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#274562
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Is there anything you do like about The Prequels...
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Originally posted by: andy_k_250
Hey, the Rebels could have shot a volley of long-range shots directly at the exhaust port from a thousand miles away using just the right trajectory, if they had wanted to and "really" knew what they were doing. I'm sure at least one would have gone in. That would have been a much better ending for Star Wars.

In x-wing vs tie fighter it was very easy to shoot longe range incoming missiles with other missiles. So that won't work I think.
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#274547
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Is there anything you do like about The Prequels...
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If they had approached the target from above the trench, they would have been exposed to the surface guns and torn to bits. That was the whole point of the trench run: It was a daring technique made necessary by the nature of the Death Star.

If you can approach the death star from any location into the trench then why can't you approach it at the part of the trench were the exhaust is? Besides the laser towers in the trench can't hit the x-wings coming right for them so approaching a turret from above or from the side doesn't really matter.
It was a daring technique necessary to make a cool movie. I love the trench run and it's way cooler than the podrace.
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#274416
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EVERYONE MUST RESPOND TO THIS POLL
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/274416/action/topic#274416
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Homosexuals are gay.

I don't mind homosexuals, I'm pro gay marriage. But some homosexuals are so annoying. They use every opportunity to show they are gay. I'm not spamming every thread saying I'm straight! I hate gay pride parades (are they just in Holland?). It's so over the top and not helping their cause at all.
What if everyone on this forum who's straight (and I think that's quite a few) starts making polls about the most straight thread?!?!

Rob, we know you're gay. Can you maybe not use the word "gay" so often anymore?
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#274413
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Is there anything you do like about The Prequels...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/274413/action/topic#274413
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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Originally posted by: LexX

But I don't understand the pod race. It's like the most boring thing ever. CG pods racing many many many minutes. I actually once fell asleep during it! It just feels stupid and useless, just to show what ILM can do (which isn't even very impressive)... And the extended race. That was the worst DVD change in TPM! At least in my opinion.


Well, we share the same opinion then, because I thought the pod race in the theatrical version was quite long enough, and the extended version was just a bore!

But I liked the music

The... Crap! I could have sworn I had a list prepared, but suddenly I can't think of it! I'm sure it will come to me later.

Useless? How are they going to get of the rock if Anakin doesn't win?
If you think the podrace is useless do you also think flying through the Death Star trench is useless? I mean, they could have skipped all the useless flying in circles. Just approach the thing from the right side and just go for the "target shaft". Useless or not, it's just fun.

Would you guys feel different about the podrace if it wasn't cg but real models?

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#274388
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Is there anything you do like about The Prequels...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/274388/action/topic#274388
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I like:
- The Podrace (especially the extended one)
- Qui-Gon trying to open the doors with his saber. In the Star Wars movies there were alot of moments when I thought, just use your damn saber and finally I saw someone use a saber as I would
- Anakin going after his mother and killing the sandpeople (I like him using the force and his saber as he pleases in general)
- Anakin and Obi-Wan final battle
- The clone war in general
- Anakin getting the suit

I didn't think the movies were bad until everybody started bitching about them. I think Clones was a bit boring in the beginning and it took a bit too long for the action to begin. But I liked it. When I walked out of the cinema after seeing Sith I didn't really knew if I liked it. I expected a bit more I guess + I still had a lot of unanswered questions. I expected everything to fall in place, but that didn't really happen. Vader says in Jedi "you don't know the power of the dark side...", it sounds so powerfull and cool. I expected to find out "something" about the dark side in Sith that would show me perhaps why the dark side would be stronger or some sort of secret powers, just something. That didn't happen ofcourse. I still like the movie though.
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#274379
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<strong>The &quot;EditDroid&quot; Trilogy DVD Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/274379/action/topic#274379
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The picture of the editdroid transfer has more detail than the GOUT. It would be my favorite set if it didn't have the terrible dotcrawl.
BTW, this 4 disc set's authoring and menus are just amazing. By far the best I have seen in a fan release. Actually, they blow away anything that LFL has put out...

Except maybe, for the 2006 "bonus" dvd menus.
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#274099
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The Godfather DVD Collection
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/274099/action/topic#274099
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Originally posted by: bad_karma24
That's a great DVD collection. The films could have been transferred/restored a bit better, but overall a very fine job from all parties involved.

A fun easter egg... on the bonus disc, go to the DVD credits, and keep clicking "Next," even when you get to the last page. You get a nice little clip from a certain show .

I don't have a bonus disc. The discs only contain the movies. It's a 4 disc set but movie 2 is spread over 2 discs.
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#273912
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Info: The LID Project: Laserdisc is dead.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/273912/action/topic#273912
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Originally posted by: Darth Editous
Originally posted by: digitalfreaknyc

Again, do tell. How exactly is this possible?


I think all the clues are already in this thread - you connect the RF out of the Laserdisc player to a decoder/demodulator, then connect the SPDIF out of that to the SPDIF in on your soundcard (some Laserdisc players have SPDIF out, which simplifies things). I used a USB SPDIF in/out box so there was no mixing, and I got a bit-perfect digital rip of the AC3 audio stored on the Laserdisc. It sometimes took a couple of goes when the soundcard skipped a beat in the middle of a recording, but otherwise all I had to do was strip out the padding between AC3 frames.

DE

What programme did you use to record/capture, what settings did you use and in what format did you store the audio? What programme did you use to go from 44 to 48.0 kHz?

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#273857
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Info: The LID Project: Laserdisc is dead.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/273857/action/topic#273857
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Originally posted by: Laserman
So they decided to redo the 5.1 mix for a lot of DVD titles so that it would still sound OK if played back in Stereo or mono. This of course makes the 5.1 mix somewhat "crappier" (technical term).
So the DVD mix can sound thin and flat compared to the laserdisc version of the same movie if they have dumbed down the 5.1 for DVD, but on titles where they used the same mix as for the laserdisc, it sounds identical on both formats.

Some (quite a few actually) DVD movies have a 2.0 and a 5.1 mix. In that case can we expect the 5.1 mix to be better than when there is only a 5.1 mix?

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#273676
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Info: The LID Project: Laserdisc is dead.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/273676/action/topic#273676
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Originally posted by: digitalfreaknyc
Originally posted by: PaulisDead2221
Originally posted by: skyjedi2005
for example the laserdisc dts versions of goldeneye, and tomorrow never dies blow the new dts tracks away. why is that? well the picture quality is not as good, but the laserdisc is at full bitrate not so for the dvd's.


Preservation opportunity then?



No way to rip DTS tracks.

Laserdisc is an analog medium.

Are you sure? What if you connect your optical output from you LD player to an optical input of a soundcard and capture it as raw wave?
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#273646
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The Godfather DVD Collection
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/273646/action/topic#273646
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Today I bought The Godfather DVD Collection. It's the "red leather" 4 disc set (digipack). I love the covers btw, no text, no logos, just great pictures.

Now, I have never seen any of the Godfather movies. I have never even seen a trailer. I know nothing about it. I don't even know what the story is about. I just know the movies have high scores at IMDB. And ofcourse I heared from everybody they are very good movies.

I think tonight I will watch the first movie and I'm kind of excited.