Hal 9000

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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.

Post: #242420
Topic: Dr. M's Reinventing The Wheel Edition (PAL to NTSC+) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242420/action/topic#242420
Time: 9-Sep-2006 12:51 AM

I'm downloading them right now, and took a little peek at the video quality from short burts of video it's already downloaded.

And I must say, it's the best transfer I've seen so far. I don't think I'll spend $90 on the official OOT DVDs when I can live with this, which is about on par with it.

Post: #242349
Topic: Creating subtitles
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242349/action/topic#242349
Time: 8-Sep-2006 7:17 PM

I just wait until I'm ready to author in DVD lab pro, and use that.

Post: #240783
Topic: The "9000" Saga Edit (outdated thread)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/240783/action/topic#240783
Time: 2-Sep-2006 11:44 PM

Thanks, trickbaxter. Glad to see the PIF system finally starting to take off on it's own. Post in this thread if you recieve a copy and can PIF to 1-3 more people who inquire. Thanks, and enjoy.

Post: #240463
Topic: .: Revenge of the Jedi 0.83 MS Edition :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/240463/action/topic#240463
Time: 1-Sep-2006 5:16 PM

I remember, and downloaded, some short clips from ROTJ from tf.n where someone had added flashes and damage to the victims of Luke's saber on the skiff. Was this your work?

Post: #240160
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/240160/action/topic#240160
Time: 31-Aug-2006 7:23 PM

Yes, Bravo on the 3P0 shot.

I promise you, between you and Darth Editous, there's barely anything left for me to improve on ANH!

Post: #239644
Topic: Letterbox ---> Anamorphic?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239644/action/topic#239644
Time: 30-Aug-2006 8:36 AM

Exactly, Darth. I plan on splicing the '04 DVD footage with '06 DVD footage and need them to mesh.

Post: #239643
Topic: The "9000" Saga Edit (outdated thread)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239643/action/topic#239643
Time: 30-Aug-2006 8:22 AM

He posted two clips from TPM: the original announcing of Sebulba at the podrace, and wipe to the discussion room when they land on Coruscant.

I can re-host them if you would like. But I know of nowhere to find the Darth Maul clip.

Post: #239514
Topic: Slideshow of ANH changes since 1977
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239514/action/topic#239514
Time: 29-Aug-2006 5:08 PM

^In the Death Star thing, they changed a miniscule part of the frame from English to Aurebesh, Editous. I can't really see it, so I had no idea.
I thought the only written English in the movie was on the tractor beam.

Post: #239513
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239513/action/topic#239513
Time: 29-Aug-2006 5:07 PM

Wow, can't wait to see how the emperor will be fit into ANH. Are you sure you don't want to spoil it for us? Hehe

Just out of curiosity, where in ANH would the tombstones be visible?

Post: #239264
Topic: Slideshow of ANH changes since 1977
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239264/action/topic#239264
Time: 28-Aug-2006 9:11 PM

Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
Does frame 32 indicate this is a blasted interlaced release?

Nope. Here's the caption under that slide:

The original 1977 version of this shot suffered poor image quality from repeated optical compositing to obscure the wheels of the landspeeder with a hand-animated haze.

Post: #239231
Topic: Episode II: Shroud of the Dark Side (the TM edit) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239231/action/topic#239231
Time: 28-Aug-2006 6:17 PM

Ooooh, the library robots deleted scene sounds interesting.
So what, are they just going to identify the dart after all so Obi-Wan doesn't have to go to the Diner, just straight to the library?

Post: #239026
Topic: 2006 OT DVD: Poll: So What are You Going to Do?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239026/action/topic#239026
Time: 27-Aug-2006 10:57 PM

I'll be buying them and enjoying them.

And if the SE send-back campaign gets organized so I know I won't waste them without cause, I'll happily send them back to LFL.
For one thing, I already have a copy.

Post: #238925
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/238925/action/topic#238925
Time: 27-Aug-2006 1:48 PM

I have an idea of something you can add to make ANH seem more like part of the saga.
Why not add the tombstones in the Lar's yard into ANH in the same place? (Unless they're absent from ROTS. Do we see the same part?)

Post: #238811
Topic: Letterbox ---> Anamorphic?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/238811/action/topic#238811
Time: 27-Aug-2006 1:09 AM

Quite simply, can anyone tell me how to convert/crop an mpeg video file (namely, the upcoming DVDs) into anamorphic standard size? (While retaining as much quality as possible)
Thanks a lot, as this helps with my editing.

Post: #238740
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/238740/action/topic#238740
Time: 26-Aug-2006 5:15 PM

I love the idea of extra features with ideas for edits that are better left out of the film itself, to the editor's disgression.

Maybe when you're done with the DVD, you could post a few quick full-resolution mpeg clips for editors like myself to incorporate into our own edits? Although judging from what I've seen so far, there may be nothing to actually improve on your edit!

Post: #238615
Topic: So, this is how the DVDs are going to look...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/238615/action/topic#238615
Time: 26-Aug-2006 1:10 AM

Hey, at least the colors look right, the saturation and brightness levels are normal, and it actually looks like a normal film before it's candy-coated.

This isn't the right forum, but it's an appropriate question: Does anyone know a good way to convert MPEG from letterbox to anamorphic via cropping, without loosing quality? Give me that info and I'll have a De-SE DVD fan edit ready by September 13th!