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I think I am going to go ahead and put subtitles into the actual picture frame (although there will be an English player- generated subtitle track for the entire film- and hopefully Spanish, French, German, and others depending on who I can get to help out).


I'd vote for burned in, as long as you make sure everything is spelled right and is grammatically correct. Otherwise, it'll annoy the hell out of me everytime I watch it.

Although... If MagFan had burned in his subtitles for Balance of the Force, we'd never have been blessed with ADigitalMan's (in my opinion) far superior set of subtitles.

Something to think about.

Good point. But I am very, very particular about grammar. Case in point- the opening crawl. We argued about the grammar for about 2 pages until we were absolutely sure that what we ended up with was right. But that was a tricky situation- usually, I'm very certain about what's correct and what isn't.

And that's honestly my biggest irritation with the MagnoliaFan edits- not the backwards language, but the misspelled subtitles. But I've never watched it with ADM's subtitles.

So it's a given that there will not be errors in the subtitles- actually, I kind of feel better about burning them in so that some random person can't change the dialogue without my permission....

Episode II: Shroud of the Dark Side

Emperor Jar-Jar
“Back when we made Star Wars, we just couldn’t make Palpatine as evil as we intended. Now, thanks to the miracles of technology, it is finally possible. Finally, I’ve created the movies that I originally imagined.” -George Lucas on the 2007 Extra Extra Special HD-DVD Edition

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How are you at this point, trooperman?
He big in nothing important in good elephant.

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Well, the first half of January, I took a break from SOTDS and let it rest for a couple weeks.

Now, I'm locking the final picture cut and encoding it to MPEG. I have to say, so far the quality is very good to my eye. This is essentially one generation down from the DVD, but the image is somewhat softer than the original (which is what I wanted). I have finalized and encoded Section 1 and Section 10 (out of 20 sections). It's really fun to watch the finished material full-resolution, finally in the correct aspect ratio, more soft/natural, and with more subdued colors. I got excited all over again watching the original fox logo, the "Lucasfilm" logo, and the "Long time ago..." card come up in DVD quality. My encoding is planned for dual-layer size; I figure I can shrink it for single layer at a later point. Right now I just want to lose as little quality as possible.

February will be spent finalizing and encoding the remaining sections (I still have to rotoscope some lightsaber shots, and I'm still waiting on some analysis room effects shots from TJ- I haven't heard from him in a long time).

Then in March, I will join all 20 MPEG sections together using Womble (not having to reencode) and after burning to DVD for security, I will import the finished video track into a new project. One by one, I will import the many layers of original audio tracks into this new project, adjusting levels, putting all dialogue in a couple of designated tracks, and just in general organizing all of my audio for the next step.

So I will import and organize all of my audio in this new project, and then start substituting my new ADR recordings (which are more than 50% done) in for the old ones, and lock down the mix, minute by minute. After I feel good about the final mix, I will render it out, encode as AC3, and burn the first DVDs. A day that I am greatly looking forward to....

So honestly, the release date could be either March, April, or May. Honsestly, the most likely month is April. But as I said, May 25, 2007 is the ABSOLUTE deadline. Again, I'm sorry for the delay. Obviously if this was the only thing I did in life ithe movie would have been done ages ago. But 2007 is a good year to release! I see that MagnoliaFan is releasing an edit soon, and along with Star Wars Reborn, the Adywan edit, and others, this year is looking better and better for OT Star Wars fans.

The editor has spoken

P.S. If you have not PM'd me with your name for the credits, and you have made a contribution (however small), please do that for me...

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Emperor Jar-Jar
“Back when we made Star Wars, we just couldn’t make Palpatine as evil as we intended. Now, thanks to the miracles of technology, it is finally possible. Finally, I’ve created the movies that I originally imagined.” -George Lucas on the 2007 Extra Extra Special HD-DVD Edition

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Umm, I hope it isn't too late to vote for not being burned into the frame. You just make more hurdles if you want to do anything with the disc later such as another language. I would prefer them not to block the picture or have the option to turn them off. White text contrasts better against a solid black background anyways.
Still excited to see this either way.

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I've actually already encoded some sections with the burned in subtitles.

It's kind of a personal thing- for me, subtitles under the picture frame takes me out of it and blares "Not possible in theatres"! I probably would have done it if there was an overwhelming majority that wanted it, but since there wasn't, I'm going with what I like best personally.

As for other languages, I have watched other films to see how they deal with alternate languages when English subtitles are used. The answer is that they put the foreign language track in the lower black bar, and leave the English subtitles as part of the picture frame. Because really, to remove the original subtitles would be to alter the movie.

I want to burn them in because player generated subtitles are typically very bad. And if I burn them in to the lower black bar, then you would have a problem with foreign language subtitles, which I DO want in the lower black bar. Not enough space.

This is what's happening with the opening crawl- I know for the official DVD's they actually created new opening crawls, but that is beyond my means. There will simply be subtitles in the lower black bar.

And finally, if for some reason I or anyone else needed the clean shots without the subtitles burned in, they're sitting right on my PC. They could be easily spliced in with Womble.

I know this is not an official release, but I like to suspend belief and pretend that this is the way it came out in theatres, and that this DVD is simply a representation of that...

Still excited to see this either way.

So am I. I can't wait until it's done, I can't wait to watch it personally with friends, and I really can't wait until all of you guys see it after the long wait...

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Emperor Jar-Jar
“Back when we made Star Wars, we just couldn’t make Palpatine as evil as we intended. Now, thanks to the miracles of technology, it is finally possible. Finally, I’ve created the movies that I originally imagined.” -George Lucas on the 2007 Extra Extra Special HD-DVD Edition

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Too bad there isn't an OT.comCon we could throw. Or is there...

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THAT would be interesting, Sluggo. Haha...

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An OT.com Convention would be awesome! If only...

TM: I know this is probably a few pages too late, but in regards to Anakin's voice, I would strongly advise making an alternate audio track with Hayden. As you've said, this edit has so much going for it it would be a shame too see it brought down for some by the voice of the main character. Sure Hayden isn't perfect, but as I think someone pointed out, at least people are used to it by now. With all the dialogue changes your edit entails I don't know if a Hayden track would even work, but even if you had to edit a slightly different version of the film to make it work, I really think it would be worth your while.
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Originally posted by: Commander Courage
An OT.com Convention would be awesome! If only...

TM: I know this is probably a few pages too late, but in regards to Anakin's voice, I would strongly advise making an alternate audio track with Hayden. As you've said, this edit has so much going for it it would be a shame too see it brought down for some by the voice of the main character. Sure Hayden isn't perfect, but as I think someone pointed out, at least people are used to it by now. With all the dialogue changes your edit entails I don't know if a Hayden track would even work, but even if you had to edit a slightly different version of the film to make it work, I really think it would be worth your while.


Hey CC!

I haven't seriously gone through every scene and determined for sure that it'll work, but I'm fairly sure that with a little extra effort, I'll be able to include a track with Hayden. The problem is that watching it this way will really weaken the plot of the movie and give the wrong meaning in certain key scenes.

I guess the next question would be- if I'm going to wind up taking up disc space with this alternate audio, then are there any other changes people would want? ACTUALLY....

Reinstating the original Star Wars theme music at the beginning and replacing the voices of Jar-Jar and the aliens (along with Anakin) would create a version of SOTDS that would be technically compatible with the official prequels I and III, the ADM edits, the MagnoliaFan edits (if I used garbled audio for the Nemoidians) and any number of other, already existing edits. In the sad event that the Starkiller project is never finished, this would still fit into any Star Wars library with very few continuity problems.

What do you think? I'll have to give some serious thought to this, because having that option would make this a killer release even though I'm not in love with the idea.

But first I'm finishing the main audio mix. After that, I'll worry about an alternate Hayden track and so forth. Creating an alternate track really would not take up much time at all after I have the real mix completed...

Episode II: Shroud of the Dark Side

Emperor Jar-Jar
“Back when we made Star Wars, we just couldn’t make Palpatine as evil as we intended. Now, thanks to the miracles of technology, it is finally possible. Finally, I’ve created the movies that I originally imagined.” -George Lucas on the 2007 Extra Extra Special HD-DVD Edition

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That sounds like it'll require a lot more work on your part. Are you sure you want to invest all that time in an additional audio track just for the people who don't like your anakin dub (only to have them complain that some of the "original"--i.e. Hayden--lines don't make sense in the new context(s)) ?

Just something to think about.
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TM, you could release the movie with your dub, and later do a duel layer version with a Hayden track. Or you could release a Hayden track seperately that can be downloaded from here. Just upload the track to Rapidshare or somewhere like that.


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Originally posted by: Marvolo
TM, you could release the movie with your dub, and later do a duel layer version with a Hayden track. Or you could release a Hayden track seperately that can be downloaded from here. Just upload the track to Rapidshare or somewhere like that.

This is a good idea. It will not go on the initial release- for the same reason that there'll be no commentary on the initial release. I want pretty good video quality on a single layer disc.

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I would say it's up to you. I think that if you don't though, someone else will probably try further down the line.


That's pretty much the only reason I would do it- to satisfy these people. Because it would become a whole different movie (and a weaker one). The whole point was that I couldn't create a good, logical movie out of Ep. II with the original source material.

I understand the trepidation regarding the new ADR, but lets see if it's still bothering some people after it's finished and my new takes are mixed back in. Who knows- you might be surprised...

Episode II: Shroud of the Dark Side

Emperor Jar-Jar
“Back when we made Star Wars, we just couldn’t make Palpatine as evil as we intended. Now, thanks to the miracles of technology, it is finally possible. Finally, I’ve created the movies that I originally imagined.” -George Lucas on the 2007 Extra Extra Special HD-DVD Edition

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TM:

I like your suggestion of different versions of SotDS to fit in with whichever version of Star Wars one chooses. Maybe not for for the initial release, but its defintely something to consider in the future. I'd suggest something like this:

-The Trooperman Experience: SotDS exactly as you envisioned it.
-The Trooperman Experience - Christensen Edition: SotDS exacly as you envisioned, only with Hadyen as Anakin.
-The MagnoliaFan Experience: SotDS that ties into MagnoliaFan's Episode I, with Hayden as Anakin, foreign languages for Jar-Jar and the Nemoidians, and the Star Wars Main Theme to start the film.
-The Lucasfilm Experience: SotDS that fits into the offical saga (as well as ADM's), with Hayden as Anakin, the original voices for Jar-Jar and the Nemoidans, and that Star Wars Main Theme to start the film.

The first version is a given, and I would recommend the second be part of the initial release. The third version is really the least "essential" IMO, as it would only tie into another fan editor's work. The fourth would fit into Attack of the Clones as well as ADM's and many other less-drastic edits of Episode II, so it would probably be worth your while. Also, keep in mind every other version of the Saga has its subtitles in the black beneath the picture. I know you expressed a preference for them to be in the frame, but that would certainly set it apart from everything else out there (perhaps that should be reserved for the Trooperman Experiences).

I have no idea how much extra work this would take to accomplish, but those are my suggestions if you want an "all purpose" SotDS that can be viewed with any version of the saga.
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Wow, CC. That's actually a really good, (if ambitious), proposal. Call it a "dream scenario"... The fully-loaded SOTDS package. Not to say that you're dreaming to think it'll ever come true, but rather, it would BE a dream if it was possible to release it like that.

Listen up, Trooperman. LOL

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TM shouldn't worry about making his edit go along with anyone elses edit, and definitly not the original PT. This edit was supposed to be a part of the Ranch edits, and that is the only editions that this movie needs to go along with.


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Originally posted by: Trooperman
Originally posted by: andy_k_250
I would say it's up to you. I think that if you don't though, someone else will probably try further down the line.


That's pretty much the only reason I would do it- to satisfy these people. Because it would become a whole different movie (and a weaker one). The whole point was that I couldn't create a good, logical movie out of Ep. II with the original source material.

I understand the trepidation regarding the new ADR, but lets see if it's still bothering some people after it's finished and my new takes are mixed back in. Who knows- you might be surprised...


I wouldn't worry about trying to satisfy them. No matter what you do there will always be people that have a different opinion about any edit. After all.. It is YOUR vision so do it the way that satisfies you. If they don't like the new ADR then so be it but at least you won't have had to compromise on your original idea to try and please everyone. If they don't like the new Anakin voice tuff cuz there will be plenty that do. After all ANH used the same voice actor for 3 characters (commander on Tantive 4, barkeep & Dodonna) and is glaringy a dubbed voice but i haven't seen many ( if a any) people complain about that.

I for one can't wait for this release.

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Originally posted by: Commander Courage
TM:

I like your suggestion of different versions of SotDS to fit in with whichever version of Star Wars one chooses. Maybe not for for the initial release, but its defintely something to consider in the future. I'd suggest something like this:

-The Trooperman Experience: SotDS exactly as you envisioned it.
-The Trooperman Experience - Christensen Edition: SotDS exacly as you envisioned, only with Hadyen as Anakin.
-The MagnoliaFan Experience: SotDS that ties into MagnoliaFan's Episode I, with Hayden as Anakin, foreign languages for Jar-Jar and the Nemoidians, and the Star Wars Main Theme to start the film.
-The Lucasfilm Experience: SotDS that fits into the offical saga (as well as ADM's), with Hayden as Anakin, the original voices for Jar-Jar and the Nemoidans, and that Star Wars Main Theme to start the film.

The first version is a given, and I would recommend the second be part of the initial release. The third version is really the least "essential" IMO, as it would only tie into another fan editor's work. The fourth would fit into Attack of the Clones as well as ADM's and many other less-drastic edits of Episode II, so it would probably be worth your while. Also, keep in mind every other version of the Saga has its subtitles in the black beneath the picture. I know you expressed a preference for them to be in the frame, but that would certainly set it apart from everything else out there (perhaps that should be reserved for the Trooperman Experiences).

I have no idea how much extra work this would take to accomplish, but those are my suggestions if you want an "all purpose" SotDS that can be viewed with any version of the saga.


That's quite a list, CC

The thing is, once I finish my preferred cut of SOTDS, all of the other cuts you've listed would be pretty easy to do. The question is whether I want all of these alternate versions out there, which (in my opinion), would be quite inferior to the real thing. 3 out of those 4 versions are movies that go against my (and Mark Haslett's) idea of the Anakin character. This is kind of out there, but what if somehow McCallum, Lucas, or any number of other people were to sit down to watch this thing? I wouldn't want them watching the "Lucasfilm experience", or the "MagnoliaFan experience". I would want them watching the version I set out to create. This is kind of an extreme example, but I guess the point is that this has the potential to wind up a lot of different places, and I want to have the satisfaction of knowing that people are watching "my" version, so to speak- the version I put the time into and the version that I am happy with.

Also, I don't want to steal MagnoliaFan's thunder, as he will be releasing his official Ep. II in the near future; I know I brough it up, but on second though it probably wouldn't be the best plan. We have different editing styles anyway...

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Here's what I think is the best plan: I will release my cut of SOTDS in the next couple months. I MAY include an alternate Hayden track as a surprise, but that's not clear yet.

Then, I will release a dual-layer version with PCM stereo on my version and Dolby Digital commentary.

Then, after a while, I'll see if there's even a demand for anything else. If there is an overpowering cry for a MagnoliaFan compatible version, for example. But what would seem to me to be a better effort would be to work on finishing this trilogy instead of trying to make SOTDS conform to other series. LTH has already offered to do Episode I, but he's going to need some help. At bare minimum, he'll need new Nemodian recordings from Sluggo and Co. and the main title theme from me.

To do Episode III, I will need to do ADR, and we'll also need Nemoidians and stormtrooper actors from SOTDS. Hopefully, another editor will come forward to do this, as I will probably not be able to do another movie on this level. I'll explain more about myself personally after I release SOTDS.

We also need to have a major discussion at some point after the release of SOTDS, about where to go from here, editor-wise and storywise (does Maul=Grievous? Should Sidious be removed from Ep. I? etc.)

After all ANH used the same voice actor for 3 characters (commander on Tantive 4, barkeep & Dodonna) and is glaringy a dubbed voice but i haven't seen many ( if a any) people complain about that.

Wow! Didn't know that. I knew the commander and the bartender were dubbed, but I had no idea that all three were done by the same actor...

But seriously, thanks again to all of you for your comments, ideas, and encouragement. As I continue to encode the video (which I will complete before going through the audio with a fine-toothed comb), it is so exciting for me to watch- even without the audio.

I can't wait for you guys to see this movie.

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Emperor Jar-Jar
“Back when we made Star Wars, we just couldn’t make Palpatine as evil as we intended. Now, thanks to the miracles of technology, it is finally possible. Finally, I’ve created the movies that I originally imagined.” -George Lucas on the 2007 Extra Extra Special HD-DVD Edition

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Just checked my PM's...

Klokwerk has very kindly taken MTH's concept art and combined it with his most recent version of a SOTDS and put it online, despite being sick right now. My PM's are full, so I'll just thank you here, Klokwerk! Great, great job; I'm flattered.

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Emperor Jar-Jar
“Back when we made Star Wars, we just couldn’t make Palpatine as evil as we intended. Now, thanks to the miracles of technology, it is finally possible. Finally, I’ve created the movies that I originally imagined.” -George Lucas on the 2007 Extra Extra Special HD-DVD Edition

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Originally posted by: Trooperman
That's quite a list, CC

The thing is, once I finish my preferred cut of SOTDS, all of the other cuts you've listed would be pretty easy to do. The question is whether I want all of these alternate versions out there, which (in my opinion), would be quite inferior to the real thing. 3 out of those 4 versions are movies that go against my (and Mark Haslett's) idea of the Anakin character. This is kind of out there, but what if somehow McCallum, Lucas, or any number of other people were to sit down to watch this thing? I wouldn't want them watching the "Lucasfilm experience", or the "MagnoliaFan experience". I would want them watching the version I set out to create. This is kind of an extreme example, but I guess the point is that this has the potential to wind up a lot of different places, and I want to have the satisfaction of knowing that people are watching "my" version, so to speak- the version I put the time into and the version that I am happy with.

Also, I don't want to steal MagnoliaFan's thunder, as he will be releasing his official Ep. II in the near future; I know I brough it up, but on second though it probably wouldn't be the best plan. We have different editing styles anyway...

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Here's what I think is the best plan: I will release my cut of SOTDS in the next couple months. I MAY include an alternate Hayden track as a surprise, but that's not clear yet.

Then, I will release a dual-layer version with PCM stereo on my version and Dolby Digital commentary.

Then, after a while, I'll see if there's even a demand for anything else. If there is an overpowering cry for a MagnoliaFan compatible version, for example. But what would seem to me to be a better effort would be to work on finishing this trilogy instead of trying to make SOTDS conform to other series. LTH has already offered to do Episode I, but he's going to need some help. At bare minimum, he'll need new Nemodian recordings from Sluggo and Co. and the main title theme from me.

To do Episode III, I will need to do ADR, and we'll also need Nemoidians and stormtrooper actors from SOTDS. Hopefully, another editor will come forward to do this, as I will probably not be able to do another movie on this level. I'll explain more about myself personally after I release SOTDS.

We also need to have a major discussion at some point after the release of SOTDS, about where to go from here, editor-wise and storywise (does Maul=Grievous? Should Sidious be removed from Ep. I? etc.)

After all ANH used the same voice actor for 3 characters (commander on Tantive 4, barkeep & Dodonna) and is glaringy a dubbed voice but i haven't seen many ( if a any) people complain about that.

Wow! Didn't know that. I knew the commander and the bartender were dubbed, but I had no idea that all three were done by the same actor...

But seriously, thanks again to all of you for your comments, ideas, and encouragement. As I continue to encode the video (which I will complete before going through the audio with a fine-toothed comb), it is so exciting for me to watch- even without the audio.

I can't wait for you guys to see this movie.


I definitely agree that your only focus at the moment should be your version. The biggest thing I could see is reinstating the original Star Wars theme. And that just made me think of something: what is happening for the opening of the end credits? Are you just using the original end credits opening, or are you adapting the Korngold theme for that (perhaps adjusting the pitch...?)

As far as your voice is concerned, that take 2 of the nightclub scene alleviated all concerns for me. The only issues remaining after seeing that are purely technical: syncing it up properly, mixing, that sort of thing. But after hearing that, I think your vocal quality and acting will be just fine--maybe more than fine! I wouldn't worry too much about that, at least IMO.

As far as Episode I goes, I think we need CC's take on this. I'm hesitant to speak too much as I'm not in charge.

Disclaimer: All comments pertaining to Episode I and other Starkiller projects contained in this post are NOT necessarily those of the Starkiller management. There we go. Just, take this as me thinking out loud. I'm not saying anything about the situation, this is just throwing out ideas upon what I'm seeing in this post.

I just bumped up the Starkiller thread so that if we need to take any overflow of this discussion over there, we can. As far as I am concerned, I'm still up for music editing, and I'd love to continue the project. Now, if LTH is wanting to do this, then we have two major options that I can see: a) the Starkiller Ranch project as originally planned, with or without LTH; b) an "executive producer: Trooperman" edition of the other episodes, with LTH in charge and whoever is going to help, doing so with as much guidance as you want to allow to make it as close as possible to what you would've done. From there you can do combinations of these approaches, but those are the two main things I can see. It's up to CC. I would like to see the "Trooperman produced" versions, as you have a very certain unique style and approach that is all its own, whereas Starkiller Ranch is largely a more collaborative thing. So you could end up having two very unique branches of editing that still all correspond back to SOTDS, the foundation of all of this. At least, that's how I'm seeing it. You can correct me if I'm wrong. But that's why I think it would be a good idea, if possible, to go both ways.

If we wanted to, both camps (the straight-up Starkiller Ranch and the LTH-headed Trooperman edition) could correspond, particularly on effects and stuff, and that way if there is something that is definitely something that would be done in both versions, then both camps can share certain shots, etc. For instance: if the projects branched, and both wanted Maul to be Grievous, then potentially they could share whatever shots etc. are being used to make that happen, if that makes any sense.

I don't know who else is still up to doing Starkiller Ranch. For a while I had heard that we were simply waiting on SOTDS so we have a more firm idea of where we're taking this. I know that you had hoped that maybe adywan could help us with SFX on the Starkiller Ranch saga. I think all of the dubbing is a good idea that could carry over to Starkiller if we wanted it to--again, it's up to CC. That's really the bottom line: CC is in charge of Starkiller Ranch, and we need to know where he stands on this. These are, however my two cents, and food for thought.

I am definitely excited to see SOTDS!








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Not to be rude, but CC assumed leadership of the Ranch almost a year ago with the intention of picking up where we left off and editing it himself with his own program, etc.

That was a year ago, and not one single frame of film has been produced, nor has even been worked on (to my knowledge). Almost nothing has even been discussed in the thread past that initial changeover.

So, my opinion would be that whoever can actually produce some material would be the one in charge. If that person is LTH, then so be it. If it's someone else, fine. But, I think CC has had his shot. No offense, CC. That's just my honest opinion. Let the responsibility fall to someone who can actually contribute something.

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To be fair, one doesn't need to be crunching video to be in charge, but it would help, I suppose. If the Ranch is truely for the fans and by the fans, I don't really care who is in charge as long as we all get a say. And ol' CC would get my vote as I think his ideas in the Ranch thread were pretty good. But we realy ought to take this discussion back to the Ranch anyway. No need cluttering TM thread with this.
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I definitely agree that your only focus at the moment should be your version. The biggest thing I could see is reinstating the original Star Wars theme. And that just made me think of something: what is happening for the opening of the end credits? Are you just using the original end credits opening, or are you adapting the Korngold theme for that (perhaps adjusting the pitch...?)

I forgot to consider this- I'm torn as to whether I should just use the original end credits or try to find a cue of the Korngold soundtrack that is appropriate and would blend in with the other Star Wars credit.

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My computer is running very slowly right now- trying a few different things and doing some virus scans. However, everything is going according to plan- I'm very happy with the visual look of this film and am working hard and trying to have all video completely encoded by the end of this month, so I can focus on audio....

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“Back when we made Star Wars, we just couldn’t make Palpatine as evil as we intended. Now, thanks to the miracles of technology, it is finally possible. Finally, I’ve created the movies that I originally imagined.” -George Lucas on the 2007 Extra Extra Special HD-DVD Edition

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I trust you have everything backed up...riiight? That would be awesome if after this month you can focus on audio--but don't rush at the expense of quality.

As far as the theme goes, that is a dilemma. Do you have more of the score, or is it just the track from "The Sea Hawk"? I don't hear anything in that track that would match very smoothly as the opening of the end credits, unfortunately. If you can make it work, though, that's fine. At the same time, I do now recall that John Williams had the Rebel Fanfare in the opening of the end credits of the PT, even though it didn't chronologically debut until ROTS, because, in the spirit of the "serial" feel they were going for, the end credits music remained a constant throughout the saga, tying it together in just that little touch. So even with the approach you're going for, I don't think it would be inappropriate to keep the end credits opening the same; it would simply be a matter of preference. Both ways have their merits.
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