Iarann

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Join date: 17-Sep-2006
Last activity: 28-Feb-2023
Posts: 3

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Post: #1193654
Topic: team negative1 - star wars 1977 - 35mm theatrical version (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1193654/action/topic#1193654
Time: 8-Apr-2018 1:48 AM

Over a decade of Star Wars preservation projects, and this one to me is the perfect version. I couldn’t even count how many laserdisc scans, dvd GOUT fixup attemps, and blu-ray fixup attempts I’ve downloaded over the years. I even went so far as to buy a laserdisc player, and 4 copies of the Special Widescreen Edition (2 are still sealed) so I had a proper source in widescreen with the ANH crawl and the audio I remember as a kid. I even at one point ripped the laserdisc myself, though considering I have only a mid range player and the 480i non anamorphic letterboxed image, it just looked terrible. Instead, with this project I’ve inserted the improved ANH crawl from Williarob, ripped it with MakeMKV, inserted a GOUT synced copy of the laserdisc audio, then re-encoded to h265 so it could match my blu-ray rips. Now, I have what I consider to be the perfect 1080p version of Star Wars. My wife thinks I’m insane, my kids couldn’t care less and prefer the blu-ray version, but this is the happiest I’ve been with the Star Wars franchise for years, so thank you to everyone for all the hard work that has been put in.

Post: #248645
Topic: Nosferatu, A Symphony Of Horror (The Super Castlevania IV Score) - COMPLETED/UPLOADED!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/248645/action/topic#248645
Time: 29-Sep-2006 1:24 AM

Do you have the Kino version? I am curious about what the title cards and intertitles look like.

Yes, I watched it right after you posted your results. There is a good website that compares the various dvd releases:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCompare/nosferatu-1/Nosferatu%20Image%20vs%20Kino.html

Here is a link to a website with a very indepth historical article about the various restorations and how the Kino version is the most accurate:

http://www.celtoslavica.de/chiaroscuro/vergleiche/nos.html

I really recomend that article, it got me to buy the Kino release. I own the Kino version and I have seen the Image Entertainment release. The only thing better about the latter is the soundtrack. The Kino version has two kind of weird electronic sounding ones, which I don't like at all. This is why I am so interested in your project. I would love to do this myself if I had time and the talent, but I don't at the moment. A better soundtrack, like the one you made, synched up to it would be so awesome. As it is now I watch it with no volume because I can't stand the crap they put on there, so I am missing out on an important piece of the movie.

I did get a chance to watch your release and I thougt it was awesome.

Post: #245440
Topic: Nosferatu, A Symphony Of Horror (The Super Castlevania IV Score) - COMPLETED/UPLOADED!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245440/action/topic#245440
Time: 18-Sep-2006 12:17 PM

For those of you with OS X:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7zX

There is even a Universal Binary, and there is a special 7zip foormat that will even preserve spotlight info. 7zip is a much better format to compress the files in then RAR, and also a lot cheaper as the RAR encoder is not free.

Great work on this. One site you may want to check out is:
http://castlevania.classicgaming.gamespy.com/

They have tons of Castlevania soundtracks already ripped, so it would save you a bit of work at least. I would also recomend using the Kino dvd, it is the most complete version of the movie, with more acurate titles based on discoveries made in the last few years. It can be found online pretty cheap. The only problem with it is both included soundtracks are terrible, but for your puposes that shouldn't be a problem. Best of luck.