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#255970
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.: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
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Originally posted by: Dunedain
All movies in HD you buy are compressed, even if you buy a movie at a store that's on a Blu-Ray dual-layer disk (50 gig capacity), it's going to be compressed. So that goes without saying, but it will still look great. The point is to capture the Cinemax HD broadcast of the Star Wars movies in the full quality that they are broadcast at (whatever that is), and then back it up onto Blu-Ray BD-R disks (the best available HD optical disk format). If the Star Wars movies are broadcast on Cinemax at a very high video bit-rate and the movies go over 25 gig in size each, then dual-layer blank BD-R disks will be needed to back them up. But once it's done, the movies will be very safe on those disks.

As far as disk rot and such, naturally one would be expected to make extra backup copies of the disks periodically so that a flawless backup copy is always available, and that those disks would be kept in safe places and handled carefully. And once these disks get into the hands of sizable numbers of Star Wars fans, replacements could be gotten readily, if needed.


Relax people, High Definition broadcasts of films and television shows are always captured properly. The raw transport stream is easily saved thus in theory making a 100% duplicate of the broadcast. Basically having the file that is sent to your box to play. I would bet my life that all these will be captured by many and will be posted on the newsgroup(although I think the group already had empire and some of the prequels). I don't see how Blu Ray fits into this equation. We don't really have any idea how big the files will be. I can't imagine any will be larger than 25gb or even 15gb. We are not talking LOTR here. You can back up the .ts files on, get this, regular DVDRs and have perfect copies. Or just keep the monsters on your hard drive.
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#254998
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Sergio Leone Preservations - Dollars Trilogy, Fistful of Dynamite, Once Upon a Time in the West (Released)
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Originally posted by: LeoneNut
Ok I'm finally finished...........


Complete Specs:
Once Upon a Time in the West: Extended Italian Version
- Extended Italian version ~ 171 minutes
- Restores all the extra scene extensions from the Italian version
- Restores unique shots from shorter International version
- Featurette highlighting differences between the versions, including alternate angles and shots used in the International version
- Anamorphic 2.35:1 PAL
- Original English Mono Soundtrack (for dialogue, utilising Italian for extra music etc, one line of dialogue is subbed)
- Original Italian Mono Soundtrack

It's been a fun ride, rediscovering the intricate details of my favourite films. I have ideas for more edits.... but need a break for a while


Wonderful news about my favorite Leone flick! Nearing 3 hours with this epic, nice. Now how can one view it!?

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#253596
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Idea: Early Kubrick Films DVD?
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Originally posted by: Spock
Originally posted by: Molto
Those avis are terrible quality. I've seen some excellent satellite rips that have come up recently infinitively better in quality. That is probably your best source.


All I could find were those avis. Think you can provide some of these higher quality versions?


I wish but all I could get would be a 592x448 Xvid. Here's a screencap:


http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3756/vlcsnap7978001yk5.jpg
As well as:
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5206/vlcsnap8185391le9.jpg

I think these aired on TCM and I'll see what I can do.
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#241502
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FAN EDIT REQUEST THREAD - Post your dream Fan Edits Here!
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Originally posted by: ocpmovie
Like?


Well I know that in the first there was a scene where Bill and Ted are at Prom with the Princesses and Rufus. Not much of an 'alternate' ending, but they also gave their final report in the class.

In BJ there is lots of stuff cut as well as the whole face your fears thing. I've been looking for the workprint or whatever was circulating for a while now.

See:
http://billandted.org/eagallery8.htm

http://billandted.org/bjgallery11.htm
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#237283
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Untitled Bruce Campbell Project (* unfinished project - a ton of info & ideas *)
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Originally posted by: Code101
I think the edition of Incredibly Strange Film show on the Evil Dead DVD is edited, as the original running times of the programme (without ads) is around the 45 minute mark. I got them all on VHS recorded directly off air from the original broadcasts (but they are in the UK). I'm having them transfered to DVD so hopefully I can get the full version of the episode to anyone who wants to use it.


Ah great I've got the original aswell I know it includes clips of Within The Woods and many of the other short films. As for this Evil Dead 2 WP I should be getting it soon and it seems it's not just a dub of the home video.
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#237058
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Untitled Bruce Campbell Project (* unfinished project - a ton of info & ideas *)
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Originally posted by: charliesheen
Bill doesn't have the tape any more? Shit... Did he capture it over to DVD do you know? He is also who sent me the Hail To The King 30 sec trailer, which my copy has mysteriously disappeared, I can't find it anywhere now...

Incidently when I did a google search for crimewave dvd the guy who sent the tape to Bill to be encoded's posts on http://www.horrordvds.com/ came up, is anyone a member of that board? He posts as Dues Ex Machina. It may be possible to get a copy of the tape (with 6 months to die on it) from him if he can be tracked down, I could ask another friend who may still be in contact with him.

So does anyone have 6 Months To Live?

Another quite cool extra to the set would be Bruce's short cameos in the two Spiderman films.

OK, well I have the VCD/SVCD files ripped to my PC and am trying to up the slowly to yousendit.com, but my connection has been playing up today. Molto - do you have an ftp site I could stick them on for you to compare with yours?


He has a DVD of WTW, he said the quality isn't great but it must be better than mine. Hopefully I'll have a copy in a few days. I wish I was a member at horrordvds but I'm not it would be excellent to track down the best copy of the tape and transfer it today I'm sure it'll blow all the other copies out of the water.

thanks
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#236922
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Help: looking for... AOTC - Centropy 3-disc SVCD telesync?
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Originally posted by: Marvolo
SKot that is the way all of The Movie Dude's releases are. He usually trademarks his releases by putting TMD at the bottom, and all his bootlegs are cams.


I thought TmD stood for the Movie Depot and they are a shitty divx encode group. By that I mean they take releases(usually the worst they can get their silly little hands on) and divx them for whatever reason. Generally laughed at by all except those on 56k who I guess download em?????

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#236914
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Untitled Bruce Campbell Project (* unfinished project - a ton of info & ideas *)
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Originally posted by: charliesheen
Hey Guys, OK dug out the old VCD sets I have - this is what is on them:

(Note: I can't remember the name of the shot that was in such bad shape it wasn't encoded)

Another question - did XYZ Murders come out on DVD? I know there was a laserdisc, and is a trailer on it?

I also found my SVCD of Within The Woods and The Book Of The Dead Trailer.

Are there any other OOP or region exclusive Bruce clips from old DVDs/Laserdiscs?

With regards to the Evil Dead 2 workprint: I don't want to sound like a killjoy but about 5 years ago me and some friends were offered this and when the tape turned up it just turned out to be a generated dub of the film, and not a workprint - so don't get your hopes up too much.

OK, so how serious are people about this project and who is going to be involved in putting it together? I culd may be upload the VCDs I have so the people who are compiling this can see what is available.

OK, end of this long post. Thanks for the info and enthusiasm guys!


I imagine the short missing was Six Months To Live it's around though it viewable quality. XYZ Murders became Crimewave and there is no DVD in sight. For the Evil Dead 2 workprint I surely hope this is not just a generated dub probably though but I'll try and get it anyway. I e-mailed your friend and it seems the original tape is gone which sucks. I'd love to get your vcd and svcd copies of it all if possible.

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#236444
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Untitled Bruce Campbell Project (* unfinished project - a ton of info & ideas *)
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Originally posted by: charliesheen
I've been meaning to bring this up for awhile and ask about the availablity of some things.

To cut a long story short me and a couple of guys in the US, who used to trade a lot of Skinny Puppy bootlegs, went on a mad scavenger hunt to track down a copy of the original fund rasier for The Evil Dead - Within The Woods - about 4-5 years ago. Eventually Scott Spiegel's assistant was tracked down who parted with a copy of the film made from his dub of Spiegel's copy (so 3rd Gen) along with about 2 hours worth of very early shorts made by Spiegel, Sam Raimi, and Bruce Campbell. I have copies on VCD (this was pre-DVD burner days) but never wound up getting copies on DVD and I remember one of the shorts was left off because the video was so poor it was really only an audio track. I was wondering if anyone here has any of these shorts on DVD. This guy has the collection we uncovered - but I'm not sure if it's just taken from my VCDs (I traded them out a few times) SVCDs which were later made, a generated tape dub - or the 3rd gen dub properly encoded as a DVD.
http://www.asylum00.com/r.htm (see Raimi collection)

I also have vague memories of another trader about 5 years ago having a site which listed other early Bruce and Sam films I never got my hands on, off hand one was a film about a bank heist which was an hour long and was filmed in one continuous take on one camera. Does anyone have any idea what I'm talking about..?

But yes - I'd love to see some rare Bruce Campbell features on a DVD. I know I also have a very funny Hail To The King trailer on disc somewhere which Bruce crops up in.


Wow that's crazy I always wondered why this compilation was made and such. I'd love to get copies of whatever you have as you can trace the lineage and I'm sure they are better than mine. Do you have the VHS still? or could you get a copy none the less please pm me! This compilation and Within The Woods has been in the tape trading pool for a very long time now. My personal copy definetly has a lot of VHS generations between me and the source(whatever the source being possibly vcd>vhs>dvd or just a lot of vhs generations). Asylum is just a big trader who also sells his stuff, I got my copy from someone else a while back, mine are slightly better quality but mine is missing the short Six Months To Live. Here's two caps of WTW and the Indiana Jones spoof. Looks better than the caps,

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5172/snapshot20060817200158pg5.jpg
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/9398/snapshot20060817200309jx3.jpg

And I think there is an Evil Dead 2 workprint I should hopefully be getting soon, but we'll see.
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#236330
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Untitled Bruce Campbell Project (* unfinished project - a ton of info & ideas *)
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I've got the special about Raimi/Campbell from the Incredibly Strange Film Show with Jonathon Ross on VHS, I think this may have been released on the UK set but I'm not 100%, it's pretty good. As well I've got a DVD full of shorts by Raimi/others with Campbell. It's got Within The Woods but it is nearly unwatchable.
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#234299
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Info Wanted: A Place to download Workprints, Fan Edits, etc?
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As much as I would love a tracker for workprints and other things I doubt it would draw enough steam to get good speeds and such. Running a tracker cost anywhere from 75-150$ per month, more for the much bigger trackers. Notice how all of them nearly have to ask for donations to keep it running. A private ftp does sound nice but we would need someone with a good connection and a dedicated box with a lot of space. Then again this is 2006 perhaps we could move on to something better? In the meanwhile I'm always up for snail mail trades,it's worked since 97' for me and I'm sure much earlier for others as well. PM Me.