Knightmessenger

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Join date: 1-Nov-2005
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Post: #162990
Topic: X0 Equivalent for vcr's?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/162990/action/topic#162990
Time: 13-Dec-2005 3:25 PM

Can a time base corrector have any side effects like the temporal smoothing on the THX laserdiscs? My hi8 camcorder has one and the only difference I noticed with it on or off was the picture on the tv screen looked brighter and more washed out (worse I thought) with the TBC on.

Post: #162988
Topic: I NEED HELP W/DVD RECORDER!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/162988/action/topic#162988
Time: 13-Dec-2005 3:14 PM

So you think the best dvd recorders are from Pioneer or Lite-on? I just wanted to be sure I read that right.

Post: #162393
Topic: Are Sebastian Shaw & Clive Revill still alive?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/162393/action/topic#162393
Time: 10-Dec-2005 10:27 PM

Have there been any recent interviews with Clive Revill or Jason Wingreen (Boba Fett's voice) about the changes? Does Shaw have any living relatives? I imagine they would be pissed. And has it ever been revealed who the woman was who played the emporer

Post: #161953
Topic: The XØ Project Official T-shirt Design Contest - And the winner is...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/161953/action/topic#161953
Time: 8-Dec-2005 8:36 PM

The time has come to take back the original trilogy.
Execute Order '77

Post: #160579
Topic: NON-Star Wars Fan Edit and Alternate DVD Covers SHOWCASE
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/160579/action/topic#160579
Time: 5-Dec-2005 1:34 AM

Adam, the text on the spine should face the other way. What is missing on the real Jurassic Park dvd?

Post: #160576
Topic: Info Wanted: 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit?' - has anyone done the uncensored version?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/160576/action/topic#160576
Time: 5-Dec-2005 1:28 AM

The Lion King -- it's subtle, but roughly 20% of the film was re-animated for the IMAX release that the DVD came from

Lion King did have a special edition but the original version of the film is included on the same dvd. It's a little tricky as you have to go to set-up options to make it play.

Post: #160292
Topic: Star Wars 2004 DVD question... (I have no clue where to post this...)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/160292/action/topic#160292
Time: 3-Dec-2005 3:10 PM

Is it just me or does the gold on the ws prequels look a little brighter (and better) than the fs original trilogy?

Post: #160287
Topic: SW.com's apologetic press release (re the 2005 OT SE re-release set)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/160287/action/topic#160287
Time: 3-Dec-2005 2:47 PM

The thing I find with the article is how Lucasfilm has released all the Star Wars dvds in full and widescreen versions along with a rather good article explaining the formats. If we can have a choice between full and wide, why can't we choose between original and special edition.

Post: #159923
Topic: Star Wars 2004 DVD question... (I have no clue where to post this...)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/159923/action/topic#159923
Time: 1-Dec-2005 11:14 PM

Maybe to match the '97 special editions vhs box sets. Gold was pan & scan, silver was widescreen.

Post: #159895
Topic: Idea & found on ebay: 16mm film SCOPE Star Wars RETURN of THE JEDI MINT LPP
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/159895/action/topic#159895
Time: 1-Dec-2005 10:19 PM

Has anyone tried contacting the seller regarding our cause and perhaps how he came in possession of such a rare treasure.

Post: #159622
Topic: The Prequels: What they should have said...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/159622/action/topic#159622
Time: 30-Nov-2005 8:25 PM

Theres a very long thread along those lines on IMDB. I think it's titled "Things the star wars characters would never say" or something.

Post: #159415
Topic: Episode 3: Fan Editing Ideas Discussion
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/159415/action/topic#159415
Time: 30-Nov-2005 2:44 AM

If anyone does a fan edit of Ep. III, would they also be able to include the starwars.com web documentaries that weren't on the official dvd.

Post: #158905
Topic: Star Wars DVD Covers
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/158905/action/topic#158905
Time: 28-Nov-2005 11:51 PM

Would anyone consider making Faces covers for the prequels to match the '95 covers. I think Darth Maul, clonetrooper and Darth Sidious would be good for the covers. Speaking of faces, are there any covers that use the backcovers of the vhs tapes. Or any scans of the backs of the vhs faces tapes. I love the photos of Obi Wan, Leia and Luke & Leia with the headlines A long time ago... , the battle continues and the empire falls.

Post: #157125
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/157125/action/topic#157125
Time: 21-Nov-2005 11:02 PM

Or maybe the THX certification process is cheapened and overhyped. I just wasn't that impressed with the official dvd's ever. The only advantage over the cowclops v2 was far less compression and slightly more resolution. Still, I thought they had a lot of noise and grain on them, were the films just in that bad of shape or is 20th Century Fox not as good at compressing their dvd's as other studios are. Back to the Future from Universal looks so much better and they put the extras with the movie discs, not on a separate one.

Post: #157123
Topic: Episode II: Shroud of the Dark Side (the TM edit) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/157123/action/topic#157123
Time: 21-Nov-2005 10:42 PM

About an earlier post as to why Dooku would want to kill Padme, I think it was revealed in an early draft of ep III that Dooku ordered the tusken raiders to kidnap and torture Anakin's mother. I think it's interesting to consider that possibility and how that would have added to Dooku's character.

Post: #157103
Topic: Just thought of something...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/157103/action/topic#157103
Time: 21-Nov-2005 9:59 PM

Agreed. Can anyone think of other things that have been modified without the originals being released? I can think of another video game. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Many of the games in the series have had minor text changes in a re-release because it was originally mistranslated. This is not the case with oot as there are two differences between the gold and grey n64 cartridges. The music in the Fire Temple had a Muslim chant that was replaced with something generic. Ganondorf spits out green blood instead of red after the first battle with him. In the Master Quest and Collector's Eddition re-releases for the gamecube, the Gerudo symbol was changed from the Muslim crescent to some really lame clover symbol. That really annoyed me. I've heard the blood was changed to avoid a Teen rating and the other two were because it offended the Muslim community. Does anyone have any official reports that talked about this?

Like the official Star Wars dvd's, the gamecube re-release has such a higher resolution allowing for much greater clarity. I'm wondering if it would be possible through either computer emulation or hardware tweaking to produce a better resolution for n64 games beyond what the expansion pak and s-video cable can do.

Post: #156823
Topic: X0 Equivalent for vcr's?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/156823/action/topic#156823
Time: 21-Nov-2005 12:40 AM

Thanks for the thread. I should probably mention that I live in the US and therefore use NTSC. So it seems S-VHS doesn't necessarily do better with everything else equal. Sounds like it varies upon the wiring, in which case it would be hard to find a better vcr than the one I have. I know some vcr's do have s-video. In fact, at my college, I saw a vcr with component outputs.

So is anyone here very familiar with Hi8? My camcorder does have an s-video output like most others.

Post: #156565
Topic: X0 Equivalent for vcr's?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/156565/action/topic#156565
Time: 19-Nov-2005 11:27 PM

Thanks for the advice. Could you clarify if you think S-VHS with s-video would offer an advantage over regular vhs with s-video?

Post: #156300
Topic: X0 Equivalent for vcr's?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/156300/action/topic#156300
Time: 18-Nov-2005 4:41 PM

Does anyone know what is best for playing back regular VHS tapes? Like how the X0 is the best laserdisc player. Laserman reccomended a D-VHS/D-Theatre deck, or a S-VHS deck. I wanted to hear what others thought. I know S-VHS can record at a higher resolution but does it play back standard VHS better than a Hi-Fi vcr? I use my computer to edit so I have no need for some of the advanced linear editing features, just what produces the cleanest picture and if s-video and component outputs are available. The vcr I currently use for capturing is I believe a Panasonic 4 Head Hi-Fi PV-9661 and it does a really good job, but lacks s-video/component outputs.

Similarly, I was wondering what was the best way to play back analog 8mm/Hi8 tapes. Does a Hi8 vcr or Hi8 broadcast deck produce a significant advantage over a general camcorder? If anyone knows specific model names or could even post comparison screenshots, that would be a big help.

Thanks a lot.

Edit: The Panasonic vcr I have is actually a PV-9662.