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The second installment in the vinyl original trilogy. This project uses "The Adventures of Luke Skywalker" vinyl LP audio synced to video with occasional pans and zooms in narration passages or when editing requires. Following in the footsteps of my previous "Story Of" project, this is a very different and enjoyable way to watch TESB.
Project Info:
This release's main star is without question the audio. Scotty Balls supplied a new lossless vinyl capture to serve as this project's foundation. It sounds so good that it's easy to forget you're listening to a vinyl source. This uncompressed audio was synced to 2004 and GOUT NTSC video. Where editing required, pans and zooms or stills were used, mainly in narration passages. Most of the offensive SE elements have been removed and is probably 99% SE-free. Color correction was utilized in an attempt to improve the bizarre blue cast of the 2004 DVD and better blend with the GOUT. The opening 20th Century Fanfare video was taken from The Omen (1976). Fanfare, end credit, and dvd menu music was taken from the out-of-print 1993 Star Wars Trilogy Anthology boxset. Rebel11_38 created the excellent custom title crawl. And finally, Coov helped immensely with his collaboration on the case cover artwork.
Special features include theatrical teaser and trailers from the EditDroid team and a video version of the 1980 Read Along 7" album using audio captured by Scotty Balls. The theatrical trailers that were 4:3 have been pillarboxed and re-encoded anamorphically for proper aspect ratio on both 4:3 and 16:9 sets. I recommend having the EditDroid Special Features 4-disc set in your collection.
I would like to thank everyone who has knowingly or unknowingly helped with this or past projects: Scotty Balls, Rebel11_38, Coov, russs15, Galactus, Jambe Davdar, Sluggo, digitalfreaknyc, bigbaddaddyvader, SKot, Laserman, Rikter, EditDroid team, and of course Jay, Zion, and Moth3r for running this place. Sorry to anyone I may have forgotten.
NTSC DVD Features:
--2.35:1 anamorphic main feature, 16x9 motion menus
--L-PCM audio
--English subtitles for 16:9 and 4:3 displays
--JACKET_P
--DVD-ROM content
Cover and label artwork
iPod/iPhone version of main feature
Audiobook, Read-Alongs, Radio Drama
1080 HD McQuarrie and album scans
--Extra Features
Video adaptation of 1980 7" Read-Along
Theatrical teasers and trailers (from EditDroid special features)
From the back cover text:
In 1980, millions of people all over the world flocked to movie theaters to experience the most eagerly anticipated sequel of all time, The Empire Strikes Back. With the first home video release of Empire still 4 years away, fans yearning to relive the film at home were able to spin their turntables and listen to the vinyl LP record "The Adventures of Luke Skywalker". This album followed in the footsteps of its predecessor, "The Story of Star Wars", by combining the original actors' dialogue, sound effects, and John Williams' musical score into a wonderfully edited and condensed version of the film. Veteran TV actor Malachi Throne completed the album with excellent narration. Listeners were able to use their imaginations and follow along with the album while viewing assorted pictures from the film on the inside of the album cover. Syncing the album's audio with a variety of video sources, this DVD brings those album cover pictures to life and gives viewers yet another way to enjoy the finest film in the Star Wars trilogy....
Main Menu (motion), where Vader is, characters fade in and out.
Chapter Menu (motion), pretty standard.
Options Menu (still)
DVD-ROM Menu (still)
Extra Features menu (still)
Available on a.b.sw, myspleen, and rapidshare.
Edit: Updated with final project info.
You can go about your business. Move along, move along.
The Story of Star Wars
The Adventures Of Luke Skywalker
