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AntcuFaalb said:

I think it's fucking amazing that a proper official release isn't being sold after the 10+ years this community has existed.

TEN. YEARS.

-_-

 It is a weird thought that Star Wars hasn't been released in almost 20 years, but I'm not surprised Lucas never released it, he hates the OUT. I would be surprised if Disney doesn't release it though, since they have no reason not to. Then again I don't have all the facts so there may be something I don't know about preventing them from releasing the OT but I highly doubt it.

I still think that if Disney does release a proper restoration of the OOT, it'll be before Episode VII, or at least before we get too far into the ST. If they wait too long then OT fans will really hate them just like Lucas, and I think they want to try and win over every Star Wars demographic before these new movies, then again I could be wrong because 'decanonizing' the EU was pretty bold, but I'm sure anyone interested in the EU will still go to Episode VII anyway. I still really doubt that they will consult Lucas about the OOT or anything related to the previous movies; Disney won't pay someone 4 billion dollars just to be held back by some confusing nondescript "vision" that's always changing. Basically what I think is that if Disney wants to release the OOT, they will, and if they don't want to, then they won't (although I can't imagine why they wouldn't want to).

So, Disney owns the films but Fox owns the distribution rights for a few more years, and they own the distribution right for Star Wars forever unless they sell it.

Will Disney and Fox be able to work out a deal when releasing the OUT if that's something they decide to do? I've seen people online think that since Fox owns distribution rights we won't see the OUT officially released until 2020 at least. I don't see how Fox and Disney couldn't collaborate when it comes to a cash cow like Star Wars. Not to mention, Fox didn't block Lucas from releasing anything. Also, Fox only has the distribution rights for a few more years, so wouldn't they want to milk it for all it's worth? Basically, I just wonder what everyone else thinks about this. Do you think it's as big of a stumbling block as some people seem to think?

NeverarGreat said:

msycamore said:

It should be noted that the before and after sample with the droids in the desert seems to be the old 2004 Lowry fiasco. It's old.

 I disagree. It looks like a new cleanup. Here's why:

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/84284/picture:0

The damage in the red circle of the first comparison is completely dealt with in the RMW cleanup. However, this same cleanup seems to add a peculiar bit of damage in the green circle of the first comparison.

Moving to the comparison with the Blu-ray, there now appears to be damage in the red circle which was supposedly dealt with in the RMW cleanup. In the green circle of the Blu-ray, the spot of damage near R2 which is present in the cleanup is gone in the Blu-ray (and there's a different green artifact apparent in the Blu-ray). Also, I reduced the quality of the Blu-ray to match the RMW video, and the discrepancy remains, so the video resolution can hold this damage information.

There are several such damage discrepancies in this shot. I really don't think that this is the original Lowry work.

The lightsabers do seem to be the '04 sabers, but what about NeverarGreat's screenshot comparisons? Don't these point towards something that is not the Lowry work from the DVD and blu ray?