Bahax

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Join date: 18-Sep-2006
Last activity: 5-Jan-2008
Posts: 55

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Post: #266415
Topic: Info Wanted: Question about 1980 uncut Empire
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/266415/action/topic#266415
Time: 18-Jan-2007 6:06 AM

*sigh* ... I shouldn't bother, but ...

rancher, lots of people have a "sharp memory"; I have a "sharp memory", too. How about that?! Let's start a club! Really, it's somewhat condescending to suggest that your memory is so "sharp" as to be infallible. No person's memory is infallible. Scientists the world over will gladly fill you in (condescension intended).

Alas, you refuse to even admit the possibility that you could be mistaken ...

On the other hand, I surely hope that you are right in your recollections! We always gotta have stuff to search for ...

Cheers!

Post: #264504
Topic: Info: Kubrick's 'The Shining'... US & International versions
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/264504/action/topic#264504
Time: 7-Jan-2007 8:58 AM

Fear and Desire - 1.37:1

Post: #264490
Topic: Info: Kubrick's 'The Shining'... US & International versions
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/264490/action/topic#264490
Time: 7-Jan-2007 6:00 AM

Originally posted by: Murch
...has anybody here ever seen the epilogue with Wendy and Danny in the hospital? Was it ever shown on tv?

Only a lucky few ever saw the epilogue. I believe that only days after The Shining's release in theaters in the US, Kubrick decided that scene had to go, and actually employed editors to go around to movie theaters and snip it out. And I don't think the movie was in wide release for the first week or so.
The footage was probably destroyed. Oh well. He's the artist.

Post: #262747
Topic: The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Director's Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/262747/action/topic#262747
Time: 25-Dec-2006 7:26 PM

Originally posted by: OgOggilby
"you wouldn't believe how popular my upload of A Christmas Carol is on Google Video"

That was a great thing to do, too, it's where I first saw it.

The torrent is also posted at torrentspy.

Post: #262708
Topic: The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Director's Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/262708/action/topic#262708
Time: 25-Dec-2006 1:17 AM

You are most very welcome indeed, and thank you too, good fellow.

Have a merry one.

Post: #262641
Topic: The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Director's Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/262641/action/topic#262641
Time: 24-Dec-2006 7:15 AM

Ok, I know this is all over youtube and google in pixelvision quality, and maybe many of you already have a good version of this, but for the Richard Williams fans who would like "A Christmas Carol" by itself on DVD, I just put up the torrent at demonoid, from my own Anchor Bay 1998 VHS that I just transferred this weekend.

IVTCed to 23.98 fps, with a slight touch of audio clean-up, very slight indeed.

Merry Christmas.

Post: #261437
Topic: NON-Star Wars Fan Edit and Alternate DVD Covers SHOWCASE
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/261437/action/topic#261437
Time: 13-Dec-2006 10:16 PM

Sheperd

Proper sp: Shepherd

Post: #261124
Topic: Koyaanisqatsi - IRE Fullscreen Version (MORE IMAGE!) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/261124/action/topic#261124
Time: 12-Dec-2006 1:22 AM

Yay! I got it. Thanks to all involved.

Currently 3 seeding ...

Post: #261072
Topic: Info Wanted: has anyone tried a Star Wars Super 8mm to DVD preservation project?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/261072/action/topic#261072
Time: 11-Dec-2006 6:31 PM

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"There's a BIG surprise ... in the Star Wars crawl"
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Ok, what is it?

Will this be up on a.b.starwars?

Post: #260864
Topic: Koyaanisqatsi - IRE Fullscreen Version (MORE IMAGE!) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/260864/action/topic#260864
Time: 9-Dec-2006 2:02 PM

Right now I'm connected to 2 seeders and 4 leechers.

And might I add — right on!

Post: #260820
Topic: Koyaanisqatsi - IRE Fullscreen Version (MORE IMAGE!) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/260820/action/topic#260820
Time: 8-Dec-2006 9:39 PM

Yay!! Are you the seeder that popped online just awhile ago?

Either way, you're no Scrooge.

Thanks!

Post: #260634
Topic: Koyaanisqatsi - IRE Fullscreen Version (MORE IMAGE!) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/260634/action/topic#260634
Time: 7-Dec-2006 12:37 PM

Could some kind seeding souls help out 4 lonely, seedless leechers?
... with abandonment issues ...

God Bless us, every one; and a very Merry Christmas.

L'chaim.

Post: #250747
Topic: Fixing Chroma Artifacts?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/250747/action/topic#250747
Time: 11-Oct-2006 2:20 PM

I use the PhotoJPEG codec and that solves all my miniDV artifacting problems.

Ok. My Canopus box puts it through the miniDV space, I can't avoid that, but if my FCP capture and sequence settings are Photo-jpeg I should be good?

Is there a big file-size difference?

Also, 'Render in 8-bit YUV' is the default in my sequence settings, should I change it/leave it/be concerned?

Thanks for the help.

Post: #249700
Topic: Fixing Chroma Artifacts?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/249700/action/topic#249700
Time: 5-Oct-2006 7:14 AM

I'm lost, too! But that seems to be what's happening. The intermediate file is a smaller, 'pointer' file that references the original raw frames and whatever filters/edits have been set in FCP, but, and ....
— f*ck, I don't know!

I'll figure something out ...

No, I don't have the hard drive space.

Thanks for your help, guys, I'll keep you posted if anything comes of this.

Post: #249674
Topic: Fixing Chroma Artifacts?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/249674/action/topic#249674
Time: 5-Oct-2006 1:15 AM

Will do, and thanks for the help.

Post: #249577
Topic: Fixing Chroma Artifacts?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/249577/action/topic#249577
Time: 4-Oct-2006 5:18 PM

Oh, I know why that's not a good idea, my exported movie would be 1G per minute.

Post: #249572
Topic: Fixing Chroma Artifacts?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/249572/action/topic#249572
Time: 4-Oct-2006 5:09 PM

The chroma smoother works great in the still preview only -- maybe I have a rendering bug.

Anyway, here's what I tried:
I have a 'chroma>smooth-then-sharpen' filter, which, again, returns to blockie after it's rendered in the Final Cut timeline.

However, if I apply the filter, don't render, and instead export as 'uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2', then put that clip through my mpeg2 encoder, I get this:

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/9210/smoosharvi1.jpg

Not perfect, but much less blockie reds. The color change is from some desaturation I applied.

I guess this method bypasses Apple's DV codec ... I don't know ...

Is that silly to export as 4:2:2 uncompressed?

Post: #249538
Topic: Fixing Chroma Artifacts?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/249538/action/topic#249538
Time: 4-Oct-2006 2:45 PM

Ok, I thought all raw DV was the same, apparently the Apple codec gives steppy chroma edges ....

Post: #249530
Topic: Fixing Chroma Artifacts?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/249530/action/topic#249530
Time: 4-Oct-2006 2:26 PM

Final Cut captures a QT DV stream .... I mean whatever the Canopus is outputting is grabbed, no conversion (not that I know of).

Definitely not capturing mpeg-2.

Those artifacts are in the raw DV.

Post: #249507
Topic: Fixing Chroma Artifacts?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/249507/action/topic#249507
Time: 4-Oct-2006 1:07 PM

Yeah, there is a chroma blur filter which when applied very lightly works well on the still frame effect preview. When rendered, the blockiness is mostly still there.
That's frustrating. It looks like it's going to do just about exactly what I want, but—yippeee—just teasing, crap still there.

A similar chroma blur in After Effects works just as "well", probably both use the same Quicktime engine; maybe QT can't handle that color space well??

Post: #249433
Topic: Fixing Chroma Artifacts?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/249433/action/topic#249433
Time: 4-Oct-2006 4:01 AM

Yeah, that would suck if the Canopus is simply screwing it up with digital whimsy.

I did about 10 test captures using various settings, only later did I capture the clip with the flames and noticed the problem.

I'll go back and do tests of just that section.

This is the control panel in question for the ADVC-300 with its default settings:

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/7030/filter1qc6.jpg

I had the 3D and 2D NR off with y/c separation mid-hi—that's the comb filter, right?

Plus I have these to fiddle with:

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8268/filter2xw6.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/2880/filter3et5.jpg

That's my screen-cap quota for the day ...

Post: #249370
Topic: Fixing Chroma Artifacts?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/249370/action/topic#249370
Time: 3-Oct-2006 11:56 PM

LD player is a Pioneer CLD-D504, into a Canopus ADVC-300; computer is all set ...

I only see the blockiness in the saturated reds ...

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6733/crud2uh3.jpg

P'raps I'm in denial ...

Post: #249327
Topic: Fixing Chroma Artifacts?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/249327/action/topic#249327
Time: 3-Oct-2006 8:41 PM

Hey there, I'm doing a laserdisc transfer and have this problem in the reds:

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5641/chromacrudcn0.jpg

Doctor M, is this anything like the probs you had?

I tried a slight chroma blur to minimize those vertical lines, but it never renders well.

One thing that *sort of* helps is a little de-saturation and slight hue shift, but—nah—the crap is still there. Does anybody know some specific technique that will fix this?

Dr M's above-noted steps are beyond me cuz I'm on a Mac; I'm using After Effects and some FCP plugins ...

Thanks.

(PS the disc is Ken Russell's Lisztomania)

Post: #246147
Topic: Help Wanted: an MP3 of the 1.0 mono mix from the pre-ANH projects?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/246147/action/topic#246147
Time: 19-Sep-2006 11:34 PM

Thanks, Moth3r.

Post: #246061
Topic: Close Encounters - edit? (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/246061/action/topic#246061
Time: 19-Sep-2006 7:24 PM

Yup, I've done it, from the Criterion 1990 laserdisc.

From their insert: "This laserdisc presents the original edition ... with one shot from the Special Edition that was included at Mr. Spielberg's request (side 1, chapter 8, frames 33962-34118)."

Spielberg also requested that three trims be made, but Criterion kindly includes those excised snippets at the end of each appropriate side, so it was no problem to re-edit. The only bugaboo was a side change which drops a moment of audio, but I cadged that from a Special Edition disc.

The results are decent, considering my lack of primo hardware and (also lack of) digital clean-up skills.