Duke of Crydee

SilverWook said:

Already blocked. The complete episode was released on DVD in the SNL third season box.

LOL Damn their video & audio algorithms are amazing. I got the block notice along w/ this reply notification.

Oh well. Glad to hear it’s out there in the ether in some way at least.

It’s actually something you’ve likely all seen, and likely something you all likely have stashed on a hard drive somewhere. However, NBC/SNL yanks down any attempt at posting it and they STILL have yet to add it to their website or YouTube channel.

I actually had it up years ago and for fear of losing my channel, I never even attempted to repost it.

However now…I figure if I keep search terms out and keep it unlisted, but post the link, any fans can share with others who might not have it or seen it, but would like to.

I’ve seen one or two people on Facebook posting it, but with an original version. This one’s from an E! repeat, so it’s a bit clear than I’ve otherwise seen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9dcx9t92yI&feature=youtu.be

Hey, maybe 20th Century Fox will take some of the work load off you guys in the future? 😃 lol

http://www.darkhorizons.com/a-4k-star-wars-restoration-has-been-completed/

poita said:

A few, very rare times, the cinema owner or projectionist would keep the print instead, and store it away.
That lead to a secretive ‘grey market’ for 35mm theatrical prints amongst private collectors…

Well I’ll be damned. Talk about a history lesson. Thank you for taking the time an effort to write all of that Poita. It’s like we’re all a band of rebels trying to do our part to fight an empire…that sounds familiar.

I remember when all of this technology was dawning. The fantasies of everything being preserved. Anything you wanted would be at your fingertips anytime. Amazing how greed and ego can continuously stifle progress.

I can’t wait for Harmy to release what may wind up being the best archival representation of this important piece of our culture.

Can someone help me understand the whole Star Wars print history?

I’m just curious about the backstory of this, as for a long time these projects have just been cobbling together rips of retail releases and TV recordings.

How did full 35mm prints of the movies turn up? How many are out there in the public? (Because I assume having them, or access to them, is uncommon?)

Does what Poita or TeamNeg1 have represent the best available in public?

I know this information is somewhere, but I wouldn’t know where to begin to find it here in the forums. I can’t say how awesome it is that this is happening. I donated to the cause and would do so again for an archival, historically accurate (as much as possible) set of the OT.

Dropped a $20 on this. Preserving History/My Favorite Movie is a no brainer. The better Harmy releases get, the happier I am.

After seeing this thread all I can do is wish I owned a printer and Blu-ray burner.

I looked over all of the submissions here and compiled my favorite covers, disc arts and insert image.

All I can do now is beg. Beg another fan to burn me Harmy's ANH 2.5, ESB 2.0 & ROTJ 1.0 onto Blu-rays and print the disc stickers and other art....or just the art in the link below. I may be able to find someone w/ a burner.

I apologize if this isn't the right place for this. As much as I'd love to pay someone for this, I have to honor the spirit of this website and only offer compensation for materials used.

I already have all of Harmy's current MKV files on my HTPC and backed up, but to have them on a shelf with amazing art and in physical form would be amazing. They'd look killer next to my 90's hologram VHS slipcase boxset. :D

Anyway, again I apologize if I should not make this request here. Even if I never get a set, thanks to everyone who took the time to make and share all of this art. It's really awesome.

If I do get lucky though. Here's a link to the set I'd love to have:

https://mega.co.nz/#!NgtVDaYQ!pFjsp6ydfDUBPpKnQRPQzkR8D6j_y8jtNHcvk5sUNS4

And of course, THANKS HARMY! lol

I just saw a clip of the end of The Empire Strikes Back where Adywan put HD video to an audio track that someone recorded in the movie theater back in 1980. So you got to hear the cheers when R2 fixed the Falcon's hyperdrive and the chuckles as Vader did his double-take out the viewport.

I thought it would  be fantastic if Harmy's ESB had that full audio track but the odds of that are naturally pretty slim.

However does anyone know where to find the audio track? Perhaps even in-theater tracks for each OT movie?

I think it would be a pretty awesome experience to pop it on an MP3 player or phone and listen to it while watching Harmy's ESB on mute. :D

7-F-N said:

So the digital version of these books has only been out for a few days, and already certain people are ripping it and sending copies of it to each other?! Way to go!

Did it not occur to anyone here that the author might VERY well hang out here sometimes.......? Instead of copying it why not support his work by PAYING for a copy? There's a ton of hard work that has gone into these books, the least we can do here is to support work like this - as we support certain projects here - not copy it as if we were entitled to it. Not like this is a preservation project or something...!

Not cool...

 

You make it sound like people are taking candy from babies. Everything in context my friend. What's not cool is trying to take advantage of the loyalty and faith of the fan base by releasing these "enhanced editions". I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt that they didn't have this content ready in time for an attached DVD inside each book, which can easily be argued against. However what you can't deny is the lack of allowing fans who bought the physical copies the opportunity to, at the very least, purchase the additional content digitally for a reasonable fee.

Legally it might be wrong but morally I have no qualms with this at all because what they did was not right in the purest version of the term.

I'll throw my 2 cents in here. I've spent the past hour or so trying to get the video off of the iTunes versions of the books with no luck.

It's easy enough to get the M4V files from each book. Just use an unzip utility to extract them.

I tried 3 different programs people have sworn by that removed DRM from M4V iTunes videos, but the problem is, each program opens iTunes and looks for the videos. So they will strip a bought/rented TV show or movie.

If I drag the files over the open program they get recognized but the conversion fails each and every time.

Unless someone figures out how to strip the DRM from each file directly, I think the only option is to output the video to a TV or PC via various cables/hardware and use the TV/PC as a pass-through to then capture the video as it plays.

Unfortunately I don't own anything that does this.

I have a question that probably has been asked before, but I'm unsure how to search 344 pages to find it.

Basically, I've been collecting Star Wars digital material for decades now and while I have not watched each version, can someone who has watched the major ones tell me if I'm right?

Question is, the fan made version which most comes close to the theatrical OT. The top 3 I think are:

OCP Classic Edition

This Harmy Despecialized Edition

Adywan Revisited Edition

My gut is telling me Harmy's should be the closest? If I am remembering right, OCP's is a DVD/LD mashup which is very close but no other updates plus resolution issues. Adywan's, while very good resolution, color correction, etc.....contains a lot of personal additions/upgrades that never existed.

This one though, seems to just be great resolution, purist content with slight updates like color correction.

Am I right or am I really off the mark and need to do a lot more research? :) Thanks.

Kenobius Prime said:

You can keep polishing a turd, and it's still just a turd.  A Blu-ray/GOUT hybrid would be too jarring to both the eyes and ears.  If I'm wrong, then please, one of you editor types, chime in and tell us.

LOL Yeah I understand what you're saying. Although to be honest, even if I'm thrown from Blu-ray to a VHS of Lapti Nek, it would be a lot less jarring than having to watch Jedi Rocks. Ditto for all the other crapola. :)

I know a lot of you are angry and frustrated about the OOT getting ignored, but is anyone a little bit happy about this announcement?

What I mean is, if these transfers are amazing and the best we'll likely ever see, through the talents of fan editors we can have the best versions of the OOT than ever before.

With the big stuff (SE CGI scenes, ANH Jabba, ANH Greedo Shot, ESB Emperor, ESB Wampa, ROTJ Jedi Rocks, and ROTJ Anakin Ghost...did I miss anything?) cut out and old (best available) put in, I think a lot of us would be happy. Happier maybe. No? I know there are a ton of other little bits and audio issues as well, but that's really what is the core crap. The stuff that wasn't part of what we grew up with that sticks out like a sore thumb.

Personally I have an OOT for ANH & ROTJ that is kinda crap quality, but at least doesn't piss me off when I watch it. And my HDTV edited ESB is awesome.

So I can't help but cross my fingers and hope other fans with more talent than me put out a basic "OOT" of (mostly) Blu-ray quality. :)

I was talking with some guys at work that were crapping on the prequels plot/acting sore points. I made a joke that there should be a fan edited version of them that’s just the lightsaber fights/Jedi battles strung together. We all gave a chuckle and then went, hey, that would be pretty cool to see!

I know I can’t be the first to imagine such a goofy fan edit, so where else should I look than these board!? So, does a fan edit like this exist? And not just for the prequels either. Something like this for the entire saga would be pretty sweet.

I’m also not referring to only a DVD video version. I’m not assuming something like this would deserve that kind of attention. I figured there would be better odds that a nice Divx version might exist.