.: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *) — Page 84

Author: EyeShotFirst
Time: 28-Mar-2009 9:26 AM
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Imagine If spielberg had directed the prequel trilogy. It would have captain hook fighting a t rex with indiana jones. just kidding. It would probably be really interesting and magical. steven spielberg takes his time with stuff and you can tell hes proud of his work not like george who is only proud of himself.

"The other versions will disappear. Even the 35 million tapes of Star Wars out there won’t last more than 30 or 40 years. A hundred years from now, the only version of the movie that anyone will remember will be the DVD version [of the Special Edition], and you’ll be able to project it on a 20’ by 40’ screen with perfect quality. I think it’s the director’s prerogative, not the studio’s to go back and reinvent a movie." - George Lucas

Author: MoveAlong
Time: 28-Mar-2009 5:09 PM
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OK, I'm not one to normally care enough to actually post a complaint about people derailing threads, but please. These continued OT posts are really annoying. Every time I see a new X0 posting, I think "Hey, something's going on with the X0! I better check it out." But no, it's always stupid OT crap. Please take your OT junk to your own thread and stop hijacking this one. End of rant...

You can go about your business. Move along, move along.

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Author: corellian77
Time: 28-Mar-2009 7:01 PM
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Should the mods just lock this thread?

“It’s a lot of fun… it’s a lot of fun to watch Star Wars.” – Bill Moyers

Author: Sumguy21
Time: 28-Mar-2009 7:02 PM
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Yes

Author: ChainsawAsh
Time: 28-Mar-2009 7:27 PM
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corellian77 said:
Should the mods just lock this thread?

Why does everyone suggest that? The project is clearly not dead. People just need to stop making pointless bullshit posts and make their own damn threads, and let this thread be until MeBe makes an announcement. Basically, STAY ON TOPIC! (gasp!)

Author: Sumguy21
Time: 28-Mar-2009 9:35 PM (Edited)
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There's not much more to can discuss. And a mod can unlock the thread if a team member decides to speak up. Really, leaving it open just harbors more OT discussion.

Author: Post 1139
Time: 28-Mar-2009 10:00 PM
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ChainsawAsh said:
corellian77 said:
Should the mods just lock this thread?

Why does everyone suggest that?

It's not "everyone". I've noticed it's the same, small handful who constantly spam this thread with that message as each occasion arises.

Dear spammers, you may "lock this thread" anytime you like ... simply stop reading it. The rest of us are still interested and will continue to discuss the XØ Project and, yes, get updates from the author(s).

I, also, second the motion to stay on topic (the XØ Project topic).

Author: corellian77
Time: 29-Mar-2009 3:54 PM (Edited)
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No offense intended to those of you who are still actively following the "progress" of the X0 project, but let's be realistic. The last member aside from MeBeJedi to post on this thread was Zion back in March 2008, and Laserman back in September 2007. For almost 2 years, then, there has been no real progress on the project, and the discussion incessantly revolves around asking the same questions:

- has anyone heard from Laserman?

- has anyone heard from Zion?

- is the project dead?

- can we at least get the raw captures of the X0?

Look, I was right on board with those who were salivating at the prospect of getting the X0... I was checking the X0 website daily for over a year for updates... but the fact remains that nothing is happening on this project at the moment. As such, this thread should either a) remain open and get filled with posts lamenting the passing of the X0 (which is exactly what's been occuring), or b) get locked until such time as the team's members have informative updates to present us with. But please, don't expect this thread to stay open for purposeful discussion, 'cause that just ain't gonna happen under the present circumstances.

“It’s a lot of fun… it’s a lot of fun to watch Star Wars.” – Bill Moyers

Author: Post 1139
Time: 1-Apr-2009 4:32 AM
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Post 1139 said:
Those of us who have the laser disc sets might want a plain backup or transfer to view through our alternate devices. Apart from the XØ restoration proper, can anything be done in this regard?

MeBeJedi, this got lost in the off-topic pages. Would you address it (thanks)?

Author: ChainsawAsh
Time: 1-Apr-2009 1:49 PM
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I think it wasn't addressed because (speaking for myself here) it seems kinda pointless. What exactly do you even mean? So you have the LD set. Great. If you want a DVD backup, there are many available - the GOUT and the myriad OOT bootlegs. Since I'm sure your LD player isn't an X0, many of these sets (and definitely the GOUT) will look better in comparison anyway.

Do you mean that you want to ask if you could get your set transferred with the X0 player? My bet is no - the X0 team borrowed someone else's X0 if I'm not mistaken, and no longer have access to it. Besides, why would your set be any different than the set(s) the X0 team was using? Wouldn't it be easier to just wait for the X0 to get released? That would CERTAINLY look better than your set.

Author: vbangle
Time: 1-Apr-2009 2:52 PM
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ChainsawAsh said:
I think it wasn't addressed because (speaking for myself here) it seems kinda pointless. What exactly do you even mean? So you have the LD set. Great. If you want a DVD backup, there are many available - the GOUT and the myriad OOT bootlegs. Since I'm sure your LD player isn't an X0, many of these sets (and definitely the GOUT) will look better in comparison anyway.

Do you mean that you want to ask if you could get your set transferred with the X0 player? My bet is no - the X0 team borrowed someone else's X0 if I'm not mistaken, and no longer have access to it. Besides, why would your set be any different than the set(s) the X0 team was using? Wouldn't it be easier to just wait for the X0 to get released? That would CERTAINLY look better than your set.

The raw X0 caps looked better than any LD cap I've ever seen. So its not pointless. Maybe its pointless to you, but not to the rest of us. Even a raw X0 cap would be the ultimate in persevering our LD copies.

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Author: dark_jedi
Time: 1-Apr-2009 3:43 PM (Edited)
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vbangle said:
ChainsawAsh said:
I think it wasn't addressed because (speaking for myself here) it seems kinda pointless. What exactly do you even mean? So you have the LD set. Great. If you want a DVD backup, there are many available - the GOUT and the myriad OOT bootlegs. Since I'm sure your LD player isn't an X0, many of these sets (and definitely the GOUT) will look better in comparison anyway.

Do you mean that you want to ask if you could get your set transferred with the X0 player? My bet is no - the X0 team borrowed someone else's X0 if I'm not mistaken, and no longer have access to it. Besides, why would your set be any different than the set(s) the X0 team was using? Wouldn't it be easier to just wait for the X0 to get released? That would CERTAINLY look better than your set.

The raw X0 caps looked better than any LD cap I've ever seen. So its not pointless. Maybe its pointless to you, but not to the rest of us. Even a raw X0 cap would be the ultimate in persevering our LD copies.

There are other LD players that can cap pretty goddamn close to the X0,any high end Pioneer would be fine for me(I am glad I have one),most of the "making it look pretty" comes after the cap.

maybe it is just that my eyes are going bad LOL,but I have the timecoded avi file that was floating around years ago and my caps(with my new Pionerr,not my old RCA)look pretty damn close.

I would just like to see something,but in my opinion,we will see all 6 movies on Bluray before anything comes from this.

and have you guys seen what G Forces script can do to the GOUT as it is called here,they look fantastic,again,my opinion,but an LD transfer won't even come close to these.

Author: bkev
Time: 1-Apr-2009 7:00 PM
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DJ, care to share that timecode avi?

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Author: ChainsawAsh
Time: 1-Apr-2009 7:09 PM
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vbangle said:
ChainsawAsh said:
I think it wasn't addressed because (speaking for myself here) it seems kinda pointless. What exactly do you even mean? So you have the LD set. Great. If you want a DVD backup, there are many available - the GOUT and the myriad OOT bootlegs. Since I'm sure your LD player isn't an X0, many of these sets (and definitely the GOUT) will look better in comparison anyway.

Do you mean that you want to ask if you could get your set transferred with the X0 player? My bet is no - the X0 team borrowed someone else's X0 if I'm not mistaken, and no longer have access to it. Besides, why would your set be any different than the set(s) the X0 team was using? Wouldn't it be easier to just wait for the X0 to get released? That would CERTAINLY look better than your set.

The raw X0 caps looked better than any LD cap I've ever seen. So its not pointless. Maybe its pointless to you, but not to the rest of us. Even a raw X0 cap would be the ultimate in persevering our LD copies.

First, I'd like to say that I think I misinterpreted his post. I thought he was asking if he could send HIS set out to be transferred, but after reading it again I think I was just half-asleep.

Second, I agree - I don't think, and have never thought, the X0 project to be pointless. I'm the one who's been adamantly against the locking of this topic, for Christ's sake. If I thought it was pointless, I'd be all for locking the thread!

What I was saying was that it would be pointless for him to have his set transferred with an X0 player if the X0 project eventually does get released, since the X0 project basically already did that and more. My point was, why bother transferring a set that's already been transferred with the X0? And if you just wanted a copy to watch in place of the LD set that's of equal or greater quality, there are such sets available, therefore I felt his request to be pointless.

Again, afer rereading it I think I misinterpreted his request - it seems that he just wants the raw captures released, which I wholeheartedly support. In that regard, it seems that MeBe is considering that very thing anyway.

In other words, my post was a misunderstanding, I don't think the X0 is pointless by any means, and I apologize if my post made it seem like I felt that way. If there's one thing I've been looking forward to for the past 3 and a half years, it's been this project. The day the X0 project captures are restored and released is the day I'll finally be 100% happy as a "Star Wars" fan - I'll have a pristine theatrical preservation and Adywan's Revisited edits side-by-side. What more could I want?

Author: gltaylor74
Time: 1-Apr-2009 7:47 PM
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dark_jedi said:
vbangle said:
ChainsawAsh said:
I think it wasn't addressed because (speaking for myself here) it seems kinda pointless. What exactly do you even mean? So you have the LD set. Great. If you want a DVD backup, there are many available - the GOUT and the myriad OOT bootlegs. Since I'm sure your LD player isn't an X0, many of these sets (and definitely the GOUT) will look better in comparison anyway.

Do you mean that you want to ask if you could get your set transferred with the X0 player? My bet is no - the X0 team borrowed someone else's X0 if I'm not mistaken, and no longer have access to it. Besides, why would your set be any different than the set(s) the X0 team was using? Wouldn't it be easier to just wait for the X0 to get released? That would CERTAINLY look better than your set.

The raw X0 caps looked better than any LD cap I've ever seen. So its not pointless. Maybe its pointless to you, but not to the rest of us. Even a raw X0 cap would be the ultimate in persevering our LD copies.

There are other LD players that can cap pretty goddamn close to the X0,any high end Pioneer would be fine for me(I am glad I have one),most of the "making it look pretty" comes after the cap.

maybe it is just that my eyes are going bad LOL,but I have the timecoded avi file that was floating around years ago and my caps(with my new Pionerr,not my old RCA)look pretty damn close.

I would just like to see something,but in my opinion,we will see all 6 movies on Bluray before anything comes from this.

and have you guys seen what G Forces script can do to the GOUT as it is called here,they look fantastic,again,my opinion,but an LD transfer won't even come close to these.

I agree about the G-Force script. I used his script on the GOUT DVD's and they look far far better than my Definitive Collection laserdiscs, and my laserdisc player is an HLD-X9, so it's not far off of the X0. The GOUT DVD's with G-Forces script applied is the best I've ever seen the originals look. Sound quality is another matter, you can beat the lasers for sound quality.

Author: Knightmessenger
Time: 3-Apr-2009 9:01 PM
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This is getting off topic again but has anyone with a similar high end player considered preserving other laserdiscs that aren't on dvd (like THX 1138).

I can't remember if I posted this before but I think this project being attempted might have discouraged others from trying to take the Gout and use that as the source to removing as many scratches or splice tape as possible. Obviously the dvnr smearing couldn't be taken out completely without using the 97 SE or special collection but there is certainly room for improvement. So I can't help but wonder if a lot of people have been waiting for this to be completed before spending some serious time trying to enhance the Gout.

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Author: Mielr
Time: 3-Apr-2009 9:16 PM
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This page gives a lot of info: (scroll about halfway down to - Q: There are so many different laserdisc players out there. How do I know which are the best?)

http://www.mindspring.com/~laserguru/askjosh.htm

Author: Stinky-Dinkins
Time: 5-May-2009 11:22 AM
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So, is the x0 project ever coming out?

Author: vbangle
Time: 5-May-2009 1:02 PM (Edited)
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Who knows....I doubt the raw captures will ever make it out either,.....but miricles do happen every once in a while...

Good to see you again on the boards SD.

I love everybody. Lets all smoke some reefer and chill. Hug and kisses for everybody.

Author: dark_jedi
Time: 5-May-2009 1:44 PM
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Stinky-Dinkins said:
So, is the x0 project ever coming out?

Author: ChainsawAsh
Time: 5-May-2009 1:50 PM
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*sigh* Goddamnit ... I'm not even going to bother this time ...

Author: Erikstormtrooper
Time: 5-May-2009 2:13 PM
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Despite my interest in this long-dead horse, the stench is starting to get to me.

You know of the rebellion against the Empire?

Author: dark_jedi
Time: 5-May-2009 2:17 PM (Edited)
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ChainsawAsh said:
*sigh* Goddamnit ... I'm not even going to bother this time ...

I wasn't going to either but it is funny now kind of,year after year people ask if it is coming,come on,the answer is clearly NO

Author: MeBeJedi
Time: 5-May-2009 2:22 PM
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Actually, we (myself and the remaining member) are discussing what to do next, and who to include if necessary to finish this damn thing.

I haven't even shown my two young children the OT yet, because I sure as hell don't want to do it with the SE DVDs.

MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.

MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.

JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.

Author: ChainsawAsh
Time: 5-May-2009 2:33 PM
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That's good news! I really hope this project can be salvaged.

I'm just sick of people coming in and asking "So is there any progress?" or "When will this be released?" when they could easily look at, say, the last two pages at the very least and know that they're just going to get shit for asking that and no real answers.