{"rewrite":{"id":"r_fffeb2c075bf5a7edcfa75b7","clusterId":"c_fed50f1dcddcedbbd1c7f862","slug":"90-cd-roms-of-phil-tippett-studio-work-materials-surface-on-internet-archive","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"90 CD-ROMs Of Phil Tippett Studio Work Materials Surface On Internet Archive","summary":"Phil Tippett's Tippett Studio closed in August 2026, and its props and memorabilia went to auction. A set of 90 CD-ROMs from that auction has now been digitized and posted to the Internet Archive. The discs hold CG animation test clips, Tippett interviews, behind-the-scenes images from RoboCop and Starship Troopers, and work materials from The Empire Strikes Back.","whyItMatters":"The studio's shutdown scattered its physical archive, but the bought-and-digitized CD-ROM set keeps the working material for Tippett's stop-motion and VFX credits viewable on the Internet Archive rather than only in the hands of auction winners.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eTippett Studio was acquired by an Indian company in 2024 and later filed for bankruptcy protection under federal bankruptcy law in May 2024 before closing in August 2026. The miniatures, physical models, and materials at the studio went up for auction after that. The upload covers the ISO image files of the 90 CD-ROM set from the auction.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe digitizer, posting as TippettFan, said some of the material is not available even on the Internet and may never be available again at such high resolution, so the CD-Rs were bought and their contents copied.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tippett Studio closed in August 2026 and its models and materials went to auction. One buyer digitized the 90 CD-ROM set from that sale and posted the ISO files to the Internet Archive: CG test clips, Tippett interviews, and Empire Strikes Back work materials.","twitterPost":"Tippett Studio closed in August 2026 and its materials went to auction. A buyer digitized the 90 CD-ROM set from that sale and put the ISO files on the Internet Archive: CG test clips, Tippett interviews, and Empire Strikes Back work materials.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Tippett Studio closed in August 2026 after bankruptcy protection filings, and its miniatures and production materials went up for auction. A set of 90 CD-ROMs from that auction, which includes CG animation test clips, Tippett interviews, and work materials from The Empire Strikes Back, has been digitized and posted to the Internet Archive. The buyer said some of the material is not available even on the Internet at that resolution.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20261005-phill-tippett-cd-rom-archives/\",\"title\":\"90 CD-ROMs of Work Materials by Phil Tippett, Who Did Special Effects for 'Star Wars,' 'Jurassic Park,' and More, Appear on the Internet Archive; Auction Winner Digitized Everything\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4767,"outputTokens":644,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791263237,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T05:05:09.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T05:06:10.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T05:06:10.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_fed50f1dcddcedbbd1c7f862","canonicalTitle":"『スター・ウォーズ』『ジュラシック・パーク』などの特殊効果を担当したフィル・ティペットの作品資料CD-ROM90枚分がインターネットアーカイブに登場、オークション落札者がすべてデジタル化","representativeArticleId":"a_7f8108a112ee32a5aecfc8c7","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Star Wars\",\"Jurassic Park\"],\"studios\":[\"Tippett Studio\"],\"people\":[\"Phil Tippett\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-05T03:45:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-05T03:45:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T05:06:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20261005-phill-tippett-cd-rom-archives/","title":"『スター・ウォーズ』『ジュラシック・パーク』などの特殊効果を担当したフィル・ティペットの作品資料CD-ROM90枚分がインターネットアーカイブに登場、オークション落札者がすべてデジタル化"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Star Wars","Jurassic Park"],"studios":["Tippett Studio"],"people":["Phil Tippett"],"type":"news","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}