.1 setup and use VLC to play it and do not encounter any issues with this cut being left leaning.
Do you use the BluRays as a source?
Yes the BluRays are my source š
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Okay, for my sources, the right speaker comes out of the left surround sound speaker and vice versa. (Likely a mistake made by me during the ripping process) Which explains the sound being heavier on the left.
This was incorrectā¦ No issues with my source as far as I can tellā¦ but that being said,
this audio business is being an absolute nightmare for me because when I check it on my TV with a 5.1 surround sound setup, everything is coming through the correct channels (telling me everything is indeed fine with the audio) but when I listen to the edit via VLC on my PC itās left leaningā¦ (That being said, it also sounds like my headset is left leaning alsoā¦ so itās been difficult for me to judge if Iām achieving anything).
Iāve read on Reddit that this could be a problem with VLC for 5.1 mediaā¦ Kestrel how are you watching my edit? And does anyone else have this problem?
Okay, for my sources, the right speaker comes out of the left surround sound speaker and vice versa. (Likely a mistake made by me during the ripping process) Which explains the sound being heavier on the left.
Thanks for the advice and noticing this Kestrel! I should be able to fix it for all new releases by editing the channels in premiere pro.
While Iām fixing this Iāll go back to S01E01 and see if I can fix that Inquisitor to Ezra transition. My current thought is to replace the fade (which I donāt think we ever see again in the seriesā¦) With either a wipe or a clean cut and Iāll see if thereās much more I can do about that music.
Using Ianās actual voice is the way to go versus the robotic AI. Also, the change to Vaderās voice does somewhat make him sound like a younger Jones as well even if it still a bit off. Then again, I believe the closest you will ever get to the Vader voice from a New Hope is using the voice actor Ryan Golden who does an excellent impression. This is not something that really should be expected as your edit of the voice is more than passable.
I agree. It does still sound a bit off but hey! I reckon itās closer and we get to keep James Earl Jonesā performance! š
P.S. It is much appreciated that you are constantly improving upon your edit of Rebels.
And Iāll keep going with it until the edit is as good as I can make it! š
On another matter, in your Tales of the Rebels episode about Caleb, the Bad Batch portion works out really well. However, I personally did not find the comic book story with the smuggler compelling. I think it might be best to just go with the name change being done to hide his identity to hide from Order 66. I know that would make the episode way too short so it could just be left as is for those who want that story.
Iāll keep this in mind when I go back and polish Tales of the Rebels (Although, this is the lowest on my priorities hahaha)
Thanks for the feedback! š
Right off the bat in ep 1, a couple things:
-The audio seems to be favoring the left side. This has happened to me when the audio layout is wrong in my timeline (5.1 and 5.1F have different layouts). That would be my suspicion.Do you have any tips on how to resolve this? Iāve been teaching myself this editing business from the group up with this edit hahaha. In Premiere Proās timeline my audio is split into 3 stereo tracks (due to previous mistakes)ā¦ so it definitely could be a mistake thereā¦ or is it something to do with how I render the files?
Iāve just checked my source files and the left side favouring seems to be present here as well, so now, Iām not sure if this is a problem Iāve created. Do you have any tips on how to resolve it though? š (Iāll be doing some research but Iām not sure how successful Iāll be.
So, on my headphones the sound favours the left. Likely because the middle speaker is coming through the left ear and on my actual 5.1 surround sound setup the sound is lot favouring the left and is balanced quite well. Would love to hear more from you in regards to this Kestrel š
Right off the bat in ep 1, a couple things:
-The audio seems to be favoring the left side. This has happened to me when the audio layout is wrong in my timeline (5.1 and 5.1F have different layouts). That would be my suspicion.Do you have any tips on how to resolve this? Iāve been teaching myself this editing business from the group up with this edit hahaha. In Premiere Proās timeline my audio is split into 3 stereo tracks (due to previous mistakes)ā¦ so it definitely could be a mistake thereā¦ or is it something to do with how I render the files?
Iāve just checked my source files and the left side favouring seems to be present here as well, so now, Iām not sure if this is a problem Iāve created. Do you have any tips on how to resolve it though? š (Iāll be doing some research but Iām not sure how successful Iāll be.
Right off the bat in ep 1, a couple things:
-The audio seems to be favoring the left side. This has happened to me when the audio layout is wrong in my timeline (5.1 and 5.1F have different layouts). That would be my suspicion.
Do you have any tips on how to resolve this? Iāve been teaching myself this editing business from the group up with this edit hahaha. In Premiere Proās timeline my audio is split into 3 stereo tracks (due to previous mistakes)ā¦ so it definitely could be a mistake thereā¦ or is it something to do with how I render the files?
-The transition at the beginning from the inquisitor to Ezra doesnāt work at all. It looks like a cross-fade and a hard cut put together and the music stops too abruptly.
The transition itself is exactly what the show does, Iāve simply moved it to another scene. I agree the music stops a bit abruptly but without a rescore Iām not sure there is much I can do to resolve thatā¦ I might come back and look into it again after Iāve given the other seasons some more polish.
The rest of it seems really good! I like the color grade you did. That and all the cuts you made make it feel a lot less kiddy.
Thanks! š And thanks for the good feedback!
It makes sense to me to use Ianās actual performance of this scene rather then an AI model, so thatās what Iāll do! š
Ian McDiarmid actually already voiced this scene, it was re-released some time around his season 4 appearance.
I did not know this! Well thatās more to think aboutā¦
Iāve been playing around with the idea to use AI to change Sam Witwerās appearance as the Emperor to match Ian MacDiarmidās (As Ian comes back in Season 4 for the role, it feels odd to have them both voice him! Even though I love Samās performance)
Iād love to hear feedback on this scene š
Alright! Season 1 has been repolished and updated with the new intro! I donāt think Iāll be back to edit more of it unless there is specific feedback that Iām acting on. Back into Season 2 I go! (Again)
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Could you please send me the links to your edit?
Sounds great, thx.
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s01e04 had a black frame popping up around 1:20
Looks like this was a rending error for the 1080p recolor only, so Iāll fix that up soon! Good spotting!
and when they are running from the parade and zeb says āwelcome back kidā, it is pretty obvious that they are running around some corners, so the next shot of zeb shooting the Inquisitor does not really fit. Maybe there is a way to rearrange this in some way?
Iāve watched this sequence again and feel it works just fine. Sabine and Zeb are hidden away from the crowd to throw the fireworks while Kanan and Ezra are at the heart of the parade. They then all run around corners, taking the back route Iād assume, to reconvene in the open. Zeb then tries to take a shot and Kanan redirects it to the Grand Inquisitor.
I could cut the moment entirelyā¦ however I like the moment of brutality it gives to Zeb, heās a solider willing to try take out the enemy (especially given that Iāve cut Kallus saying he gave the order to kill the Lasatās giving Zeb less motivation to target him directly).
As always thanks for the Feedback! Itās always helpful!
It could be worth contacting this fan animations creator to see if you could incorporate parts of it in your edit!
The opening scene I know youāve tried to implement a few times in this edit.
And the other footage could be interesting in the finale.
At bare minimum, itās definitely worth a watch!
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The first scene with the Inquisitor and Vader needs a better transition. The close up shot of the inquisitor builds up to his eyes being revealed, but because of the very sudden fade out that reveal does not have enough room to breath. I would either give they āeye revealā a bit more time to sink in or just show him from the back, not cutting to the close up of the face at all. (which would make the last scene the first time we see his face, which would be kinda neat)
Iāve played with this transition a lot. I found when we jump from the back of the inquisitor to Ezra it feels a bit jarring and the building music doesnāt have a chance to resolve.
I donāt think itās perfect but the transition is the length of the original show and the same (just to a different scene).
I might play around with it some more but from what Ive experimented with I think Iāve already got the best transition (without having to rescore anything).
The scene with Ezra returning the lightsaber and joining the crew also needs a bit more room to breath before it cuts away.
Iād love to get some suggestions for this as I donāt think Iāve cut anything around this part so Iām not sure what I could use to extend this moment. I do agree though!
Last small thing: around 12:00 there is an establishing shot of the full city that goes by way too fast. I would either take that out or prolong it.
Iāll check that out and see what I can do. š
All in all, a very good job, the rest flowed wonderfully. š
Thanks for all your input! Itās much appreciated! š
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S02e11 - A New Base
Honestly, the first half could justā¦ go? Itās pure filler (yeah, the droid is with them later, but so what, itās just a droid, these things come by like sand in the desert), bland, quite childish and it also ruins the pacing of the season finale. Then again, maybe Iām a little biased, cause Iām really not a fan of droid centered stories in SW at all.
Iāve thought this as well (hence the heavy cuts). Iāve got less of a problem with a character appearing and more of a problem with the locating of Chopper baseā¦ Iāll see what more I think I can cut when I next come around to it š
Can you send me a link please?
Thx!
Hi, having just finished The Clone Wars Refocused, I was wondering if you could share a link to your Rebels Recut series? Thanks!
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New Intro and Credits are very nice, āartworkā looks way better.
Thanks!
In the intro there seems to be a comma misssing after āclashā and I think on the 2nd page of text there are 2 different fonts used. Maybe the pace of new sentences appearing could be tuned down just a little as well, i feel like it is a bit fast.
Oh, so there is! Good spotting! Iāll fix that up when I get the chance.
The transition between stories is better now, i still think title cards would be better. š See CWRefocused s02e07.
I definitely think functionally your suggestion is better however stylistically I think my approach is more effective.
If I had the opportunity to use extra title cards in other episodes I think it would definitely work the best. However, in terms of flow and expectations itās a bit odd to have the second episode of a series setup a style of episode and never use it again.
Although, Iāll keep this suggestion in mind!
As always, keep up the goood work!
Thanks again! You feedback is much appreciated. š