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Re:Pirating the Pirates by Namahanna on Monday September 28, 2026 @02:52PM (#49882684)
Movies especially with re-releases. Star Wars with Lucas tinkering and blocking old copies.

But we have this - https://www.thestarwarstrilogy.com/project-4k77/

"97% of project 4K77 is from a single, original 1977 35mm Technicolor release print, scanned at full 4K, cleaned at 4K, and rendered at 4K."

Opening scene comparison - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1b47UP6ZGI

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Re:Pirating the Pirates by jgord on Monday September 28, 2026 @04:06PM (#49883619)
to my eye there is quite a difference .. in favor of the 4K77 remaster !
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Re:Pirating the Pirates by Telaneo on Monday September 28, 2026 @06:24PM (#49885317)
Doing God's work.

It was bound to happen with Star Wars, given how big a series it is. I wish we could have the same with more, but the amount of effort is huge in many cases, and literally impossible in others.

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