That guy with no name

New shot:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oqX7QvsFg4QK-2hQFVQJNscx46YwW_gr/view?usp=sharing

new comp:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19FmYpnZDY84gB2XZqVig37PKRwa5mYxQ/view?usp=sharing

An example of how good an image can be yielded if you just work hard enough to fix 4k77’s shortcomings.
no power windows, no qualifiers. pure full frame manual cc. and amazing grain reduction and regraining. not to mention the hours of manual cleanup.

original

Remastered

new version: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18SH52SXvZZNP3cTdG0TgImCgJuzR3cxM/view?usp=sharing

Hal 9000 said:

Wild idea. The holograms in ANH were done by filming the footage displayed on a TV. Would… would that look good if you tried it that way?

I’ll try that…

new clip, cool idea? or should it be left out?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LtisXHOaCNtUP6GF5UMT2AXSU_C-Wy_Q/view?usp=sharing
audio is still a wip

new shot comp:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f7Cyrof9bJfPlowtyuy7mNhrRlEljMe-/view?usp=sharing

once that awful green tint and grain are stripped from the frame, it looks extremely good! after manual cleanup and cc at a higher resolution who knows how good the final result will be.

Phase3 said:

Great work on adjusting the colours!

thanks!

This is a full-scale restoration/remaster of 4k77.
Full shot for shot color correction, shot for shot dust/scratches removal and
DNR/regraining. I want this to be as close as a professional remaster of the original film could look like.
no more green tint, no more deep blacks. No More Dust/Scratches

Sources:
.4k77 1.4 (NO DNR)
.4k78
.Star Wars Silver Screen Edition (used strictly and only for color reference)

Release info:
Aspect ratio - 1920x1080. (A 4k version will be released later)
Frame rate - 23.976
Audio tracks -
track 1, Original '77 stereo mix.
track 2, 70mm 5.1 mix.
track 3, mono track.

Preview comp:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aioDr3Oxq7T4Ie4JnkXtQEQDBt-uddgs/view?usp=sharing

btw accidentally switched the clips in the second part to 400x zoom. sorry.

what do you guys think of Vader going into hyperspeed? is it a good idea?

Phase3 said:

That looks fantastic! 😃

Thanks

preview coming soon:

Patali said:

I will say, that shot of the SSD going into the DS2… there is some weirdness, but that was still always one of my favorite shots. But… I guess thats what I have 4K83 for. Can’t wait to see what you do with the whole movie. I actually endorse you leaning heavily into CG and a modernized look. Now that we have the theatricals in 4K, I want to see the completely modernized versions of the films, CG and all. I want something that fits in with the modern series.

Now, I wish that all the new movies and shows would go crazy with practical effects and always shooting on grainy 35mm film etc etc… but thats not the world we’re in. We’re in the world where they’re all digital. So I’d like to have versions of the OT to reflect that. My plan for my kids has always been, watch the originals theatrical (or even just “Star Wars” and “Empire”), then start the whole series over in chronological order and watch the entire series, shows and all, that way.

Well, curated fan edits of the entire series 😃

I don’t think that’s the point of revisited. Adywan’s goal is to polish and update the already excellent film. To “revisit” it without breaking the films style. Not to modernize it. Lucas already tried that, and we all know what that yielded.

Telion said:

Braltika said:

Telion said:
You can give me back my beer now xD

Depends on the beer :p

Great analysis, cheers! It was a bit too simplistic how I presented it, I admit. I just always “felt” the SSD was way too small in that impact shot. Your math confirms it. For the SSD be that size in the shot and from that camera point, it would definitely crash beyond the ‘horizon’. Not an exiting angle so I’m curious what Ady will do.

Yeah, it was a good spot though, with the scaling issues. The destruction did always feel a bit, underwhelming and I think you hit the nail on the head why. The SSD was to small. Idk how up to date it is but Adywan did have “New super-stardestroyer destruction.” on his changes list. So time will tell.

I like how Ady keeps us on edge, most editors (including me) post previews of all their changes as soon as they’re complete. (putting off any real reason to rewatch it at the end) but Adywan likes to surprise us but still likes to take feedback if prompted.

Telion said:
You can give me back my beer now xD

do you mean bear?
but nice work anyway. hope Adywan sees this.

adywan said:

Short video (link at the bottom) showing the sources that i used to recreate the original 1977 version of the scene in the image below, followed by the new HD recreation. The Special Edition droid never looked good IMHO and it’s something i always wanted to remove but didn’t have the skills to do it back when i created the SD version of ANH:R.

This one took a LOT of work and just over 3 weeks to complete. I had to combine the best elements of each source , with each one having its own problems. The 4K77 print scan had a lot of print damage that needed cleaning up by hand just so i could use small sections. The 2011 Blu-Ray had more details in parts than the new 2020 blu-ray edition but suffered with blurry faces of the characters in the background. While the 2020 blu-ray lost a lot of detailing in the brighter areas. So, to get this done, it was weeks of cleaning, stabilising, tracking, rotoscoping, grading and manually lining up and matching each source to overlay on top of each other to get the bets possible details out of the sources.

https://youtu.be/CZCRkEIunAY

Youtube’s crappy compression really screws with the videos now. So here is a snapshot so you can see it in full quality (the grain hasn’t been added yet)

And, for those that want to see it in higher quality than on youtube, you can download the sample here:

https://mega.nz/file/SJlSURpY#66pcDlU0_HetxMg2s1KWKDkGqpld3aITbXeg4FgDKVU

Absolutely wonderful!

I’ve finally redid this shot:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l02mNhPgLXmUVd_v0guUsXUMNswinDqD/view?usp=sharing
It still needs some touch-ups, but overall it’s finished
what do you think?

haru KI do said:

DEED v3.1

4K83 v2.0

The first frame differs from 4K83. Which is correct?

sorry whats the difference?

digitalfreaknyc said:

CatBus said:

digitalfreaknyc said:

Doctor M said:

CatBus said:

Doctor M said:

Harmy said:

The 1080p version is designed for a BD25, if you keep only the English audio and one or two dubs.

The 2160p version is over 40GB just for the video.

Any recommendations for BD50 blanks?

For this one? Verbatim M-disc. It’s gonna be passed down like a family heirloom.

Until version 3.2. 😃

I copied it to a network HDD dock and took a look at it… and I hate to be the first to complain about this amazing piece of work, but it looks like the grain was scrubbed and then fake grain was added.
Was that the 4k source or am I hallucinating?

Thank you for saving me the trouble of downloading. I’ll stick with D+83.

For those unable to detect the snark, D+83 (OTD83) uses the same sources as Despecialized, with the same issues. If you’re happy with OTD83, you’ll be delighted with Despecialized.

No snark intended. I just don’t feel the need to have fake grain added to the picture. I’ll stick with D+83 unless I see some screencaps that sway me otherwise.

Do you think the official releases doesn’t have fake grain? Why is fake grain so sanctimonious?

Doctor M said:

CatBus said:

Doctor M said:

Harmy said:

The 1080p version is designed for a BD25, if you keep only the English audio and one or two dubs.

The 2160p version is over 40GB just for the video.

Any recommendations for BD50 blanks?

For this one? Verbatim M-disc. It’s gonna be passed down like a family heirloom.

Until version 3.2. 😃

I copied it to a network HDD dock and took a look at it… and I hate to be the first to complain about this amazing piece of work, but it looks like the grain was scrubbed and then fake grain was added.
Was that the 4k source or am I hallucinating?

No, that’s just how the 4k Blu-ray looks, It’s scrubbed to smithereens… and has so much static grain. Harmy did the best he could to restore the original look. and I’m pretty sure that the grain he added is authentic 35mm is it not? also, how do you not know that at this point? Bad DNR was one of the 2020 Blu-ray’s first issues discussed here.

TR2N said:

As i call this project finally finished i re-edited the OP.

Wow, could I get a link?

HanDuet said:

niko said:

Ye I probably should have just done that but I’m already committed to the RAR download so just need the steps on how to properly extract it once it finishes downloading

That guy with no name said:

niko said:

I just want an older version of the google doc because I forget how to use the Unarchiver 🥺

Once you’ve downloaded all the files, even if out of sync. Right click on the first one and press “open with” then click unarchiver. (Only right click one file, Don’t highlight all of them) Then unarchiver will do its thing and wham! Return of the Jedi!

Glad it sounds like things were all sorted! I’ll consider adding back in a few more details about manual extraction of the multipart RAR files. Note that the new recommended download manager, JDownloader 2, should take care of the extraction, although I haven’t verified that this works on macOS.

P.S. I do archive each version of my guide, so if anyone truly needs info from an older version, send me a PM on these forums and I’ll send a shared link!

It does work on macOS, I guess some people just prefer not to use it 🤷‍♂️

O00ll00O said:

That guy with no name said:

I’ve finally fixed that crappy blurry door in the beginning that always bugged me! they over-motion-blurred it originally to disguise the rickety mechanism that closes it, and after years of DNR and restorations by Lucasfilm it’s been scrubbed of all detail, it’s been finally fixed!

sorry for the low-resolution preview.

The original looked like the edge of the door blurred in to the background. Can definitely tell there’s a more defined edge now

definitely.

niko said:

That guy with no name said:

Why do you need an older version? Just use the unarchiver once downloaded?

I just want an older version of the google doc because I forget how to use the Unarchiver 🥺

Once you’ve downloaded all the files, even if out of sync. Right click on the first one and press “open with” then click unarchiver. (Only right click one file, Don’t highlight all of them) Then unarchiver will do its thing and wham! Return of the Jedi!

niko said:

Ye I probably should have just done that but I’m already committed to the RAR download so just need the steps on how to properly extract it once it finishes downloading

Why do you need an older version? Just use the unarchiver once downloaded?