The Empire Strikes Back, Laserdisc (CAV), CBS/Fox video, 1985
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This CAV Laserdisc version of Empire enabled the viewer to freeze-frame and step forward/back the entire film to study the effects work. The image appears more saturated when compared to the 1984 CLV version, but the base transfer looks to be the same.
The CAV encoding (referred to as "Standard play") was generally accepted as yielding better picture quality, but at the expense of convenience - the film had to be spread to five sides across three platters. These don't show up too often and are comparatively rare to the regular CLV ("Extended play") edition. A similar CAV edition of Return of the Jedi was never issued in the USA. |
Assorted screenshots:
LaserVision logo
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Company logo
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Company logo
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Title card
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Opening crawl (Cropped)
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Binoculars (Cropped)
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End of side 1
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Side 2
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Binoculars (Squeezed)
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On Dagobah
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Side 3
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Alert all commands
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Side 4
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Matte painting
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Side 5
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Duel
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Falcon dish in frame
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End credits
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FBI warning
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Side 6 LD Turtle
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