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Info Wanted: a '92 laserdisc transfer to dvd project?

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I was curious if the 1992 LD trilogy has been transferred in its entirety, and compared with the '93 Definitive Collection? From what I understand, the 1985 audio mix included on the '92 LD release has been used (“cherrypicked”?) for other DVD transfers, not sure exactly which ones. I realize that a new audio mix was created for the '93 version (not sure why if the previous one seems more “definitive”), but are there major differences in video quality at all? And was the '85 audio wholly different enough that it should be included as an alternate audio track on newer transfers, or was there just mostly the bits of dialogue that were absent from the '93 release? Or was it not substantially different or better than previous mixes to matter much? The countless variations of the SW films, esp. ANH, continue to fascinate-- and I haven’t found any discussion addressing this particular issue.

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Is this a dead issue?

And is replying to your own thread the cyber equivalent of talking to yourself?
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Well, since a lot of folks read it I guess it's not the same as talking to yourself. Anyway, I find this subject pretty interesting too, but can't tell you anything about differences since I only have the Def. Col. on LD (early pressing: split sabres, missing the welding Leia). It did astound me how much better it looks straight off of the LD, then every single transfer so far (except for Moth3r's). That minor filtering everyone applies to make it fit on 4,37 GB really destroys detail, clarity and "liveliness". If your goal is to preserve it, you fail at the point where you alter the raw capture (by filtering, even by compressing). The filtering isn't necessary, but the compression is (when you're being reasonable) and it doen't have to leave noticeable traces: just use enough discs. At that point everyone starts about dual-layer discs, and about prices. I was discussing thes with Arnie.d last week, and he came with the solution: just use 2 single layer discs. Nothing wrong with that: the extended editions of LOTR are spread over two discs aswell, and this way you also preserve a bit of the LD feeling But ehh.. back to the topic!

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why not just rip the 1992 audio and sync it up with one of the widescreen/letterbox transfers, as the 1992 release was fullscreen. Like either use definitive collection, or faces. and use the 1992 sound mix. There are tons of projects out there of course star wars super 8mm, star wars beta tape, and those things that look like laserdiscs but are not capicitance discs.

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Originally posted by: skyjedi2005
why not just rip the 1992 audio and sync it up with one of the widescreen/letterbox transfers, as the 1992 release was fullscreen. Like either use definitive collection, or faces. and use the 1992 sound mix.


Actually, there is also a 1992 widescreen laserdisc release (itself a corrected version of the '89 LD, which was the first US letterboxed version, but had ratio errors), which is why I brought it up in the first place, and was curious what the quality/visual differences were like of that version compared to the '93, and what the deal with the '85 audio mix was (which was used on that release). And, if it had even been transferred and compared with the Definitive Collection.

Release Date: 1992

Studio: Fox Video

Technical Comments: 2.35:1 letterboxed transfer (corrected from the 1989 laserdisc)

Comments: The 1989 laserdisc was quietly reissued with the newly corrected letterboxed transfer, completely doing away with the "incredible shrinking ratio" problem. This release, pressed by Mitsubishi Japan, features the same catalog number as the 1989 release. So how can you tell the two apart? This corrected edition is released by "Fox Video." Coupled with the 1985 audio mix, this could very well likely be the best presentation of the film

http://www.davisdvd.com/misc/ep4.htm
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^^^ Nice .sig.

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