Id love to see this fix The Phantom Menace HDTV and Attack of the Clones Bluray.
Hey poita, this might be a strange request, but would you be willing to release an anamorphic video? (Determine the correct x264 SAR for stretching the image to the proper AR). I’m just curious how the result would look in comparison to prestretched.
I meant to add a 😉.
I’m all for you completing your project, just know that it’s easier to gauge interest after you release some work in progress stuff, box design, etc.
http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Star-Wars-Custom-Blu-Ray-Set/id/17986
Ady, are you working in 8 or 10 bit color - and if 10 bit, will you be releasing a 10 bit version?
Although I think 10 bit is an improvement even if it’still an 8 bit source don’t you need a 10 bit source or raw scan to really make a difference?
I think changing to 10 bit depth does do something positive regardless although I don’t know the specifics… I think it just allows a better gradient?
If I recall correctly, Poita has provided Ady with raw 4k 16-bit scans.
Ady, are you working in 8 or 10 bit color - and if 10 bit, will you be releasing a 10 bit version?
Perhaps a second “ESB Revisited: Reviews (DO NOT ASK FOR MYSPLEEN INVITES)” thread should be opened, with the original thread locked after a message about how to get it.
Just letting you know, the Yoda council scenes don’t match up sadly. I tried the opposite, and couldn’t make it work.
Clearly, the title of this needs to be “Red 5”.
ESB and RotJ can then be combined into a single film.
Potential titles being “Slave 1” or “Tydirium”.
Something easily cuttable from ESB is the Han leaving subplot.
It cuts out good scenes but is pointless except to establish Han still didn’t pay his debt.
Space worm can go.
RotJ portion starts with a Jabba’s Palace title card over the external shot with the frog scene. Show the dance number, cutting out Leia, 3P0. Show Han on the wall, and Lando doing the visor lift thing.
Follow this with Luke talking to Yoda/death.
Next we see R2 and 3P0 arrive.
Then Luke builds the saber. Cut shots of droids.
Then Leia arrives.
Then Luke arrives and movie proceeds through the rescue.
Luke goes with to the Fleet.
This would require a lot of work, but if it could be done, Luke and Ben can talk on board the ship in his room or something.
Then the meeting and Luke comes in late- “I’m with you too”
Leia isn’t seen after she jumps off the bike until the Ewok village.
Thoughts and prayers DS. I am so sorry.
005, are you slipping us secret information? I was sure Ady was capping Revisited at 720p to maintain quality throughout since he wanted the option to zoom in some scenes in the PT.
Ep 1 - Mists of Destruction
Ep 2 - The Fog of War
Ep 3 - Haze of the Beast
Ugh, really… You couldn’t wait to ask until April was actually over?
I’m not surprised, just so annoyed by the disrespect I’d rather Ady wait a couple weeks (just to punish you) despite my own eager anticipation.
Can the wampa wink? Or will he cgi blink?
Vader lit first!
Hmm… May the horizon come as you go fourth Ady.
I personally prefer the DVD master for AotC - Bluray detail harms the film more than helps (IMO), since it makes the quality difference between the Live action and the CGI more apparent. My guess is that’s part of why they opted for the teal-shift.
As for this project, I’m looking at which direction I want to go. I had never seen the PAL version and was incredibly disappointed to find that the video track is nearly 2gb smaller than the NTSC Fullscreen. The quality offset between the two is far more apparent than I had expected.
… thank you?
Pal was only released in anamorphic widescreen with a vertical resolution of 430 lines. The NTSC Fullscreen version offers 480 lines of vertical resolution, as well as denser horizontal resolution since the initial 720 pixels are squished to represent 640 pixels worth of picture.
Essentially, the difference is the same 4:3 region is represented by 450x430 = 193,500 pixels in the PAL Widescreen, as opposed to 720x480 = 345,600 pixels in the NTSC Fullscreen.
Both are better than the 400x356 = 142,400 pixels that represent this same region on the NTSC widescreen release (The Full screen is nearly 2.5 times higher resolution).
Ideally we’d have a PAL Fullscreen but I don’t believe any were released (720x576=414,720 pixels).
Planning on trying to combine the NTSC Fullscreen release with the PAL widescreen release.
Will upscale the PAL to a cropped 1152x480 from 1024x430. Then split the film into shots and line up the 640x480 frame from the NTSC and merge it at approximately 95% (tests needed to guarantee improved quality without making center of the screen stick out). May potentially mix in schormanns hdtv preservation lightly to flesh out details near the edges if the quality difference is too noticeable.
Anyone who could pm me with access to the PAL dvd, I’d much appreciate it.
You guys are looking in Alderaan places for a troll.
When we can’t lol freely, do we truly have freedom?
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The correct response would’ve been “I’m confused, why are we loling?”, providing an adequate opportunity for response.
“Don’t shitpost” is a condemning response, providing little opportunity to proceed with the conversation civilly.
I’m all for an AotC 35mm scan, though was under the impression that the film prints were visually sabotaged to contrast with the DCP showings. With that in mind, I believe the PAL anamorphic DVD probably offers the highest quality near-theatrical source (AotC hdtv streams look good but suffer from pixellation frequently). The pal P&S probably offers the highest quality available for the visible picture.
You’re all overcomplicating this.
It comes down to Fox. I think potentially Lucas signed a secret agreement with Fox to keep theatrical Star Wars unreleased knowing Disney would never do a theatrical release of just ESB and RotJ.
I wish Disney would just flip them the bird, and release amazing restorations of ESB and RotJ in 2020.
Fox looks like dicks, screws over Lucas, buys Legacy from Mike, and releases a beautiful 40th SW anniversary set with tons of special features.
Fans are happy… except the set isn’t matching, with SW getting beautiful retro boxing and ESB/RotJ sold as a two pack in a single case.
Which means we have to wait until 2022 for Fox/Disney to release a trilogy set, and 2024 for a trilogy set with both versions (The 2020 saga set/2023 release featuring only the SE).
You need a , after There and a ; after it.
Was that a rhetorical sentence.
Teasing. Check.
Knowing I’ve personally thanked you a variety of times. Check.
Worried about you a bit; hoping everything’s alright on your end. Check.