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DrunkenMaster442 said:

That guy with no name said:

DrunkenMaster442 said:

Nice, someone else is also doing a restoration of the Empire Strikes Back Grindhouse Cut. 😉

The main master will be Blu-Ray though.

Cool, good luck on the project! I’ll probably make my own custom Blu ray for mine, but just to have.

nice.

DrunkenMaster442 said:

Nice, someone else is also doing a restoration of the Empire Strikes Back Grindhouse Cut. 😉

The main master will be Blu-Ray though.

nobodybutjarjar42 said:

i am looking forward to this

thanks!

Hello folks!
this is going to be a restoration of the empire strikes back, just like my ANH GOUT edit, This project won’t officially start until 4K80 is released. But until then I’ll just be messing around with the grindhouse edition to see what I can make. FYI, this will be gout synced.

Sources:
ESB grindhouse scan.
TN1’s 4K80.
ESB 2019 Special Edition master (color graded).

Tools/Software:
Davinci resolve 17.2.
Neat Video 5.0.
Dr. Dre’s color matching tool.
Audacity.

special features:
ESB scope teaser (cleaned up).
Deleted scenes (newly remastered).
Custom Trailer.

Stotchy said:

This release is probably the best quality source for the original Emperor. The colors are a bit off though but it’s great considering it was released by Adywan pre Blurays

that same scene is also used in Despecialized.

Fang Zei said:

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Mocata said:

I’ll be interested to see if 3D is still a thing by that point in time.

That’s what I thought until I saw Jurassic Park 3D: unwatchable.

At least the 3D version of Jurassic Park was from a newer scan than what the blu-ray used.

The OT, on the other hand, still hasn’t even been projected theatrically at modern 4k quality. To the best of my knowledge, that dcp of Empire that’s been shown here and there since last summer is still based off the 2011 master.

Damn, I never thought about that.

kg1977 said:

does the reedit of this (planned but not start) in 720P HD version really mean 816 x 1920? bluray size of empire revisited is this I believe. And if I am understanding this right, there is a 816 x 1920 adywan regarded version already (minus the additions)?

No, sadly.

Mocata said:

I’ll be interested to see if 3D is still a thing by that point in time.

That’s what I thought until I saw Jurassic Park 3D: unwatchable.

nobodybutjarjar42 said:

i would like more tech specs plz

ask, and you shall receive.

CloakedDragon97 said:

This is my favorite way to watch the 1997 version along with Althor1138’s laserdisc preservation.

Man, I adore Althor1138’s effort, what an amazing preservation.

I have no idea why there is no thread for this yet.
so a few years back Adywan made a reconstruction of the 1997 SE version of ESB,
Using ESB:R’s color grade this project looks beautiful, and it’s in 1080p!
I was able to get my hands on this, If you want it shoot me a pm.
Again, all credit goes to Adywan.
 

VIDEO SPECS:
container: MKV
file size: 14.14 GB
Bitrate: 30 Mbps
Resolution/aspect ratio: 1920x818
codec: H264.
Video source: 2004 HDTV

Snapshots:

Imgur gallery: https://imgur.com/gallery/sr88a6x

Mod Edit: adywan’s project thread for his HD reconstruction of the 1997 Special Edition for Empire Strikes Back, is:-

adywan’s THE STAR WARS SAGA - 1080P AVCHD DVD-9 for PS3 & Blu-Ray players - Episodes 1, 4 & 5 available - '97 HD ESB

DrunkenMaster442 said:

Use Film9. It’s an automated restoration software and it’s free and easy to use. It’s in French but you can just select the English option.

it doesn’t work on MAC.

G&G-Fan said:

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here: https://mega.nz/file/CUhVESiI#lPKuRL1e-OWHJu9c0Zh6BzNDiDYzvp0LkOYimB61RCY

I feel like this would kinda diminish the surprise of seeing it in Empire.

that’s what I was thinking.

Crossvader said:

Can I get a link to the master please

Pm’d

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here: https://mega.nz/file/CUhVESiI#lPKuRL1e-OWHJu9c0Zh6BzNDiDYzvp0LkOYimB61RCY

G&G-Fan said:

It’d be nice if I could stream it on like google drive or something. I downloaded it but my computer wasn’t able to play it (it’s able to play 1080p but not 4K).

It’s not 4k, it’s ProRes. I’ll re-render it at standard H.264.

Do you guys like this idea:
https://mega.nz/file/vEAUSR5T#WL7bdtj37-yUcSRpfCTYxKaS_zhJDG3YIBB2QOv7aeM

nobodybutjarjar42 said:

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CloakedDragon97 said:

I personally can’t do this but I’ve heard AviSynth and VirtualDub are good at this sort of thing.

Avysinth doesn’t work on M1.

does vapoursynth work? https://www.vapoursynth.com/

Sadly not, Damn! I knew I should’ve gotten intel.
But I was tempted by the faster processing power though.

CloakedDragon97 said:

I personally can’t do this but I’ve heard AviSynth and VirtualDub are good at this sort of thing.

Avysinth doesn’t work on M1.

G&G-Fan said:

That guy with no name said:

I’m done, Rendering it now.
If you want it just PM me.
FYI it’s ProRes, so its rather large.

Wow, already?! That’s awesome! Does it have the reanimated blaster bolts and new visual effects or just the color correction?

No, this isn’t the finished edit this is just the master, that the edit will be built on.

I’m done, Rendering it now.
If you want it just PM me.
FYI it’s rather large.

so I have this shot: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xzw_hxvgZa72DtdoAoV7Io7xGaIaLKxm/view?usp=sharing
That needs MAJOR scratch cleanup, Can someone do it for me?, Thanks.

Here is an example of what can be done, I can get the amazing quality of the 2019 master, while retaining the amazing color grade by Adywan!

test: http://www.framecompare.com/screenshotcomparison/0JB9FNNU

might do the whole movie like this instead, MAYBE.

Hal 9000 said:

The viewer could mux in any audio for the master, so that’s no problem, benduwan.

And sounds great! Will look forward to both the master and edit!

Thanks.