Editing Star Wars (film) (section)

=== Home media ===
In the United States, France, West Germany, Italy and Japan, parts of or the whole film were released on [[Super 8 film|Super 8]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_category&category_id=409|title=Video and Film – Super 8|website=Star Wars Collectors Archive|year=2014 |access-date=October 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818224123/http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_category&category_id=409|archive-date=August 18, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Clips were also released for the Movie Viewer toy projector by [[Kenner Products]] in cassettes featuring short scenes.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2014 |title=Movie Viewer with MTFBWY cassette |url=http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=22504 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603102003/http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=22504 |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |access-date=June 3, 2021 |website=Star Wars Collectors Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_category&category_id=407|title=Video and Film|website=theswca.com|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=June 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604015702/http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_category&category_id=407|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Star Wars'' was released on [[Betamax]],<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Star wars|place=Farmington Hills, Mich.|publisher=CBS/Fox Video|year=1984|via=[[WorldCat]]|oclc=13842348}}</ref> [[Capacitance Electronic Disc|CED]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/doug-smith/yesterday-s-technology-can-be-a-collectible/article_9e12f11e-7a88-11e0-8008-001cc4c03286.html|title=Yesterday's technology can be a collectible|author=Doug Smith|newspaper=Quad-City Times|date=May 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127152152/http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/doug-smith/yesterday-s-technology-can-be-a-collectible/article_9e12f11e-7a88-11e0-8008-001cc4c03286.html|archive-date=November 27, 2016|url-status=live|access-date=November 26, 2016}}</ref> [[LaserDisc]],<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Star wars. / Episode IV, A new hope|place=Farmington Hills, Mich.|publisher=Twentieth Century-Fox Video|year=1982|via=[[WorldCat]]|oclc=8896917}}</ref> [[Video 2000]], and [[VHS]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Star Wars Trilogy, VHS, CBS/Fox Video, USA 1990|website=Star Wars on Video|url-status=live|url=http://www.swonvideo.com/vhs/vvhstrilogyus1988box.htm |access-date=July 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715002133/http://www.swonvideo.com/vhs/vvhstrilogyus1988box.htm |archive-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Star Wars Trilogy, Widescreen, VHS, 20th Century Fox Video USA, 1992|url=http://www.swonvideo.com/vhs/vtrilogylbxbox.htm|website=Star Wars on Video |access-date=July 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714173627/http://www.swonvideo.com/vhs/vtrilogylbxbox.htm|archive-date=July 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> during the 1980s and 1990s by [[CBS/Fox Video]]. The final issue of the original theatrical release (pre-Special Edition) on VHS occurred in 1995, as part of a "Last Chance to Own the Original" campaign, and was available as part of a trilogy set or as a standalone purchase.<ref>{{cite web|author1=((Jedi1))|title=The Original Star Wars Trilogy – One Last Time|date=April 4, 2013|url=http://thestarwarstrilogy.com/starwars/post/2013/04/30/The-Original-Star-Wars-Trilogy-One-Last-Time|website=The Star Wars Trilogy: A Digital Star Wars Scrapbook |access-date=July 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714151938/http://thestarwarstrilogy.com/starwars/post/2013/04/30/The-Original-Star-Wars-Trilogy-One-Last-Time|archive-date=July 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released for the first time on [[DVD]] on September 21, 2004, in a box set with ''The Empire Strikes Back'', ''Return of the Jedi'', and a bonus disc of supplementary material. The films were digitally restored and remastered, and more changes were made by Lucas (in addition to those made for the 1997 Special Edition). The DVD features a [[audio commentary|commentary track]] from Lucas, Fisher, Burtt and visual effects artist Dennis Muren. The bonus disc contains the documentary ''[[Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy]]'', three featurettes, teaser and theatrical trailers, TV spots, image galleries, an exclusive preview of ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith|Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'', a playable [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] demo of the [[LucasArts]] game ''[[Star Wars: Battlefront]]'', and a making-of documentary about [[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (video game)|the ''Episode III'' video game]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ign.com/articles/2004/09/09/star-wars-trilogy|title=Star Wars Trilogy|website=[[IGN]]|date=September 9, 2004 |access-date=February 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430013032/http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/09/09/star-wars-trilogy |archive-date=April 30, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> The set was reissued in December 2005 as a three-disc limited edition without the bonus disc.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ign.com/articles/2005/09/29/star-wars-due-again-on-dvd|title=Star Wars Due Again on DVD|website=[[IGN]]|date=September 28, 2005 |access-date=February 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018160342/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/29/star-wars-due-again-on-dvd |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The trilogy was re-released on separate two-disc limited edition DVD sets from September 12 to December 31, 2006, and again in a limited edition box set on November 4, 2008;<ref>{{cite web|title=Star Wars Saga Repacked in Trilogy Sets on DVD|date=August 8, 2008|publisher=[[Lucasfilm]]|work=[[Star Wars|StarWars.com]]|url=https://www.starwars.com/movies/saga/20080826news.html |access-date=November 8, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026032957/http://www.starwars.com/movies/saga/20080826news.html <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=October 26, 2008}}</ref> the original theatrical versions of the films were added as bonus material. The release was met with criticism because the unaltered versions were from the 1993 non-[[Anamorphic format|anamorphic]] LaserDisc masters, and were not re-transferred using modern video standards. This led to problems with colors, image quality, and digital image jarring.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dawe, Ian|title=Anamorphic Star Wars and Other Musings|work=Mindjack Film|url=http://www.mindjack.com/film/archives/2006_05_01_archive.html |access-date=May 26, 2006 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060613224955/http://www.mindjack.com/film/archives/2006_05_01_archive.html |archive-date=June 13, 2006 |url-status=live}}</ref>

All six existing ''Star Wars'' films were released by [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] on [[Blu-ray]] on September 16, 2011, in three different editions. ''A New Hope'' was available in both a box set of the original trilogy<ref>{{cite web|title=Pre-order Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray Now!|website=[[Star Wars|StarWars.com]]|publisher=[[Lucasfilm]]|date=January 6, 2011 |access-date=January 7, 2011|url=https://www.starwars.com/themovies/saga/preorder_bluray/index.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110228024727/http://www.starwars.com/themovies/saga/preorder_bluray/index.html |archive-date=February 28, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Joe|last=Utichi|date=September 15, 2011|title=Star Wars on Blu-ray: what surprises does LucasFilm have in store?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2011/sep/15/star-wars-blu-ray-lucasfilm|work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=July 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508151643/http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2011/sep/15/star-wars-blu-ray-lucasfilm |archive-date=May 8, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> and with the other five films in the set ''Star Wars: The Complete Saga'', which includes nine discs and over 40 hours of special features.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bring the Complete Collection Home: Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-Ray|url=https://www.starwars.com/movies/saga/bluraymay4/index.html|website=[[Star Wars|StarWars.com]]|publisher=[[Lucasfilm]] |access-date=July 19, 2011|date=May 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507103835/http://www.starwars.com/movies/saga/bluraymay4/index.html |archive-date=May 7, 2011}}</ref> The original theatrical versions of the films were not included in the box set. Nor have they been released officially since then. Furthermore, new changes were made to the films, provoking mixed responses from critics and fans alike.<ref>{{cite web|last=Phillips|first=Casey|date=September 16, 2011|title=Star Wars fans react with mixed feelings to changes in new Blu-ray release|work=[[Chattanooga Times Free Press]]|url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/sep/16/star-wars-fans-react-with-mixed-feelings/ |access-date=May 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521032253/http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/sep/16/star-wars-fans-react-with-mixed-feelings/|archive-date=May 21, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 7, 2015, [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]], Twentieth Century Fox, and Lucasfilm jointly announced the digital releases of the six existing ''Star Wars'' films. Fox released ''A New Hope'' for digital download on April 10, 2015, while Disney released the other five films.<ref name="DisneyFY13">{{cite web|title=The Walt Disney Company FY 2013 SEC Form 10-K Filing|url=http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/sites/default/files/reports/fy13-form-10k.pdf|website=The Walt Disney Company |access-date=April 17, 2015|page=13|date=November 20, 2013|quote=Prior to the Company's acquisition, Lucasfilm produced six Star Wars films (Episodes 1 through 6). Lucasfilm retained the rights to consumer products related to all of the films and the rights related to television and electronic distribution formats for all of the films, with the exception of the rights for Episode 4, which are owned by a third-party studio. All of the films are distributed by a third-party studio in the theatrical and home video markets. The theatrical and home video distribution rights for these films revert to Lucasfilm in May 2020 with the exception of Episode 4, for which these distribution rights are retained in perpetuity by the third-party studio.  |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150311190755/http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/sites/default/files/reports/fy13-form-10k.pdf |archive-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Vlessing|first=Etan|date=April 6, 2015|title='Star Wars' Movie Franchise Headed to Digital HD|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-movie-franchise-headed-786673 |access-date=April 7, 2015|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410030917/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-movie-franchise-headed-786673|archive-date=April 10, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Disney reissued ''A New Hope'' on Blu-ray, DVD, and for digital download on September 22, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/starwars/2019/08/09/star-wars-saga-bluray-rereleases-artwork-covers/#10|title=Newest Star Wars Saga Blu-rays Get Matching Artwork|last=Bonomolo|first=Cameron|date=August 8, 2019|website=[[ComicBook.com]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926042851/https://comicbook.com/starwars/2019/08/09/star-wars-saga-bluray-rereleases-artwork-covers/#10|archive-date=September 26, 2019|access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref> Additionally, all six films were available for [[4K resolution|4K]] [[High-dynamic-range video|HDR]] and [[Dolby Atmos]] streaming on [[Disney+]] upon the service's launch on November 12, 2019.<ref>{{cite news|last=Whitbrook|first=James|title=The Mandalorian Will Premiere on Disney+ November 12|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-mandalorian-will-be-available-on-disney-from-day-o-1833985687/amp|work=io9 |access-date=April 11, 2019|date=April 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412063838/https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-mandalorian-will-be-available-on-disney-from-day-o-1833985687/amp |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> This version of ''A New Hope'' was also released by Disney in a [[4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]] box set on March 31, 2020.<ref name="SkywalkerSagaBoxSet">{{Cite web|last=Lussier|first=Germain|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/lets-dive-into-star-wars-the-skywalker-sagas-27-disc-b-1842496774|date=March 27, 2020|title=Let's Dive Into Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga's 27-Disc Box Set|website=[[io9]]|access-date=March 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313074612/https://io9.gizmodo.com/lets-dive-into-star-wars-the-skywalker-sagas-27-disc-b-1842496774|archive-date=March 13, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>