Where to find a torrent for the original, UN-Rematered edition of the OG starwars trillogy?

Everywhere I look that says "original triliogy" it's always the second re-mastering, never the remastering that was released in the 1990s or the original un-remastered versions

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You want either, the Despecialized editions, or the Project 4k77/80/83. Despecialized is an older effort and is slightly more noisy with lower resolution whereas the Project 4k versions are what you'd expect. Both are as close to original theatrical release as you would want.
- The despecialized version includes extra content though, don't know if Project ... does as well

Another vote for Project4K77 (and 80, and 83). Watched the first film last week from it and it looked fantastic.

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- URL gore lol
  
  Yeah I've never properly formatted a magnet for lemmy

At first I thought you were talking about some edition that the UN remastered and was really confused.
- No, they did the prequel trilogy because they're really into the bureaucracy
- I don't support any kind of centralized control over anything. So I don't support the EU
  I like systems where you have inalienable rights from something like the US constitution, but then each town being a self-governing local community.
  It's much harder to bribe policitians when there's significantly more of them you'd need to bribe. And it's harder to get away with taking a bribe when everyone you're serving knows who you are
  
  Why yes, 19th century US was totally without corruption /s
  
  Well, that was a little detour
  
  You should read up on the EU then, I think you'd like it here.
  Much less centralised than the US, member states have broader rights up to and including secession
  This indeed makes the EU less corrupt, as it is indeed harder to bribe politicians as there are more of them, see EU vs Big Tech
  The EU also has a Human Rights Charter, except it is even more unalienable than the US Constitution as it extends to non-citizens and there are courts independent from the EU who actively enforce it
  It is far from perfect, but it works much better than anything else this size.
  
  Go find someone from an African country and let them tell you what is possible. It certainly helped me appreciate Europe more.
  
  No one asked your opinion on the matter

I think you want to look for Project 4k77 stuff, I seem to remember that was restored from the original reels or something

there's this thing: STAR WARS GRINDHOUSE

Search for the de-specialized editions. I think those may be as close to the theatrical releases as one can get these days.
Edit: I think the un-mastered ones you mention are what I’m describing, sorry.

Honestly your best bet is to find a DVD/VHS box set and rip them yourself. Everyone keeps the 1080 versions these days at a minimum, and i don't know if those versions were ever release in HD, though here's hoping some can come in with Cunningham's law.
- A VHS/DVD rip is rarely a "best bet". There are exceptions, of course, but for Star Wars? Nah.
  
  Hey I'm right there with you, I have the bluray releases for mine. OP though is after a specific version, which I think was ever available in HD.
- I have copies of the second remastering box set that came included with the original un-remastered editions. What do I use to copy off those?
  
  Oh the dvds with laserdisc scan? That's a very neat thing to have!
  Would still recommend 4k77 😅
  
  Handbrake is a handy video transcoder to get you started
- Were they ever released on DVD? I have the VHS tapes. I thought the best quality version was laserdisc. Beyond that, they were all the remastered editions.
  
  That's where I'm not sure. According to wikipedia, no. So then yeah, laserdisc would provide the best image for those releases at 425, but a PAL laserdisc would give 440, in contrast to VHSs NTSC resolution of 240. That said, the 90s release was itself a 20th anniversary remaster of the originals, though allegedly there exists a copy for long term preservation that was never released. But, I'd have sworn that the 20th remaster saw a limited release on DVD, but that would again be something to be found on eBay or from a collector if it exists.