towne32 said:
AntcuFaalb said:
People were bickering about the then-forthcoming Revenge of the Jedi online on Usenet in 1982.
Would that still be archived anywhere?
Google Groups has the most complete archive, but the search is broken.
DejaDejaDeja.com has a much better search, but it's only 1981-1991.
Mavimao said:
I sometimes miss the days before the internet, when we could enjoy films for what they were. Nowadays, it's all "I hate the trailer. It doesn't have this. It doesn't have that. It's not like the Star Wars in MY head".
Do you mean the days before the internet or the days before the World Wide Web?
People were bickering about the then-forthcoming Revenge of the Jedi online on Usenet in 1982.
Alderaan said:
I'm warning you guys, don't get your expectations up.
It's not the film I want, so I'll be happy if it just doesn't suck and it doesn't look like it'll suck.
Disney wouldn't (and shouldn't!) risk their money on the Star Wars 7 I want which would involve many more puppets and would be considerably campier than RotJ.
^timdiggerm knows I'm drunk on the Yub Nub. Celebrate the love, man.
Here's what I was hoping for way-back-when: http://originaltrilogy.com/FORUM/topic.cfm/Disney-Acquires-LucasFilm-for-405-billion-Episode-7-in-2015-8-and-9-to-Follow-New-Film-Every-2-3-Years/post/628699/#TopicPost628699
I'm not sure I understand what you're asking for. The picture quality of a brand new Eastman Kodak 35mm release print in 1977 would exceed Blu-ray quality in some areas and come close in most others, even in a crummy cinema.
Are you looking for the appearance of a very beat up print shown as part of a mid-80s revival on an out-of-focus lens in a terrible underground theater?
Star Wars didn't look that way in 1977.
CatBus said:
As to colors, there is no "maybe it would look better if...", there is only "it looked like this or it didn't". Harmy had a very good color reference, and he approximated those colors from the Blu-rays the best he could.
You might have missed the drama that called the accuracy of MVerta's reference frames into question. I can't remember which thread it was in at the moment.
althor1138 said:
The binary sunset is pretty bad though. That must be in the source, right?
It may very well be. I'm not sure.
I haven't yet had an opportunity to look at your JSC preservations closely. Do you see the color bleeding (excluding the binary sunset) everyone talks about?
Asaki said:
AntcuFaalb said:
I disagree since I think the JSC looks the best...I've said this before, but while I like the JSC, the sharpness looks very artificial to me. Also, the color bleeding looks pretty bad, although this may be repairable?
The color bleeding isn't present in the source. It's an artifact from the 3D comb filters used in the previous preservations.
poita told me to tell everyone that he had some complications and went back to the hospital. He knows some people are waiting for PM replies and he'll get to them when he gets back. It may be a while, however, so please be patient.
dave88 said:
I've always wondered with all the projects out there why there hasn't been more focus on this disc. It's the best looking OUT source there is imo.
I disagree since I think the JSC looks the best, but I definitely think it's worthy of preservation which is why I'm working on it at the moment. :o)
TheUltimate said:
COULD SOMEONE PLEASE SEND ME A F***ING DOWNLOAD LINK?
Web forums have rules and norms. Your post here leads me to believe that you know neither of ours. Why should someone send you a link if you don't put in any effort?
Asaki said:
AntcuFaalb said:
One interesting thing about the Technidisc SWE is that it has baked-in rainbowing. That is, it has rainbowing baked-in to the master that can't be removed via the phase inversion that comb filters rely on.
Darn =(
This doesn't mean we can't get rid of it. It just means that we have to low-pass filter the chroma which is fine since there's very little effective chroma resolution in the Technidisc SWE master anyway.
One interesting thing about the Technidisc SWE is that it has baked-in rainbowing. That is, it has rainbowing baked-in to the master that can't be removed via the phase inversion that comb filters rely on.
A good example of baked-in rainbowing is on the Star Trek The Next Generation DVDs. No comb filter can eliminate them. They're part of the signal.
With that being said, prior to changing to my new LD capture setup (Pioneer LD-V8000 to an ADV7842 evaluation board), I captured all of my Technidisc SWE copies with my existing setup (Runco LJR-II to Leitch DPS-575) since a more advanced comb filter wouldn't help anyway and the Runco's undefeatable noise reduction does a really good job on its baked-in crosstalk.
Our best bet to remove the rainbowing from the Technidisc SWE is to low-pass filter the chroma. There's not a whole lot of effective chroma resolution in it anyway, so we don't lose much.
It's also worthwhile to note that almost all Technidisc pressings (including many other movies on LD) suffer from crosstalk and, as many LDDbers describe it, "chroma noise" which is the baked-in rainbowing I'm seeing, I suspect.
towne32 said:
Can someone remind me what the suspected origin of the LPP is?
Bootleg of the film made in the early-mid 80's based on a Kodak print that had only begun to fade?
Indeed. It's a Spanish positive to positive dupe print. It even has "baked in" damage.
dave88 said:
AntcuFaalb said:
dave88 said:
As an aside, can the Technidisc even be identified just using the LD #'s
Yes, it even says Technidisc right next to the mint marks on the inner ring. I have four good copies.
But there are other copies with the same exact LD # and sleeve that are not "Technidisc" pressings right?
LD# and sleeve, yes, but the mint markings are different.
dave88 said:
As an aside, can the Technidisc even be identified just using the LD #'s
Yes, it even says Technidisc right next to the mint marks on the inner ring. I have four good copies.
DrDre said:
I've developed a new method, called parameter free color correction
That's awesome, Dre! How does it work? Can you try it with our 16mm SotS scan?
Also, I'll make sure to try the LUT tonight. I had an unexpectedly-busy weekend.
DrDre said:
I'm nearly done with v1.3 of the tool. It should be up by tomorrow, and will allow you to export a LUT for use in programs like Nuke and Resolve.
Holy shit you're quick! This is awesome. Thanks!
TV's Frink said:
What I am certain of is that everyone can't be right.
This depends on the omnipotence level of the deity in question. If the deity defines the laws of the universe (strong omnipotence), then it can resolve logical contradictions without issue and all mutually-contradictory religions can be correct.
If, on the other hand, the deity is bound by the laws of the universe (weak omnipotence), then it must obey them and only one of this set of mutually-contradictory religions can be correct.
ray_afraid said:
Goofier than any lightsaber in the film series? Yes.
In the EU? I wouldn't know. But I would guess, no, this new one's probably not the goofiest.I really don't like it. If it wasn't for the crossguard or what ever it is, I wouldn't mind it at all.
I do like that it looks unstable.
I like it much more than the silly double lightsaber from Episode 1.
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twister111 said:
Anyone here could come to the same truth I have if they would only seek Jesus and the most high God on their own with sincerity.
I'm not sure that we can come to any truth without the ability to verify our experiences with something other than another subjective experience.
With that being said, I do wish you the best of luck. I hope you find happiness and meaning in whatever walk of life you choose.
I'm going to make my own thread this soon, but I'd like to announce that we're up to 10 HDDs pledged. We only have 2 more to go! Please keep 'em coming, folks. We're almost there...
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I miss pat man 2.