This is oohteedee's magnificent ESB theatrical reconstruction that is updated to v2.1. AC3 audio tracks, English subs, and chapters are included in the mkv. There are sub-folders for a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround file and 71x additional sub files.
Please see "The.Empire.Strikes.Back.1980.D+80.v2.1.UHD.2160p-oohteedee.txt" and "About the audio tracks.txt" for complete details of this FANEDIT.
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oohteedee D+80 v2.1:
In this version I have redone a bunch of replacement shots to make them more seamless with the rest of the movie. Overall colour is the same but I have tweaked a few shots.
oohteedee D+80 v2.0:
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.
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Thanks again to oohteedee for this amazing FANEDIT - thank you!
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