Here's another quick example of a minor change:
http://noneinc.com/SWDIF/SWDIF_EarlyTests/SWDIF_480-Test_02-R2roll.mp4
Seems R2 shifts backwards before going forward, but eventually returns to the same pace for the end of the shot.
*EDIT Double Post
Well the 2004s are all black, and they don't exist in 2011...
doubleofive wrote:
I'm going to have to have a video to compare this, There's no reason to have it faded to black any longer, they already redid the fades.DarthLucas said:
Some Blu-ray changes I didn't see listed yet:
SW
The reel change before the oil bath might be a few frames shorter when it fades to black.
This seems to be 4 frames removed.
First Test Clip : http://noneinc.com/SWDIF/SWDIF_EarlyTests/SWDIF_480-Test_01.mp4 (31mb)
Ok with my machine only having 2GB of memory and me phucking up the order for more, i've stopped working with the full size frame and reduced to 480x204 to see if this whole project is worthwhile. Seem to have figured out how to convert to the same frame rate, after a bunch of bad attempts. This first clip focuses on the scene where R2 and 3po are just leaving the escape pod, people mentioned that the color of the pod lid has been revised. And as you'll see in the clip, it stands out.
See the blue dot.............................................................^ (exciting, I know!) /sarcasm /BespinJokes
Another noticeable difference showing up is in the highlights off R2 and 3po:
.............................................^
This could be a drawback of the blu-ray source, but maybe they've upped some of the highlights toward a whiter white. This is also visible at 00:14 in the clip a shot of one of the suns breaking over a sand dune. Looks like the sky's been tweaked.
Now the caveat, is i'm learning the ropes here with attempting to maintain quality while trying to get a result. So maybe when I transitioned from the source to my working 480 file, some things got shifted. Will hopefully be able to compensate in future versions.
Right now taking the source files and running them through avidemux2. Saving as motion-jpeg and avi format. Then taking that and reducing to 480 in Quicktime. Can eliminate that last step in the future.
Now i'm wondering if the black can be matted out and the 'difference noted' areas can be de-applied?
(waaaaay off topic) Judging from this trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePelcaQOEaE
Kuky se vraci would be a phenomenon i'd gladly pay attention to. www.kukysevraci.cz
We will never see another Star Wars type phenomena. People move on to the next thing too quickly now thanks to our culture being oversaturated with media, and the audience being very tech savvy (there has been no real movie "magic" post-Jurassic Park). Special Effects used to be wizardry, now you just take a course.
and now modify the above to account for Harry Potter.
via: mf.com
Who says we haven't!
TV's Frink wrote: I'd be interested in if it's a reaction to all the one-star reviews, or simple price matching of other vendors.
or all part of the marketing strategy. The more units you sell the greater the savings during production.
Alien Anthology is 6 discs for $69.99 [$11.66/disc] (originally $99.99 @ $16.66/disc), a 1 year old set.
Star Wars is 9 discs at $79.99 [$8.88/disc] (originally $139.99 @ $15.55/disc). That's a decent sign of economic popularity. I'd guess they can probably drop these sets to under $50, they'll sell that many units.
Here's a manufacturer: http://www.newcyberian.com/blu-ray.html
Quantity Unit Price (US$) Total Price (US$) 1,000 $ 5.20 $ 5,200.00 2,000 $ 4.10 $ 8,200.00 3,000 $ 3.98 $ 11,940.00 4,000 $ 3.70 $ 14,800.00 5,000 $ 3.15 $ 15,750.00 6,000 $ 2.99 $ 17,940.00 7,000 $ 2.85 $ 19,950.00 8,000 $ 2.79 $ 22,320.00 9,000 $ 2.70 $ 24,300.00 10,000 $ 2.60 $ 26,000.00 25,000 $ 2.40 $ 60,000.00 50,000 $ 2.30 $ 115,000.00 100,000 $ 2.20 $ 220,000.00
SW is talking hundreds of thousands maybe millions, so it might be safe to say, 2 bucks a disc. There's some flip over point where it's worth dropping the price to 'X' to get that next level of unit production. (but LFL is probably much more cautious after TPM era) And for 2 million units, there might be another drop. The advertising costs are probably greater then the discs themselves.
...and the round of articles over the last week saved LFL money, as they didn't need to do general promotion, the blogosphere and newspapers told the unsuspecting world the set was coming.
Spoiler:
danny_boy wrote: The actual camera negative (which believe me---no one is interested in seeing)
Why would you assume this.
Business card sized:
Article on things of late and Jambe gets a whole bunch of quotes:
http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment/Is-it-time-for-George.6833020.jp
http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment/Is-it-time-for-George.6833020.jp?articlepage=2
TV's Frink wrote: The linked story is from June.
and in August came:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/3D-STAR-WARS-for-the-masses-anytime-soon/post/522943/#TopicPost522943
...and a few posts later a familiar.. oh who's got time to read when you can gripe.
Questions specific to myspleen can happen in this thread:
ISO is preferred, as several of these discs are already in the system (unseeded). There have been issues with ISOs matching but missing a .nfo file, discuss that type of thing in the thread above.
Still a great set.
^ Wookiegroomer's explanation Post 40: http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Humdinger-Analysis-Thread-Glitch-Cryptography-or-Steganography/post/518130/#TopicPost518130
Wookiegroomer wrote: That particular scene has several interlacing issues that were corrected. However, I do not remember most of the work I have done since it has been several years. :)
via: http://www.millenniumfalcon.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=9032&start=200
ForceFreak wrote:
So here is the final proof.
31 (the bad ones) out of 45 lightsaber shots are fixed for the blu-ray version of ROTJ.
Comparison with the 2004 PAL DVD:
Shots 1-10:
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/79278/picture:0
Shots 11-20:
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/79280/
Shots 21-30:
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/79281/
Credit goes to my good buddy DVD Schweizer who went throw the entire ROTJ duel frame by frame. He already owns the official retail version of the OT Set.
Good work ILM.
Props to stefcuk.
^ Do you have pics of the Making of SW problems? *EDIT* nevermind see it's part of the same Picassa page. *EDIT AGAIN* these are just SW have you created ESB book problem pics?
Harmy wrote: One of the ESB changes mentioned is "the Falcon Cockpit is no longer zoomed in" can anyone confirm/deny that?
The cockpit is 2004 cropped, ie zoomed in.
http://blogs.starwars.com/jwrinzler/9
P.S. Errata
Unfortunately, The Making of ESB went out with a few mistakes. We hope to fix all of these by the fourth printing. The biggest one-and if it's any consolation to fans, the one that has kept me up at night-is that a double-page matte-painting spread of the Falcon in the book is actually from Return of the Jedi, not Empire; and not painted by McQuarrie but by Michael Pangrazio. A host of strange circumstances went into that error, but I take the blame. Another series of small errors occurred when the publisher replaced my screen grabs from the original ESB version on DVD with screen grabs from the Special Edition DVD; Del Rey regrets the error, too.
We try and minimize all errors by having expert readers go through each of our nonfiction and fiction books, but mistakes happen. It's some sort of cosmic law against perfection.
http://worldofblackout.blogspot.com/2011/08/200-geek-detour-part-iv.html
129. SW:tPM, 1999, "X" bootleg.
130. SW:tPM, 1999, "AC3" bootleg.
131. AotC, 2002, "headbutt-print" cam-bootleg.
http://worldofblackout.blogspot.com/2011/03/111-geek-detour.html
47. Attack of the Clones, Telesync, R0.
48. Revenge of the Sith, Telesync, R0.
49. Revenge of the Sith (mistranslated subtitle version), R0.
Split decision:
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Changes to Star Wars
http://www.bigshinyrobot.com/reviews/archives/32305
Why I (reluctantly) cancelled my pre-order for the Star Wars Blu-rays
SWAficionado's comprehensive first look at the deleted scenes:
http://starwarsaficionado.blogspot.com/2011/09/aficionado-exclusive-first-look.html