Info: OT Bootleg DVDs - Original Trilogy

Author: Hal 9000
Time: 29-Feb-2004 4:42 PM
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Me too.

My stance on revising fan edits.

Author: TR47
Time: 29-Feb-2004 8:13 PM
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Why would you guys want copies of a crappy asian set when I have a direct transfer that is far superior?

Author: motti_soL
Time: 29-Feb-2004 9:50 PM
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i dont really care where its from, as long as its good and its the OT.

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Author: sweyland
Time: 1-Mar-2004 4:18 AM
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I ordered a set of TR47's OT transfers. I'll post a review of them when I get them (I believe Jay allows that under the new regs).

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Author: motti_soL
Time: 1-Mar-2004 5:27 AM
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i believe so too.

"The ability to speak does not make you intelligent."
Qui-Gon Jinn (R.I.P.)

Author: yanksno1
Time: 1-Mar-2004 2:05 PM
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I must confess, I bought a copy of the SE bootleg sets over a year ago. I didn't want to spend a ton of money for the OT which they were going for at the time, so I settled for the SE sets. Was pleased with the quality, not over-whemled. Basically, this was a way to tied me over till they officially came out on DVD. Now I'm fine with the SE sets, though I prefer the OT. I just can't stand a few new scenes in them (the Han scene, Jabba, and in ROTJ the band scene. I like everything else though, but do prefer the OT. Lucas has really pissed me off with his statements towards the OT which prompted to write a letter in which I got a response (supposively) from one of his secretaries. I will most likely buy the official SE sets (there's rumors of other changes which I'm interested in) but I'll buy it second hand so he won't see MY MONEY.

Since he announced the release of the SE edition I was happy at 1st but a little mad later. Like everybody else I WANT the OT on DVD. I feel out of respect towards his fans he should release them. He obviously doesn't need the money he'd make from them, or else he would have done it a while ago. Hey George, here's an idea, since you hate the OT so much release them and give ALL the money to charity. I'm still hoping he will release the OT as part of the Ultimate Editions sets rumored to be released in a few years. When they were selling the VHS sets for the "last time" I didn't really think he meant it. Obviously he does.

So this prompted me to buy the OT bootleg sets now. I paid around $55 for the set, so I'm happy about it. Here's a link to the set I bought. Watched it over the weekend, the quality IMO isn't has good as DVD but pretty damn close. There seems to be pauses throughout the film, which isn't that big of a deal its only for a split second. The sound is really nice, I'm able to listen to it in 5.1 surround sound. So that's my take on my experience with the bootleg sets. Let me know if you have any more questions about the OT set I bought.

Author: Luke Skywalker
Time: 1-Mar-2004 6:55 PM
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you know what i may just look into buying that set...
one bad thing about it though... not anamorphic... ewwwwwww

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Author: Jedi Master
Time: 2-Mar-2004 5:43 AM
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That's one thing that doesn't bother me. I don't care if the bars at the top and bottom are black, blue, gray or purple. As long as the movie itself has a clear picture & clear sound and it's not the pan-n-scan version with the top and bottom blackened out, I would be satisfied.

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Author: Hal 9000
Time: 2-Mar-2004 9:38 PM
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Originally posted by: TR47
Why would you guys want copies of a crappy asian set when I have a direct transfer that is far superior?

Do you have any details?

Price?

Shipping?

Location?

Sorry if I sound rude or forward, but I'm anxious!

My stance on revising fan edits.

Author: Jedi Master
Time: 2-Mar-2004 11:40 PM
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Also, what kind of cover art will they have? (the original covers, hopefully?)

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Author: Notorius OB1
Time: 3-Mar-2004 8:46 AM
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Personally, I don't care what the packaging is like, as long as the video/sound are high quality. They are, after all, "backups."

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Author: TR47
Time: 3-Mar-2004 2:27 PM
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I sent you the details via PM. Please, do not buy anything from ebay! Most of them are nothing more than DVDR copies of the bad asian set which is about 4 years old.

Originally posted by: Hal 9000

Originally posted by: TR47
Why would you guys want copies of a crappy asian set when I have a direct transfer that is far superior?

Do you have any details?

Price?

Shipping?

Location?

Sorry if I sound rude or forward, but I'm anxious!

Author: TR47
Time: 3-Mar-2004 2:29 PM
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I hate to tell you this, but you got ripped off big time... if you compared my version to yours you'd want your money back from the ebay seller.

Originally posted by: yanksno1
I must confess, I bought a copy of the SE bootleg sets over a year ago. I didn't want to spend a ton of money for the OT which they were going for at the time, so I settled for the SE sets. Was pleased with the quality, not over-whemled. Basically, this was a way to tied me over till they officially came out on DVD. Now I'm fine with the SE sets, though I prefer the OT. I just can't stand a few new scenes in them (the Han scene, Jabba, and in ROTJ the band scene. I like everything else though, but do prefer the OT. Lucas has really pissed me off with his statements towards the OT which prompted to write a letter in which I got a response (supposively) from one of his secretaries. I will most likely buy the official SE sets (there's rumors of other changes which I'm interested in) but I'll buy it second hand so he won't see MY MONEY.

Since he announced the release of the SE edition I was happy at 1st but a little mad later. Like everybody else I WANT the OT on DVD. I feel out of respect towards his fans he should release them. He obviously doesn't need the money he'd make from them, or else he would have done it a while ago. Hey George, here's an idea, since you hate the OT so much release them and give ALL the money to charity. I'm still hoping he will release the OT as part of the Ultimate Editions sets rumored to be released in a few years. When they were selling the VHS sets for the "last time" I didn't really think he meant it. Obviously he does.

So this prompted me to buy the OT bootleg sets now. I paid around $55 for the set, so I'm happy about it. Here's a link to the set I bought. Watched it over the weekend, the quality IMO isn't has good as DVD but pretty damn close. There seems to be pauses throughout the film, which isn't that big of a deal its only for a split second. The sound is really nice, I'm able to listen to it in 5.1 surround sound. So that's my take on my experience with the bootleg sets. Let me know if you have any more questions about the OT set I bought.

Author: Hal 9000
Time: 3-Mar-2004 3:58 PM
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I didn't get your PM.

I sent you one, though.

My stance on revising fan edits.

Author: TR47
Time: 3-Mar-2004 9:09 PM
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You have to enable your private messaging before you can receive messages I guess. (why isn't this on by default??) Go into the "profile" area above to enable them.

Originally posted by: Hal 9000
I didn't get your PM.

I sent you one, though.

Author: Hal 9000
Time: 3-Mar-2004 10:12 PM
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^^^Thanks. Done.

My stance on revising fan edits.

Author: Luke Skywalker
Time: 4-Mar-2004 1:35 AM
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hey TR47 is there anyway you could take a screenshot of another scene... i mean that ones nice and all but it makes the transfer look too dark what with the background and everything...

anyway could you get another done to show the contrast...
i dont know where the edge starts and stops...
thx in advance

"Never. I'll never turn to the darkside. You've failed your highness. I am a jedi, like my father before me."

Author: phaedrus_001
Time: 4-Mar-2004 1:10 PM
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Originally posted by: Luke Skywalker
hey TR47 is there anyway you could take a screenshot of another scene... i mean that ones nice and all but it makes the transfer look too dark what with the background and everything...

anyway could you get another done to show the contrast...
i dont know where the edge starts and stops...
thx in advance

i second that tr47. if you could scan a pic of the opening yellow text crawl so i can see what that's like, it would be greatly appreciated.

p.s. - i sent you an e-mail about whether or not you could put the movies over 2 discs per movie (as in one disc per side - or are there more than 2 sides for the definitive collection?) instead of all on one disc and never got a reply back. if yours are really from the definitive collection, that would mean you could put the commentary on the discs as well....or at least have more disc space to get a better picture. to be honest i'm not really sure 2 or more discs would be an improvement, but it would at least be a faithful representation of th DC laserdiscs.

just a thought.

btw - if anyone is interested in the preservation of the SW LD's on DVD, DVDR Help has a thread dedicated to help people create their own "backup" editions of the OT. There's also this site dedicated to transfering the best possible edition of the OT LDs onto DVD. He needs as much help as we can give him.

Hope this helps.

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Author: TR47
Time: 4-Mar-2004 1:59 PM
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They're one disc a piece, I can't spread them out to 2 discs since I didn't make them. They don't really need to be, anyway. Once you watch them you will know why. Here are a few different shots:

http://atlas.imagemagician.com/images/tapix/1.JPG

http://atlas.imagemagician.com/images/tapix/2.JPG

Originally posted by: phaedrus_001

Originally posted by: Luke Skywalker
hey TR47 is there anyway you could take a screenshot of another scene... i mean that ones nice and all but it makes the transfer look too dark what with the background and everything...

anyway could you get another done to show the contrast...
i dont know where the edge starts and stops...
thx in advance

i second that tr47. if you could scan a pic of the opening yellow text crawl so i can see what that's like, it would be greatly appreciated.

p.s. - i sent you an e-mail about whether or not you could put the movies over 2 discs per movie (as in one disc per side - or are there more than 2 sides for the definitive collection?) instead of all on one disc and never got a reply back. if yours are really from the definitive collection, that would mean you could put the commentary on the discs as well....or at least have more disc space to get a better picture. to be honest i'm not really sure 2 or more discs would be an improvement, but it would at least be a faithful representation of th DC laserdiscs.

just a thought.

btw - if anyone is interested in the preservation of the SW LD's on DVD, DVDR Help has a thread dedicated to help people create their own "backup" editions of the OT. There's also this site dedicated to transfering the best possible edition of the OT LDs onto DVD. He needs as much help as we can give him.

Hope this helps.

Author: phaedrus_001
Time: 4-Mar-2004 2:15 PM
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could you post an image of the opening title sequence - the ANH yellow scroll? i've heard a lot of people having problems capturing that bit or with anything with stars in the background.

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Author: Patrick R.
Time: 4-Mar-2004 6:47 PM
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Those do look good. I took a look at mine on the TV and they look a whole lot better than they do on my monitor. Since I bought a new 250 Gb drive, I'm going to recapture all of the DC LD's, so I can improve upon them as I have time. Dual layered burners and media are supposed to come out this year as well.

Funny someone should mention the thread at DVDRHelp.

Patrick

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