This is pretty awesome stuff, Team Negative1 finally finsihed their restoration of the original Star Wars.
Original thread:
http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/te...version-release-details-and-updates/id/14590/
This page has some before and after comparisons:
http://www.thestarwarstrilogy.com/s...e-One-completes-35mm-Restoration-of-Star-Wars
This is not the same as Harmy's Despecialized version which is more of a recreation, Harmy also recommends TN1's version over his own:
Original thread:
http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/te...version-release-details-and-updates/id/14590/
This page has some before and after comparisons:
http://www.thestarwarstrilogy.com/s...e-One-completes-35mm-Restoration-of-Star-Wars
It is with great pleasure that we bring this to you:
Star Wars: 35mm Silver screen theatrical version
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Presented by : team negative1
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Restored to its original brilliance and color
in 1080p with theatrical audio soundtracks.
Features
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- Major dust and dirt cleanup
- Deflickered
- Stabilized
- Major scene by scene color correction
- Replacement shots from Eastman print
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- Intro, and original 1977 crawl
- Han shoots first
- Various dark scenes
Versions:
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25G mkv [mp4 contained] 1080p - v1
-video and english audio
25G Bd ISO 1080p - v1.5 [forthcoming]
-video
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Audio 1: English 35mm stereo
Audio 2: English 16mm mono
Audio 3: Spanish 35mm mono
- Star Wars theatrical trailer
- artwork folder
- documents folder
9G mkv/mp4 720p v1.5 [forthcoming]
-video and english audio
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History : Star Wars was the second print procured
by Team Negative1. 6 x 35mm reels were scanned and archived.
There was 6 reels of a Spanish LPP print, and 5 reels
of a red faded Eastman print, and 1 further reel 5 with
10 minutes.
The LPP had minimal damage, but more on the heads and tails.
There was a constant amount of dust and dirt throughout.
There were no splices except for the original crawl, and
Han shoots first scene.
Technical : Scan was in 2k, and resulted in a HD 1080p version.
Later, select shots were rescanned in 4k, along with the rest
of the LPP print. This was not used as the workflow was already
1080p.
Compatibility :
At this point, there is no GOUT compatibility and no subtitles.
Not done:
- Cleanup of glue frames
Future : There are advanced Eastman Kodak prints ready to be
restored. The scans are 4k, but again we are targetting 1080p
for the final release.
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Spread this movie. show it to your friends. tell people you are watching the original star wars!
We are happy to share it with you, because we enjoyed it also... and we hope you will.
It was a labor of love.
But in the end, despite the issues, the time, and money spent. it was all worth it..
We hope that this inspires people, and we especially thank george lucas, and lucasfilm
first and foremost for creating it.
It may have been a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....
But not anymore. we hope to celebrate many more anniversaries with you and
watching it as it was meant to be.
May the force be with you.
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Team Negative1
10/1/2016
This is not the same as Harmy's Despecialized version which is more of a recreation, Harmy also recommends TN1's version over his own:
Until I can make a new version of Despecialized (and this will be an invaluable asset in doing that) I would definitely recommend Team Negative 1s version over Despecialized v2.5.