Revenge of the Sith 4 Hour Supercut - Every Change and Transition 

I mean, in Lucas' defence, it's not like he can legaly do it

​@@shardsoftime0952he could release it before he sold Lucas film

This is something of a collection of all the previous uploads, or it's as much of the movie I can upload directly to youtube as possible without a global block. Also gives some direct text commentary this time.

@Star Wars Story wasn’t expecting to see you here.

Story, I wonder if you'd let NumeralJ use your CW Canon edit

Twice the pride, double the fall😩😂😂

Twice the Star, Double The Wars

And with this, it's restored not only to Episode III, but within Clone Wars itself too in a sense.

@@MechaSalesman Yes. And Mama Padme and the Delegation of 2000 forming the Rebellion.

Instead we got there Tracy sister spice arc🙄 wasted potential. Even a darth maul arc would have been better

@@Eduardo-cz9gz we all agree on that homie....

Tcw sucked

i agree

I also feel like the Mace crushing Greviou's chest and giving him the cough makes sense to keep in here. Maybe not for canon reasons, but narratively it works better. Because other wise, the next time we see Grevious after his escape from Courscant, he is staggering, coughing and limping. Where as before, in the Genndy Clone Wars footage, he was a god damn beast, tanking multiple Jedi at once. Everything else though really works and this has become my diffinitive version of Episode 3. Thanks bro. Keep up the awesome work.

Honestly, I think the last scene of The Clone Wars would have been a great post-credits scene. Just an endcap to the whole thing.

That's a very interesting idea, what made you think of Battlefront 2

@@kennethnorth7018I think BF2 files are really accessible

Good to hear. For all the excitement these videos generate and requests I get, I only hear back from a fraction of people after they actually see it.

This is the way

Sooooo did you go 1, 2, 3? Or 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3? Although I would love to see a 1, 2, 3 reaction, I think it might be too much for a youngster to see. Especially if they'd invested in the Clone Wars show as well.

Glad you agree with my philosophy. I know several other people have debated how to do this, but I stand by my choices as the best way to tell this story. Edits of Bad Batch material can come later when the show/season is wrapped, but for now I've found the best viewing experience is watching the Season 7 Bad Batch arc before this cut (and maybe a bit more of the micro-series battle of Nelvaan, but that's more optional), this cut, then Bad Batch Episode 1 after it. It really does flow very well when watched that way, and you feel like you're getting the most complete experience.

@@MechaSalesman have you considered including deleted scenes from revenge of the sith that are consistent with the canon?

@@connorlamphier2703 he has added 5 deleted scenes into the film

Maybe some of the shots in the clone wars style intro of the first episode could be added, but any content past that would feel, off

I saw it before Revenge of the Sith came out and always loved how it tied everything together. I could never forget it.

Thank you. All I ask is to pass on what you have learned so as many get the chance to see it as possible.

How do you download them

That's one of the reasons I've been so careful about keeping the scene order the same while I've slowly revised the cut over the year. It's a very, very delicate balance to find the right storytelling formula and I don't want to disrupt it. Glad you're getting the most out of the work, though.

@@MechaSalesman It seemed strange to me because Ahsoka looked somewhat annoyed and it was because something was wrong between Anakin and Padme

As of now, I don't explicitly have intentions to expand on it, but it's never impossible. Doing edits for Bad Batch to watch immediately 'after' this cut are a priority, however, but I want to wait for the season to be further along. Only then can I properly review how best to put it all together. Thank you for watching. Please pass on what you have learned so as many as possible can also enjoy it.

@@MechaSalesman you should add in the audio of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s message to the last remaining Jedi (from Rebels and Fallen Order) during the last montage!

Do you have a link or maybe an email address I can msg for the full 4.5 length edit?

Thank you. Sadly, there was no reasonable way to add that scene as it was vastly incomplete and too low res to easily reconstruct the full scene, but I'm glad you enjoyed everything else.

I can at least say the first is a possible change if a new revision ever does happen. The second is less likely for reasons I've stated elsewhere.

Honestly, that's a point worth considering if a v4 ever happens, but the end credits musical montages have always been there no matter what the final mood of the scene was, so I'm trying to preserve that saga chapter feel where I can.

Eventually, I'll be releasing a 4K version that's completely unedited, including being in 16:9. No exact date planned, but once stuff calms down more on my end and I have some extra time, that'll be the next priority.

@@MechaSalesman Which program did you use to upscale the Genndy footage? Topaz Video Enhance AI?

​@@julioar008 Looks like mainly sharpening has been applied, I know Topaz has tools specifically for that. To me the deleted scenes appears to have none of the typical "painterly" defects you get from AI enhancers where the AI just doesn't know what to do with certain things - eyes in particular often turn into a blurry mess and that's going to stand out even from a distance. On first glance the upscaled footage almost looks HD, but zoom in even a little and you see how flat it is. I much prefer that because it preserves detail much better.

Glad you enjoyed it

Glad you enjoyed it. All I ask is to pass on what you have learned so everyone gets the chance to see it.

And thank you for your support. Pass on what you have learned.

This type of cut is tricky to do because I am trying to preserve as much of the microseries as possible while fixing only the parts that most overtly contradict other onscreen canon. It requires some tough decisions on what to stay, and what goes, and the context for the material released around the time of Revenge of the Sith needs to be taken into account too. 1. The chest crushing scene was written as a last second retcon that was never intended to be in the series earlier drafts in the first place. It was one of the last bits added to the show, and was only created to explain an inconsistency that was later retconned away anyway. Because I already changed Grievous' voice in this cut, and because his cough already existed in prior resources, it removes the need for it, even if I do think the scene is cool/badass. The intent is to create a bit more internal consistency for "new" viewers even if old "fans" may be disappointed. 2. The same can be said for the many confusing deaths of Shaak Ti. The problem with Shaak Ti's many deaths is that it's been stated in all other sources (both EU and Canon) that her death happens later, and her death at Grievous' hand scene wasn't even in the original script. It was yet another incomplete retcon that was added late, then removed anyway. Our only benefit from it is that it's the most complete looking scene visually, but that's about it. Plus the problem with deleted scene as a whole is that it has very noticeably incomplete VFX, far more so than the other scenes I've included. Officially, she dies at Anakin's hands and that's where I'm leaving it for now. Restoring the Temple death entirely would require a fully new scene to be filmed (maybe in Kenobi?). So until that happens, this is what we've got and this is where I'm leaving it.

@@MechaSalesman Thanks for the detailed response! When I was growing up watching the Clone Wars (1st season came out when I was in 6th grade for reference), I had actually assumed that Grievous' cough had been mistakenly put into the Clone Wars because the writers were somehow unaware of the Mace Windu scene from the miniseries. I guess I wasn't aware that that was actually a last minute addition to the miniseries like you've said. I did always find it interesting that some of the set design from Shaak Ti's death scene actually made its way into the Lego Star Wars level. (Specifically the circular tubes they crawl though and seal off at one end.) And that of course was more fleshed out in the Revenge Of The Sith PS2 game. As a side note it would be kind of funny to have a joke edit with every Shaak Ti death included (although one is from The Force Awakens though so that's definitely a stretch)

Thank you, good sir.

Thanks again!

Such was my intention. She was always with him right to his fall, even when we didn't see her.

Also, RU-vid is glitching and still claims the video is "checking" so if it gets a global block again, I may have to tweak it a bit further and fix it. As of now, only a very, very small number of changes in the cut are not in this video. Mostly extra Grievous voice changes and a few other small transitions from the 2k3 series material (RU-vid is 'very' aggressive about blocking almost any Clone Wars micro-series content now, it seems!)

@@MechaSalesman, I have a technical issue that I wondered if you could shed some light on. I am not able to play the MKV files provided normally, so I used VLC Media Player to convert them into an MP4 format, as my editing software, Premiere, and media players only work with the format. However, I have noticed that the sound is off when the files are converted, and I have been manually attempting to fix the issue on my own within Premiere, with admittedly mixed results (i.e., the sound will be fixed for a while, but will suddenly become slightly off again. I wonder if you have any experience with this; is this an issue with how I converted the files, or something else? I am admittedly not very knowledgeable on the subject, and would appreciate any advice on the matter you may provide. In the meantime, I will attempt to try fixing the audio manually. (Also I posted this on an earlier video, sorry, I just thought this might have a better chance of being seen here. If this bothers you or offends you in any way, I apologize. I meant no harm.)

You want to use a program like Handbrake to covert these if that's your goal. Keep in mind that the 'vast' majority of players should still support MKV, it is only consoles like the PS4/PS5 that refuse to allow MKV HEVC playback for some dumb reason. Premiere does NOT like files already encoded in x265. They are meant for viewing, not editing. Handbrake is the best thing to convert it with, but there may be a simpler solution for your problem. What type of device are you trying to play these files on?

@@MechaSalesman A laptop, (ThinkPad Lenovo).

Try following the suggestions here from the Document. Unless your device is very old (more than 5 years), or locks out certain kind of software (like say, a work laptop with major restrictions) it should have no problem playing a 1080p HEVC encoded MKV file. While VLC alone should work, updating your codecs will likely make it work much better. Personally, I both prefer and normally use the combo of updated codecs, Media Player Classic, and the MadVR addon if I am playing the 4K HDR files. "How are these files encoded, and what video player should I use to watch them? All video files encoded in x265 for best quality and compression. Please download K-Lite Codec Pack (codecguide.com/download_k-lite_codec_pack_standard.htm) and play on Media Player Classic or VLC (www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html) on PC, IOS 11 with VLC on IOS, VLC player on Android, and VLC with up to date Codecs and OS on MacOS. If you are watching 4K HDR on Windows, you may also want to INSTALL THE MAD-VR ADDON (madvr.com/) FOR PROPER HDR PLAYBACK WITH Media Player Classic ON HDR CAPABLE MONITORS. Most Smart TVs, phones, and tablets will play the 4K HDR versions correctly with just VLC as long as their software is up to date."

I addressed that bit during Rex's order 66 sequence in this video, but to summarize. I've tried, but as it is right now when I insert it in, it feels out of place and doesn't allow either the full sequence to play out naturally, disrupts the Order 66 John Williams sequence as it is too much, or takes too much footage away from a viewer who will watch the Bad Batch cut immediately after they see this one. It is my honest view that the best viewing experience is watching the Season 7 Bad Batch arc before this (as it is the last arc before Siege of Mandalore Chronologically. It actually happens after the Martez sister arc), then seeing this cut, then seeing Bad Batch Episode 1 right after. That's how I did my own viewing order when bad Batch episode 1 hit, and that still remains the best experience I've had so far. I'm not saying I'll never do it, but I haven't found a way yet that honestly makes the entire experience satisfying. Fallen Order has a similar problem due to how long its own Order 66 mission actually lasts.

@@MechaSalesman well can you try adding them? Both Jedi fallen order and bad batch, if you have questions please let me know.

@@jswatch9270 He just said in his comment that he tried and it didn't work. Why would he release a cut that doesn't work...

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Thank you.

If a version 4.0 of the cut is made at some point, I may consider it, but as of now that's not on the cards. I'm still sticking by the current revision.

If you're doing a full Clone Wars watch, considering checking out the rest of the film cuts/remasters as well, as they include every episode from the series cut into their respective film arcs. (using anywhere from 2-8 episodes for each individual story cut).

@@MechaSalesman absolutely! Thanks so much for your work on this

Esta el problema de que las escenas eliminadas no están dobladas

1. English subs are already included in the cut. 2. There are places in the internet that specialize in getting such things, but you also need to know how to get your software to work with such content AND need beefy hardware to do it.

@@MechaSalesman Ah, gotcha! I'll do a bit of digging on my own when I get some better hardware then. Mine is... pretty old. Thanks for the reply!

And add Ahsoka at padme’s funeral from tales of the Jedi

​@@Erenyeagers4 yes

I've used these techniques many times over the years, and on several videos directly in this channel, even. Unfortunately the source material I have to work with has serious limitations (I don't have the master tapes, of course) that made doing this way harder than you might think. I've actually experimented a lot with timings and tweaks to arrive at the current results. Many scenes cut off audio too quickly to easily edit even with advance techniques. Reverb doesn't always work perfectly because it can inappropriately amplify the original source and make it sound off, not always sounding as pleasant when it transitions over as you'd expect. Each attempt to alter it has a tradeoff. I also deliberately do now want to rescore the film, however. Preserving the original score as much as possible is a major intent. The only exception being the opening act where I reconstructed the audio from scratch to replace the Tom Kane narration, or scenes that had no music where I added a more subtle cue. Also, to be honest, many people know the original film's audio cues so well that almost any change to it will stick out like a sore thumb. That is the other challenge that comes with a project like this. Either way, I'm glad you're enjoying the work that's gone into this.

The thing is, I want this to be a version of the film that you can watch in a marathon with other content. It doesn't have to be for first time viewers, but I'd like it to be a staple for long time fans who watch the TV continuity and movies together. Whether you watch my Clone Wars edits or not, I want this to be an option people can use as both a finale to TCW, and as a prologue to Bad Batch, and it turns out the latter works better if you watch it after without the ends. Furthermore, as I've said, breaking up that specific part of the film in a satisfying way just isn't ideal. I could sacrifice a few shots of the Oder 66 montage that exists, but you'd lose something else equally emotional only to add a reduced version of another scene from elsewhere. The shots of Yoda and Padme reacting are the easiest to sacrifice (epsecially the latter), but they are core characters in the film, and I'd be replacing their reactions to these events with shots of characters we've either never seen before or barely know. From a storytelling POV it doesn't actually work out all that well. Then, when a viewer goes and watches Bad Batch right after, they see the same scene all over again, something Star Wars never does (it never recycles footage like that). As excessive as this massive cut seems to be on the surface, the film isn't meant to be a youtube nostalgia tribute like my other AMV work would be. It's meant to be an epic Star Wars tale that concludes the Clone Wars era for all the fans who have emotionally invested into the TV show for 13+ years. Each bit of material I've added into it adds to that point: the recut 2k3 series footage expands the scope of the Battle of Coruscant, makes Grievous a bigger threat, shows the Jedi at their peak heroic abilities, and raises the stakes of the war by showing it's impact directly on the capitol, all while doing so because the writers explicitly endorsed/referenced it when they could've more easily overwritten it. The Siege of Mandalore footage itself ties the TCW seires directly into the film and greatly expands upon Sidious' plan from Maul's perspective, as well as Order 66 from the view of the clones, and finally makes Ahsoka a main character in line with Anakin/Kenobi, as TCW argued she should be. The deleted scenes add essential political context back into the film that make far more sense to watch after a viewer has already invested into the Clone Wars series, not to mention line the film closer to its brilliant novelization, which George himself still endorsed and oversaw.

@@MechaSalesman yeah, like I said, I completely understand. That makes more sense now. And btw thank you for all the great work you do

@@chickenphat730 Thank you for watching and your support.

English and Spanish subs are included with the latest v4.0 of the cut.

Those two transitions stood out to me as well. I would've used a different composition of the binary theme playing over the sunset since it's not the end scene to close the film out this time around, you don't need the crescendo. With a little more time it's easy enough to put together since there's hardly any sound effects and zero dialogue. A different score, some light foley and you're good to go. All in all I absolutely loved this extended experience of ROTS, especially since I'm one of those fans who gave up on Clone Wars a couple of episodes in.

About 5 total, as those were the most relevant to the story and most useable, yes. They are all here in this video.

Final... until it isn't. If any future revisions happen, I'll let people know.

​@@MechaSalesman Great idea.

Samsung makes it easy for you, luckily. Use a USB jump drive, download the full file, put it on there, and play it directly. The TV will play back the video in full 4K HDR quality with all the correct color data. I do this myself and it looks/plays perfectly if your TV is a Smart TV with updated software. Use Google Drive to download the 4K file onto any type of USB storage large enough to support it (say, a 128GB jump drive), then just plug that right into the TV and access the file.

@@MechaSalesman oh ok. Thanks you for help!! I’ll definitely get watching then

"if" I ever do an edit with more content within Order 66, this is roughly where I would alter things. However, as it is now, I'm not explicitly planning to do that, for the reasons already stated in the video. If that changes, so be it, but it's not on the table yet.

Can't post it on youtube, but it can be watched on google drive when the links aren't overloaded.

It's real and finished. This entire video is trimmed down from the real cut and text commentary has been added to it.

@@MechaSalesman that is awesome. Where can I find the finished product?

In Siege of Mandalore, there is a hard cut to Maul before scenes from Anakin's turn are heard. It's completely ambiguous just how much time passes during this "briefing", and military briefings can last anywhere from minutes to an hour. Sidious telling them to execute Order 66 is not necessarily the entire briefing, so I expect the briefing started with actual news on the war before Sidious called the army with his order. It was also a creative decision to intersect Maul and Ahsoka's reaction with Anakin's actual turn. It's a particular set of edits I felt strongly about doing in this specific way, and I think it remains one of the cut's strong points. Might it stretch suspension of disbelief a bit for some viewers? Sure. But a lot of Star Wars storytelling has ambiguous timetables like that. No one ever even has a straight answer on how long it takes ships to travel across hyperspace from point A to Point B, for example, and this is a far less of a problem than that.

Considering that the Siege of Mandalore draft was first written before the buyout, there's no reason you couldn't. This edit attempts to build harmony between the inconsistencies in Legends and TCW that were there even before the buyout anyway.

Epic thank you