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I will be capturing these over the next week....

They will be Dish Network 311 > TiVo Series2 > Ethernet > PC > TMPGEnc > DVD conversions

AND I have also set my PVR510 to record them. Even though funds are short in the ole' Blaksvn House I will TRY to buy a stand-alone set top DVD recorder so I can record them without having to re-encode the video... (or if anyone wants to loan me theirs to do the transfers ) - EITHER way I will keep them on my PVR510's HD until I do get a recorder - I will also upload these via torrent (myspleen my soon go bye-bye) or with the help from the THE DARK ONE.

Coming Soon to the "The Blaksvn Archive Collection"

G4: ICONS - "The Star Wars Games" - DONE!

MTV: TRL - "Star Wars Edition"

NBC: Access Hollywood

Ebert & Roeper: Ep3 Review

Discovery: The Science of Star Wars "Man and Machines"

Discovery: The Science of Star Wars "Space Cowboys"

Discovery: The Science of Star Wars "War, Weapons and the Force"

G4: Filter - "Best Star Wars Characters"

VH1: "When Star Wars Ruled the World"

A&E: Empire of Dreams - Edited DVD Documentary

Animal Planet: Animal Icons "Star Wars Creature"

ETV: Behind the Scenes - "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith"

Biography: Life & Times - Mark Hamill

Biography: Life & Times - Carrie Fisher

Bravo: Inside the Actors Studio - Harrison Ford



- RiK

“My skill are no longer as Mad as the once were” RiK

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I'm meeting up with some local Star Wars friends tomorrow and I'm just now putting the finishing touches on a DVD that I call...

"The Revenge Will Be Televised, Vol. 1"

included:
the Star Wars Cinematech episode
the Star Wars TRL episode
assorted Star Wars commercials

Everything is capped, editted, and encoded...I just have to finish the menu.

I'll also be posting it over at alt.binaries.starwars probably tomorrow

I actually hooked the DVR directly to my cap card using composite-in and record using iuVCR with the huffyuv codec. It went really well, I just had to trim and edit, do a deinterlace, and run the finished videos through TMPGenc

My DVR is gonna get a workout. I'll be making more to follow...

MTFBWY



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...at last we shall have revenge...
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oh, I also had Hayden on Leno...but I just despise Jay Leno so I had to delete it.

and sitting through TRL was a punishment I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.


One further note...Comcast uses LOTS of compression. I can see digital artifacts clearly in my HDTV (although the picture looks fine in the 4:3 in the bedroom) on everything but actual HD broadcasts. Since none (except some of the commercials) of these programs were in HD, I actually had to run sharpen and denoise filters on the raw video to clean it up...that just sucks.

Rik, is there any way to bypass and/or shut off the compression that the cable company uses or is it sent to the house already compressed? I figured if anyone would know it would be you. TIA
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...at last we shall have revenge...
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"The Revenge Will Be Televised, Vol. 1"

I'll also be posting it over at alt.binaries.starwars probably tomorrow



Looking forward to that.........


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tRWBT vol.1 Sounds Great!

Sorry for the short notice:
US : 5/14 : 12 noon : MSNBC : MSNBC at the Movies (repeats 5pm)
Might have an interview with George (very short, standard interview questions, a 5 minutes segment and a few mentions else where in the program)
ERRR turns out next weeks program is a full hour of RotS coverage... so
US : 5/21 : 12 noon : MSNBC : MSNBC at the Movies - RotS Special

If you want some really braindead segments:
US : 5/14 : 6pm : E! : in their """"news"""" show, they have a """"discussion"""" between one of the hosts and Chewbacca, it's as if they reincarnated the people who made the Holiday Special. for those who love to watch SW Hate, this is the segment for you, they choose to not get it, and then flaunt that mentality.
US : 5/14 : FoxNews : all morning in their programing they've had SW related content, "Stock Wars" and some shit 'facts' on Cashin' In.
US : 5/14 : 9am : CBSNews : did segments from the NYC Ziegfeld line. mind numbing horrendous schlock.

If anyone gets French Newscasts, they may have something SW. the C3 of Europe happens in Paris this weekend. Anyone know when the Osaka SW convention is?
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Originally posted by: The Dark One

One further note...Comcast uses LOTS of compression. I can see digital artifacts clearly in my HDTV (although the picture looks fine in the 4:3 in the bedroom) on everything but actual HD broadcasts. Since none (except some of the commercials) of these programs were in HD, I actually had to run sharpen and denoise filters on the raw video to clean it up...that just sucks.

Rik, is there any way to bypass and/or shut off the compression that the cable company uses or is it sent to the house already compressed? I figured if anyone would know it would be you. TIA



- Sadly, that's the best you'll get from cable as only a small number of the channels are really digital (premium only really + HD) most Cable Companies "Basic and Expanded/Extended Basic" service packages (MTV is normally ANALOG) are all analog (OTA) but even with "Digital Cable" the analog channels are still ANALOG even though you have a "Digital" DVR/cable box (D Cable customers being jiltted as they are TOLD it is all Digital) - so it MAY not be digital just standard cable (you'll need to call your provider to verify this) so that is why your getting the dirty picture.

- Dishnetwork, DTV or VOOM is what you really want to get (my cable bill and Dish bill combined is still less then the same digital package that comcast offers here )

“My skill are no longer as Mad as the once were” RiK

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I have basic cable lined direct into the TV as an input and the HD DVR as another input...when I need to watch an analog channel (for some college games usually) I watch the input with the cable lined direct into the TV because if I watch it through the box there are actually compression "halos" around the players when there are long-distance shots.

I'll be moving soon so I'll probably switch to dish after I do.
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...at last we shall have revenge...
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US : 5/17 : 7am : NBC : Today : director George Lucas

US : 5/15 : 3pm : Fox : The Phantom Menance (check local listings)
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Did anyone catch the hour-long Access Hollywood special from yesterday?

And FYI...the Star Wars specials on discovery are going to be broadcast on the HD channel. Can anyone capture the HD versions?
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UK : 5/18 : 5pm? : Chnnl 4 : Richard and Judy : Synopsis: The daily live entertainment show hosted by Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. Ian McDiarmid chats about Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.
US : 5/20 : The Ellen DeGeneres Show : Jimmy Smits
US : 5/21 : 12pm : Bravo : Inside the Actors Studio : Natalie Portman

IFC : has Cannes programming : most likely George will show up in some of them

old stuff but for reference
US : 5/15 : Fox : Family Guy : did a shot for shot remake of the ending of ANH
US : 5/13 : Craig Furgussen (the guy after Letterman) has been making SW jokes all week suppostedly.
US : 5/12 : Joey : the episode has someone waiting in line
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Originally posted by: digitalfreaknyc
Did anyone catch the hour-long Access Hollywood special from yesterday?

And FYI...the Star Wars specials on discovery are going to be broadcast on the HD channel. Can anyone capture the HD versions?


- I did catch it (they repeated it later that night) I will be converting it via TiVo2Go in t he next few days or so

RiK

“My skill are no longer as Mad as the once were” RiK

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Updated Listing:

Upcoming
UK : 5/16 : 7PM : Sci-Fi Channel : Star Wars Episode III Unsung Heroes - Nick Dudman
US : 5/16 : 8pm : Discovery : The Science of Star Wars "Man and Machines" : Web Info
US : 5/16 : G4 : Filter : "Best Star Wars Characters (Repeats 5/17)
US : 5/16 : 8pm : Discovery : The Science of Star Wars "War, Weapons and the Force" : Web Info
*New* US : 5/16 : CBS : Letterman Star Wars Top 10
*New* US : 5/16 : 11:30 : VH1 : Best Week Ever (5/17 3am rerun)
*New* US : 5/17 : 7am : NBC : Today : director George Lucas
UK : 5/17 : 7PM : Sci-Fi Channel : Star Wars Episode III Unsung Heroes - Kenny Baker
US : 5/17 : 8pm : Discovery : The Science of Star Wars "Space Cowboys" : Web Info
US : 5/17 : 1am : VH1 : "When Star Wars Ruled the World" (Repeat)
*New* UK : 5/18 : 5pm? : Chnnl 4 : Richard and Judy
UK : 5/18 : 7PM : Sci-Fi Channel : Star Wars Episode III Unsung Heroes - Christian Simpson
UK : 5/18 : 8pm : Sky One : Feel the Force (Documentary)
US : 5/18 : 8pm : A&E : Empire of Dreams : Edited DVD Documentary Web Info
US : 5/18 : 9pm : Animal Planet (Discovery) : Animal Icons "Star Wars Creature" OS
US : 5/18 : 8pm : HSN : Star Wars Watches
***EDIT*** US : 5/19 : 8:30***AM*** : ETV : Behind the Scenes' - "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" ***3:30PM reair*** (more rerun 5/20 3:30AM & 8AM)
UK : 5/20 : 8pm : Biography Channel - George Lucas (Documentary)
US : 5/20 : 10am & 4pm : Biography : Life & Times : Mark Hamill
US : 5/20 : 11am & 5pm : Biography : Life & Times : Carrie Fisher
*New* US : 5/20 : The Ellen DeGeneres Show : Jimmy Smits
*New* US : 5/21 : 12pm : Bravo : Inside the Actors Studio : Natalie Portman
US : 5/21 : 12 noon : MSNBC : MSNBC at the Movies - RotS Special
UK : 5/21 : 6pm : Biography Channel - Star Wars Knight (An evening of Star Wars)
*New* US : 5/21 : 1:30am : HDNETMV : THX-1138 (i don't have any clue what channel that is...)
UK : 5/22 : 5pm : Sky Movies 1 and 3 - I Love Star Wars
UK : 5/22 : 6pm : Sky Movies 1 and 3 - Star Wars:Episode IV - A New Hope
UK : 5/22 : 10pm : Discovery Channel - Science of Star Wars - intrduced by Artoo and Threepio
US : 5/22 : 8pm : Discovery : The Science of Star Wars "Man and Machines" : Web Info
US : 5/22 : 9pm : Discovery : The Science of Star Wars "Space Cowboys" : Web Info
US : 5/22 : 10pm : Discovery : The Science of Star Wars "War, Weapons and the Force" : Web Info
US : 5/22 : 7pm : Bravo : Inside the Actors Studio : Harrison Ford
US : 5/23 : 12am : QVC : Star Wars
US : 5/23 : 1am : Bravo : Inside the Actors Studio : Harrison Ford
*New* US : 5/25 : 1:30pm : MTV : I Have Embarrassing Parents
*New* US : 5/25 : 8pm : G4 : X-Play : a celebration of “Star Wars”

Past
US : 4/26 : CBS Early Show : Samuel L Jackson
US : 4/29 : BET : Sam Jackson
Canada : 4/30 : Teletoon : Clone Wars Season 1
US : 5/1 : NBC : Extra TV : Summer Blockbuster Preview : Find Local Time
US : 5/1 (+?) : TNT : NBA Playoffs? : Ultimate Battles : 6 vignettes
Canada : 5/1 : 4pm : Teletoon : Clone Wars Season 2
US : 5/2 : 7am : ABC : Good Morning America : Hayden Christensen
US : 5/2 : 5pm : MTV : TRL : Hayden Christensen
US : 5/3 : 9am : ABC : Live with Regis and Kelly : Hayden Christensen
US : 5/4 : NBC : Today Show : John Williams
Canada : 5/4 : 10pm : Teletoon : Clone Wars Season 3
US : 5/6 : 11:35 : WNBC : Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno : Hayden Christensen : Web Info
US : 5/8 : 7pm : Cartoon Network : Revenge of the Brick : Web Info
UK : 5/9 : 7PM : Sci-Fi Channel : Star Wars Episode III Unsung Heroes - The Lightsaber Makers
UK : 5/10 : 7PM : Sci-Fi Channel : Star Wars Episode III Unsung Heroes - Maurice Murphy
US : 5/10 : 10:30 : G4 : Electric Playground
UK : 5/11 : 7PM : Sci-Fi Channel : Star Wars Episode III Unsung Heroes - Stormtroopers
US : 5/11 : 10:30 : G4 : Cinematech
US : 5/13 : Craig Furgussen (the guy after Letterman) has been making SW jokes all week suppostedly.
US : 5/12 : Joey : the episode has someone waiting in line
UK : 5/12 : 7PM : Sci-Fi Channel : Star Wars Episode III Unsung Heroes - Nick Gillard
US : 5/12 : 8pm : Fox : The O.C. : George Lucas Guest Spot
UK : 5/13 : 7PM : Sci-Fi Channel : Star Wars Episode III Unsung Heroes - Warwick Davis
US : 5/13 : 5pm : MTV : TRL : "Star Wars Edition" : 60min.
US : 5/13 : 7:30pm : NVC : Access Hollywood
UK : 5/14 : 7PM : Sci-Fi Channel : Star Wars Episode III Unsung Heroes - Jeremy Bulloch
US : 5/14 : ABC : Ebert & Roeper : Ep3 Review (Check local listings)
UK : 5/14 : Discovery : "Star Wars Creature"
US : 5/14 : 7-10pm : Cartoon Network : Clone Wars Season 1 and 2
US : 5/14 : 12 noon : MSNBC : MSNBC at the Movies
US : 5/14 : 6pm : E! : Chewbacca Segment
US : 5/14 : FoxNews : "Stock Wars" & Cashin' In.
US : 5/14 : 9am : CBSNews :
US : 5/15 : Fox : Family Guy : did a shot for shot remake of the ending of ANH
UK : 5/15 : 7PM : Sci-Fi Channel : Star Wars Episode III Unsung Heroes - John Mollo
UK : 5/15 : 21:00 : BBC3 : Generation Jedi
US : 5/15 : 3pm : Fox : The Phantom Menance
UK : Anthony Daniels on Scotland Today : http://scotlandtoday.scottishtv.colo.ednet.co.uk/content/default.asp?page=s1_2_2&newsid=7512&newsType=
UK : Commercial : Orange - Gold Spot - Darth Vader
http://www.boardsmag.com/screeningroom/commercials/1659/
Norway : News report on music DVD
Germany : taff Net : News report on music DVD
US/UK : VH1 : When Star Wars Rules the World
US : 3/13 : CBS : 60 Minutes

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Here are a few more details about what we are getting in the UK. Most shows get repeat showings.

SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTARY: Science of Star Wars
Channel: Discovery 551
Date: Sunday 22nd May 2005
Time: 22:00 to 23:00 (starting in 10 days)
Duration: 1 hour.
Droids, bots, artificial intelligence. C3PO and R2D2 meet the people who have been helped or inspired by Star Wars technology in a significant way.
(Premiere)



SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTARY: Science of Star Wars
Channel: Discovery 551
Date: Monday 23rd May 2005
Time: 22:00 to 23:00 (starting in 11 days)
Duration: 1 hour.
Getting around and communicating. C3PO and R2D2 meet the people who have been helped or inspired by Star Wars technology in a significant way.
(Premiere)



SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTARY: Science of Star Wars
Channel: Discovery 551
Date: Tuesday 24th May 2005
Time: 22:00 to 23:00 (starting in 12 days)
Duration: 1 hour.
We haven't yet made a clone army, but we're getting there and are equipping our fighters with storm trooper-like gear.
(Premiere)



ENTERTAINMENT: Richard and Judy
Channel: Channel 4 104
Date: Wednesday 18th May 2005
Time: 17:00 to 18:00 (starting in 1 day)
Duration: 1 hour.
The daily live entertainment show hosted by Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. It's live - so anything can happen - but expect more celebrity guests, competitions, exclusive previews and features and plenty of surprises. Ian McDiarmid chats about Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.
(Subtitles)



ENTERTAINMENT: T4 Movie Special
Channel: Channel 4 104
Date: Saturday 21st May 2005
Time: 10:55 to 11:25 (starting in 8 days)
Duration: 30 minutes.
Star Wars Premiere.
All the gossip and interviews with all the stars at the British Premiere of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Plus there's a look behind-the-scenes at the creation of the awesome special effects.
(Subtitles)



DOCUMENTARY: Generation Jedi
Channel: BBC 3 115
Date: Sunday 15th May 2005
Time: 21:00 to 22:00 (starting in 3 days)
Duration: 1 hour.
In the week that the final and darkest episode of Star Wars, Revenge of the Sith is released, fan Dermot O'Leary presents the story of a generation, through the parable of Star Wars. By meeting fellow fans and real life Star Wars aficionados he asks whether this journey represents a modern metaphor for our times, politically, socially, culturally, and of course personally. Have we gone from a hopeful Luke to a troubled Darth Vader?
(Subtitles)



ENTERTAINMENT: Star Wars...Feel The Force
Channel: Sky One 106
Date: Wednesday 18th May 2005
Time: 20:00 to 21:00 (starting in 6 days)
Duration: 1 hour.
C-3PO hosts an exploration of the superb space-age saga. Lightsabres at the ready for exclusive clips, backstage footage, key interviews and insights from celebrity fans.
(Widescreen, New Series, 2005)



ENTERTAINMENT: Star Wars
Channel: Sky Movies 1 301
Date: Sunday 22nd May 2005
Time: 17:00 to 18:00 (starting in 9 days)
Duration: 1 hour.
Feel The Force (Version 2).
Enjoy clips from Revenge Of The Sith, interviews with George Lucas, the cast, crew and celebrity fans, plus never before seen film from the entire intergalactic saga.



FILM: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Channel: Sky Movies 1 301
Date: Sunday 22nd May 2005
Time: 18:00 to 20:10 (starting in 9 days)
Duration: 2 hours and 10 minutes.
For the kids, it's a terrific tale of good and evil, the film that broke the mould for sci-fi, with a sinister villain and a gang of smart-talking good guys. For the diehard fans, there are nods to Akira Kurosawa and The Searchers and strong cameos from the likes of horror maestro Peter Cushing.
Director: George Lucas
Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker
(Widescreen, 1977, U, 5 Star)



CONSUMER: The Star Wars Collection
Channel: QVC 630
Date: Thursday 19th May 2005
Time: 00:00 to 01:00 (starting in 6 days)
Duration: 1 hour.
Join us to relive the classic tale of Luke Skywalker's fateful battle with Darth Vader, and explore our galactastic range of Star Wars products!



ENTERTAINMENT: When Star Wars Ruled The World
Channel: VH1 UK 441
Date: Wednesday 18th May 2005
Time: 19:00 to 20:00 (starting in 1 day)
Duration: 1 hour.
Star Wars' influence went way behind that of just another sci-fi movie and impacted on mass popular culture as a whole. We reflect on an era, which spawned a galaxy of characters and stars.

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UK shows Recorded so far for future release:

Unsung Heroes (one remaining)
Generation Jedi
Episode III UK Premiere (Sky News Coverage)
Episode III UK Premiere (BBC News 24 Coverage)
Episode III UK Premiere (London Tonight Coverage)
Episode III UK Premiere (Richard & Judy Report)
TRL with Hayden Christensen
Various commercials
Star Wars...Feel The Force (version 1)
T4 Premiere Special
Movies Now report
Soundtrack channel report
Entertainment Today report
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Please Note Programing Time Change

***EDIT*** US : 5/19 : 8:30***AM*** : ETV : Behind the Scenes' - "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" ***3:30PM reair*** (more rerun 5/20 3:30AM & 8AM)
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I just set my new HD DVR to record the Discovery HD feed of their specials. Groovy!
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So...is anyone making compilations?

I'm hoping someone has the Discovery Channel documentaries in HD 16x9 on DVD.
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I wish you luck on the HD 16x9 transfers. They've just broadcast the first Science Of Star Wars here in the UK and they were broadcast in 14x9 cropped. IDIOTS!
If you need any help with a DVD transfer, let me know!
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I'll let everyone know when I find out exactly what I can do with the three SW HD specials. I'm new to the DVR and have barely played with it.
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I just watched this weeks Best Week Ever on VH1. It had a whole segment about Star Wars, and it was pretty funny. I didn't record it though, and I don't know when or if it'll be replayed.
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Originally posted by: digitalfreaknyc
So...is anyone making compilations?



Yes I'm interested in this as well. Maybe a 2 or 3(or more)-Disc set entitled Episode III Hype? I'm very interested in getting anything involving my favorite movie of all time. So Inside The Actor's Studios,Entertainment Tonights/Access Hollywoods/E!s,and other Specials & News Broadcasts. Email TNAJason@hotmail.com
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Was Attack of the Clones broadcast in HD tonight on FOX?
The Jedi are all but extinct.......
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Did anyone who saw the 3 "Science of Star Wars" specials on Discovery HD notice anything cool? (I have all 3 and am authoring some DVD to distribute on alt.binaries.starwars)

That's right...there were clips of eps. I, II, IV, V, and VI... In Hi-Def!

The quality of these brief shots was simply breathtaking...I can't wait for the entire SW saga in HD!
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If someone does an Episode III compilation, is there any chance they'll have all the commercials as well? I love the one with Vader and the Burger King guy having the breathing contest and it would be great to get it on a disc along with some of the other good Ep3 ads.