There is a note at the bottom of the post stating temporary colors. It is pink tinged. You're not crazy :-P
Out of the box idea. Could a rear projection tv be repurposed as a front projection recorder? If you removed the internals and placed a camera at the exact angle and distance the internal projection device typically sits, then projected a film directly onto the screen from the outside ( probably with a brighter bulb to offset the translucent screen), couldn't you capture a near perfect representation of what a film looks like projected? From what I've read across the site most people seem more interested in a preservation of the cinematic experience of Star Wars, as opposed to what a proper digital scan of the negative would look like.
Yeah, wasn't sure. Figured it was worth the shot.
Thanks. It all works itself out in the end. At least some of the mid 20's common sense is kicking in and I should be able to make more future-conscious decisions from this point.
Hello, my dear, dear friends of the OT -
I've been around here for quite a while. I try and jump in on most conversations, diffuse most attacks on newbies, and was an early advocate of the complete removal of Otah Gungah which has since caught on quite a bit.
I am 25 years old. I have a full time job at minimum wage. My girlfriend has a part time job.
We have a 4 year old, a 5 year old, and a 3 month old.
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All 5 of us now live in a single room of my girlfriend's mother's double wide.
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Trying to find ways to raise money. Anything helps. I've asked my family and friends in my daily life. I consider some of you on here both.
So... I'm asking - if anyone here has a bit of spare change and can help, my paypal is nightstalkerpoet@aol.com
You may now proceed with your typical Off Topic Shenanigans and Star Wars perusal.
@DrDre they just posted this link http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k6t00yIIcMe5ZBaWO7w .
Give it a shot and let us know.
That was really cool. My only suggestions are I think you could've bumped up the volume when he says "and the light" when it focuses on luke and r2. And maybe dial back Luke's voiceover to "The Force is Strong in my family." Then "You have that power too" over one of the shots of Daisy Ridley.
A lot of people hear about fan edits and don't really know where to start, or which editor will be right for them. Some don't know whether they'll like a preservation or an actual edit. Some don't have the patience to track down a bunch of different sources. That's where this comes in.
I have gathered together my current go to projects in a single BD50 release. It encompasses a variety of editors and takes on the films.
Episode I - Return of the Sith:Revisited (Seciors)
Episode II - The Approaching Storm (Hal9000)
Episode III - Dawn of the Empire (L8wrtr)
Episode IV - A New Hope Custom Special Edition (Hal9000)
Episode V - NSPESB (Nightstalkerpoet)
Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (Q2)
Uses official 7-8gb releases from the original editor (nothing has been reencoded). Disc created with MultiAVCHD.
Coming to a spleen near you.
Definitely understandable (though i think you're confusing the deleted extended version where his father is mentioned with the special edition of the scene).
Been jumping through this. Why no Biggs scene?
I always throw this out there, just in case. Would love to see this released with the obiwan hut conversation in its original scripted form, ala revisited.
Are the 720p versions of the saga bluray compliant?
Guy on stage looks like a nemoidian to me...
AntcuFaalb said:
nightstalkerpoet said:
My personal problem with it being in 3d isn't a lack of 2D options in general, it is the potential for affecting premium showings. I want to see a 7 film marathon opening day. Sadly, chances are that those marathons only include what they feel is the best version- ultimately, probably giving us eps 1, 2, and maybe 3 in 3d, 4-6 in 2d, with 7 in 3d...
Do you really want to see Jedi Rocks in 3D? O_O
I definitely wasn't complaining about the OT not being in 3D, but rather the high probability that any marathon screenings will be stuffed with 3d wherever possible.
My personal problem with it being in 3d isn't a lack of 2D options in general, it is the potential for affecting premium showings. I want to see a 7 film marathon opening day. Sadly, chances are that those marathons only include what they feel is the best version- ultimately, probably giving us eps 1, 2, and maybe 3 in 3d, 4-6 in 2d, with 7 in 3d...
That guy is why we can't have nice things :'(
Bingo
-The Podrace: Theatrical Edit
Probably my favorite additional content I've read about. Seems it could be helpful in restoring the theatrical. Perhaps it includes that missing shot wee only have a low quality source for.
He is officially restoring it. Unofficially.
Actually, i think frying poor Greedo could stay. just cuz we don't see it doesn't mean it didn't happen, and the reference just adds to Han's character.
What if, in ANH.... Through seamless branching, you get a choice? You either get the Jabba scene OR you get the Greedo scene. The Jabba scene actually works for the most part if you don't include the Greedo scene.
My own comparison vs Super Resolution using AVISynth and the Super Resolution trial plugin mixed with averaging other scalers.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/120088
My avisynth script:
LoadPlugin("F:\Median.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\AvsPmod\nnedi3.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\AvsPmod\eedi2.dll")
LoadPlugin("F:\avssr.dll")
AviSource("F:\Star Wars Blu Ray 540p-clip.avi")
base=ConvertToYUY2(matrix="Rec709")
orig = nnedi3_rpow2(base, 2)
lanc4 = Lanczos4Resize(orig, 1920, 816)
spline = Spline64resize(orig, 1920, 816)
bicub = BicubicResize(orig, 1920, 816)
bilin = BlackmanResize(orig, 1920, 816)
lanc = LanczosResize(orig, 1920, 816)
orig1 = eedi2(base)
lanc4a = Lanczos4Resize(orig1, 1920, 816)
splinea = Spline64resize(orig1, 1920, 816)
bicuba = BicubicResize(orig1, 1920, 816)
bilina = BlackmanResize(orig1, 1920, 816)
lanca = LanczosResize(orig1, 1920, 816)
superres = base.SR(1920, 816)
med1 = Median(lanc4, spline, bicub, bilin, lanc)
med2 = Median(lanc4a, splinea, bicuba, bilina, lanca)
Median(med1,med2,superres)
Looking good, the facial detail for Luke is very noticeable. :)
(any eta on that Blu vs Blu to sr 4k then downscale comparison?)
What has been done to this in terms of general color correction?
Hey Hal,
Have seen thefirstt half of this and loved your editing choices and pace.
I would like to throw out that i also struggled with getting the 1080p version to work - despite being technically bluray compliant, i was unable to get any of your pt edits to work successfully on a bluray disc,
My suggestion for you, if you don't already, is to render your final project to a lossless file that you then encode to the different release formats. Should save time.
My personal preference is to encode my blurays with bdtoavchd. I set it to very slow and tune grain ( in advanced) and let it fly. Beautiful results every time.
Handbrake uses lanczos3