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In the past couple months I tried to convert my star wars vhs to dvd and of course they did'nt look so good. Every one is always talking about the laserdiscs so I decided to try and obtain a player and some discs. The first player I ordered from E-bay came completly demolished and even though it was insured the post office won't refund our money. The second one came okay but has already stoped switching from side a to side b. The worst though is the problem I've had with the discs. I've spent alot of money on one set of the CLV Thx discs and they had white specks on a good portion of the the film.I heard they are called dropout.The second set I bought, though not as bad still have alot. I know some one who has an ld player and I tried them on theirs and they did the same thing but the guy I ordered them from says he watched them before he sent them and they didn't do that. The laserdiscs look so much better than the vhs but the specks are really distracting. I don't know if this is just what lds do or I'm having interference or something. If anyone could give me any advice I would really appreciate it. Also is it better to copy them to dvd via computer or dvd recorder and what are the best brand of recordable dvd's. I'm not that great with computers but my dad is and he helped me do the vhs transfer using an adaptec videoh video converter kit.We used memorex dual layer discs so we would'nt have to lose any quality shrinking them, but some of the discs stoped during the burning process and we had to start over. I would really like to copy the lds especially since I'm out so much money so if any one could give me any advice about the laser quality. Is it impossible to get a speck free disc? The player I got Is a CLD-52. IF anyone could help me with this I would really be grateful.










Jennifer Cox
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Jennifer, try looking around this forum - I think you'll find all you want and more.

P.S. It's a good idea to turn on Private Messages in your profile.
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"I've spent alot of money on one set of the CLV Thx discs and they had white specks on a good portion of the the film.I heard they are called dropout.The second set I bought, though not as bad still have alot. I know some one who has an ld player and I tried them on theirs and they did the same thing but the guy I ordered them from says he watched them before he sent them and they didn't do that. The laserdiscs look so much better than the vhs but the specks are really distracting."

It's kinda funny, because I saw these on my original transfer. When the X0 transfer came through, we thought they'd be gone - turns out they were worse, only in better definition. It is precisely this sort of thing that is being removed, frame by frame. Be patient, and enjoy the films for now.

(For what it's worth, having watched ANH corrected for this, it's hard to go back to the LDs myself.)

<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>

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Well, I don't want to be boring, but could it be possible that you make some paragraphs in your posts, cause it's really hard to read...
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just download a good LD transfer that is already available.

I personally have the cowclops v.2 set...which is a pretty nice LD transfer.


I also have the classic editions from OCPmovie (the creator of deleted magic)...which is a pretty interesting project (using the official dvds and removing the special edition stuff by replacing it with pieces off of the LD)


if you can download them...they're free...otherwise, i am sure most people here could tell you how to acquire a set of LD transfers for a small fee (basically to cover cost of materials used and shipping.)


good luck.
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Yeah, I have cowclops V.2 LD to DVD tranfers. I ran the VIDEO_TS file through DVDShrink with "maxium sharpness," and I think they look even better.

Just save yourself the headaches and download 'em!
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I also have the classic editions from OCPmovie (the creator of deleted magic)...which is a pretty interesting project (using the official dvds and removing the special edition stuff by replacing it with pieces off of the LD)


Well, most of it. A lot of SE stuff was left in.

I have reviewed Dr. Gonzo's set, CowClops V.2. and the EditDroid set. All are great quality transfers. I think the best is EditDroid. It gives you the option of the alternate opening crawls in Star Wars, however, I don't think they are anamorphic. I found that on the CowClops set, the black levels are a bit too high, and Dr. Gonzo's set is 'softer' than the others. However, if you want a great quality LD transfer, any of these will do. I have not yet seen any others.
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"Just save yourself the headaches and download 'em!"

Unfortunately, changing the sharpness doesn't remove video dropouts or splice marks, or improve the colors.

<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>