Arnie.d

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Post: #151409
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/151409/action/topic#151409
Time: 30-Oct-2005 5:15 PM

Like this set? I've heard from different people that non-THX star wars LD's have very poor picture quality, but I can't speak from my own experience (I only have THX sets).
I was wondering, who of the XØ team has the HLD-XØ?

Post: #151068
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/151068/action/topic#151068
Time: 28-Oct-2005 2:32 PM

~LiveStrong Laserman~

I've almost finished my own transfer but every time there was a new screenshot from the X0 project I thought what the hell am I doing it for!!!! With this new newsletter it's the same again... Nobody can beat that!
But you've only been working on A New Hope so far right (cleanup I mean)?

Post: #149540
Topic: Info Wanted: The different Definitive Collection sets...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/149540/action/topic#149540
Time: 21-Oct-2005 6:53 PM

The original is only 13,5 cm so the quality is not the best.
Link

Post: #149529
Topic: Info Wanted: The different Definitive Collection sets...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/149529/action/topic#149529
Time: 21-Oct-2005 6:20 PM

I think I have it somewhere, I can scan it if you want.

Post: #147796
Topic: ***The Official ANGRYSVN STAR WARS*** Release Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/147796/action/topic#147796
Time: 14-Oct-2005 6:02 AM

Originally posted by: Rikter

Originally posted by: Arnie.d
Is there a difference between the Angrysun Kill Bill vol. 1 version and the Official Japanese Kill Bill vol. 1?
I already have the official Japanese dvd so I was wondering if Angrysun's version includes even more footage...

Only the Japanese Version of Kill Bill offers fans the FULL Color version of the final showdown battle in the House of Blue Leaves! Get the whole adrenaline-pumping action in its special hardcore cut version, which lets you enjoy a totally new level of violence and it also includes three additional minutes of footage!

But what is the difference between the official japanese release and the Angrysun version? Angrysun's version doesn't have the House of Blue Leaves in color?

EDIT: Whoops, nevermind... I understand it now. My bad.

Post: #147451
Topic: ***The Official ANGRYSVN STAR WARS*** Release Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/147451/action/topic#147451
Time: 12-Oct-2005 6:11 PM

Is there a difference between the Angrysun Kill Bill vol. 1 version and the Official Japanese Kill Bill vol. 1?
I already have the official Japanese dvd so I was wondering if Angrysun's version includes even more footage...

Post: #147079
Topic: .: Moth3r's PAL DVD project :.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/147079/action/topic#147079
Time: 11-Oct-2005 7:23 AM

Originally posted by: tellan
moth3r

take a look at this thread.

doom 9 forum link

I learned a lot about the ac3 encoding process etc. my original LD capture from the definitive version always suffered from very quiet sound but the new soundmix has been harmonised properly and the normalisation set correctly as per this thread. worth a look.

I also tried that guide but it doesn't work for me. The audio was very very soft in my tests.

Post: #146952
Topic: Info & Help Wanted: for DVD Menu Info
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/146952/action/topic#146952
Time: 10-Oct-2005 5:44 PM

Do you mean by menu picture the background picture? DVD-lab will adjust background pictures to the right size so it doesn't matter what size it is. But as Tellan said, keep the aspect ratio in mind.

Do you want to make the background + text/buttons etc in DVD-lab or in photoshop? Since you just want a basic I would just add a background and add the text in DVD-lab. Then use "add scene selection menu" after you made chapter points in the movie.

Post: #145534
Topic: ***Citizen's NTSC DVD/PAL DVD/XviD Info and Feedback Thread***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/145534/action/topic#145534
Time: 5-Oct-2005 9:42 AM

I also experimented with the edge directed resizer but it destroyed my starfield (bright stars remained but a lot of smaller ones got less bright). How is that in your transfer Citizen?

Post: #141651
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/141651/action/topic#141651
Time: 27-Sep-2005 10:36 AM

I've seen so many transfers I really got confused about the colors. The star wars clips in the WOW! clip of the THX demo disc are rather red (but I think it looks pretty cool). Many people think the official 2004 dvds are rather blue. Can you give an indication of what color the X0 transfer will be like? Or does is differ very much for different scenes?

Post: #140058
Topic: Se7en: Criterion Edition preservation set
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/140058/action/topic#140058
Time: 21-Sep-2005 3:07 PM

I never said it's a director's cut. Nothing specific has to happen to know something takes longer. There is no head in the box? Then what do you think is in the box?

Post: #140048
Topic: Se7en: Criterion Edition preservation set
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/140048/action/topic#140048
Time: 21-Sep-2005 2:25 PM

Originally posted by: ReverendBeastly
And there are people who vividly remember seeing a TV broadcast of Star Wars with the Biggs scenes intact. That doesn't mean it's true.

OK but the biggs scenes are available. I can understand mixing it up when you actually have seen the scene and the movie. But anyway I just called my brother to ask him one last time. He said some 7 or 8 years ago he had the original version on tape. He went to a friend and they watched his friends version (recorded from tv). The scene with the guy tied to the bed was longer and you could see the head in the box at the end of the film (it was not pulled out of the box, that's probably how I remebered it). They agreed to switch their tapes, my brother wanted the hard version, his friend was interested in the original tape. The trade never took place... At the time he was sure about the two different versions. I asked if he could recall the scene. He couldn't. He just remebers they wanted to switch the tapes because of it. So to make a long story short, there probably isn't an extended version. But I'll do my best to get my hands on the tape he was talking about but it probably doesn't exist anymore.

Post: #140043
Topic: Se7en: Criterion Edition preservation set
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/140043/action/topic#140043
Time: 21-Sep-2005 1:47 PM

Originally posted by: digitalfreaknyc

Originally posted by: Arnie.d

There is no "uncut" version. There is only the theatrical version.

Yes there is. At the end of the movie you actually see the head that's pulled out of the box. Also the scene when the guy tied to the bed is discovered is longer.

Sorry. You're mistaken. There is no such thing.

Well, a few years ago I bought seven on dvd. I watched it with my brother. When we saw the "head in box" scene he started laughing. He thought it was funny I bought the censored version. He said he watched the movie before at a friends place (it was recorded from tv) and in that version the head was visible (and some other scenes were longer). I asked him at least 10 times if he was absolutely sure. He said he was.

Post: #140036
Topic: Se7en: Criterion Edition preservation set
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/140036/action/topic#140036
Time: 21-Sep-2005 12:13 PM

There is no "uncut" version. There is only the theatrical version.

Yes there is. At the end of the movie you actually see the head that's pulled out of the box. Also the scene when the guy tied to the bed is discovered is longer.

Post: #140029
Topic: Se7en: Criterion Edition preservation set
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/140029/action/topic#140029
Time: 21-Sep-2005 11:14 AM

Is se7en criterion the uncut version with extended scenes?

Post: #139612
Topic: Info Wanted: your opinions on the changing lightsabers colors in the OT
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/139612/action/topic#139612
Time: 19-Sep-2005 2:09 PM

Originally posted by: tellan
no no no.
I've used the VHS as reference for colour and 'look' but the clip is a re-rotoscoped 2004 DVD edition.

OK. I thought WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWW!!!!!!!!! How did he clean up his laserdisc capture like that!?!?!?!?!?!

Post: #139570
Topic: Info Wanted: your opinions on the changing lightsabers colors in the OT
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/139570/action/topic#139570
Time: 19-Sep-2005 10:39 AM

Tellan, did you use 2004 dvd footage for the sample?

Post: #139397
Topic: Help with EditDroid covers...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/139397/action/topic#139397
Time: 18-Sep-2005 4:43 PM

you're welcome!

Post: #139384
Topic: Help with EditDroid covers...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/139384/action/topic#139384
Time: 18-Sep-2005 2:55 PM

EditDroid Covers

Post: #138440
Topic: Feedback Wanted: for my ANH dvd test clip
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/138440/action/topic#138440
Time: 13-Sep-2005 7:27 PM

This is kind of strange. When I encode "bottom field first", uncheck "progressive frame" and check "alternate" there seems to be a lot less dotcrawl if I encode "top field first", check "progressive frame" and check "zigzag". When the avi is encoded as interlaced it seems to play more smooth without any loss of sharpness.

Post: #138361
Topic: Feedback Wanted: for my ANH dvd test clip
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/138361/action/topic#138361
Time: 13-Sep-2005 11:43 AM

Citizen and Moth3r thank you very much for showing me the light!
I admit it, I was dead wrong.

Post: #138313
Topic: Feedback Wanted: for my ANH dvd test clip
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/138313/action/topic#138313
Time: 13-Sep-2005 1:03 AM

I'm not trying to deinterlace them, I want to keep them interlaced

Post: #138207
Topic: Feedback Wanted: for my ANH dvd test clip
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/138207/action/topic#138207
Time: 12-Sep-2005 6:12 PM

Originally posted by: eDroj
PAL is progressive already the only thing you have to do is deinterlace it, if you want to but you dont have to.

This is not true. If PAL is progressive already why can it be deinterlaced? Deinterlacing means making it progressive. PAL can be interlaced or progressive. I have lots of PAL interlaced dvds. Almost every camcorder films interlaced.

Or I really don't get it anymore

PAL is ALWAYS progressive? Well that means I can apply every filter in virtualdub without prolem then. Makes things a lot easier!
But really, I still can't believe it.

Is there a program that can test if an avi is interlaced or progressive?

Post: #138206
Topic: Feedback Wanted: for my ANH dvd test clip
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/138206/action/topic#138206
Time: 12-Sep-2005 6:04 PM

Then why is it that when I deinterlace in virtualdub the fields are blended together making a blurred progressive frame if the video is already progressive?

Post: #138174
Topic: Feedback Wanted: for my ANH dvd test clip
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/138174/action/topic#138174
Time: 12-Sep-2005 3:25 PM

Originally posted by: Moth3r
No IVTC is required for film-sourced PAL video - the 50 fields per second when captured make up 25 progressive frames per second.

So yes, the "progressive frame" box in CCE's Picture Quality dialogue should be checked.

Sorry but I don't agree. In the CCE manual it says: "select when footage is progressive". My footage is not progressive it is interlaced. The manual also says: "if you apply this option to interlaced source, it may cause a decline in quality" (page 78: 5.3.11 progressive frame).
The video has 50 fields which make 25 frames but it remains interlaced. Only when I deinterlace I get 25 progressive frames. But I don't deinterlace.