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Who is Shatner, and who is impersonating him.

Team Negative1

Thanks for the clarification about the SE versions. The original effects were very simplistic, and error prone.

The SE ones are much cleaner, and more effective.

However, they did have to change some details in order to composite them.

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We're all adults that knew the risks of getting into this project. We're not too worried or concerned about what occurs. We've handled this longer than most other projects, so trying to dissuade us at this point has no effect. We haven't noticed anything happen after we released Empire Strikes Back, and we don't anticipate anything happening after Star Wars or Return of the Jedi either.

Unlike other projects, where people are bringing attention to themselves. We want the focus to be on Star Wars, and bringing people the best version possible. The people on the Team have no need for recognition. This is a group effort.

That will always be our focus, not anyone's identities.

Team Negative1

We hope your print of Empire is the one from the collector that has a good copy. Good luck with it.

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Anytime a group of people get together to watch Star Wars related movies, it should be a party.

Good to hear, that people still plan these.

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We have no problems with people revealing their identities. The other team members are involved in professional companies, and choose not to disclose their identities. The team members that left, like -1, don't care about the project anymore, so they preferred it that way.

We choose to respect their privacy at their request.

Team Negative1

You might know who we are, but no one else does. We know who you are too. So it goes both ways.

Regardless, we're not taking that chance.

Team Negative1

Currently, we have a lot of footage about the making of the restoration, but due to privacy issues, all the scenes have been subtitled.

Either that, or they would be audio only, like our interview on the podcast.

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http://www.theexpandedfandomverse.com/2015/01/episode-023-mr-black-and-team-negative-1.html

They may just be bonuses when we are done.

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Yes, there were audio issues at the end of the Reel, there was a skip in it to keep it synced better.

When the final mixdown is down, it will be fine.

Thanks for your comments and memories about it.

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As far as we're concerned, please do correct the colors to your liking. We don't really have the time to revisit this movie shot by shot.

There are already 3 color corrected versions out there:

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1 Grindhouse

2 DCP

3 Original preview (low bitrate)

Each have varying degrees of correction.

There may be some minor tweaking to the scenes near the end, but that's about it for now.

The FUJI version has better colors, but more grain.

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The clips with dark scenes are being replaced, along with the one posted with R2D2 and the jawas.

It is not final yet.

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Thanks for the response. In that case, maybe just highlighting the clips that were inserted, or compared, would be a better presentation.

When the movie is mostly the original, it takes too long to go through the whole thing, just to get to the parts being referred to.

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Again, we know it is the SE version. But the frames don't match up. Are they missing completely.

From the looks of it, the Tie Fighters path seems to match the original, so we're not sure what the comparison was for.

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Here is the frame of Greedo, (replacing the broken image link):

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Original:

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

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Here's a sample of the 'Han shoots first' sequence. Note that the exterior Deathstar shot is a replacement also:

NOTE : The colors will vary throughout the clip, and have not been corrected.

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Videoclip:

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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k3wY9yh4jnq3lebIMuh

Team Negative1

We're not sure what you are trying to show. They are different frames.

The placement looks like it would be the same. Here is the merged picture:

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Team Negative1

As we get closer to the end of our first project. We figure people will be planning some more Star Wars Parties. So let us know what you have planned.

We plan on holding a private screening for Star Wars, and possibly the whole trilogy in a theater.

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Now might be a good time to revisit what home theater equipment people have. It's been a few years, and there have been a lot of advances.

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Now that we've gone through the movie, frame by frame. Some updates and cool shots would neat, if we have the time to do them.

If you see some, please feel free to post your discoveries also.

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Thank you for clarifying your remark. We understand some people prefer a less grainy, and more detailed look to the prints. We do not take that as criticism, it is just a matter of fact.

But they all have their individual qualities. You are correct, that in each phase of the cleanup and adjustment, we will try to match the overall look.

However, a Reel to Reel look, and not a shot by shot adjustment will be made, there are too many anomalies to contend with.

As an example, the cleaned up Han shoots first shot, will look much sharper and detailed, than the rest of the reel. We don't even have the original LPP version, since it was spliced out, and replaced with a faded Eastman version. However, with correction, it will not look out of place.

Finally, there are many unexpected things throughout the film, especially when you go through frame by frame, some we knew about previously, and some new ones. We're sure people will discover more:

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http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Watching-star-wars-frame-by-frame-slow-motion-Cool-stuff/topic/14027/

The links are down, but it would be good to add some current frames to it.

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There's not enough other material in this to make it really interesting. We were hoping there would be more footage of other films.

The majority of the film, is still just Star Wars. Hope you plan to put more into it.

Team Negative1

The cleaning process might be affecting the sharpness of the final output, and making it appear softer. However, we feel that the tradeoff, when compared to the original with the dirt and noise is worth it.

Also, this is not the final render, so the colors may shift again.

Finally, the colors do need more fine tuning, especially the latter reels, such as the cloud city shots. But we don't know if we will have time for that.

Thanks for the comments.

Team Negative1

We're not sure, by what you mean, concerning the condition of the first reel. They all have areas of damage, and varying quality across the shots. That is the way the film looks.

This first reel is no better or worse than the other reels. The dirt and dust cleanup has removed almost all the artifacts that were on the film.

If you could be more specific about it, maybe it would be clearer.

There is no comparison of this to any other film, the Empire Strikes Back scan is taken from a faded Eastman print, mixed with FUJI reels also, so the detail and grain levels are completely different. That's comparing apples to oranges.

As mentioned in posts above, the LPP print has its own unique characteristics.

The replacement shots also have varying quality, so you can't just judge it by that one sample.

Finally, you're looking at the earliest preview, as we mentioned, and you noted.

We have enhanced it several times since this was made.

We anticipate one more preview with the replacement shots, and that will be it. Again, it will be released to Blog members first, and to the public eventually.

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Is that capture still SD resolution though. Ours would be near HD.

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Ultimately, someone here will make a hybrid set. Taking the original versions, adding the restored trailers, and the deleted scenes (which we are testing cleanup on), along with other extras. 

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