pjvader

Ok here is a work in progress (i’m still alive) update i am still working on it here is a progress so far version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnVPEyHsh7I
it’s not finished by any means i have willow in 4k now so thats to be added and i might redo some of the clips as jedi and esb look a bit off in places the colour is aslo way off lots to do it just takes me years lol thanks

PLF said:

Any update on this? I still remember this being almost impossible to obtain on Laser Disc then DVD back in day. Lots of Home Cinema retailers would use it in their demo setups.

Thanks.

Well… The 4k version is still in the works hdr became a problem so probably “just” 4K, I thought I had cracked atmos but it doesn’t seem there’s a way to add it to a video file just as a master file for delivery to netflix etc 😞 so yes it’s still coming just a lot slower than anticipated sorry I had problems with my eyes so I couldn’t look at a monitor 👎👎 🤞 it’s getting better but again it’s a slow process

Having seen the behind the attraction on D+ i was hoping for some footage of the ride footage in glorious HD but it seems they used the same yellow vhs version too! this show was proably our last hope 😦

digitalfreaknyc said:

Thanks for updating this. I love this demo so very much.

A couple of things, though.

It really would be awesome if you used true 4k sources once Indy comes out this summer. I know it’s heresy to say but I’m not a fan of using the scans unless absolutely necessary. There’s just so much more detail in the actual 4k scans.

We really should work on getting a scan of that THX trailer that ends the regular trailer. The one you used for the non-SE is nice but it’s definitely no replacement for the original.

Thanks again for doing this. Don’t want to come across as unappreciative!

It is my goal to have it all in 4k hdr and somehow remix it to atmos or dts:X, I did do a hdr pass test when I did the SE version, it worked then I got sidetracked but now with the 4k Indy’s due I will be doing a full 4k version (hdr too 🤞) then if willow ever makes it to 4k (possibly when the TV show hits) the circle will be complete 😊
As for the thx end trailer I have searched long and far for it but couldn’t find a version that didn’t drag the quality of the rest of it down, but since the tech has changed since I last looked I will have another look for it now 👍 👍

new 4k version and 4k special editions can be found here 😃
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/THX-WOW-New-4K-Fan-Edit-and-Special-Edition-Versions/id/70544

Hi it’s that time again 😃 you may be familiar witht he THX WOW! demo clip, i did a 1080p version a few years ago and have now done a version with the clips replaced with the 4K versions where available using the amazing work by the 4k77 and 4k83 guys, i then made a special edition version witha new section added as it’s not star wars without some unnecesarry additions lol these are v1’s that will gradualy be updated once we get everything in 4K (it will be a long wait as i’m guessing willow 4K isn’t on their list of priorities just yet!)

resilio key links
BVT2RIHE46ZPYBA2QUY3AWPB4VW5YB37E

Special Edition version
BW4DA5WFHVYPYSZVGZKTXY7E6SB742Q3Z

hmmmm how about a 2019 version with the anh and rotj footage in 4K? full 4K version will only be done once we get willow too that might take awhile (raiders and empire should be 4K in a year or so)

Baobab Archiver said:

“Knight of the Juggernaut” part one aired on Spike yesterday.
Unfortunately, yet again a mono soundtrack.
I’m beginning to wonder if the stereo track for this one (and possibly “Burial Ground”) are lost forever!
“Burial Ground” should be on in a few days, so I’ll check that and update again.

they seem to be stereo after ep3 (on spike) are any of HD versions in stereo anywhwere?

I remember being lucky enough to attend the UK premiere of the special edition, my biggest bug bear was the weird fake camera shake added to the shots of luke and han just before the tie attack on the falcon, and it’s bugged for forever since!
ok, so i’m now watching the silver screen edition and it happens there too! surely they got it wrong and used a n SE print or something for that shot, so i look it up and can’t find anything about it, i look up 8mm versions on youtube etc and ITS THERE TOO! i could swear up and down that it was not evident on any version i grew up with! am i losing it or has the fake camera shake always been there?
versions i grew up with
uk itv taping from tv 1982 iirc
first uk widescreen vhs

i had all the other versions too but the above were ones i watched the most
thanks 😃

I'm in! :)

not the best way but what i do is use a blu-ray template in photoshop then copy and paste back front and spine individually and adjust them accordingly (spine is usually the trickiest, alot of chopping and blending!) then replace the dvd logos with blu-ray ones

failing that a google search for "xxxx blu cover" then frankenstein the best ones together

probably too late and not related but i had trouble with a clip stuttering on standalone players (was fine on pc) but it turned out i was setting the bitrate too high! if i lowered it, it played fine but the loss in detail was begining to show, i ended up encoding it as mpeg2 and it has played on all the standalones since!

hey kids it's nearly that time of week again when i release a vxxx.0 of the clip :)

just uploading it now, if you would like a link please send me a PM and ill pass it on as soon as its ready

thanks again for the support

rockin said:

Hey pjvader

Great project by the way.

I took a look at your latest reconstruction version and I love the picture and sound, but there are still some sync issues with the sound when people are speaking and with certain sound effects - like the blaster shots and Indy firing his revolver for example. 

 could you give timestamps if possible please it all looks hunkydory here (always does lol!) even when burned to blu-ray,  thx

ok Vxxxx.0 is now up (i lost count!) it has

a clean THX opener

sync issues fixed

cant remember what else

as before i hope its the last but please give feedback if you notice anything

fingers crossed again!

please PM me for a direct link

Boofster said:

I think the sound is still off at some parts.  Not sure if offset as a whole.

For example around when the "don't get cocky kid", the blaster and gun shot sounds are definitely not in sync.

Oh and then start THX has some pops in it.  I can send you a better one.

Is it just me?

 RE:thx pops 

i have tried mixing a clean thx broadway opening into the mix but have been able to do so, so far, as i need a programme that will allow me to mix in 5.1 and output 5.1 then strip it to individual wav files and still make sure it's in sync!

im ok with the way it sounds (i played it back in 11.4 and it still sounds amazing!) its go that 90's feel 

the THX cinemas i used to got to always had crackly THX opening logos! and never any new ones!

im going to work on the "cocky" bit i really cant find anything else so if any eagle eyed or eared find anything else please let me know 

it might be mid next week by the time i get to do it as im away for a few days and as im an idiot and thought it was all good i deleted the source files for ANH so im getting them again as i type

just thought i would keep you all updated!

ExNihilo said:

Is this going up on the spleen? I was going to grab it during the free leech until I saw that it was getting revamped again. Thanks for doing this! Great project.

 just posted a link in the thread on myspleen too

the "lets go" bit is a nightmare as its so short, it looks off in the 3 original versions i have too though! i think its cause he is already starting his next line as its cuts away it was matched to the 720p thx.com version by syncing the 2 together by using opacity so i could see the both tracks (like tracing paper)

v7.0 is now ready please PM me for the link (unless there is something drastically wrong this will be the final version)

fixes

sync issues

bitrate back up to full

burns and plays ok on blu-ray

tested on panasonic 110/310, sharp blu-ray player, media player classic, powerdvd 

Moth3r said:

Editing the title in your first post will change the thread title.

 excellent thank you 

p.s. love your work :)

g-force said:

Sorry to be a picky bitch, but this is a "reconstruction", not a "preservation". Can you change the thread title to reflect that?

thanks,

-G

 good point (you picky bitch!) :) ill get on it thx

edit: just had a look i can't see a way of editing the title maybe only mods can do it? or im just being thick (more than likely)

thanks for the feedback im gonna start v3.0 2nt ((sorry for anyone who already downloaded it and is dissapointed with it)) (in reality its probably v327.4 by now! been working on it since february!)

i had alot of problems with the bitarate once it was burned to blu-ray (i rendered it at 100 cbr which played fine on the pc but stuttured on the players, so i did process of elimination and lowered it ending on 17 or 24 iirc it then played perfectly on the blu ray players ((2 panasonics and a toshiba)))

if anyone has any ideas or advice on the encoding im all ears! (ended up using adobe elements 12 as everything else failed on me! and my premiere didnt like the files!) 

DoomBot said:

The 2 things that stand out to me the most, Luke says "i'm not afraid" is out of sync. The other is where Luke says "lets go" there is lines on the top and bottom of the video, plus i think his voice is some what out of sync there as well.

 hmmmm! ok, can i ask what player you are using to watch it on please?

i feel a v3.0 coming on aarggggggghhhhhh lol!

if you would like the new v2.0 version please PM me and ill send you the direct link :) please be aware that you will need a suitable player to play it as the dts-HD track cant play on all programmes 

powerdvd

media player classic

totalmedia theatre 

it plays perfectly on the above, ive also burned it to blu-ray using both tsmuxer and multiavchd and it plays great no sync issues :)