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While I'm waiting for 4K80 to come out (A 4k scan of the original 1980 version of Empire Strikes Back by the same people who made 4K77 and 4K83) I downloaded the D+80 Empire Strikes Back 4K Theatrical Reconstruction by Oohteedee. Its a reconstruction of the 1980 theatrical version of Empire Strikes Back sourced from 4k UHD and Film scans. Most of the original 1980 shots in the film are restored, with most of the cgi and other changes being removed.
Here's what Oohteedee had to say about the project:
""This is a "theatrical" reconstruction (mostly) of The Empire Strikes Back using the UHD BluRay 2160p HDR version as it's main source.
Sources used...
The 2160p UHD BluRay was used as the primary source for this project. Two 35mm theatrical prints were used to restore original shots where needed. All scanned and cleaned in 4k at 16bit.
Theatrical but not completely theatrical...
I restored most of the original 1980 shots of the film, removing most of the CGI and other unnecessary changes. My preference was quality over authenticity though. My intent was to keep it as theatrical as possible, but I'm willing to sacrifice some authenticity for quality sake so some creative license was used in the process. It's theatrical in spirit.""
If you want more information, here's the official website: originaltrilogy.com/topic/D80...
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