hedgesmfg

I’m just going to say this; please be aware that though this is a fanedit, there is more diversity of thought on the opinions of how TFA, TLJ, and TROS can fit together than many of you here are aware. I’ve spent years dabbling in Star Wars fiction, both the stuff considered good and bad. My own edits reflect a specific intent to show as wide of a view into the universe as possible, preserving it so as to let people make up their own minds as to what is true and what isn’t. Removing content is something I scarcely do, by choice, because I believe that there should be room for fans to interpret, and there are many ways to interpret certain lines beyond a simple literal read. Speculating on those details is what fans have done for years, and debating on their meanings often ends up giving rise to new ideas later. Removing those ideas robs fans of the chance to expand on those details into something greater. A single line can often be an entire story of its own to tell at a later date, one that can end up being far more satisfying than the original read. This isn’t a bad thing; it’s part of what makes the Star Wars universe so rich. Some wonderful stories from very talented authors come out of these wacky “retcons” or teases.

I’ve only removed one single conversation from my film edits so far, by choice, because I simply felt the performance on that scene detracted and took viewers out of the moment. I don’t like doing this, and I’ve even had a hadful of people ask me to reverse these decisions. I’m sticking to my guns, but I can understand their arguments. Even the worst lines for me may hold value to many fans that I wasn’t previously aware of, even if they are a canon contradiction, or just poorly written/phrased. Hence the whole “prequel memes” phenomena.

What Hal is doing here with this film is very different from my own approach, and that’s okay. He does remove things, tweaks pacing, and tries to do so in a logical and sensible fashion. And he does a good job too, especially with this trilogy. Most of his editorializing keeps the story largely intact but fixes things like pacing and solves minor gaffes, or makes major cosmetic improvements with the help of talented members in the community; something that is difficult for a single artist like myself to do on my own. I applaud the balance he’s found so far, even if I disagree with a few choices.

Again, retconning major facts about the trilogy is what I feel does not belong in this edit, and like it or not, the nature of the dyad are now major established facts within the Star Wars canon. These ideas will be expanded upon in future lore at some point, no doubt. Likely in ways that will improve their context, because that’s what has been happening with these films ever since the 70s.

I want this edit to stand the test of time. I’d like to show it to others as a good alternative to the official cut, not because of what it removes, but because of what it ads; a much stronger third act and better validation for Star Wars as a 9 film saga and a collection of TV shows fans know and love, nor merely a handful of movies in the 80s. TROS should be an ending to 40+ years of what this fandom has created, and yet the vanilla version only does so very weakly, both in its native story as well as its connections to what came before (its fanservice, if you will). It’s not perfect, but overall v1 of this TROS edit massively improves upon that. I think it found the perfect balance with the script as it is, and I can proudly and excitedly recommend it to others because of that, and the friends I have shown the v1 too agree with me that this is already a much stronger take on the film as it was.

This isn’t my project, not even close. I may still do my own take on the ST someday (though am deliberately choosing not too at this time), but until that time comes, I’d rather have this be the strongest version of the existing canon story that it can be, one that adds to it while still preserving the intent as much as possible, and even if that intent doesn’t line up perfectly with TFA and TLJ in our minds now, I have seen many whom feel it does, and I think it’d be a mistake not to consider that.

I’ll get off my soapbox now. It’s Hal’s edit and I’ve made my case. I just want to make sure all voices are heard clearly on this debate.

Hal 9000 said:

And if it were moved it doesn’t really benefit us. I’ll probably leave it alone.

Please don’t remove it. There are actually a lot of fans who were satisfied by the Snoke revelation (myself included), and it does help cement the idea that the voice Kylo was implied to have heard was not Anakin himself (Kylo hearing Anakin’s voice was a point that was strongly implied in TFA, and something TROS had every right to address), and there will likely be future material that comes out and continues to align with that revelation. You already hurt us PT fans a little bit by cutting out the Plagueis reference, but I can at least live with that as you’re putting other references back into the film to better tighten it up as an end to the 9 film saga.

Just leave the scene alone. The balance you have right now with Palpatine in clone tanks is very good. Save the major retcons for projects like Rey Nobody edits so we at least have a version of the film that (mostly) tells the same story but with notable improvements.

To be clear, nothing says Snoke didn’t still his have own agency. Canon has officially confirmed that he still had autonomy, just that he was tied closely to Palpatine’s larger plans for the Final Order. And the idea of Palpatine and his minions continuing to influence the future Skywalker/Solo bloodline as a way to avenge his previous defeat actually fits the charatcer’s M.O. quite well.

Any new content on Disney Plus will be full 4K HDR going forward, and if Clone Wars Season 7 is anything to stand by, I have high expectations from it. While people have critized Mando’s HDR transfer (and understandably so), Clone Wars s7 had a top notch release all around, and if anything my season 1-6 upscales were designed to match them in quality as much as I could. That same process will now apply to Rebels.

I would like to do edits of Bad Batch and Kenobi at some point, but those will come at a much later time and simply may not be even necessary for me to do personally. There also remains the possibility that Bad Batch could influence the RoTS cut due to its timing of events, but I want to tread that line very carefully as I do feel their story is distinct and separate from Ahsoka and Anakin’s storylines and wouldn’t merge together the same way TCW/ROTS/2k3 Clone Wars did. We’ll see.

So just to give this a small bump…

I’ve decided to do a project covering the entirety of Rebels in 4K HDR similar to my Clone Wars edits. It will be composed of 13 “feature cuts” using about 55 episodes (and the season 1 shorts) while 20 episodes will remain as unedited solo affairs (more than in the TCW project), but still get the same upscale treatment.

The same 4K HDR upscaling process will be applied, but it will be improved upon what I did for the earlier “Liberation of Lothal” finale cut (which will get a v2 using a newer and notably higher bitrate source and a newer coloring process that aligns more closely with the final TCW HDR transfer).

You can already see a revamped version of the Liberation of Lothal Prologue here, using the updated footage/HDR coloring:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSr-RDQkLjk&feature=youtu.be

A very small handful of episodes will also be re-ordered to make some cuts more themed, but any alterations to order I do will take the script and continuity into close account so as not to break the story in any truly notable way. Many of the self contained Rebels episodes can occur in slightly different order with no real consequences to the larger canon. I’ve already scrutinized the scripts pretty closely to avoid any blatant errors that a first time viewer might notice and be confused by.

As an example, Maul’s story will be compressed into a film cut that mostly occurs over the early events of season 3, rather than throughout the season. This, however, allows fans to watch his entire season 3 arc in a single “film” that both wraps up his story and simultaneously serves as an introduction to Thrawn.

And here is a 4K HDR sample clip of Ahsoka fighting the Inquisitors from Season 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ASx65unozA&feature=youtu.be

The completion of this project will help bring the entirety of the Lucas era (32BBY-4ABY) into one completed 4K HDR package. While I wouldn’t be surprised if a 4K DPI of Rebels technically exists, it seems unlikely that a 4K Blu Ray release of either this or TCW will ever occur due to the already existing D+ releases, so this will fill in that gap. Sadly, I don’t know if I can ever justify doing the same for Resistance (it just… isn’t a show in the same league as the first 2), while 4K “movie” edits of Mando s1 and 2 are already out there and really don’t require my touch at this time.

For the time being, I’ve removed the download links for the v1 “Liberation of Lothal” edit. It will be replaced with a nearly identical (but visually improved) v2 cut eventually when the project is completed.

After this show is completed, I’m honestly not sure how much remaining Star Wars content there will be for me to continue working on. I may do small updates to the Episode I-IV transfers at some point based upon what I’ve learned since last April (Episode III already is on a v3 and should be pretty close to final now), but most refinements will be small technical changes to the transfers/encodes themselves at best. IV is the most likely project to get a v2 release when all is said and done. Edits for V and VI would be fun, but their content is in rough enough shape that I’d need much more extensive FX work to truly give some of their deleted content justice, and that may well go beyond the realm of this one man job I’ve been doing all year. We’ll see. Future cuts based on new content could happen, but I want to be delicate about how quickly I create them, so as not to necessarily step on the Mouse’s toes too blatantly.

And here is one last attempt at this shot with a new set of filters using the newly provided recording by Neerb. Colors remain a bit more saturated this time and the black levels/shadows should be darker and more natural. I’m also keeping it at very high bitrate 1080p for now and using a very tiny amount of blur to reduce the AA effect. Not going to bother with the 4K version this time without a native 4K recording.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZOBeK0gF5uQv0NnbfBBk2mrUrzOfaSFv/view?usp=sharing

Without eliminating things like the tiny amounts of pop-in, I’m not sure how much more we can reasonably improve this.

Neerb said:

Speaking of video game footage, I’ve managed to get a new version of the Ajan Kloss clip directly off a friend’s PS5. It’s not as good as 4k max settings on a PC sadly, and saving footage on the console itself isn’t as good as using a capture card, but Battlefront 2 on PS5 does use improved effects/textures/lighting over the last gen, with the difference being noticeable compared to the clip that was posted here a few days ago (which originated from a standard Xbox One). It’s also still 1080p/60fps.

If anyone wants to try messing around with it, here’s a download (don’t watch in browser, the preview is terrible).

Edit: it occurs to me that the clip may be more washed out than it should be due to an issue with the recording. I’ll look into fixing the issue, but if anyone wants to try the existing clip anyway, please do so.

Here’s my attempt at a more muted color correction/cropped/4K scaling/23.97FPS/grainy noise filter experiment on the footage. See if this shot looks any good for the film.

Edit: Removed for now. See my later post for newer version.

sidshady12 said:

I would also suggest throwing on a subtle 35mm film grain overlay to help mask the fact that it’s a video game. The sequels were shot on film after all, so it’d fit well anyways. That + 24fps + color grading/adjusting exposure are all that I can think of to make a video game look like real footage.

This.

I’ve both worked with that exact footage in a trailer before ‘and’ have experimented with these types of filters to fairly good effect on some of the non-Star Wars upscale projects I’ve done.

Our brains are so deeply trained to expect film grain from certain sources that using a small amount of it appropriately can absolutely trick them into believing an artificial shot like game footage is real.

Having said that, what Hal’s currently got with the castle still looks quite good. The shot of the troopers landing is neat, but hardly necessary to bridge the scene and establish better pacing.

Of course, nothing would beat Disney releasing the actual Eye of Webbish Bog scene. I don’t care how ‘weird’ it was to an audience… strange creatures like this often were what made the Lucas era of Star Wars feel more like a living world, both in the PT and OT.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4c/07/e9/4c07e93fa7f56d153b98bb5cef500f05.jpg

Release the damn deleted scenes, Disney, and give us somehting more to work with.

Not a request, but it helps limit the DMs I get and makes it easier to find the cuts if I advertise here.

All of the cuts I’ve created are available within a google doc that gets sent out automatically if you email sheevsenate0505@gmail.com

4K HDR Extended Prequel Edits, 4.5 hour ROTS cut, All of the 4K HDR Clone Wars Film Cuts, Solo Extended, 4K Holiday Special Upscale, Rogue One + ANH Supercut, and more. All in 1080p SDR too.

I do respond to DMs, but the email works so much easier because of its automated nature. For those who are willing, try to email first if you can.

Also be aware that google drive links often won’t work when traffic is extremely heavy, but torrents and other methods are provided to download the latest versions, and the cut links are updated regularly.

THe full list of 4K Trailers/Clips and Teasers can be seen here, and I’ve been updating new samples regularly the past few weeks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85FPQ4AZQn8&list=PLEh8pd-FJc5OCrtE5UwPWhXS0AIZJ1Gu8&index=1

I’d like a PM link with these if possible, as I may be able to use them in future revisions of my currently existing PT edits. Audio and video links both (though just video would work).

Naturally, you’d be credited where appropriate should I ever end up using these.

As one last point worth mentioning, those 2 copies of Adobe also come in handy because I could literally edit on one copy (2019) and then import that file project and render on the other (2020) after it was done. This was useful as a time saving measure because it meant that even having a 6-8+ hour rendering project meant I could still do work and get the next project ready. Having 32+ GB of RAM in your system helps with multitasking like this.

Mind you, I also had to import and retime subtitles files with Aegisub to make english subs available for (most) of my releases as well. Another rather time consuming part of this process, and one that was more complex depending on the nature of the edit itself. The more changes I made to the films, the more complex editing the subtitle timing became. Luckily, most of the Clone Wars TV edits were fairly simple cuts, so that part wasn’t nearly as complex as creating good subtitles for say… the Revenge of the Sith edit was.

jadenkorr41 said:

Heya hedgesmfg, im extremely fascinated by your 4K HDR workflow. I’m working on a TROS fan edit myself and want to preserve 4K HDR as i believe its the best experience to watch it on my samsung tv at home.

My workflow has been for adding scenes to I would upscale fan editted scenes to 4K using Topaz Video Enhance, and then I would use Davinci resolve to add the HDR metadata in. Rec, gamma, being Rec2020, ST2084 (My “color grading” is the noob of noobs), but its the best I can do to “match” the original 4K. I would then do my video editing in final cut pro.

The issue I ran into is when I export from FCP, it has to be a 10 bit codec in order to export HDR, so the only codec available from FCP is ProRes 422. However the file size is humongous (>300-400GB), and the only way I can encode into HEVC/H.265 is to use either compressor app or handbrake, but that takes FOREVER. I was wondering if you could recommend a better easier workflow. Since you use adobe premiere pro, can that export directly to HEVC265 10 bit?

I’m working on encoding my first draft to release using handbrake.

You can check out some of the pics of my work on the thread: https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/the-rise-of-skywalker-my-personal-cut-wip/id/82513

Premiere Pro handles the majority of my workflow, though I have a copy of both the 2019 and 2020 version on my HDD because the former directly imports MKV files while the latter dropped support of it but allows for slightly faster encoding.

Typically my workflow for the Clone Wars Upscale is as follows…

1. Start with the original mp4 files, either from the ISO, or in already existing high bitrate (10,000kbps) encodes. Extract the audio and video files from these and convert them to lossless mp4 files via handbrake at the highest quality setting at a constant 23.97fps rate encoded in h.264. This leaves me with files about 3GB or so for each episode, but they will easily slide into any version of Adobe without issue. I’ll also extract the audio files separately as AAC files.

2. Set the project resolutions (and sequence setting) to 3840x1634 (or 2160p in the case of Rebels) to set a standard for cinematic widescreen that’s roughly consistent between films and TV. Also enable Maximum Bit Depth and Render Quality in these settings to enable HDR mode in Adobe.

3. Import the MP4s and layer the audio track below them, synced up frame for frame, but still listed separately for the purpose of making the cuts easier to layer and adjust in both audio and video. Each individual video segment that needs to be upscaled is then “set to frame size” which will automatically make it scale within to whatever the predefined resolution is within the sequence setting.

4. With each shot coming from a different source (TV Episode, film, deleted scene, ect), if I am upscaling, I test various sharpening filters at different settings until I get a clip that correctly scales up with as many details visible as possible. It’s not the AI Topaz approach (because I find many of the AI scalers still create far too many artifacts and incorrect guesses on the source material), but I find adobe is already using something akin to a bicubic upscale algorithm that works very, very well and matches a lot of industry standards for upscales as long as you configure it properly. As I’m sure you can see in the video clips I’ve put up, Clone Wars scaled extremely well with this method and preserved excellent amounts of detail while looking ever so slightly sharper. Small tweaks in sharpness or softness filters (and in rare cases, a very tiny bit of film grain, though not for this project) can produce an extremely high quality image if balanced correctly, but there is no one consistent setting, and it will always vary depending on the quality, bitrate, and native resolution of the original source material used.

5. Adobe is set to colorize in the Rec2020 standard by default. With HDR already enabled, I can then enter the coloring tab and select a preset for every single scene/sequence in whatever project I’m working on. Episodes VII-IX hit brightness settings in the 700-1000nit range on Disney Plus, so I set each project’s maximum brightness to this range too. I can then manually calibrate every single clip’s saturation, specular, black levels, white levels, shadows, exposure, contrast, highlights, and tint until I get the best looking balance for that particular clip. I typically use a fairly uniform setting across most scenes, but I could custom color every single frame of a project manually if I had too within the timeline. Scenes can be recalibrated on a cases by cases basis. My rule of thumb was to have different configurations for clips from different sources (film, deleted scene, 2D animation, 3D animation) by default, then vary it from there as needed with each scene.

Once this is done, and any edits I need to make within the timeline are complete (say, 4 episodes stitched together as a film cut with the necessary A/V transitions put in place), I can export the clip as an mp4 file encoded in x265 in either 1080p SDR (with SDR conform turned on to ensure that the newly created HDR metadata scales down properly to SDR), or 10bit 4K HDR with rec2020 colors enabled. This means the software will manually recolor every single frame in real time based on the settings I’ve put forth in my timeline using a very efficient algorithm that scans every frame and recolors each one based on a nearest neighbor/best guess scaling solution, similar to an AI algorithm. If configured correctly, you can do this with almost any source to give it a new HDR sheen, but it has to be handled carefully to work most effectively. Clone Wars was the perfect project for this process since the show was already filled with many rich and vibrant palettes that were naturally enhanced by this approach without being oversaturated. The show’s dynamic lighting FX engine was pretty much made for an HDR transfer, and they obviously upgraded it in Season 7 to scale this way, quite beautifully.

I hope that gives you a good idea behind my workflow here. Once I’ve streamlined it and get my source material organized, I can produce effective results relatively quickly. Rendering still can be a very time consuming process for even very powerful hardware (The 4.5 hour revenge of the Sith cut in 4K HDR takes 28 uninterrupted hours to render, and that’s without upscaling or even recoloring the already existing 4K HDR content), but the results speak for themselves and I can directly import existing HDR metadata without any issue (such as when I edit using a 4K HDR mkv file as a source in Premiere 2019), or recreate a new set of metadata manually.

Also, I’ve released several more clips from the various new (and updated v2) arcs in these cuts. All of these clips are in 4K HDR natively on youtube.

A Galaxy at Wars (AMV) - An update to my earlier Clone Wars Tribute project, using footage taken only from these new releases, increasing the quality of the cut as much as possible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsDJ4As_4MA

Yoda vs Darth Sidious (s6)
https://youtu.be/e0cQwm-KV7M
Dooku vs Anakin & Kenobi (s6)
https://youtu.be/IFNv1nWZeY0
Ahsoka exposes Almec (S3)
https://youtu.be/Nz35W1I_bXU
Clones vs Pong Krell (s4)
https://youtu.be/raE8tPAy8gQ
Dooku, Anakin & Kenobi Captured (s1)
https://youtu.be/XcUR4HzTIz4
Ahsoka & Wookiees vs Trandoshans (s3)
https://youtu.be/3QuEzYtbPt0
R2 vs Goldie (s1)
https://youtu.be/2HL9QnbiWuo
Mace & Jar Jar vs Mother Talzin (s6)
https://youtu.be/RDlAapVwH-Q
Zillo Beast Rampage (s2)
https://youtu.be/FDShgLsT77A
Grievous vs Eeth Koth
https://youtu.be/WyQPDlevExs

That should give you quite a few new samples to go through when deciding whether it’s worth collecting/upgrading to these cuts yourself. Modern youtube compression is much better about preserving video quality so these videos will still be fairly close to the final thing (though still slightly compressed).

The scene from Duchess of Mandalore was included and should be there.

Unfortunately, the only remaining sources of deleted scenes, as you point out, would have been in the Cad Bane cut, (His s2 arc had some as well), but the only sources I was able to gain access too were too poor quality to use effectively at the time, so I felt it was best to just take the hit and move on. Perhaps an extended v2 of that specific cut could be created at a later time, but right now it’s not a major priority.

Hope you’re enjoying the rest of the cuts otherwise.

I’ve finished updating the Megathread here with new info on the finished TCW 4K releases.

So far, this project has been well received and I personally am pleased with the final results. I’m debating if I should create a separate release for it, since it’s such a large work.

I hope many of you enjoy it as well. I’ll continue uploading clips and samples from various arcs over the coming days/weeks.

Possibly. The source files I have for Rebels don’t make the upscale quite as justified yet, sadly. And the content of Rebels is much more difficult to edit due to it being both more serialized and yet more filled with filler at the same time.

I have ideas, but don’t want to commit to any one project at this time. The finale cut benefits the most at this current time.

I’m not sure if this will still be of much use to you, but I wanted to note that I’ve finished my 4K HDR upscale of all of TCW Seasons 1-6, including all the 2 parters (10 in total) and loner episodes (9 in total). With this, the entire show now has a nice quality 4K Blu Ray worthy transfer, or at least as good of one as we’ll get until Disney/Lucasfilm decides to do it themselves.

As I said in earlier posts, their content covers just about every shot in the show, save maybe a minute’s worth of shots that are missing from a small number of the prologue scenes.

4K HDR Full Series Teaser Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e04uCUnTdIM
4K HDR Teaser Trailer 1: https://youtu.be/DC62naTm3Zs
4K HDR Teaser Trailer 2: https://youtu.be/S-qJKV_4kaI
4K HDR Teaser Trailer 3: https://youtu.be/qCq9suiKgBI

As Sand has said, the new TCW Film Cuts are all completed and now fully available. The entire project has been finished and I will be updating the main page of this thread soon. There is now a collection out that puts all the cuts in viewing order, though it does not yet include the 2k3 series or Episode I-III cuts. Perhaps at a later time.

Some new 4K Clips to see…

The Zillo Beast Strikes: https://youtu.be/FDShgLsT77A
George Takei Star Wars Cameo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bubl230Navs
R2-D2 vs Goldie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HL9QnbiWuo
Mace Windu (and Jar Jar) vs Talzin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDlAapVwH-Q
Eeth Koth vs Grievous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyQPDlevExs
Clips from the 9 Single Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta-byyAawGw

Also worth noting is that I updated the 2008 Extended Film Cut to be a v2 release based on gaining access to a higher bitrate master of the film and those first 2 episodes, as well as the S6 yoda arc for the same reasons. I also corrected a glitch in the contrast settings in the Umbara arc and updated that to a new v2 as well.

The Boba Fett Arc has also been renamed file 1.0a so it takes place before the Corruption Arc, rather than after the Cad Bane cut as I originally had placed it. The file is identical, so you can just rename the file and keep it in the same folder. No need to redownload the whole file if you already had the “1.4” version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e04uCUnTdIM&feature=youtu.be

Brand new trailer for the final batch of Clone Wars Episodes coming (hopefully) next week, this will complete the release of the entire series as new film cuts, and upscale all of seasons 1-6 into 4K HDR to match the already native 4K HDR release of season 7.

Enjoy this trailer and watch this space for more clips soon.

Movies Remastered said:

hedgesmfg said:

Movies Remastered said:

hedgesmfg said:

Movies Remastered said:

hedgesmfg said:

Movies Remastered said:

hedgesmfg said:
If someone can provide me a timestamp, I’d be happy to upload a clip.

Fantastic, It’s 1:12:46:04 to 1:13:14:21 but may vary with 4k version. Thanks.

I’ll work on that and get it up for you sometime later today. A 4K SDR mp4 seems like the simplest option for you to work with, so I’ll try to get that up in a codec you can edit with soon.

Superstar! I’m in the UK so my days about to end here, so no rush.

Ended up happening quicker than I expected. This should be what you need.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wIT-Pij7MAt3nixyZsh4UCOFo4bA5Ih3/view?usp=sharing

Be sure to download the file for the full resolution. Google drive doesn’t stream 4K.

Thanks for doing it so quickly. I can’t download this file yet as it’s exceeded its quota. I’ll try again tomorrow.

In the meantime, I started from scratch and manually tracked the castle movement in the last few frames. I think it’s much smoother but can someone let me know if the new smoke overlay and colouration is ok?

https://vimeo.com/497440235
pw: fanedit

Strange. Didn’t think this one small file would exceed quota so quickly, but it could be limits on the storage itself.

Try this file instead. Might get it to you quicker.
https://mega.nz/file/tRY2BBrB#O1cqtM4Foc4AjgZtXCHkes8h5LJOtERP7gnHq-xkZDE

Also, your vimeo video link says it’s private. I can’t see it.

Awesome, Got it! It seems fairly tiny for a 4k file. Is 92mb right?

My clip should be password protected. password is fanedit

It’s compressed in h.264, but at an extremely high bitrate, so the quality should be fully preserved, near lossless. It worked perfectly in my copy of adobe when I tested it for editing. Let me know if it gives you problems.

Also, your current edit with the castle looks excellent. It’s amazing how such a subtle detail does so much to improve things and make the film a bit more immersive.

Movies Remastered said:

hedgesmfg said:

Movies Remastered said:

hedgesmfg said:

Movies Remastered said:

hedgesmfg said:
If someone can provide me a timestamp, I’d be happy to upload a clip.

Fantastic, It’s 1:12:46:04 to 1:13:14:21 but may vary with 4k version. Thanks.

I’ll work on that and get it up for you sometime later today. A 4K SDR mp4 seems like the simplest option for you to work with, so I’ll try to get that up in a codec you can edit with soon.

Superstar! I’m in the UK so my days about to end here, so no rush.

Ended up happening quicker than I expected. This should be what you need.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wIT-Pij7MAt3nixyZsh4UCOFo4bA5Ih3/view?usp=sharing

Be sure to download the file for the full resolution. Google drive doesn’t stream 4K.

Thanks for doing it so quickly. I can’t download this file yet as it’s exceeded its quota. I’ll try again tomorrow.

In the meantime, I started from scratch and manually tracked the castle movement in the last few frames. I think it’s much smoother but can someone let me know if the new smoke overlay and colouration is ok?

https://vimeo.com/497440235
pw: fanedit

Strange. Didn’t think this one small file would exceed quota so quickly, but it could be limits on the storage itself.

Try this file instead. Might get it to you quicker.
https://mega.nz/file/tRY2BBrB#O1cqtM4Foc4AjgZtXCHkes8h5LJOtERP7gnHq-xkZDE

Also, your vimeo video link says it’s private. I can’t see it.

I’m leaving projects beyond TCW open-ended at this time. I’ve considered compilation films for Rebels Seasons 1-3 using about the best 8 or so episodes from each, but that’s still a tough challenge and may not be as worthwhile to pursue, as only the final arc truly benefited from the film structure.

I’ll still be working on these TCW edits for a number of days anyway, so we’ll see.

With Bad Batch, I don’t want to commit to anything at this time until I know the content of the show better. It’s possible that I could use bits of it to update the ROTS cut, but I can’t assume anything until the show is out and I have an idea of how much, if any, real overlap it contains. For all I know, the entire first arc could be set explicitly during ROTS/Order 66, or it could only be the opening first minutes. I’m also very happy with where my ROTS cut is currently at and worry that How they tell that story will greatly determine what I do with any content from that show, if anything.

For now, my main goal remains to get TCW S1-7 wrapped up in once nice package.

Movies Remastered said:

hedgesmfg said:

Movies Remastered said:

hedgesmfg said:
If someone can provide me a timestamp, I’d be happy to upload a clip.

Fantastic, It’s 1:12:46:04 to 1:13:14:21 but may vary with 4k version. Thanks.

I’ll work on that and get it up for you sometime later today. A 4K SDR mp4 seems like the simplest option for you to work with, so I’ll try to get that up in a codec you can edit with soon.

Superstar! I’m in the UK so my days about to end here, so no rush.

Ended up happening quicker than I expected. This should be what you need.

Try this. Encoded in h.264 at a high bitrate (25000kbps with a 65000 maximum), as an mp4 file. Loads just fine into my own copy of Premiere Pro. Uses the 4K HDR data but converted into a 4K SDR source to preserve as much color as possible without sacrificing resolution. It should work, but let me know if it doesn’t and I can re-encode it in another format.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wIT-Pij7MAt3nixyZsh4UCOFo4bA5Ih3/view?usp=sharing

Be sure to download the file for the full resolution. Google drive doesn’t stream 4K.

(Also worth mentioning, but if anyone needs clips from it, since this is a TROS edit I can do the same with the 4K HDR version of TROS itself. I already used it when editing this trailer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXUasAUNNEI&feature=youtu.be

Movies Remastered said:

hedgesmfg said:
If someone can provide me a timestamp, I’d be happy to upload a clip.

Fantastic, It’s 1:12:46:04 to 1:13:14:21 but may vary with 4k version. Thanks.

I’ll work on that and get it up for you sometime later today. A 4K SDR mp4 seems like the simplest option for you to work with, so I’ll try to get that up in a codec you can edit with soon.

SandMTV said:

You forgot the Disappeared Film cut.

Added. Was already planning to make it. Just forgot to slip it into the list.