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Post: #77131
Topic: Info Wanted: video of Han's "Yes, I'll BET you Have..."
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/77131/action/topic#77131
Time: 11-Nov-2004 1:30 AM — Edited 1-Jul-2020 7:27 PM

Anyone have any clues as to where to look for this video from the Greedo shootout, OT version at a decent resolution? I had thought it was on Empire of Dreams, but no dice. I’ve tried using the shot from various LD transfers, but it clashes WAAAY too much with the DVD footage, even after colour correction. I ALSO had thought on a few viewings, that LFL didn’t screw with that shot itself for the DVD. It actually is now missing some footage at the begining, and at the end (where they trimmed out the muzzle flash when Han fires). Thoughts?

Post: #77130
Topic: Info Wanted: German HDTV rip
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/77130/action/topic#77130
Time: 11-Nov-2004 1:24 AM

Hmmm..well, unfortuently doesn't do what I was hoping it would do then. I'm hoping to find a nice, clean, better than LD transfer res of Han's "Yes, I'll BET you have." with the longer begining and end of the shot from the OT.

Post: #76938
Topic: Qui Gon's death.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76938/action/topic#76938
Time: 9-Nov-2004 9:27 PM

"Well, my explanation is that Jedis do NOT vanish when they die. Yoda was suffering from a desease that eat your cells up so fast, you vanish."

Yes, or maybe his vast quantity of midichlorians, accounting for 98% of his body mass, all fucked off for a pint when he took the big dirt nap.

Post: #76937
Topic: Bonus disc question - re original Han/Greedo footage
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76937/action/topic#76937
Time: 9-Nov-2004 9:14 PM

Thanks, I'm starting to doubt my sanity, though. I think the whole thing may have been a beautiful dream....

Post: #76882
Topic: Sound question
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76882/action/topic#76882
Time: 9-Nov-2004 7:54 PM

Yeah, I'll have to second MeBe's recommendation of Vegas (it took exactly two days to get hooked after he suggested it

). You can build the surround mix nicely, and it seems to have the options to render it however you want. Plus, you CAN editi the VOBs DIRECTLY! Very cool, saves a hell of alot of time, and you can make cuts frame accurately...I'm sold.

Post: #76813
Topic: Quickie question about VOB ripping
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76813/action/topic#76813
Time: 9-Nov-2004 4:12 PM

Thanks, that's a help! Well, I'm a happy puppy now! I was all worried that LFL screwed with the timing of the Greedo sequence when they did the SE cut of the film. THANK GOD!!! All they did was drop in that horrendous extra shot! I thought this sequence was going to be the biggest challenge to put back together, but I'm watching it loop right now in all its DVD-quality glory! Just gotta asemble the audio now (which I imagine IS going to be a little trickier), and the first segment of the project will be done.
Where did you find AC32PCM? I've done a google search for it, but don't get a single hit...

Post: #76756
Topic: Info Wanted: German HDTV rip
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76756/action/topic#76756
Time: 9-Nov-2004 9:20 AM — Edited 1-Jul-2020 7:52 PM

Has anyone seen the german HDTV rip which is floating around some places like Suprnova? Any idea whether it’s the original or SE version, or what the video looks like compared to the LD->DVD transfers?

Post: #76743
Topic: ***The MeBeJedi DVDs *** UPDATE! (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76743/action/topic#76743
Time: 9-Nov-2004 2:32 AM

Hmmm..I assume you mean the one missing frame in the stardestroyer flyby? It's looking cleaner, for sure. Is this without colour correcting so far?

Post: #76594
Topic: Quickie question about VOB ripping
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76594/action/topic#76594
Time: 8-Nov-2004 11:14 AM

Brutal, I've been fighting off about 95 incredibly aggressive spyware problems the last few days which have brought my system to a virtual standstill.
Just tried Vegas, and it seems promising indeed! A little weird getting used to it after working in AE, but it looks like it may do the trick. The only problem I've got with it really is that I haven't yet been able to advance footage frame by frame to make cuts. It seems to look through MPEG2s and VOBS by I,B, or Ps, which skip a few frame of film. It's also got some really nice filters (thinking of adding a little bit of grain or softness onto some of the CG shots which are staying in, as is, everybody knows how badly they conflict with the original footage). Thanks for the advice!

Post: #76593
Topic: Bonus disc question - re original Han/Greedo footage
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76593/action/topic#76593
Time: 8-Nov-2004 5:06 AM

Well, there's certainly the shot on the DS of Han chasing the troops into a dead end (which is gonna be helpfull for what I'm working on), but I still can't see the cantina footage...but DAMn, I was SURE I saw it....guess I'm gonna have to sit down and watch the whole thing again.

Post: #76438
Topic: Quickie question about VOB ripping
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76438/action/topic#76438
Time: 7-Nov-2004 1:05 AM

Ah, cool, I misunderstooded. Thanx! Any suggestions for editing software? Like I said, I'm a fan of AE, but it hates big files and hates MPEG2...

Post: #76414
Topic: Quickie question about VOB ripping
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76414/action/topic#76414
Time: 6-Nov-2004 10:11 PM

As far as I can tell, DVDShrink just copies over the VOBs. Am I missing something in the settings? What I'm really looking for is something that will extract an MPEG2 file losslessly from the official DVD, so I can make my edits with frame accuracy. The best method I have figured out so far is to rip the discs with DVD Decrypter, then pretend I'm authoring a new disc in NTI DVD Maker Gold, which converts the VOBs to MPEGs if you tell it to. It's kinda clumsy, adn I'd rather do it all in one step if possible. The project as it's looking right now is a stop-gap compromise between the official DVDs and whatever/whenever they get around to releasing the original theatrical cuts of the films. I'm cutting a few objectionable scenes, replacing a couple with the, apparently, remastered original stuff on the bonus disc, correcting the bizzare speed on the opening title card, and adding about 3-5 seconds of new animation in one spot.

Post: #76417
Topic: Bonus disc question - re original Han/Greedo footage
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76417/action/topic#76417
Time: 6-Nov-2004 4:41 PM — Edited 22-Dec-2019 10:16 AM

Damn, this is driving me nuts! I remember distinctly seeing the restored, original Han/Greedo footage somewhere on the bonus disc, but now can’t find the damn thing. Can anyone tell me where the hell it is?

Post: #75949
Topic: Quickie question about VOB ripping
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/75949/action/topic#75949
Time: 5-Nov-2004 8:14 PM

Just a question if anyone has preferences on how to rip a VOB out to MPEG2 without loss of quality. I'm looking for an tool to extract the official V-SE boxset and do some work with it. Also, my experience in editing has mostly been in AE, but it HATES Mpeg2...any thoughts on editing software?

Post: #75817
Topic: Episode III Teaser Trailer
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/75817/action/topic#75817
Time: 4-Nov-2004 7:06 PM

Just a note about Yoda which no one seems to have noticed. I'm almost positive that the shots of him are animation from AotC, NOT new stuff. It looks like it's been either recomposited with a RotS background, or, less likely, re-rendered entirely using the exisitng animation. My guess would be that what we are seeing is Lucas wanting to get some dynamic Yoda action into the teaser, without giving anything important away, and dealing with the fact that all of his good performance animation is most likely not finished (which, for a little animation lesson for some of you means no cloth or hair simulation yet...that will be done once they lock in the performance

). If you recall, Yoda's acting shots were one of the last things that ILM was able to nail to Lucas' liking on AotC. Anyways, just my 2 cents...

And, oh yeah, man is that EVER JEJ as Vader. I was actually leaning away from it being him, especially since there was just a little interview posted with him about not having recorded anything for the film yet....but listen to it through headphones, and that's aboslutely him.

Post: #75078
Topic: Letter to LFL about DVD Defects (No OT vs SE discussion)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/75078/action/topic#75078
Time: 1-Nov-2004 7:51 PM

Regarding the music score being buried in the mix, as has probably been mentioned before, it ONLY occurs in the english mix, so it's a TOTAL bullshit excuse to claim it was a creative desicion.

Post: #74457
Topic: Letter to LFL about DVD Defects (No OT vs SE discussion)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/74457/action/topic#74457
Time: 29-Oct-2004 10:42 AM

That's very nicely crafted. I'm going to add one more comment to it about the music mix during the battle of Yavin sequence (particularly the horn fanfare being dialed WAAAY the hell under the effects audio), and send a copy of my own, with the brilliant BBB CC!

Post: #73764
Topic: Yoda cuts one - in the PT.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/73764/action/topic#73764
Time: 26-Oct-2004 4:28 AM

I buy it entirely. I just don't think it was ever intended to stay in the film. Sounds more like editorial humour. For example, there's the story that in one of the early cuts of ESB, ILM had extended the shot of the TIE Bomber flying over the asteroid, ending with it being eaten by a sock puppet popping out of a hole.

Post: #73604
Topic: Attack of the Clones soundtrack
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/73604/action/topic#73604
Time: 25-Oct-2004 10:19 AM

Thanks for the info!

The Imax version FORCED them to do a leaner cut, though, simply becuase the format doesn't support the length of a long feature film.
Well, regardless, yeah, I'm VERY glad to see he's not cutting the film. No, he doesn't edit in a vaccuum, BUT every other SW film has been edited by people not particularly afraid to stand up to Lucas and fight for their particular opinion on how something should be cut. In fact I believe I've heard people talk about fights over the editing choices. Burtt is a great and creative sound designer, but he's a mediocre editor, and certainly seems to be one of the Lucas yes-men (just look at the only other thing he cut...and directed...). Whenever you see him at the Avid with Lucas, the most he ever seems to protest is a partially raised eyebrow. Maybe this ALSO means we won't be subjected to another sound-fest sequence, as in the first two PT films. HUZZAH!
Hmmm...while I initially cringed when I saw Bartons' name, thinking of those credits in particular, you're right; of all the horrors of those films, it was never particularly the EDITING which stood out as being god-awful...just the scripts, direction, and performances.

Post: #73427
Topic: Attack of the Clones soundtrack
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/73427/action/topic#73427
Time: 24-Oct-2004 4:19 PM

WTF?!!!! Can we go back to first post for one teeny moment? Burtt has been CANNED as the editor?! No Shit! Please someone tell me this is true, as I haven't seen anything about it anywhere else. He is perhaps the WEAKEST link in the PT, bar none, not even George. Look at ANH; absolute drivel as shot, but good, creative, and snappy editing turned it into something beautiful. Look at American Grafitti; another Lucas film made in the mix. There is one of the areas Lucas shines; the guy is an editor at heart, and a good one. Who is cutting the film if not Burtt?

Post: #73002
Topic: StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/73002/action/topic#73002
Time: 22-Oct-2004 10:40 AM

Hey, Mike, just curious being a Maya guy and all...what have you used it for on the restoration? I'm at a bit of a loss to think of where you would have employed it.

Post: #71593
Topic: <strong>The "Dr. Gonzo" Trilogy DVD Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/71593/action/topic#71593
Time: 16-Oct-2004 12:42 AM

The only error on this set is transfered straight from the source; the missing welding footage. The video is DAMN close to, and occassionaly arguably superior to, the "TR47" set, though it has some softer, muddier moments as well. The audio has been compressed, and looses a TINY amount of punch because of it. All in all though, a perfectly acceptable choice, I think, and the commentary helps make a strong case for getting this set.

Post: #71591
Topic: <strong>The Cowclops Transfers (a.k.a. the PCM audio DVD's, Row47 set) Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/71591/action/topic#71591
Time: 16-Oct-2004 12:38 AM

Eh, the DVD-9s are still too unpredictable as far as compatibility goes...plus, as has been pointed out repeatedly, there's only so much that can be done to the LD source. I believe someone here actually tried the DVD-9s for an LD rip a few weeks or months ago, and found very little difference in the video.

The set is good though, better than than the last existing original VHS box set, but obviously not quite up to the '04 restoration quality. The audio is still top rate, and easily the best feature of the set. The best solution I still think is going to be one or many of the in-progress DE-SE versions being worked on now.

Post: #71321
Topic: Info: holy smokes - starwarslegacy.com
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/71321/action/topic#71321
Time: 15-Oct-2004 1:04 PM

He says quite clearly he'll not distribute or sell the discs....eh, but for a restoration as meticulous and as gorgeous as this one looks, we can all hope they'll leak somewhere along the line, can't we

Post: #71126
Topic: Help: looking for... TESB Definitive DVDR fix
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/71126/action/topic#71126
Time: 14-Oct-2004 5:30 PM

MeBeJedi, as far as I know, it COULD be fixed on the master. The problem is that TR47 doesn't HAVE the original capture; he got it from someone else in the encoded format and just sells the copies. When you encode to MPEG2, you need to create reference frames every so often in the video stream. These are the I,B, and P frames. You cannot LEAVE the video stream on one of these, because MPEG really defines motion as the change between these frames. So, to perfectly fix this, you would need to edit the original raw capture, THEN encode to MPEG2.