Star Wars Despecialized v2.7 AVCHD NFO

                        HARMY AND TOWNE32 PROUDLY PRESENT


               STAR WARS - DESPECIALIZED EDITION REMASTERED (v2.7)

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This is a reconstruction of the 1977 theatrical version of STAR WARS. The original shots were painstakingly restored using
various sources (listed below) and the film received an extensive shot by shot colour correction based on a fade free 1977
I.B. Technicolor Print.

The remastered version (v2.0) represented a significant improvement in picture quality over the earlier version.

Version v2.1 further improved upon the previous version mainly by refining the colour correction but also by replacing many of the despecialized shots with higher quality ones.

Version v2.5 offers few more little tweaks to the picture and contains an unprecedented number of audio options, including lossless
DTS-HD tracks for the original mixes (the original 70mm six-track was recreated by hairy_hen, the original stereo mix was captured
from LaserDisc PCM and fixed up by hairy_hen and the original mono mix was restored by Belbucus from a VHS recording), an isolated
score, four different commentary tracks, dubbing tracks in ten different languages and dialects and a British commentary
for visually impaired.

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Note from Towne32: Version 2.6 featured a shot-by-shot color adjustment that I performed on Harmy's 2.5 MKV source.
Harmy was informed after the release of 2.5 that the Technicolor reference scans that he based his color grading on were
raw scans and not corrected to the way the print actually looks projected. Furthermore, Star Wars was the final major
Technicolor film produced in the West, and the quality control in the UK lab during those final days was poor, resulting
in less than ideal color including the prominent green tones that Harmy then incorporated into Despecialized Remastered.
The color of 2.6+ is still vibrant, but some of the strong overtones and inconsistencies of 2.5, based on those raw scans,
have been reduced or removed. Additionally, several shots that were based on the low resolution 2006 GOUT DVD in 2.5 have
been upgraded using Team Negative 1's 35mm "Silver Screen Edition" after I manually cleaned, stabilized, degrained, and color
corrected the shots.

Version 2.7 is of higher quality, thanks to Harmy. He sent me the lossless encode of his previous release, allowing me
to encode 2.7 without any generational encoding losses. Additionally, I corrected an error where several Mos Eisley shots
were actually using GOUT-based footage in 2.6, rather than the 35mm sources of Harmy's 2.5. Many additional color changes
were made to correct minor inconsistencies and to remove green tones from some desert scenes, as well as the Death Star
interior walls in some cases. The "A Long Time Ago" card is now from a cleaned up version of the 35mm scan. And the Greedo
subtitles have been replaced with an impressive rendering of the 35mm text made by CatBus. Additionally, Darth Lucas
rotoscoped the lightsaber blade in Ben's hut from the 35mm print. The version 2.7 MKV includes several subtitle and
audio dub languages not available previously, also thanks to CatBus, including a fixed Castilian track.
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More information can be found here:

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Harmys-STAR-WARS-Despecialized-Edition-HD/topic/12713/


VIDEO SOURCES:

1) STAR WARS Episode IV A New Hope Official Blu-Ray 2011 (Preliminary colour correction by You_Too)

2) STAR WARS 2006 Bonus DVD (sourced from the 1993 Definitive Edition Laser Disc Master - upscales by Dark Jedi, You_Too and Harmy)

3) Star.Wars.Episode.IV.A.New.Hope.1977.720p.HDTV.x264-DON (2004 DVD Version)

4) STAR WARS 1997 Special Edition (Reivax DTV capture)

5) Custom mattes, 35mm and 70mm film cell scans etc.

6) Team Negative1 35mm "Silver Screen Edition" LPP print scan

7) Puggo Grande (1977 16mm print transfer)


Technical Specifications:
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CONTAINER: AVCHD


SIZE: 7.9 GB


VIDEO: 1280x720p H264 23.976 fps


AUDIO: (all Dolby Digital) Special thanks to hairy_hen and Belbucus

TRACK 1) 5.1 1977 70mm six track mix @ 640Kbps

TRACK 2) 2.0 1977 stereo mix @ 224Kbps

TRACK 3) 1.0 1977 mono mix @ 128Kbps

TRACK 4) 2.0 Isolated score @ 224Kbps (hairy hen)

TRACK 5) 2.0 1993 LD Audio Commentary @ 192Kbps (silence filled with 1993 LD 2.0)

TRACK 6) 2.0 2004 DVD Audio Commentary @ 192Kbps

TRACK 7) 2.0 2004 starwars.com Audio Commentary @ 192Kbps

TRACK 8) 2.0 2011 BD Archival Interviews Audio Commentary @ 192Kbps


Subtitles: (Project Threepio) Special thanks to CatBus

English (en)
Chinese (Simplified) (zh-cn)
Spanish (es)
French (fr)
German (de)