Hal 9000

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Join date: 14-Oct-2003
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Post: #251628
Topic: For me...it all came out in the end...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251628/action/topic#251628
Time: 16-Oct-2006 6:27 PM

I plan on turning my Disc 1's into very attractive drink coasters.

And once my personal edit of the OT (which will be a hybrid of the SE and OOT) are complete, I will substitute them for the discs that currently reside in the space marked "Disc 1".

So it'll be the original, untampered, groundbreaking, and well-loved versions... as well as my own personal edition, which is primarily a 'Special Edition' minus the crap.

Post: #249276
Topic: Letterboxed to anamorphic video conversion
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/249276/action/topic#249276
Time: 3-Oct-2006 5:21 PM

Does anybody know an avs command that will turn the "black bar" portion of a 2:35.1 anamorphic frame to straight black?
Like if there's a logo or burnt in subtitles in the black region, to paste over them with black.

Post: #248966
Topic: Info Wanted: Anyone Planning on making Anamorphic versions using 2006 OUT DVDs?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/248966/action/topic#248966
Time: 1-Oct-2006 7:57 PM

Ah, crap. When I finish, the picture is indeed 16:9, but it looks like it was merely squished to fit that way. That's no good, I want it cropped don't I?

Will this look okay on a real TV?

EDIT: Nevermind. I modified the crop command in the AVS, and the test sample turned out perfect.

Post: #248946
Topic: For Those who bought the Sept. 12th Release, Thoughts so far?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/248946/action/topic#248946
Time: 1-Oct-2006 6:46 PM

I bought ANH, whilst grumbling about the hassle it'll be to convert them to anamorphic. It looked pretty good, so I bought ESB too. ESB looks downright terrible by any standards. Haven't seen ROTJ yet, but hopefully it'll look better.

Post: #248934
Topic: Info Wanted: Anyone Planning on making Anamorphic versions using 2006 OUT DVDs?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/248934/action/topic#248934
Time: 1-Oct-2006 5:28 PM

Success, I think ANH is on it's way to being encoded anamorphically on my hard drive as I type.

Thanks again, Adigitalman.

I went ahead and bought ESB, since ANH looked decent enough. My goodness, it looks terrible.

Post: #248676
Topic: Info Wanted: Anyone Planning on making Anamorphic versions using 2006 OUT DVDs?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/248676/action/topic#248676
Time: 29-Sep-2006 12:09 PM

How exactly do I setup DVD Rebuilder Pro to convert to anamorphic? I tried it with "no compression" mode but the end result was 100% identical to what I started with.

Post: #248635
Topic: ***The "Darth Editous" Episode IV DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a partially "de-specialed" DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/248635/action/topic#248635
Time: 29-Sep-2006 12:36 AM

Sounds great!

If you're going to try to send the color back to what it was before the SE, you might have trouble. It seems like the colors were altered when the SE was created, and then boosted beyond comprehension for the DVDs. Big mess.

Post: #248630
Topic: Info Wanted: Anyone Planning on making Anamorphic versions using 2006 OUT DVDs?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/248630/action/topic#248630
Time: 29-Sep-2006 12:18 AM

So if I just get the DVD onto the hard drive via DVDShrink and run it through DVDRebuilder Pro with the "convert to anamorphic" checked.... it should be okay?

Post: #248617
Topic: Info Wanted: Anyone Planning on making Anamorphic versions using 2006 OUT DVDs?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/248617/action/topic#248617
Time: 28-Sep-2006 10:30 PM

Oops, nevermind. I had downloaded DVD*remake* pro, rather than DVd rebuilder.
I will give it another shot and let you know how it goes.

Post: #248610
Topic: Info Wanted: Anyone Planning on making Anamorphic versions using 2006 OUT DVDs?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/248610/action/topic#248610
Time: 28-Sep-2006 9:55 PM

I obtained DVDRebuilder Pro, but when I convert to anamorphic (letterbox or pan-n-scan) it merely squishes the image. No good. Maybe I'm missing some checked box in an options list.

Post: #248594
Topic: Info Wanted: Anyone Planning on making Anamorphic versions using 2006 OUT DVDs?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/248594/action/topic#248594
Time: 28-Sep-2006 6:40 PM

That's it, I give up.

If anyone has sucessfully converted the DVDs into anamorphic DVDs, and would like to trade the three for a set of my prequel edits, shoot me a PM.

Hey, I tried.

Post: #248491
Topic: Letterboxed to anamorphic video conversion
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/248491/action/topic#248491
Time: 28-Sep-2006 8:13 AM

Tmpgenc says the avs is an "illegal stream format" when I try to open it. Is there another program I can use to do this?

Post: #248428
Topic: Letterboxed to anamorphic video conversion
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/248428/action/topic#248428
Time: 27-Sep-2006 11:26 PM

I think I follow pretty well so far... but how to I open my avs file in Tmpgenc Plus? This is the only stumbling block so far.

Post: #248369
Topic: Info Wanted: Anyone going to combine the SE and 2006 OT DVD?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/248369/action/topic#248369
Time: 27-Sep-2006 4:32 PM

If I can ever find a way to easily convert the DVDs to anamorphic, I'll get right on that.

Can anyone help me out with DVDremake pro??

Post: #247455
Topic: Episode II: Shroud of the Dark Side (the TM edit) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/247455/action/topic#247455
Time: 23-Sep-2006 11:49 AM

If you don't mind sharing, I'm very curious as to what you're doing with the Jedi Analysis scene.

Post: #247308
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/247308/action/topic#247308
Time: 22-Sep-2006 6:42 PM

I like the idea of removing Boba Fett from the Jabba scene.

Post: #245862
Topic: Dr. M's Reinventing The Wheel Edition (PAL to NTSC+) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245862/action/topic#245862
Time: 19-Sep-2006 8:40 AM

I've been seeding them at 10 kb/s each since I completed them.
But I'm trying to pick up some slack with ESB now.

Post: #243028
Topic: Help: looking for. 1997 Special Edition Preservation?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/243028/action/topic#243028
Time: 11-Sep-2006 8:31 PM — Edited 4-Jul-2020 11:25 AM

Does anyone have an NTSC DVD copy of the '97 SE version of the Star Wars Trilogy in their posession? I can’t find any torrents, and I think dark_jedi took down all his LD torrents. I would be willing to trade with a copy of my prequel edits, or any other DVDs I have.
I have a PAL copy from the “canal” recordings already, so that’s not what I’m looking for.

Reason I need them is to try a “De-SE” project that won’t require ANY footage from the '04 DVDs, thereby removing all the terrible mistakes and color boosting. Even so, It’d be useful in other editing projects I might try.
Thanks in advance!

Post: #242791
Topic: The Star Wars Title Mash!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242791/action/topic#242791
Time: 10-Sep-2006 10:46 PM

Revenge of the Phantom Hope Strike Back Attack

Post: #242781
Topic: Dr. M's Reinventing The Wheel Edition (PAL to NTSC+) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242781/action/topic#242781
Time: 10-Sep-2006 9:44 PM

Thanks, Mallwalker. Seeding ROTJ.

Looks great too, just about as good as the "real" DVDs anyway.

Post: #242730
Topic: Dr. M's Reinventing The Wheel Edition (PAL to NTSC+) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242730/action/topic#242730
Time: 10-Sep-2006 6:27 PM

Yes, ROTJ shot up significantly and so it souldn't be long before I can seed it.

ESB still has 12 hours ETA, and doing fairly well. ANH looks like a long road still. And I'll seed this as long as I can, as often as I can.

Post: #242544
Topic: ***The "Darth Editous" Episode V DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a work in progress
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242544/action/topic#242544
Time: 9-Sep-2006 7:01 PM

Are you planning on adding in Vader yelling "Noooooo" from ROTS when Luke slips and falls at the end, as well as adding in Luke's scream?

Seriously though, how's progress coming? I'm holding off my tampering with ESB until you're finished. I'm glad I did for ANH too.

Post: #242493
Topic: Dr. M's Reinventing The Wheel Edition (PAL to NTSC+) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242493/action/topic#242493
Time: 9-Sep-2006 1:43 PM

ANH is really slow. I'm at 11%, downloading at 2 kb/s at best.

Post: #242476
Topic: Dr. M's Reinventing The Wheel Edition (PAL to NTSC+) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242476/action/topic#242476
Time: 9-Sep-2006 12:39 PM

It looks like a long and winding road to seeing these torrents complete downloading.

Once that happens, I will seed for as long as I can, and do so again if needed.

Post: #242465
Topic: 2006 OT DVD: Poll: So What are You Going to Do?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242465/action/topic#242465
Time: 9-Sep-2006 11:50 AM

I think I'll stick with the "Reinventing the Wheel" set instead of the new DVDs.
They look pretty good even for laserdisc, compareable to the new DVDs, are anamorphic, and are not $90. Even if the picture isn't quite as good, it's darn near close, and anamorphic already!

I'm very dissapointed in Lucasfilm for this poor release, so I'm not shelling out $60-100 for them when I have something just as good or better.