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There are some cue marks from one of the prints here:
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At the most, its 8 frames for 6 reels of the film. (For the other films, it is 5 reels).
Team Negative1
There is already too much deleted and bonus footage already, maybe if it was placed in a better context and organized it would be worth it.
For now, the footage has been out for years, and nothing has really been done with it, except for 1 edit. We are only now just getting some cleaned versions of the clips.
Just enjoy what's out already, and forget about getting anymore. It's not likely to happen.
Team Negative1
Too bad the short film is so poorly done, if it was more interesting, it would have been worth noting. For now, it is just a footnote.
Team Negative1
There is cleanup being done on some of the deleted scenes.
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http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Star-Wars-Deleted-Scenes-Reincorporated/topic/13512/
They won't ever be released cleaned up, because there is no demand or budget for them. Also, by their very nature, they are deleted scenes.
Team Negative1
We'll be posting a short clip with the orange marks in them:
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http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Star-Wars-Tantives-Orange-Items-Thread-other-unintended-objects/topic/13355/
Along with the cue marks that will remain. There is a chance of doing a 'Plus' version without the marks and further cleanup in it. We haven't decided on that yet.
Team Negative1
We hope to have this version appear on myspleen in awhile also:
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This is the new version, that should become a standard, especially replacing Puggo's 16mm for film fans of the original.
We have made a combined version:
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1 Cropped and resized to correct 1080p
2 Patched 2 minutes+ that was missing after Reel 2, with LPP scan
3 Added stereo audio (NOT GOUT compatible)
4 Fixed duplicate scene in Reel 3
This new Grindhouse 8mm version is a much more reasonable 8 Gigs,
without much loss in quality.
Things left as an exercise for viewers:
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1 Color correction
2 Altering 35mm LPP footage to a lower resolution, and grain
3 Adding Greedo subtitles
4 Adding other soundtracks
5 Fixing a few sound sync issues, due to missing and damaged frames
6 Clean up and dirt scratch removal on the first half of film.
We figure someone will make it work with GOUT, subtitles, etc.
Have fun with it.
Team Negative1
We hope to have the ESB deconstructed version appearing at the myspleen site in awhile.
Details:
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March 2015,
Here is an archive of original scan of the first print we had.
There are 2 versions included here:
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1 1080p Non corrected Raw Version
2 720p Color corrected Version
Also included are several comparisons of different prints,
using selected reels:
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1 - 2 prints [original and partial Fuji]
2 - 3 prints [original, Eastman, and Fuji]
3 - 4 prints [of reel 3]
The first can be used as a reference version, although a
small segment of Reel 2 has been inserted.
This is for people to see the origin of our scans, and
how some of it was used for the Grindhouse version.
You can experiment with fixing it, and to see a color reference,
we have included a 720p downscale also.
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There are also some test color corrections and cleanup
to show what can be done.
There are numerous issues with the scan as listed below,
although it is watchable.
For : Original Version 0 Deconstructed Workprint
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Format : 1080p MP4 high profile
VIDEO : 1920x868 .h264 video
AUDIO : AAC 192k 48k Stereo English
Corrections : Added in partial scene at Reel 2.
Added in credits from Grindhouse.
- Uncropped
- Not letterboxed
- Original dirt and scratches
- No color correction
- Warped scenes
- Blurred scenes
- Unstabilized scenes
- Platter scratches
- Sprocket scratches
- Visible garbage mattes
- Visible mattes
- Visible effects in composite shots
- Header for Reel 1 and Footer for Reel 6
- NOT compatible with GOUT sound
- Includes a basic Stereo soundtrack
There are some glitches at the reel change areas, and also
a few sound glitches.The second half of Reel 3 has some
framerate issues, but stays in sync.
Compatibility :
At this point, there is no GOUT compatibility and the audio is English only.
For : Color Corrected Internal Test Version 1
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Format : MP4 low bitrate
Video : 1280x556 .h264 video
Audio : AAC 128 48k Stereo English
Corrections : Extensive color correction. Substution of better Reel 3,
and fixes to sound.
- Cropped
- Not letterboxed.
- Original dirt and scratches
- Warped scenes
- Blurred scenes
- Unstabilized scenes
- Platter scratches
- Sprocket scratches
- NOT compatible with GOUT sound
- Includes a basic Stereo soundtrack
- Credits are partial.
Technical : This is a low bitrate downscale to 720p
Compatibility :
At this point, there is no GOUT compatibility and the audio is English only.
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Team Negative1
If you notice, this cut is different, because in the fully restored version, there is a person walking past them, that is not present here.
Also, a weird continuity error, where C3PO is looking at R2D2 at the beginning from the 5-10 second mark, which should be pushed much later in the shot.
This might have been a different take.
Regardless, we are going through all the deleted footage.
Team Negative1
Here are some brief previews of the Rancor scene from both prints:
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Rancor 1:
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Video 1:
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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k5sE7tQ6Pt7S11b6O3V
Rancor 2:
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Video 2:
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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k7Cfu8QZGBQ6uRb6O5a
Team Negative1
Here is one of the first passes at a restored scene, where Luke meets Biggs. There is a jump cut around 17 seconds, that will be smoothed, also it will be stabilized.
No color correction was done.
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The comparison:
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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k2PdzJyBLicXcNb6MxO
The restored:
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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k28KI5lELYeZ2db6MPf
Team Negative1
We are not actually using the laserdiscs as references, but just presenting them for comparison.
There are quite a few threads about the colors on the laserdiscs, so asking there, would be a better idea.
Some of the shots do match up pretty well at times, and others do not. It varies with the laserdisc versions, and when they were released.
We will be doing an extensive color correction when the time comes.
Team Negative1
Here's a brief thumbnail of the movie:
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Original : http://i.imgur.com/OBYrDxH.jpg
The changes are listed here:
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076666/alternateversions
Team Negative1
We hope to post some more comparisons shortly.
Team Negative1
The colors from the 97SE vary from the other prints we have, and are a loose reference.
Check out the comparisons here:
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http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Comparison-of-GOUT-JSE-SE-laserdisc-vs-35mm/topic/17315/
The LPP and other sources we have are accurate enough.
Cleanup is several steps, including physical cleanup on the print with chemical solutions by hand. Then it is scanned, and commercial software is used for the remaining parts.
We are also replacing damaged frames with better sources, and higher resolution scans of frames with lost details (mostly starfields).
Team Negative1
See this thread about objects that were on the original print:
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Although a lot of the links posted by the previous team member, -1, are missing. We might post some updated versions as we get to them to reproduce them.
Team Negative1
Here is an image of the blue artifact on Reel 1:
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Team Negative1
At some point, we will privately screen our trilogy digitized from film. We've already screened the first 2 movies, and Return of the Jedi is next.
A marathon sounds like a good idea.
Team Negative1
Here is another tough cleanup section, with smoke and flash screens:
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Note : The Blue artifact will still be there.
Video:
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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k1I4itiBK0koq4b6d37
Here is the cleaned up version by itself:
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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k3UGSq9JBACGuFb6car
Note : Temporary colors, and not cropped. We are emphasizing the cleanup here.
Team Negative1
Just to reply back to the question about flicker removal.
There were several posts earlier about it here:
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original:
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4 parts:
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Team Negative1
You guys might want to check the long series of posts here:
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And comparison of images here, for color correction:
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Team Negative1
Here is the one frame from above, that had a portion of the Jawas top removed.
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Full : http://i.imgur.com/LD8V6dM.jpg
Here is the corrected video segment:
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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k5UIOPPibsQ4BVb6c1s
Team Negative1
All these frames are from the 97 SE, (which we have not announced yet).
Team Negative1
We have not announced anything regarding the 97 SE versions yet. But we plan on preserving those also when the time comes.
Here are some more scenes from the SE with CGI (and some of the new ones):
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Team Negative1
Here are some comparison frames to check against:
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Original 2k : http://i.imgur.com/QK3yccV.jpg
Original 2k : http://i.imgur.com/guA1yxR.jpg
Note : Don't worry about the colors.
Team Negative1
There is a bit missing at the top. That will be fixed. Doing these comparisons helps spot those.
However, the artifacts on most glue frames will be minimized, but, as mentioned, most last for only 1 frame.
Final cropping will come later to match the theatrical versions.
Team Negative1