Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:There was a VHS release, right? It hasn't been on any of the DVDs?
Yes and yes. Though I believe there may also have been a Japanese laserdisc? Seem to recall seeing a transfer someone had done which had burnt in subs...
fishmanlee said:
new version of the poster
That is COMEDY GENIUS!
I particularly like Lando's crestfallen expression - "He told me he'd fix it!"
Here's the set:
(edit: link renewed :-) )
Hi y'all, here's the last couple I'm likely to attempt for a while - just rounding out my set of rental-style covers with one more Empire version (so that's four options in total now!) and finally Jedi.
I'll zip up the complete set in a little while for convenient downloading. Hope you like them, and of course let me know if you can suggest any improvements!
Ripplin said:
Pocket-Sized Puggo
Or just 'Pocket Puggo' / 'Puggo Pocket'
PortaPuggo
Puggo Expresso
Puggo Rapido
Puggomatic
Puggo Digest
And, inevitably, Puggo Nano
"My first Puggo"?
Thanks :)
You should probably take a look at your screen brightness, the black levels are a bit varied (particularly around the THX and Lucasfilm logos at the bottom of the spine).
I've had the same trouble myself (with my first mainly-black cover), so I know what a PitA it is to fix. If you're using Photoshop you could just try using 'levels' to squeeze down the blacks to a consistent tone, if you follow my meaning.
Dude, any chance you might switch off the animated gif? It's pretty hard on the eyes...
Hi Mouse
Haven't looked at Vegas very recently, but you should find that setting under Video Preferences - there should be a setting for 'Video Event Thumbnails' which can be set to 'all'.
There's a thread in the main Star Wars fan edits section for trailers - be sure to give us a look when you've put something together!
Link updated! :-)
Any recommendations on a more permanent hosting option (other than simply springing for a premium account)?
Great, let me know what you come up with. I guess I could assemble something similar from separate elements - that logo can be easily found on other poster designs, so the only trouble would be finding a Yoda-less GWtW poster with an easily-cropped logo and enough empty space for the new one. I'll have a fiddle.
I've never seen that variant before - it's beautiful! I can certainly trawl the net for it (though Google's not my friend today - I can't find ONE of the photos I need for the Jedi back cover in a decent enough rez).
Where'd you find it yourself?
Ah, like this one?
By the way, apologies to fans of the X-Wings in the top right - they were a casualty of the resizing/cropping that was needed to maintain the right proportions.
It's much nicer without Yoda, isn't it? I don't know the history of the piece, so maybe someone else can fill me in, but I assume he was added after the original theatrical run - since the cat was out of the bag, maybe they figured they could use him more in the publicity? Anyway, it's a shame he looks like such an afterthought there.
Right, here's version B as promised:
Came out pretty well actually - good thinking, Bingowings!
Ben - go for it! I did Star Wars already (a few pages back) and I'll do Jedi next, but have no plans to do the prequels so feel free to have a crack. Happy to send/upload the psd file if it's any use to you.
Bingo - give me a day or so and I'll knock together a style B with the GWtW art. I came down on the side of this one initially because (a) it's my personal favourite and (b) the overall content is derived from this old rental cover, but retro-styled to look like the original Star Wars rental release, if that makes any kind of sense whatsoever.
I noted that this one had the 'Star Wars Saga Continues' text too, so I didn't feel particularly compelled to change that part...
Well, here's the retro VHS-style Empire cover that never was:
As before, best in a white amaray:
If you like it, get it here.
Big thanks to Sluggo for the font support!
RoccondilRinon said:An NTSC disc would only play in a player if the player was NTSC-compatible, so my information is not incorrect. It may be that PAL players tend to be NTSC-compatible as well, in which case those discs would play. What ESF said about the discs looking lousy if played on those players is wrong; they'd look no different. I explained that the 3:2 pulldown effect only affects movies. I get a similar pulldown effect when I watch PAL DVDs of US TV shows, because it's adapted from 30fps to 25.
As for your speed-corrected edition, there's probably a few here who'd be interested.
Pupil is absolutely correct - all PAL DVD players can play NTSC discs. However, your TV might be less happy - if the player is just outputting straight NTSC, older CRT screens might not be able to display that properly. Some of my earlier players had a 'quasi PAL' option to overcome this, but I think that was specific to that manufacturer (Samsung).
Anyway, PAL DVD player + fairly modern TV = NTSC compatible. On an LCD screen the difference in framerate is virtually irrelevant, so it boils down to your choice between correct speed (NTSC for film sources) and higher resolution (PAL).
Can anyone here help me out with a font?
I'm trying to put together matching ESB and Jedi versions of my Star Wars UK rental VHS cover (http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Star-Wars-DVD-Covers/post/347811/#post347811 ), but of course this will necessitate the creation of all-new text (as opposed to 'simply' scanning what was on the original).
The font I would need for the cover credits is Serif Gothic Bold, or failing that, the free equivalent Serenade Two Bold - I'm having a heck of a time actually obtaining either of them.
If anyone has either of these, I'd be very grateful - just send me a PM. Cheers :)
Intriguing - would this be linked to the drink-driving PSA from around the same time? Maybe there are even more of them...
The source being the output from the Avisynth script? Or the original DVD?
Thing is, I didn't realise that progressive PAL was a legal format for DVD, but that's probably out of date now...
Ah, thanks. You did make a reference to the 'progressive' setting in your first post, but I guess that's just a remnant from a different tutorial...
I missed the point about Rejig - great, I'll try that! It would have been nice to put together my own author/menus for this, but since there's nothing new I can add to the ESB project (at least, no mythic alternative soundtracks in the same vein as Star Wars) it doesn't really seem worth it.
I'm just making a first attempt at converting my ESB disc to 16:9 - this is a great guide, really useful. Just one or two questions, though -
In the HCgui settings it's advised to 'Open settings1 tab and choose "progressive"'. Presumably this only applies to NTSC sources? Only it seemed that the original demonstration was actually based on a PAL disc, so it seems a strange thing to suggest...
Also, VobBlanker is recommended for reintegrating the new video into the old menu structure. I've had a look, and the 'replace' option seems to need an IFO file for the new stream - does the HCgui encoder actually produce one of these, alongside the converted video?
Thanks for any thoughts!
LordVader said:So if its available on DVD why does everyone hate the GOUT?
Because it's a lazy, half-arsed recycle of old laserdisc masters, when it should have been a new and fully restored transfer (as sharp and detailed as the 2004 DVDs).
Do a search for 'GOUT' on here - you'll find plenty more details about that set's technical shortcomings (and some folks' very creative ways of overcoming them).
Anyway, that's not really what this particular thread is about - here we're very deliberately looking for low-tech! :-)
Oops, double posted.
