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Status Update:

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Reel 2 is done with about 95% clean pass.

Reels 5 and 6 should be done in about 2 weeks.

Since only a few people replied, we'll release the whole thing in a month or two.

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There are too many changes in Empire Strikes Back to mention, for the special editions.

Here is a preview of the full Reel 3:

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Video clip:

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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k1oV2VtveL5b6fc3OQA

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Status Update:

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Part 1 - 120 hours - 75% clean pass 2

Part 2 - 110 hours - 70% clean pass 2

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Part 3 - Done - Clean pass 2

Part 4 - 50% done - Clean pass 2

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All of it should be cleaned for pass 2 hopefully in 2 weeks. Then we can assemble an early workprint for review.

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It looks like we are going to have shorter previews, however we have them from Reels 4,5 and 6. It will total about 10 minutes.

We will keep you posted.

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Here is a comparison of the Bluray image vs 35mm:

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http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/134911

35mm

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http://i.imgur.com/sKa61nQ.jpg

Bluray

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http://i.imgur.com/2PxSRpL.jpg

Video clip with cropping:

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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k6QY0NeRYvs1Usc1FLH

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NOTE : There is the partially cleaned DTS logo in front of clip.

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Here is a small sample of the cleanup still going on. Some of the frames near the end credits:

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Video clip: Original followed by cleanup

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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k5JWI9etVjwyErc1CFs

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Cropping

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As far as the cropping is concerned. We will decide once we have the parts finished, which could be in a week or two.

We will post some samples to see what it looks like.

Stabilization

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As far as the stabilization goes, yes, it could be done over the whole film. But it is not needed for the whole film.

Certain scenes could use it, and to go through the whole film and fix those, was not our intent.

Plans

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There will certainly be other people that will do it, along with the other fixes that people were asking for.

We are just trying to make a starting point for people take further in the restoration.

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We are still working on the replacements shots for various reels. Since it is taking time, we are thinking about releasing a preview of Reel 5.

That reel is very clean, and the colors look very natural.

We will decide, and post more information when we reach a conclusion.

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We are not using x.265, someone else can test those.

Also, we mentioned releasing only a high bitrate MP4, and haven't decided on the filesize yet.

The work we are doing on it, is because we have spare machines that can be tasked to work on it. Anything that is scene to scene intensive will not be done, because we don't have the time to work on it.

This is just to create a base version, so that other people can improve on it will color correction and other fixes.

There are other people doing the fixes people want. We just wanted to do something relatively quick and simple.

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We'll check on the dark scenes sometime this week, but we don't have the raw files.

*** CORRECTION : We do have access to the Raw files, but not all members have them.

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Update:

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First pass - dirt

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Part 1 - 140 hours - 97%

Part 2 - 137 hours - 96%

Part 3 - 150 hours - 100% done

Part 4 - 50 hours - 35% done

Second pass - dirt

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Part 3 - 10 hours - 15%

Part 4 - 40 hours - 30%

Test sample done - Part 4 - 15 minutes.

We'll be posting some video samples shortly.

There is definitely dirt, specks throughout the movie, to varying degrees of distraction.

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We listed the issues here:

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http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Question-regarding-Jurassic-Park-3D/post/779398/#TopicPost779398

We don't have time to do color correction. There will be other people working on it.

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Actually, there might be some improvements in the 4k scans. We are looking into them. There is a definitely a difference in the replacement shots.

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The cropping differences are there, but not as much as it might seem. These are not matching frameshots.

We have not cropped our shots yet, but will do so to match the theatrical presentation.

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The new Fuji print has been scanned, but no work has been done on it.

It will be the main focus after Star Wars.

The cleaned Grindhouse will hold people over until its done. This is for people that prefer not to be distracted by the dust, dirt, and scratches.

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We doubt there will be any announcement regarding anything related to the original Trilogy.

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Status Update:

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- Split movie into 4 parts

- 1st cleanup pass

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1 - 70 hours - 50%

2 - 70 hours - 45%

3 - 65 hours - 60%

4 - 20 hours - 20%

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- Part 4 - Manual cleanup on end scene and credits. 80%

- Cleaning up DTS intro.

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We are working on a partially cleaned version of the Poita 35mm of Jurassic Park.

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• Will be a MP4 high bitrate 1080p version.

• No color or partial minor correction

• 5 pass cleanup, dark/light/scratch/paint/ manual fixes

• Partially cropped

• No stabilization

• Partial flicker removal on a few shots.

Screenshots and clips will be forthcoming.

This is not meant to take the place of other major restorations, but our quick take on it.

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There have not been any previews of the newer Fuji print yet.

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False alarm, after close inspection, the jump is still there. You can verify it in the Grindhouse version.

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Half of those comments are our own replies, the rest are just thank you's, and not any real content.

We haven't had any comments about scenes, artifacts, issues, or anything else, for Empire Strikes Back. Star Wars had more comments, but all those issues have been addressed already.

Which leads us to gauge the interest in Empire Strikes Back is not as high.

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Yes. This is just clean up of the print.

Here was a previous status update:

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http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Team-Negative1-The-Empire-Strikes-Back-1980-35mm-Theatrical-Version-Release-Details-and-Updates/post/776451/#TopicPost776451

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In the last clip. Although our print is too dark, check out the last minute, which is from Reel 2.

The GOUT colors look wrong, the lights seem to be different, compared to the other three, at the 6min:18sec mark.

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To people that are new to this thread.

We already discussed the other prints, and what examples look like here:

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http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Team-Negative1-Return-of-the-Jedi-1983-35mm-Theatrical-Version-Release-Details-and-Updates/post/768854/#TopicPost768854

Also Page 13 of this thread has more.

Many of these questions have been answered in the previous pages, there are not that many of them to check.

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Here is a preview of the first 5 minutes from Reel 2.

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Video clip:

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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k71QdPq8YZimLybUza0

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More comparisons with the bluray:

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http://imgur.com/VGPr0Wm

Bluray

http://screencapped.net/movie/starwars/albums/userpics/10002/SWVI_7690.jpg

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http://imgur.com/thtCSW4

Bluray

http://screencapped.net/movie/starwars/albums/userpics/10002/SWVI_7163.jpg

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Bluray

http://screencapped.net/movie/starwars/albums/userpics/10002/SWVI_3154.jpg

No comparisons

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http://imgur.com/RIWTqEj

Bluray

http://screencapped.net/movie/starwars/albums/userpics/10002/SWVI_7604.jpg

We have another print, with a differnt tint to it, sometimes its blue, and other times more green.

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