AntcuFaalb

_,,,^..^,,,_ said:

You_Too, the edition Moth3r used is the French THX, not the one I was talking about (called "pyramid" because it's box set shape).

I have that one, and I could assure you is completeley smear-free.

Thanks for the hints: right now I'm going to test if the japanese set is smear-free (but quite sure is not)... see you later!

The Japanese Special Collection? That's 100% smear-free. It was the first widescreen release: 1986!

Jetrell Fo said:

AntcuFaalb said:

I have both Moth3r's and LeeThorogood's copy of that set, You_Too. I can post those images from them tonight...

 

Lee did the French Coffret set of the SE.  He did 2 versions....I have both.

He also, as a side-project, did the French 1995 THX (non-SE) set.

Yes, mrdmv, she really did shit herself.

This is well known. Carrie Fisher mentioned it offhandedly during a 1979 interview with a CBS News correspondent.

I have both Moth3r's and LeeThorogood's copy of that set, You_Too. I can post those images from them tonight...

1990osu said:

AntcuFaalb said:

Alternatively, I can meet someone half-way.

However, that'd be a little weird. We'd have to do the capture(s) in a motel or something... lol.

"Your place or mine?"  Hahaha  "You bring the discs, I'll bring the player.  No strings attached..."

lol!

You_Too said:

AntcuFaalb said:

Plus, doing a median-of-five requires five captures from each LD side.

Didn't you say the median of five reduced the vertical resolution to half? That wouldn't be wise when trying to preserve a Laserdisc.

Oh, no, it doesn't at all. (For example, LeeThorogood's PAL THX preservation used a median-of-five and was full-resolution.)

I chose to average the even and odd fields in PS78 (thereby halving the vertical resolution) because it resulted in a cleaner picture and restored the original aspect ratio. That, however, was a PS78-specific choice made by me and had nothing to do with the median-of-five process.

Using a median-of-three or median-of-five is common practice in capturing from laserdiscs because the averaging lessens (and, often, eliminates) drop-outs in luma and rainbows in chroma.

What if I were to use the best pure-analog LD player, the Pioneer CLD-S104, with the extremely powerful line-TBC and comb filter in the Panasonic DMR-ES10?

_,,,^..^,,,_ said:

AntcuFaalb, yes, I own one and used it really rarely, just to capture the rarest LDs... and I'm sorry I live in Italy!

You could send the laserdiscs to me, I'll capture them and send the laserdisc AND the captures back.

OR... if you prefer, I'll send you the captures and swap your Technidisc laserdiscs with my Spanish THX (really rare) or French THX PAL laserdiscs. Also if you have not a PAL laserdisc player, they worth to be owned by a Star Wars laserdisc collector, right?

I appreciate the offer, but I don't know how comfortable I'd be with shipping the LDs. Furthermore, I'd prefer to be present at the time of capture.

Plus, doing a median-of-five requires five captures from each LD side. That's 45 captures in total! Would you really want to do that? o.O

Interestingly, I just noticed the following:

Star Wars

Condition: "Good"

The Empire Strikes Back

Condition: "Very Good"

Return of the Jedi

Condition: "Like New"

The conditions reflect my preferences! That is, my favorite is Return of the Jedi. My order is: 6, 5, 4. Weird o.O

You_Too said:

I'm very interested too, since I've never watched this version and the way I got it, it's the earliest widescreen release?

Yes, it was the first widescreen release. Years before the US ever got one!

_,,,^..^,,,_ said:

What about a Pioneer HLD-X9?

Do you own one?

How close are you to Columbia, MD?

You_Too said:

While msycamore have already captured these, (I think he did all three, right?) it would be awesome if there could be a capture done on a really high-end LD player.

msycamore only did ANH, actually.

bkev said:

What gives is that I misunderstood you. No harm done, except making me look like a little prick I guess. I, err, missed that he'd actually done GOUT shots.

I don't think you're a prick... I just thought you were angry with me.

I think you're one of the cooler people around here, so I didn't (and don't) want there to be conflict between us. Plus, I'm a pretty sensitive kind of guy.

bkev said:

Already been stated that Mr Emote-for-Name is using a 2004SE HDTV rip for these. Could help to do some reading.

You mean me?

I was referring to "And look what WhiteMagic did with GOUT"...

I did read. What gives?

Alternatively, I can meet someone half-way.

However, that'd be a little weird. We'd have to do the capture(s) in a motel or something... lol.

negative1 said:

these upscaled shots look like watercolors to me.

 

later

-1

Me, too. They definitely don't look like an upscaled (raw) GOUT.

OK, I'm done de-railing my own thread. I've created a new one for this particular topic.

I’ve managed to track down all three Technidisc pressings of the Special Widescreen Edition. <span style=“text-decoration: underline;”>I now own them</span>.

The mint markings from the first disc from each seller are:

Star Wars: #433-083-278K 05/08/94B

The Empire Strikes Back: #433-083-284G 05/25/94H

Return of the Jedi: #433-083-287A 08/23/93M

I’d like to do the best possible preservation of this set, but I don’t have access to an excellent laserdisc player. I live in Columbia, MD (USA) and I’m willing to travel up to 1-1.5 hours in any direction. Does anyone live nearby with an excellent laserdisc player available?

I've managed to track down a Technidisc copy of A New Hope. I'm now trying to haggle down the price.

Which GOUT is that?

Is that DJV3? If so, the original GOUT looks very different...

I want the blood!

Necromancer time!

Whatever happened to Citizen?

Also, whatever happened to this set? Are the DVD9s floating around anywhere? Can someone share? Please, please, please...!

Did you use this method for your French THX LD captures?

What sharpener are you using?

Are all of the 461 VHSs pirated?

Can you list some of the more rare and/or notable ones?