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Post: #120408
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/120408/action/topic#120408
Time: 2-Jul-2005 9:43 AM

Thanks for the links and kind words guys.
Unfortunately that is one of the continents none of us are on...it is a bit of a drive to chelmsford, and I'd have to pump the tyres up quite a bit to get across the oceans.
Feel free to PM us or e-mail us if you see any players around though, a couple of us travel quite a bit with work.
Importing an X0 or x9 costs around $1000 on top of the purchase price by the time insurance, shipping and duties are paid, so we probably won't be dragging any back from OS just yet.
We have enough work to do on the capture we are working on right now to keep us busy for a while...

One thing I really really really need right now is a service manual or technical manual for the pioneer CLD 2950 laserdisc player. If any of you web gurus can hunt one of those down, I'll put you in my will...

Post: #120407
Topic: The Cowclops Transfers (a.k.a. the PCM audio DVD's, Row47 set) Info and Feedback Thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/120407/action/topic#120407
Time: 2-Jul-2005 9:15 AM

Anyone got it yet?

Post: #120393
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/120393/action/topic#120393
Time: 2-Jul-2005 6:29 AM

Ahh, finally got my newsletter!

We will share the code when we get it to the point we are 100% happy with it. (Or 95% anyway)
I'm still developing it in Shake, and then the other guys are doing it in AVISynth, we will end up trying to get the two code bases synchronised to get the same effect, or at least as close as possible. At that point we will release the scripts to the masses for use in whatever.

It is fun inventing new ways of processing images for the project, it is throwing up challenges that I don't really get in my day job - restoration is a different kettle of fish to production, but the required skills are similar I guess.
So the stuff we are developing here will probably end up being useful in some form in production anyway.
The starfield thing was one of those 2am ideas that we weren't sure would fly, and it was immensely satisfying when the stars popped back into existence after the first code run!

Post: #120379
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/120379/action/topic#120379
Time: 2-Jul-2005 1:17 AM

You can get us all on :
feedback "at" x0project.com

Post: #120367
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/120367/action/topic#120367
Time: 2-Jul-2005 12:01 AM

e-mail me the link!

Forboth the players and the 16mm print.
cheers

-LM

Post: #120337
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/120337/action/topic#120337
Time: 1-Jul-2005 8:59 PM

Originally posted by: zion
Only if you signed yourself up! I can't do that for you I don't think.

How embarrassment - I forgot to sign up for my own newsletter - I'd better get onto that!

Post: #120035
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/120035/action/topic#120035
Time: 30-Jun-2005 10:34 PM

Damn, beat me to that one.
Hey Zion, am I on the mailing list??

Post: #119977
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119977/action/topic#119977
Time: 30-Jun-2005 6:44 PM

Almost there..... Almost there.....

Post: #119890
Topic: Things you never noticed before in the films
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119890/action/topic#119890
Time: 30-Jun-2005 4:51 PM

Originally posted by: SilverWook
Would you guys be happier if George blew up the actor in the Greedo costume instead?

Yeah...Bring it on!

BTW, Citizen, that is the first time I have actually truly Laughed Out Loud on this forum...

Post: #119885
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119885/action/topic#119885
Time: 30-Jun-2005 4:45 PM

Don't make him angry... you won't like him when he's angry...

Post: #119748
Topic: Things you never noticed before in the films
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119748/action/topic#119748
Time: 30-Jun-2005 1:02 AM

The only think that really jumped out at me that I had never noticed before I started doing this , and cannot now un-notice, was the bizzaro greedo frame just before he explodes.
Although for the 'archive' version it will be left as is, on my own version I will have to replace that frame for my own sanity.

Stuff I have been noticing is mainly the horrible amount of variance in the colour grade.

The other thing I had never thought about before, then noticed, was a reaction shot from Hamill, but I don't really want mention here as it really does wreck an important part of the film, and you literally can't unsee it once you notice it.

Post: #119746
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119746/action/topic#119746
Time: 30-Jun-2005 12:57 AM

The X0 is noticably better than the X9 - the X9 had a more modern comb filter for the S-Video output, but it can't compete with the composite output of the X0 using one of todays comb filters.
The noise floor is better than the X0, less smearing, better SNR, better everything really except the comb filter which we don't use.
The X9 also weighs a lot less and is a lot easier and cheaper to obtain!

Both are very nice, and quite expensive players though...

Post: #119668
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119668/action/topic#119668
Time: 29-Jun-2005 8:18 PM

Yeah, this is something that is misunderstood, if you take the original 277 lines (of picture) from the letterbox laserdiscs, scale that up to anamorphic resolution you get a slight loss in quality due to image processing - not much but some.
If you then rely on your DVD player to turn in back into 277 lines again for display on a 4:3 TV, you lose a *LOT* of quality unless you have an exceptionally good player.
This is simply because it has to do a realtime resize, so can't use the best method.

So why go through two resizing steps (one good, one average) on a source that is resolutionally challenged to begin with, when you could display the original as is.

Now of course if you have a widescreen set or something similar you will be better off with the original 277 scaled up to animorphic, as we can do a better job than the realtime scaler in your player or TV.

Post: #119562
Topic: Info & Share: 'Star Wars: The Magic of Myth' documentary
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119562/action/topic#119562
Time: 29-Jun-2005 1:34 PM

Is it NTSC Beta SP or PAL?

It is possible the audio is still on there depending on the tape and playback unit you have, you may not be able to access all of the audio on your deck.

Is the documentary unique to the exhibit?

Post: #119560
Topic: Pan & Scan O-OT Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119560/action/topic#119560
Time: 29-Jun-2005 1:29 PM

If someone wants to send me the discs, I'll take a look and if the quality is up to scratch I would do a transfer.

Post: #119499
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119499/action/topic#119499
Time: 29-Jun-2005 4:50 AM

If anyone here is in Australia, please bounce me a PM.. It is nice to know who the locals are!

Post: #119350
Topic: For Trade & Wanted: Definitive/Faces Laserdiscs Wanted - for Trade
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119350/action/topic#119350
Time: 28-Jun-2005 8:58 PM

I have an extra US definitive set, without the box or the extras disk, let me know if you are interested.
All the movie discs are there and in great condition with their individual cardboard sleeves.

Post: #119348
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119348/action/topic#119348
Time: 28-Jun-2005 8:54 PM

Well said.

Post: #119341
Topic: The Cowclops Transfers (a.k.a. the PCM audio DVD's, Row47 set) Info and Feedback Thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119341/action/topic#119341
Time: 28-Jun-2005 8:37 PM

The biggest difference if you are encoding at a high enough rate to not get blockiness is the colour, but yep, it totally depends on your source and the encoder and the bitrate and so on, so there is no definitive answer.
In short though, if encoded properly at decent bitrates, there will be very little difference even on stills.

Post: #119096
Topic: The "Farsight" Trilogy DVD Info and Feedback Thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119096/action/topic#119096
Time: 28-Jun-2005 2:16 AM

All decent film DVDs are stored as 24fps on the disc itself. No DVDs store anything as progressive, it is an interlaced system - but the two fields stored make up exactly one film frame, so the end result is the same really.

Post: #119090
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119090/action/topic#119090
Time: 28-Jun-2005 1:54 AM

*whew*

Thank you APC. I just had a major power outage and stupidly hadn't saved anything for the past three hours..but my UPS saved my arse yet again. I would've been kicking something if I'd lost that work.
So remember people, SOS. (Save Often Stoopid)

and as you won't remember to do that, go get a UPS...

Post: #119087
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119087/action/topic#119087
Time: 28-Jun-2005 1:33 AM

Keep your eyes on the site for that stuff, the newsletter is focused on the X0 capture and what we are up to on that front.

Post: #119086
Topic: The Cowclops Transfers (a.k.a. the PCM audio DVD's, Row47 set) Info and Feedback Thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119086/action/topic#119086
Time: 28-Jun-2005 1:28 AM

Thanks, I guessed as much.

Post: #119081
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119081/action/topic#119081
Time: 28-Jun-2005 1:07 AM

BTW Moth3r, hang onto the 925. That is the model currently being messed with.

Post: #119078
Topic: The Cowclops Transfers (a.k.a. the PCM audio DVD's, Row47 set) Info and Feedback Thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119078/action/topic#119078
Time: 28-Jun-2005 1:02 AM

Ahh there we go, my answer to my first question was in that last bit - I'll be binning any smelly packages I get in the post then...

Still like to risk an answer to question two though.