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Post: #228286
Topic: The Crow Edit (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/228286/action/topic#228286
Time: 23-Jul-2006 1:34 AM

Little of the Skull Cowboy footage was finished or released.
What I've seen is low quality (quicktime), very raw, and lacking special effects.

I tried to find decent footage of it myself for an edit a year or so ago. I was looking to make an expanded cut.

bigrob: What PC CD-Rom are you referring to?

Scenes featuring Michael Berryman the "Skull Cowboy" were cut. When Eric is dead, he is visited by the skeletal character. In early scenes, he merely tells Eric to "Follow the crow", but later he explains why Draven is "alive", namely, to kill the bad guys and reunite with Shelly. A problem: "You work for the living and you bleed." After Sarah is kidnapped, the Skull Cowboy appears to Eric for the final time and tells him that it is time to return to the land of the dead and give up the concerns of the living, Eric refuses, and Skull Cowboy tells him. "Then choose and be damned!!!" This is why Eric gets hurt at the end, not because of the crow being shot. (This one was previously located under scenes cut unrelated to Lee's death, but Jim Timko informed that they were in fact cut precisely because of it. Apparently, O'Barr felt it would be in poor taste to leave them.)

The Collector's edition DVD does contain several extended scenes that could be added back.

More change details here: http://ishmaal.spitfire.com.au/html/edited.htm

I just remember how well the Skull Cowboy worked in the TV series and wished they'd put it back in the film. Maybe some anniversary edition.

Edit: YouTube clip of Skull Cowboy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciDeoMDAPMA

Post: #228276
Topic: 'So Fine' - Preservation Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/228276/action/topic#228276
Time: 23-Jul-2006 12:54 AM

Jack Warden 9/18/1920 - 7/19/2006

So Fine may not be considered his finest movie, but some of us appreciated his work.

Post: #228086
Topic: ***Citizen's NTSC DVD/PAL DVD/XviD Info and Feedback Thread***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/228086/action/topic#228086
Time: 22-Jul-2006 12:53 AM

Doh and doh. Yes, I meant AVC and you're right, it was still (and arguably IS still) immature as a codec when Citizen was starting out.
Nevermind the idiot typing at this keyboard.

Still, there's nothing wrong with a good AVC video on a PC now.
Xvid may be more mature and better for PC playback, but I think AVC will prove to have longer legs having been incorporated into HD-DVD and Blu Ray specs.

Post: #227719
Topic: ***Citizen's NTSC DVD/PAL DVD/XviD Info and Feedback Thread***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227719/action/topic#227719
Time: 20-Jul-2006 5:53 PM

Disappointing.
Especially since that's also how I would describe my RotJ.
I was hoping his would replace what I have on my bookshelf.

And we all know that his Xvids will be later used by somebody to generate HD-DVD/BluRay.
Sort of a shame he used Xvid instead of AAC (which IS supported by hi-def discs).

Post: #227513
Topic: ***Citizen's NTSC DVD/PAL DVD/XviD Info and Feedback Thread***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227513/action/topic#227513
Time: 20-Jul-2006 12:45 AM

I wish.

Post: #227511
Topic: Inverse Telecining: Best method for restoring original frame rates
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227511/action/topic#227511
Time: 20-Jul-2006 12:43 AM

Thanks for the input.
I'm waiting on the captures, but I'll see what works and let you all know.

Edit: Reading the thread on EDI resizing, it looks like most of the discussion is experimental/theoretical.

Edit2: Has Citizen left the forum? I've seen nothing from him in awhile, and he doesn't seem to answer emails to the address he has in his sig.

Post: #227510
Topic: .-The Matrix Hacked-..:Completed:.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227510/action/topic#227510
Time: 20-Jul-2006 12:35 AM

Um. yeah.

If you are thinking of heading in that direction: The Architect looks like someone gave him a goose, and the shot on the back cover isn't even in my edit.

Besides that....

I know I know you were just fooling around.

I like the code on the black background motif, if it could be done, it would be cool if it looked like the Matrix-breaking-down code we see in the last film.

I am going to give some thought if any particular images jump out as being definitive of this edit. Maybe a photoshop composite of Smith with the original Oracle in a scene from the Matrix 2? Man that would have been great if I could have actually pulled it off in the film. I suppose it would be misleading though.

Are you thinking a single cover art for a 2 DVD case or 2 separate covers?
Definitely wait to you see it before going seriously into the cover design. I don't know how long that air mail is going to take.

Post: #227219
Topic: Inverse Telecining: Best method for restoring original frame rates
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227219/action/topic#227219
Time: 19-Jul-2006 12:33 AM

Thanks for further proving I have no idea what I'm doing.

IVTC makes me feel stupid (that's why I usually avoid it.)

a and b need to be chosen manually

Um what?
Am I correct that with doubleweave, almost every frame has to be examined and if the pattern shifted you have to add a new line for that section of film?

The source is a laserdisc capture (2 sided).

I also have a second question (yup, even though the first is still hazy to me):
I tried to contact Citizen regarding his upsizing method to hi-def Xvid. Since I'm looking to turn a letterbox source to anamorphic I'm obviously scaling upward. Normally I'd just plug in a lanczos4 filter, but he did such a nice job I was hoping someone knew what he did exactly beyond his vague "multiple resizes with different filters".

Post: #227125
Topic: Inverse Telecining: Best method for restoring original frame rates
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227125/action/topic#227125
Time: 18-Jul-2006 6:01 PM

Is that any different from the way ADM's suggestion works?

Also I mis-spoke. I meant 23.976 since I'm keeping an NTSC format.
Will assume(23.976) be necessary?

Post: #227101
Topic: .-The Matrix Hacked-..:Completed:.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227101/action/topic#227101
Time: 18-Jul-2006 3:36 PM

Well, a bit later than anticipated but the (final?) discs went out in today's mail.
At least the 3 missing QC'ers can't complain that I didn't give them a chance to get back on board.

Anyone looking for copies on the Pay-it-forward system just ask.
2 copies went to the U.S., 1 to Canada, and 1 to the U.K. (you guys should know who you are).

I will send out another original set to anyone who has good bandwidth and wants to but up a torrent.

Cashiers: Read first post.

Next up: So Fine preservation project.

Post: #227056
Topic: Inverse Telecining: Best method for restoring original frame rates
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227056/action/topic#227056
Time: 18-Jul-2006 1:18 PM

Well, the title says it all. Sorry this is a redundant question, but the search on these forums isn't good enough to turn up where this has been asked before.

What is the best/cleanest way to restore the original 24 frames by inverse telecine?
I've heard good things about VirtualDub(Mod's) internal alorithm, but I had so-so luck with it when I tried it before.
Every guide online suggest different methods and everyone has a different opinion what's best.

I know a perfect method is impossible because some original frames only exist as fields split between different frames.

I've seen some wonderful work done on Star Wars restorations, so I know there are people doing this right.

Edit: I saw that ADM recommends:
Telecide(order=1,guide=1).Decimate()
How effective is this?

Post: #226986
Topic: Idea: Matrix Reloaded - extended version?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226986/action/topic#226986
Time: 18-Jul-2006 1:12 AM

This is something I've wanted to see too.
I would have added those extra scenes to my edit, but I don't have them.

Post: #226985
Topic: The Muppet Movie Extended Edition (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226985/action/topic#226985
Time: 18-Jul-2006 1:11 AM

Is there any progress on this?

Post: #226968
Topic: ***Citizen's NTSC DVD/PAL DVD/XviD Info and Feedback Thread***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226968/action/topic#226968
Time: 18-Jul-2006 12:00 AM

Does anyone (Citizen?) have hard details on how the Xvid enlargement was accomplished?

I'm working on a laserdisc transfer I'd like to make anamorphic, but I'm trying to figure the best way to enlarge the picture safely.
Usually I just plug in a Lanczos4 filter, but I'm curious as to Citizen's method.

Was the capture performed at a higher resolution?
I know I read something here in the thread about multiple resizes with different filters, I'd love to see the script for that.

Post: #226598
Topic: 'So Fine' - Preservation Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226598/action/topic#226598
Time: 15-Jul-2006 10:29 PM

So watcha gonna do with that disc now that you have it?
Are you thinking of doing the capture yourself?

Post: #226164
Topic: .-The Matrix Hacked-..:Completed:.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226164/action/topic#226164
Time: 13-Jul-2006 8:10 PM

Oh well. Finally got a hold of the clip from the Watcher. Keanu does say "It's over". Unfortunately there is loud music over the scene; completely useless.

Post: #225833
Topic: 'So Fine' - Preservation Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225833/action/topic#225833
Time: 12-Jul-2006 2:46 AM

I appreciate it, but don't go out of your way on my account really.

Post: #225822
Topic: ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY OUT 09/2006 BY LUCASFILM
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225822/action/topic#225822
Time: 12-Jul-2006 12:22 AM

Ok, I'll repost it... RtW version 2.
PAL video, NTSC audio... maybe in an HD format to preserve as many lines as possible?

Come on George, do right by us (so I don't have to), and we will reward you handsomely.

Post: #225806
Topic: 'So Fine' - Preservation Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225806/action/topic#225806
Time: 11-Jul-2006 10:51 PM

Did you try a phone book?

Post: #225805
Topic: ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY OUT 09/2006 BY LUCASFILM
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225805/action/topic#225805
Time: 11-Jul-2006 10:50 PM

removed

Post: #225764
Topic: 'So Fine' - Preservation Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225764/action/topic#225764
Time: 11-Jul-2006 7:06 PM

Has anyone seen hide or hair of a this on Laserdisc (any format) or PAL VHS?
I'm really getting ready to start this up.

Post: #225761
Topic: .-The Matrix Hacked-..:Completed:.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225761/action/topic#225761
Time: 11-Jul-2006 6:58 PM

Congrats on finishing!

How many times have I heard that? Heh heh.
I sure hope it's done since I have every intention of deleting the original files to prevent my future tinkering once these are mailed.

Edit: Btw, does anyone have "The Watcher" that can hook me up with one line of dialog?

Post: #225709
Topic: .-The Matrix Hacked-..:Completed:.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225709/action/topic#225709
Time: 11-Jul-2006 4:07 PM

Final final call to the MIA QC'ers (or those that have helped)... I'm going to start burning v2's today!
Any other problems that need to be fixed, speak now or forget it.

Edit: Got a working checksum for the ReadMe file. I don't know WHAT that was about.

Post: #225395
Topic: Info: James Bond - Laserdisc Preservations: 1962-1971
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225395/action/topic#225395
Time: 10-Jul-2006 2:17 AM

Any idea if the new DVD release will include any of this?

Post: #225374
Topic: Info: James Bond - Laserdisc Preservations: 1962-1971
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225374/action/topic#225374
Time: 10-Jul-2006 12:11 AM

I'm confused. The only changes are 2 lines of dialog and some of the score?