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Post
#195527
Topic
Turksish Star Wars subtitle help
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/195527/action/topic#195527
Time
Originally posted by: BigBlueRig
I downloaded Turkish Star Wars from Myspleen today, and was dissapointed that it has no english subtitles to go along with it.
The version of Turkish Star Wars seeded on 2005-12-20 by OldSkoolFan@myspleen does include subtitles in the form of an .srt file.

Last May in a.b.starwars, Starkiller posted the exact same .avi along with a different .srt file and an .smi file for use with Windows Media Player.
I can provide those if you like.
Post
#195127
Topic
STAR WARS: the alt.binaries.starwars thread
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/195127/action/topic#195127
Time
FWIW, it's cross-posted to a.b.dvd too, to which The Starkiller gave a heads-up a couple days ago.

I grabbed a few of the parts hoping to sneak a peak, but it seems the 7-zip format isn't as friendly as rar with respect to partial extractions. It seems to want all the parts present before it will extract anything, unlike unrar.
And while it may use some sort of checksumming internally, the 7-zip program doesn't seem to display any checksums the way unrar does when given the "list contents" option.
My first experience with 7-zip, but so far I'm underwhelmed.
Post
#191914
Topic
STAR WARS: The Torrents thread
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/191914/action/topic#191914
Time
Thanks for the clarification Metallaxis. It's comforting to know you've done a straight copy/paste without using some ripping app.

Still it seems odd to me that files ocpmovie sent you are different than files he sent segaflip, and different again to the files sent to MoveAlong.
Seems like at Orange Cow Productions "NTSC" means Never Twice the Same Checksum.

I'm curious to know which files are newest.
Too bad BitTorrent doesn't preserve dates and times of files -- IMO a shortcoming of the BT protocol.
Near as I can tell (considering time zones) segaflip's .IFO files are dated 2005-10-11 11:34 GMT.
Metallaxis, would you share with us the date/times of .IFO files on your original disc? Are they older or newer ?
Post
#187529
Topic
STAR WARS: The Torrents thread
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/187529/action/topic#187529
Time
Originally posted by: arcadayn
I just finished downloading OCPmovies ESB. When I tried to burn this to dvd I got a "dvd video file realloctaion failed" message. I burned the dvd anyway and it plays on my PC, but not on my dvd player (Panasonic DMR ES20). Are there any fixes for this?
I've noticed that
Video Manager Menu Cell Address Table (VMGM_C_ADT) and
Video Manager Menu VOBU Address Map (VMGM_VOBU_ADMAP)
are missing from the .IFO files seeded by Metallaxis.

I'm wondering if he might have used some application software to "rip" the files
rather than simply copying them with native OS commands.

The .IFOs posted by segaflip are different, and do contain VMGM_C_ADT and VMGM_VOBU_ADMAP.

arcadayn, here's something you might like to try:
Keep the .VOB files from Metallaxis (they're identical to segaflip's)
while replacing the .IFO & .BUP files with the ones segaflip posted.

Where to get them ?
Click the blue eyeglasses icon beside this post to see my profile....
Post
#187515
Topic
Help: looking for 'Heroes & Villians' in NTSC??
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/187515/action/topic#187515
Time
Originally posted by: marioxb
So I assume "Final" is the one to use for EpIV?
No, be careful there. Those file names are Viper's, not mine.
final.zip contains ESB English subs, but Episode5.zip is newer, and it fixes an error that was present in "final"

Keep in mind .SRT files are plain text, so you can use FC.EXE (Windows) or "diff" command (UNIX/Linux/MacOSX)
to compare the differences between them.
Post
#181865
Topic
questions about cropping/audio/bitrates
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/181865/action/topic#181865
Time
Originally posted by: Moth3r
I'd need to check, but I seem to recall that the TR47 set has PCM captured through analogue audio connections - therefore not a bit accurate copy of the original laserdisc PCM.
I recall somebody saying the TR47 v1 was distorted at its loudest parts, suggesting it was captured analog with the recording levels set too high clipping the peaks of the waveform.
I don't recall Cowclops ever saying which method he used for v2.


Even with a digital rip you'll get a 44.1kHz sample rate from the LD which will need to be resampled at 48kHZ for DVD, so the finished product will never be "a bit accurate copy of the orginal laserdisc PCM" anyway.
Since interpolation is involved, the quality of the software used would then come into play.
Big money professional software might well give better results than a freeware app.

An analog capture @48kHz through a professional soundcard (not the AC97 chip found on bargain-basement motherboards) might sound better than a digital rip processed by a poorly-coded resampling algorithm.


And unless I'm mistaken, I think only the newer discs have a digital soundtrack on them.
Analog capture is the only way to get the '77 stereo mix from the older LDs methinks.
Of course it should still be considered lossless, even if it's from an anolog capture, if it's in PCM format on DVD.
[And a digital rip would be considered lossy if it's later encoded to AC3 on DVD.]
Post
#175211
Topic
~~~Segaflip's Newsgroup Posting List~~~
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/175211/action/topic#175211
Time
Originally posted by: tygerbug@myspleen
I hope that Empire Strikes Back Classic and Jedi Classic are posted here soon.
I guess "soon" is open for interpretation....


One year ago the EditDroid team expressed their wish that their work not be made public.
Then Blaksvn torrented it, and later segaflip posted it.
And I'm glad they did!



Apologies for hijacking segaflip's thread.
He can post (or not post) whatever he wants of course.
Post
#172090
Topic
DVD: Return of the Ewok and Other Little Films (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/172090/action/topic#172090
Time
Originally posted by: MoveAlong
I think I got it from absw the last time it was available. It has the JACKET_P's, so I'm assuming it is "D3". I think D2 had JACKET_P also, if I understand correctly ocpmovie's 2005-05-13 post.

In either case, your checksums and timestamp match the ones I posted here on 2005-08-17
so it seems we both have the same version, whichever version it is....



Originally posted by: ocpmovie
Yes.
With all due respect, how can you be sure he's got D3
if he didn't get it directly from you ?


Post
#170975
Topic
Classic Edition: The Empire Strikes Back by Ocpmovie (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/170975/action/topic#170975
Time
Originally posted by: Darth Mallwalker
In the worst case scenario, if it involves more than just .IFOs -- even if the four .VOBs I quoted above need to be patched, the total patch size shouldn't exceed 32MB.
It seems I overestimated.

JoJoDiff gave a total patch size roughly 3MB
while Xdelta came in under a meg!

(I didn't try Moth3r's PPG suggestion.)
Post
#169293
Topic
Classic Edition: The Empire Strikes Back by Ocpmovie (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/169293/action/topic#169293
Time
Originally posted by: Karyudo
If someone's got both versions and is interesting in pursuing this,
Great idea -- sounds like an offer I can't refuse!
I've got both versions, and I'm interesting [sic]

In the worst case scenario, if it involves more than just .IFOs -- even if the four .VOBs I quoted above need to be patched, the total patch size shouldn't exceed 32MB.
Post
#168992
Topic
Classic Edition: The Empire Strikes Back by Ocpmovie (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/168992/action/topic#168992
Time
Originally posted by: MoveAlong
Currently posting this wonderful film at alt.binaries.starwars. MoveAlong, I noticed the version you posted is different from the one previously posted by segaflip.
Yours has one more chapter than his (but the same total frame count).
Your Reville/McDiarmid dialogue doesn't play correctly from the Easter egg menu -- it stops before the Emperor starts talking.
segaflip's version plays the entire scene from the Easter egg menu.
Your's appears to be older than his (according to the file timestamps) although I think you're both in the same time zone (according to your usenet headers).
I wonder if yours is a pre-production prototype? I hope you got a price break.


MoveAlong's CRC-32 checksums:
VTS_01_2.VOB 75405A1F
VTS_01_3.VOB AC9E873E
VTS_01_4.VOB 0B69BAE0
VTS_01_5.VOB D17CF33F

segaflip's CRC-32 checksums:
VTS_01_2.VOB 1ADF3D09
VTS_01_3.VOB F5B35544
VTS_01_4.VOB E833D9AB
VTS_01_5.VOB F87DB3AB

Originally posted by: LNuff
Could anyone put this on myspleen.com?
Whoever torrents this probably ought to first make sure he's got the finished version and not a work-in-progress.