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#598249
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GOUT Bugs (and DUDSbtEoEE)
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AntcuFaalb said:

CatBus said:

I thought h_h mentioned once that the GOUT version of Star Wars had the wrong soundtrack--i.e. something that was assembled to resemble the '77 mix in most respects, but wasn't the actual '77 mix.  Anyone know the details, or am I maybe imagining things?

I thought they used the '93 mix?

Possibly--either way, the whole soundtrack can be called a bug.

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#597994
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Despecialized: Crossing the Velvet Rope, or Petr Gets Pegged (speculation thread)
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I'm serious, 50-50 odds on a name drop.  Like: I'd like to thank my mother, my analyst, Petr Harmacek, my voice coach, my dog trainer, blah blah blah.  So many people go up there onstage and say the most random things, a name drop is pretty small potatoes, and I think by the time the awards roll around, some of the right people will have seen it to make it happen (yes I know Pegg and Wheaton are unlikely to be up there themselves).  I'm not suggesting Billy Crystal shows a 15-minute clip or something.

You are correct to detect a half-joking tone for the whole thread.  Speculation is fun, especially when we're betting which starlet Harmy will soon be having breakfast with!

I personally think Lucasfilm will say nothing and do nothing, either from a genuine belief that it has no significant impact on them, or for fear of drawing more attention to it.

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#597933
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Despecialized: Crossing the Velvet Rope, or Petr Gets Pegged (speculation thread)
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A lot of people are worried/excited/fascinated by the fact that the Despecialized Edition is now apparently known to and loved by the Hollywood insider crowd.  Rather than panicking and speculating in all the other threads, let’s put it all here.

I’m placing odds on the following events:

1:1 - Harmy gets name-dropped by someone onstage at the next Academy Awards.

3:1 - Harmy gets name-dropped by more than one person at the next Academy Awards.

50:1 - Within a year, Harmy has permanent guest privileges at several Hollywood homes, and spends the next few years couch surfing with the stars.

700:1 - A small Czech flag keeps showing up on the sidewalk in front of the Chinese Theatre, on the same sidewalk square dedicated to a certain film franchise producer.  The flag keeps getting removed, but a new one keeps showing up to replace it.  The theater owner is perplexed.

3000:1 - A famous Hollywood hillside landmark gets some of its letters replaced, and the O-L-L is replaced by an A-R-M.

Ain’t gonna happen - Star Wars is officially released on Blu-ray.  Sorry, folks, let’s keep it realistic.

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#596523
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Harmy's STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD - V2.7 - MKV (Released)
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I want to add that even though your work is impressive enough to the community here, who have seen the slow evolution of fan preservations through the years, it is flat-out unbelievable to "civilians" outside OT.com.  I've shown your 2.0 version around and, without a doubt, the most common reaction is: "How is this even POSSIBLE?!?"

I'm reminded of Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.  I'd say this definitely describes your work.

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#596497
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What is your home theater setup for watching Star Wars movies? (or what equipment would like to get if you could afford it/or dream setup?)
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Bingowings said:

I can only play Harmy's versions on my computer as they become out of sync on the Primus for some reason.

Audio processing causes a delay, so if your system has any dynamic room correction or other processing enabled, it'll throw the audio out of sync with the video.  Worth looking into at least.

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#596456
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Star Wars - watch parties - are you planning one? previews/videos
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Nothing planned right now, but my local independent run-by-hippies theatre lets you rent the place for private showings (i.e. closed venue, no advertising, no concessions): $50+an hourly rate, which doesn't sound bad at all.  They can show Blu-rays, so that's how I'll handle the media.  Not sure how big their screen is, but it's an older theatre and therefore bigger than a modern multiplex.  Also not sure how many real channels their audio supports, depending on what I discover I'd go with 5.1 or 2.0.  They have a ton of seating but I bet I can fill it.

It's all very preliminary, I'm in no rush.  I might not get around to it until Spring.  Maybe May the 4th...

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#595684
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Harmy's STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD - V2.7 - MKV (Released)
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Harmy said:

 

Slightly darken some of the very bright shots in the Luke meets Ben scene.

Not that even more needs to be said on this topic, but I'm curious--what's your target here?  Are you still aiming for close fidelity to the Technicolor prints, or are you going for something somewhere between that and your final workprint?  I remember when you were discussing those awful blue tinted shots, you were considering doing a "nod to the blue tint" without actually making it as blue.  Are you considering a "nod to the overexposed look"?

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#595411
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Harmy's STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD - V2.7 - MKV (Released)
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Okay, okay, knock it off already.  Vinyl LPs are mastered entirely differently from CDs, so the fact that they sound significantly different (better in some opinions including my own) should surprise nobody.  You can also claim that the audible difference is due to all sorts of other things, sampling rate, digital vs. analog, etc, but really the different mastering is more than adequate to explain everything you hear.  It's also more than enough to explain the different sound of SACD and DVD-A, since they were also (sometimes) mastered differently than CDs.

Dammit, now I've stepped in it too, now, haven't I?