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Star Wars Holiday Special - WHIO 1st Gen VHS Preservation (Released) — Page 4

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Tasjo said:

Yes, that is the clip. I captured this copy from an unknown generation tape that is of a much higher quality than what was previously available and it does include the opening and closing animations that are shown on Lumpy's screen.

I was excited already....

This is going to be fantastic!

“Before the Dark Times. Before the Prequels.”

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Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:

If you get an AG-1980, do some research and learn how to properly clean the heads.  Don't use a head cleaning tape, do it correctly and with the right kind of swabs.  It's actually not that hard, but you do have to be careful.  Cleaning the heads can also make a noticeable difference in the quality of the capture.

Puggo,

Any chance you'd share some editing experience of yours with the AG1980?  It would seem that I might need some tutelage on using different modes and cleaning.  I've never used mine in edit mode nor have I ever used NOR so I am going to have to learn.

Thanks

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I am so glad the spanish audio is being included, Tasjo... I am from Spain, and even though I know the spanish audio comes from a latin spanish dubbing, it will be great to watch the SWHS in spanish finally! Thanks a lot!!!!

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I'm incredibly impressed with what I've seen so far, I can only hope I'll be able to track down a copy of this myself once all is said and done.  To be honest, I think I enjoy reading about the process and the various equipment discussions as much as I do seeing the end result.  Keep up the good work guys, looks amazing!

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Feallan said:

A comparison, because why not. Nice job, but isn't it a little too bright? (upper one is v1).

I believe that darkened picture quality of version 1 was a byproduct of the DVD recorder that was used for the first capture. No brightness adjustments were made for version 2.

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There have been a few minor setbacks due to some color issues caused by the despot filter as well as the previously mentioned brightness issue, but I have finished authoring both discs and they are currently being uploaded.

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Oops, days ago I sent you a PM regarding the possibility of adding subtitles to the disc, Tasjo, maybe you didn't notice it :(

No problem, I'm so eagerly awaiting the disc... ;)

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henryperu77 said:

Where are you uploading it?

I am uploading it to Mega, but my upload speed is slow so it will take a few days. After that hopefully someone will put it on Myspleen and a.b.sw.

rortiz77 said:

Oops, days ago I sent you a PM regarding the possibility of adding subtitles to the disc, Tasjo, maybe you didn't notice it :(

No problem, I'm so eagerly awaiting the disc... ;)

Sorry about that. PM sent.

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Has it finished uploading? I can get it on MySpleen and a.b.sw.

A picture is worth a thousand words. Post 102 is worth more.

I’m late to the party, but I think this is the best song. Enjoy!

—Teams Jetrell Fo 1, Jetrell Fo 2, and Jetrell Fo 3

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Just heard about this, and the screenshots do look pretty good...  I can't tell, is version 2 going to have the commercials added in from another source, and if so, is there any chance it can be made to sync up easily with the Rifftrax audio commentary (which truly makes The Holiday Special a watchable classic)?

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AntcuFaalb said:

Has it finished uploading? I can get it on MySpleen and a.b.sw.

Disc one is over halfway uploaded but with an average upload speed of 25 KB/s it will still take a few days.

yoda-sama said:

Just heard about this, and the screenshots do look pretty good...  I can't tell, is version 2 going to have the commercials added in from another source, and if so, is there any chance it can be made to sync up easily with the Rifftrax audio commentary (which truly makes The Holiday Special a watchable classic)?

The commercials from WMAR are included, though the Rifftrax commentary would have to be reedited to fit due to the special presentation intro.

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Here are the details of version 2:

Disc One: Main Movie

- Disc size: 7.02 GB

- Video bitrate: 8000 Kbps

- Audio bitrate: 384Kbps

- Two playback options: With WMAR commercials and Without WMAR commercials

- Audio options: English and Spanish (unfortunately I had to drop the third commentary track as it would not fit on the disc without compressing it or something else)

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Disc Two: Special Features

- Disc size: 4.05 GB

- Video bitrate: 6000 Kbps for French edit, 8000 Kbps for uncut animated segment

- Audio bitrate: 384Kbps

- Special features include French edit of the Holiday Special and an uncut copy of the animated segment complete with deleted commercial.

- Audio options: French and English for the French edit and English for the animated segment

Menu screenshot:

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Wow, it looks great!

A picture is worth a thousand words. Post 102 is worth more.

I’m late to the party, but I think this is the best song. Enjoy!

—Teams Jetrell Fo 1, Jetrell Fo 2, and Jetrell Fo 3

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Menus look fantastic! 

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pittrek said:

will it be on myspleen ?

It is.