Number of discs in set : 4 - 1 disc for Bonus Materials
Disc Sizes : ANH 4.33gb, ESB 4.36gb, ROJ 4.35gb, Bonus 3.99gb
Video Bitrate: 4-7 Mbps (average rate)
Audio Bitrate: Main - LPCM 1536 Kbps
Media Used : 1993 Defintive Collection Laserdiscs (NTSC). CAV format
Region : NTSC based
Sound : PCM Audio
Screen : Letterbox Widescreen
Title Screen / Menus : No
Chapter Markers : Yes, but not the original laserdisc markers
Commentaries : No
Subtitles (other than alien subtitles) : No
Easter Eggs : No
Year Of Release : 2003
Dual Layer DVD Version Available : No
Specific DVD Cover & Disc Art available : No - would recommend Cerberus' DC covers
Equipment Used : Pioneer CLD-59 Elite Laserdisc Player
Encoder Used : CinemaCraft Encoder
Software Used : DVDit PE, Nero, various noise filter software (?)
Capture Method : onto a DV format
Editing Notes : Hooked up the s-video out on a Pioneer Elite CLD-59 Laserdisc player to a Sony Digital8 camcorder with analog in. Recorded the video to DV format by way of the camcorder, and used firewire to digitally transfer the video into the computer. From there, used several programs to filter out the noise from the laserdisc. Then, encoded the video to DVD format with CinemaCraft Encoder SP. Finally, authored the DVD with DVDit PE and wrote it to a Ritek 2x DVD-R with a Pioneer DVR-104 drive using Nero.
Glitches / Errors : ESB has 4 seconds of blank screen before Leia welding footage (At 50m 31s). ROJ - on some DVD players there MAY be a slight stutter when a speeder bike explodes due to a bitrate jump.
Bonus Disc Info : Same content as the 1993 DC Supplemental Materials laserdisc.
Overall Comments : Along with the Dr Gonzo Anamorphic Set it is one of the most popular Original Trilogy dvdr sets available.
Chaper Markers:-
A New Hope:
1. Opening Title (0:00)
2. Preparing to be Boarded (2:34)
3. Lost in the Desert (8:54)
4. Sandcrawler (13:06)
5. Cleaning Up the Droids (19:17)
6. Artoo in the Jundland Wastes (27:22)
7. Obi-Wan's Home (32:11)
8. The Death Star (36:31)
9. Mos Eisley (42:23)
10. A Fast Ship (46:51)
11. The Jump to Lightspeed (53:12)
12. The Falcon Captured (1:02:48)
13. Prisoner Transfer (1:09:59)
14. The Trash Compactor (1:16:34)
15. Lightsabers (1:27:21)
16. TIEs in Pursuit (1:31:08)
17. Artoo's Data (1:36:00)
18. Fighter Attack (1:42:19)
19. The Victors Return (1:54:44)
20. End Credits (1:57:11)
The Empire Strikes Back:
1. Opening Title (0:00)
2. Probe Droids (1:55)
3. Wampa's Lair (8:18)
4. Snowspeeders at Dawn (15:02)
5. "It could be an Imperial code" (18:09)
6. "Prepare for ground assault" (22:20)
7. Launching the Snowspeeders (25:11)
8. Evacuating the Command Center (31:17)
9. Setting Course for Dagobah (36:11)
10. A Soggy Landing (41:22)
11. Asteroid Hiding Place (44:52)
12. The Emperor (52:08)
13. Jedi Training (1:00:26)
14. Leaving the Asteroid Field (1:06:00)
15. Garbage Day (1:13:51)
16. Bespin (1:17:45)
17. Leaving Dagobah (1:22:02)
18. Cloud City's New Arrangements (1:27:21)
19. Luke at Cloud City (1:33:20)
20. Duel in the Carbon Freezing Chamber (1:39:22)
21. Revelations and Losses (1:48:13)
22. Leaving Bespin (1:54:36)
23. A Hand for Luke (1:58:11)
24. End Credits (2:00:21)
Return of the Jedi:
1. Opening Title (0:00)
2. Vader arrives at Death Star II (1:56)
3. Gifts to Jabba (4:58)
4. The Bounty on Chewbacca (14:02)
5. Escape from the Carbonite (17:06)
6. Enter the Jedi (21:53)
7. Sarlacc (29:06)
8. Departing Tatooine; An Old Friend (36:17)
9. Yoda (38:43)
10. The Fleet Assembles (47:34)
11. Vader and the Emperor (52:43)
12. Endor (56:04)
13. Vader returns to the Emperor (1:05:28)
14. A Feast in 3PO's Honor (1:11:11)
15. Tribal Council (1:15:01)
16. Father and Son Reunited (1:21:39)
17. The Fleet Enters Hyperspace (1:25:59)
18. Meeting the Emperor (1:29:17)
19. All According to His Plans (1:34:39)
20. Fully Armed and Operational (1:39:31)
21. Hotwiring The Bunker (1:41:30)
22. "Obi-Wan has taught you well..." (1:47:48)
23. The Full Power of the Dark Side (1:54:42)
24. Fighter Attack (1:56:45)
25. The Mask Comes Off (1:58:39)
26. Funeral (2:03:56)
27. End Credits (2:06:36)
If you notice an error or have something to add to the above description please post it and it'll be edited in. Many Thanks go to Rikter and all those who supplied the original info.
