Doctor M

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Post: #320565
Topic: Song Of The South - many projects, much info & discussion thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320565/action/topic#320565
Time: 13-Jun-2008 1:09 AM — Edited 13-Jun-2008 1:12 AM

I have one of that was sold through a website that I can't remember the name of.

There are no burned in subs, no menus, and a folder of cover art (that may have been added later by a 3rd party).

I don't know the origin beyond that and the quality is not terrible (mind you our new release is much better).

Btw, I haven't forgotten the subtitles. I'm about 25% of the way through fixing them, ugh, it sucks. I'll get back to them at some point.

I'm thinking perhaps we should consider a re-release that just removes the titles completely.

Post: #318404
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/318404/action/topic#318404
Time: 21-May-2008 1:26 AM

zombie84: Well said.

Post: #318243
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/318243/action/topic#318243
Time: 19-May-2008 4:03 PM

This calls for a paraphrase:

The XØ Team restored the Original Trilogy and all I got was a stupid LOLCat.

Post: #317925
Topic: Idea: MAX HEADROOM - a preservation?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317925/action/topic#317925
Time: 15-May-2008 10:35 PM

Nice.
You know if you all go and vote on TVShowsOnDVD.com an official release is more likely (studios really do watch that site).

Post: #317495
Topic: Song Of The South - many projects, much info & discussion thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317495/action/topic#317495
Time: 11-May-2008 12:29 AM

Now if I can get some ambition together for more than 5 minutes I'll fix the subtitles. ;)

Post: #316980
Topic: Alien: Resurrection - The Experiment (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316980/action/topic#316980
Time: 1-May-2008 11:00 AM

djsmokingjam, you pretty much summed up my feelings of A4.

Now there's a fan edit: Firefly: Alien 4.
Recut it so the crew is more like the other series? ;) OK maybe not.

Post: #316745
Topic: Alien: Resurrection - The Experiment (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316745/action/topic#316745
Time: 27-Apr-2008 7:40 PM

Whew, for a minute there I thought I was gonna have to scrap my Alien4 edit. But we are definitely going in different directions.

Post: #316660
Topic: Song Of The South - many projects, much info & discussion thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316660/action/topic#316660
Time: 26-Apr-2008 3:53 AM

???? What you talkin' about Willis?

Post: #316633
Topic: V For Vendetta: The FanEdit (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316633/action/topic#316633
Time: 25-Apr-2008 9:54 PM

Intrigued. Has anyone seen this?

Post: #316549
Topic: Song Of The South - many projects, much info & discussion thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316549/action/topic#316549
Time: 24-Apr-2008 7:19 PM

North.

Post: #316318
Topic: Song Of The South - many projects, much info & discussion thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316318/action/topic#316318
Time: 21-Apr-2008 4:46 PM

Now we definitely need cover art.

Post: #315490
Topic: Further proof GL has lost his mind... Clone Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315490/action/topic#315490
Time: 8-Apr-2008 11:45 PM

I'm a huge fan of Jedi Outcast. The game makes you feel all Jedi-y while still managing to be pretty balanced.

I'd like to see someone cut together an edit from the Dark Forces series. They felt more Star Wars than the PT.

But I think we've wandered pretty far from the path now.

Post: #315389
Topic: Further proof GL has lost his mind... Clone Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315389/action/topic#315389
Time: 7-Apr-2008 4:23 PM

What I really don't get is why GL didn't go for a series that took place after the OT.
It would be far more interesting.
As we've seen from books and computer games there's a lot of ways to go from there... and telling that story is something he had always planned on.

Post: #315339
Topic: Further proof GL has lost his mind... Clone Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315339/action/topic#315339
Time: 6-Apr-2008 3:53 PM

My head hurts thinking about how much this is gonna suck.
It's like a vacuum of suckage inside my head.

Post: #315326
Topic: Further proof GL has lost his mind... Clone Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315326/action/topic#315326
Time: 6-Apr-2008 12:10 PM

I agree, at least in that screen shot that is definitely CG lens flare.

Post: #315303
Topic: Doctor Who: The Ten Doctors (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315303/action/topic#315303
Time: 6-Apr-2008 12:52 AM

Has anyone seen the new April Fools Doctor Who clip that's floating around on the net?

Some attribute it to the BBC, but the special effects and editing have a strong similarity to the way the 10 Doctors is made.

Can anyone confirm or deny OCPMovie's involvement?

Post: #315256
Topic: Further proof GL has lost his mind... Clone Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315256/action/topic#315256
Time: 4-Apr-2008 10:44 PM

zombie84, I was under the impression this series was under Lucas' direct control (as opposed to the previous CW series). TV.com even lists GL as a writer.

My theory? Anakin's Padawan is created full grown by midichlorians... and then evaporates at the end of the series.

Post: #315211
Topic: Further proof GL has lost his mind... Clone Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315211/action/topic#315211
Time: 3-Apr-2008 9:07 PM

I was worried when George took the well made Clone Wars series away from the people that made it successful.

I was unsurprised but disappointed by the kookie news that it was going to be CG only.

I thought it was bad when Lucas decided to release a theatrical animated Star Wars prequel to the upcoming TV series.

I thought he was really nuts when he described the decision to make the movie as: "You've got the whole assembly line built, and then you say, 'Hey, we can make up something.'" Make something up?!?!

Just when you think it can't get worse we get the lovely information that the series will be:
"Star Wars starring an 11-year-old girl" — that is, feisty Ahsoka, padawan apprentice to Anakin Skywalker.

Please someone take Star Wars away from this man!!!!!

Post: #314886
Topic: Song Of The South - many projects, much info & discussion thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/314886/action/topic#314886
Time: 30-Mar-2008 12:32 AM

Boy to I feel stupid. I just realized why the subtitles probably don't sync.
Mentor capped this off the air. There were probably commercial breaks. That means a new sync point at each break.

It might be fixable after all. I'll take a look again in the next few days.

Post: #314657
Topic: Song Of The South - many projects, much info & discussion thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/314657/action/topic#314657
Time: 26-Mar-2008 4:46 PM

My brains hurt.
I've tried JoeyO's subtitles which NEARLY sync retimed from 25 to 23.976. I found a couple others that NEARLY sync retimed from 29.97 to 23.976.

I'm starting to think the old transfers had different cuts on reel changes or something because this new one will not relent.

If we're going to have subs, someone ambitious is going to have to sit down and retime chunks of it until it's right.
And that's just time consuming.

Post: #314419
Topic: Song Of The South - many projects, much info & discussion thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/314419/action/topic#314419
Time: 24-Mar-2008 1:21 AM

That's an unfortunate side effect of OCR software used to get subtitles from dvds.
So my question is... where did they get a DVD from?

Post: #314398
Topic: Song Of The South - many projects, much info & discussion thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/314398/action/topic#314398
Time: 23-Mar-2008 3:20 PM

Well..... messing around with this today, I fixed it... and I didn't.

I ripped the movie from the first VTS using DVD Decrypter, converted the subtitles to NTSC with VobSub, remuxed the movie with MuxMan and then pushed it back into the DVD with VobBlanker.

Unfortunately the timings are still off. All subtitles are early by a good 2-3 seconds (across the whole film).
Also, some lines are too long for the font size used and get cut off.

I would need to either get the original .srt file or run this through OCR software to fix it at this point. So, I'll leave it to JoeyO.

JoeyO - Beware, I noticed that the subtitles are spelled as people talk.
"Dat dare Br'er Fox. He a bad un." I hope that's not what you're seeing as misspelled.
If you want help with the subs, PM me, and I'll take care of the srt file and send a corrected version back to you.

Post: #314391
Topic: Song Of The South - many projects, much info & discussion thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/314391/action/topic#314391
Time: 23-Mar-2008 1:30 PM

If you look under Tools/Information and Errors/Information and Errors (or hit ctrl-I), it'll give you a list of problems.
This includes subtitles that are too short.
It can auto-correct them.

Be careful though, the default 'errors' that Subtitle Workshop looks for is a bit extensive and I usually disable half of them because they'd cause more damage then they'd fix.

Post: #314383
Topic: Song Of The South - many projects, much info & discussion thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/314383/action/topic#314383
Time: 23-Mar-2008 12:07 PM

Yup Molly's right.
Set the Input framerate to 25 and the output to 23.976.

Subtitle Workshop is also has some good tools for syncing, spell checking, and error correction.

Post: #314361
Topic: Song Of The South - many projects, much info & discussion thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/314361/action/topic#314361
Time: 23-Mar-2008 12:29 AM

Cheers. If you need any help let me know. I can also look at it again at this end if you want.