TheDimitrios said:

Daiyus said:

I think my main feedback for the Familial Bonding episode is the jump between ending the Fighter Flight arc (which I like as is by the way) and moving into the Phantom scene is a bit jumpy. That’s where the episodes naturally break, but I don’t know if there’s some transitional shots that can be recovered from somewhere to link the two by showing the Phantom being launched or something in between? Maybe some kind of “onto the next mission” voice over?

This also pulled me out of the story a bit. Maybe a “Part I” and “Part II” Title card respectively?

That would signal to the viewer that these are two separate stories with a common theme and prevent that “wait, what happened?” moment when the episode switch happens.

I’ve managed to pull a few scenes from other episodes to cover this transition. It’s not perfect but it’s much better than it was before! I’ve used a shot of the ghost in space, Hera saying they’ve got coordinates, reversed a shot to get one of the phantom leaving the ghost, and then we cut to the phantom being chased by TIE fighters

Other than that, I really like what I have seen so far. The new intro is way better than the old one, not to say the old one was bad.

I agree, the other wasn’t bad but after a few touch ups to the logo coming on screen and choosing some music that is stylistically more appropriate to the show it’s a definite improvement!

On a side note,

I should be releasing that Familial Bonding change and hopefully another visual improvement to the show soon!

I’m trying to triple the FPS of rebels to take it from about 24ish to 70ish FPS using AI Frame Interpolation. From what I’ve experimented with, the non interpolated footage looks like it’s lagging so I think that’s a good sign hahaha.

jmarso1 said:

Can I get a link to your edit, please?

Thanks!

PM sent 😃

I’ve been playing around with the introduction sequence some more… considering I’m already needing to revamp the old episodes I thought now was a better time then any to modify it and get it just right! The first major change is the introduction music. Although I did like the old one, it didn’t fit in with the sound profile Rebels has. To create a similar mood and keep the music cohesive I’ve opted to use the White Loth Wolfes theme and I think it works quite well. Please let me know what you think!

https://youtu.be/F7Y099HBdHg

I’m pretty happy with it so far.

Changes

• Rescored intro text
• Retimed intro text to match new music
• Retimed fades to match new music
• Adjusted acceleration curves for Rebels Logo
• Added extra scale up to remove a static feeling from the logo
• Adjusted fade from logo to episode title
• Added a blend from episode title to episode beginning

Also happy 300th post!

Hacai said:

Hi g00b!

Can I please have a link to your works? 😃

PM sent 😃

EddieDean said:

I still haven’t watched this, but I’ve been following along, and I wanted to say I’m so impressed with how much ownership you’ve taken of this show. You’ve really mastered it!

Thanks Eddie! That means a lot from you!

By the time you watch it, hopefully it’ll be great polished experience for you!

honestabe said:

I think you had a slight error in your last post. S01E05 should be S01E01.

Thanks for that! I’ve fixed that now 😃

You really are doing “yeoman’s work” on this edit. Your paying attention to minor details, such ad Vader’s voice, really is excellent to see.

I’ve spent a lot of time with the show now! I’m determined to make it the best it can be! 😄

As an aside, it certainly does look like the Ahsoka show is another Rebels season. This might belong under this category of edit.

I’m am interested in tackling Ahsoka at some stage. I tried to recolor a few aspects (which taught me some new skills!). I’ll likely move onto it after I’m done with Rebels but we’ll see hahaha

PsyGemini said:

New Vader’s voice sounds pretty sick, in the likes of the original trilogy, I loved it! Do you plan to do that for the entire project or just this very first episode?

I’m planning on doing this for all episodes 😃

RELEASED S01E01 - Spark of Rebellion V4.4

Downloads

• 1080p version: available
• 1080p recolor: available
• 4K recolor: available
• Subtitles: available

Changes from V4.3

• Fixed audio sync issues.
• De-aged Vader audio (increased his pitch by 1 semitone).
• Replaced “>>” with character names in the subtitles.
• Resynced subtitles.
• Mild editing and corrections to subtitles.

While editing Episode 1 again, fixing the audio sync and updating subtitles, I decided I wanted to try make James Earl Jones sound a bit younger so Vader sounds closer to his Episode 4 appearance. I played around with some AI but couldn’t get anything better then the original so decided to experiment with pitch shifting to make him sound younger.

https://youtu.be/5IBTQPizIL4

I’ve only changed the pitch EVER SO SLIGHTLY but I think he sounds younger. I’d love to get some feedback and opinions on this!

RELEASED S01E05 - Trial of the Jedi V4.1

Downloads

• 1080p version: available
• 1080p recolor: available
• 4K recolor: available
• Subtitles: available

Changes from V4

• Updated look to introduction text
  • Centred Text
  • Decreased size of Text
• Rewrote introduction text
• Updated the look of the end credit ‘concept art’
  • Added a cracked paint effect to all concept art
  • Added a canvas texture to all concept art
• Fixed Audio Sync Issues with Episode
• Recoloured Cave Scene to match ESB cave scene closer
• cut dialogue with Ezra and “Kanan” to make the scene much quicker
• Modified Kanan’s Audio to make it feel more “dreamy” at times
• Redid the lightsabers FX to make them look correct after recolor
• Added a framerate drop to mirror ESB cave scene. Occurs after “Kanan” is stabbed.
• cut goofy faces the Inquisitor and Kanan make at each other during their “fight”
• trimmed saber blows to make choreography flow better after cutting goofy faces
• cut some dialogue when Ezra confronts “Zeb”
• Lowered volume to make Ezra mutter to himself instead of yelling the line “No I’m back in the temple”.
• cut “that’s right I’m in the temple I knew it.” from Ezra as its not needed
• Replaced “>>” with character names in the subtitles.
• Mild editing and corrections to subtitles for the episode.

For recolors only:

• Fixed colors for introduction sequence
• Fixed colors of end credit sequence

honestabe said:

I think you should include a second or two of fake Kanan approaching from behind without the dialogue and running in front of Ezra. That way, from Ezra’s perspective (and first time viewer) it would not be obvious that we are dealing with a force illusion.

I’ll keep playing with it and see what works best.

I don’t mind Kanan starting in front as it is an illusion. I’m also not too worried about it being obviously a force vision as the original material went this route with all the heightened expressions. The purpose of the recolor is to achieve this without the goofiness hahaha.

But on the other hand him coming from behind was clever and gives a good justification for why Ezra is unsure of what he’s seeing. If I go down this route, we end up at the 3 section chamber which kinda kills the cavey vibe of the sequence but it does make more sense.

I think your suggestion might be the best fit. I’ll try minimise the length of Kanan coming from behind and remove the dialogue then make up my mind! 😃

Thanks for the suggestion and input!

Feedback Request:
I’ve spent a lot of time reworking and rethinking the Lothal Temple scenes. Below is the link to the sequence where Ezra encounters Kanan and the Inquisitor.

https://youtu.be/RvmWGczDVpk

I’ve recolored the scene to try invoke the Empire Strikes Back Cave sequence. Once lightsabers and fighting are brought in, I’ve used their red and blue colors to introduce some purple as well. I feel like this brings in a more vision/dream like atmosphere to the scene.

Because of the drastic recolor, I’ve also redone the VFX on the lightsabers to bring them back to the Rebels aesthetic as best as I can. I’d love to get feedback!

Changes So Far:

• Fixed Audio Sync Issues
• Recolored Cave Scene to resemble the ESB cave scene more closely
• Cut dialogue with Ezra and “Kanan” before the “Inquisitor” encounter
• Modified Kanan’s initial audio to make the sequence feel more “dreamy”
• Redid all lightsabers to make them look correct after recoloring
• Cut the goofy faces the Inquisitor and Kanan make at each other during their “fight”
• Trimmed saber blows to make choreography flow better with new cuts
• Added a framerate drop to mirror ESB cave scene

Fordo77 said:

I’ve been putting off watching Rebels for years in the hopes that someone would eventually make something like this - so stoked I found this! I’d love a link please!

PM Sent 😃

Darth Muffy said:

Something a bit more short and sweat like this example for episode one seems more fitting…

"In a galaxy dominated by a tyranical Empires rule for 14 years, the Galactic Empires relentless expansion continues, subjecting countless systems to their oppressive rule.

On the distant planet of Lothal, young Ezra Bridger, orphaned after his parents were seized by the Empire struggles to survive through theft and scavenging.

As the weight of Imperial control bears down on him, Ezra yearns for liberation."

Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll keep it under consideration when I go back an adjust the audio 😃

Darth Muffy said:

Toastb said:

There are synchronization issues in S4E05 Family Reunion as well.

Quite noticeable around the 0:34 mark.

around 200 ms audio delay

I’ve set all episodes for season 1 (1080p V4 - HDR versions) which I’ve seen so far to -150 ms audio delay which shows better results. Like what I’ve seen so far g00b but crawls definitely need tweaking, I’ll also play around with Chat gpt and see what I can come up and let you know.

Thanks for that Darth Muffy! I’ll be fixing the audio as I go through.

I’m currently working on modifying the lothal temple scenes and further work in S01E05. I’ll have some more to share soon! 😃

cococrazy4109 said:

Would it be possible to receive a link to the twilight of the apprentice arc? 😃

PM Sent 😃

manu90 said:

g00b said:

PsyGemini said:

As for the second half of the fifth episode (Princess on Lothal), I felt like it cut WAY too much and made things move WAY too fast. IMO Leia’s little introduction aboard the ship (0:46-2:00 of the original episode) was much needed, otherwise we just have a legacy character randomly popping out at the scenery; also, it’s important in-universe 'cause it shows the Empire is very tired of Alderaan meddling in their affairs, which makes them going after it on EP IV a little more believable. Also Kanan and Ezra talking to Leia before facing off against the stormtroopers (6:05-6:50 of the original) was also quite important, not only to keep the pace a little slower but to give some more background as to how Alderaan and the Senate can keep supporting anti-Empire stuff. And for last, the cut pep talk between Leia and Ezra (10:54-12:19 of the original) was a pretty sweet moment of character development for both of them, I don’t see why leaving it out.

Honestly my original intention would have been to cut this episode entirely. That’s probably why the episode moves pretty fast, hahaha. I’ll rewatch the original episode and keep an eye out for what you’ve mentioned and may include those scenes back in for V4. Thanks for the feedback Psy! 😄

Hi G00b,

Based on the episode quality I would have removed it as well. However, it’s quite important imo to show some important cameos in this series -especially Leia given her role in the original trilogy- Your whole series gets stronger by adding this kind of episodes as connective tissue. Because of that, keeping all interactions between Leia and the Ghost’s crew seems crucial to me.

I agree, as I’m working through that episode I will be trying to restore more of the Leia scenes back into it! 😄

Toastb said:

There are synchronization issues in S4E05 Family Reunion as well.

Quite noticeable around the 0:34 mark.

around 200 ms audio delay

Thanks for letting me know! I’ll make sure that’s fixed in V4 😃

RELEASED S01E01 - Spark of Rebellion V4.3

Changes

• Updated look to introduction text
  • Centred Text
  • Decreased size of Text
• Rewrote introduction text
• Updated the look of the end credit ‘concept art’
  • Added a cracked paint effect to all concept art
  • Added a canvas texture to all concept art

For recolors only:

• Fixed colors for introduction sequence
• Fixed colors of end credit sequence

Downloads

• 1080p version: available
• 1080p recolor: available
• 4K recolor: available
• Subtitles: available

Toastb said:

I’d try to generally aim for fewer, longer sentences instead of a of shorter ones.

I’ll keep that in mind for the crawls as I’m putting them together with the AI. The shortest sentence for episode 1 is It is a time of oppression. Which I quite like hahaha.

Not sure how I feel about the capitalization. I know Eddie did that, but only for the first time a new place or major character is introduced.

Honestly, I wasn’t too fond of it either… but the original crawls use it so if I’m going for immersion I think it’s needed.

I don’t want to copy Eddies formatting… so maybe I’ll limit myself to one capitalisation per screen of text limited to important people/faction/location.

For example:

On another note, I love your custom helmet intro.

Thanks! It took a bit of blender work!

Toastb, I’d love to hear what you think about this potential rework of the text in the first episode.

https://youtu.be/ShfWg6NobjA

Toastb said:

Not sure how the quality of v4 compares to v3, since I have no comparison at hand.

That’s alright! 😃

Most of the time the issues are repeated words, at the beginning of sentences/paragraphs, which should be avoided at all cost.

That’s a lot of what I’m trying to fix in the text for the V4s currently.

I would also completely remove any mentions of what characters are thinking. Intentions are debateable, since it is, as you said, on a smaller scale than clone wars, but thoughts of a character should be omitted.

This is a very good point…

Overall I do like them and I think they are needed for additional information or to explain things that might have been cut, although the writing style does not remind me of Star Wars and immediately brings me out of the immersion.

I agree here. I’d considered cutting them out but realised they could be very helpful. I think you’re correct about the writing style… my main focus is to get across the information with the size that my text is… hahaha.

Out of interest, I put your first opening into ChatGPT and told it to rephrase it in a style similar to the star wars opening crawls:

The 2nd version reads a lot more “Star Wars”-y. It does embellish quite a lot, is rather long (and should be shortened) but in my mind it sounds more like something the Clone Wars narrator would say.

This is a very interesting point that I hadn’t considered…

I think I’m going to play around with this idea. If it improves the overall immersion and feel of the edit I’m down for it! 😄

Danzou22 said:

Hello, I am currently beginning to watch Rebels in a bit of a rush because I didn’t watch it and I feel like I should complete it before moving to Ahsoka. The problem is I don’t have enough time to watch all the episodes, so I think this project could be my lifeboat before Ahsoka ends! (I’m scared becasue spoilers…).
Can I have a link? Thanks for your work!

PM Sent 😃

bogwor said:

Could I get a link? I’ve heard good things about your edit out in the wild 🙂

PM sent 😃

Toastb said:

Episode 3 of season 1 “Old Masters”: The audio is not in sync with the video, not sure by how much but it was a few ms behind. Had to correct it manually.

I had some time to check the audio and it seems fine to me. Are there any points in the episode where it stands out? And like I mentioned above, do you know what version and which release? 😃