dark_jedi said:
I have the Sony BDP-S350 and I have not seen any of this, ever, and I burn all kinds of AVCHD's and Blu-rays, and retail Blu-ray, and all kinds of burned DVDr's and DVD+DL's, and firmware is up to date.
Same.
I have the same player. I haven't had a problem.
Darth Stewie said:
I just wish every time I come to Ady's thread people were being wonderful to each other. Some of you guys could take a page out of Imp Fighter's book. He's always the nicest and most respectful guy here.
*blushes* Well thanks for the vote of confidence Stewie, but I can't be having you impuning my bad name like that...'cos believe me, although I may be a fan of Star Wars, I don't necessarily like all Star Wars fans! ;)
But seriously, I'm sure there'll always be a little 'discourse' around here every now and then to do with certain things (no matter how trivial) to do with these 'Revisited' edits. I guess that's only natural, given the sky-high hopes for adywan's possible 'creative choices' on these, amongst those interested.
There's plenty around here that have differing opinions on certain aspects, and that's to be expected...but the over-riding fact is that these edits are primarily meant for adywan's *own* satisfaction at the end of the day, although everyone else is welcome to share a look a his unique preferences too, if we want to. For free.
Strongly-held individual ideas on what could or shouldn't be done on these particular edits have sometimes thrown up stuff of interest for everyone to consider, along the way...but hopefully, most of us on the sidelines will try to disagree on certain things in a way that doesn't piss off adywan and others too much in the process. :)
(by the way, that was the best-looking 'R2D2' I've ever seen Stewie)
Loconut said:
I like most of the 16-min sneak peek changes, but I just know I've missed a few. Does anybody have the intention of creating one of those delightful picture comparison sets?
If someone ends up doing that at this point Loconut, then great, but it's a lot of work, as there's so much packed into just those 16 mins. alone! At some point though, I'm hoping there'll be a comprehensive shot comparison done of the changes, after the edit is fully completed...similar to the one done for 'ANH:R'. (click on my 'signature' link for further details)
In the meantime, here's a list of the differences that I know of in that clip, for you to see if there's any you weren't aware of -
Probe Droids dispatched have enhanced rocket glows / starfield rotates as single Probe Droid recedes away / starfield and Hoth planet rotate as Probe Droid approaches, and 'atmosphere haze' is uniform around planet / Probe Droid has enhanced fiery trail as it enters atmosphere and crashes / crater added (with no flames) as Probe Droid flies off / 2nd shot of Probe Droid crashing is 'flipped' into reverse to match previous shot of it crashing / Luke's macrobinoculars display is enhanced to match later rebel trooper's one / enhanced backdrop as Han's Taun-Taun runs in distance / Luke's Taun-Taun blinks / 'filming boom' reflection in Luke's goggles removed / horns added to Wampa (but this is just a temporary version, anyway) / close-up of Wampa's arm swipe is 'flipped' upside-down, with 'thumb'-claw at top, so it doesn't look like a 'backwards'-swipe anymore / bit of puppeteer's arm showing in Wampa's arm as it grabs Taun-Taun, removed / as Han's Taun-Taun enters base - exterior of ice cave and groundsnow enhanced...shape of cave opening altered...interior of cave angled to show more detail inside, and enhanced doorway added...equipment box and cabling beside gunturret, and extra rebel trooper activity added too / inconsistent X-wing engines showing as Han dismounts, removed / Millennium Falcon's guns lowered behind Chewbacca welding / bit of actor's neck showing through C3PO's mask before Han covers his mouth, removed / Luke's legs closer together as he hangs, to match close-up of trapped feet / lightsaber more consistently embedded in the snow / lightsaber glow enhanced / Millennium Falcon moved further back in the rebel base as R2D2 monitors for Luke and Han at the entrance / rebel base doorway just moves once to shut / 'Force'-glow added to Luke's vision of Ben / close-up of Han about to cut Taun-Taun with lightsaber 'flipped' into reverse / lightsaber glow enhanced / close-up of lightsaber cutting Taun-Taun's belly 'flipped' into reverse, and flames removed from cut straps / enhanced display controls in Snowspeeder cockpit / transparent Snowspeeder made solid / enhanced clouds in sky backdrop behind Snowspeeder / an additional Snowspeeder flies into rebel base at end of mission / and although not seen in the clip, it's also now been confirmed that the 'bacta tank' will be coloured a little redder when Luke is inside it.
Bingowings said:
I really find it difficult to actually suggest anything new when I see a fresh clip or if something pops into my head at this point because it is so close to being complete.
Anything I suggest could only serve to annoy or (in the unlikely case of my suggesting something Ady hadn't already considered and he liked) set back the completion of the thing by prompting further adjustments.
Well it's certainly closer Bingo, but since it's tentatively scheduled for the end of this year, or so, there's still quite a ways to go yet. I'm always keen to hear anything someone's got in mind concerning further ideas to do with 'EMPIRE:R'. And judging by this previous mission statement of his, I'm sure that adywan would still encourage any additional thoughts from anyone here that have any, including yourself, until the point he says otherwise -
adywan said:
But i don't care how long this takes me to do. If an idea comes up that i think would benefit the edit then i will try to do it, even if it delays the release by an extra year or so. The last thing i want to do is rush the edit just to get it out there and look back thinking "god i really wish i had done that" and not be happy with the finished product.
...of course, this was from way back on page 479 in mid 2009 (!), so things may have changed since then. ;)
adywan said: And this trooper thing has me surprised. I released a clip a long time ago of the hangar entrance and the added troopers were in the but the only comments ever made about it was about the trooper i added next to the turret that was looking through the binoculars. Not one comment about the troopers that walk into shot for the last few frames. Well i'm not changing it, and how the hell can this be compared to the bloody Ronto shot?
Well, that shows me I guess.... I mean, when I started the discussion involving the troopers, I never brought up or even mentioned the Ronto in my post. I simply said that I found the added troopers distracting on a visual level that threw off the transition from outside of the cave to the inside. That's it.
It wasn't my intent to start a heated debate even if you said you weren't going to change it. But is it really necessary to disregard my comment simply because I didn't make the point in your earlier video? I didn't get to see the original video so all I'm doing here is commenting on this new video that you posted.
I think you have misunderstood my post jeyl. i wasn't aiming this at you. it was a general comment about how the smallest criticism seems to spiral out of control into a flame war between members recently. A simple comment about someone not liking the trooper quickly turned into a " same type of addition as the Ronto" and the old "your doing the same as GL but he gets slated for it" argument. It's getting tiresome. It never use to be this way (well apart from one or two things here and there).
And i didn't disregard your comment because it didn't crop up on the earlier video. Its just that you were the only person to have ever brought this point up when a lot of people have seen both this video and the earlier one and the only comment was about the static trooper. And that is why i'm not going to change it. I like it and i don't feel that it ruins anything in that shot or the transition to the next. If i was to change my mind about things i have done just because one or two people don't like something then i would never finish this thing as i would be constantly changing things because no one would like something i change, while other would. It's a never ending circle.
I'd have to read back through the thread, but I'm pretty sure the original ronto comment was just a joke reference to this:
Ah, now i see. Thanks for clearing that up Frink.
No problem. Feel free to check out my edit for more ronto ;-)
Adywan you do awsome work man, keep it up. Show George Lucas how Star Wars should have been done, when it was re released back in 1997. He should hire you right now to start making another Trilogy ( 7, 8 and 9). I'm kinda wondering what kind of things he'll do with the Original movies on Bluray, I hope they are good things. Keep up your amazing work, we all look forward to your Empire Strikes back edit.
jodydandyboy said:
I'm kinda wondering what kind of things he'll do with the Original movies on Bluray, I hope they are good things.
That is a fool's hope, but thanks to Adywan, we don't have to worry about it ;)
Totally eh, oh well. At least we'll get some good documentaries on the whole Star Wars thing on the blurays, that was missing from the dvd set.
ebay has lots of copies, of the Original unaltered Star Wars Trilogy on widscreen vhs from 1995, I believe. You can pick them up for pretty cheap so... I suggest people check it out. I have them on vhs, it's awsome, but you can still see matte lines. but there's no special edition stuff added to it. I hope the blurays have tons of special features, that were missing from the dvd sets.
Please take the conversation elsewhere, as this thread is for Empire Revisited. Thank you.jodydandyboy said:
ebay has lots of copies, of the Original unaltered Star Wars Trilogy on widscreen vhs from 1995, I believe. You can pick them up for pretty cheap so... I suggest people check it out. I have them on vhs, it's awsome, but you can still see matte lines. but there's no special edition stuff added to it. I hope the blurays have tons of special features, that were missing from the dvd sets.
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Well i've finished the AT-AT. It was a difficult build because the model kit had so many sections that were far from screen accurate, but i think i've got it accurate enough to hold up against the studio models. I've even added a form of mechanism into it so that it will give the impression that it is walking without having to resort to stop motion, which will be good enough for the fleeting moments this model will be seen
...That. looks. amazing.
You've blown our minds again Ady. Congrats.
I think i need some meds because i can't stop watching this;)
Look Ady, your AT-AT image was funny, but how the f*ck is that video related to ESB:R?
You know it really annoys me when others post off-topic crap in your thread - I thought as the thread originator you would try and set an example.
Well I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to make an example of you. In accordance with the posting guidelines, I'm now giving you a formal warning for making an off-topic post. I can't allow you to get away with it just because you're a major contributor, the rules apply to you just as much as anyone else. I trust you'll understand.
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Moth3r said:
Look Ady, your AT-AT image was funny, but how the f*ck is that video related to ESB:R?
You know it really annoys me when others post off-topic crap in your thread - I thought as the thread originator you would try and set an example.
Well I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to make an example of you. In accordance with the posting guidelines, I'm now giving you a formal warning for making an off-topic post. I can't allow you to get away with it just because you're a major contributor, the rules apply to you just as much as anyone else. I trust you'll understand.
Seriously? I post one off topic link IN MY OWN THREAD and you give me a warning, yet others have got away with it for ages? So i'm being singled out to be made an example of ? I know the guidelines so there was no need to remind me but i don't see what is such a big deal doing this in my own thread. Jesus, this place is becoming as bad as tfn with their forum nazis. The new rules just suck and it's taking all the fun out of here. no wonder this place is just full of people arguing all the time and being assholes to one another.
I hate april fools - I can never tell who's being serious!
I assure you I am totally serious.
And Ady - I'd advise you to drop the attitude. The only reason that others have got away with this sort of stuff is because we don't have a huge team of mods, and sometimes things get missed.
Just accept you were unlucky that I saw your post, you have your warning, now let's drop it and return to the thread topic.
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Well i was hoping that you were just pulling an April fools prank but this is fucking ridiculous. These new rules are killing this site. If this is the way this site is going then i really don't give a shit if you give me a ban. I use to have a lot of respect for you Moth3r, but all these warnings for the smallest little thing is pathetic. So i'm being made an example of? Well i don't fucking care. It was just one unrelated post that i have made in how many posts? If i wanted this sort of fucking idiotic moderation then i would be sucking ass over at tfn. Moth3r, chill the fuck out. I was just having some fun. I thought that because it was april 1st that you would be a little relaxed on the rules but i'm sorry to say it, but i guess that fun isn't allowed here any more. Do what you want i really don't give a shit anymore as i've got more important things to worry about than having any sort of fun taken away from me today of all days just because a mod wants to lay down the rules for one little incident. I've got the facebook site now so at least i won't have someone trying to make an example of me over there for nothing more than to make a point to others
Now it's Moth3r opportunity to say "Gotcha, April fools!"
Otherwise it's a case of cutting your nose to spite your face.
Dumb Moth3r-f4cker
good said ady this is getting out of hand! Nice joke there but I'm just wondering are you going to build a "real" ATAT model for ESB:RE?
Luke Vader said:
good said ady this is getting out of hand! Nice joke there but I'm just wondering are you going to build a "real" ATAT model for ESB:RE?
Yes, i'm still in the process of building it. The pic was only my April fools joke for this year because i didn't have enough time to prepare anything, but it's kind of god overshadowed by what's just happened with Moth3rs warning. the original model kit was a little more inaccurate than i though so a few more modifications needed before it's screen ready. I'll post some pics soon
Ady, not sure if you visit the Starship Modeler site,...lots of reference photos & good links for resource material for your M.Falcon & the AT-AT, heres some modification to the recent Revell Walker kit:
http://www.starshipmodeler.com/starwars/ms_atat.htm
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@ady - I told you to forget it. I am advising you to be very careful. Your post above ("idiotic moderation") was bordering on a personal attack.
I stress I am not joking or pulling a prank; I will not hesitate in giving you a temp ban if you keep this up.
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