Could you please send me the links to your edit?
Sounds great, thx.
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TheDimitrios said:
s01e04 had a black frame popping up around 1:20
Looks like this was a rending error for the 1080p recolor only, so I’ll fix that up soon! Good spotting!
and when they are running from the parade and zeb says “welcome back kid”, 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?
I’ve 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 I’d 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 entirely… however I like the moment of brutality it gives to Zeb, he’s a solider willing to try take out the enemy (especially given that I’ve cut Kallus saying he gave the order to kill the Lasat’s giving Zeb less motivation to target him directly).
As always thanks for the Feedback! It’s 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 you’ve tried to implement a few times in this edit.
And the other footage could be interesting in the finale.
At bare minimum, it’s definitely worth a watch!
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s01e01:
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 “eye reveal” 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)
I’ve 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 doesn’t have a chance to resolve.
I don’t think it’s 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 I’ve 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.
I’d love to get some suggestions for this as I don’t think I’ve cut anything around this part so I’m 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.
I’ll check that out and see what I can do. 😃
All in all, a very good job, the rest flowed wonderfully. 😃
Thanks for all your input! It’s much appreciated! 😃
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S02e11 - A New Base
Honestly, the first half could just… go? It’s pure filler (yeah, the droid is with them later, but so what, it’s 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 I’m a little biased, cause I’m really not a fan of droid centered stories in SW at all.
I’ve thought this as well (hence the heavy cuts). I’ve got less of a problem with a character appearing and more of a problem with the locating of Chopper base… I’ll see what more I think I can cut when I next come around to it 😃
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, “artwork” looks way better.
Thanks!
In the intro there seems to be a comma misssing after “clash” 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! I’ll fix that up when I get the chance.
The transition between stories is better now, i still think title cards would be better. 😃 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 it’s a bit odd to have the second episode of a series setup a style of episode and never use it again.
Although, I’ll keep this suggestion in mind!
As always, keep up the goood work!
Thanks again! You feedback is much appreciated. 😃
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Thanks for the link! They were a pretty enjoyable watch.
The Ahsoka and Ezra episode was nice. Feels like a very Anakin lesson for Ezra. I would think this slots into Rebels somewhere between end of season 1 and end of season 2. The planet feels like it’s ment to be Lothal but Ahsoka was never there with Ezra and it’s never explicitly said, so I see no reason why it couldn’t be a different one.
The Sabine and Hera clip would take place somewhere in season 2. Based on her hair colour. I might be able to incorporate this episode and the last together in season 2 somewhere… It’s a good lesson for her character around this time AND sets up Chopper being capable which leads nicely into him finding Chopper base in season 2.
The final episode with Sabine and her brother I thought was very interesting but unfortunately I think gets completely undercut by Mando and the Ahsoka show. Given that their efforts are completely for nothing. It could be worth incorporating into a season 3-4 intermission though.
I’ll keep considering options for these! Happy to hear any suggestions from anyone in regard to this content!
Thanks for the suggestion TheDimitrios!
As long as it is just an option and not mandatory.
Definitely optional! Just like my other changes in relation to modifying the visual content (1080p v 4K, Recolor vs no recolor). I like to provide flexibility and choice! Hahaha
Idea after watching EddieDeans Clone Wars Refocused halfway through: He found a nice way in s03ep00 to include some forces of destiny stuff relating to Ahsoka. Maybe there is a way to construct a similar interlude for the Rebels related FoD stuff? More of a Gimmick, but it was kinda enjoyable in this format.
I’ll have to watch Forces of Destiny (as I haven’t). It’s a fun idea! I might revisit it once I’ve got the core series polished and released 😃
That’s something I did consider for a while but recently I thought, if I’m putting the work in to remaster and enhance the footage I might as well increase the FPS for those who couldn’t otherwise and would like it. I wont replace any previous version but add a 4K Recolor 70FPS download option.
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.
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!
I’m pretty happy with it so far.
Changes
Also happy 300th post!
Hi g00b!
Can I please have a link to your works? 😃
PM sent 😃
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!
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
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 😃
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.
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!