thezeppo1138 said:
The only reason a mention a Empire v2 being cool would be cause you could use the blus to fix the crushed blacks and possibly the saber haloing.
Yes, and 'cause it is the "awesomest" one. :)
Oh, by the way Harmy, great job so far on the editing. Looks really good so far.
To some extent, I agree, Harmy. I think that in the long term, the color of the control panel lights does not detract from the overall color scheme and movie feel. I think what people are getting caught up in is the fact that you are doing such an amazing job, and they want to ensure that it is completed to the best of today's standards. I haven't seen WP2 yet, but I want to emphasize how much I appreciate the work that has gone into making this as accurate as possible. Thanks! :D
Not to nitpick, but if we are following the colors of the LD, that lightsaber is much too saturated.
Shhhh... It's a secret. :)
From what I understand, these are not the Senator screening.
That's what I wanted to point out about your color references. The only non-debatable source anymore is the IB Tech prints.
@mverta: Thanks for helping out over here, and thanks for an interesting website!
I agree to some extent, but I think we should lean in the direction of the Mike Verta frames - they are (afaik) IB Tech prints of SW - the definitive source, period.
And this is why this thread is awesome! :)
Yes, definitely look at it on your home monitor. I know that I tried to preview some stuff at work and it looked like **** compared to what I had seen on my home PC.
See, of those the bottom right-most tile looks the greenest. The bottom left-most tile looks off-grey.
Cobra Kai said:
I gotta get back to work! I think I'll send George Lucas a bill for all this lost time.
Hahaha! Could you imagine if Harmy or one of the other restorers actually did this? :D
Mine too, Harmy.
I don't think the horizon line in the "Binary Sunset" sequence should be crisp, if that's what people were getting at. I think it should have some level of atmospheric distortion...
That's what I wondered as well. Growing up, I remember the blue being closer to the top than to the bottom picture. I don't know the definitive color timing of that element, though.
That scene is looking AWESOME, Harmy! I know you are sick of it, but the improvement will definitely make up for it! :)
I don't know. ;)
We can always have two comments of "Now there are two of them"...
Now there are two of them!
:)
What film stock is that 70mm printed on? It looks to me like Eastman; it doesn't look very low-fade...
I haven't seen the workprint yet, but I would lean away from changing colors for aesthetic reasons, lest we slip down the same mudbank that grabbed Lucas. :)
Fine by me. I never have a problem with uloz.to.
Count me in! :)
Just finished watching this edit - awesome job, Frink!
Can't wait for AOtR and ROtR! :)
Just finished watching the new WP, and I'm impressed! So much more detail, and everything appears to be a more natural color: IE - less red.
The one concern I have is with the moving dewback before the Cantina scene; is that supposed to be moving, or a matte painting? I couldn't tell from the V1 which it was, but I thought it was non-moving in the OT.
Also, around 23 seconds, the guy in the foreground has a very red hand. I didn't notice it at full speed, but when I slowed it down, it became obvious. Just an FYI, not a criticism.
I agree with AluminumFalcon. While the Harmy pic is a bit greenish-tinged, the color of the Death Star is more in line as far as continuity with what it looks like in other shots.
edit: I also agree with mverta. Especially considering that each of us is looking at it on a potentially flawed monitor (however miniscule in each direction).