The subtitles are burned into the film because it's not intended to be viewed without them. I usually only include subtitles when I'm showing footage from the familiar version of the film ... without the subtitles you'd just be watching the regular thing. There are no subtitles during the major deleted scenes. Also, regular DVD subtitles are a hassle for me to make for whatever reason (DVD Studio Pro 3's interface is really wonky), and don't look right (pixellated and I can't get the line spacing as thin as I want it), so, ah ... hey look over there!
That said, on the DVD there ARE some subtitles which appear as their own subtitle track. These are extra ones for the Deleted Scenes, which I've added as a nifty special feature. You can judge for yourself how inferior these subtitles are to the burned in ones.
Speaking of which ..
The Deleted Magic DVD is now designed and ready!
I am currently waiting for it all to encode, so I can test the very first burned copy of the DVD.
I'm proud to say that my early description of it as a "bare bones" DVD was completely wrong.
I know that some of you have been waiting a while for this one, and I actually care about getting it right, and I really didn't want to disappoint.
So I did a lot of extra work the last few days, creating so many special features that the disc is completely full and I might have to cut a few of them if it doesn't fit!
It's not a bare bones DVD ... it's a very nice release that does the concept justice.
I can safely say that you guys are going to love this one. I know I do.
Here's the list of features:
"Deleted Magic: The Empire Strikes Back" featurette.
"Deleted Magic: Return of the Jedi" featurette.
"Lapti Nek" extended music video.
Photo Galleries: Extensive photo galleries covering deleted scenes from all the films. Look for your favorite deleted scene there, whether it's Vader choking Jerjerrod or Wampas, Wampas, Wampas.
Star Wars Gallery (approx 200 pics)
Empire Strikes Back Gallery (approx 90 pics)
Return of the Jedi Gallery (over 100 pics)
Phantom Menace Gallery (over 100 pics)
Attack of the Clones Gallery (approx 80 pics)
Garrick Hagon (Biggs) Interview
Jefferson Starship "Light the Sky on Fire" Music Video, from the Holiday Special
Kenner Toys Ad (1978)
1977 Opening Crawl ... from monomix version.
Declan Mulholland Jabba clip from "From Star Wars to Jedi"
Chief Bast clip from Holiday Special
"Play Deleted Scenes Only" feature ... Plays only the major deleted scenes, skipping all the rest of the film
"Play Deleted Scenes/Film with Extra Notes" ... Extra notes on the major deleted scenes have been added in on a special subtitle track. Turn this on to get more information about some of the scenes.
DVD-ROM features ... In the DVD-ROM directory you'll find the original drafts of Star Wars, and drafts of Empire and Jedi. Also there: The Lost Cut crawl, the AOTC droid ship deleted scene and the rough version of the ROTJ SE ending.
Chapter Selection
About the Film
Those who want to check this out can email tygerbug at yahoo.