Originally posted by: Marvolo
Let me explain to you the difference between the XO Project and the "Added Value Bonus" piece of shit we are getting in September.

XO Project
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1. Anamorphic
No it's not. It's pseudo-anamorphic. It's resized non-anamorphic video.
2. Cleaned up frame by frame.
Most of this is due to anomalies created by Laserdisc and not the master.
3. Color corrected where ever it needed it.
4. Done by people who care about the films and take the time to do the project right.
5. Mastered from a generational analogue source.
6. Transferred by fans.

George Lucas' "Added Value Bonus" shit
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1. A straight to disc transfer of the movies from laserdisc with no clean up.
Actually, the film was cleaned up frame-for frame, and is far more extensive then the amount of clean-up that's being done by X0
2. Absolutely not anamorphic.
3. No color correction and no dirt or smudge cleanup on any of the frames.
Actually, the film had extensive colour correction, and had dirt, scratches, fading and other deformities cleaned when they made the master in 1993.
There is also no evidence that there isn't going to be some more colour correction and cleanup done to the masters before DVD release, what you've said is based on speculation. And even if they don't do more correction, the fact is the amount of colour correction and film cleanup they did in 1993 is way more then the X0 project is.
4. Done by someone who could care less about the OOT and is trying to capitalize on the bootleg market and make a quick buck.
Absolutely not true. Lucas had a real passion for releasing the theatrical version in 1993, and that is the master the Sep DVD's are coming from.
5. Mastered from a digital source.
6. Transferred by professionals who are well paid to do a commercial-grade job.

I could add many more points. You choose to ignore so much, and to see things the way you want to believe it. Well that's fine. I'm very happy to be getting the OUT on DVD. Unlike some others here, I don't own the LD's. I have pirated LD rips, and I would much, much rather have the September DVD's over pirated LD rips, over the X0 copies and over official THX laserdiscs. There is so little to actually complain about the September DVD's that you guys have strung out the little things and blown them way out of proportion - such as it not being anamorphic. And to make things worse, there's not enough of these to complain about, even when strung out - so the ot.com forum members make up things and speculate about what "could" be wrong with them, and then act as if they know that there are going to be these little problems - and then string them out, and complain about them!

Like the opening crawl. Like the sound mix. Like the video being interlaced. Like the possible small little glitches in the digital masters. You don't actually KNOW there's going to be anything wrong with any of this - but you'll complain about it, and string out those complaints anyway.

As far as I'm concerned to Lucas ot.com is probably what PETA is to KFC. Whether or not you've got legitimate concerns, you string out everything way beyond the scope if it's meaning - you harass, vent hate and anger, expect everything to be done your way - you're convinced that there's nothing wrong with the way you bring your concerns, you're convinced that all of your concerns are valid, you're convinced that you're right and they're wrong on every single thing. I have never heard of PETA deliberately working together with KFC, all they do is complain, harass, complain, harass, and hate. They blame KFC for things outside of their control like how the hens they buy from factory farms are raised. Just like people here blame Lucas for things like Industrial Light and Magic selling off the physical effects unit.

I wouldn't give an organization like PETA a grain of salt because I know that they're hatemongering pigs that think just because they stand for something moral like Animal Rights they can do whatever they like, however they like and still get respect for it and be doing the right thing. Now I'm not saying that ot.com is as bad as PETA, hell I wouldn't dream of saying that. But honestly, the direction this forum has taken, the lengths to which people here string out their complaints, the way in which they speculate about things they can complain about, and the way in which they talk about Lucas is, well, disturbing.

The DVD version of the Indy trilogy is like film colourization.

I come here because there are some great members of this forum with something genuine to contribute.