Well i have been tinkering with my new quad core and along the way i discovered how to convert the HDTV 1080p saga into a Blu-Ray format that is compatible with the PS3 and Blu-Ray players (that support AVCHD which most new players do) but each movie will fit on a DVD-9 with the same quality as the hv 1080p 8.5gb mkv releases, which only had 2.0 sound for some of them. Unfortunately the y are the SE versions. Here's a list of each disc:
Disc 1:- THE PHANTOM MENACE
Details:- 1080p Colour corrected 23.976fps
5.1 English AC3 audio
2.0 English directors commentary
Hardcoded English subs for alien spoken parts
English subs
Dutch subs
German subs
French subs
Spanish subs
Danish subs
Chapters
No menus
Audio & subtitle streams selectable with the audio/subtitle button on your remote
Disc 2:- ATTACK OF THE CLONES (cancelled)
Disc 3:- REVENGE OF THE SITH (cancelled)
Disc 4:- A NEW HOPE - (basic colour correction) (AVAILABLE NOW)
Details:- 1080p True 24fps
AC3 5.1 English Dolby Digital Audio
Ac3 2.0 Directors commentary (selectable with the audio button on your remote)
aC3 2.0 Alternate commentary (selectable with the audio button on your remote)
Chapters
No menus
Greedo doesn't shoot
Disc 5: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (Colour corrected) (AVAILABLE NOW)
Details:- 1080p 23.976fps
AC3 5.1 English Dolby Digital Laserdisc audio with Boba's original Voice
Original Pre-2004 Emperor
Ac3 2.0 Directors commentary (selectable with the audio button on your remote)
Chapters
No menus
Disc 6: THE RETURN OF THE JEDI (basic colour correction) (Not available yet)
Details:- 1080p 23.976fps
AC3 5.1 English Dolby Digital Audio
Ac3 2.0 Directors commentary (selectable with the audio button on your remote)
Chapters
No menus
No Hayden
Now i can't guarantee that this format will play on every Blu-Ray player so i have made a small sample, that you will need to burn to a DVD, that you can test to see if your player is compatible before getting the release. You will waste a DVD-5 for just a few minutes of movie but it will save you wasting a DVD-9 anyway. Instructions on how to burn are included but its just an iso but burn with Imgburn because it gives a better compatibility than Nero (Nero UDF files system 2.50, which blu-ray is, is messed up and caused the disc to be unreadable in most cases). You don't really need to download this if you have a PS3 but if you want to be on the safe side (its been tested without any problems on a UK PS3 using the latest firmware - 2.41)
BLU-RAY AOTC SMALL SAMPLE TEST AVCHD -BURN ON DVD-5 -143mb approx rapidshare
The sample is only to test player compatibility and does not reflect the quality of the finished version
Please report back if you test this with the model number and country of the player you have tested it on so i can compile a compatibility list and get a better idea if it will only work on a PS3 before i finish them all off
Episodes 4, 5 & 6 contain the superior 5.1 theatrical SE audio from the laserdiscs
Enjoy
COMPARISON SCREENSHOTS
EPISODE IV
EPISODE I
