As of December 2015, the Despecialized Edition of Star Wars was remastered at version 2.5, ESB saw major improvements in v2.0, and a workprint (rough draft) of v2.0 for ROTJ was released mere weeks before Star Wars: The Force Awakens hit theaters.
I love Harmy's Despecialized Editions. It's my preferred way to watch the OT. Harmy recently started working on an updated version of his Despecialized Editions. He also decided to give an indept look on his workflow. In this first video, he talks about the spreadsheet he made and the work that goes in to the preparation of the different shots. Star Wars: Despecialized Edition is a work in progress, and is distributed at no cost to legal owners of the official Star Wars trilogy (Episodes IV-VI) in HD format (Blu-ray Disk or Digital. Star Wars Trilogy Despecialized Edition. 43,412 likes 31 talking about this. Harmy's Despecialized Edition is a reconstruction of the theatrical.
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STAR WARS DESPECIALIZED EDITION REMASTERED v2.7 made by Towne32 is now out!!!
Discussion here:
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Discussion here:
http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Harmys-Despecialized-Star-Wars-1977-Color-Adjustment-Project/id/48257
Introducing Despecialized and Its Sources video
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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 (v2.0) version represented a significant improvement in picture quality over the earlier version.
The remastered (v2.0) version represented a significant improvement in picture quality over the earlier version.
Version v2.1 further improved upon the previous version mainly by refining the color correction but also by replacing many of the >despecialized shots with much higher quality ones.</span>
Version v2.5 offers few more little tweaks to the picture and contains an unprecedented number of audio options, including lossless</span> DTS-HD tracks for the original mixes, an isolated score, four different commentary tracks and dubbing tracks in ten different languages and dialects.
v2.5 MKV info:
VIDEO SOURCES:
- STAR WARS Episode IV A New Hope Official Blu-Ray 2011 (Preliminary colour correction by You_Too)
- STAR WARS 2006 Bonus DVD (sourced from the 1993 Definitive Edition Laser Disc Master - upscales by Dark Jedi, You_Too and Harmy)
- Star.Wars.Episode.IV.A.New.Hope.1977.720p.HDTV.x264-DON (2004 DVD Version)
- STAR WARS 1997 Special Edition (Reivax DTV capture)
- Custom mattes, 35mm and 70mm film cell scans etc.
- Team Negative1 35mm LPP print scan of the Mos Eisley sequence
- Puggo Grande (1977 16mm print transfer)
Technical Specifications:
CONTAINER: MKV
SIZE: 17.8 GB
VIDEO: 1280x720p H264 23.976 fps
AUDIO: (Special thanks to hairy_hen and Belbucus)
TRACK 1) 5.1 DTS-HD-MA [English] (1977 70mm six track mix)
TRACK 2) 2.0 DTS-HD-MA [English] (1977 35mm stereo mix)
TRACK 3) 1.0 DTS-HD-MA [English] (1977 35mm mono mix)
TRACK 4) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (1985 Laserdisc mix)
TRACK 5) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (1993 Laserdisc mix)
TRACK 6) 2.0 Dolby Digital [German] (1978 dub reconstruction)
TRACK 7) 2.0 Dolby Digital [French] (1977 dub)
TRACK 8) 2.0 Dolby Digital [Spanish] (1977 Castilian dub)
TRACK 9) 1.0 Dolby Digital [Spanish] (1980 Latino dub)
TRACK 10) 1.0 Dolby Digital [Portuguese] (1980s Brazilian dub)
TRACK 11) 2.0 Dolby Digital [Japanese] (1978 Dub)
TRACK 12) 2.0 Dolby Digital [Italian] (1977 dub)
TRACK 13) 2.0 Dolby Digital [Polish] (1995 Voiceover)
TRACK 14) 2.0 Dolby Digital [Czech] (1992 dub)
TRACK 15) 2.0 Dolby Digital [Hungarian] (1984 dub)
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TRACK 16) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (1993 LD Audio Commentary - silence filled with 1993 LD 2.0)
TRACK 17) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (2004 DVD Audio Commentary - recut to fit this release)
TRACK 18) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (2004 starwars.com Audio Commentary - recut to fit this release)
TRACK 19) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (2011 BD Archival Interviews Audio Commentary - recut to fit this release)
TRACK 20) 2.0 Dolby Digital [Isolated Score] (Compiled by hairy_hen)
TRACK 21) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (Commentary For Visually Impaired)
SUBTITLES: (Special thanks to CatBus)
English (en)
English SDH (en-sdh)
Mandarin, Simplified (zh-cn)
Mandarin, Traditional (zh-tw)
American Spanish (es-419)
American Spanish Forced (es-419-forced; only with dub)
Castilian Spanish (es-es)
Castilian Spanish Forced (es-es-forced; only with dub)
Arabic (ar)
Russian (ru)
Brazilian Portuguese (pt-br)
Indonesian (id)
Japanese Forced (ja-forced; only with dub)
French (fr)
French Forced (fr-forced; only with dub)
German (de)
German Forced (de-forced; only with dub)
Turkish (tr)
Korean (ko)
Italian (it)
Italian Forced (it-forced; only with dub)
Polish (pl)
Romanian (ro)
Croatian (hr)
Dutch (nl)
Hungarian (hu)
Czech (cs)
Greek (el)
Swedish (sv)
Bulgarian (bg)
Finnish (fi)
Danish (da)
Norwegian (no)
English SDH (en-sdh)
Mandarin, Simplified (zh-cn)
Mandarin, Traditional (zh-tw)
American Spanish (es-419)
American Spanish Forced (es-419-forced; only with dub)
Castilian Spanish (es-es)
Castilian Spanish Forced (es-es-forced; only with dub)
Arabic (ar)
Russian (ru)
Brazilian Portuguese (pt-br)
Indonesian (id)
Japanese Forced (ja-forced; only with dub)
French (fr)
French Forced (fr-forced; only with dub)
German (de)
German Forced (de-forced; only with dub)
Turkish (tr)
Korean (ko)
Italian (it)
Italian Forced (it-forced; only with dub)
Polish (pl)
Romanian (ro)
Croatian (hr)
Dutch (nl)
Hungarian (hu)
Czech (cs)
Greek (el)
Swedish (sv)
Bulgarian (bg)
Finnish (fi)
Danish (da)
Norwegian (no)
Unverified subtitles (may need significant improvements):
Mandarin (Simplified), American Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Korean, Turkish, Romanian, Croatian,
Greek, and Bulgarian.
All subtitles are from “Project Threepio v6.2”
More info here.
Here are the verified checksums for Despecialized Edition v2.5 MKV:
File Name: Star.Wars.Despecialized.Edition.v2.5.mkv
CRC32: 42A67CC6
MD5: E52CC005E48931EF3DF336361DD1A142
SHA-1: 6CA73976E347CD6791DC31B4FCC758F0E5AD265E
SHA-256: 31C4BA98D4A14A71B6DA13830F1C3C508CBF93C89A348D382F76070A23588D6B
To download, search for the CRC32 checksum.
PASS: harmy
v2.5 AVCHD info:
**The AVCHD version contains the latest versions of the preservations
of the original audio 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 (also hairy_hen’s latest version) and four different commentary tracks.
of the original audio 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 (also hairy_hen’s latest version) and four different commentary tracks.
More information can be found here:
VIDEO SOURCES:
- STAR WARS Episode IV A New Hope Official Blu-Ray 2011 (Preliminary colour correction by You_Too)
- STAR WARS 2006 Bonus DVD (sourced from the 1993 Definitive Edition Laser Disc Master - upscales by Dark Jedi, You_Too and Harmy)
- Star.Wars.Episode.IV.A.New.Hope.1977.720p.HDTV.x264-DON (2004 DVD Version)
- STAR WARS 1997 Special Edition (Reivax DTV capture)
- Custom mattes, 35mm and 70mm film cell scans etc.
- Team Negative1 35mm LPP print scan of the Mos Eisley sequence
- Puggo Grande (1977 16mm print transfer)
Technical Specifications:
FORMAT: AVCHD DISC (ISO)
SIZE: 7.9GB (DVD9)
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)
Chinese (Simplified) (zh-cn)
Spanish (es)
French (fr)
German (de)
The ISO image can be burned to a DVD-DL and should work in most Blu-Ray players.
To burn, you can use image burn following thse instructions: http://onlineitpro.com/?p=181
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Printable covers and disc art can be found here:
http://uloz.to/xSSTDNW/deed-v1-0-covers-rar
http://uloz.to/xSSTDNW/deed-v1-0-covers-rar
ORIGINAL 1st post:
The Empire Strikes Back is now finished and available, (see here) so I’m starting work on STAR WARS. While I’m waiting for one of the GOUT HD upscale projects to come out (Dark Jedi’s and Mattman Omega’s) I’m working on what I can use the 97SE for.
Here are a few test clips:
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Since 1997, George Lucas has been hell bent on ruining the original Star Wars trilogy. Every new release—in theaters, on DVD, and on Blu-Ray—comes with more added garbage than the last. This fan-made version of the original trilogy is the best version of Star Wars you can watch.
10 of the worst changes to the Star Wars trilogy after their original theatrical release
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Between adding a silly Jabba the Hutt scene to the first movie, putting an absurd musical number in Return of the Jedi, and Greedo shooting first (a change so controversial it has its own Wikipedia page), it’s like Lucasfilm is trolling us. I mean come on—what does a big CGI alien walking in front of the shot possibly add to the movie? At this rate, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Jar Jar Binks in the the 4K release of Return of the Jedi.
Unfortunately, you can’t buy the original version of the movie anymore, and it was never released in very high quality. The closest you can get is buying the laserdisc trilogy for $150 on eBay, the DVD with a low-quality version of the theatrical edition for $50, or break out those old VHS tapes from your closet.
But, with the help of many dedicated fans and video editors, an originaltrilogy.com forum user named Harmy decided to recreate the original, unaltered trilogy in high definition. He calls it the Despecialized Edition, and it’s the version of Star Wars we’ve all been clamoring for the last 20 years.
What the Despecialized Edition Does
The Despecialized Edition is a “fan preservation”, aiming not to create a new version of the movie, but to restore the original trilogy exactly as it was in the 70s and 80s—little flaws and all. To recreate the original 1977 version of A New Hope, for example, he used clips from:
- The 2011 Blu-Ray edition
- An HDTV broadcast of the 2004 Special Edition DVD
- A low quality version of the original trilogy from the special features of the 2006 DVD, affectionately called George’s Original Unaltered Trilogy (or the “GOUT”)
- Various scans of 70mm and 35mm film prints and still images from the films
With the help of many other originaltrilogy.com members, Harmy took bits and pieces of the above sources and edited them together with the Blu-Ray footage to recreate the theatrical version of the movie—in 720p HD. Watch the video above to see how it was put together—it really is fascinating. (There’s a longer version here, if you’re really interested.)
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Not all of the Special Edition changes are bad, of course. (I rather liked the redone CGI space battles.) But there is no doubt that this is the best version of the film you can get today. The color correction alone puts it so far ahead of the Blu-Ray that it’s the only version I’ll watch.
You can see a full list of Harmy’s changes, with screenshots and descriptions, in this Google+ album. You can also read more on the Despecialized Edition’s forum post at originaltrilogy.com, as wells as the threads for Empire Strikes Back’s Despecialized Edition and Return of the Jedi’s Despecialized Edition.
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How to Find and Download the Despecialized Edition
Since this is an unofficial community project, the only way you can get it is..well, “unofficially”. The legality of this project is up in the air, and while some have made a Fair Use argument in the name of preservation, Harmy doesn’t offer the movie as a simple one-click download. You’ll have to do a bit of legwork to download and watch it. The creators also request that you legally own a copy of the Star Wars Blu-Rays, so that even if you aren’t on the most solid legal ground, you’re on solid moral ground.
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TehPARADOX.com is the most “official” place to download the Despecialized Edition, though obtaining it can be a fairly complex process using a download manager (like FreeRapid Downloader or JDownloader). I have not been able to get this method to work properly (it reports most of the download links as dead), so while you can try it using these instructions, know that you may not have very much luck.
Update: A few of you noted that you got the JDownlader method working with the help of this YouTube video, so if you’re trying to go the more official method, give it a shot! HanDuet, uploader of the above video, has also provided new instructions in collaboration with Harmy for obtaining the films.
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Update 2: HanDuet reached out to us to emphasize that the “official” download method as described in “The Ultimate Introductory Guide” is now significantly easier and under continuing development through direct collaboration with Harmy. Visit Harmy’s official Facebook page for the Despecialized Editions to learn more and stay updated.
Despecialized Empire Strikes Back
By far the easiest way to obtain the movie, however—albeit a little shadier—is through BitTorrent. Just visit your favorite BitTorrent search engine (like torrentz.eu) and search for “star wars despecialized edition”. You’ll probably find quite a few options, though you may want to verify checksums after downloading to ensure you received an unaltered copy. Remember to use a VPN or proxy to keep yourself anonymous when you download.
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Star Wars Despecialized Version
I know that seems like a lot of hassle, but trust me: once you’ve watched the Despecialized Editions, you’ll never go back.
Star Wars Despecialized Edition 2.7
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