lpd said:

msycamore thankyou so much for sharing this. Really enjoyed seeing this as I have the vhs version and was going to see if I could do something with it but dont have to now as the picture you've come up with looks really great.

Was watching with my kids and they couldnt believe how much deatail was in the dark areas and shadows, they and myself prefer this to any other realese at the mo.

Thanks, glad you liked it, and it makes me even more happy to hear that your kids enjoyed it. :)

I sent you a pm, ecto001.

TServo2049 said:

When you do your revised version, will you do any color correction to individual shots?

Yes, definitely, I know exactly what you mean about those lightsaber scenes aboard the Falcon, besides the overall yellow tint and green highlights on this LD, some shots like those you described need to be corrected individually. The same goes for contrast and brightness in many scenes.

TServo2049 said:

(And I was just thinking - that guy in the Netherlands with the X9, do you think he could do a better-looking rip of this disc?)

There's no question about it, a CLD-D790 cannot compete with an X9. Other things of importance is of course how you capture it, how many captures you're willing to do for post-processing etc.

Btw, which guy with an X9 are you speaking about?

Hi everyone, I'm trying to get ahold of this torrent now that I'm home but it's awful slow. If anybody could hop on and seed I'd be eternally grateful!

Hi bkev, sorry I am now seeding, but my upload-speed seems to be terrible at the moment for some reason. :(

It's all right.  I typically prefer not to use torrents because my internet's not always on the most cooperative side anyway, so it might not be all your fault.

There is definitely some problem at my end, don't know if it is some setting on the computer I have at the moment that is causing it, hopefully someone else will join and seed soon.

As this project is GOUT synced, you could always add that mix yourself.......

penguinofgreatness said:

I just just finished watching this. Even with its various defects I loved it. I can't wait to see a transfer of Empire. If you ever redo this transfer, could you please include Hairy Hen's mix as an option? That alone would make it my favorite copy of Star Wars.

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. :) When I return to it I will probably use his improved 70mm reconstruction. Like russ15 said, the video of the current one is synced up frame by frame with the NTSC GOUT, so it's easy to replace the audio with your favorite mix that has been synced to it, I will probably do the same with my 2nd version, that way I don't need to sacrifice precious video bitrate. If you don't know how you demux and remux the DVD with your audio of choice, ask me and I'll describe it for you. It's a very fast and easy procedure.

My Empire SWE LD is actually already captured with all files saved on a external HD. I'm not sure yet how I will treat it on that one as it lacks many frames at every reel change, more than 100 frames compared to the GOUT transfer.

Darth Mallwalker said:

 

captainsolo said:

So to find a LD copy, is the only way to tell on the cover if the disc is the Technidisc pressing is if it says "Made in the USA"?

No, "Made in U.S.A." on the cover isn't enough. Such a cover might also contain shrinking-ratio discs from Pioneer's California factory.

 

I've seen a couple copies here and there. Is there a specific mint marking to look for?

George's Original Unaltered Trilogy (i.e. the 2006 DVD release bonus discs). More acronyms explained here.

(I should probably add CPY to the list).  :-)

captainsolo, the actual discs are marked Technidisc.

pittrek, yeah that may also be an option.

Ugh.  Not to be... THAT guy... but I seem to have lost this before I got the chance to watch it.  If anyone would be kind enough to seed for me (again) I would be most grateful.