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#192430
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Info: Matrix Universe - Question to the Crowd...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/192430/action/topic#192430
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MebeJedi: Actually after M2 I was struck with the same issue of the Sentinal zap. But, between that and the Architect's (painfully rambling speech) I was given the impression that M3 would reveal that Zion and the "Real World" (TRW) were another form of control (or more accurately the opposite side of the equation). That is, the TRW/Zion were ANOTHER Matrix, dirtier and less pleasant. If people rejected earlier Matrices because they were a paradise and you have a new Matrix MOST people find flawed enough to believe, you need to let the malcontents who see through it to think they've escaped by putting them in a tougher less pleasant place. Basically a prison in a prison. TRW would have a different set of rules than the main Matrix. Therefore The One would really be the person who discovered the second prison, found a way to bend IT'S rules and really free humanity from the machines. (There had to be a first who first freed themselves from the original Matrix why not a first who freed themselves from the Zion-Matrix.)

Re-listen to the Architect's speech at the end of M2. You can almost see what I just said.

If you ask me it would have been a much cooler turn out. Unfortunately, as much as I'm going to bend these movies to my will, there's just no way to make that story happen.
I'll just have to become a rich and powerful Hollywood producer/director and re-make the last film.

Edit: Ok, I think you talked me into it. I'm going to rework the script MeBeJedi. I had been living with the idea of Neo having TRW powers so long I forgot how much the idea blew when I first saw it. The Squid-zap is an easy cut. I was actually going to construct a new prophetic dream for M3 in which Neo forsees the upcoming battles, Trinity's death and his own blindness (if he can see the future, how did that take him by surprise?) At least that's an afternoon I'll have back.
Large cuts for removing BlindOVision should be easy enough, but the real problem is the real world Smith fight. If he's blind, how will he defeat him? I suppose he still know Kung Fu outside the Matrix. I guess it's easier to believe he's Zatoichi than Muadib.
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#192421
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Info: Matrix Universe - Question to the Crowd...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/192421/action/topic#192421
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Ewok: I wasn't aware anyone actually played EtM with the reviews as bad as they were.
Can you tell me if the video cut scenes are near DVD quality and worth trying to edit in? The game is like $5 now and I would definitely grab it just for the footage at that price if they were good enough.

Btw, don't all yell at once about the clip. Yikes.
Q: What's the sound of one hand clapping?
A: A bad fan edit clip...
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#192181
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Info: Matrix Universe - Question to the Crowd...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/192181/action/topic#192181
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Hmm. Ok, let me warn those that might be interested in my edits:
If you liked M2&3 even a little, you will HATE what I am doing to it. They will be completely different films. That's because I was on the verge of performing a labotomy on myself to remove all memory of M3 after seeing it.

I will be changing the stories, the meanings and the subtext (mostly in the final film, but the second needs changing to fall in line). So although the suggestions mentioned would be good if you were making minor changes, but they have no fit in the edits I'm making.

I spent the better part of today playing with Womble Mpeg Wizard DVD which adds 5.1 audio editing ability.

Yes that's a like 4 hours on less than 2 minutes of film. If this isn't the hardest part of my edit, I don't even want to think what is.
The point is I will be filling a lot of plot holes with spackle. (IN other words it's not pretty, but they will be filled.)

The clip attached has been converted to Xvid (2-pass) with the final ac3 audio track.
The only down side to it is that when Womble recoded a bit of the video (that I had previously recoded) there was some degradation (only in a few parts). I won't describe further, because you'll be happier not knowing that they are there if you don't see them.

What this is is the first of my plot hole fixes: the reinstitution of Gloria Foster as the Oracle.
Some cropping and recycled clips from Matrix 1 were used.
The question once again becomes: does this work well enough to use?

You will note a change in tone for this scene. The Oracle is almost playfully defiant now rather than resigned to her fate. It seems more in character if you ask me.

Don't worry about hurting my feelings, I just want to know if I'm dreaming or if this is all really looking promising.
(And before anyone says anything the first 6 seconds are black on purpose. It gives me a bit of audio tail to crossmix later when integrating it in the film.)

Cheers: (25.3mb) http://rapidshare.de/files/15206108/oracleclip.avi.html
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#192034
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Info: Matrix Universe - Question to the Crowd...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/192034/action/topic#192034
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Eli, it's the NEED to be thinking like that that is making me redo the Matrix films.
We're being forced to fill in a huge amount of plot holes ourselves, and to explain away a really terrible ending.
I love the original Matrix too much to be left with such a bad taste in my mouth from the sequels.

OCP: The material there is better than you think, it just suffers from writers/directors who had too many irons in the fire and forgot what a good movie is.
See: Matrix 1 & Bound (and possibly the up coming V for Vendetta).

Like I said, I'm not really pushing details out right now (mostly because things are still pretty fluid), but it will be 2 films. The Dezionized version could have been 2 since it clocked in over 3 hours (though word is they'll be cutting more).
Either today or tomorrow I will start some serious editing to see whats what. I have the broad strokes now, but I lack some details that I'll work out as I go.

This won't be done anytime soon, but by the time the weekend is over I should know enough to give further info or to scrap the idea entirely. It's VERY ambitious since I've never done a fanedit before. Some of this will hinge on being able to make my changes convincing.

Lastly, If anyone really does have the ability to do some bandaged eye cg, please PM me. I'm talking maybe 1 or 2 shots is all that's needed.

I had forgotten about Bane's cuts. Hmmm. I dunno, in Matrix 1 they had fancy electric acupuncture and surgery on a ship no less (did any of them look like a doctor there?) It led me to believe that they're fairly advanced. Maybe they figured Bane was an ass or would only cut himself again.

OH and I originally was going to work in one animatrix clip (the CGI one that's so awesome), but it may not fall in with my cut. (And it's CG for crying out loud). I considered trying to get the footage from Enter The Matrix since they filmed it at the same time (and its suppose to be pretty good), but I can't see adding much more to the films, and I don't think it's up to DVD quality.
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#191736
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Info: Matrix Universe - Question to the Crowd...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/191736/action/topic#191736
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Yeah, that's true.
I'm afraid that although I'm improving the story and tying up lose ends, that's the last sticking point.
If you don't believe that they can fix him up, it all falls apart.
It's that or I need someone who can do some Sfx and add either cuts on his face or a blindfold.

I mean I will show him under medical care, but he'll be completely healed when I do.
I think I'm willing to suspend disbelief only because I've been thinking this out for about a year and I just finished the 8th draft of the script today. I want to do this, and I am really in love with what I have.
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#191434
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ADigitalMan's Guide to MPEG2/AC3 Editing
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/191434/action/topic#191434
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Ok, this is making me nuts now. It should be simple and basic and I can't get it to work.
I ripped the audio and video with DVDdecrypter.

I scanned for errors even though I never do (none found by the way). Moved the clips into Womble. That's where it goes funny.
The video is 23.976 with pulldown flags of 29.97 (as is common).
Womble shows the runtime bloated (almost an hour longer) and of course the audio and video don't sync.

So I used dgpulldown and used custom 23.976 -> 23.976. The output file shows as 23.976 at 23.976.
In Womble the runtime is now correct and it ends at the same place as the audio.
Except when playing the preview, the audio and video are out of sync even though the visually the two parts are right.
Any ideas here?

Edit: I found the problem. The video has to be extracted as Raw not Demuxed. That's interesting.
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#191028
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ADigitalMan's Guide to MPEG2/AC3 Editing
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/191028/action/topic#191028
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Well with something like Womble you can edit the audio and video at the same time. So a cut in the vid is a cut in the audio.

It sounds like with Vegas you need to have the video edited, but then you'll have to find the audio pieces, do your edits to match the video that's already had the work done, and make sure the audio syncs correctly as you go.
Basically at least twice as much work since you have to do your edit twice.
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#190460
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ADigitalMan's Guide to MPEG2/AC3 Editing
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/190460/action/topic#190460
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When I did the Star Wars Trilogy I used Womble with PCM audio. I used the 2 audio track spaces and did crossfades between them every time I had to correct for missing frames in the PAL film.

My next project is going to be a full and seriously ambitious fan edit. The original film I'm working with has a lot of orchestrals that span scene changes. If I re-edit things aren't going to mesh. Crossfades seem like they'll be a necessity. I don't want to do it if I can't keep the audio in 5.1, but to use Vegas sounds like days (weeks?) more work than the quick on the fly freedom that Womble gives. It's a shame Womble can't recode 5.1 like it does everything else...

Or does it. I just saw that they have Mpeg Video Wizard DVD that supports AC3. Anyone have a chance to play with it? Is it full 5.1 or just 2.0?
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#189667
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Johnny Mnemonic Japan Cut <JM> Extended (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/189667/action/topic#189667
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OMG, I love this movie. Someone just pointed me to this thread. I wish I got here sooner.

I had gotten the screenplay book from my local library a couple years back and created a sub file from that for an Xvid version floating around. I don't speak Japanese or Mandarin (so as long as the actors stuck to the script then it's fine).

The only real discrepancy was the first scene in Takeshi's office. In the U.S. version (which is of course subbed for that scene), they either went off script, the scene was cut, or the subtitles were over simplified. I put it back to the original script's version for story purposes. Most importantly they refer to themselves as Yakuza now which I don't actually think is mentioned at any other point in the movie. You otherwise have the impression they work for the corporation and are not freelance thugs. Since Yakuza is Japanese you should hear them say it, but I don't, so again, my sub file takes liberties, but I am a big Gibson fan and felt his words were more important.

If anyone is interested in comparing the subs, here's mine:

http://rapidshare.de/files/14776922/JM_Johnny_Mnemonic_103min_jap_Version.sub.html
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#189170
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Dune?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/189170/action/topic#189170
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Frankly I picked up and tried to read the book several times throughout my life (my mom a huge sci-fi buff loved it) and I couldn't get into it.
After watching and loving Lynch's Dune (regular and extended) several times I was finally able to get through the book.
The reason being that the characters and the politics were so thick it was almost impenetrable, but after the movie it was like re-reading the book and already knowing the confusing names and political in-fights.

I've now read all of the ORIGINAL Dune books (yes even God Emperor *ug*, but worth reading for the fantastic wrap up to the series that follows) and now find Lynch's movie intolerable for the liberties he's taken. Go figure.

Anyone out there want to do some creative special effecting to cleanup the SciFi version and remove the painted back-drops that stand out horrifyingly on the DVD? OCP?
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#189164
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Dr. M's Reinventing The Wheel Edition (PAL to NTSC+) (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/189164/action/topic#189164
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Sorry you don't like the brighter whites, it's actually really really minor compared to moth3r's original.

As far as the fuzzy area near the top, unfortunately that's a bit of an artifact from the sharpening process. When a black border crosses into the actual video the filter assumes it's an edge. That can leave a bright white band across it. To stop it you have to mask the filter to prevent it from sharping the first line or two on all 4 sides. This causes it's own artifacting, but not nearly as distracting as the white line.

Before anyone asks, yes I did try cropping all borders before sharpening but for some reason that screwed up the unsharp filter causing weird diagonal black lines across the picture. It had to be sharpened before all other filters.

I told you there were trade offs.