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Just got to say that after reading the interview with you, and having a look around your new site, I have to say I'm impressed even further. (Already was with your R2 animation and the work you've done so far on Star Wars)...
You seem to have carved out a nice nieche for yourself.
Oh, and also the World is Watching short was nicely directed... fine work!
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Seeing RotS really reminded me of how important it is to preserve the films that didn't suck. And hey, did anybody notice the beautiful, OT-style starfield at the top of RotS? Somebody's listening...
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He's done that twice, to my knowledge.
<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>
<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
<span class=“Bold”>Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.</span></span>
<span class=“Italics”>JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.</span>
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LUKE: Dad, where are your eyebrows?
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WO_S6UgkQk0
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Good for them, I say.
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On the site you mention that the STAR WARS logo recedes too quickly on the DVD - first of all, thanks for pointing that out because I would never have noticed it otherwise.
You replaced it with the receding logo from one of the foreign angles. Did it bother you that it doesn't seem to be from the same source? The lack of curve on the top of the ST, for example, and the sharpness of the curves... it bothered me enough to interpolate new frames rather than borrowing from another angle. I can post some screenshots later tonight but you probably already know what I mean.
Edit: this animted gif shows the difference between the two logos. The slightly larger one is the "original".
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Made for IE Forum's Episode III theme month - May 2005.
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Originally posted by: Klingon_Jedi
Tha'ts strangely hipnotic. Must....buy.....action figures.......
Tha'ts strangely hipnotic. Must....buy.....action figures.......
Not only that, but the Star Field changes.
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Not only that, but the Star Field changes.
That's partly to do with where I got the "original" frame from. It's actually from my retimed sequence, which used a static star plate. The original original sees the starfield change ever so slightly over time.
My retimed sequence, incidentally, was made to match the ESB pull back, not the OT ANH pull back, simply because it was easier to rip the ESB DVD than capture the OT ANH VHS. I made graphs of the logos' sizes over time and came up with a wacky formula to map one onto the other. Here's part of the C code, if anyone's interested:
m=1+sqrt(sin(PI*x*(1.0/290))); // first half
n=2.25-x*(1.0/290)*1.25;
nw=(sqrt(x*1.0/290)+(x*1.0/290))*0.5;
mw=1-nw;
k=mw*m+nw*n;
xt=(float)x/k;
That's partly to do with where I got the "original" frame from. It's actually from my retimed sequence, which used a static star plate. The original original sees the starfield change ever so slightly over time.
My retimed sequence, incidentally, was made to match the ESB pull back, not the OT ANH pull back, simply because it was easier to rip the ESB DVD than capture the OT ANH VHS. I made graphs of the logos' sizes over time and came up with a wacky formula to map one onto the other. Here's part of the C code, if anyone's interested:
m=1+sqrt(sin(PI*x*(1.0/290))); // first half
n=2.25-x*(1.0/290)*1.25;
nw=(sqrt(x*1.0/290)+(x*1.0/290))*0.5;
mw=1-nw;
k=mw*m+nw*n;
xt=(float)x/k;
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(Sorry, couldn't resist).
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Originally posted by: Jedikev
Are there any plans to fix Empire & Jedi???
Are there any plans to fix Empire & Jedi???
At this time, I'm focusing my efforts on the one, true original that started it all. I'm ecstatic with the look of things so far, but I'll wait until I'm finished to think about ESB and ROTJ.
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Originally posted by: Darth Editous
Mike, sorry if this has been addressed before but I only scanned the thread quickly.
On the site you mention that the STAR WARS logo recedes too quickly on the DVD - first of all, thanks for pointing that out because I would never have noticed it otherwise.
You replaced it with the receding logo from one of the foreign angles. Did it bother you that it doesn't seem to be from the same source? The lack of curve on the top of the ST, for example, and the sharpness of the curves... it bothered me enough to interpolate new frames rather than borrowing from another angle. I can post some screenshots later tonight but you probably already know what I mean.
DE
Mike, sorry if this has been addressed before but I only scanned the thread quickly.
On the site you mention that the STAR WARS logo recedes too quickly on the DVD - first of all, thanks for pointing that out because I would never have noticed it otherwise.
You replaced it with the receding logo from one of the foreign angles. Did it bother you that it doesn't seem to be from the same source? The lack of curve on the top of the ST, for example, and the sharpness of the curves... it bothered me enough to interpolate new frames rather than borrowing from another angle. I can post some screenshots later tonight but you probably already know what I mean.
DE
Believe it or not, I missed this one! I'll have another look, but I've done this logo in Illustrator already, so it wouldn't be difficult to just redo the recession myself... Good eye!
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Okay, enough gushing.
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<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>
<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
<span class=“Bold”>Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.</span></span>
<span class=“Italics”>JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.</span>
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Originally posted by: thirdvertigo
This project should be...
This project should be...
This project should be whatever the hell Mike wants it to be. I think you meant to post in the ::ThirdVertigo's O-OT Restoration and Lesser Well Done "SE" Enhancement Removal Project:: thread.
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But, he benefits from stuff pointed out here (like the recent 'Star Wars' logo info) and other OT projects benefit from stuff he points out.
So information *is* freely traded, and there is enough info around for any of us to incorporate (or not) into our own projects. I'm glad Mike continues to share his findings, and that is why we share ours, as between the OT community it adds to the information available for us all to utilise.
I'm looking forward to the update.
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The project is very much alive. A massive update is coming.
Come on, Mike! There hasn't been an update in nearly half a year! I know everyone is extremely interested in seeing the progress you've made. Bring on the massive update! Bring on the massive update!
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