Project 4K77

Such an inspiring project! Having been born well after George decided to make his original work completely unavailable, the janky early-2000s DVD was what I grew up on. I&#x27;ve never even seen the <i>real</i> original Star Wars, so I&#x27;m looking forward to sitting down and watching this sometime!

This looks like an amazing undertaking, especially seeing the comparison to the bluray version. I was planning on watching the trilogy on bluray but I guess I have better plans now. :) Thank you!<p>Being a child of the 90s and of the digital era I am always endlessly amazed at the quality and potential of film. Every time I hear a story about how something more modern won’t even be released in 4K because they don’t have a high enough quality source because it&#x27;s all digital I’m kind of saddened.

See also:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thestarwarstrilogy.com&#x2F;project-4k80&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thestarwarstrilogy.com&#x2F;project-4k80&#x2F;</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thestarwarstrilogy.com&#x2F;project-4k83&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thestarwarstrilogy.com&#x2F;project-4k83&#x2F;</a>

I came across it a few months ago and I&#x27;m amazed at the great work they&#x27;ve done. By the way for those interested, they are currently raising funds for a better scanning station, it&#x27;s in their forum at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;forums.thestarwarstrilogy.com&#x2F;threads&#x2F;crazy-proposal-2-buy-a-scanstation.629&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;forums.thestarwarstrilogy.com&#x2F;threads&#x2F;crazy-proposal...</a><p>Just figured I&#x27;d post it here given the great work they&#x27;ve done and how many people here seem to have enjoyed it.

The quote from George Lucas about how the older versions of SW will be lost to time and the blueray will emerge as the canonical version reminds me of historical criticism of the New testament gospels.. we only have the four, other versions having been excised or otherwise just lost and the current gospels being borrowed from older lost texts

I admire this enthusiasm so much, and it is so sad that it all has to happen in illegality.

I looked at the comparison video and perhaps it&#x27;s my untrained eye, but the 2011 Blue-Ray version looks best to me (not as green&#x2F;brown tinged):<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;P1b47UP6ZGI" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;P1b47UP6ZGI</a><p>(MacBook Pro 2015 Retina screen)

DNR (Digital Noise Reduction in this instance) has in the medical world another meaning of Do Not Resuscitate. I&#x27;m sure this will tickle those opposed

Wish I could just pay Disney a tax, and download these easily without going through newsgroups or torrents :(

I too can&#x27;t stand the new &#x27;special edition&#x27; versions. They are so much worse. As if a talented director has turned into a teenager with no taste and restraints, and I am very happy that this and Despecialized Edition exist. Bring my shuttle.

&gt; So far this restoration (including money spent on 4K77 and 4K83) has cost TN1 a little over $16,000, but sadly there can be no box office receipts or DVD&#x2F;Bluray sales to refill our bank accounts when it’s all done.<p>If you&#x27;re looking for a cause to donate to, this seems like a good one.

I had no idea something like this existed, very interesting

These guys are geniuses...can&#x27;t wait for 4k80.