//RETURNING TO JEDI\\: NTSC & PAL DVD — Page 49

I've uploaded the dual layer NTSC version on Demonoid for the first time ever.  It's not going to help you much with your 99%, but it's a better version.

I've uploaded the dual layer NTSC version on Demonoid for the first time ever.  It's not going to help you much with your 99%, but it's a better version.

You're a pal!

bkev said:

Outta curiosity, just what does the DL version offer that the SL does not?

The actual authoring is the same (Boon23 helped me out here).  The feature, however on the dual layer is less compressed than the single layer (two and a half hour film plus all the DVDRom stuff was pretty compressed).  Other than the PAL to NTSC resizing, it is the same bitrate as the original PAL.  Also, the dual layer version was actually slowed down from 25fps to 23.976 so the audio doesn't sound sped up.  The single layer version was converted using the method that keeps the original sound.  I then pitch corrected the individual commentaries that were actually already at the correct speed but now slowed down.  I also denoised and depopped the soundtrack manually.  Basically, I used all the lessons learned in my conversion of Building Empire and applied them to this cut.  It's been done for almost two years but was never released except to a few people directly.  I noticed on Demonoid that the original uploads were dead and deleted and only XVID versions survived.  A few people requested the full DVDs, so I took the opportunity to upload the DL for the first time.

Hi, caligulathegod,

I just had a question about the DL version of Returning to Jedi. I downloaded your torrent, and everything was working great. However, when I open the .ISO image on my computer and try to watch it, it seems to freeze around chapter 11. If I try to advance it, it will go to the next chapter; however, it again freezes around the beginning of chapter 12. It then continues to do so for much of the film.

I don't know if you can help with this problem, but I'm out of ideas. Is it something to do with the .MDS file?

Oh, and I'm using a Mac with OS X Tiger, if that tells you anything.

Thanks for any help you can offer. 

Samlark

I've sent you a PM  :)

Jambe Davdar said:

HI folks,

I've just dug out my Miami film festival version of Returning to Jedi.  There are some corrections and changes as well as a little additional footage that surfaced since the original release.

Anyone in the UK will to receive this disc and get copies circulating??

Thanks

JD

Hi Jambe, did you get organised with someone to DL some copies in the U.K. yet?  I'd sent you a P.M. a while back.

Darth Mallwalker said:

ImperialFighter said:

 someone to DL some copies in the U.K. 

 

Language barrier I guess, but I'm not sure what you mean by "DL" ?

It's a single layer disc.

And anyone, UK or not, can download the copy Moth3r posted. I've now finished DL'ing it -- caligula still want a copy ?

Sure do.  You have them both?

Darth Mallwalker said:

ImperialFighter said:

 someone to DL some copies in the U.K. 

 

Language barrier I guess, but I'm not sure what you mean by "DL" ?

It's a single layer disc.

And anyone, UK or not, can download the copy Moth3r posted. I've now finished DL'ing it -- caligula still want a copy ?

Ah, I've misunderstood.  I thought Jambe meant he was looking for someone to do some Dual Layer copies of a PAL version of this to PIF onwards to members in the U.K., when he asked for someone to circulate copies here.  

I also didn't realise this is only a single layer release.  Thanks for confirming that.

Well, I have RTJ PAL MFF version and am working on the NTSC encode.  Thanks, Mallwalker.  I'll post when it's done.  Now all I need is a copy of BE PAL MFF.

No prob.  I just hope I can remember how I did it.  My first test run turned out ok.  I went for highest quality and 8 hours got me 20 minutes of converted footage.  Considering the original is 3700 KBs average, the quality isn't all that great to begin with.  What I got looked just like the source so I'm going to try a straight encode at the final size instead of the intermediate steps I took last time.

Returning to Jedi Miami Underground Film Festival Edition is now seeded on Demonoid.