Go read the latest the digital bits with Bill hunt if you believe this was going to happen anytime soon
The public's feelings about an OOT re-release will break down like this:
0.01% - They (we) will be nitpicking everything to the point where we each need our own custom-tailored version to be satisfied.
4.99% - Mostly satisfied with it. They will be pleased that the color timing finally looks decent. They will feel it's worth losing the SE's improved space battles for that.
95% - "You had me at 'Han shoots first again."
The public's feelings about an OOT re-release will break down like this:
0.01% - They (we) will be nitpicking everything to the point where we each need our own custom-tailored version to be satisfied.
4.99% - Mostly satisfied with it. They will be pleased that the color timing finally looks decent. They will feel it's worth losing the SE's improved space battles for that.
95% - "You had me at 'Han shoots first again."
Yep. I just did last night. While I'm used to the SE, nothing like seeing the original.Welp, looks like I'm downloading Harmy's.
**** you, George Lucas. **** you very much.
And down in flames...again.
http://thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-two-cents/022417-0100#.WK_gSm5QL20.facebook
Starting to have some uncharitable thoughts toward old uncle Georgie.
George Lucas is a ******* and has his head up his ass. Why cant they just get the copy from the library of congress and release that?Starting to have some uncharitable thoughts toward old uncle Georgie.
Well, I'll always have my original VHS copies I guess.
batguy said:
The public's feelings about an OOT re-release will break down like this:
0.01% - They (we) will be nitpicking everything to the point where we each need our own custom-tailored version to be satisfied.
4.99% - Mostly satisfied with it. They will be pleased that the color timing finally looks decent. They will feel it's worth losing the SE's improved space battles for that.
95% - "You had me at 'Han shoots first again."
Actually, that's just us, which represents 5% of the movie buying public at best. I'd say most are just fine owning the SEs on Blu-Ray, and wouldn't see the point in buying yet another version.
OH, just remembered about this. Heres an original 35mm cut. Looks like how it looked in 1977 without anything added thing or fixed up. I watched the last battle and theres little technical errors and things I could see.
https://archive.org/details/Star.Wars.1977.SSE.35mm.v1.z.HDTV.H.264.AAC
Well, I'll always have my original VHS copies I guess.
And down in flames...again.
http://thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-two-cents/022417-0100#.WK_gSm5QL20.facebook
That article confuses me,.....it says at the beginning:
"We’ve essentially confirmed that Disney’s current 4K scan of the film is the most recent revised version (essentially the latest “special edition”), not the original theatrical edition"
They admit that they have a 4k scan of the film,.....& it's the current SE version?.....but the current version is based on LFL's scan done in 95-96 at 2k,.....which had the first SE CG elements added......later this LFL scan (files, not film) was given to Lowry Digital & colour corrected (badly.....overly dark & blue tone....crushed blacks etc),....this scan has been modified for subsequent releases,...until we have the current BD version.
So where did they get a 4k scan?.....is it the Reliance Media (formally Lowry Digital) 4k scan that was done for the cancelled 3d release just before the Disney purchase of LFL?....& if it has the SE additions,...they were done at 2k....????.
This all sounds a bit iffy
J
I may be able to add some clarity to this.
It sounds like they may have puled out the actual negative that is conformed to the SE from 95-96 and scanned that. This event where the news came from was a presentation about Disney's restoration and preservation in 4K and they had a slide explaining the pipeline they went through for their 4K Mickey shorts they're working on. It's likely they are using the same method for both Star Wars (already done) and Song of the South (no mortal will ever get to watch it).
The Warner Bros. lab is scanning the camera negatives at 4K.
Reliance Media is doing the color work.
Disney is handling audio (Skywalker Sound for SW most likely).
If Reliance is doing the Mickey stuff, it's likely they're doing all of Disney's 4K work and that would mean it's their 4K stuff.