2018-04-02, 11:43 PM
The 2.0 is not a mixdown, it's a DTS-HD MA encode of the stereo PCM track from the laserdisc, which is the original 1980 35mm stereo mix. There may be bits here and there patched with the 1993 laserdisc PCM where the laserdisc version of the original mix had dropouts or distortions, but I'm not certain about that.
Hairy_Hen's 5.1 is an upmix from the 1993 stereo PCM remix from the Definitive Collection/"Faces" THX laserdisc.
So basically, the Despecialized MKVs contain:
1. DTS-HD MA 5.1 - Hairy_Hen upmix of the 1993 laserdisc remixes of all 3 films (except SW77, which is essentially that but edited to match in-theater recordings of the 1977 70mm six-track mix, so it's a "recreation" of the original 1977 surround as best as can be done at the moment)
2. DTS-HD MA 2.0 - Lossless encodes of the original 1977/1980/1983 35mm stereo tracks, captured from laserdisc PCM tracks
3. DTS-HD MA 1.0 (SW77 and ESB only) - unique mono mixes - SW77 is the original 1977 35mm mono mix, taken from a few sources including an early-1980s VHS recording from TV, patched as necessary with other sources; ESB is a mono mix used on 16mm prints, primarily taken from Puggo's 16mm transfer.
4. Dolby Digital 2.0 (SW77 Only) - 1985 stereo home video remix, encoded from laserdisc PCM capture (mostly the same as the 1977 stereo, but wider dynamic range and an extra Threepio line about the Death Star tractor beam)
5. Dolby Digital 2.0 - 1993 stereo home video remixes, encoded from laserdisc PCM captures; this is the same mix included on the 2006 bonus DVD ("GOUT") releases, but taken from the LD and not the 192Kbps DVD audio
All the original 1977/80/83 stereo/mono mixes and Hairy_Hen's 5.1 upmixes are included in lossless DTS-HD MA in the large MKV versions of Despecialized.
Hairy_Hen is also releasing a new 5.1 SW77 in the near future, and we also have learned that the dropouts he patched in the 1977 stereo mix are actually there on the print optical audio (it was previously assumed they were errors made while preparing the track for home video release), so it's likely that a certain 35mm project that's near to completion will include both his new 5.1 70mm reconstruction/upmix, along with a new lossless release of the 1977 35mm stereo that doesn't patch the dropouts.
Hope that was helpful.
Hairy_Hen's 5.1 is an upmix from the 1993 stereo PCM remix from the Definitive Collection/"Faces" THX laserdisc.
So basically, the Despecialized MKVs contain:
1. DTS-HD MA 5.1 - Hairy_Hen upmix of the 1993 laserdisc remixes of all 3 films (except SW77, which is essentially that but edited to match in-theater recordings of the 1977 70mm six-track mix, so it's a "recreation" of the original 1977 surround as best as can be done at the moment)
2. DTS-HD MA 2.0 - Lossless encodes of the original 1977/1980/1983 35mm stereo tracks, captured from laserdisc PCM tracks
3. DTS-HD MA 1.0 (SW77 and ESB only) - unique mono mixes - SW77 is the original 1977 35mm mono mix, taken from a few sources including an early-1980s VHS recording from TV, patched as necessary with other sources; ESB is a mono mix used on 16mm prints, primarily taken from Puggo's 16mm transfer.
4. Dolby Digital 2.0 (SW77 Only) - 1985 stereo home video remix, encoded from laserdisc PCM capture (mostly the same as the 1977 stereo, but wider dynamic range and an extra Threepio line about the Death Star tractor beam)
5. Dolby Digital 2.0 - 1993 stereo home video remixes, encoded from laserdisc PCM captures; this is the same mix included on the 2006 bonus DVD ("GOUT") releases, but taken from the LD and not the 192Kbps DVD audio
All the original 1977/80/83 stereo/mono mixes and Hairy_Hen's 5.1 upmixes are included in lossless DTS-HD MA in the large MKV versions of Despecialized.
Hairy_Hen is also releasing a new 5.1 SW77 in the near future, and we also have learned that the dropouts he patched in the 1977 stereo mix are actually there on the print optical audio (it was previously assumed they were errors made while preparing the track for home video release), so it's likely that a certain 35mm project that's near to completion will include both his new 5.1 70mm reconstruction/upmix, along with a new lossless release of the 1977 35mm stereo that doesn't patch the dropouts.
Hope that was helpful.