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#276707
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/276707/action/topic#276707
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Originally posted by: Sojourn
I don't know whether they'd do this, but have you tried getting in touch with the XØ Project to see if they've restored that scene, and might be able to give you some advance access to that footage? With your project attracting so much attention around here, they might be willing to collaborate.

Take care,
Sojourn


I'm only just finishing off the stormtrooper/Tatooine scenes now, but looking at the quality of his vid it soesn't look like he needed anything from us anyhoo.
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#274723
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Which editing program do you use and why?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/274723/action/topic#274723
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Only one drive is required, you may need to use partition magic or a similar program to resize your windows partition to leave some space for a Linux partition.

It is pretty easy to setup and well worth it, a lot of people are happy to run pirate software but with linux you don't have to...

Just google "dual boot ubuntu tutorial" without the quotes and you will find guides, if you like 'eye of the tiger' then use this one :^)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6104490811311898236
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#274505
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I Need an early draft of TPM
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/274505/action/topic#274505
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Book Description: Del Rey Books, 2000. Paperback. Book Condition: Brand New. *** NEW COPY *** TITLE SHIPPED FROM US *** Pages: 144, A SENSATIONAL SLICE OF MOVIE HISTORY!For the first time ever, Star Wars fans can own a realistic facsimile of the script from Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. This amazing edition re-creates the complete shooting script, chronicling all the excitement of The Phantom Menace, and more -- sequences that never appeared in the finished film!Complete with sixteen pages of color photographs, this screenplay is sure to be a treasured part of every Star Wars fan's library. Bookseller Inventory # 0345431235
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#274470
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How to extract BTM lost scenes?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/274470/action/topic#274470
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#274240
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Info: The LID Project: Laserdisc is dead.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/274240/action/topic#274240
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Originally posted by: Arnie.d
Originally posted by: Laserman
So they decided to redo the 5.1 mix for a lot of DVD titles so that it would still sound OK if played back in Stereo or mono. This of course makes the 5.1 mix somewhat "crappier" (technical term).
So the DVD mix can sound thin and flat compared to the laserdisc version of the same movie if they have dumbed down the 5.1 for DVD, but on titles where they used the same mix as for the laserdisc, it sounds identical on both formats.

Some (quite a few actually) DVD movies have a 2.0 and a 5.1 mix. In that case can we expect the 5.1 mix to be better than when there is only a 5.1 mix?


No in many cases even though there is a 2.0 mix, they still made a 'compromised' 5.1 mix.

Hopefully it isn't happening anymore, but as there aren't new laserdiscs to compare the mix to, who would know?



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#273854
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Info: The LID Project: Laserdisc is dead.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/273854/action/topic#273854
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Yeah people often get confused about Laserdisc audio and video.

Just for the record...

The video on Laserdisc is analogue composite video.

The audio can be analogue or Digital in either DTS 5.1 , PCM stereo or Dolby Digital 5.1, all of which can be ripped bit for bit as it is a true digital signal.

The audio often sounds better on laserdisc in 5.1 than on DVD on 5.1 because the 5.1 mixes for laserdisc were 'pure' 5.1 mixes.
That is they were designed to be played back through 5.1 equipment *only* and the mix was done accordingly, and was usually very close to the cinematic release. If you were dumb enough to play the Laserdisc 5.1 mix on stereo equipment (somehow) it may well sound like crap but that was to be expected.

For DVD being a 'mainstream consumer format' often the 5.1 mix is totally different to the laserdisc because studios were worried that people would select the 5.1 mix even if they had only stereo or mono through the TV speaker, and often a 5.1 mix when downmixed like that becomes muddled and the dialogue can be hard to hear etc.
So they decided to redo the 5.1 mix for a lot of DVD titles so that it would still sound OK if played back in Stereo or mono. This of course makes the 5.1 mix somewhat "crappier" (technical term).
So the DVD mix can sound thin and flat compared to the laserdisc version of the same movie if they have dumbed down the 5.1 for DVD, but on titles where they used the same mix as for the laserdisc, it sounds identical on both formats.

So you can take the DTS or DD track from laserdisc and mux it onto the DVD to get audio goodness that may otherwise have been lacking.
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#273589
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Info: The LID Project: Laserdisc is dead.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/273589/action/topic#273589
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Originally posted by: skyjedi2005
this thread is absolutely retarded. laserdisc is obviously not dead, a lot of them go for big bucks on ebay. lots of titles not on dvd, or uncut versions of films/theatrical cuts.

since i do not own a high def television set, i still use laserdiscs and regular dvd. the audio on the laserdiscs i own blow the dvd versions clear put of the water.

for example the laserdisc dts versions of goldeneye, and tomorrow never dies blow the new dts tracks away. why is that? well the picture quality is not as good, but the laserdisc is at full bitrate not so for the dvd's.

laserdisc is still a very fine source for some films, until those favorites of mine appear on blu ray or hd-dvd, and the cost of a full rez 1080P television is affordable.


If you listen closely you can tell it isn't really about the bitrate, rather it is a totally different (and better) mix that was done for laserdisc without the concern for how it sounds downmixed. HEAT is another title where the mix is far better.
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#273546
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How to extract BTM lost scenes?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/273546/action/topic#273546
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Originally posted by: Johnboy3434
Well, after messing around with my folders and everything, I finally GOT THEM! Well, almost, anyway. I've got the video saved as an AVI, but, for some strange reason, there's no audio! Now what? Perhaps the good Lord doesn't want me to get these.


*THUD*


*THUD*


*THUD*




I now have qwerty stamped into my forehead.



The grisc utility creates an image sequence and a .wav file, experiment a little and have a look in your folders. It is a good idea to play with this stuff for while *before* posting, the answer is often right there in front of you with a bit of looking around.

You can assemble them in virtualdub or similar.
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#273407
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.: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/273407/action/topic#273407
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Basically the PAL GOUT is worse because they started off with the NTSC GOUT and then upscaled it to PAL resolution and softened the result, instead of using the much higher resolution PAL laserdisc masters.

Seeing as they were so cheap as to only use on master, they probably should have used the PAL masters for the PAL GOUT and then downsclaed it for the NTSC GOUT rather than the other way around.
Add the DVNR into the mix and it aint great for the PAL territories.
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#273366
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.: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/273366/action/topic#273366
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Originally posted by: Dunedain
Well even the kind of 720x480 res capture that Laserman was speaking of would be great, since it would be at full DVD res. Which would then allow for a proper anamorphic transfer to DVD after any preservation/restoration work was done. I don't suppose it would be relatively inexpensive to obtain a 16mm film scanner with the capacity to handle these 1200ft. 16mm reels that Laserman is talking about?


You can get a decent scanner with a 16mm gate for about 100K

The workprinter as Puggo said is not a film scanner and so the results you get are good, but nothing like you get from a dedicated scanner.

Anyway, this stuff should be discussed over in the tech forum.
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#273364
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How to extract BTM lost scenes?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/273364/action/topic#273364
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Originally posted by: Johnboy3434
Bump. This is all that stands in my way! Any ideas?


let's say your filename of the video was ANCHOR3.ZNM (which is one of them), you would copy that video into the folder that contains the grisc program and then you would open a command prompt.
You should get a nice black screen where you can type:

grisc ANCHOR3.ZNM

and that is all there is to it.
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#273197
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.: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/273197/action/topic#273197
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It isn't a scanner, a workprinter is basically a projector that advances one frame at a time and you have (typically) a video camera pointing at the film and capture one frame at a time to the computer. So if you have an NTSC DV camera then you get 720x480 captures at 4:1:1 for example. A film scanner is a different piece of equipment.