ADigitalMan

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Post: #91825
Topic: ROTS Pictures (SPOILERS!!!!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91825/action/topic#91825
Time: 4-Feb-2005 10:19 AM

I know GL is absolutely intent on selling new toys, but why the heck didn't we see the "debut" of the X-wings, in all their shiny new splendor and glory in this film. After all, they're pretty old and battered by the time of ANH. Instead of these W-wings or whatever they're bound to be called, the story would be better serviced by the "old and battered" technology in the OT being "brand spanking new" in the PT.

Post: #91588
Topic: State of the Union
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91588/action/topic#91588
Time: 2-Feb-2005 2:55 PM

Love him or hate him, President Bush delivers the State of the Union at 9 p.m. EST (about five minutes from now). Be sure to watch.

Post: #91462
Topic: Firefox browser
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91462/action/topic#91462
Time: 2-Feb-2005 7:18 AM

Girl scout cookies. Samoas in particular.

But then again, if I had anything related to Girl Scouts on my computer, that would be a bad thing.

Post: #91359
Topic: Beautiful Women
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91359/action/topic#91359
Time: 1-Feb-2005 6:17 PM

Sessler, was that before or after she had kids? Because if it's after, then day-um!

Post: #91269
Topic: Idea -- Original Theatrical Prequels
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91269/action/topic#91269
Time: 1-Feb-2005 6:12 PM

Perhaps after Laserman finishes his OT project he might grace us with this project?

Post: #91258
Topic: MagnoliaFan Edits: Ep I "Balance Of The Force", and Ep II "The Clone War" (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91258/action/topic#91258
Time: 1-Feb-2005 5:41 PM

Dr. M, welcome aboard. Hal 9000 and I have taken different stabs at changing the subtitles to some moderate success. There are DVD-Rs floating around with two subtitle streams and four subtitle streams. You can get a hold of one pretty much by turning on Private Messaging [PM] and then asking aloud. Lots of us on the board are willing to spread the love. All three of the optional subtitles attempt to address your points in different ways. It's been a fun project so far.

One point ... the Kaiburr Crystal was actually a plot point for the original Star Wars in an earlier draft. It ended up being central to the plot of "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" which was a novel that came out between Star Wars and Empire. The origin of the Expanded Universe. MF dug this plot device back up, and it made the very end of BOTF so much better, as it gave explanation to what this Crystal Ball was that Padme gave to Nass. Hopefully that gives a little more background to where it came from.

Again, welcome to the boards. Look forward to your participation.

Post: #91294
Topic: Beautiful Women
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91294/action/topic#91294
Time: 1-Feb-2005 2:08 PM

With all of these pics of Monica Bellucci, I wonder if I'm going to hell for lustful thoughts of Mary Magdelene. I'm not sure if that was brilliant casting or "what were you thinking" casting on Mel's part. Time to pull out my copy of Dracula again.

Post: #91292
Topic: Firefox browser
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91292/action/topic#91292
Time: 1-Feb-2005 2:02 PM

After killing all my cookies and starting them afresh, the problem has gone away. I suppose it has issues with importing cookies from IE, but why, I don't know. A cookie is a cookie is a cookie.

Post: #91107
Topic: Firefox browser
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91107/action/topic#91107
Time: 31-Jan-2005 5:54 PM

So I'm switching from the Evil Empire's browser to Firefox (Join the Alliance all of you). I have noticed some strange cookie issues, though, with this site and Firefox. Namely, it isn't doing a good job of remembering which posts were new the last visit and expiring them for the current visit. Anybody else having this issue? I've cleared out my cookies from Firefox entirely (they were imports from IE) and am rebuilding them from scratch.

Post: #90589
Topic: Episode III Crawl revealed
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90589/action/topic#90589
Time: 28-Jan-2005 3:58 PM

Humor is lost on snow troopers.

Post: #90546
Topic: Episode III Crawl revealed
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90546/action/topic#90546
Time: 28-Jan-2005 9:21 AM

Episode III
Revenge of the Shit

WAR! Lucasfilm is crumbling
under attacks from disgrungled
fan boys discontented with the
direction the franchise has taken.
There are heroes one one side.
It ain't Lucasfilm.

In a stunning move, the feindish
fan boy leader MagnoliaFan, has
re-edited both Episode I and II
making them much better films than
what was officially released.

As fanboys flee with their bootlegged
copies of these brilliant re-edits,
The Dark Lord Darth Lucas
has waged an all-out assault by
releasing the ORIGINAL TRILOGY full
of technical glitches and pointless
changes in a last ditch effort to get
our cash ....

Post: #90326
Topic: StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90326/action/topic#90326
Time: 27-Jan-2005 12:49 PM

I am looking at two brand new t-shirts from Mike. Christmas may be a little late for my friends, but I'm relieved to see that this product was not, as Rikter called it, "vapor-wear." Further, Mike, it's glad to see that you're back on the board and contributing. I hope whatever crises arose over the holidays have passed, and I look forward to updates on your project once again. They've been informative and inspirational to me in regards to my own projects.

Post: #90241
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90241/action/topic#90241
Time: 27-Jan-2005 12:10 AM

cigarette burns too?

Post: #90239
Topic: StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90239/action/topic#90239
Time: 26-Jan-2005 11:51 PM

Originally posted by: Tikigod
... kind of a touchy dead horse that's been beaten far too many times.

Heck, I'd say you couldn't even beat it anymore. It's more like a puddle of something formerly known as "horse" being stomped around in gleefully by a few (one) people on the boards.

Sounds like you're describing glue. It would be the substance that holds us together, so your analogy is so appropriate in ways you might not have considered when you wrote that.

Post: #89931
Topic: Thought on de-SE'ing the DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/89931/action/topic#89931
Time: 26-Jan-2005 12:45 PM

If I can figure out how to do the multiple-angle thing, then I may try that. That's probably the safest approach, as it's exactly how they handle the crawl in multiple languages.

Damn, why didn't GL just do a friggin seamless branching of the O-OT and the SE? It's not like Fox couldn't do it. The Alien Quadrilogy has to be the best-produced boxed set (albiet with the worst name) I've seen in terms of features. Alternate cuts on all four films, handled perfectly with seamless branching, and even the SE features on each of them comes with an optional subtitle to indicate a change. Educational AND entertaining. What more could one ask for?

Post: #89716
Topic: Thought on de-SE'ing the DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/89716/action/topic#89716
Time: 25-Jan-2005 5:55 PM

Sorry guys. Was detained on other matters for a couple of days. Actually making good on that "less time on the boards" comment a couple of weeks ago.

MBJ, that audio clip would be nice, yes.

For all interested, I hope to use Neil's 1997 audio on my ANH project. We did some testing with it over the weekend, and it does synch awesomely. I'm going to noodle it a little bit around the tail stepping sequence (I actually prefer 2004 during that one shot), but other than that, I think this will be my primary audio.

I also think I may include BOTH audio tracks, simply because it becomes an educational experience at that point, putting the project into fair use. But 1997 will be the default from the sounds of things.

Post: #88773
Topic: StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/88773/action/topic#88773
Time: 23-Jan-2005 10:59 AM

Originally posted by: Tikigod

Even if nothing's progressed for almost two months. Heh heh

Including shirt orders.

Post: #88139
Topic: My apologies to the members of this forum.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/88139/action/topic#88139
Time: 21-Jan-2005 4:21 PM

Neil, is that Avatar from the mural at Schilthorn?

Post: #88103
Topic: Thought on de-SE'ing the DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/88103/action/topic#88103
Time: 21-Jan-2005 12:07 PM

The audio for "Lapti Nek" came from the Anthology Boxed Set CD from 1993. The video was simply reassembled shots from the SE to match the music. Notice the greatly reduced role of Joh Yowza. I left in his "introduction" as I kinda felt he was more of a character in the audience yelling out "Play 'Free Bird.'" Essentially, Jabba says "Play it again, Sy" and Joh Yowza yells, "No no no, play Free Bird!!!"

Post: #88076
Topic: StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/88076/action/topic#88076
Time: 21-Jan-2005 10:12 AM

Anybody else having trouble with shirt orders?

Post: #88105
Topic: Non-anamorphic Pulp Fiction DVD?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/88105/action/topic#88105
Time: 21-Jan-2005 6:27 AM

I have the anamorphic 2-disc Collectors Edition of Pulp Fiction, but need the non-anamorphic version (now OOP) for a pet project. Please PM me if you have this, as I'm working on a pet project and need some help.

Thanks!

Post: #88018
Topic: Info: Any Interest In A Corrected 2004 DVD? (“Deliberate Creative Decisions” info)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/88018/action/topic#88018
Time: 21-Jan-2005 12:22 AM

Neil, I'm up for it. Furthermore, I can help to mux the audio back in for a DL version of the disc, replacing out the shoddy 5.1 track that currently exists. PM me with details. I'd also like the opportunity to use this mix on my forthcoming re-edit.

The Digital Bits hasn't responded to any of my findings either. I'm not too pleased with those guys. I empathize.

I'm assuming you've done extensive quality checking on this new mix and it sounds perfectly awesome?

Post: #88014
Topic: Who has caved?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/88014/action/topic#88014
Time: 20-Jan-2005 6:15 PM

I got it on opening day. I planned not to, but then learning that some changes were improvements over the 1997 SE's (improved CG for Jabba, losing Lukes Wussy scream, improved Rancor matting), coupled with all the good press it was getting, I caved. Of course, I really wanted to punch every reviewer in the jaw for glossing over the technical problems.

Then I found you guys. The rest of my life since has been well documented on this forum.

Post: #87660
Topic: Thought on de-SE'ing the DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/87660/action/topic#87660
Time: 19-Jan-2005 5:36 PM

My current plan is to leave Jabba in, but he will have a optional alternate set of subtitles. I've already written them and they look pretty good. Not so redundant. I'd love to get his eyes the right color, but don't know if I'll go to that extreme. We'll see.

Maybe I'll make two versions. Or try a feature with "seamless" branching. Not to dig up that flame-fest from a couple of weeks ago.

Unrelated issue: I need some help in this thread from any of you who are very familiar with burnable DL discs and/or cards with S-video and digital audio outputs. Post replies to that issue in that thread and not here.

Post: #87587
Topic: MagnoliaFan Edits: Ep I "Balance Of The Force", and Ep II "The Clone War" (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/87587/action/topic#87587
Time: 19-Jan-2005 3:32 PM

I just posted a topic in this thread (look for date/time close to now) on an important issue regarding to the original BOTF discs I circulated a while back. Not earthshattering news, but important news regarding the compatibility of these discs in some players due to an authoring error.