Arnie.d

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Post: #308671
Topic: Love me...love my Star Wars obsession?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/308671/action/topic#308671
Time: 31-Jan-2008 7:13 AM

When I click the link all I get is a Kabul car bomb aftermath video.

Post: #308522
Topic: Info: When does fullscreen show more than widescreen?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/308522/action/topic#308522
Time: 29-Jan-2008 6:01 PM

Is the widescreen more seriously cropped? Well, it depends. If the widescreen has only the top and bottom cropped it can contain more of the original than a fullscreen that has top, bottom and the sides cropped. But as zombie84 said most fullscreen versions are cropped widescreen versions. And the ammount that is cropped can even differ per scene in the same movie.

Red=widescreen, green=fullscreen. See wikipedia

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6933/super35andtechniscopezb7.png

I don't know what other film formats do this (I think none). I would always go for the widescreen versions. And yes, Super 35 is shot on 35mm.

Post: #308319
Topic: (SPOILER) new "STAR TREK" 2009 spoiler thread (SPOILER)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/308319/action/topic#308319
Time: 28-Jan-2008 5:15 AM

Although I love Star Trek I don't like the Enterprise ship designs. It looks so fragile with the engines placed on sticks coming out of the central body. It looks as if hey could snap off at any time. The Defiant (the one from DS9) and Voyager looked much better in my eyes, more solid and streamlined.

Post: #308259
Topic: pick your top ridley scott movies
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/308259/action/topic#308259
Time: 27-Jan-2008 6:13 PM

OK, I have seen the director's cut of KoH. I still don't like the movie. Although the story is now better I think I know why I don't like it. It's all the "in the name of God this", "in the name of God that", "God wants it". All this madness in the name of God, I can't stand the religious fanatics and their abuse of religion.

Post: #308181
Topic: Heath Ledger dead at 28
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/308181/action/topic#308181
Time: 26-Jan-2008 3:30 PM

Maybe they are funded by Iran.

Post: #308155
Topic: Scientology is going down.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/308155/action/topic#308155
Time: 26-Jan-2008 3:53 AM

Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab

Originally posted by: Arnie.d
Why does everyone hate scientology so much? What terrible things do these people do? What about freedom of religion, let everyone believe what he wants. Who cares...

It's not that simple. If Scientology was just about believing in Xenu and Thetans, I'd say, 'fine, be stupid.'

The organization behind Scientology has a well-documented history of suing anyone who tries to make the details of the faith known--the very premise of the 'religion' is a copyrighted work of science fiction. People who were big in the 'church' and got out have wound up dead. They charge members for their services and you MUST pay or you're not a member of their little cult. They basically brainwash their members over and over again until they think that the honestly have to pay out the yin-yang to be happy and mentally healthy, and these people don't even realize that exactly the opposite is happening. (Yes, they were stupid for getting into it in the first place, but it's not an excuse.)

If you want to know more, look it up here: Operation Clambake

I believe I read recently that Scientology was banished from Germany because it didn't fit the criteria of a religious organization.

Well, if you put it like that it sounds like a criminal organization.

Post: #308109
Topic: Scientology is going down.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/308109/action/topic#308109
Time: 25-Jan-2008 6:09 PM

Why does everyone hate scientology so much? What terrible things do these people do? What about freedom of religion, let everyone believe what he wants. Who cares...

Am I the only one who thinks the actions of this "anonymous" are rediculous (not to mention illegal)?

Post: #308102
Topic: Heath Ledger dead at 28
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/308102/action/topic#308102
Time: 25-Jan-2008 4:25 PM

Apparently Heath said in an interview:
"Joker is a psychopathic, mass-murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy...Last week I probably slept an average of two hours a night. I couldn’t stop thinking. My body was exhausted, and my mind was still going."

It almost sounds as if the Joker killed him in a way.

Post: #308094
Topic: Global Warming
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/308094/action/topic#308094
Time: 25-Jan-2008 1:59 PM

Some glaciers don't read the papers, don't listen to the news, don't check the internet... they don't know about global warming and than this is what happens...

Post: #308021
Topic: The Vaultbreakers Collection - Disney Preservations
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/308021/action/topic#308021
Time: 24-Jan-2008 3:50 PM

Originally posted by: SilverWook
That is weird, since the controversy over what Aladdin is really saying in that scene didn't occur until well after the original VHS and LD releases.
Originally posted by: Molly
And this is a 1993-issue VHS, so it should be unaltered except for "cut off your ear"

Well, the dialogue is missing. It seems al laserdiscs are from september 21st 1994 and later.

Post: #307989
Topic: Info: The Criterion Laserdisc Preservation Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/307989/action/topic#307989
Time: 24-Jan-2008 12:28 PM

I didn't know there was a Muse version, sorry. What kind of issues are you talking about?

Post: #307873
Topic: Time Warner ISP - Metered Internet Access
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/307873/action/topic#307873
Time: 23-Jan-2008 6:19 PM

A data limit is rediculous. Instead of a data limit they should sell a certain bandwidth without data limit. I've had it for years and works like a charm. Don't sell the bandwidth if your network can't handle it, that's just as good against congestion. Ofcourse during peak hours speed can drop a bit but it should remain within a certain limit, like 10-15% or something. That would be acceptable.

Post: #307863
Topic: Heath Ledger dead at 28
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/307863/action/topic#307863
Time: 23-Jan-2008 5:15 PM

I could not believe it. RIP.

What an incredible self control that no one has shot these idiots when they were picketing at a funeral.

Post: #307849
Topic: Wanted: HD Jurassic Park - for an edit...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/307849/action/topic#307849
Time: 23-Jan-2008 3:23 PM

Maybe a bit off topic but because I read this thread I took a good look at my Jurassic Park LaserDisc. In the previous century I started out with a VHS copy but bought the DVD the day it came out. Years later I learned of the SuperBit version with the awesome DTS track. When I bought my Pioneer LaserDisc player for my Star Wars LD to DVD transfer I got a bunch of LDs with it including Jurassic Park. I never played it but I liked it for the cover alone. But somehow because of this thread I thought let's play it and I have to say the audio is just so good. To me it sounds better than the DTS track. For instance the sound of the Brachiosaurus when it is first seen by Grant etc. blew me away. And the thunder that rocked my room when it landed on it's front legs is just awesome. I have LaserDisc 41829 with the Dolby Surround audio track. I have to make a bit accurate capture of it someday. Sorry just had to tell this.

Post: #307847
Topic: The Vaultbreakers Collection - Disney Preservations
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/307847/action/topic#307847
Time: 23-Jan-2008 2:51 PM

Ah, thanks. I checked my LD and it looks like it's the same as the dvd version. He only says "down kitty" although you can clearly see his lips moving before that.

Post: #307788
Topic: The Vaultbreakers Collection - Disney Preservations
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/307788/action/topic#307788
Time: 23-Jan-2008 10:28 AM

On IMDB it says that for Aladdin not only is Arabian Nights different but also the line "Good tiger, take off and go," was omitted. Apparently it is in the VHS version and not on the DVD version. Maybe the removed line is on LD also. I have the Aladdin LD also and a Pioneer CLD-2950 LD player. I have never seen Aladdin, do you know where in the movie I can check for the line?

Post: #307624
Topic: Info: The Criterion Laserdisc Preservation Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/307624/action/topic#307624
Time: 22-Jan-2008 2:31 PM

Dead Ringers Criterion DVD does not contain "Crimes of the Future", everything else that was on laser is on the DVD, or so I read. "Crimes of the Future" has been released on Blue Underground's 2-disc SE of Fast Company.
There is no way the Lawrence of Arabia laserdisc is better quality than the SuperBit DVD releases.

Post: #307457
Topic: H.264/AVC/MPEG-4
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/307457/action/topic#307457
Time: 21-Jan-2008 6:35 PM

I thought MPEG-4 is a broad open standard (and AVC/H.264 is just one MPEG-4 codec) so what do you mean by "regular MPEG-4"?

Post: #307426
Topic: Genealogy
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/307426/action/topic#307426
Time: 21-Jan-2008 3:49 PM

Oh man, it's so nice you can look this stuff up. I wish I could.

Post: #307396
Topic: Help Wanted: A pitch-corrected Star Wars for PAL?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/307396/action/topic#307396
Time: 21-Jan-2008 1:43 PM

Originally posted by: boon23

Originally posted by: Arnie.d
I used dvd-lab pro v2.? It didn't complain at all. It recognized the file as PAL, 25 fps 2:3 pulldown (but it still is 23.976 fps progressive). If I open a 23.976 fps progressive NTSC file with pulldown in dvd-lab it is recognized as NTSC, 29.97 fps 2:3 pulldown.

I got this method from boon23. I think he used it to turn a PAL movie into NTSC without having to mess with the audio. I think he resized the NTSC video to 720x576 at 25 fps and applied 2:3 pulldown to 29.97 (setting: "25 --> 29.97"). It was a long time ago in a thread here at OT.com but I can't remeber what thread.

I turn PAL movies into NTSC, not vice versa. And, yes, it is done by resizing the video and the using DGpulldown to create the framerate of 29.97fps. Works like a charm, but the PAL speedup remains of course, since I don't change the audio and timings are equal.

Yeah, I said turn PAL into NTSC but I screwed up the resizing part. "I think he resized the NTSC video to 720x576 at 25 fps and applied 2:3 pulldown to 29.97" should be "I think he resized the PAL video to 720x480 at 25 fps and applied 2:3 pulldown to 29.97". Sorry about that.

Anyway if you want to turn PAL into NTSC or NTSC into PAL without changing the audio this pulldown method is the way.

BTW, if you have a 23.976 progressive file with pulldown flags and you want to remove the pulldown flags for editing or something you can use DGPuldown also and set the custom setting to "23.976 --> 23.976" and away are the pulldown flags.

Post: #307386
Topic: Help Wanted: A pitch-corrected Star Wars for PAL?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/307386/action/topic#307386
Time: 21-Jan-2008 12:55 PM

I used dvd-lab pro v2.? It didn't complain at all. It recognized the file as PAL, 25 fps 2:3 pulldown (but it still is 23.976 fps progressive). If I open a 23.976 fps progressive NTSC file with pulldown in dvd-lab it is recognized as NTSC, 29.97 fps 2:3 pulldown.

I got this method from boon23. I think he used it to turn a PAL movie into NTSC without having to mess with the audio. I think he resized the NTSC video to 720x576 at 25 fps and applied 2:3 pulldown to 29.97 (setting: "25 --> 29.97"). It was a long time ago in a thread here at OT.com but I can't remeber what thread.

Post: #307354
Topic: Help Wanted: A pitch-corrected Star Wars for PAL?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/307354/action/topic#307354
Time: 21-Jan-2008 10:38 AM

Yes, I encoded the file as a progressive 25 fps 720x576. I used DGpulldown to turn it into 23.976 fps progressive file with 25 fps 2:3 pulldown flags. It's very easy to do with the "custom" setting set to "23.976 --> 25" and takes only a few minutes.
But I don't have it anymore, I watched it once and decided I don't want to see the SE ever again.

Post: #307027
Topic: Genealogy
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/307027/action/topic#307027
Time: 19-Jan-2008 1:24 PM

It sounds very interesting but I don't think we have something similar here in the Netherlands. How far back in time have you traced your family tree.

Post: #307026
Topic: Team Fortress 2
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/307026/action/topic#307026
Time: 19-Jan-2008 1:20 PM

I'm regularly checking if I can find you guys on the BDS server but I never see you. At what (GMT) times do you usually play?

Post: #306827
Topic: Help Wanted: A pitch-corrected Star Wars for PAL?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/306827/action/topic#306827
Time: 18-Jan-2008 8:08 AM

I really can't stand the audio on the 2004 PAL version. The voices sound weird. So I made a 720x576 23.976 fps/25 fps 2:3 pulldown version just for fun. I don't think it looks like a mess (not on my system anyway). You get the best of both worlds, the higher PAL resolution and the correct NTSC audio! A dvd player will simply recognize it as a PAL dvd but it plays at NTSC speed.