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#271014
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Superman by Taolar (Formally: Son of Jorel) WORKPRINT AVAILABLE
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/271014/action/topic#271014
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No you misunderstand me. It was an idle thought. I really doubt I would go back and do any work on ANY of my finish projects at this point.

I SHOULD have gone for something like aftereffects but I really didn't know about it, and didn't think what I wanted would be possible.
All in all, I am happy enough not to go back to them though. There's too much else I'd like to take a swing at.
Btw, Matrix 2 is much less altered than 3 (if that's what you were referring to). As a result there are fewer surprises but it's much smoother to watch.

Truthfully I only intended to edit Matrix 3, but realized I had to make the 2nd film fall in line with my vision of the 3rd. So I edited the 2nd one first just to cut my teeth.

Anyway I'm taking you off topic. I was trying to say that I've been really impressed with a lot of what people are doing with AfterEffects. I'm going to have to give it a look just to keep up.

Edit: I am correct that you used Adobe After Effects, right?
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#270945
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Superman by Taolar (Formally: Son of Jorel) WORKPRINT AVAILABLE
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270945/action/topic#270945
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No I just posted conceptual changes of my edit for the most part. And I agree, when it gets that extensive it's about impossible to keep track. (I've made edits on the fly I didn't even remember doing.)
I'm just afraid I'm going to miss all the nuances of your edit.

After seeing the cool use of AfterEffects I'm wishing I cleaned up a few shots of my Matrix edit with it. I hamfisted cropped a few scenes. Some to remove characters, and once so you couldn't see Neo's head (though I would have preferred a CG bandage on his eyes in that scene).

I don't THINK I'd go back and redo those shots, but you made it look so nice.
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#270337
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Song Of The South - many projects, much info & discussion thread (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270337/action/topic#270337
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Message from drgonzo369:
Since my sister-in-law's frakkin dog ate my power supply cable on my laptop last night, the SotS upload is postponed for a few more days. rar1-rar19 are up, but all my log-in info is on my laptop and I don't want to drain the battery down any more then I have to until I order a new ac adapter. I'm hoping to get it ordered this weekend once I get paid (and money is clear in the bank), so as soon as it comes in (which will probably be next week) the upload will resume and the links will be put up.

Sorry for the inconvenience, but I have to buy the cable and I'm strapped for cash today (which I was hoping to get my paycheck today).

Once it's up, everyone will know.

DrGonzo369
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#270171
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Song Of The South - many projects, much info & discussion thread (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270171/action/topic#270171
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There is actually a pretty decent NTSC already floating around (not from the BBC broadcast) that does NOT have any japanese subs or anything.

As yet there does not seem to be an NTSC conversion from Mentor's TV cap. If by the time I get it from RapidShare no one has done it, I will definitely undertake the project, have no fear.

The only concern is it's been said that it's interlaced, suggesting they did some weird pulldown scheme rather than the traditional speed up.
I won't know what I'm looking at until I have it and can check out the video frames and listen to the audio side-by-side an NTSC version.
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#269954
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.: Citizen's NTSC DVD / PAL DVD / XviD project :. (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/269954/action/topic#269954
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No, you are right.
More pixels _should_ have more data. That is, using the same bitrate for both an NTSC and PAL version is not a good idea.
As a result a PAL video can be more prone to digital compression artifacts if it is trying to get it's additional lines in the same space.
That is assuming these hypothetical PAL and NTSC discs are using the exact same amount of space.
In truth most DVDs don't utilize 100% of a disc.

I've seen PAL and NTSC versions of the same thing with the exact same file sizes leaving a quarter of the disc empty.
It's a matter of who is making it and if they're stupid. PAL needs more bitrate for it's lines and faster framerate.
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#269398
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***The ADigitalMan non-Star Wars DVD Info and Feedback Thread***
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/269398/action/topic#269398
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I read the cuts to Superman Returns. Did you do anything about the opening credits?
They could have cut the budget in half without them, what were they thinking?
I almost fell asleep while they burned money on stupid, over-long CG work.

Edit: Never mind I saw your post above about them. I suppose you could have sped them up or just made a collection of stills.
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#266773
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Alexander - The Spence Edit (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/266773/action/topic#266773
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Have you seen this on TheDigitalBits.com?
Warner Home Video has just officially announced the DVD and HD release of a new unrated version of Oliver Stone's Alexander. The new version, called Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut, is some 45 minutes longer than the previous versions. Stone apparently wasn't happy with either the original theatrical version or the previous director's cut of the film. Says Stone of the new Revisited cut: "Over the last two years I have been able to sort out some of the unanswered questions about this highly complicated and passionate monarch -- questions I failed to answer dramatically enough. This film represents my complete and last version, as it will contain all the essential footage we shot. I don't know how many filmmakers have managed to make three versions of the same film, but I have been fortunate to have the opportunity because of the success of video and DVD sales in the world, and I felt if I didn't do it now, with the energy and memory I still have for the subject, it would never quite be the same again. For me, this is the complete Alexander, the clearest interpretation I can offer." Warner will release the DVD version on 2/27 (SRP $24.98) as a 2-disc set, complete with a new introduction to the film by Stone. The film is presented in anamorphic widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, and it's split over both discs with an intermission. High-definition HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc versions will follow in May (street date TBA).


To paraphrase Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, I'm sure making it longer was the missing ingredient in making in good.