Hi Oojason, just for clarification:
Is it your intent to reserve this thread for people looking for insight, advice, feedback, or help on Star Wars related projects?
Or would posts from people looking for any of the above regarding projects from other media sources also be welcome?
Still stinks. And that single down vote makes it all the more irksome.
Harmy, it’s been blocked. Only 8 views before someone downvoted it. That really stinks.
Edit: Missed the latest comments bc of the new page. Beg pardon.
^PM’ed.
never tried a checksum before, did it and got the error “Expected no more than 2 args, received 6
CertUtil: Too many arguments”
LTD, what checksum utility are you trying to use?
Also, I could get checksums for the ISOs generated for you to verify against the ones to your downloads if you like, but it would take awhile because of the size of the files makes hashing them a very slow process. Would that be helpful?
Hi LTD,
Welcome to the forum!
Yes, that is correct.
When talking about the ISOs, I find it easier to refer to them as 50 or 25 gigabyte versions, but that is a bit of a misnomer.
It is the blank discs that have those amounts as absolute maximum capacities and the ISOs are designed to fit them.
You wouldn’t really want to actually try to fit 50 or 25 gigabytes onto those discs anyway. Doing so would be like filling a drinking glass all the way to the brim. In actual use, neither practice would go very well.
I absolutely will if possible. The first step will be my having access to them. I don’t have access to to myspleen or any other bit torrent trackers. The only reason I was able to re-post them was that various members here who do have access to myspleen were kind enough put up temporary mega links for me to download.
But provided NJVC updates his projects with the new files, and provided others help me out again when 3.0 versions come out, I’ll definitely update my links as well.
Hi acpulley,
Welcome to the forum!
Have you tried using JDownloader 2 instead? It has a setting where you can enter sign in information for a premium mega.nz account. Because if you paid for a pro account, and kept up with the monthly fees, you’re right, you shouldn’t have to deal with the 5gb limit.
And I did end up being able to find the SW 1.0 DVD5, so thank you all!
if I’m not mistaken, 2.5 was out by late 2015.
For just that particular detail, however, actually, nope, it wasn’t.
But I need to quit derailing the thread and let it get back to SW.
Yeah, I remember 2.0 as well, but that was not what I was thinking of. I always knew that was a work print and not really intended for wide release.
I’m going to chalk this one up to mental error.
As Leonard Shelby, in Memento once aptly said: “Look, memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They’re just an interpretation, they’re not a record. And they’re irrelevant if you have the facts”.
Huh. My memory is playing tricks on me then. I thought for sure I remembered seeing ROTJ 1.0 MKV links on the official tehparadox page back in 2015 when that was still the official hub. But if it was never posted in that form by Harmy, I won’t worry about it. I’m not interested “preserving” something that was never really there in the first place. 😉
Thanks for the information!
Hello all.
I’ve talked a few times before about wanting to archive the older versions of the Despecialized Editions a few times before. See here and here for the beginnings of the two exchanges I recall.
Now, with the help of a generous member here, who is also a myspleen user in good standing, I have been able to get most of what I was looking for. He has been downloading the old files from myspleen, then posting them temporarily to mega.nz so I can also obtain them.
However, according to him, the SW 1.0 DVD5 has no seeders. And he can’t seem to find anything about any 1.0 MKVs at all. So my questions are as follows:
Does anyone here still have a copy of the SW 1.0 DVD5, who would also be willing to seed that myspleen torrent?
Were there ever 1.0 MKVs of any of the films? I seem to remember that there was at least an ROTJ 1.0 MKV, before the 2.5 version was released in 2016. And if there were 1.0 MKVs to any of the three films…
Would someone be willing to put them on myspleen long enough for the person helping me to get them as well?
To be clear, this is not a request for access to myspleen directly. I know the invite system is no longer in place, I don’t think I’d be very open to seeding, and I doubt I’d have much interest in it after I get all the old DEEDs anyway.
But if anyone is willing and able to help out, I’d appreciate it.
Thanks again to the user already assisting me and thanks in advance to anyone else for your help!
There are plans to donate the prints to LOC once done with them.
That would be terrific, but where did you hear that?
Hi Ed1973,
Welcome to the forum!
I can help you out. I’ll send you a private message. I know it might seem daunting, but I had to learn many of the technical skills myself when I first joined, so I promise, you can do it to.
We can walk through the various format options. Then I’ll take you through what you’ll need to do to download and watch your chosen version. We’ll take it step by step. Given that you know at least the bare basics of how to use a computer (and you do; posting on this site is proof of that) I’m confident you can obtain the Despecialized Editions you’re seeking.
Oh, and benduwan is correct about there being a detailed how-to on YouTube. But there are several significant changes since that video was posted back in 2015. That said, since some of the steps are similar, I’ll still link that video below.
Just know that the steps in “The Ultimate Introductory Guide” are much more up to date.
Outdated how-to video here.
Edit: To be clear, though, I will not burn any content for or snail-mail any content to you.
The four post exchange that starts with this one over in the ROTJ thread got me thinking.
First, am I correct in thinking that the Library of Congress still wants prints of the SW and ESB, and maybe even ROTJ films (even though ROTJ isn’t on the list) in their original versions?
If so, is anything other than George Lucas’s wishes keeping them from accepting something like what TN1 has?
I don’t mean to be morbid, but my point about people not being around forever stands for him too.
What would the practical & legal implications be for TN1’s stuff being submitted to the National Film Registery once George Lucas has passed?
I know there would surely still be many legal hurdles. And perhaps those prints don’t meet the requirements for the NFR anyway. But would it ever be hypothetically possible to turn over well preserved prints the NFR after George Lucas is gone? Or is there another reason I’m missing that would make that a really bad idea?
Sweet! You’re quite welcome! Glad I could help!
Hey toastedzen,
This How To Make Your Own Custom Box might be of interest to you, but it’s only half-way completed.
What I personally have done is to use the Blu-ray cases themselves, all put together as in your picture, to trace my sizes onto the cardboard before I cut.
Then I made sure to trace the top/bottom first. Then cut the pieces.
Then I rubber banded the top and bottom pieces and included them in the tracing for the spine so it would be flush with them. Then cut that piece.
Then I rubber banded all three pieces for the final trace for the front and back sides so they would be flush with the top/bottom and spine.
Here’s a crude MS Paint Sketch to try to make that a little clearer:
It looks like you are using the same size cases I did, so here also are the measurements of what mine ended up being. But I can’t promise those will fit, so probably best to use them just as approximate numbers until you can check them against your actual cases.
Top/Bottom
5 5/16" (137mm)
by
1 7/16" (37mm)
Spine
7" (177mm)
by
1 7/16" (37mm)
Front/Back
7" (177mm)
by
5 7/16" (139mm)
As far as the art goes I found this video guide very helpful, except the part about using large mailing labels. I’m pretty sure the adhesive will breakdown faster than you’d want it to. So instead I will be using rubber cement and glossy flyer paper that is inkjet compatible.
Best of luck!
I’ll work on it some tomorrow.
It would seem to me that it might be more beneficial for you if I send you hashes from files that I can confirm are functioning properly, rather than you sending me info on files that may or may not be working.
What do you think?
I’ll send the MD5 hashes as soon as I get the 2.7 rars downloaded. Does that sound OK to you?
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Edit: Oh, and yes, PM stands for “Private Message”. The “Private Topics” are the threads into which those messages are organized. And I’d prefer to send hash lists there to avoid adding excess clutter to the main threads.
Shall I do that?
I’d be willing to get that for you. I’ll have to download them myself, since I was happy with 2.5 and don’t have 2.7 on hand. But if you can wait a day or two, I can get the MD5 info to you via PM.
Ignore this post. I posted in the wrong tab.
I’m a little surprised that, yesterday being Father’s Day and all, nobody mentioned needing it for a present for thier dads.
Did you remove the editable PDF’s? When I click your link, no files are appearing. Thank you!
Everything is still there. Are you clicking the right link? This one?:
https://mega.nz/#F!E1tVHZ4B!Jbegfsr8CGPvHKBZUX-yaw
It’s not a direct download link. It leads to folders with cover art files inside them
Also, do you think you might remove the quoted part of your question? The reappearance of the phildesfr’s entire first post kinda clutters the thread.
Thanks, and welcome to the forum! 😃
Doesn’t seem so redundant when you consider how many different color regrades of the actual films there are floating about. 😉