Originally posted by: Knightmessenger
I think it would be really helpful to know what has been done and what is remaining. Otherwise, we will be "most displeased at the apparent lack of progress." It sounds like lot of preparation and mundane things went into setting up this effort, such as the timecoded print. Or maybe create a FAQ on the website that explains why this has been so time consuming. It seems to me that there's been plenty of work done that we don't know about.
Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't going to originally be a straight X0 transfer from the '93 set, meaning it would be about the same as the GOUT? When did you decide to color correct the film and then to use another source altogether (the Japanese special collection) to combine it into one?
About the missing frames, was the Japanese special collection telecine ever used for another release such as vhs? Because I was looking at the '92 pan & scan NTSC vhs which I believe was the last vhs release before the '95 faces set. There is definitely some missing frames and music after Yoda's "There is another." line on the Empire tape.
EDIT: One last question, are those screenshots of the missing frames from X0 captures?
This is taken from the first page of this thread....
So, What Are You Guys Doing?
First and foremost, the project aims to be an archive preservation of the Original Star Wars Trilogy laserdiscs in the best quality possible. We are culling video from a number of different sets. These include, but are not limited to, the US Definitive Collection set, the US "Faces" set, and their Japanese equivalents.
Every single frame will be looked at and corrected. Fixes will be limited to dirt and film damage removal, color correction, and stabilization. Wherever possible we will be using the actual celluloid film for reference.
Glitches including matte lines, saber colors, and frame jumps will not be fixed in the initial version. A possible second version could include fixes to matte lines and garbage mattes, but keep the rest of the "glitches" intact.
The finished archive will form a perfect base for any future restoration project or fan edit we might do afterward.
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