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Jaiman Tuckuh

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#151197
Topic
Info: Adopt a Newsgroup Poll for fanedits
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/151197/action/topic#151197
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Originally posted by: russs15
Feedback time and it is not good news.............

I get the Kevin Smith group through my ISP and nothing arrived there. I have had that problem before with multi-group posts. (is this an ISP or Agent problem??)
[snip]
Also through Astraweb a.b.dvd takes about 8 hours to get headers from nothing and is a almost unusable!! I have a 2Mb connection too!!!!

Many/all news providers will reject a crosspost, if they don't carry the first group listed in the "Newsgroups:" part of the header.
(Another bit of braindead newsserver #&%$*!!!, ahem, pardon me :-). Does your ISP's server carry a.b.dvd?

Sounds like you've solved your availability problem, for some groups, anyway. For folks who have to use a.b.dvd, you could try:
1)You could have Agent sample a day's worth of headers. I haven't tested that method, but there may be a possiblity it'll get them all and throw out the ones that are too old. In that case, start to get all headers, write down the total, stop the task, divide by retention, then get a fair amount more - and sample that # of headers. Either way, if you pick "get new headers", every time after that, it'll continue to skip the older stuff. If you already have the headers, you can set it to purge older ones in the group - easier to navigate.
2) BNR2 (freeware) can use nzb's, if they are posted, bypassing the header process. Apparently, nzb's wont work with all servers, tho'.
3) Some readers can have a server do an "XPAT" search, if the server supports it. Google. Or perhaps alt.usenet.offline-reader.* .
4) Easynews has a browse-able web interface, with 30~32 day retention, and a global search that takes about 5 seconds. 20 Gigs/month, and unused Gigs roll-over. (The NNTP side of Easynews has something like 14 days retention, but don't let that fool you).
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#150659
Topic
Info: Adopt a Newsgroup Poll for fanedits
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/150659/action/topic#150659
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I was initially for a.b.dvd5. But there's an availability issue.

Supernews and its many resellers (Airnews, ISP's, and whoever) wont add it until it's listed at ISC.org. *link repaired*
It doesn't seem to be, unless I'm on the wrong part of the site.

So some people wouldn't see it. And there's the potential that a limited premium account would be insufficient for a large number of posts.
Depending on how many servers have that goofy policy, it might even affect propagation.
On the other hand, if they were also crossposted to a group that's on the list (even a.b.dvd) it would only be an inconvenience.

Innumerable thanks, Segaflip, for the ongoing postings, and for the a.b.dvd.fanedit effort.
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#149583
Topic
Star Trek V - Re-Edit (InThyImage) (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/149583/action/topic#149583
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Originally posted by: Hoichi, the Earless
Wasn't sure if anyone would see this in the media request thread, so here it is in all it's wonderful mpeg glory:

And you've got pm, in case you haven't been reading the thread. Thanks for getting this started & stuff.


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I'm kinda cluttering the thread up, so I'll edit a few things onto this post.

The DVD is up there now. With a corrected nfo. Holler if there's any problems with it.

Anyone think I should post the SVCD version? It's about a gig, only about 700 Megs smaller than the DVD, so there's probably not much point. In any case, the restored original-edit WNMHGB is next. I'll give it a little under a day. Late again...
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#149576
Topic
Star Trek V - Re-Edit (InThyImage) (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/149576/action/topic#149576
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Originally posted by: Brimley
No way man, life is far too short to even consider "hey, I posted that FIRST!" garbage. If people do this for the glory, that's the wrong reason. I do think we should greatly respect those who take time out of their lives for fan edits, conversions, preservations, dvd covers, etc, but as you said, satisfying others and supporting the geekdom common good is far far better and reward enough.


Glad to hear it. Not that I'm paranoid or anything. :-)


In all my babbling I neglected to thank you for posting the VCD version, they're popular with a lot of folks on Usenet. And yer nfo, with the interview, was really, well, informative - I never knew that stuff about him.


And I neglected to follow up on the Sound quality thing. I'm really impressed with the way he could seamlessly blend in TOS music.
And his encoding skills are top notch, some of the best vcd's I've seen. His WNMHGB, fer instance.
Of course I'm blown away by all these editing guys. They keep coming up with these brilliant techniques.
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#149421
Topic
Star Trek V - Re-Edit (InThyImage) (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/149421/action/topic#149421
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Originally posted by: Brimley
can't spare any bandwidth, really, but I should have PowerPost set up by about the time Brimley finishes his vcd post.


Thanks for being willing to help us out with a higher quality rip! I really enjoyed the VCD he made, but I'm glad I'll eventually have something better to give to my Trekker family and friends. And you're right- the sound is amaaazing. It's not a perfect fan edit, but it's a great example of just how anyone can basically do something like this! Thanks again!



Glad to do it. I couldn't let the need go unanswered. And it might be my first & last chance to help out fans around here. I've leeched so much of what's been coordinated through this site. Kinda satifying to return something. Also, I couldn't let it fade into obsurity.
The needs of the many coincided with... something... :-)

And thanks for thanking me. A usenet poster usually doesn't get that.

Well, it's finally going up (now that everyone else is in bed. :-)

My brain eventually clicked on the fact that it'll take the same 1.x Gig of bandwidth quick or slow. And nothing's desperately close to expiration, yet. So I bumped it up higher. And it still looks like a total of almost 30 freakin' hours! [edited to reduce the babbling]
Oh well. A day and a half ain't too bad. I might take a while to start Where No Man Has Gone Before, tho'.


Bad timing, offering it right after you posted. I kinda felt like I was stealing your thunder. I hope it didn't seem that way.
I've been planning to join up for months. And I wanted to swoop into the thread as soon as I found the sets. But life got in the way.

Several coincidences surrounding this... uh... waitaminute... I'm babbling... that must mean... Egad! It's late... must sleep...
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#149413
Topic
Star Trek V - Re-Edit (InThyImage) (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/149413/action/topic#149413
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Originally posted by: Commander Courage
Originally posted by: Jaiman Tuckuh
So... {ahem} ...any interest in his restoration of the unaired version of "Where No Man Has Gone Before"?

*Raises Hand*

I know it's not THAT different from the aired version, just a few small scene extensions and different musical cues, but being a die-hard Trekker it would be an interesting oddity. And since you mentioned you had the DVD, would you able to make copies for your fellows fans? I much prefer hard copies to downloads, but if you can't I understand.


Unfortunatally, the WNMHGB only came in vcd, and the mpeg for it, as far as I can see. Probably because the multi-generational tape of the shown-to-NBC version was poor quality. (It really sticks out against the dvd-source). If there's a DVD version, I don't seem to have it. I actually thought I did, but at least I'm glad I didn't say I did. :-)

It's fun to hear "Terrible. Having... 'bad blood', like that." followed by "But you may learn to enjoy it, someday." He played the back shot of Kirk's head very slowly, for the extra line, so he wouldn't have to splice in the tape. (Everyone moves in slo-mo).

The extremely long Captain's log, for the entire teaser, is nice.

And there's a bit where Gary grabs at the air, behind Yeoman Smith.
Is he gesturing a "****! Just missed talking to her." Or did he try to get into her thoughts?
(For those who haven't still-framed their way through the dossiers on Spock's viewscreen - Gary is quite telepathic to begin with, at least with the telepathic Denebians).

Then there's an unusual camera angle. Extra shots. Haven't studied it for the musical cues, that sounds interesting. Seems to me that the cuts were probably for running-time's sake. Looks like its all within the first few minutes.

I'm glad they ditched the "Act 1, Act 2..." stuff. It worked for Quinn Martin, but it doesn't feel Trek-like, IMO.

I wonder if Paramount still has the negatives to those bits? In the Compendium, Asherman says: "It was probably this print that Gene Roddenberry later presented to the Smithsonian Institution...". I imagine the security's really tight there. Sigh. :-)


He did something with the Cage, but apparently it was before I got the other stuff.


Er... right... back to the subject. One request is good enough for me. :-) I'll be posting it... Real Soon Now (tm). :-) Probably 2 or 3 days. Same groups.


Hard copies, eh? I... resist that suggestion. :-) You can PM me, tho'. What's your reasons, whatcha got to trade, you want files, or finished? and so on. If I send you (a) disc(s), you can send when you get them, so I can take my sweet time. :-) Or you could PIF someone.
In Thy Image is going up right now, so I imagine you want an answer before it rolls off your server. :-)
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#149212
Topic
Star Trek V - Re-Edit (InThyImage) (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/149212/action/topic#149212
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Originally posted by: Rikter
SWEET!!

Is there a DVD of this out there?


Oh yes, indeedy!

Back in '03, he posted the aforementioned vcd, an mpeg that seems to be the source of it, an SVCD image that he thanked someone for creating, and a dvd image (Nero format .nrg).


The DVD Image is a mere 1.59 GB (1,717,089,308 bytes), but PowerDvd reports a bitrate of a solid 3 Mbps, at every sampling.

63 minutes (not counting a very slow introductory monologe scroll).

Picture seems a little washed out, on my monitor. Sound is excellent.

I can't spare any bandwidth, really, but I should have PowerPost set up by about the time Brimley finishes his vcd post.

I plan to crosspost the DVD to a.b.m.startrek & a.b.superman (the latter is where segaflip is crossposting non-SW - fewer headers).

Might take a while from start to finish, I'm going to be stingy with my bandwidth. And, no, I don't know what "a while" will translate into).
:-)


So... {ahem} ...any interest in his restoration of the unaired version of "Where No Man Has Gone Before"?


First post, hadda edit a coupla goofs. Make that 3. Hope I caught them all. :-)