Chewtobacca

LOL!  The joke was wearing a little thin.  I know you want to see the movie again.  I am sure you will  :-D

Leonardo, enough with the Malkovich posts, please.  :-)

Thanks, Doctor M. 

I am really interested in whether this latest version of the script takes NAB into account, as I am almost ready to encode with it.  One option might be to make a non-anamorphic MKV or AVI with the script that would automatically be resized on playback.

After playing hunt the plugin, I have opened G-Force's latest script for ESB successfully.  Some people have talked about using it with DVD Rebuilder.  I assume this is so one can keep the menus and subtitles and so on.  How do I go about doing that? 

This would certainly be easier than making my own menus.  I have DVD Rebuilder Pro, by the way.

I would appreciate any and all help here.  I am nearly there...  :-)

You will have to re-encode.  I would do this in Avisynth.  Unless you want a black border at the bottom of that section, you will have to resize, as your thread heading suggests.  While this might seem like simple enough thing to want to do, you might have to study more than you realize in order to do this, and you will have to think about whether or not what you want to do is worth it.

The Highlander Blu-ray looks reasonably good, with far better colors than the DVD.

Well, then there was something wrong with how those DVDs were authored, or with the copies you downloaded, or with how you burnt the discs, or with your PS3.  The last is unlikely, in my opinion.  You should be able to play any GOUT sourced DVD, including dark_jedi's, without re-encoding.

Easterhay said:   In fact, James always said that Dave was Darth Vader - the kind of humility that Prowse could learn a lot from.

I agree, but I have not heard Prowse say anything against Jones direct. 

edited - I found this interview in which Prowse seems very fair to Jones.

http://www.galaxiki.org/feature/darthvader.html

On the other hand I can understand his resentment toward Lucas, if, as Prowse claims, Lucas promised that his voice would be used, and then used Jones anyway.  I am not sure if this is true or not, but I can believe it of Lucas.  Much as I appreciate Prowse performance though, his accent really would not have worked for Vader. 

Does anyone have a link of Prowse criticising the prequels?

It is debatable and a matter of opinion, but I recommend you obtain G-Force's ANH, Adywan's theatrical restoration/recreation of ESB, and dark_jedi's ROTJ if you want the best that is currently available in terms of theatrical versions.  Keep an eye out for dark_jedi's new versions: they will be released soon.

There is no need to re-encode.  Just burn NTSC DVDs to disc and they will play in all UK players, including the PS3.  Just do not add a region code.  The PS3 plays PAL and NTSC quite merrily. :-)

kenkraly2007 said: But I've heard the same thing over and over since 2004 it's getting a little old.

Well, you are likely to hear much more of it if you continue to post here.  If you are sick of people talking about their wish for the original versions in high quality, then a forum devoted to that aim is a bizarre place to go.

captainsolo said:  As for Dalton, his Bond performances are fantastic but marred by production issues and less than stellar scripts. He definitely deserved more.

I agree.  Dalton always struck me as a harder Bond, closer to the way that Ian Fleming wrote the character.  I have never understood why so many seem to dislike Dalton in the role.

I actually really like Daniel Craig, although I agree his films are in some ways a departure from classic Bond.

There was a very similar thread before.

TV's Frink said:  Your name rang a bell but I couldn't remember why.  A simple forum search reminded me - you like to complain a lot.

Well, that is different.  I thought he was new, as I could not remember him posting before.

kenkraly2007 said: I don't understand all the lucas hate through.

I do not hate him.  I just wish he would release the original trilogy.

kenkraly2007 said: Some people act like it's a crime to like the special edoitions of the OT my goodness.

I know few people that act like that on this forum.  Most people are fine with people liking the special editions: they just prefer and want the original trilogy in good quality.

Well, we want the original versions; that is why people are upset.  Few people are surprised, but that does not mean they are not upset/disappointed.  I am pleased that you are happy with the versions to be released though.  :-)

I understand.  I just mentioned preparing before installation, because it important to do everything in the 30 days, as this is the only free (for a limited time) DVD maker to make high quality animated menus and, for that matter, reliably-authored DVDs.  Once the trial is over, you really have to buy a product to do what you want.

No worries!  Edited post above.  Let me know if you have any problems.

Install DGAVCDec and Avisynth.  Open your M2ts and save as Your Project.dga.

Avisynth script.  Paste this into notepad and save as: Whatever.avs

LoadPlugin("Your Directory Structure\DGAVCDecode.dll")
AVCSource("Your Directory Structure\Your Project.dga")
Spline36Resize(704,480)

Open this in HC Enc.  Set your bitrates and check 16:9.  Add 3:2 pulldown and encode.

For freeware and animated menus your best bet is DVD Lab Pro, which has a fully functional 30 day trial.  Make certain all your work is finished and you have your animated menu movie and everything ready before you install the trial, so you can finish your DVD authoring in the 30 days.

Awesome!  I especially like the back of ESB.  That shot of Cloud City works really well, and adds a nice dash of color.

I only use Splinexx for downsizing.  (I find Spline16 faster than Spline36, but perhaps that is just my perception.)  I use Lanczos3 for upscaling.  Is that not what we are doing here?   I thought the recommendation was that it was that way round, but perhaps I am wrong.

Personally, I would crop eight pixels from the left and eight pixels from the right and author a 704x480 DVD, but I suppose it is just preference.  I have done this numerous times recently and the result has always played perfectly.  I have even come across commercial DVDs that are 704x480.

TV's Frink said:

Ziggy!!!

Yes?

I once ate a pie this big!

How would you change that line of code, DE?  I was thinking of giving the ESB script a go, and I wondered about that too.

irn-bru said:

Chewtobacca said:

Oh, I see.  I thought irn-bru meant a DVD release.  My mistake! 

 Sorry lads, i did meen a dvd release.

As far as the new scripts go, it is still just G-Force's ANH.

irn-bru said:

 What was the picture like on these versions ?

Chewtobacca said:

Version 2 of ESB and ROTJ were pretty good.  I watched them recently and they were actually better than I remembered.