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#325718
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STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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Just a word regarding voices...

A person's voice has nothing to do with their genetics.

You only have to look at geneticaly identical twins, (in other words, *natural* clones), they rarely have exactly the same voice.

(Similar? Maybe, but not identical).

Your voice comes down to societal factors; background, upbringing, social circles etc. (Even personal choice).

In essence, there is NO need for Boba to sound like Jango.

 

Ta-DA!

 

;' )

 

 

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#324836
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Heck, here's a shot from RotJ that has seven Star Destroyers with two different colors!

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/1715/glows2bi4.jpg

 

This shot always annoyed me as the ships in in seem total cut and paste jobs

The two close SDd are at exactly the saem angle, the distant SDs look exactly the same,

The two bulky ships are also at exactly the same angle...

 

Shoddy

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#324004
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Jor Tallen said:

I agree with GoodMusician, that the coat coloration is due to the nature of the camera, combined with the atmosphere/snow/sun.


 

Well....

Thats it settled then....

Ady -You obviously MUST do TWO versions of this new one.. One Blue Coat, One Brown... Maybe for the surrealists in the audience you could do a special musical edition where it's a coat of MANY colours !?!?!?

 

;' )))

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#323835
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STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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nohandluke said:

Darth Stewie said:

nohandluke said:

The guy on the bottom ISN'T Ratzenberger - John's the guy in the top photos who tell's Leia the shield doors must be closed. He's also the same guy in that behind the scenes photo with the X-Wing and pilot BECAUSE he's ALSO the guy who says, "OK, Everybody to your stations! LET'S GO!" And yes, he's also that guy in the close-up head shot posted. He has the mustache. The other guy doesn't, hence the other guy isn't Ratzenberger.

nohandluke

Oh and Ady - While we're on famous ESB debates - Will you be coloring Han's winter coat BLUE or BROWN? Yes, there's a debate as to what color it was...Which is why Hasbro made two different versions of the same figure a few years ago...

 

 

Yeah mate, I answered those questions myself in the post above. The other guy DOES have a light colored mustache and he actually SOUNDS like John. When Derlin says, "Okay, everybody to your stations...Let's go!" SOUNDS like John too. BUT when he says "Your highness, there's nothing more we can do tonight. The shield doors must be closed" seems like it must have been dubbed. That doesn't sound like John at all.

I corrected myself so I don't need correcting again thanks.

Stewie - for the love of God - I wasn't correcting you. I was throwing in my opinion like we all do around here. Spend some time today chiseling that massive chip off your shoulder, will you?

 

You know...

There IS always the possibility that John ADR'd the other actor's *first* lines.

(Cos it sure doesn't LOOK like him.)

 

J

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#322341
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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Kurgan said:

adywan said:

Don't use Winrar to unpack any ISO's. This can cause problems with the structure for some reason. Just use Daemontools (just google it, its free) to mount the image then you can drag all the folder in the Iso to your hard drive

 

Okay, I've re-downloaded STAR_WARS_REVISITED_NTSC_DVD_9.ISO (7.78 gb) and VIDEO_TS_files_fixed.rar (128 kb), and installed Daemon tools (I'm not too familiar with the program but it was pretty easy to "mount the ISO image" and play it like a DVD through PowerDVD, and there were no hiccups or glitches of any kind).


Would you please take me step by step through the process of burning it properly?

 

Before I create another hiccuping DVD that won't play on anything besides my PC... ;P

 

Use ImgBurn

 

Ady has given a fairly comprehensive explanation of its usage earlier in the thread...

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#322339
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JohnGreenArt said:

I'm not saying knowing spoilers in advance makes ESB a bad movie, not at all, just that it's a different viewing experience for any audience when before the movie even starts they already know something about the characters when they're not *supposed* to know about it until it's revealed within the film itself, as the filmmakers originally intended.

And did you just insinuate ANH is "hokey"?! :P

 

;' )  We obviously moved in very different circles...

I too am of the original release generation... (Saw ESB in the Odeon in Leicester square, my first real exposure to TRUE cinema. Ie MASSIVE screen and proper surround sound... As opposed to my local cinema (In Dundee) which was big, but not THAT big and sound was Good, but not AMAZING)

Anyway... I knew before I stepped into the cinema of the Vader/Skywalker thang... What got me was the Bro/Sis thing... (To be honest, my initial reaction was... "Come oooon! No!" Cos I thought *that* was a bit hokey too !   ;' )

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#322239
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JohnGreenArt said:

If he's watched the prequels then none of the big surprises will be surprises in ESB, so I'm not sure the movie will have the same impact it did on those who saw the originals when they first came out. If you've seen Episodes I-III, you've pretty much been spoiled for ESB.

But it is still a great movie!

 

I totally disagree...

 

What made Empire such an amazing movie was the direction, the less hokey script, and the sheer emotional atmosphere of it.

The Skywalker/Vader *reveal* was pretty much leaked before the film ever saw the light of day.

What made Empire such a success was exactly what made the prequels such disasters... Empire treated it's audience like they had intelligence and a modicum of taste and understanding. It's become a little cliche recently, but Empire's success was in it's darkness. Life doesn't always work out like you want it to...

 

;' )

 

<Gets off soap box>

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#321976
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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classicrock1169 said:

So I decided to watch Adywan's edition first. :) It was great looked very great very clear the lasers were very defined I enjoyed it very much. Thanks Adywan I can't wait till the Empire Strikes Back I might even hold off watching ESB all together (I have never seen it before) till your version comes out even though I have already bought the 2 dvd set.

 

Just so you know... generally speaking... Empire is thought to be THE best of the entire saga...

 

Generally speaking...

 

;' )

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#321878
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Kurgan said:

Btw... I could use a favor.

 

For anyone who has been to Fanedit's page for SWR (http://www.fanedit.org/517/) I wonder... have you been able to download the final part (part 42: http://rs181.rapidshare.com/files/116672261/PURIST_REVISITED.part42.rar) to actually get the image to burn the PURIST Edition?

 

Because I can't. I got every other part, but when I try to get this one, RapidShare (I don't have a membership and will never get one) tells me that I need to "wait 100 minutes." So I waited 100 minutes, came back and then it told me again to "wait 100 minutes" for the same file! I waited about eight hours and then tried again. Yes, I tried clearing my browser cache multiple times and restarting my browser (I use Firefox). Still nothing.


I then tried using an anonymizer to visit the site and it told me "wait 1 minute." So I waited 1 minute... no change, etc.

 

So basically I can't grab this file. Could somebody PLEASE up it to MegaUpload or similar non-Rapidshare site? I'd be most appreciative!

PS: There is a torrent for the PURIST (DVD5) edition (I'm not talking about the one on Demonoid, because I don't have an invite), but nobody has been seeding it for the past week, so that was not an option for. And I'm not going to learn how to use newsgroups tonight just so I can download this entire thing again when I have 99% of it now.

 

Hi Bud...

As a stop gap...

Why not use the Newsgroup route to simply grab the last .rar file that you need??

Should be the same set...

 

Cheers

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#321103
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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Hi Guys...
Been away for a while.
Just another addition to the old "not burning properly" problem.

I too had these problems, I tried every program I could find and there were errors before and during the burns.. But then ONE program threw up an error saying something like... "Burning dual layer may be compromised..." because I had ANYDVD and DVD Region+CSS Free, running.

I stopped both of these programs and the disc then burned perfectly... three times.

If anyone having burning problems has these progs then try disabling them before you burn...

Cheers
Joe
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#317829
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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gavin77 said:

Excuse my stupidity, but what are these DVD easter eggs that everyone always talks about? Obviously it sounds like some hidden surprise somewhere, but if that's what they are, I must be bad at looking? Peace, and I'm downloading the NTSC version as we speak, just like the rest of you guys.


http://www.dvdeastereggs.com/showTitles.php

Check it out !

Ady has put two Easter Eggs in the DVD9 version. Both worth finding!

Now....
Just checked it on HD.

If you do not have an HD player.. STEAL one to see this DVD9...
It is just superb. Nothing else can describe it...
(I've seen *true* HD discs that don;t look as good!)

Ady... I know its been said many times.. but it always seems to stand another repetition... Incredible work... just incredible.


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#317642
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BMadden said:

Ady,

Which version is currently being uploaded, the NTSC or PAL? The filename has both NTSC and PAL in the title so I was just trying to figure out which one it was. I'm pretty sure you said the PAL was going up first, but just thought I'd ask to be sure. Thanks, mate.


????
Dunno what you are looking at B, but here's the name from the one I am downloading right now...

STAR.WARS.EP.4.REVISITED.PAL.DVD-9.[003/174] - "star.wars.revisited.DVD-9.PAL.part001.rar" yEnc

Nothing about NTSC there....

Cheers
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#317625
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doubleofive said:

Covenant said:

3) for those who have NO understanding of newsgroups and how they work....


Awesome stuff there. I wonder if Comcast has a newsgroup...

EDIT: It turns out that they do. However:

comcast.net said:

The Comcast High-Speed Internet service now includes free access to newsgroups through the Comcast Newsgroup service (powered by Giganews). Your free account includes up to two gigabytes of downloads per month (headers are not counted towards your 2 gigabytes).


Nevermind then, I need at leat 4 times that.


But they may increase your allocation for a nominal fee !

;' )

Actually.. just checked, and saw they don;t... 90 day retention is good for an ISPs own server though ! You could get 3/4 of it and then ask for reposts !!! ;' )

Have you checked out giganews or similar?
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#317618
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1) AMAZING work on that cover... Its Adywantastic!
2) Its slowly appearing on ABStar wars.... Parts 1-8 just completed and only around 150 to go !!!!

3) for those who have NO understanding of newsgroups and how they work.....


Okay, basically... (I am going with the assumption you know NOTHING about ANY of this.
Please don;t be offended if you read something and think, "Well, DUH!, Obviously !!!" ;' ) )

Anyway...
Some ISPs (don't know about the US, but in the UK virtually ALL of them) have access to things called Newsgroups.

If you imagine them as a sort of email INBOX but one that can be accessed by everyone who can get it. But not have access to everyone else.
Its like a huge mailbox. everyone can see in, everyone can get everything in there, but no-one can *see* anyone else.

For instance...
I am with Virgin Media.
Virgin media has newsgroup access on the server, news.virginmedia.com

There ARE free NG (newsgroup) servers out there, but not too many have access to BINARY NGs and thats the important bit...

A BINARY NG is basically a place where people post multi part *emails* which can be stitched together (your newsreader program does that) to make either whole files or multi part zips or rars.

(ZIPS and RARS are compression programs that chop large files into small pieces and also make the overall size a little smaller. They are created and (more importantly) EXTRACTED by programs like Winzip and Winrar
(I again assume you are running a PC and not a Mac)

Anyway...
In order to access the NGS, apart from a server that carries them and that servers news address (as above) you need a NEWSREADER program.

Now, Outlook Express CAN do this, but it is not very good for binary groups. it is GREAT for text only groups (which are the majority) but text groups are dying a death. The binary groups however are flourishing! There are binary groups for ALL occasions, from star wars stuff, to teletubbies to the hardest porn you can imagine. (not that you'd want to see that of course!!!)

So, best way to access.
Find out if your ISP gives NG access.
Then find out if it has BINARY NG access.
You may need to email them to find this out cos it is quite difficult to just *find*. (I only found out about Virgin Medias other (ie BETTER) newserver by accident, in this forum funnily enough!)

If they do have access great (if not... see the end of this, but read this first...)

So, you have a newserver address (usually ISPNAME.news(server).net or similar.

You then need a NEWSREADER program.

There are LOADS of these, but you really need one that handles binaries.

I use a program called NEWSLEECHER. (avaialable in the usual places, torrents etc)
all you do is add the server details and connect.

The first thing to do is download your ISPs server list. (Virgin has over 75,000)
Then in the programs search list type "binar" (not binary or binaries cos that'll limit your search!) That will show you every binary group there is on the server.

You subscribe to the group (Free, no hassle, just click it and it adds to a list.)

You then ask the program to fetch the headers list and what it will then do is run though the groups you are subbed to and show what has been posted on it.

EG
alt.binaries.starwars
subscribe to it.
fetch the headers.
after the load up you will see lots of items, with what LOOK like the same name but with a post number that increases. In ady's case it would look something like...

ATTN: Adywan PAL STAR WARS REVISITED proper DVD5 001.rar 1/85
ATTN: Adywan PAL STAR WARS REVISITED proper DVD5 002.rar 2/85
ATTN: Adywan PAL STAR WARS REVISITED proper DVD5 003.rar 3/85


etc...

This shows the name of the full file and how many parts there are in total.
(There are also things called PAR files... I'll explain these later)

So...
You have to set up your program to tell it where to PUT the files you are going to download. HINT: make this a hard drive with a LOT of space on it. You'll fill it up very quickly, so make sure your CD/DVD burner is in good nick !!!!)

You see what you want.
You tell the program to download it.
You wait.

As this is a DIRECT connection to your ISP these come in at virtually your top download speed. This is only ONE reason why its better than torrents!

Also, there is ALWAYS a community of people quick to say if anything uploaded is virus'ed... But unless you are checking out warez groups, these are VERY rare in NGS. (But still.. always check!) Even the warez groups are okay if you see who the regular posters are and there are no virus reports.

One warning. Every group (well.. a lot) have their fair share of trolls and total morons. But they are easy to ignore.

Once you have downloaded your files you then run Winzip or Winrar to extract them and.. thats it!!

Now..
PAR files.
A PAR set is used by a program called QUICKPAR.
What this is, is a safety net.
Sometime in NGs (or LOTS depending on your server!) the posts will have small bits missing. The PAR (or PARity) files check the list and repair the missing bits!
This will 999 times out of 1000 fix any problems with a download. Only fails if the original post is VERY badly broken. (Or the PAR set is too small)

Even if the newsreader is showing the post as complete it is always best to download at least the FIRST PAR file which will run the check. If it needs repaired you just download more of the PAR set.


Now... if you DON'T have access to NGs through your ISP.
There ARE pay servers.. Giganews being one of the best known.
This is exactly what it says on the tin... A pay subscription NG server.
You pay them so much a month, they allow you access to their NGs.

(These are known as PREMIER NG servers) these usually have access to virtually every NG there is and have a VERY long retention time. (Virgin allows access to binaries for about 7 days, after which they fall off the server).
Giganews can hold them for many many weeks. (Maybe months, I'm not sure.)

I've never had to use a premium server, but I have heard VERY good things about them.
If I was SERIOUS about my downloading then I'd probably use one. But if I can't get something on my own server I just think, "Oh well... it'll show up again!" ;' ))

Now.. this may all SEEM very daunting.
But once your up and running you'll lose all thoughts of ever leaving the house. There is SO much OUT THERE !!! ;' )

Any questions.. let me know!
Cheers
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#317004
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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HotRod said:

Ok..regarding the 'Purist' PIF chain, once I receive my copy, I'll send out to the first 3 members who contacted me..

Which were...

PJayBe
Imperial fighter
Commander Bane

Please contact anyone of those from now on...:D:D



My inbox is getting pretty full!



Ummm...

Ookay, guess I *won't* be sending one to commander bane then !!

; ')

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#316614
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Ripplin said:

Covenant said:

Ripplin said:

Mielr said:

Ripplin said:

Say, this is a bit off-topic, but I was just wondering if anyone knows why Carrie Fisher adopted a fake accent during her part with Tarkin. It was obviously a conscious decision (if it wasn't, they would've told her to cut it out, no?), so why was it done?
I remember reading in one of the SW "making of" books that she attended acting school in London, so she sometimes had a bit of a British accent when acting.

Interesting! Boy, that sure went out the window when she yelled "into the garbage chute, flyboy!" :D


Just shows the lack of care and attention in the script. (Like Harrison said!!)

Did he? When/what was that, exactly? (or as best as you can remember the circumstances)


C'mon man.. surely everyone knows the "George, you can WRITE this s**t, but you sure as hell can't 'say' it!" story??
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#316486
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Ripplin said:

Mielr said:

Ripplin said:

Say, this is a bit off-topic, but I was just wondering if anyone knows why Carrie Fisher adopted a fake accent during her part with Tarkin. It was obviously a conscious decision (if it wasn't, they would've told her to cut it out, no?), so why was it done?
I remember reading in one of the SW "making of" books that she attended acting school in London, so she sometimes had a bit of a British accent when acting.

Interesting! Boy, that sure went out the window when she yelled "into the garbage chute, flyboy!" :D


Just shows the lack of care and attention in the script. (Like Harrison said!!)

;' )
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#315741
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adywan said:

suggestions for more changes to this edit and telling me what i should change because they don't like something i have done.


Ady...
You can never legislate for Idiots and Morons.
They will always be with us, unfortunately.

In the words of a man wiser than I...

SCREW 'em !

Joe
A Man Who Thinks Your Vision Is Just Fine !!!
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#313764
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snoogans said:

So, anyone have any great disc art to go along with this fantastic film and the very cool cover art that's already available? I'm making copies for friends and would love to include some great art for the disc, but my graphic skills are crap to say it nicely... :)


Can;t recall which page exactly, but there are two different (but very similar) disc artworks in this thread.

IIRC Ady said he'd put up (or include?) HIS version of artowrk with the DVD9, but for the DVD5 the artwork already up (Red holo image of the Death Star) is pretty groovy.
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#312982
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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Originally posted by: adywan
Has anyone had a chance to test the new NTSC version on their HD-DVD players yet? I have my fingers crossed that the new encode works. Also is the new audio mix better than the other version now i have lowered the left & right channels or have i lowered it too much & does it need to be more in between the 2 versions?


Sorry Ady, bad news.
Exactly the same problems with this one as with the original.
Same hitches at the *logo* screen, same timer freeze at 2:13 and same picture freeze when scene shifts to reverse view.
Skipping chapter lets it play again for a few seconds (minute or two) and then freezes again.

Plays perfectly on standard DVD, but my HD-DVD won;t do it. (Toshiba HD-EP30KB)
UK player.

Sorry.

(That said, the PAL version plays perfectly!! ;' ) )