ADigitalMan

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Post: #87697
Topic: Sequels that should never be...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/87697/action/topic#87697
Time: 19-Jan-2005 12:38 PM

Crow 2 was the only time I've walked out of the theater in the middle of a movie. And sadly enough, I was so pumped up about it when it came out that I talked about 10 friends into going with me to see it.

That was a weird ride home.

Post: #87696
Topic: DL DVD-/+R issues and Recommendations for card to play computer video/audio on TV
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/87696/action/topic#87696
Time: 19-Jan-2005 12:34 PM

Aside from the momentary pause, the cheapa$$ GoVideo combo unit downstairs handles the DLs pretty well. I'll probably just take my DVD in and test it on a few models. Hmmm ... if they see Shaw in ROTJ I wonder if they sales guys will take note.

I'd like to figure out how to get my computer to do this though, as I'd like to be able to watch things like XVids on TV.

Post: #87594
Topic: DL DVD-/+R issues and Recommendations for card to play computer video/audio on TV
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/87594/action/topic#87594
Time: 19-Jan-2005 9:47 AM

I discovered today that, contrary to my original expectations, my primary DVD player (Apex 5131) does NOT play DL discs perfectly. The player will freeze up at a layer change or otherwise skip over the chapter where the layer change resides. The menus also do not display unless they are VMG menus. I have a newer DVD player elsewhere in the house where this is not a problem, but there is still a slight pause at the layer change. When I play back burned DL disc in my computer, there is no problem with lag, freezing or menus.

I've been to videohelp.com looking for answers, and while many have danced around these issues, none have addressed them directly.

1) The chapter skip seems to be a problem with older model players. Do any of you know of a workaround?

2) The freezing seems to be a buffering issue. Do any of you have a player you would recommend that doesn't pause at the layer break on BURNED DL discs?

3) Because I have the very fortunate placement of my computer and TV separated only by a wall (with pre-wired jacks in that wall), I can actually run S-Video and Digital Audio cables from my computer to my TV/Amp. Is there a recommended PCI card that will send out S-Video and digital audio data like a DVD Player?

Post: #87578
Topic: I absolutely hate the "new" ROTJ
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/87578/action/topic#87578
Time: 19-Jan-2005 9:15 AM

Interestingly, the new music really doesn't start until you get back to Endor. Prior to that (i.e. during the planet celebrations) it is really just a rhythm intro that loops. It might be fun for somebody to try doing a seamless blend from the rhythm track into Yub Nub. There are actually two versions of Yub Nub on the Anthology Boxed Set. No idea off the top of my head if the alternate version would be more suitable to the greater length, but it too could be investigated. Shots of the Endor celebration could be truncated or removed individually as well. But since I prefered the new music I just left it as is. Another adventurous soul can build upon what I've done.

Post: #87296
Topic: STAR WARS: The Torrents thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/87296/action/topic#87296
Time: 18-Jan-2005 10:48 PM

Originally posted by: MeBeJedi

I like what he did as well, but overall I still don't like the sequence. This isn't a slam against ADM's work - I just don't care for the new CG/scenes.

It's still a very impressive effort.

Thanks, MBJ. I can take the criticism along with the compliment when it's presented so amiably. If only everybody on the board spoke to everybody else this way. Anyway, I felt pretty good with this for a first time editing job. Actually, second. Blade Runner was first, but that hardly counts.

I've stopped seeding for a couple of hours but hope to get it back up when I hit the hay. Don't know why so many seeders disappeared though. WTF???

Post: #87283
Topic: For those of you looking for TPM on DVD...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/87283/action/topic#87283
Time: 18-Jan-2005 4:36 PM

I found it abominable that the DVD has been for sale all during this moratorium on the official site, for a whopping $30, no doubt.

Post: #87054
Topic: I absolutely hate the "new" ROTJ
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/87054/action/topic#87054
Time: 17-Jan-2005 6:38 PM

You betcha.

Actually, three of the four gripes in the original post do get addressed, or I'd have kept my yap shut. Insofar as my work is concerned, Yub Nub will remain a delight of the true OT projects.

Post: #86947
Topic: STAR WARS: The Torrents thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/86947/action/topic#86947
Time: 17-Jan-2005 2:23 PM

They're sparse at best. There is a greater reason to have them on the DL version than the SL version, but nonetheless, menus do help with compliance on older models. For the SL version that's been torrented, it really just allows selection of the two subtitle streams. There is no motion and audio in the menus. Especially for the SL, I thought it best to reserve all possible space for the video stream.

The DL version does have more features. 5.1, 2.0 and the commentary.

If ever I finish ANH there will be several more things. Alternate subtitles that make Jabba's scene less redundant and more effective. And perhaps a big fat easter egg that'll be fun for years to come.

Post: #86939
Topic: I absolutely hate the "new" ROTJ
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/86939/action/topic#86939
Time: 17-Jan-2005 8:08 AM

Take a trip to that spleeny place and most of your concerns will be done away with.

Post: #86719
Topic: STAR WARS: The Torrents thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/86719/action/topic#86719
Time: 16-Jan-2005 4:01 PM

Originally posted by: Rikter
The ADigitalMan Edit.........

Well the NFO is now done, The DVD transfered to External Drive and ALL I need to do now is move it over to my PC then make the torrnt directory....

It's my wife's birthday today SO I'll be posting this later tonight (in the wee hours!) so you'll all have this soon!

Rik, email me the relevant NFO and other such files and I'll be able to seed without needing to take the time to download. That should help speed things along.

Post: #86718
Topic: Revenge of the Sith - Novelization Summery
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/86718/action/topic#86718
Time: 16-Jan-2005 9:54 AM

Sounds like something from SomethingAwful.com

Post: #86520
Topic: Familiar Sight on Land
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/86520/action/topic#86520
Time: 14-Jan-2005 1:57 PM

Anybody got 20 grand to spare? You can have your very own sail barge.

http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/novelties/who-put-the-donk-in-the-jl421-badonkadonk-029757.php

Post: #86243
Topic: Thought on de-SE'ing the DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/86243/action/topic#86243
Time: 14-Jan-2005 12:21 AM

Hal, you have know idea how much that movie is on my brain right now (if I only had one). Rik and MBJ know the extent of it. Details will emerge soon, but they'll go into "off topic" when the time comes.

Post: #86242
Topic: Am I the only one who prefers the old ewok music?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/86242/action/topic#86242
Time: 13-Jan-2005 6:15 PM

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Originally posted by: Darth Justin
I want the anthology so bad.

I've seen used copies on Amazon for around $25-30 US plus shipping. That's below what they sold for in stores. Read the descriptions well, cause there was one really bum set up there.

Post: #86112
Topic: My apologies to the members of this forum.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/86112/action/topic#86112
Time: 13-Jan-2005 3:47 PM

Originally posted by: Jay
The issue of funds must be addressed, however. I will be posting a separate topic in every forum about that. It may be time for me to make the request that every webmaster dreads asking of his visitors.
Jay,

For starters, you may wish to run a set of banner ads that link to star wars memorabilia on some of the larger sites like Amazon and AllPosters.com. I believe they have a program where you can receive a cut of monies received from sales referred from the site.

Hope this helps. There may be other sites that also have programs like this whose products would be relevant to our topics. I'm thinking hardware e-tailers, blank media e-tailers (Meritline?) and things like that. The more diligent among us could discipline ourselves to make that happen.

Of course, anybody with some pull in a good corporation's IT department may also chime in and offer some of your bandwidth. If I had it, I'd be the first to step up, but I'm no longer a corporate type.

I'll PM with some other ideas.

Post: #86052
Topic: HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/86052/action/topic#86052
Time: 13-Jan-2005 2:54 AM

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Originally posted by: DanielB
TR-47 I agree with you. Let me share a small secret of marketing with you, when you present your product for the market you need to let the market tell you what product they want to buy. You can not sell a product by developing it and assuming the market will adopt it.

I concur. Supply and demand is at the heart of capitalism.

Post: #86010
Topic: Thought on de-SE'ing the DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/86010/action/topic#86010
Time: 12-Jan-2005 11:27 PM

Nah. Believe it or not, the eyebrows always crawled up my last nerve. I sat there and thought to myself every time "Wouldn't a man who had all the hair burned off his body have no eyebrows too?" I actually liked this change. But, the cool thing is, anybody can take the edit I've done and build on it, making it their own. The restoration of that bit will probably be a little harder, as there will need to be more color matching in the scene. But if you replace the entire scene en toto with something that's been matched closely, it will likely be unnoticable to the rank amateur (like me).

Post: #85969
Topic: Am I the only one who prefers the old ewok music?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/85969/action/topic#85969
Time: 12-Jan-2005 1:45 PM

Though I prefer the new ending to Yub Nub, I didn't hate Yub Nub, as I didn't hate the Ewoks (I'm in a real minority there). On the 1997 release, John Williams had a nice commentary on writing new music and I'm glad the he wrote this portion. He did not write Jedi Rocks in the Jabba sequence, which is another reason to hate that song. It is so friggin out of place because it was by a totally different composer. I do remember finding Yub Nub a cheesy ending, even in the days before the SE, so I was not upset that it was changed. Of course, I'm upset that it hasn't been preserved in an offical O-OT DVD and on the special edition soundtrack. Pick up the Anthology Boxed Set CD if you can find a copy.

Post: #85858
Topic: Thought on de-SE'ing the DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/85858/action/topic#85858
Time: 12-Jan-2005 1:20 PM

Here's to hoping I don't get fried to a crisp. I hope to be clear that this is a special edition re-edit. Not the O-OT. Maybe we need to create a new thread under the SE vs OT section. My intent with this thread has strayed somewhat, but my original intent is still there: To encourage the posting of completed clips that can be re-inserted into the official DVD. Technically, I've only done one of those which is on this disc. I suppose if the entire torrent were downloaded, demuxed, and the relevant video segment of Shaw-as-Anakin's-Ghost reinserted, then we're back on topic. But dagnabbit, I've had fun with this project whatever the case. I hope you all love Lapti Nek, which is almost as far from OT preservation as Jedi Rocks itself.

Post: #85730
Topic: I Love George Lucas
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/85730/action/topic#85730
Time: 11-Jan-2005 3:33 PM

Don't forget, even a whiner can save the galaxy. Luke's my hero.

Post: #85683
Topic: I Love George Lucas
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/85683/action/topic#85683
Time: 11-Jan-2005 2:28 PM

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Originally posted by: Bossk
How are they supposed to get them? I've got friends who are not Web users and don't plan to be but they still want the originals.

Until Lucas dies and his kids inherit the empire from him and release the unmolested OT in HD-DataCrystal or whatver format is all the rage in 20 years, we should do our best to institute the "Pay it forward" system. That is, receive a copy, pass it on threefold. As schmaltzy as that movie (Pay It Forward) was, it's a GREAT system for distributing stuff like this. The more ubiquitous DVD recorders become (not writers, standalone recorders) the easier it will be for the less-computer-savvy to adopt the technology and join the revolution.

I hope with all the copies of BOTF that I've given away that they'll all get paid forward.

Post: #85679
Topic: What if someone else had played Obi-Wan instead of Alec Guinness?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/85679/action/topic#85679
Time: 11-Jan-2005 2:21 PM

Guinness? Yes, please, I'll have a pint.

Alec Guinness was one of the five marquee stars in Ep IV. In Ep V, he was replaced by Billy Dee Williams. Does this mean that Lucas switched from Guinness to Colt .45? Now that's one malt liquor picker.

Post: #85588
Topic: Did anyone else find Ian McDiarmid to be ineffectual as the Emperor?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/85588/action/topic#85588
Time: 11-Jan-2005 9:58 AM

I think it's much simpler. In Ep IV, Vader is pretty mechanical and Obi-Wan is pretty old. Quite simply, they just don't move like they used to. Luke hasn't been training his whole life like he would in the good ol' days of the Jedi Order, so he's actually more on par with these geezers. He does advance tremendously between IV and V, doing his own somersaults and backflips in the latter.

Still, the whole notion that you had to be trained from age 0 was asinine. I'm just good at rationalizing the minutae for the better enjoyment of the saga.

edit: I'm actually watching ESB right now thru Pinnacle. Pinnacle's preview option reverses the reds and the blues (why, I don't know). But I'm at the lightsaber duel and it's freaking me out. Vader's saber is blue, Lukes is red. Plus, all of the bluish lighting is now red, so it looks like a Tarantino flick. Totally bizarre.

Post: #85509
Topic: Familiar Sight in Space
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/85509/action/topic#85509
Time: 11-Jan-2005 1:34 AM

LOL @ Molly's comment.

Post: #85508
Topic: Letter to LFL about DVD Defects (No OT vs SE discussion)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/85508/action/topic#85508
Time: 11-Jan-2005 1:32 AM

Sessler, sorry I missed your post way-back-when. I believe the music mixing issues are still present in the 2.0 track. However, these do fall under the creative decision category and would be tough to legally force a change.

My real reason for posting in this thread today is to go off on a tangent ... I'm a huge fan of the band Rush and subscribe to their newsletter. The following arrived in my inbox today. It's relevance: It is refreshing when an artist takes enough pride in their work that they'd go the extra mile to do right by a fan when a bad printing is circulated. If only Lucasfilm would be so bold and yet so humble at the same time:

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A MESSAGE FROM NEIL PEART REGARDING THE MASKED RIDER

To anyone who bought a copy of The Masked Rider in Milwaukee on the 30th Anniversary Tour.

"A new trade paperback edition of my first book, The Masked Rider, was put on sale for the first time at the Marcus Amphitheatre in Milwaukee on June 7th, 2004. After the show, when I had a chance to look over the book carefully, I realized it had been produced with serious flaws (no photos, wrong maps, various typographical and design errors, missing portions of text). I immediately stopped its sale and had the rest of the printing destroyed, but I feel bad for the unfortunate few who bought copies that night. A corrected second edition has now been produced and put on sale, and I would like to replace those first defective paperbacks with an autographed hardcover copy of the proper new second edition.
Please send your defective copy to the address below, and we will make it right."

With apologies,
Neil Peart