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- #196189
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- Help: looking for... March 26: Star Wars Ep1 in HD (Germany TV)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/196189/action/topic#196189
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- #196188
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- ***The "Darth Editous" Episode IV DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a partially "de-specialed" DVD
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/196188/action/topic#196188
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I might look into creating and seeding a CD-size version of my edit, for the only mildly curious amongst you
DE
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- #196187
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- <em><strong>The "Darth Editous / ADigitalMan Hybrid Edition" Info and Feedback Thread</strong></em> (Released)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/196187/action/topic#196187
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what bout After effects did ever use it in your work DE?
Nope, no After Effects. I pretty much just used the tools I've mentioned.
ADM, I can't PM you back cos I've got too many, but here's what I'd do:
Use VirtualDub-MPEG2 to open the .m2v, then select in and out points on the timeline and go to File->Save image sequence. Edit the frames then drag the first one back into VirtualDub, which will load the sequence. Then you can save as an AVI.
(As an aside, you might want to try writing an AviSynth script to load a .d2v file, which is an index file to a .m2v that you create with DGindex. Opening that in VirtualDub decodes the MPEG2 is a slightly nicer way, but the difference is barely noticeable).
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- #195926
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- <em><strong>The "Darth Editous / ADigitalMan Hybrid Edition" Info and Feedback Thread</strong></em> (Released)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/195926/action/topic#195926
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For painting things out of moving shots, I made a "patch" and then used my tracking functions to paint the patch in. If it needs any fixing up later (for example if another object moves in front) I would use the original frame and paint it back in where necessary. The Mos Eisley droid needed more work, for example transforming the "ground" part of the patch in Photoshop as the camera whipped away.
My favourite tip is, if you're having trouble pasting something in and making it look realistic, try making it slightly transparent (75%-90% opacity).
DE
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- #194650
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- Info Wanted: seeing as the screenshot threads are locked....
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/194650/action/topic#194650
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Interesting that a lot of the letterboxed caps look squashed as well
NTSC pixels are slightly taller than they are wide, so when you display a screenshot at "native resolution" (maintaining the number of pixels) using a computer screen's square pixels, you get a slightly vertically squashed picture.
Displaying a PAL capture might display the opposite problem (but only when captured at 720x576 pixels - captures at 768x576 pixels will have square pixels anyway).
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- #192404
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- Info Wanted: Superbit?
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/192404/action/topic#192404
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Are you talking about the NTSC or PAL dvds?
The PAL ones - and I think the NTSC ones were about the same from the clips I've been sent.
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- #192373
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- Info Wanted: Superbit?
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/192373/action/topic#192373
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- #189648
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- ***The "Darth Editous" Episode IV DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a partially "de-specialed" DVD
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/189648/action/topic#189648
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The Death Star schematic was done in POVray. The original schematic was removed automatically for most of the shot, though I had to do it manually for a few frames as it began to interact with the lines at the edge of the projection. It took a while, but I managed to line up the solid square in my schematic with the zooming-in square of the original, and made a fade of a few frames between them. That was the only 3D work I did for ANH.
"Invisiben" was done by taking Ben's face out of another shot from the duel (at least, I think it was - it may have been from the scene in his home on Tatooine) and pasting it in (there was some subpixel tracking to match it with the falling cloak).
Zion, hopefully you're reading this - my PM box is full, so email me at dartheditous(at)hotmail(dot)co(dot)uk and I'll send that thing to you.
Any other questions?
DE
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- #188745
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- Info: Subtitle font used in Star Wars (ANH, ROTJ)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/188745/action/topic#188745
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because I don't know how to do DVD subtitle streams, but mainly because I think DVD subtitle streams look ugly.
DE
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- #188520
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- Star Wars Logos?
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/188520/action/topic#188520
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- #183962
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- <em><strong>The "Darth Editous / ADigitalMan Hybrid Edition" Info and Feedback Thread</strong></em> (Released)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/183962/action/topic#183962
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PS I didn't excise Jabba perfectly - I'm going to go back and redo the slowmo better with an Avid editing suite.
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- #180045
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- Help Wanted: 1980s ITV Broadcast of Star Wars onto DVD?
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/180045/action/topic#180045
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BTW, the sample you posted has the fields in the wrong order - I don't know if this is your DVD recorder or something you did to the file afterwards. But it's an easy problem to fix if JD wants to re-encode to put it on a single DVD.
TV broadcasts (at least in the UK, and at the very least ITV) use the opposite field order - Bottom Field First (BFF) instead of DVD's Top Field First (TFF).
DE
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- #179909
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- Idea: Has anyone done anything with the VCDs? (with project release info)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/179909/action/topic#179909
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- #179267
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- Info Wanted: Where is this ... from??? -Thread <em>update</em>
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/179267/action/topic#179267
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- #171835
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- ***The "Darth Editous" Episode IV DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a partially "de-specialed" DVD
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171835/action/topic#171835
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I've just been taking a close look at the wipe into the Jabba scene. If you look really closely, you can see that ILM inserted their new Jabba scene over the SE version - you can briefly see the outline of the SE Jabba's tail in the circular edge of the wipe.
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- #171817
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- ***The "Darth Editous" Episode IV DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a partially "de-specialed" DVD
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171817/action/topic#171817
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*I really wish R5 wasn't there at all.
I did explore the idea of substituting another shot in its place. Trying to edit in a completely new droid would be too complicated. And, personally, I'm kind of fond of the green R5. It was my starting point when I began this project, so in a way it's where it all began.
*That is weird. It seems to disappear when luke stands up, as if he knocked it down, but then it re-appears in a latter shot.
I did explore the idea of substituting another shot in its place. Trying to edit in a completely new droid would be too complicated. And, personally, I'm kind of fond of the green R5. It was my starting point when I began this project, so in a way it's where it all began.
*That is weird. It seems to disappear when luke stands up, as if he knocked it down, but then it re-appears in a latter shot.
I suppose that was partly laziness on my part. It was either do that or edit it out of the previous shot too, and possibly one before that. I've improved my tracking program though, so I might take another look at this. I might even edit it in to the shot where Luke is playing with the lightsabre.
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- #171796
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- ***The "Darth Editous" Episode IV DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a partially "de-specialed" DVD
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171796/action/topic#171796
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Originally posted by: Erikstormtrooper
DE,
Do you think there's any way you could mask out the back window in Vader's cockpit? I think it's only visible when he spins out of control. A quick fix might be to just color it red so that it seems to be a screen rather than a window.
I don't have it ripped at the moment - what's the problem with it as it is? Colouring it wouldn't be a quick fix as for continuity's sake I'd have to colour it red in every shot...
And I know that Tellan is doing something similar, but would you consider redoing the Han and Greedo scene so that we don't see the long shot of Han shooting? I guess I find that angle rather underwhelming, even after your fix.
DE,
Do you think there's any way you could mask out the back window in Vader's cockpit? I think it's only visible when he spins out of control. A quick fix might be to just color it red so that it seems to be a screen rather than a window.
I don't have it ripped at the moment - what's the problem with it as it is? Colouring it wouldn't be a quick fix as for continuity's sake I'd have to colour it red in every shot...
And I know that Tellan is doing something similar, but would you consider redoing the Han and Greedo scene so that we don't see the long shot of Han shooting? I guess I find that angle rather underwhelming, even after your fix.
You're right, it's not a great shot, but I still think it's better than nothing. Otherwise Greedo just goes boom.
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- #171761
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- ***The "Darth Editous" Episode IV DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a partially "de-specialed" DVD
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171761/action/topic#171761
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I have access to an Avid editing suite and I've just discovered it's got a fantastic speed adjusting effect! So, I'm going to add this to the latest "build" of ANH (along with the slight iris fix right at the end detailed above).
What else would you guys want me to fix or improve further if I released another version of ANH? Lightsabre colours go without saying...
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- #168241
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- Info: Master Edition - the website for future Star Wars DVD changes
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/168241/action/topic#168241
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Also, no offence, but I think calling it the Master Edition indicates, to quote our favourite movies, delusions of grandeur
As you've seen, plenty of people disagree with some of your proposals - just as they did with my edit. I wouldn't want any changes to be made to Boba Fett's death, or Han's Solo lines... and so on. The only person who can really lay claim to creating a Master Edition is George Lucas... unfortunately, which is why this site exists.DE
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- #168025
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- Info: Master Edition - the website for future Star Wars DVD changes
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/168025/action/topic#168025
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The TIE attack sequence, just like the droid factory sequence in AOTC, serves absolutely no purpose in the story;
It does have a purpose - it convinces the escapees (apart from Leia) that their escape was legitimate.
If you're going to cut it, why not cut the chasm scene in the Death Star? That serves no purpose to the plot. Come to think of it, the Podrace in Ep I is pretty superfluous. And what's all that stuff with Luke and the Wampa about in ESB? Pointless...
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- #167559
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- New forum software status - updated 1/4/2006
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/167559/action/topic#167559
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- #167466
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- ***The "Darth Editous" Episode IV DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a partially "de-specialed" DVD
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/167466/action/topic#167466
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How is ESB coming along, Darth Editous?
I actually got a little more done! I've stabilised R2's text on the X-Wing panel, and now I'm correcting the credits (taking out Clive Revill [should probably replace him with Ian McDiarmid - I don't think he's credited] and correcting the spelling of Den(n)is Lawson and Christopher Malco(l)m).
I'm still stuck on what to do with the Emperor if I can't get a clean background plate
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- #164316
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- ***The "Darth Editous" Episode IV DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a partially "de-specialed" DVD
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/164316/action/topic#164316
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When cutting out the Jabba scene, the Imperial informant slows down before it cuts to Luke and Ben. It's just a little jarring.
Unfortunately it wasn't possible to reconstruct any more frames, and I wanted to get it to the same number of frames as the OOT. In an ideal world I would have used something like VidFire (I might even have a stab at retiming it myself but I don't expect great results).
I so wished S.S. had included the 'house sucking' delete scene on the dvd.
Unfortunately it wasn't possible to reconstruct any more frames, and I wanted to get it to the same number of frames as the OOT. In an ideal world I would have used something like VidFire (I might even have a stab at retiming it myself but I don't expect great results).
I so wished S.S. had included the 'house sucking' delete scene on the dvd.
House sucking...?
David
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- #160492
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- ***The "Darth Editous" Episode IV DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a partially "de-specialed" DVD
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/160492/action/topic#160492
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- #160412
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- ***The "Darth Editous" Episode IV DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a partially "de-specialed" DVD
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/160412/action/topic#160412
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I was watching it and, there are a few frames where he's darker then usual and, the backround shows through.
Thanks for picking those out - although they are the darkest frames I think I still need to get something closer to the real background for my technique to be succesful.
Is anyone still waiting to pay forward? I still get the occasional PM about copies, both PAL and NTSC, but just haven't had the time to clear out my PMs so I can reply!
DE