Duke of Crydee

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Join date: 20-Aug-2006
Last activity: 9-Jul-2017
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Post: #237020
Topic: Info Wanted: Do I Have The Best OT Preservation DVDs out there?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/237020/action/topic#237020
Time: 20-Aug-2006 2:01 PM

Originally posted by: Knightmessenger
It's really personal preference. Some people don't want to combine the dvd unaltered footage with laserdisc, others don't mind. Personally, I wouldn't want something sourced from the dvd's at all because the colors and brightness levels are so screwed up, I don't think the original colors can be completely recovered.

I understand now. I really couldn't care less about exact color correctness and brightness levels. In terms of visual quality I'm more concerned about resolution and detail. I wouldn't really notice color-matching being off.

So I guess what I'm asking is:

-Is there just one DVD/LD version out there? Or ones that are better done than others regarding the quality of the LD rip, or any adjustments to the special effects.

Post: #237017
Topic: Info: Original Trilogy in HD screening this November!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/237017/action/topic#237017
Time: 20-Aug-2006 1:56 PM

Originally posted by: Davis
But what good would that be if your final project is in DVD format? You have to compress it anyway.

Why does the final project have to be on a DVD?

If someone has the ability to capture the HD broadcast as HD in their computer, then they can keep it at HD quality and just release the data file uncompressed. So people with home theater PCs, or just a PC with high enough resolution support, can enjoy the OT in HD quality that way.

Post: #237014
Topic: Info Wanted: Do I Have The Best OT Preservation DVDs out there?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/237014/action/topic#237014
Time: 20-Aug-2006 1:53 PM

Originally posted by: Davis
No, because it's not true to the original. There are shots on that disc that were modified for the 2004 SE, and they weren't replaced with the original video.

According to the people that released it on MySpleen, all of the Special Edition shots in all 3 movies were deleted. Replaced with the original video from the LD rips.

Originally posted by: Davis
And the colors are screwed up. And the encoding is pretty lousy (I don't know about Empire and Jedi, though).

Colors on the LD I can't comment on. I can imagine there might be better transfers of it out there someplace. Part of the reason for this thread was to find out.

Originally posted by: Davis
So I'd say no- pick up the official DVD for $18 next month, which contains the actual original movie.

Now this comment I can't wrap my head around. First of all the OT isn't going to be $18 next month. That's just for 1 of them. So you're looking at over $50 for the entire OT, since Lucas is forcing you to buy the SE versions as well. On top of that, the video quality has been confirmed by LucasFilms themselves as being no better than anything you can find from what has been released here. No thanks.

Post: #237009
Topic: Info: Original Trilogy in HD screening this November!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/237009/action/topic#237009
Time: 20-Aug-2006 1:46 PM

Originally posted by: ShiftyEyes
What would be the point if these are the same as the 2004 DVDs?

Um, because this is the first time the OT will be put out into the public in HD quality.

The fan edits try to use the best source material in order to get non-SE versions to the fans. So far the 2004 DVDs have been the best source material of the OT to work with. I can only imagine an HD version of the 2004 DVDs would make new fan-made projects amazing to view on an HD projector or capable computer monitor.

Post: #237005
Topic: Info Wanted: Do I Have The Best OT Preservation DVDs out there?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/237005/action/topic#237005
Time: 20-Aug-2006 1:30 PM — Edited 4-Jul-2020 11:19 AM

Trying to backtrack through all of the threads to determine what’s the most accurate and best quality (visually) OT (not SE!) DVDs is dizzying. I figured I’d save myself some hours of searching and ask those in-the-know if the DVD set I have is the best so far.

I have an edition of the OT called the “Classic Edition”. They were created mainly with the official DVD footage, but deleting the SE parts by using the best LD footage at the time. I do not believe any edits of special effects were done like in some ongoing projects. I got them from MySpleen, but unfortunately can’t seem to find them again to figure out who made these.

Anyway, with the HD Cinemax release coming, the X0Project, and others literally adding in and re-doing special effects, I’m sure better and better releases are coming. But are these the best currently?

Thank you for your help.

Post: #237002
Topic: Info: Original Trilogy in HD screening this November!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/237002/action/topic#237002
Time: 20-Aug-2006 1:21 PM — Edited 4-Jul-2020 11:15 AM

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060818a.php

Thought I’d share the news here. I can imagine the talented people here would love to get an HD capture of the OT:SE for re-editing (read: removing all the SE crap, saber fixes, etc.) into the ULTIMATE edition of the Original Trilogy that we’re probably never going to see from LucasFilm.

Damn I wish I had some skills to do this. My 20" widescreen monitor is begging to display this!

Mod Edit: a working link to the above article can be found here:-

https://web.archive.org/web/20070909155519/http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060818a.php

Post: #236993
Topic: Info: GHOSTBUSTERS - Tobins Spirit Guide
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/236993/action/topic#236993
Time: 20-Aug-2006 12:34 PM

Awesome news. I can not wait for this!!!