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#1393273
Topic
Going away? Post so here!
Time

Re Fated-Dualist leaving - https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Random-Thoughts/id/11047/page/787 which I’ve only just seen, oojason leaving before that, and now me too.

I know oojason from the old days on here, and also on another nonSW site. We got talking on there and he persuaded me to come back to this place after a long time away. To take a look around, give him some feedback and ideas for improvements or for content not previously covered. To help point new members in the ‘right direction’ to threads and such (I think he asked other people too, including Fated-Dualist). And we were happy to help, to become active members on here again, and of course also post on Star Wars and hang out on here.

When Jason left and the reasons why, we were a little unnerved, but have continued on here, and even finished up some of his incomplete projects and ideas (with his permission and notes).

Yet what has gone on here is deeply troubling; seeing former members (or people who don’t post much anymore - and I don’t just mean this latest incident with Handman) come back and snipe, make accusations, and kick off at others or try to take a ‘high ground’. It appears some are more interested in point scoring or set on continuing this whole thing on and on. As Fated has said the past, contructing a narrative where they have done nothing wrong, though carry on sniping to throw shade or shit at others who are adjudged to have wronged them, at ‘the other side’ or ‘enemy’.

The hostilitiy, anger and accusations is disturbing, and given what happened to oojason - or to people speaking up for him, the mods, Jay, or the site, and this is also not for me. I don’t want to be associated with that in any way, or be on the end of what Jason has faced. So like Fated-Dualist, it is a good bye from me.
 

In the wider picture I hope the people taking shots at this forum, and also pop up here when there is drama to fuel, realise it is not going to achieve anything apart from fostering more hate and anger in an environment (not here) where someone seeing all this would take things too far, way way too far (such as along the lines of what happened to Jason). All this wasted energy and effort on being negative and hateful, instead of contributing something positive or working towards reconciling any issues. Or even just ignoring each other if need be. Maybe in time people will realise that, take a step back, have a look at themselves, and what the end game will be if it continues. I hope so, for everyone on here and also on the other websites where this is still an issue, where people are given platforms like this ‘to vent’ at the OT, and also pat each other on the back for telling Jay the OT founder & admin on here to go kill himself, and have ‘big problems’ with the mods here. Or continues to take veiled shots at the OT admin, accuse someone of being a sock despite knowing it cannot be who they claim it is, who shitposts all over the site, moans about the forum ‘declining’, wants ‘to make it great’ again but repeatedly makes image-only & low effort shitposts themselves. All because they they are bored, haven’t the will or courage to just leave or adapt.

A “good riddance” or pithy post, accusations, insults and anger towards me incoming, and expected. Instead of trying to actually make this forum better, or working through the issues some have elsewhere.

 

TLDR - “This bickering is pointless.”

and to also have a think about the effects on yourselves, others around you and your differing communities, should people are still striving to continue along this divisive and destructive path.
 

MTFBWY all.

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#1392529
Topic
Hello, what have we here? (we have a Lando movie here [maybe]) EDIT: IT'S NOT REAL, I AM AN APRIL FOOL
Time

Well, no Lando movie, or Solo 2, but we do have a Lando series:

 

“Everyone’s favorite scoundrel Lando Calrissian will return in a brand-new event series for Disney+. Justin Simien, creator of the critically-acclaimed Dear White People and a huge Star Wars fan, is developing the story.”
 

^ from the ‘Future Lucasfilm Projects Revealed’ article on the official Star Wars website.

And also here at https://twitter.com/starwars/status/1337176099495706624

 

I hope they get Donald Glover back for this, even maybe Billy Dee in it as well - even if it is just a “did I tell you the time I once went…” cut-to-flashback set of stories. Capes and capers 😃

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#1392518
Topic
<strong>Star Wars: Visions</strong> (animated short films) - a general discussion thread - * <strong>SPOILERS</strong> *
Time

 
“Presenting all-new, creative takes on the galaxy far, far away, Star Wars: Visions will be a series of animated short films celebrating Star Wars through the lens of the world’s best anime creators. The anthology collection will bring 10 fantastic visions from several of the leading Japanese anime studios, offering a fresh and diverse cultural perspective to Star Wars.”

^ from the ‘Future Lucasfilm Projects Revealed’ article on the official Star Wars website.

and also at https://twitter.com/starwars/status/1337175544215965696 & www.starwars.com/series/star-wars-visions

 

I am really hoping they push the boundaries for this, some high quality and sweeping animation, and differing styles to what we have seen before in the animated Star Wars series we’ve seen so far.

Maybe something along the lines of the quality fan videos like Daz Tibbles animation, the TIE Fighter - short film, Malec’s The Mandalorian as anime, or even better. 😃
 

This is simply ‘a general discussion thread’ for Star Wars: Visions, if anyone wants to create threads for the individual stories please do.

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#1392494
Topic
A new Star Wars Disney+ series confirmed - written, produced &amp; run by Leslye Headland
Time

‘The Acolyte’

‘Leslye Headland, Emmy Award-nominated creator of the mind-bending series Russian Doll, brings a new Star Wars series to Disney+ with The Acolyte. The Acolyte is a mystery-thriller that will take the audience into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark side powers in the final days of the High Republic era.’

^ from the ‘Future Lucasfilm Projects Revealed’ announcement article on the official Star Wars website.
 

So we will get a ‘High Republic’ series after all 😃

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#1392409
Topic
The Kenobi <s>Movie</s> Show (Spoilers)
Time

‘Hayden Christensen returns as Darth Vader, joining Ewan McGregor in OBI-WAN KENOBI. The Original Series begins 10 years after the dramatic events of Revenge of the Sith, and is coming to #DisneyPlus.’

^ from https://twitter.com/starwars/status/1337174593639829507
 

The link also has the title reveal for the series, but I have no clue on how to post that on here (so click on the link to see it) 😃

———————-

Edit: Anchorhead

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#1392398
Topic
<strong>Rangers Of The New Republic</strong> (live action series) - general discussion thread (<strong>Cancelled</strong>)
Time

“Set within the timeline of The Mandalorian, this new live-action series from executive producers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni will intersect with future stories and culminate into a climactic story event.”
 

^ from the ‘Future Lucasfilm Projects Revealed’ article on the official Star Wars website.

and https://twitter.com/starwars/status/1337173771682103297
 

This announcement of the many new Star Wars series had me the most eagerly awaiting for more information. A ‘Texas Rangers’ vibe? Trying to keep in the peace in the Outer Rim, or even core worlds, with potential for crossovers with The Mandalorian and characters from there, and also the other announced series linked above. Oh yes! 😃

Or maybe something else completely? Either way, I am looking forward to hearing more about this series.

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#1392392
Topic
<strong>The Bad Batch</strong> (animated series) - a general discussion thread
Time

The Star Wars YouTube channel put up this sizzle video earlier today:

‘Sizzle | The Bad Batch | Disney+’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB9DIxdB198 (70 second video)
 

I’ll have to re-watch the last season of The Clone Wars to see their introduction, this look pretty good and hopefully does well.

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#1392387
Topic
<em><strong>ANDOR</strong></em> - Disney+ Series - A General Discussion Thread
Time

The Star Wars YouTube channel have released a sizzle video for ‘Andor’:-

‘Sizzle Reel | Andor | Disney+’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSW-pARyP-M (2 minute video)
 

According to this - https://www.starwars.com/news/future-lucasfilm-projects-revealed - the series will air on Disney+ in 2022 😃

 

The concept art images shown at the end of the above ‘Andor’ sizzle video (all credit to u/Almer113 on reddit):

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#1392369
Topic
A '<strong>Rumour and News</strong>' thread for reported new Star Wars films and tv series
Time

‘Disney plans to expand the Star Wars universe with 10 shows’

https://ew.com/tv/disney-star-wars-universe
 

'UPDATE: Disney announced Thursday it’s planning a whopping ten Star Wars series over the next few years, along with an equal number of Marvel series.

PREVIOUS: The Star Wars galaxy is about to get far, far bigger.

Disney plans “a significant expansion of the Star Wars universe,” including a “Death Star-size trove of coming content,” according to a New York Times report Wednesday.

The news comes on the eve of Disney’s Investor Day conference, a four-hour event that’s expected to include major programming revelations on Thursday afternoon.

On the Star Wars front, there are many headline possibilities.

A third season of The Mandalorian is a given, but not yet announced.

There is sure to be an update on the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series, which has Ewan McGregor reprising his iconic Jedi Master role. The project will reportedly air as a six-episode limited series rather than as an ongoing story. The project is set eight years after Revenge of the Sith (and before the events in A New Hope). Filming has been expected to begin in the next few months, so potential casting news, a title, or other details seems likely.

The Cassian Andor series is also overdue for an update. The prequel project has Diego Luna reprising his Rogue One role as a Rebel spy. Alan Tudyk has also been confirmed as reprising his role as the droid K-2SO. Luna recently suggested the project has begun quietly filming in London.

There’s also a female-centric series in the works from Russian Doll co-creator Leslye Headland that reportedly is set in a rather different timeline than we’ve seen before in other Star Wars projects.

Recently there have also been rumors of a Boba Fett series now that Jango Fett actor Temuera Morrison has returned to the Star Wars universe on The Mandalorian.

There’s also another animated series in the works, The Bad Batch, which is set after the events in The Clone Wars.

Yet the most exciting announcement will probably not be an update on these existing reports, but rather something entirely new. One area of particular interest is what’s next for the franchise in terms of theatrical films in the wake of 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Or perhaps Disney will completely shift its Star Wars interests to the small screen to bolster Disney+, which has racked up a most impressive 74 million subscribers since launching just over a year ago.’

 

If the article is correct I wonder what the other 5 Star Wars series will be?

  1. Cassian Andor
  2. Obi Wan
  3. The Bad Batch
  4. a series by Leslye Headland
  5. Boba Fett (rumours)

A Rebels animated sequel? Lando? Ahsoka? Cara Dune? Something hopefully set in a new time and part of the GFFA?

No word on any of the announced new films though 😦

 

Edit: The official Star Wars website has this article covering some of the new content announced today:

‘Future Lucasfilm Projects Revealed’ - https://www.starwars.com/news/future-lucasfilm-projects-revealed

 

^ All of the Lucasfilm titles announced in the Disney Investor Stream.

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#1391581
Topic
Help: looking for... Original Trilogy and other fan preservations
Time

There is information on how to obtain some of the projects on here (and other useful information) in these threads:

(simply copied and pasted from many other threads helping new members with questions and information about projects on here)

 

Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com; Introduce yourself in here + useful info within

‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com

I have found a Fan Edit / Preservation I am interested in - but don’t know how to get / acquire / download it?

About : Help : OT.com Forum Rules and Guidelines : Fan Edit / Preservation Forum Rules and FAQ

 

The ‘Index & Help’ threads pinned in each of the four ‘Fan Project’ forums:-

An Index Of Projects & Help Thread for Star Wars Preservations…

An Index Of Projects & Help Thread for Star Wars Fan Edits and Other Projects…

An Index Of Projects & Help Thread for Preservation of Other Properties…

An Index Of Projects & Help Thread for Fan Edits & Projects for Other Properties…

are particularly useful.

 

Information and answers can be found in many of the individual project threads themselves - different projects have different ways of being acquired; sometimes the information is in the opening post, for other projects it may be located later in the project thread.

A few projects have their own Some info & help for ‘Project X’ (and more)… threads in the ‘General Assistance’ section.

The How-To’s and Technical Discussions forum is a good for any technical questions, and also for some alternative ways (and guides) of acquiring projects.

 

Some of the more ‘popular’ or well known projects may also be available on torrent sites, streaming sites, download sites, or have links to them on other websites such as reddit, You Tube, twitter, Discord and other social media sites.

 

There won’t be any links to projects found on this site for obvious reasons (and as explained in some of the links above).
 

Good luck with finding and acquiring what you are after 👍

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#1391095
Topic
Problems Burning Despecialized to DVD
Time

The Despecialized Editions by Harmy : Index of ‘How-To’s & Help’ Threads | Index of ‘General Despecialized Threads’ | ‘Where are they? And how do I get them?’ mega-merge thread… thread in the How-To’s and Technical Discussions forum may be of some help.

I think a few people have had similar issues.

I’m not a tech-wiz but I don’t think an .iso file will play on most standalone blu-ray players. Though it will work if played on a computer using VLC or Windows Classic Media Player.

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#1391090
Topic
<strong>Return Of The Jedi</strong> - a general <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> thread
Time

I saw this thread on twitter referring to the Return Of The Jedi’s ‘Black Friday’ (November 22nd, 1982):

https://twitter.com/agraphafx/status/1334930894017085441 (a 10-part thread)

Mod Edit: a screenshot of the above twitter thread can be found here - https://i.imgur.com/cijUqU5.png
 

Two articles linked in the above twitter thread (referring to Rinzler’s ‘Making Of’ ROTJ book):

George Lucas Scrapped ROTJ Effects Shots - at Star Wars Underworld (in 2012)

Ewok Orgies and Nine other things a new book reveals about ROTJ - Number 8; Insane Lunatic Maniacs (ILM) - at MTV (in 2013)

^ from the article: ‘“‘Jedi’ almost killed everybody, every department,” admits Lucas.’

 

It seems amazing to me that this isn’t talked about more. All that work, time, money and effort to be thrown out and to never see the light of day.

Even the skilled technicians, modelmakers and artists that were involved these scenes don’t seem to talk about them? Maybe it is too painful still, or perhaps just been forgotten after the hangovers?

Is there more information? Or a thread on here about these scenes?

 


 

‘Visual effects supervisor Ken Ralston talks about “Black Friday"’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX_erQtz-KY - 80 second video from the Muppet youtube channel.
 

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#1390560
Topic
Richard Marquand's effect on Return of the Jedi
Time

I love reading about Richard Marquand, his story and involvement in ROTJ. A few of the other OT threads about him which, could be of interest others reading this?:

• Interview With Richard Marquand Director of Return of the Jedi (June 1983) - 2011 thread, by Tobar

• Audio Interview with Richard Marquand (May 1983) - 2012 thread, by Tobar

• Rinzler writes about Marquand in Blueprints - 2011 thread, by Heilemann

• What was the point of hiring Richard Marquand in the first place? - 2016 thread, by Density

Are there more threads about or featuring Marquand on here?
 

Some of my favourite informative articles & videos on Marquand:

• Richard Marquand And His Amazing Contribution To Star Wars - at The Bearded Trio
• Vintage Richard Marquand Interview - at The Bearded Trio
• Starlog interview with Richard Marquand (1983) - at Starlog, Issue 71 (via The Internet Archive website)
• Richard Marquand interview: Return Of The Jedi, Star Wars - at Den Of Geek (2013 - previously unpublished)
• A Tribute To Richard Marquand - You Tube video by Rob Wainfur
• Richard Marquand directing a scene, out loud, from Return of the Jedi - You Tube video by violistarevirtuoso
• Radio Archive: Richard Marquand interview Return of the Jedi review - You Tube video by palimpsest2011
• James Marquand: talks about growing up in the Jedi glow - at FanthaTracks
• James Marquand - Star Wars: Life growing up in the Jedi’s glow - at the BBC
• An Interview And A Box - at the official Star Wars website (with JW Rinzler talking about Marquand and the ROTJ ‘Making Of’ book)
• The Curious Case Of The ‘Return Of The Jedi‘ Director - at Uproxx
• Who is the Supreme Intellect that Lucas spoke of to Richard Marquand? - at In A Far Away Galaxy (a fantastic site)
• Gerald Home (aka Squid Face) - at Star Wars Interviews (talking about ROTJ & Marquand)

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#1390553
Topic
Star Wars <strong>News</strong> | articles that may not have enough interest for their own threads...
Time

‘Lucasfilm to celebrate 50th Anniversary in 2021’:

https://www.starwars.com/news/lucasfilm-50th-anniversary

'2021 marks the 50th anniversary of Lucasfilm. The celebration will kick off with commemorative, fan-favorite 50th anniversary Star Wars products. The launch starts in January and will continue throughout the year with special edition product releases.

“Consumer products have always been an integral part of the Star Wars fan experience, and they remain a constant force in pop-culture today,” says Paul Southern, Lucasfilm senior vice president, Licensing and Franchise. “To commemorate Lucasfilm’s 50 years of storytelling, we look forward to honoring this consumer products legacy and bringing to life brand-new products, games, and publishing offerings that celebrate our future with Lucasfilm’s exciting feature films and Disney+ series ahead.”

Lucasfilm was founded in 1971 by George Lucas. Films such as Star Wars and Indiana Jones took the world by storm and revolutionized visual effects, sound design, animation, and other groundbreaking filmmaking techniques. The artists and technicians of Lucasfilm have never stopped innovating and continue to influence the film industry today. The Mandalorian is currently one of top series on Disney+. Across the Company, Lucasfilm has won 29 Emmy Awards, 38 Academy Awards, 32 Sci-Tech Awards, 18 Webby Awards, and 12 awards for ILMxLAB’s groundbreaking work in immersive entertainment. Lucasfilm Publishing has had over 180 books on the New York Times Bestseller List and has won a multitude of awards, including the 2020 GLAAD Award for Outstanding Comic Book. Lucasfilm Games has delighted fans across multiple platforms and genres with games that push the boundaries of interactive entertainment, winning numerous awards including BAFTA Game Awards, D.I.C.E. Awards from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences and Game Developers Choice Awards.

The Company’s impact on filmmaking, entertainment, experiences, and global culture is unmistakable. Stay tuned to Lucasfilm.com as we celebrate the history of Lucasfilm as well as our current projects throughout the year.’

 

Seems like an excuse to sell more tat?

Unless they are going to give the option of buying the classic versions of the Original Trilogy on a modern digital format? 😉

But probably just selling more tat!

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#1389500
Topic
Dave Prowse 1935-2020
Time

jedi_bendu said:

Is it known what they fell out over?

There are a few threads about it on here, in the ‘Characters & Actors’ section of the OT Index, and oojason covered some of it in his George Lucas: Unreliable Narrator & Time Travelling Revisionist… thread.

There is also a ton of information online, though much of it without the journalist in question admitting it was NOT David Prowse who was leaking information on the film to him.

The 2015 ‘I Am Your Father’ documentary is very much worth a viewing for more information too 👍

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#1389459
Topic
Alan Dean Foster not getting book royalties from Disney
Time

JW Rinzler, who is currently fighting cancer, tweeted this a couple of days ago:

“Seems normal that #AlanDeanFoster s/ be paid, after all. I have similar concerns…”

^ https://twitter.com/jwrinzler/status/1330900913729400836
 

It would appear Disney may well be doing this to a few authors out there?

 

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#1387993
Topic
Possible 'proof' that Greedo was always meant to shoot
Time

You’d think given the amount of times George has changed the scene, and his evolving & disproved claims about it, that he somehow cut his losses instead of further digging himself into an increasingly deeper hole? And just stop. Or apologise?

Or people who want to curry favour with George, or come up with strange new claims in an attempt to somehow ‘back up’ or give credibility George’s evolving and bizarre statements, would at least do some rudimentary fact checking first. Though, maybe not! 😃

 

A couple of discerning and informative articles on the whole Greedo debacle on the ‘Star Wars Visual Comparisons’ blog:

Greedo Shoots First (the Theatrical release through to the 2011 SE)

Greedo Shoots First, Take 4: Maclunkey (2019 SE / Maclunkey)

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#1387771
Topic
❕ An <strong>Index</strong> of some OT•com threads from '<strong>How-To's and Technical Discussions</strong>' ❕
Time

An Index of some OT•com threads from in the ‘How-To’s and Technical Discussions’ forum

 
This is simply an attempt at an index for the numerous OT•com threads about all things ‘How-To’s & Technical’. 😃
 

oojason had started work on compiling another round of various ‘OT•com Archiving’ projects shortly before he left the site. Thanks to oojason for allowing me to finish another of his projects, and also to Fated-Dualist for asking ooj’s permission and forwarding me on the files and ideas, I’ve been able to continue that work and have now completed this thread (I think!).

Hopefully this Index will be of some use, interest and help for finding relevant Technical Discussion & Information threads. To both showcase and archive the knowledge, help and information (not to mention the resoluteness, kindness and dedication) of the OT•com members on here…
 

The Main Categories:-

• Guides and How-To’s
• Hardware & Software Recommendations / Requests…
• Popular Questions & Topics - General : Ripping / Capturing : Audio : Video : Editing : Authoring / Burning : Differing Formats
• Other useful threads around the OT•com and also ‘Technical Assistance’ sections on OT•com’s sister-sites

 

Some threads may contain information which are applicable to more than just the one category listed here in this Index.

OT•com threads can also be searched for by using your online search engine of choice. Information on how to do this can be found in the - ‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com thread.

As ever, if you see any errors or mistakes - or know of any more threads for inclusion, please post them below - thank you.

 

 

 

Guides and How-To’s

 

• Despecialized Editions by Harmy : Index of ‘How-To’s & Help’ Threads | Index of ‘General Despecialized Threads’ | ‘Where are they? And how do I get them?’ mega-merge thread… - by skywalker101 & oojason
• Guide to Downloading Projects from Usenet - by Bluto
• Usenet tutorial? - by ReverendBeastly
• Moth3r’s guide to LD capture colour correction using AviSynth (emphasis on “correction”) - by Moth3r
• Doctor M’s ÜberGuide for -Full- PAL to NTSC DVD Conversion v2.0 - by Doctor M
• Rikter’s Guide: How to burn a DVD with a DVD-rom folder (or other folders) - by Rikter
• Citizen’s Aspect Ratio Calculator Tool for your browser - by Citizen
• How to capture HDCP-encrypted HDMI sources (Vudu, Netflix, Directv, Virgin Media, etc.) - by drngr
• School me on rTorrent (or convince me to do something else) - by CatBus
• UHD Blu-ray Authoring - Technical Discussion - by railerswim
• Guide for Working with 4K HDR Blu-ray Rips in SDR - by 44rh1n
• How to build a film scanner (need advise & help, please) - by monks19

 

 

 

Hardware & Software Recommendations / Requests…

 

• Blu-ray writer brand model suggestions - by Rikter
• Blu-ray burner/blanks discussion - by Laserschwert
• Let’s talk blu-ray burning… - by SpilkaBilka
• burning using bd-r xl or m-discs? - by joeyniji
• laserdisc player recommendations - by austin_1138
• Need some advice on which LD player to choose from my shortlist - by JayArgonaut
• What PAL/NTSC Laserdisc players would you recommend me? - by Byakko
• Need advice on choosing new LD machine - by Jetrell Fo
• Difference in quality of laserdisc players - by charliesheen
• Anyone have an x0 laserdisc player? - by drfsupercenter
• Pioneer DVL-90 (Made In Japan) Laserdisc/DVD Player Settings - by Jetrell Fo
• DVD+R compatable players - by Darth_Oatmeal
• US Market Set-top DVD players that can play both PAL & NTSC DVD’s - by Rikter
• Recommendations for Media Players - by Erikstormtrooper

• DVD+R DL’s - by Doctor M
• What is the best brand of blank optical media? - by Harmy
• Verbatim Dual-Layer DVD’s - by dark_jedi
• Best DVD-R brands today? - by SilverWook
• Blank DVD’s: + or - ? - by Ziz
• Particular DVD brands - by Sokudo Ningyou
• Blu-ray Blank Media - by Jackpumpkinhead
• Question on multi-disc DVD cases - by Chrysophylax
• DVD clamshells…where to get them? - by weapon

• Good capture card? - by reave
• Good capture cards - recommendations? - by fwibbler
• Capture Cards - by inurenegade
• High-End video capture cards - by spoRv
• Standalone CD recorder for Laserdisc audio capture? - by SilverWook

• I’m sure this is old, but HOW do you download torrents? - by yavin02
• A word to the Myspleeners - by JED
• Torrents for little noobs like me?!? - by HotRod

• Safe place to download Handbrake? - by Disney Ruined Star Wars
• Best way to capture Hulu video - by ChainsawAsh
• a Simple, effective video editor? - by darth_ender
• New video format proposal - by Charles Threepio

 

 

 

Popular / Often-Asked About Questions & Topics…

General: Ripping / Capturing : Audio : Video : Editing : Authoring / Burning : Differing Formats

 

General…

• The general ‘How-To’ questions and reference request thread… - by Mark’s Down On Your Syntax
• How to archive Betacam SP tapes? - by digitalfreaknyc
• Is laserdisc better than VHS? - by Janskeet
• PAL vs NTSC laserdiscs - by Citizen
• VHS To DVD Problem - by Cable-X1
• CRC read errors? - by dark_jedi
• Seriously, what is so special about PAL? I mean I can only understand if that’s the standard where you live, but… - by marioxb
• What is the deal with NFO files? - by marioxb
• So, just how bad is pan & scan compared to widescreen? - by bkev
• Burning in subtitles - quick HOWTO? - by Squirrel
• Subtitles…help needed guys - by daveytod
• Creating subtitles - by ReverendBeastly
• Creating an authentic looking crawl - by SweHanzon
• crawl generator (link) - by tellan
• Can anyone make me a title crawl? - by solo21
• v0.4 Star Wars Opening Crawl After Effects Template - by Taolar
• Any Programmers Interested in helping write a Fan Edit Prototyper? - by xhonzi
• Does VLC media player play in HD? - by Janskeet
• Dual Boot? - by dark_jedi
• Motion Control & Physical Models - by timdiggerm
• How do You Play USF files - by Knightmessenger
 

Ripping / Capturing…

• Capture Programs and Codecs (Laser to PC Project) - by FanFiltration
• A query about straight LD rips for DVD back up…I AM a newb at this - by Jetrell Fo
• What Laserdisc player do you use for capturing and why? - by Byakko
• Beginner to capturing LD on PC. Help with new video card. - by captainsolo
• Laserdisc Ripping? - by dark_jedi
• Laserdisc viewing and capturing best current info? - by FenceMan
• Curious about Certain Aspects of My (Primitive) LD to DVD transfers - by The Aluminum Falcon
• Preserving VHS on DVDs? - by suspiciouscoffee
• capturing VHS? - by dark_jedi
• (PDI Deluxe) VHS capture questions for those wiser than moi - by WXM
• VHS Capture? - by FrankT
• Getting stuff off of the DVR. - by MikeO
• Ripping video from DVD - by Max_Rebo
• How do you rip DVDs? - by bingy13
• Need help with DVD ripping on mac platform - by Rebel Scumb
• Ripping DVDs on a Mac - by ChainsawAsh
• Non-DVD transfers? - by Citizen
• DRM removal on a M4V - by sunday256
• How to extract BTM lost scenes? - by Johnboy3434
• Quickie question about VOB ripping - by INv8r_ZIM
• Serious ripping issues - by ChainsawAsh
 

Audio…

• Please explain “Bit-Perfect Audio Capture” for LaserDisc PCM - by zeropc
• Should I compress sound? - by Dantha Fodder
• hardware device as audio analog to digital converter (ADC) - by spoRv
• Laserdisc PCM to low compressed AC3 - by spoRv
• Audio Topic: Stereo to Surround up-mixing - by FanFiltration
• Doctor M’s Stereo to 5.1+ Dolby Prologic II Upmix Guide - by Doctor M
• Stereo to 5.1 - by Arnie.d
• lossless 5.1 surround sound for bluray? - by timemeddler
• Getting 5.1 and stereo mixes from video file with each channel as separate audio file. - by Harmy
• PCM to 5.1 - by El Lono
• Splitting up 5.1 - by Trooperman
• Vegas and 5.1 audio mixing - by dugpa
• How to convert DTS HD Master audio 5.1 to DD 5.1 - by dark_jedi
• Converting 7.1 DTS HD into 5.1? - by sidshady12
• Digital Optical / AC3 RF de-mod audio cards? - by Orinoco_Womble
• mp3 Volume Normalizer Programs - by TV’s Frink
• How do you capture DTS from a LaserDisc? - by zeropc
• HD audio from PC - by Harmy
• Audio embedded in the TFA video file - by Lord Haseo
• editing (blending, syncing, adding/subtracting) audio - by cyclista
• High Dynamic Range - by Harmy
• Audio Isolation Using Per-Sample (or near per sample) Mode Averaging - by nightstalkerpoet
• Removing Music from a Stereo Track - nl0428
• Technical Help required for a Fan Edit: ‘Sonic X’ - with the Audio Mixes… - by nl0428
• On MAC: Convert DTS-HD to wav/flac - by rnranimal
• Info Wanted: How to download the audio from the Star Wars soundboard - by darth_ender
• SUCCESS: Bit-Perfect Audio Capture!!! - by zeropc
• Need Vegas 9 audio Help - by dark_jedi
• Sound question - by tellan
• Another Q for you audio experts - Stereo vs. Dolby Surround - by Moth3r
• Help Wanted: A little audio help for/from those making fan-edit DVDs… - by Hardcore Legend
• HELP!!! No audio in VirtualDub - by ThatArtGuy
• DVD-Lab and multiple audio tracks? - by digitalfreaknyc
• Re-editing the score - by Master Qui-Gon
• AC-3 vs. MPEG audio? - by Jonno
• Is my DVD to WAV audio rip real lossless ?.. - by ABC
• questions about cropping/audio/bitrates - by Tomland Flash
• Adding an audio track to a DVD? - by rubix
• How to extract audio only from Blu-ray - captainsolo
• question about synching the gout with the mono mix - by skyjedi2005
• Preserving Live Albums - by Cable-X1
• Syncing Moth3r’s Release with VHS Sound? - by nin.nux
• Remove Voice - by GhostAlpha26
• Any tips for getting near to isolating the dialogue elements from a film soundmix? - by Bingowings
• Lowering the sound pitch of PAL movies without having to slow it down? - by TheHelmetDork
• DVD Ripping and Editing with Surround Sound - HELP ME! - by Asteroid-Man
• [query] - converting RF to RCA video/audio signals - by negative1
 

Video…

• Letterboxed Widescreen vs. Anamorphic Widescreen Discussion - by Moth3r
• Letterbox —> Anamorphic? - by Hal 9000
• Letterboxed to anamorphic video conversion - by wmgan
• Anamorphic widescreen? - by kaine23
• How Do You Tell If the disk is anamorphic? (not what you think) - by THX-1977
• 4:3(1.33:1) to 16:9 question - by dark_jedi
• Guide to convert the GOUT DVD from 4:3 to 16:9 using freeware-tools - by Oldschooljedi
• Converting non-anamorphic 1.66:1 DVD to 16:9 - by NeonBible
• aspect ratio - by Adamwankenobi
• DVD Reframing question - by Phlibbit
• Blu Ray movies look…wrong - by theprequelsrule
• Black Bars on Blu-Ray’s - by JediKnight8484
• Creating true “black bars”? - by Hal 9000
• Adding Black Bars to Premier project? - by Sober
• Crop and Resize: prepare for / how to - by Arnie.d
• Avisynth 4:3 NTSC -> anamorphic NTSC - by CatBus
• Upscaling - by timdiggerm
• Image registration on video frames (experimental) - by csd79
• Combining two video sources to accrue detail - by a_o
• Comb Filters - by AntcuFaalb
• Info: cleaning up dirty frames for scenes - by negative1
• Livelock with ColourLikeFBF - by Chewtobacca
• Why MPEG2 is not as bad as you may think… - by spoRv
• Color IQ test - by spoRv 😃
• PAL 25i to NTSC 30i proper conversion - HELP NEEDED - by JawTDS
• List of laserdiscs that contain video test patterns - by Moth3r
• Help with interlaced video in After Effects - by Harmy
• Off-Topic: de-interlacing video - by ReverendBeastly
• Info: Subtitles and tsMuxer - by livserge
• How to extract scenes from the 4K… series video files? - by yairisan
• Info: Comb Filter Testing - by AntcuFaalb
• FrameCompare.com - A New Screenshot Comparison Site - Bug reports and Feature Requests - by Williarob
• When does fullscreen show more than widescreen? - by Johnboy3434
• Counter/logo removal on MPEG2 file - by Video Collector
• Methods for colour matching/colour grading - by Moth3r
• Three-strip Technicolor: Please help! - by AntcuFaalb
• Color correction methodologies - by thorr
• Color Grading/Color Correction - by Part-Time Nerf Herder
• Colour matching for fan edits - by Laserman
• Motion Compensated Frame Rate Conversion – free/cheap alternative? - by JawsTDS
• How to average best picture from multiple captures… - by Jetrell Fo
• Getting Best Quality out of MPEG2 - by Uhfgood
• MPEG2 in Premiere? - by ReverendBeastly
• 1080i or any HD capture question? - by dark_jedi
• Fixing Chroma Artifacts? - by Doctor M
• Progressive scan questions - by canofhumdingers
• Inverse Telecining: Best method for restoring original frame rates - by Doctor M
• Ghosting problem - by bdev
• Any Suggestions for Better Uprez to HD? - by darkhelmet
• Techniques and ways of fixing Black Crush or Crushed Blacks - by Ronster
• Restoration tips: Axis-Aligned Polygon Aspect Ratio™ - by spoRv
• Technical question regarding PAL and color… - by Doctor M
• Info: The Ultimate Super Resolution Technique - by NeverarGreat
• A Non-Star Wars Question for all the A/V Experts Here… - by Galahad_Skywalker
 

Editing…

• Info: The process of actual FILM editing - negatives, interpositives etc. - by pittrek
• Video Editing: Where Do I Start? - by Commander Courage
• more editing - by jswert123
• Video Editing Software - by Darth Chaltab
• DV editing software recommendations? - by SilverWook
• Brash’s guide to DVD editing…ON A MAC! - by brash_stryker
• Don’t get technical with me… - by Hal 9000
• Importing AVI into After Effects, MAC - by cruel1079
• Muxing 4K83 issue - by Darth Robin
• Info: AviSynth and VirtualDub - speed improvement - by spoRv
• Question about inverse telecine and shimmering - by Doug Gorius
• It’s going to take a LONG time for Womble to re-encode WookieGroomer’s HD Transfers, isn’t it? - by Johnboy3434
• ADigitalMan’s Guide to MPEG2/AC3 Editing - by ADigitalMan
• Unofficially Official LD-Decode thread - by Danfun128
• combustion v after effects - by tellan
• Got the LD rips - Now How Do I Make Them Work? - by electrictroy
• limitedsharpen() with avisynth - by dark_jedi
• Easy part done - Now 29.997 > 23.976, the hard part - by fwibbler
• Why not 24p? - by THX
• 24p- Why, again? - by mcfly89
• 23.976 to 29.97 fps - How do I do it without speeding up the video? - by klokwerk
• Rotoscoping help - by Hardcore Legend
• Hi all, Need help with editing VOB file - by Darth Belan
• How do you create swipes and scene transitions? - by Marvolo
• Need video/audio help for a fan-edit, please [SERENITY: EE] - by klokwerk
• PaNup: or, how to upscale PAL + NTSC capture and live (quite) happy… - by spoRv
• Sony Vegas; some questions - by The-Lion
• Fun with Photoshop - Denoising an LD capture - by Zion
• Film cleanup (in avisynth I guess) - by Harmy
• AviSynth and Virtualdub filters - by dark_jedi
• Deinterlacing with Avisynth - by PaulisDead2221
• A simple question regarding muxing AC3 and M2V/MPEG - by klokwerk
• Problem with slow motion in Vegas - by Knightmessenger
• ?'s: ripping select scenes, & removing network logos - by Tomland Flash
• Photoshop Help - by GhostAlpha26
• Anyone Hi8 Experts - by Knightmessenger
• Panorama() - an AviSynth function for converting 4:3 into 16:9 - by Moth3r
• Please help me with histograms. - by Marvolo
• After Effects CS3 help needed - by dark_jedi
• Vdub and DVD Flickering - by Marshallator
• Can’t import MPG with Vegas? - by thebutcher
• Need help making custom AviSynth DLL - by CatBus
• Laserdisc capture workflow. - by althor1138
• Anyone have some suggestions on dealing with 2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:3 pulldowns? - by Space Hunter M
• 3:2 on laserdisc question - by CharlieX
• Sony Vegas Problem please help! - by JediMasterFisher
• AviSynth/VirtualDubMod YV12 problems… - by Lord Grievous
• Adobe AE Questions - by GhostAlpha26
• What codec do you use for editing? - by Trooperman
• How to use HuffYUV - by Knightmessenger
• DVD-Lab help, please… - by ThatArtGuy
• Asteroid-Man’s Graphic Design Tutorial - by Asteroid-Man
• Sudden blockiness of video while editing in PPro 2.0 - Problem solved! - by SweHanzon
• A question about NTSC telecine - by Fang Zei
• Rendering from Vegas, what’s the best way? - by Pagz
• DVD Lab Pro 2 - Out Of Memory error with compiling - by maurice2029
• Chapters not working in DVDLab - by ThatArtGuy
• How can you make custom DVD Menus? - by Luke_Skywalker77
• DVD Production - by jswert123
• Working with DVD Storylines (seamless branching) - TEST FILE - by none
 

Authoring / Burning…

• What speed do you burn DVDs at? - by Moth3r
• DVD Burning Software - by Fluke Starbucker
• Burning Dual-Layer Discs For The First Time - by andy_k_250
• Burning Dual-layer DVDs - by pittrek
• Blu-ray vs. DVD-DL - Despecialized Edition - by BB-8
• Burning AVCHD via Mac - by Skyfocker
• Burning the Despecialized to Blu-Ray - AVCHD / MKV - by BB-8
• How do I burn an MKV file to DVD? - by dgraham414
• Help with Adywan’s Episode V Color Corrected 1080p DVD - by Docta Nick
• Burn 1270x720 other than AVCHD by egosum
• Help with burning Star Wars Episode IV v2.7 AVCHD - by iraheinichen
• Encoding tips and ideas - by team_negative1
• Final encoding: which software do you use? - by spoRv
• What do you use to master your DVD’s? - by 88keyz
• Authoring Help with DVDStyler & IMGBurn - by solkap
• Buring AVI’s to DVD - Sync issues!!! - by HotRod
• RatDVD - Please Use - by Ell the Ewok
• Need help making Despecialized Edition DVDs - MKVs - by SpooneyToe11240
• Need an objective eye. Having trouble with this MKV file - by BobaJett
• Info Wanted: bh004 - how do I burn an iso to a dvd? - by daveytod
• I need help figuring out how to re-author a dvd…details inside - by weapon
• To the Creators/Faneditors who are creating DUAL-LAYER discs! - by eDroj
• I NEED HELP W/DVD RECORDER! - by WeShallPreserve
• Frustrated with DVD burning - by bad_karma24
• Encountering errors trying to burn a DVD from a VIDEO_TS folder - by sunday256
• Burning VIDEO_TS Folders: The Noob Thread - by Nanner Split
• Unable to burn DVD+R DLs? - by bkev
• BD authoring help - I need some testers and experts - by spoRv
• AVC video decoding problem - by Harmy
 

Differing Formats…

• Project release formats - what should we be using these days? - by Jonno
• Future of Home Video - by Harmy
• how do you convert 720p/1080p files to DVD and retain the HD? - by Monroville
• How to make AVCHD Bluray DL DVD’s from raw .ts files - by dark_jedi
• how to watch a .x264 file on my PS3? - by Echo3
• How to play Despecialized Edition V2.5 on a PS3 if you don’t have a BD burner - by Moth3r
• Playing AVCHD from USB stick on PS3 - by Moth3r
• How to convert AVI to DVD files? - by HotRod
• How to change HD to DVD? - by jephyork
• converting MPEG2 to AVI - by ReverendBeastly
• Info: m2ts to mkv - by MalaStrana
• MKV to AVCHD in TS Muxer? - by Harmy
• I need help with Star Wars 4k77 1080p from MKV files, SRT files?, to ISO file… - by TVSportsFB90
• Need Help burning AVCHD or M2TS - by agr1170
• MKV - by FrankT
• Converting MKV for use with Adobe Premiere Pro without re-encoding help - by Matt_Stevens
• converting mkv to mp4 - by natm
• HD-DVD to Blu-ray conversion with ClownBD - by Jonno
• Having trouble converting Hal9000’s 1080p MKV’s to Bluray - by chyron8472

 

 

 

Other useful threads around the OT•com and also OT•com’s sister-sites…

 

There may be some helpful information in the following related OT•com Index threads:-

• Despecialized Editions by Harmy : Index of ‘How-To’s & Help’ Threads | Index of ‘General Despecialized Threads’ | ‘Where are they? And how do I get them?’ mega-merge thread… - in How-To’s and Technical Discussions

• An Index & Help Thread for Case Covers, Disc Labels, and Fan Art… - in Case Covers, Disc Labels, and Fan Art

• SW Technical / Audio / Video / Quality Improvement threads & Projects… in the An Index Of Projects & Help Thread for Star Wars Preservations…

• An Info & Help Thread for the ‘Fan Edits and Projects for Other Properties’ section… (Searches, FAQs, ‘Where can I find x?’, ‘Is there an Edit of film x?’, Myspleen, and more…) in Fan Edits and Projects for Other Properties

• An Index Of Projects & Help Thread for Star Wars Preservations… in Star Wars Preservations

• An Index Of Projects & Help Thread for Star Wars Fan Edits and Other Projects… in Star Wars Fan Edits and Other Projects

 

Sister sites of the OT•com also have some useful ‘Techincal Help & Assistance’ style sections too:-

• FanEdit•org : Technical Information section

• FanRes•com : Technical Information section

• Reddit/FanEdits : Fan Edits - Guide & Information

• TheStarWarsTrilogy•com : Technical Assistance Threads (located throughout their forums - registration or invite code required)

 

 

If there any any OT•com threads you’d like to see included in here please post them below. Thank you 😃
 

If any of you knowledgeable ‘tech-heads’ want to use any of the content of any of this post to put together a better or more in-depth Index please go ahead 👍

 

Last Updated: 19th September, 2021.

 

Links to the Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com; Introduce yourself in here + useful info within, plus About, and Help sections.

A link to the ‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com - some info & replies to members’ FAQs thread, in General Assistance.

Links to the OT.com Forum Rules and Guidelines & Fan Edit / Preservation Forum Rules and FAQ threads, in Announcements.