Midnight_Trooper said:

Regarding the menu; I dont like the idea of being reminded that the special edition exists every time I go to watch Star Wars.

With respect to and knowledge of what Harmy has done for us and removed, I would prefer to pretend I was just watching the film because its something I love, not watching it because its not something I hate. 

That said I think education and credit to Harmy are still important.May I suggest either an auto play with a menu that pops up after the feature Or a menu at the start with a more generic STAR WARS theme with PLAY, OPTIONS, DESPECIALIZED selections? 

Not saying you dont have the right to make sure everyone knows its Despecialzed 2.0 but being reminded of that first thing every time and, if I am showing it to a group, having to discuss with to people before they enjoy the film (instead of after) might slightly lessen my enjoyment of the experience.

But then that does come off as a bit ungrateful since none of us would have this option if it werent for you and this project! So I will just take it and love it either way but I wanted to offer that perspective to you.

Also I realize I could probably separate the menus from the feature somehow? but to a not tech savvy person like myself, that seems fraught with potential failure on many levels. 

Don't mind the "negative" comment - I agree entirely with your rationale. Of course it's totally up to Harmy in the end, and I did find it entertaining, but honestly I think when I'm in the mood for some Star Wars the last thing I want to see is a visual reminder of what I hate so much about it nowadays.

I have no idea what you guys are talking about with the menu. Why would the presence of a menu remind you of the Special Edition?

If you mean the one with the Ronto, then the documentaries. If you mean the 3D-ified poster I posted ages ago, then the menu background.

Hal 9000 said:

I think the concern is that seeing the title "Despecialized Edition" in the menu right before watching the film only reminds them that the Special Editions exist. 

Any sort of customization is possible for those who want to author their own BD's using the streams Harmy provides...

^This, plus I still don't see why you'd think the despecialized edition title would be in the menu, because it won't be - not in the main menu anyway.

Oh, sorry. You didn't sound ungrateful; it was just a misunderstanding. I never said it was for the menu but I see how you could have thought that. I think I said somewhere it was for the docs but you could have easily missed that.

For the record, I love both video clips and can't wait to see the final product!  The scene being De-ronto'd is pure magic, and aside from the last 3 seconds, the menu animation is awesome!

YanniD said:

I am so grateful to Harmy and others for providing enriching options that the studios refuse to undertake.

I'm of the belief that the studios, namely 20th Century Fox and even elements of LFL, would love to undertake it.  Unfortunately, it is Lucas that is not allowing it.

^^^^^

tsMuxer should do what you need.

:)

Google reveals this....

http://www.videohelp.com/tools/tsMuxeR

...hope it helps.

crissrudd4554 said:

I believe this has been asked here before but I'll ask anyway. I'm trying to burn the remastered version of Harmy's DeSpecialized edition to DVD but I want to include the audio tracks. Not all of them. Mainly the 1977 5.1 mix, the 1977 mono, 1993 mix, commentary etc. I also want to customly make my chapters so it matches the chapters of the original file. So far the only program I've found thats allowing me to do this is ConvertXtoDVD. The DVD came out okay but its a bit boxy in some areas (quite noticeably in the opening Fox/Lucasfilm credits). Any of you know of any good programs that will allow me to customize the DVD the way I want and still come out good on the DVD? I don't own a Blu-Ray player so I can't make a Blu-Ray disc. Thanx.

Well, now that I read this a bit closer it would seem that you're wanting to put the audio "you" want to hear with Harmy's video, while retaining the DVD9 menu's for a DVD5?

I'm not sure you'll be able to just port over that menu without issue.  This is not my forte but I believe you won't be able to use just one "fix all" program for this.  It's going to take a little work and patience.