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- Idea & found on ebay: 16mm film SCOPE Star Wars RETURN of THE JEDI MINT LPP
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/154595/action/topic#154595
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- #154091
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- Idea & found on ebay: 16mm film SCOPE Star Wars RETURN of THE JEDI MINT LPP
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Originally posted by: The Bizzle
Hell, I probably would have bought another fridge on the way home.
Hell, I probably would have bought another fridge on the way home.
I don't quite know what struck me as super-funny about that, but that's super-funny! Maybe it's the "on the way home" part. What kinda car you drive? (Please say something small...)
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- #153824
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- Laserdisc to Anamorphic DVD ? ? (how to do this?)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/153824/action/topic#153824
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- #153046
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- Star Wars DVD Covers
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/153046/action/topic#153046
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- #152714
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- Star Wars DVD Covers
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/152714/action/topic#152714
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- #152635
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- Star Wars DVD Covers
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/152635/action/topic#152635
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Originally posted by: PreludeRM
Up here in Canada they totally ruined the cover by putting french on the cover and the spine looks like crap.
Up here in Canada they totally ruined the cover by putting french on the cover and the spine looks like crap.
Did they ever. I hate that, too. Eps I and II are fine, now this load of merde. I'm not from Calgary, so I don't have any particular raison to hate les Francophones across la bord, but come on! Don't start plastering crappy tacked-on Francais on the last DVD release, when all others have been unmolested! It should be une regulation that the covers are double-sided, reversible things, so that we Anglophones get something that matches up with every other English-speaking North American release (i.e. les E. U.)...
There's also something vaguely ironic about the discs being made in Mexico, too; well, maybe 'ironic' is wrong, but it's something amusing.
The thing that worries me most about getting hi-res art is that it will be a serious bitch to match the metallic inks used on the official Ep I and II releases. Actually, I don't think it can be done, exactly. A nice, close shade of brown, maybe, but upon closer inspection it's always gonna look funny. Sigh.
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- #152460
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- Info: Exclusive "Story of Star Wars" DVD from Wal Mart
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/152460/action/topic#152460
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Originally posted by: xhonzi
I thought the real value was that it had 1997 SE footage in DVD quality.
I thought the real value was that it had 1997 SE footage in DVD quality.
1997 SE footage has been broadcast on TV as 480p (US) and 576p (Europe), so this DVD doesn't add anything worthwhile.
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- #152288
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- dual layer discs
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/152288/action/topic#152288
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I saw a couple of brands of -R DL when I was in Japan a month or so ago, but even there they were much more expensive than +R DL. You can check compatibility with standalones over at videohelp.com.
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- #151793
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- .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/151793/action/topic#151793
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Originally posted by: The Bizzle
So in theory, the US Empire and Jedi widescreen Laserdiscs, pre-1992, should be the EXACT same transfers as the Japanese Collection ones. [...] Japanese is 3 CAV discs, though, and US was 2 CLV discs
So in theory, the US Empire and Jedi widescreen Laserdiscs, pre-1992, should be the EXACT same transfers as the Japanese Collection ones. [...] Japanese is 3 CAV discs, though, and US was 2 CLV discs
Keep in mind that there is a difference between the transfer, and the master from which the LDs are pressed! The German and French THX discs are taken from the same transfer, but the master clearly isn't the same. Between those two editions, there are differences in saturation, exactly where the frame ends up in the raster, and of course side breaks. But the transfer must be the same -- the same flaws appear in the same places.
Extrapolating, it's easily possible that the same transfer was used for the Japanese and US discs, but that the Japanese LD is still NTSC-J and a whole bunch nicer.
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- #151789
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- .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/151789/action/topic#151789
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Originally posted by: Moth3r
Surely Karyudo has the Japanese Special Collection? I was under the impression that he owned just about every laserdisc version ever made.
Surely Karyudo has the Japanese Special Collection? I was under the impression that he owned just about every laserdisc version ever made.
Well, when Karyudo first wrote that, he didn't think there was any merit at all in discs prior to the THX cleanup! So, no -- I don't have the Special Collection. I did look in a few stores while I was in Japan recently, but nothing.
I do have the Collector's Set, but that's THX.
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- #149702
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- .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/149702/action/topic#149702
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Originally posted by: zion
You know guys, my birthday is coming up soon....
You know guys, my birthday is coming up soon....
Happy birthday! Where should I send the card? 'Cause I ain't got no $2800...
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- #149696
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- .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/149696/action/topic#149696
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Originally posted by: Warp99
if the 2950 or the 925 circuitry by LSI design does not provide for a 'real' composite output.
if the 2950 or the 925 circuitry by LSI design does not provide for a 'real' composite output.
(For those following along, "LSI" is "large scale integration," which means putting a lot of discrete electronic components functions together in one package. This is typically what happens in mature electronics, and is one large reason why the prices of electronic equipment (say, DVD players) start to plummet once that equipment hits the mainstream. It's also a reason why sometimes late-model equipment isn't quite as robust or tweakable as earlier-generation stuff -- you just can't get in there and swap out individual components to try and improve or change things.)
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- #149646
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- .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/149646/action/topic#149646
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Originally posted by: ripa
I thought the big deal with the x0 player was that it didn't postprocess anything unlike other players and outputed the cleanest possible composite signal read from the disc with a special laser.
I thought the big deal with the x0 player was that it didn't postprocess anything unlike other players and outputed the cleanest possible composite signal read from the disc with a special laser.
I must admit I sorta forgot about the laser, which you're right is different from your garden variety player. Still, as Warp99 points out, there's still a bunch of minimum processing that needs to be done to have even a composite signal out, which the X0 doesn't know how to do for a PAL disc.
I feel this line of speculation is a little bit like watching The Island or Frankenstein: it's fun to think about "what if...?" scenarios, but they pre-assume something (i.e. human cloning, making an NTSC player read a PAL disc) that is still out of the range of possibility. Even though all the theoretical steps might be known.
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- #149575
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- .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/149575/action/topic#149575
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A lot of what makes the X0 player great, though, is exactly the part that definitely DOES NOT deal with PAL, and that's the NTSC decoders in parallel, and all that other sort of post-processing circuitry. If you have to ditch that, then why bother with an X0? It would probably be smarter to gut a 2950, which can already play PAL discs natively.
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- #149572
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- .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/149572/action/topic#149572
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Originally posted by: ripa
[W]hat if it's possible to play back PAL discs on the X0 player?
[W]hat if it's possible to play back PAL discs on the X0 player?
Unfortunately, if the X0 is anything like any other NTSC-only player (which it is), then it won't play PAL discs. Because it's NTSC-only. Which means it won't play PAL discs. Only NTSC ones. Not PAL.
I don't think there's such a huge difference in the discs, other than the frequency, frame rate, number of scan lines, and colour system. Other than that, they're pretty much identical. I don't know why a player would balk at playing something so nearly identical!
Geez, Laserman, how come you haven't tackled this already?
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- #149372
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- converting MPEG2 to AVI
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/149372/action/topic#149372
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Might take some searching, but there is no better place on the 'Net for video-related tech questions.
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- #149371
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- Subtitle decision.
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/149371/action/topic#149371
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- #149369
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- Info Wanted: has anyone tried a Star Wars Super 8mm to DVD preservation project?
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/149369/action/topic#149369
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Originally posted by: sl7
If the prints that you have are of good quality and you can get HD versions of them done, and obtain ROTJ in the future, yours may be one of the few that I'll ever need to download.
If the prints that you have are of good quality and you can get HD versions of them done, and obtain ROTJ in the future, yours may be one of the few that I'll ever need to download.
Wow. I've never seen a better example of conditional probability in my life!
Seriously, it is a given that good HD versions of all three films would be awesome. But I wouldn't hold my breath that this is going to happen any time soon. Saying "just make an HD transfer of 8mm film" is way, WAY easier than actually doing it. Although I am happy to be proven wrong: anyone who can expedite the process please e-mail me!
Kudos to segaflip for ponying up the cash to get some film, pink or otherwise. That's a huge first step to having something good come of the film transfer idea.
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- #148073
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- "FACES" (Released)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/148073/action/topic#148073
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Originally posted by: Trooperman
The transfer for the original SW on the Faces is supposed to be superior to the Def. Collection.
The transfer for the original SW on the Faces is supposed to be superior to the Def. Collection.
I'd say that's pretty much impossible, since both these sets were made from the same telecine transfer. Although I guess the split saber problem was fixed in there somewhere...
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- #145165
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- <em><strong>The Official Dark/Sega Special Collection</strong></em> OT LD Release Thread (Not an SE Transfer) (Released)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/145165/action/topic#145165
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Originally posted by: segaflip
Here are some names that will get the set, even if they dont want it: [...] Karyudo.
Here are some names that will get the set, even if they dont want it: [...] Karyudo.
Ah! Took me a while, but now I know where this mystery package came from! Many thanks, segaflip (and Dark Jedi). I just got back from vacation, so I'm trying to dig out from under. I'll take a look in a bit...
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- #138815
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- .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/138815/action/topic#138815
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- #138685
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- .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/138685/action/topic#138685
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- #137993
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- Adobe Illustrator CS
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/137993/action/topic#137993
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Originally posted by: Rebel Rouser
...the rest of the world seems to think that you can't do good work without "Adobe" tattooed across your forehead.
...the rest of the world seems to think that you can't do good work without "Adobe" tattooed across your forehead.
Sorta sucks, don't it? CorelDRAW just doesn't get any respect, despite being better at some things than Illustrator apparently ever will be. I went to create a second page in an Illustrator document, and my buddy sorta laughed and asked why I'd want a second page. Uhh... because I want one! And Corel will let me have it.
Printing stuff seems to be way easier, too. I have specified several multiple-page, multi-colour (like CMYK plus 2 spots) offset print jobs using CorelDRAW, and I've never had a problem once.
Illustrator is a fine product, but it doesn't really deserve the near-monopoly it enjoys.
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- #137954
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- .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/137954/action/topic#137954
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Originally posted by: bongloads
There is a number of ways to usurp the legalities in whichever country you reside
I don't think that's true. There's a lot of fancy-ass disclaimers that infringers put on stuff, but none of that crap can stop a copyright holder from suing your ass off. And winning. Fortunately (for the infringers) the infringement is often such small potatoes and the infringer relatively not made of money that it's not really worth the time and effort to sue them. But C&D letters do get sent by the truckload, and as the RIAA has proven, even small-time infringers might one day end up with the threat of legal action.
The reason duplication hardware is allowed is because any sane societal model needs to allow for the small-scale duplication of homemade stuff -- like multiple backups of corporate data, storage of photos you've taken, recordings of music you've played -- that sort of thing. This hardware is not being allowed simply to copy stuff other people hold copyrights on (although even that is supposedly legal under "fair use" provisions). But even old-style "fair use" is nebulous enough that you can be sued (and lose). In the US, even the concept of "fair use" itself is under some sort of question, with the recent Grokster suits. Under some of the more draconian legislation I've heard bandies about, even companies like Microsoft could be liable for infringement, for simply providing a piece of software (Windows) that can be used to enable infringement. Total bull, but that's what copyright holders are working towards.
Not to mention the fact that an anonymous post to newsgroups is completely untraceable to the originator, making you safer than an armoured car
There is a number of ways to usurp the legalities in whichever country you reside
I don't think that's true. There's a lot of fancy-ass disclaimers that infringers put on stuff, but none of that crap can stop a copyright holder from suing your ass off. And winning. Fortunately (for the infringers) the infringement is often such small potatoes and the infringer relatively not made of money that it's not really worth the time and effort to sue them. But C&D letters do get sent by the truckload, and as the RIAA has proven, even small-time infringers might one day end up with the threat of legal action.
hence they market duplication hardware in the first place.
The reason duplication hardware is allowed is because any sane societal model needs to allow for the small-scale duplication of homemade stuff -- like multiple backups of corporate data, storage of photos you've taken, recordings of music you've played -- that sort of thing. This hardware is not being allowed simply to copy stuff other people hold copyrights on (although even that is supposedly legal under "fair use" provisions). But even old-style "fair use" is nebulous enough that you can be sued (and lose). In the US, even the concept of "fair use" itself is under some sort of question, with the recent Grokster suits. Under some of the more draconian legislation I've heard bandies about, even companies like Microsoft could be liable for infringement, for simply providing a piece of software (Windows) that can be used to enable infringement. Total bull, but that's what copyright holders are working towards.
Not to mention the fact that an anonymous post to newsgroups is completely untraceable to the originator, making you safer than an armoured car
If you think anything you post to newsgroups can ever be done totally anonymously, then I believe you've got another think coming. With enough legal pressure applied, any ISP that wants to keep operating as a viable business will eventually cave and give up all the information needed to at least send a C&D letter.
I still maintain that the X0 Project should keep everything completely on the up-and-up. No need to tempt fate. Part of what I've enjoyed about the X0 Project so far is that the articles are so not capture-specific, or even hardware- or software-specific. You can make your own best cap (like I'm working on for myself), and use the ideas from the X0 site to improve your own work.
Hell, you could even take someone else's finished product and make it better on your own!
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- #137594
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- .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/137594/action/topic#137594
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Originally posted by: bongloads
I'd also like to know if the straight transfer, in raw form, will be made available?
"Knowledge Is Power, Hide It Well."
I'd also like to know if the straight transfer, in raw form, will be made available?
"Knowledge Is Power, Hide It Well."
Maybe you're answering your own question there...
Seriously, I think the guys running the X0 Project have to be quite careful not to piss off the powers that be while they work on their version. I'd guess telling everyone you're planning to hand out a copy of the raw file maybe isn't a bad way to get officially noticed by LFL and all its legal minions...
If I were in a position to answer your question, I think I'd rather say nothing at all (and hope similar questions would go away) than have to say "no". I wouldn't be at all surprised if Laserman et al feel the same.
I think we're going to have to be very patient here. There's lots of technical stuff to discuss and have fun with, without having to know immediately what's going to be released. I don't know about you, but I'm enjoying just reading about and pondering how to get the best out of a sort of lame source like LD. Most of the fun for me is the technical stuff; the release date (??) is almost irrelevant! As long as the discussion remains focused on the "how" aspect (rather than the "if" or "when"), there's no issue with legality.
I sometimes think I could do a better and faster job than the X0 Project -- but then I realize I'm free to try at any point, and haven't yet done so. Until I'm actually investing time and money and real effort into a better project, I figure I should just keep my mouth shut and enjoy the vicarious thrill of watching the X0 Project succeed.