The Despecialized editions are nice, but check out project 4k77, 4k80, and 4k83. https://www.thestarwarstrilogy.com/project-4k77/
this post was submitted on 13 Oct 2023
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Are the despecialized still the best way to watch the OG trilogy in HD?
Despecialized are sub-720p edits based mostly on the Blu Ray 2011 release of the original cuts, with some parts sourced from LaserDisc, DVD, film reels and original matte paintings. It's a work of love that took the HD Blu Ray version and video-edited frame by frame it to look like the original release. It's a much better watch than the special editions rips, even though those rips have better resolution.
The 4k editions are high resolution scans from original film reels, they are typically found as 1080p and 4K.
If you don't mind 25-50 GB per movie then the 4k are the way to go, otherwise get the despecialized (they're under 2GB).
Is 83 done now? Cool!
I have a folder named "Subtitles - Project Threepio" for the first movie, plus .srt files for the other two despecialized editions. If noone else does it first I could upload them somewhere. Any good sites for sharing a few small files without having to register?
You should upload them to a location Plex pulls from, so anyone streaming them on Plex can just automatically enable them.
From what I can find, Plex downloads subs from opensubtitles.org and they already exist there. I think the problem is that it treats "Star Wars" and "Star Wars Despecialized Edition" as the same movie
swisstransfer.com is what I typically use.
I put all the subs in a zip file, in case anyone finds that easier than hunting them down individually on opensubtitles: https://www.swisstransfer.com/d/2ab10863-e9f9-442b-9d2c-44f0711f8280
Max validity was 30 days, so if someone has the possibility host them more permanently others might appreciate it in the future.
The only info I have about the actual video files is that Star Wars is supposedly Despecilized Edition v2.5, while ESB and RotJ only come with a text file crediting Harmy. Perhaps the latter two are also v2.5 but I have no note of it.
Thank you!
Firefox send?
Open subtitles?
I had a look and it already has subs for the despecialized editions, however they seem to be mixed in with the other versions of the movie, making them a little tricky to find: https://www.opensubtitles.org/en/search/sublanguageid-all/idmovie-458
Maybe there's an easier method, but I filtered by language and then used the browser's "find in page..." to locate the ones with "despecialized" tags
Hmm, I too have the despecialized editions. I'll have to check and see if there are subtitles with them.
EDIT
It appears that they don't have embedded subs but Plex was able to locate some on Opensubs for the despecialized editions.
Good point, I actually haven't thought to check OpenSubs. 😄