Maybe a * raw * edition - with every scene left untouched (apart unfinished/animatics ones) could be surely done, but I don’t see the point to release it, at least in HD though, taken in account the low quality of many scenes… maybe just for fun, but I don’t think anybody will waste time and hard disk space to download 150+GB of almost-all-parts-are-HD-apart-added-deleted-scene fan edits…

TFA: confirmed, no IMAX scene; has hardcoded subtitles, with top of the two lines in picture; quality is really high, colors seems the same of the BD, hence I don’t know if/how this could be useful for restoration purposes; but, still a nice addition to the Star Wars HDTV collection!

Thanks again to Molly, for infinite patience!

• UPDATE:
  Added The Force Awakens WOWOW - thanks Molly!

Thanks to everyone; any advice is appreciated!

Updates:

• DVD extended scene 4 “The Air Taxi sequence” was actually inserted in the DVD (HDTV/BD) and so I thought it’s useless, BUT… there are few seconds more at the end… what if I take the following shot from LD (which is the non-faded version of the one found on DVD etc.) and attach it at the end? I will “gain” two or three seconds… not much, but, following the mission of this project, it could work! Test clip (download link will expire on 2017-01-27): https://fs11n1.sendspace.com/dl/aabdea1c995e1d05c6e17682b5498ff0/583d3201350ad49d/0ba6c8/EP1_deleted_scene_04_.mkv - just a rough cut, LD is just simply upscaled and not cleaned at all, done just to see if it could work; it seems so! ** OPINIONS, OPINIONS! **
• now I have an LD shot, unused, that was on the theatrical cut only; OK, only 4 seconds included the wipe, but it’s still a nice shot: https://fs13n5.sendspace.com/dl/dde5773428c32938c9bf74dd74c5d067/583d3add08fc454d/laoqe3/EP1_LD_shot4.avi (download link will expire on 2017-01-27) - rough, first part of the wipe could obviously be replaced with the needed one; music missing. ** SHOULD I PUT IN THIS, TOO? **
• first post updated with these, and previous, clips and info

The BD has better quality, and it will be used as main source; others only if/when needed; even if it’s true that OT scenes are “rough” and would stay better with the theatrical version, this project aims to incorporate as many scenes as possible, so I’ll use BD version as main source - it’s a fan edit, after all, not a preservation… still don’t know how good the final result could be; maybe it will lead the project to be split in two, one with the best possible quality (so it’s implicit some scenes will be discarded), and the other with all the scenes… “the more, the merrier” (^^,)

Updates:

• EP1 DVD deleted scenes clean and upscale task is almost done - just extended pod race grid should be encoded.
• Tested EP2 shot present in the teaser #3, incorporated into the proper scene; video is cleaned, upscaled, and a rough color correction is done; audio is “surrondized” to be 5.1, but, apart this, is untouched (needs correction, though); test clip: https://fs02n3.sendspace.com/dl/7ebc87526146b4b2a86789d5ba3cb21b/583c7daf5badb6f6/0t31z8/test1b_.mkv (download link valid until 2017-01-26) - I think that, once properly corrected, it * may * work! *** OPINIONS NEEDED! ***

Updated: 2017-01-11 17:20 CET

PROLOGUE

I searched this forum, and many other pages over the net, but haven’t found a 1080p extended edition of any Star Wars movie (yet); so I think it could be a good idea to start this project - that, I’m aware, is really ambitious.

What I’d like to do is to reinsert as many deleted/extended scenes as possible; I know ADigitalMan did a good job, with his prequel trilogy extended edition DVDs; but, at the time, the BDs were not available yet, with all their exclusive deleted scenes; also, don’t know anything about similar HD finished projects of original trilogy, or EP 7.

Complete anymatics scenes, or ones with a lot of unfinished effects, will be left out (unless someone is so skilled to finish them!); good quality finished scenes will be left untouched, apart a bit of denoise and upscale; good quality partially unfinished scenes will be analyzed, to see if it’s possible to finish them, or cut the unfinished parts leaving enough worth footage; bad quality finished scenes will be cleaned as much as possible and, if final quality is reasonably good, they will be used; missing or unfinished audio should be replaced, to obtain usable footage.

This topic will be mainly used to discover which scenes, technically or not, could be used, and which could be corrected (and how), or not to be used at all.

SCENES RESTORED AND READY FOR THE PROJECT

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• Anakin’s Scuffle with Greedo DFR/DVD (00:51) (finished) *****
• Bail Organa of Alderaan DFR/BD (00:17:02) -> Coruscant (almost finished) ***
  Even if here Bail Organa is not played by Jimmy Smiths as in Episode 2 and 3, (and this should be Bail Antilles, by the way) I think this shot could be inserted as well, as his name (Bail Organa) is not spoken - so, it should be anyone else, right? Blue screen * may * be replaced quite easily
  https://vimeo.com/198253552
• Complete Podrace Grid Sequence DFR/DVD (06:45) (finished) *****
• Dawn Before the Race DVD (01:05) (finished) *****
• Extended Podrace Lap 2 DFR/DVD (03:48) (finished) *****
• Farewell to Jira DVD (00:59) (finished) *****
• The Waterfall Sequence DFR/DVD (01:45) (finished) *****
• The Air Taxi Sequence DVD (01:03) (finished) *****
  Contains only few seconds at the end, irrelevant to the story, BUT… I attached it to corresponding following scene taken from the theatrical version LD, which has no wipes - you could watch the test clip, scroll the post until the end

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

• Extended duel with Count Dooku EP III Videogame (00:03) ***
  Dooku says “Just because there are two of you, do not assume you have the advantage.”; 3s cut dialog reinserted in the movie from Playstation 2 videogame.
  https://vimeo.com/196883276

SCENES NEARLY RESTORED

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

• Anakin and Padme on Trial DVD (finished) *****
• Dooku Interrogates Padme DFR/DVD (finished) *****
• Jedi Temple Analysis Room DFR/DVD (finished) *****
• Obi-Wan and Mace – Jedi Landing Platform DFR/DVD (finished) *****
• Padme Addresses the Senate DVD (finished) *****
• Padme’s Bedroom DVD (finished) *****
• Padme’s Parents’ House DFR/DVD (finished) *****
• Extended Arrival on Naboo DVD (finished) *****

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

• A Plot to Destroy the Jedi? DFR/DVD (finished) *****
• A Stirring in the Senate DFR/DVD (finished) *****
• Confronting the Chancellor DVD (finished) *****
• Exiled to Dagobah DFR/DVD (finished) *****
• Yoda Communes with Qui-Gon DFR/BD (00:48:10) -> Kashyyyk and Order 66 (finished) *****
• Seeds of Rebellion (Padmé’s Apartment) DFR/DVD (finished) *****

SCENES THAT ALMOST SURELY WILL BE USED

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• Rotating Naboo N-1 fighter (00:01:11) Teaser Trailer *****
• Jar Jar Juggling Behind The Scenes DVD (00:05) ***½

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

• Bail Organa; “We must stop them, before they’re ready.” Trailer (00:01:12) *****

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

• Ki-Adi-Mundi different background Trailer (00:00:13) *****
• Grim Anakin walking down the hallway Trailer (00:01:12) *****
• Palpatine’s shuttle andaccompanying V-wings Trailer (00:04:00) *****

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

• *Banthas Rinzler ebook (01:04) ***
• Gonk Droid in Death Star Hallway Rinzler ebook (00:45) ****
• Misc Death Star Shootout clip1 Rinzler ebook (00:34) ****
• Leia And Tarkin Rinzler ebook (00:27) ***
• On Cliff Above Mos Eisley Rinzler ebook (00:22) ***
• Luke Watching Rinzler ebook (00:46) ***
• Stormtroopers on Death Star corridor BD behind the scenes (00:10) ****
• Leia and Tarkin 2 Empire of Dreams (00:18) ***
• Tarkin and Vader BD behind the scenes (00:04) ***
• Luke answer at Ben’s hut Empire of Dreams (00:18) ***
• C-3PO walking on Tatooine BD behind the scenes (00:07) ***
• Swing Across Chasm BD behind the scenes (00:08) ***
• R2 grabs a little creature from the X-wing BD behind the scenes (00:03) ***

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

• Vader Meditation Chamber Rinzler ebook (00:35) ***½
• Chewie Chews Out Han In Hangar Rinzler ebook (00:52) ***½
• Probe Droid And Flaming Wreckage Rinzler ebook (00:30) ***½
• Han and Leia kiss on Bespin Empire of Dreams (01:12) ***
• Boba Fett on Bespin Empire of Dreams (00:03) ****
• Dagobah monster Empire of Dreams (00:04) ****
• Luke Bacta Mask Empire of Dreams (00:02) **½
• Luke in Bacta tank trailer? (00:00:20) ****
• Luke falls + rebels on Hoth unknown (00:00:20) **½
• Wampa Sneak Up Rinzler ebook (00:23) ****

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

• Wedge Antilles piloting an X-Wing fighter Original Teaser Trailer (1982) (00:01:00) ****
• Falcon spiraling around while inside the second Death Star Trailer (00:00:18) ****½
• General Madine Rinzler ebook (00:39) ****
  Further shots, that could be combined with The Lost Rebels BD deleted scene-
• *Death Valley Droids Rinzler ebook (00:19) ****

Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

• **IMAX scene in 16:9 full screen (thanks to adywan thak kindly provided it)
• Finn And The Villager DMA/DVD/BD/3DBD ****½
• Finn Will Be Fine DMA/DVD/BD/3DBD ****½
• Jakku Message DMA/DVD/BD/3DBD ****½
• Kylo Searches The Falcon DMA/DVD/BD/3DBD ****½
• Leia & The Resistance 3DBD ****½
• Snow Speeder Chase DMA/DVD/BD/3DBD ****½
• Tunnel Standoff DMA/3DBD ****½
• Unkar Plutt at Maz’s Castle 3DBD ****½
• X-Wings Prepare For Lightspeed DMA/DVD/BD/3DBD ****½

SCENES THAT MUST BE EVALUATED

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• Anakin’s Return DFR/BD (00:15:23) -> Naboo (partially unfinished) ***
  Some background to replace; may be possible to do it, or cut the shots
• The Battle is Over BD (00:18:10) -> Naboo (partially unfinished)
  Blue screen * may * be replaced quite easily
• Extended Podrace Wager BD (01:21:19) -> Tatooine (mostly unfinished) ***
  Almost all shots has animatics and unfinished background; other similar shots from previous/following scenes * may * be used instead
• Numerous shots were cut from the Battle of Naboo, including the lightsaber duel in the Theed Generator Complex. (Many of these can be briefly seen during some of the DVD documentaries.)
  These scenes should still be identified precisely, but, even if briefs, maybe it’s possible to cut them together in a proper way; audio probably must be replaced
• End duel “One Destiny” TV Spot / TV Special (00:06) ***½
  6s long, interesting
• DVD menu ****

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

• Anakin and Ruwee BD (00:41:24) -> Naboo (finished) ****
  Frame should be cut to the correct aspect ratio, and colors should be corrected to be similar to the movie
• Anakin’s Nightmare DFR/BD (00:55:00) -> Naboo (almost finished) ***
  There are few shots with R2 animatic; maybe is it possible to “cut&paste” it from this, or previous, movie - or cut the shots with animatics
• The Lost Twenty BD (00:53:09) -> Coruscant (partially unfinished) ***
  Some blue screen replacement, and frame cut/zoom needed; * may * be possible to do that.
• Extended duel with Count Dooku EP III Videogame
  Quality of the video should be checked
• The Naboo star skiff shown flying off from Mustafar to Polis Massa Teaser
  Shot should be seen and checked
• Anakin and Obi Wan exchange lines out side of the night club on Coruscant Teaser 3, 1:14 ****
  Quality is good, but colors are different, and audio should be corrected
• DVD menu ****

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

• Changes to the Constitution BD (01:49:12) -> Coruscant (finished, hardsub) ****
  Just little hardsub to cancel, should be quite easy
• Grievous Slaughters a Jedi / Escape from the General DFR/DVD (almost finished) ****
  Need some work to be used without cuts: green screen and ropes are quite easy; “fake” liquid should be replaced, don’t know if it’s possible
• Elevator Antics BD (01:25:21) -> Coruscant (almost finished) ****
  A shot or two should be finished, * could * probably be replaced with other shots
• Vader is holding his hands up with bent arms Teaser (00:08) ****
  Even if quality is good, don’t know if/where to place it
• Anakin makes an important promise to Padme behind the scene
• DVD menu ****

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

• Alternate Biggs and Luke Reunion DFR/BD (00:24:20) -> The Battle of Yavin ***
• Aunt Beru’s Milk DFR/BD (00:20:10) -> Tatooine ****
• Cantina Rough Cut DFR/BD (06:50:07) -> Tatooine *½
• Darth Vader Widens the Search DFR/BD (00:24:17) -> Aboard the Death Star ***
• Luke and Biggs DFR/BD ***
• Luke in the Desert DFR/BD ***
• Old Woman on Tatooine DFR/BD (00:13:11) -> Tatooine **
• Stormtrooper Search DFR/BD (00:42:12) -> Tatooine ***
• Stormtrooper Search 2 Holiday Special (00:09) **½
• The Search for R2-D2 DFR/BD (00:31:13) -> Tatooine **
• The Search for R2-D2 2 Empire of Dreams (00:38) **
• Tosche Station DFR/BD (04:58:24) -> Tatooine ***
• Shootout In Death Star Hangar Rinzler ebook (01:29) ****
  As they are just different takes, the shots must be checked to see if some could be used.
• Before Swing Across Chasm Rinzler ebook (00:36) ***
  Should be tested to see if the added bit of shot could work.
• Control Room Rinzler ebook (00:33) ***
  Must be checked if it’s possible to add it somehow.
• Han and Chewie in the hangar *The making of Star Wars (00:12) **½
• DVD menu ****

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

• Alternate Han and Leia Kiss DFR/BD (01:45:05) -> Pursued by the Imperial Fleet (b&w) **
• Deleted Wampa Scenes (a.k.a. Wampa attacks) DFR/BD (02:27:03) -> Hoth ***
  Cheesy Wampa could be cut, or better replaced with shots taken elsewhere in the movie.
• Han and Leia (Extended Echo Base Argument) DFR/BD (01:29:05) -> Hoth ***½
• Hiding in the Asteroid DFR/BD (00:53:15) -> Pursued by the Imperial Fleet ***½
• Leia Tends to Luke BD (00:51:12) -> Cloud City ***½
• Lobot’s Capture DFR/BD (00:45:02) -> Cloud City ***½
• Luke and Leia (Medical Center) BD (01:59:17) -> Hoth ***½
• Luke’s Recovery BD (01:03:16) -> Hoth (b&w) **
• The Fate of General Veers BD (00:20:08) -> Hoth (b&w) **
• Yoda’s Test DFR/BD (01:08:04) -> Hoth (b&w/col) *½
• Lando three shots Old trailer (00:04) ***
  Should check if these shots are in the 1997 SE and following
• Luke in Med Center Rinzler ebook (02:02) ****
  Some shots could be used, maybe.
• Luke vs Vader Carbon Chamber Rinzler ebook (01:18) ****
  Unfinished effects; should check how different takes are, and if are better.
• Yoda Scene 2 Rinzler ebook (00:51) ***½
  Luke meets Yoda, different version
• 1st Cut Dupe Pix Rinzler ebook (00:55) b&w ***½
  Unfinished effects; * maybe * one (or two) Wampa shot could be used to replace the goody version in the Wampa Attacks deleted scene found on BD.
• DVD menu ****

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

• Battle of Endor: The Lost Rebels DFR/BD (09:06:20) -> Death Star Space Battle (b&w&/col) V: ½/ ** / *** / *** A: * / ** /none/**
  While b&w parts are useless, the others, including General Nadine parts, could be used.
• Jerjerrod’s Conflict DFR/BD (00:22:00) -> Death Star Space Battle ***½
• Rebel Raid on the Bunker (Extended) DFR/BD (02:07:02) -> Endor ***½
• Tatooine Sandstorm DFR/BD (01:59:19) -> Tatooine V **½ A *½
  Needs a complete audio restore/replacement.
• Vader’s Arrival and Reaching out to Luke DFR/BD (02:33:19) -> Tatooine ****
• Dir. Cut Rancor Rinzler ebook (01:22) b&w *** / *
  Great shots here, but someone should color them by hand!
• Dir. Cut. Emperor attacks Endor Rinzler ebook (01:21) b&w ***
  This could be used as guideline to insert JerJerrod’s part of BD deleted scene; still possible to reuse film shots to reconstruct the first part of this scene, and therefore use the dialog within a music backgrond that should be added.
• Jabba daily Rinzler ebook (00:53) ***
  Jabba’s original English dialogue, quite different from the final subtitles; could be used with some corrections, and obvious redubbing.
• *Sarlacc Pit Falls Rinzler ebook (00:36) ***
  various shots of bad guys who finish in the Sarlacc’s mouth; can be used if the shots are more interesting than the one in the movie.
• EditDroid laserdisc deleted scenes
• DVD menu ****

Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

• Various shots not seen in the movie Trailers/Teasers/etc. ****
  • “Chewie, we’re home!” is a different take
  • Kylo Ren turns on his lightsaber and crossguard
  • Maz Kanata hands Luke’s lightsaber to Leia.
  • The closeup of stormtroopers readying blasters on the transport & the ramp dropping from inside.
  • Rey frantically starting up her speeder
  • Rey driving off in her speeder
  • X-wings flying low over the water - from teaser 2
  • The mirrored shot of Rey, where she carries her staff on one shoulder, and her salvage bag over the other, which was always paired with the shot of Rey helping Finn off the ground
  • Another shot of Rey on Jakku, where she carries both her staff and salvage bag, from TV spots.
  • The shot used in the trailer (and nearly every TV spot afterwards) where she stares off into the distance while she’s scrubbing the salvage is a different take (probably when they still had her watching the family boarding the ship to leave Jakku).
  • the shots of the Knights of Ren in the promotional footage is different
  • the shot of Phasma walking right-to left across screen through the village in the promotional footage.
  • The shot of Finn popping up in the desert on Jakku is in the film, but not the slow shot of the desert
  • Rey reaction shot on her speeder - from teaser #1
  • Poe’s “woo-hoo!” (they used a different take)
  • Kylo turning around from - teaser #2 (they used a different take)
  • Stormies turning around at Starkiller (they used a different take)
  • The hangar bay shot - from teaser #2
  • Rey and moisture vaporaters - from teaser #2
  • Rey lending her hand to Finn (they used a different take)
  • TIE pilot shot - from teaser #2
  • Finn taking off the helmet - from trailer #1 (not deleted, but reversed)
  • Finn and Rey on the Falcon - from trailer #1 (Finn doesn’t walk up to where Rey is)
  • Han’s “all of it” (different take)
  • Falcon jumping into hyperspace
  • Poe and Finn at the base (different take)
  • Han from the first TV spot (not this exact shot)
  • Rey leaving the Star Destroyer wreckage (longer)
  • Rey looking into the distance while cleaning her loot (longer)
  • Finn waking up after the crash (longer)
  • Rey stands in front of the exhaust of a dead star destroyer (2s longer)
• Various voiceovers not heard in the movie Trailers/Teasers ****
  • Maz Kanata asks Rey who she is, and she replies “No-one.”
  • “The Force is strong in my family…" (redubbed for the trailer, not the ROTJ)
  • Finn says, “I was raised to do one thing, and I’ve got nothing to fight for.”
  • Kylo Ren says, “Nothing will stand in our way. I’ll show them the Dark Side.”
  • Maz Kanata says, “Hope is not lost today. It is found.”
• R2-D2 and C-3PO meet BB-8 in a desert environment O2 commercial (00:32) *****
• BB-8 hacking a computer, while Chewie waits for him Verizon TV spot (00:21) ****
• BB-8 piloting an X-wing Jeep commercial (00:15) ****

every EP7 deleted scene has a timecode (white on black background) on the upper left of the screen. Automatic removal tests concluded: results vary from very good to perfect!

Star Wars: Rogue One

• Various shots not seen in the movie Trailers/Teasers/etc. ****

SCENES THAT WILL NOT BE USED

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• Battle on the Boarding Ramp DFR/BD (00:17:15) -> Tatooine (mostly unfinished) *
  I think it’s impossible to finish it; plus, it’s quite short and not too much important

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

• Extended Speeder Chase BD (00:57:15) -> Coruscant (unfinished) *
  Almost impossible to finish
• Raid on the Droid Control Ship and Extended Arena Fight DFR/BD (03:42:17) -> Geonosis (unfinished) *
  Almost impossible to finish

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

• Anakin Kills Shaak Ti DFR/BD (00:26:08) -> Kashyyyk and Order 66 (unfinished) *
  Impossible to finish, plus another Shaak Ti death extended scene will be used
• Jedi Imposters at the Temple BD (00:36:00) -> Kashyyyk and Order 66 (almost unfinished, hardsub) *
  Almost all animatics, just two or three seconds finished (* could * be used somewhere else, though!)
• Escape Through the Hangar BD (02:22:23) -> Coruscant (unfinished) *
  Almost all shots are unfinished and/or animatics; very few could be usable, if a very skilled graphic editor will help!

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

• *Alec Guiness_Cantina Rinzler ebook (00:16) ***
• Misc Death Star Shootout clip2 Rinzler ebook (00:21) ****
• Old FX Dupe Rinzler ebook (01:31) b&w *
• Rebel Blockade Runner Rinzler ebook (01:12) ***

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

• 1st Cut Snow Battle Rinzler ebook (01:20) b&w *** / *
• Luke Cockpit Dagobah Rinzler ebook (00:47) b&w ***
• Vader Vs Obi Wan Duel Rinzler ebook (00:22) ***
• Daily Vader Throttles Captain Rinzler ebook (00:50) ***

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

• Death Of Vivian Rinzler ebook (00:26) b&w *
  Added footage not seen on “lost pilot”; almost useless.
• Dir.Cut Rebel Hangar Rinzler Book (01:21) b&w *
  B6W longer version, different take; it’s very difficult to get convincing colorized version and, after all, there are only 15s of added footage.
• **Vader and Luke Sister Rinzler ebook (01:55) ****
  Same as in the movie.
• Dir. Cut Death Star Tunnels Rinzler ebook (01:12) b&w *** / *
  Some added footage, many sketches and unfinished effects; almost useless.
• *Fin. Cut Luke Builds Light Saber Rinzler ebook (00:59) b&w *
  Useless, the same deleted scene available, finished and in color
• *We Got The Power Rinzler ebook (01:44) ****
  Same as TC, but cheesy song… worst than the original - difficult to believe, uh?
• *3PO Storytelling Rinzler ebook (02:12) ***
  Boring fixed camera version of the scene seen in the movie.
• Strangling Jabba Rinzler ebook (00:53) ***
  Alternate take
• Salacious Chewing On Threepio Rinzler ebook (00:39) ***
  Alternate take
• *Vader Picks Up Emperor Cowl Falls Off Rinzler ebook (00:21) ***
  Alternate take
• *Vader And Luke On Endor Rinzler ebook (01:14) ***
  Alternate take
• Lapti Nek extended song laserdisc (02:48) **½
  Low quality 4:3, will not be good enough if cut to 2.35:1, even if enhanced; plus, if used, any CGI Lapti Nek should be removed…

TEST CLIPS AND SCREENSHOTS

• Episode 1

“Complete Podrace Grid Sequence” NTSC DVD bicubic vs NTSC+PAL DVDs, cleaned, upscaled, grain plate - http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/191805

“The Air Taxi Sequence” NTSC+PAL DVDs, cleaned, upscaled, grain plate; Comparison: http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/191887; Test clip: https://fs06n2.sendspace.com/dl/51c0a7eb5cc191e003be1f34f09b7734/583976f827ad7a8a/d90hzt/EP1_deleted_scene_04.mkv x264 10mbps 1m03s 81MB (available until 2017-01-25)

“The Air Taxi Sequence” end + LD non-wiped shot; LD roughly upscaled, audio untouched - https://fs11n1.sendspace.com/dl/aabdea1c995e1d05c6e17682b5498ff0/583d3201350ad49d/0ba6c8/EP1_deleted_scene_04_.mkv x264 10mbps 20s 36MB (download link will expire on 2017-01-27)

Unused shot from the theatrical version, source rough LD cap, no audio - x264 10mpbs 4s 4MB (download link will expire on 2017-01-27) - https://fs13n5.sendspace.com/dl/dde5773428c32938c9bf74dd74c5d067/583d3add08fc454d/laoqe3/EP1_LD_shot4.avi

• Episode 2

Two lines between Obi Wan and Anakin, from teaser 3, reinserted in the scene - https://vimeo.com/199012344

• Episode 3

1st attempt; rope removal - https://vimeo.com/199000498

• Episode 5

1st attempt; b&w colorization - https://vimeo.com/198782608

Darth Vader and Luke encounter is “enhanced”; used a pan & zoom take instead of a static take; taken from DVD menu - https://vimeo.com/196885681

Possible intro to add before the project files; used DVD menu and replaced parts covered with writings - https://fs12n2.sendspace.com/dl/ad268ab392e315236883ed3a62889dc3/58443d1d28493e0e/zumtj4/menu-test.avi-final-fixed.ts 24s 30MB (download link valid until 2017-02-02)

• Episode 6 -

Different take of R2 and 3PO entering Jabba’s palace, taken from a BD behind the scenes - https://vimeo.com/199004980

1080p luma, film chroma + some lines of resolution gained; Comparison: http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/192337 - Test clip: https://fs07n2.sendspace.com/dl/abc07ac01893af13b2ffb3f89e293f56/583f6fd20ac5912d/9h5m7v/Combined-TEST3.m2ts

SOURCES

Movies:

• EP 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - “2004” HDTV broadcasts, AVC
• EP 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - “2004” DVDs
• EP 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - “2011” Blu-ray saga boxset
• EP 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - DTS Cinema tracks
• EP 1 - Theatrical SDTV broadcast, MPEG-2
• EP 1 - Theatrical JP NTSC laserdisc
• EP 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - “2004” HDTV broadcasts, MPEG-2
• EP 4. 5. 6 - Theatrical DVDs
• EP 4, 5, 6 - “1997” SDTV broadcasts, MPEG-2
• EP 4, 5, 6 - “2004” DVD original trilogy boxset
• EP 4, 5, 6, 7 - “2011” HDTV broadcasts, MPEG-2
• EP 7 - “2015” 3D Blu-ray (2D version)

Deleted/extended scenes

• EP 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - “2011” Blu-ray saga boxset
• EP 1- Theatrical SDTV broadcast, MPEG-2
• EP 1 - Theatrical JP NTSC laserdisc
• EP 1, 2, 3 - “2004” DVDs
• EP 4 - “Star Wars Revisited” by Adywan
• EP 4, 5, 6 - “2004” DVD original trilogy boxset
• EP 4, 5, 6 - Rinzler’s ebooks
• EP 4, 5, 6 - “War of the Stars I & II” by The Man Behind The Mask
• EP 7 - “2015” 3D Blu-ray
• EP 7 - IMAX scene restored by AdyWan
• trailers, teasers, documentaries from TV or web
• all other possible sources

Guidelines to scene placement, audio change etc

• EP 1, 2, 3 - ADigitalMan extended editions
• EP 4 - benduwan ultimate cut
• EP 4, 5, 6 - pittrek excerpts
• EP 4, 5, 6, 7 - russian extended editions

SOME TECHNICAL INFO (in no particular order)

• Still undecided which versions to use - theatrical? 1997? 2004? 2011? Probably 2004, as it has more scenes than theatrical ones; the most offending changes (Greedo shot, Anakin’s ghost etc) will be taken from theatrical, or 1997 version.
• The BD levels will be scaled from 16-255 to 16-235, to be TV compliant.
• 2004 MPEG-2 and AVC HDTV will be slightly cleaned and merged, to squeeze every possible detail.
• Color correction: for the prequel, a slight depink (and maybe some contrast and/or brightness adjustment) will be done; for the original trilogy, still undecided what to do; for Episode 7, I will like to fix the teal&orange
• For Episode 1 deleted scenes from DVD; I used both PAL and NTSC DVDs, to gain a bit of resolution, and a grandtotal of 12 horizontal lines - wow, we are talking about 1.5% more image here! (^^,) The PAL and NTSC were cleaned, carefully upscaled and aligned, overlaid, then the result image was slightly depinked.
• For Episodes 2 and 3 deleted scenes from DVD, the same technique may be used; further testings needed
• For Episode 1, few shots from theatrical version (LD/SDTV), not present on DVD or BD version, will be used.
• Final release will be BD-25
• Audio tracks will be in English for the whole extended movie, while I have yet to decide if add foreign tracks for the non-extended parts, and leave the extended part in English with subtitles, or add just the foreign subtitles.
• Release time: I want to wait some time, to discover eventual deleted scenes not present in the reference link
• Episode 1 DVD cleaned and upscaled scenes are almost ready (2 or 3 days); BD scenes should be prepared, but they will take not much time; encoding time will take a day; when the final project will be ready, it will take a week (at least) to torrent/upload it completely; my goal is to try to release it before this Xmas!
• real 35mm grain plate will be added, to improve perceived resolution, and mask eventual residual source blocks

HELP NEEDED!

• a really big fan who knows anything about Star Wars, and, of course, released video - all the original DVDs and BDs are mandatory; more knowledge on video material like laserdiscs, VHS, TV and web documentaries, trailers, teasers etc. is really welcome; he will help to find out as many deleted scenes as possible - even the two seconds long ones hidden in some trailer! found, benduwan; also, pittrek and darth_ender help a lot!!!
• a good audio editor, to repair or replace audio tracks when needed found, MWilson!
• someone crazy enough to colorize short b&w shots by hand…
• further help is welcome as well!

NOTES

UPDATES:

• 2016-11-28: added EP2 test clip from teaser #3
• 2016-11-29: added EP1 test clip “the air taxi sequence”
• 2016-12-01: added short shots found on trailers, teasers, TV spots, commercials
• 2016-12-03: finished to rate any scene/shot I have available; added new footage from unknown sources
• 2016-12-03: added EP3 test clip from videogame
• 2016-12-04: added EP5 test clip for a possible intro for the project
• 2016-12-04: added EP5 test clip of Darth Vader and Luke encounter “enhanced”
• 2016-12-15: a lot of tests are taking places during these days…
• 2016-12-16: “special thanks” updated
• 2017-01-05: “Bail Organa” restored; all EP1 DVD scenes restored; added Rogue One
• 2017-01-11: few test clips added or replaced

ABOUT SCENE TECHNICAL QUALITY:

• ***** perfect, could be used “as is”
• **** requires minimal clean and/or color correction
• *** could be cleaned but requires good skills
• ** poor quality, difficult to clean
• * useless for any reason / audio should be replaced

ABOUT SCENE TIME:

• Time is noted as (MM:SS:FF) or (MM:SS), where MM are minutes, SS seconds, FF frames

SPECIAL THANKS:

• benduwan - general “deleted scene” guru, his help is incredible!
• pittrek - deleted scene provider, as well as guidelines to put them in the right place
• darth_ender - for guidelines and ideas for reinsert deleted scene back in the movies
• MWilson - our audio editor; he’s trying to colorize the b&w scenes as well
• DoomBot - provided NTSC deleted scenes and DVD menus
• Adywan - for “Star Wars Revisited”, and EP 7 IMAX scene
• The Man Behind The Mask - for “War of the Stars I & II”
• ADigitalMan - EP 1 2 3 extended editions; used as guidelines and inspiration
• martokc - EP 4 5 6 7 extended editions; used as guidelines and inspiration
• Swift S. Lawliet - for the martokc editions tip
• have I forgot someone, or something?!?

REFERENCES:
Star Wars deleted scenes * database *
http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Star-Wars-deleted-and-extended-scenes-database/id/51879
Star Wars 97SE in HD using super resolution & more
http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Star-Wars-97SE-in-HD-using-super-resolution-and-more/id/17781
Star Wars: SDTV & HDTV digital broadcast * database *
http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Star-Wars-SDTV-and-HDTV-digital-broadcast-database/id/17744
Star Wars Experiments - Vimeo channel with test clips and more
https://vimeo.com/channels/starwarsexperiments

littlev87 said:
not sure if you count this as a deleted scene, but I don’t remember it in the final movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDAW9VEjZDs
at 1:14 anakin and obi wan exchange lines out side of the night club on coruscant.

Checked, it isn’t there! First post updated

also isn’t there a scene which padme puts coverings on 3PO thats is briefly shown in one of the behind the scenes docs?

Trying to gather every scene/shot that could be usable in a restoration project, hence no animatics-only; partially animatics/unfinished is OK, though.

Any snippet from documentaries, trailers, teasers etc. are really welcome!

First post updated. Added info about Rinzler ebooks (thanks to Pittrek), but removed what I do think are not deleted scenes; if I left there something that is not deleted scene, or removed one that was, please help.

Waterworld encoded video (AVC 19.0mbps average, 39.5mbps max, 1.85:1 1080p) is finally ready - and is really gorgeous! Finally no more pink clouds and magenta sea… it recalls now all the good colors you could find on laserdisc, without the bad ones.

The only thing I wish to do now is to prepare a simple BD menu, but MultiAVCHD doesn’t work properly… maybe I could always release it as a menu-less BD compliant folder.

Myinternalorgan would still accept this?

Thanks again Molly! Eagerly waiting to discover how is this version!

DuracellEnergizer said:
Set up a camcorder, record yourself applying adhesive to glass, then play your recording backwards.

Great idea!

DuracellEnergizer said:
I have trouble believing _^..^_ is being at all serious.

No serious at all!

doubleKO said:
Either he has a very sly sense of humour that has rarely surfaced, or he really wants noobs to stop asking for help.

Both, indeed… (^^,)

Thanks Jetrell!

Made a test clip - x264 10mbps 81MB: https://fs06n2.sendspace.com/dl/51c0a7eb5cc191e003be1f34f09b7734/583976f827ad7a8a/d90hzt/EP1_deleted_scene_04.mkv

I managed to take screenshots (with the “stamp” key) from both NTSC DVD and my encoded x264 version, using MPC-HT as player:

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/191887

To whom it may concern: I finished to work on the HD version of Episode 1 deleted scenes; I used both PAL and NTSC DVDs, to gain a bit of resolution, and a grandtotal of 12 horizontal lines - wow, we are talking about 1.5% more image here! (^^,)

The PAL and NTSC were cleaned, carefully upscaled and aligned, overlaid, then the result image was slightly depinked; at the end, the “usual” 35mm grain plate was added.

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/191805

Opinions are welcome, as usual.

UnitéD2 said:

For the clipped whites, is the broadcast really better than the Blu Ray converted to the correct range as explained by Adywan and done by Neverar for ANH ?

http://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/733975

As for the different colors, it will be nice to see few comparisons. But it would be a different grading of the 2004 master which has yet its problems at the beginning, no ?

Thanks for the link; this fact will be taken in account when I’ll use the BD for a restoration. I must admit mine is still shrinkwrapped - as I don’t feel the urgence of watch that version (yet)… so I used PNGs found on the net, that, almost surely, were not corrected!

Grading: if you would like to upload some BD screenshot - with frame number, please, and, to be easier to find, just a frame before or after scene change - I would find the same on WOWOW, and post a screenshot comparison.

Possessed said:

I get it, it’s just I’ve seen a few people post that the hdtv versions look better than the blu rays and I’m just wanting to know specifically how.

I made some comparisons, and Blu-ray has more clipped whites than HDTV; has a little bit more detail, too, but don’t know what is more noticeable… for projects, I guess it’s always possible to use mainly the BD, and use HDTV when there is too much white clipping. Can’t remember if BD has black crush problems, too; waiting for some experts opinions about all of this.

One thing I could say for sure: WOWOW colors are different from the BD (and from previous HDTV, too).

Many people would like to start a fan restoration project - some have good ideas, I must admit - but almost no one has patience, time and skill to do one in person; they keep asking someone else to do it for them.

So, it’s time to reveal an hidden truth, feared by all of us, fan restoration project makers… the truth is…

EVERYONE COULD MAKE A RESTORATION WITHOUT EXPERIENCE!

you just need few things - no computer, fancy software, 4k monitors, steep learning curves… only a bit (just a bit) of time and patience, and you could start your project right now! REALLY! Of course, not every kind of restoration is possible, but following this guide, anybody - yes, even you! - will be able to do his/her own project, and finally say “I did it!”

Let’s start!!!

Things you need - without them, you can’t do anything, sorry…

• Time. Not too much, but you can’t do it in ten minutes… let’s say, few hours for each project
• Patience. Not a lot, because everyone could follow this guide easily, with zero trials & errors
• Source. Of course… you would restore a movie, right? You need one!
• Player. A DVD, BD, even a VHS player. A TV broadcast could be used, but you need more skills.
• Display. A TV set. Better if it’s a LED/plasma/OLED, but an old CRT could still be used.
• Camcorder. Or a phone which could record long video. Don’t forget tapes/disks/memories!
• Stand. To put your camcorder, or phone
• Other small things you usually have at home; project dependent, more on these later

OK. If you have all this things, you are ready to start. First, check your connections (is your player connected to the display?), your camcorder (is the battery full charged? is the tape/disk/memory inserted? is there enough space to record the movie?), your watch (have you enough time to do it right now?)

If everything is OK, we could start! First, let’s prepare the “studio”

• Take the source (movie, usually, but a documentary, concert, TV episodes etc. will do) you want to restore
• Note the source duration; read the techniques you want to use to calculate the time needed for your project
• Put the source in the player, press “Play” and let it play - don’t forget to turn on the display!
• Put the camcorder on a stand, in front of the display, at the right distance, so you are able to cover the whole display, and not anything else
• Record a minute, watch the result, adjust settings and repeat until you reach the desired quality
• You are ready to go! Don’t forget to turn off the lights to achieve a better result.

Now, you can record your movie “as is”; but you want to do a restoration, right? Then, now it’s time to discover the secret truth… each point teaches you how to make a certain effect; more kinds could be combined for each project; sky’s the limit! Don’t forget to record the movie AFTER you have applied the effect(s)!

• Old cinema
  Don’t you think sometime a contemporary movie would look better in black and white? It’s quite simple! Take your display remote, go to the image menu, find the color setting (sometimes called saturation) and put it to zero (or lowest level); magically, the image now is black and white!

• More details
  Sometimes, especially with old movies, details are not so clear, and seems out of focus. Just take the remote, search for sharpness setting, and raise it high, until you could see more details.

• Lifelike image
  Why, when you go to any electronic shop, you see TV sets with brilliant colors that “pop” out of the screen, bright images, that seems almost alive, and when you are back home, your almost-brand new TV shows pale colors and dull images? Want a particular movie to be more alive? Just find a setting like “image mode” or something similar, and turn it to “dynamic” (or vivid, or the like); is it enough? If not, turn up color and brightness, and eventually contrast, too!

• Documentary style
  Ever wanted to turn a boring movie into something like Blair Witch Project? You need to stay behind the camera the whole time… can you? If so, just tilt gently the camera every twenty/thirty seconds, for a second, no more, so that the camera record the display just few inches off the center; change direction every time. Also, defocus helps - you can manually do it, if your camera has a manual focus, or just slide the camera/phone slightly towards the display, and back - best results is to make it not more than ten times for the whole movie, let’s say once every ten minutes.

• Open matte to letterbox
  This depends from the source and display aspect ratio. If you have a 4:3 source, and a 16:9 display, you have just to find out, in your display menu, the size setting, and set it to zoom (or letterbox). If you have a 4:3 source and a 4:3 display, procedure is slightly complicated, but not too much! Just decide how big you want your black borders; done? Well, you need black cardboard, wide as TV - just cut it to cover top and bottom part of the image, tape them to the TV, and voilà! you have letterboxed image! If you haven’t black cardboard, you could use some kind of tissue, or just the black adesive tape - use it ONLY on glass-covered display, at your risk! Also, this last technique could be used if you have a 16:9 source and a 16:9 display, and want to obtain an higher aspect ratio - like 2.35:1 for example.

• Logo removal
  Sometimes you find that old TV show, that is impossible to find on any format, but you hate that little logo in the corner? Well, just remove it! The best way to do it is to cover it with a piece of paper, or, better, cardboard, shaped as the logo that should cover, and tape it to the screen; you could leave it blank, or write something on it, just your own logo for example! For better result, I suggest just to cover the logo only with transparent adesive tape; logo will not be recognizable, and image seems more “professional”! Of course, same risk of display damage, so keep in mind the previous point!

• Add subtitles
  This could be obtained in different manners. If you have a DVD/BD source, just switch on the subtitles - remember to do it in the menu, not during the movie, or you will record menu as well! If you have a laserdisc source, probably it has a Closed Caption track; just find the setting on your display menu - or you need a Closed Caption decoder. If you plan to record a TV broadcast, often subtitles are available, just find the setting on your display menu as well. But, what if no subtitles are available on the source, like, for example, in a VHS tape? This requires A LOT of patience, time, and some skill, but could be done by anybody. You need also a lot of paper, a pen or better a big colored marker. A friend is really useful in this task… Ready? Take the paper and the marker, start watching the movie (DO NOT RECORD YET!), listen to the dialog, pause the movie, write down the dialog - literal transcription is better, but it’s up to you - in the top half of the paper sheet. You could use different colors for different actors. Write down in the bottom half of the paper the movie time when the dialog is placed - if you have a player that shows time, or just a progressive number. Repeat the steps until you have written down all the dialogs of the movie. Now you have some hundred paper sheets, ordered from the first to the last dialog, right? OK, now start to record, and be ready to place the top half of each paper in front of the display, so the camcorder will take just the written dialogs, and not your hand holding the paper; you could share this task with a friend, one places the odd numbered papers, the other the even numbered ones. Just do it well, fast, and don’t forget to remove the paper when there is no dialogs… and you have your homemade subtitles!

• Extended edition
  (this requires good timing skill) Ever wanted to include deleted scenes back into your favourite movie? Is it possible, but this technique requires also patience and time. First, play the movie (DO NOT RECORD YET!) possibly with friends or relatives (the more, the merrier - they will help you to remember) to have it “fresh” in mind. Then play the deleted scenes, and try to understand where, more or less, should be inserted. Play again the movie (DO NOT RECORD YET!) and find the exact place where each deleted scene should be inserted. Write down time for each scene. Ready! Play the movie and record it. Wait until the time when the first deleted scene should be, and suddenly PAUSE the camcorder. Now go to the first deleted scene, press PLAY on the player and PAUSE again (or record) on your camcorder. Be prepared to PAUSE again the camcorder when the deleted scene is over. Go back to the movie, at the scene that will ideally follow the first deleted scene, press PAUSE on the player. Now be ready to press PLAY on the player, and PAUSE again (or record) on your camcorder. Repeat the steps until the last deleted scene, and let the movie play until the end. A remote for player and/or camcorder is really welcome!

• Fan edit
  Basically, it requires the same skills and technique used in the extended edition, but this time you have to eventually cut scenes, replace them with deleted or extended scenes, or even a scene from a different movie - in that case, you obviously need the other movie, too. First, think of what kind of fan edit you want to make - which scenes to cut, move, replace etc. and write down them in a paper. Now play the movie (DO NOT RECORD YET!) and keep track of every scene you need, and write down begin and end time. Do the same for the eventual second movie. Now you have a kind of beat sheet. At this moment, you should know what you have to do… if not, just read again the previous point!

• Sound tracks replacement
  Always thought that your favourite movie has a wrong soundtrack, or, simply, one or more tracks should be replaced with better ones? Now you could do it! For this technique, you need an audio player, with the desired soundtrack, or songs. Also, you need to be fast and have good timing. First, play the movie (DO NOT RECORD YET!) and write down begin and end time of the track(s) you want to replace. Keep the CD/audio tape/record ready. Play the movie and start to record. Keep attention at the time, because you must press the MUTE button on your remote AND press start to play the music you want to use at the same time. Also, don’t forget to stop the music AND press MUTE again, to listen back to the original source track.

• Change audio track
  Sometimes there are great movies on BD, which has the wrong mix, or is redubbed… the only way to listen to original audio track is to obtain an old VHS or laserdisc, but obviously the quality of video is inferior… so, you thought to use the video from the BD and audio from the VHS (or laserdisc)? Pronto, it’s quite easy! For this, you need a second TV set, or an audio system, and a second player. Put the BD in the player connected to the main display. Mute the main display. Put the VHS (laserdisc) in the second player. Turn on the second TV, or connect the player to the audio system, and use the main display to check the VHS (laserdisc). Take both sources at the beginning of the movie. Put them in sync using, for example, the first frame of the logo, and pause them at the same time. If you have one display only, just switch the input to the BD source. Start record, and press AT THE SAME TIME the PLAY buttons in both players. Now you will see images from BD, and hear sound from VHS (laserdisc)… it’s kind of magic, don’t you think?

• Mute cinema
  (best result obtained when combined with the old cinema technique) Simple version is done just settings the camcorder, or display, volume to zero. Advanced version requires subtitles, and soundtrack replacement - as the mute movies usually has someone who play a piano song, it will be the best solution to have a piano player ready to help with your project!

OK, it’s time to decide which movie will be treated in your restoration project, and which technique(s) to use to improve it in some way. Have fun, and post your project on Youtube - instant fame!

Hint: before your mom/granny/relative decides to call a technician, because the TV doesn’t work well anymore, don’t forget to put the image and/or audio settings back to their original status!

Bitrate and/or encoder type is not everything… I mean, it is possible that a 20mbps MPEG-2 HDTV source is better than an heavily DNR’ed, or wrongly regraded, or (put something evil here) 30mbps AVC Blu-ray one… is not that common, but still possible.

Finally, after two weeks of downloading - yep, 14 days, more or less - I grabbed the famous HDTV versions of the whole trilogy!

Fellowship Of The Ring.mkv
(3:28:18) 1920x1088 (active 1893x782) 27634067KB
The Two Towers.mkv
(3:44:06) 1920x1088 (active 1893x782) 26044590KB
The Return Of The King.mkv
(4:12:26) 1920x1080 (1920x798) 33587604KB (C more HD logo in the black bar)

Quality is really good; I’m often surprised to discover how good these MPEG-2 broadcasts were (are, like the latest WOWOW Star Wars).

But now, I’m aware of the existence of open matte 16:9 versions… and the mission to find’em all begins!

Spaced Ranger said: Movement of the “hand” from set photos might be done link-by-link (twists, turns, perspectives), frame-by-frame. That would take quite a long time, unless someone figures an acceptably looking shortcut.

As there are “only” 150 frames to correct, it could be a possible task for a very skilled graphic editor… who has some time to spare, obviously, and devoted to the cause!

Point me to the right timecode, and I’ll cut it.

Of course! Here you are the shot: https://fs07n3.sendspace.com/dl/60923c831586da914b85e2bedd9c116f/5834fb2c284874b4/7rmlsi/EP_Theatrical_hand.mkv - as you can see, quality is really rough… can be used as reference, though.

To make an AOTC theatrical version, the original marriage shot is needed (more info here: http://www.dvdactive.com/editorial/articles/star-wars-the-changes-part-four.html) - Centropy SVCD seems the only available source, and it’s really terrible - not possible to use it in any project, I suppose.

So, I thought that, with a lot of patience and good skills, it’s possible to make a reconstruction - well, sort of… I tried with just MSpaint and a picture of the actual mechanical hand used on the set; result is nice, even if not perfect and different from the theatrical version, but it’s a start…

comparison: http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/191552 - note that I moved (badly) a bit the floor, as it’s clear that it was changed during the “restoration”…

It’s always possible to find another image to use, or adapt the existing ones; for the rest of the shot - where there is the pan, Padmé’s hand could be “cut&pasted” from previous frames, or use the actual frame, select and rotate it… well, a good graphic designer surely knows how to do it!

The thing I can do to help is to provide the PNG images of the mixed HDTV versions - that should be better than the BD; the original shot for reference; some mech hand images of the actual prop used on the set.

Anyone crazy enough to accept the mission?

done, thanks!

Found a test clip made few weeks ago, and simply forgotten… luckily, my head is still connected with my neck, or I will lose it, sooner or later! (^^,)

https://mega.nz/#!ttkFgA4L!N3vUz2YXhNAlC-CbFAkUa6NfxfJ47bX0a1FcKHkPhxU

Colson said:
Of course! I’ve recently discovered a huge love for all things John Carpenter, and I watched this movie for the first time on Halloween this year (fitting, I know) by way of the 35th anniversary BD. I’m happy to say my next viewing will be your version. 😃 I’m also stoked about The Thing.

That’s great. Don’t forget to take a look at The Thing thread on fanres - I post more often there, and you will find a test clip… waiting to know your opinion!