Darth Mallwalker

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Post: #226070
Topic: Making our own 35mm preservation--my crazy proposal
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226070/action/topic#226070
Time: 13-Jul-2006 8:35 AM

Stranger than fiction this is.

What has Last House on the Left in common with SW ? They're not even the same genre.

Post: #225982
Topic: The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Director's Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225982/action/topic#225982
Time: 12-Jul-2006 7:16 PM

Disappeared from the website maybe, but all four torrents are still active on the tracker.
isoHunt & mininova both still have the .torrent files.
There's nothing to stop a seeder from jumping back on. I did so on the DVD.torrent last night.
I'd seed the others if I had them. It wouldn't take much -- #1 is swarming at 93% and #3 at 99.7%

Post: #225766
Topic: STAR WARS: The Torrents thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225766/action/topic#225766
Time: 11-Jul-2006 7:11 PM

Originally posted by: andy_k_250
Do I only need to change the range in my torrenting program, or do I also need to config my firewall, too?

You need to tell the firewall which range the BT client is using.

Post: #225752
Topic: STAR WARS: The Torrents thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225752/action/topic#225752
Time: 11-Jul-2006 6:32 PM

Bram Cohen's official BitTorrent client uses a port range 6881-6899 (or is it 6881-6999 ?) by default, but there are options to change it to something less well-known.
I haven't used the GUI version (if one exists) but the command-line options are, for example
--minport 49152 --maxport 65535

Post: #225747
Topic: The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Director's Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225747/action/topic#225747
Time: 11-Jul-2006 6:10 PM

Originally posted by: Taolar
Damn! I'm at 97% on the old disc...

...

Nope, I didn't know it was on demonoid. I was grabbing it from pirate bay. Thanks for the heads up!

Be sure to read the torrent comments @demonoid. Some have reported trouble burning it.
I'll seed the tygerbug@thepiratebay one to push you over the top.

Post: #225735
Topic: Fox France confirms the French OOT release >NOT< to be anamorphic
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225735/action/topic#225735
Time: 11-Jul-2006 5:28 PM

Originally posted by: ESHBG
"Sgt. Pepper's may be relased on CD but it will be a crappy rip from the original recordings. Sorry, no remastering." The fans say, "Why even bother then?!?" and are disappointed yet again.

A few months pass...

Nineteen years have passed, and we're still waiting for EMI to do justice to The Beatles' catalog.
Those commercial CDs are crappy rips.
That's why guys like Dr. Ebbetts are playing the "X0" role with ultra-high-end turntables and pristine vinyl and getting better results than the official CDs.

Post: #225719
Topic: STAR WARS: The Torrents thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225719/action/topic#225719
Time: 11-Jul-2006 4:40 PM

Originally posted by: andy_k_250
If someone could also help me finish up Special Edition Hype off of MySpleen, I would really appreciate it

I never got it so I cannot seed, but here's a piece of friendly advice:
trip42 is seeding it. You can't see each other because you're both behind firewalls.
I think it's the seeder's prerogative to use a firewall if he chooses, and the leechers (if they want it badly enough) should configure their own firewalls properly to allow the seeders to connect to them.

When the pizza delivery guy knocks, do you open the door for him ?
Or do you refuse and sit inside starving, safe behind your firewall ?

Post: #225713
Topic: OCPDVD3: Special Edition Hype (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225713/action/topic#225713
Time: 11-Jul-2006 4:18 PM

moved to Torrents thread

Post: #225648
Topic: The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Director's Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225648/action/topic#225648
Time: 11-Jul-2006 12:11 PM

You've done great work with the Recobbled project.
I'm sure lots of folks have gotten it from demonoid and enjoyed it.
But I think you should take those "completed" statistics with a grain of salt.

I recently upped Doctor M's "Reinventing The Wheel" trilogy @demonoid.
The stats currently show ANH with 65 completed, ESB has 128 completed, while ROTJ shows 581 completed.
I simply refuse to believe ROTJ is that much more popular than ANH.
(And I took care when naming the torrents to maximize the chances that the search function would find all three.)

Again, I don't mean to diminish the work you've done on Recobbled, nor the enjoyment MANY have gotten from it.

Post: #225226
Topic: <em><strong>The Official Dark/Sega Special Collection</strong></em> OT LD Release Thread (Not an SE Transfer) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225226/action/topic#225226
Time: 9-Jul-2006 1:52 AM

Originally posted by: Darth Mallwalker
Yes, I'm one of those who needs to PIF, but I'm having a slight problem ...

I've done it !
I've reconstructed the VIDEO_TS.IFO to match the SFV segaflip posted.
Anybody need a copy to tide you over until dark_jedi finishes the new edition ?

Post: #225206
Topic: Making our own 35mm preservation--my crazy proposal
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225206/action/topic#225206
Time: 9-Jul-2006 12:53 AM

Dio

http://utopia.booyaka.com/~blee/headbanger.gif

Post: #225166
Topic: .:. MoveAlong's - The Story of Star Wars .:. Complete!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225166/action/topic#225166
Time: 8-Jul-2006 7:27 PM

has to be the second most common misspelling on the Internet.
Definately.

Post: #225133
Topic: Using PCM Out of Laserdisc Players
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225133/action/topic#225133
Time: 8-Jul-2006 2:29 PM

If your discs have no rot spots whatsoever, then the player shouldn't matter in theory.
But in the real world some players (typically more expensive ones) are better than others at reading through rot spots.
If the player comes to a rot spot it cannot read, there would almost certainly be errors in the PCM bitstream as well as visible picture glitches.
(Unless the rot spot happens during a silent moment in the soundtrack.)

Disclaimer: I've never owned an LD player.

Post: #225116
Topic: STAR WARS: the alt.binaries.starwars thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225116/action/topic#225116
Time: 8-Jul-2006 12:21 PM

The number after the plus sign in the filename is the number of blocks it contains.
X0.Project.TC.vol000+01.PAR2 contains one block. Get that one.
X0.Project.TC.vol078+37.PAR2 contains thirty-seven blocks. It would work also, but you'd be wasting a few pennies because it's a bigger file.

Post: #225105
Topic: Making our own 35mm preservation--my crazy proposal
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225105/action/topic#225105
Time: 8-Jul-2006 10:58 AM

Originally posted by: vbangle
...where's Darth Mallwalker when you need him?

Touché

But since we're talking about "capitalism," where's DanielB when you need him ?

Post: #225102
Topic: STAR WARS: the alt.binaries.starwars thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225102/action/topic#225102
Time: 8-Jul-2006 10:43 AM

Originally posted by: dark_jedi
WAAAAAY faster than torrenting.

And way more anonymous.

You're right; the purpose of PAR(2) files is to fix corrupt RARs.
I use par2cmdline, but lots of Windows users seem to prefer QuickPar

Post: #225097
Topic: HELP! Trying to Extend Jay&SilentBobStrikeBack! HELP!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225097/action/topic#225097
Time: 8-Jul-2006 10:19 AM

I think the search function is broken by design. It only searches thread titles, not their contents.
If you search again, you might get one hit

If you insert "site

riginaltrilogy.com" (no quotes) before your Google search, you should have much better luck.

Back on topic, you might like to check out the free trial @womble.com

Make that "site : originaltrilogy.com" with no quotes OR SPACES. Damn emoticons.

Post: #224998
Topic: STAR WARS: the alt.binaries.starwars thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/224998/action/topic#224998
Time: 7-Jul-2006 9:26 PM

Eraser posted his trilogy in mid-March. I'm not aware of any news provider with a retention that long.
Having said that, I still have his ANH RARs on my hard drive. I didn't grab ESB & ROTJ because:
a) I didn't have a DL burner yet at that time
b) I didn't have very much free disk space
c) I was somewhat underwhelmed by the screenshots that russss posted

If you like, I can provide you Eraser's ANH RARs either by reposting or ... ???
We should talk (privately?) about your LD captures (Cat# 1130-84 and 1425-84) with original Dolby stereo soundtracks
which segaflip had in his queue before his meltdown.

Post: #224532
Topic: Star Trek V - Re-Edit (InThyImage) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/224532/action/topic#224532
Time: 5-Jul-2006 8:15 PM

Try a different web browser, or a different version of your favorite browser.
Myspleen has been quite picky lately about browser versions.

Alternatively, go to your user profile and turn on private messages (PM). They're off by default.
When I see you've got PM's enabled (there'll be a padlock icon beside your forum posts) then I'll send you one.
Or send me one (click the padlock icon beside this post).

Post: #224426
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/224426/action/topic#224426
Time: 5-Jul-2006 12:31 PM

Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
Surely we can make a thread in Off-Topic to address this further, if needed.

Post: #223398
Topic: STAR WARS: the alt.binaries.starwars thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/223398/action/topic#223398
Time: 30-Jun-2006 3:28 AM

I prefer Astraweb, for their pay-by-download pricing model where unused gigabytes never expire. It fits my usage pattern.

ThatArtGuy, you're certainly free to recommend NewsHosting if you like their service.
I want to make it clear, however, that my mention of Giganews wasn't intended as a recommendation.

Giganews offers a free trial, which might help trickbaxter form his own opinion about whether or not he prefers them.

Giganews claims 70 days retention, which influences my opinion about how long one ought to wait before reposting, even though I'm not a Giganews customer.

Post: #223059
Topic: STAR WARS: the alt.binaries.starwars thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/223059/action/topic#223059
Time: 29-Jun-2006 10:00 AM

Originally posted by: trickbaxter
if I get Giganews now, will it allow me to grab binaries that were posted the last two months, or do I build up from here?

You'll be able to get the old stuff too, not just new.
Does Giganews still offer the free three-day trial ? When I tried it, it was limited to 2GB total so it wouldn't allow you to grab ADM's, but you could get the X0 timecode that way and try out Giganews.

Post: #223054
Topic: STAR WARS: the alt.binaries.starwars thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/223054/action/topic#223054
Time: 29-Jun-2006 8:59 AM

Originally posted by: trickbaxter
ditto

Over in the X0 thread you're begging for rars 49 hours after they were originally posted.
Your news provider must have some piss-poor completion/retention.
If I repost ADM's, will you even be able to get it ?

Post: #222850
Topic: STAR WARS: the alt.binaries.starwars thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/222850/action/topic#222850
Time: 28-Jun-2006 11:20 PM

Originally posted by: RATLSNAKE

Star Wars: A Musical Journey
The "ADigitalMan" Dialogue-Free Edition

Hmmm, I reposted that one during the first week of May, IIRC, for The_Blond_Babe who posts many cool vids in a.b.beatles, such as the Let It Be film which has never been issued on DVD, preserved from LD.

RATLSNAKE, I owe you one (for Dr_Gonzo's Supplemental Material from torrentbox).
I'll be happy to re-repost it, but proper 'netiquette suggests we should wait until it expires from Giganews who claim 70 day retention.
It's still on my hard drive, but let's wait a couple weeks longer and then I'll repost....

THX to ADigitalMan and segaflip for the original post. segaflip, I hope your new PC is coming together soon

Update: Rather than re-reposting to a.b.starwars, instead I've seeded a torrent @demonoid

Post: #221922
Topic: Preserving the "German" Original Trilogy (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/221922/action/topic#221922
Time: 26-Jun-2006 1:05 PM

Originally posted by: Grinder
As far as I know they didn't tamper with the pitch on the time-compressed releases, so you could probably just stretch it up.

I'm off-topic since they're neither German nor PAL, but for comparison
the time-compressed '82 NTSC LDs preserved by dark_jedi & The Starkiller aren't pitch-corrected.
They're slightly high-pitched, sort of like spinning a record or analog audio tape too fast.