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Check your PM's. ;)
We want you to be aware that we have no plans—now or in the future—to restore the earlier versions.
Sincerely, Lynne Hale publicity@lucasfilm.com
.:. MoveAlong's - The Lost Scenes .:. Complete & Released — Page 5
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I actually have this 2 CD set plus I have the "Phantom Menace" Behind The Scenes disc as well. I also have the "Millennium Falcon CD-Rom Playset" CD as well but I don't know that if there is anything relevant on it that can be used for stuff.
:) :)
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You mean "Behind the Magic" (1998) and "Episode I Insider's Guide" (1998)?
I have the former, but not the latter. The "Lost Scenes" is taken directly from BTM Cd-Rom.
I'm hoping someday, somebody will release a "restored" version of those scenes, removing the accumulated dirt, scratches, smudges, etc. and do something about the faded color (heck, one could even "colorize" the alternate Cantina sequence and dub in the proper background noise, but please keep the alternate dialog!).
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So anybody working on further restoration of these scenes? (Yes, I'm working on getting Deleted Magic:R).
Incidentally, I have now seen the (dialog-less) additional droid scene (with Luke & Biggs in the background). Could this one be added to a future version of the "The Lost Scenes"? The quality looks excellent.
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I just wanted to thank you, MoveAlong for making such a beautiful job on this DVD, very tastefully and professionally done disc, the menus and artwork is among the best I've seen on a fanmade DVD and the scenes look excellent on my TV. Thank you!
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Got this in the mail the other day. Wonderful! Thanks so much MoveAlong!
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Had a sad thought the other day. So many people do so much work and I remember the delight I had when I finally got to view this disc! (Then I discovered I'd downloaded the PAL version and had to go hunting for an NTSC. But that's immaterial.)
The other day, when I read the news of the Blu-ray set, one of my first thoughts was that MoveAlong's hard work might finally be replaced by something better. That, if the new set carries through on its promise, then we could finally have the best possible quality for these and other scenes.
I'm not holding my breath.
But it would be my fifth time buying each of the classic trilogy: VHS, Faces VHS, SE VHS, and the initial DVD release. And having this material would probably push me over the fence into buying it again.
Let me close by saying thank you.
Thank you, MoveAlong, for your remarkable work. Even if it is overshadowed, I'll keep a copy around and continue to be grateful.
“Before the Dark Times. Before the Prequels.”
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Just wanted to mention again what may have been the shining moment for the Lost Scenes DVD, as a credit to MoveAlong's fine work:
At Celebration 4, I had a press pass and was able to use it to get backstage prior to a panel featuring actors from the cut scenes, including Garrick Hagon (Biggs) and Anthony Forrest (Fixer). I just happened to have MoveAlong's DVD with me, and after some fast talking and a quick demonstration of the material's quality, I was able to get the DVD played on the big screen during the panel...to the pleasant surprise of the actors present.
I think this was the ultimate tribute to the fine job MoveAlong did on the entire presentation, menus and all. If his work ends up being outdone by an official release next year, at least it had some time in the limelight.
--SKot
Projects:
Return Of The Ewok and Other Short Films (with OCPmovie) [COMPLETED]
Preserving the…cringe…Star Wars Holiday Special [COMPLETED]
The Star Wars TV Commercials Project [DORMANT]
Felix the Cat 1919-1930 early film shorts preservation [ONGOING]
Lights Out! (lost TV anthology shows) [ONGOING]
Iznogoud (1995 animated series) English audio preservation [ONGOING]
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hello guys.
does anybody have the pal version or someone rework on this?
thank you very much
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I think I might have found it on Usenet. Is this what you want? If so, send me a pm.
Here’s the nfo that came with it.
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STAR WARS - THE LOST SCENES
A MoveAlong Production - 2007
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General Information
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Video Format.........: MPEG2 PAL Anamorphic Widescreen (NTSC available)
Aspect Ratio.........: 2.35:1
Audio Format.........: Dolby Digital 1.0 448kbps
Size.................: 1.92 GB
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Contents
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Included in the .img disc image are the following:
1. VIDEO_TS folder
2. AUDIO_TS folder
3. JACKET_P folder
4. DVD_ROM folder including:
- High quality disc and cover art by Coov
- Extracted "Behind The Magic" cd-rom material
To burn to DVD:
Mac OS X: Apple Disk Utility or Toast
Windows: ImgBurn
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Release Notes
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In 1998, four of Star Wars' deleted scenes were released for the first time on
the now out of print "Behind The Magic" cd-rom. These scenes were presented in
very low quality, being limited by the cd-rom medium's capabilities. However,
despite the poor quality, these "lost" scenes hold a special place in every
serious Star Wars fan's consciousness. Up until now, the best way to view these
scenes in their unedited entirety was to view the BTM cd-rom. With BTM long out
of print, these scenes have essentially become "lost" again. The purpose of this
DVD is to allow viewing of these scenes on the most appropriate device, a
widescreen television.
Technical Notes:
Using information from originaltrilogy.com's technical forums, these four
scenes' raw files were extracted from BTM in ZNM format. Using grisc on each
ZNM, each scene's individual frames were extracted as PNG stills along with
corresponding WAV files. These files are as close to the original cd-rom
material as possible.
Each lost scene on BTM runs at 12fps. For television viewing, each frame was
doubled and an image sequence was created running at 24fps. The image sequence
was then exported and resized for anamorphic 2.35:1 and then letterboxed for
16:9. This was done for both PAL and NTSC and then framerates were conformed to
25fps and 23.98fps, respectively. Each file was then taken into a video editor
and fade in/outs were added. A lossless video codec was used at every step until
encoding to MPEG2 and every original frame is presented completely.
Work done on each scene:
TREADWELL - Each still frame was cropped from 640x272 to 616x256 to eliminate
black borders.
TOSCHE STATION 1 & 2 - Nothing. Each still frame 640x272.
CANTINA - Each still frame was cropped from 624x416 to 616x257 to eliminate
black borders and the ridiculous additional SE material at the bottom of each
frame. The original Cantina frame area was also surprisingly interlaced. A
de-interlacing filter was applied to remedy this.
Tools Used (Mac OS X unless otherwise noted):
grisc (Windows)
Photoshop
Renamer4Mac
Quicktime Pro
Cinema Tools
Final Cut Pro
Compressor
A. Pack
Illustrator
DVD Studio Pro
NFO Creator (Windows)
In making this DVD, I attempted to present these scenes as close to the source
material as possible. I did not try to perform any major restoration or
clean-up. The frames are very pixelated and have tons of dirt and scratches on
them. Both BTM discs' extracted raw contents are included in the DVD-ROM
section. The source material is in there for anyone with the desire and skill to
restore these frames. I would be interested to see what someone could do with
this. I personally like the feel of the dirt and scratches so my work is done...
Thanks to Laserman for technical wisdom, Coov for great artwork, and ColinK for
the extracted BTM disc 1 files posted on usenet.
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http://www.originaltrilogy.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=9&threadid=7553
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Yes. Pm will send.
Thank you very much.