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#271927
Topic
Copying DVD Menus For Use In A Fan Project
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/271927/action/topic#271927
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I did this for my own set, by ripping all menu pieces (including transitions and stuff) with DVD-Shrink, and converting those to uncompressed AVI via VirtualDub. I then edited and retouched them with Adobe AfterEffects. It's a little tricky painting out the menu items in some of the menus (like the Hoth menu from TESB, since there's a probe droid flying behind the menu items), but with some tricks and patience it does work. Also it helped that I work as a CG-guy, so that stuff was pretty straightforward The whole menu authoring was done with Adobe EncoreDVD.

ANH Menu 1 ANH Menu 2 ANH Menu 3 ANH Menu 4 ANH Menu 5

TESB Menu 1 TESB Menu 2 TESB Menu 3 TESB Menu 4 TESB Menu 5

ROTJ Menu 1 ROTJ Menu 2 ROTJ Menu 3 ROTJ Menu 4 ROTJ Menu 5
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#270316
Topic
Star Wars: REBORN - The Complete Saga (* unfinished project *)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270316/action/topic#270316
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Originally posted by: yanksno1
Originally posted by: InfoDroid
No. No episode numbers at all. Just simply Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.

I'm assuming those will be the title names? I don't like that, just keeping the original names. I think you should morph the names since your morphing the movies together. Something like: The Phantom Wars, The Clones Strike Back, and Revenge of the Jedi would be better IMO.


Uhm... but the Clones DON'T strike back... and the Jedi DON'T take Revenge... and I also think that the war in Star Wars isn't phantom...

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#264715
Topic
Info Wanted: German audio track for Moth3r's ANH?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/264715/action/topic#264715
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Hey there. I've created 3 dual-layer discs containing the following:

A New Hope (DVD-9)
Video: Moth3r's PAL version (2.35 anamorphic)
Audio: English 2.0 Surround (from Moth3r's set), German 2.0 Surround (from some THX-LD rip), English 1977 Mono Mix, Isolated Score (from EditDroid's set)
Bonus: Interview audio track (from SW classic edition), "The Star Wars Gallery", "War Stories - An Interview with George Lucas", "The Lucasfilm Archives Tour", "The Making of Star Wars"

The Empire Strikes Back (DVD-9)
Video: Moth3r's PAL version (2.35 anamorphic)
Audio: English 2.0 Surround (from Moth3r's set), German 2.0 Surround (by nix.nux), Isolated Score (from EditDroid's set)
Bonus: "Storyboard Comparison Asteroid Field", "Sound Advice - An Interview with Ben Burtt", "AT-AT Animation Timelapse", "SP FX"

Return of the Jedi (DVD-9)
Video: Moth3r's PAL version (2.35 anamorphic)
Audio: English 2.0 Surround (from Moth3r's set), German 2.0 Surround (from some THX-LD rip), Isolated Score (from EditDroid's set)
Bonus: "Jedi Videomatics", "Jedi Effects - An Interview with Dennis Muren", "Lapti Nek Music-video", "Classic Creatures"

I've taken the animated menus from the 2004 DVDs and edited them to match my set (so most of them are still fully animated, including menu transitions):

ANH Menu 1 ANH Menu 2 ANH Menu 3 ANH Menu 4 ANH Menu 5

TESB Menu 1 TESB Menu 2 TESB Menu 3 TESB Menu 4 TESB Menu 5

ROTJ Menu 1 ROTJ Menu 2 ROTJ Menu 3 ROTJ Menu 4 ROTJ Menu 5


Though I'm still not sure how to distribute the set... upping it via BitTorrent would take forever (after all it's about 23 GB in total).
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#262990
Topic
Looking for single-width 6-disc DVD-cases
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/262990/action/topic#262990
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Originally posted by: klokwerk
I also wanted to say that I was quite happy when I found many TV shows are now being repackaged here in Australia in the single-width-6-disc cases. I've got 24: Season 1 in such a case along with Smallville: Season 3 and hopefully soon Supernatural: Season 1. In any case, I managed to talk one of the staff at the store where I bought 24 to give me 3 of the 6-disc cases (empty of course). They had a couple on the stands behind the seasons of 24 to stock the display. I've yet to find somewhere that you can buy them (or at least, buy just a handful as opposed to 100 or 1000).


Interesting that more and more of those cases appear... maybe it's the same as with the single-width 4-disc-cases, which weren't that common 2 or 3 years ago, and now you can get them about everywhere.

There was a thread at Ric's forum, but all of the shops linked to in there don't have those cases anymore.
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#262971
Topic
Looking for single-width 6-disc DVD-cases
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/262971/action/topic#262971
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There are even 100-spindles... yet, only the second-best way to mass storage DVDs

Anyway, I'm kind of a consistency-buff... I just HATE the packaging of TV-series looking different every season. Furthermore I'm also a design-buff and a space-saver-buff, which results in stuff like this:

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/6417/frprevnew1bh2.jpg http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/603/prev1ha2.jpg http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/2319/prev2hr9.jpg http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/9255/scrubsprev1lr6.jpg http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/9501/24prev1mp9.jpg http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/8607/24prev2ll5.jpg

The 22-minute shows fit on 4 DVDs per season, and those cases aren't that hard to get hold of... but the longer shows, like "24", "Dawson's Creek" or "Lost" need bigger cases (or hopefully NOT).
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#262964
Topic
Looking for single-width 6-disc DVD-cases
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/262964/action/topic#262964
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I'm not really sure where to place this topic, but since this probably concerns a lot of DVD-creators (or at least -collectors) I'll put it here:

I'm looking for DVD-cases that hold 6 discs but are as width as a single DVD (14 mm). The only shop I found some is HERE:

http://www.genesysdtp.com/images/5dvdbox_large.gif

Although these do look a little fragile (and some of the discs are overlapping, which isn't the best solution) I'd be happy do get some of these. Unfortunately I'm located in Germany, and shipping alone would add up to $ 80, which is "a little" too much for my taste.

Nevertheless, there are other single-width-6-disc-cases (what a word), like with the RC2/RC4-release of "Magnum P.I. - Season 2", which uses a system similar to this:

http://www.genesysdtp.com/images/6dvdbox_large.gif

... but at single width (and with white flaps instead of black ones). The image above shows the standard 6-disc case with a width of 24 mm - 27 mm (depending on the brand), which I'm using for my 6-disc needs (like replacing TV-show digipacks and stuff). But having those at single width would be just fantastic.

Does anybody know where to get the "Magnum"-type cases? And is anybody willing to help me defy those ridiculous shipping costs by ordering some, and forwarding them to me (which might still come out cheaper than $ 80)?
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#261586
Topic
Spider Man 2 Extended Cut - In January on FX (Clips Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/261586/action/topic#261586
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It looks like there’s going to be an extended cut of Sam Raimi’s second “Spider Man” installment, adding about 50 minutes of new footage, being aired on January 2nd on the US cable channel FX. I hope anybody is going to capture this, since this would be something I’d REALLY look forward to (and since I’m in Europe I won’t be able to grab it myself).

source

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#259711
Topic
Info Wanted: Harry Potter & Prisoner of Azkaban - extended version on ABC?
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/259711/action/topic#259711
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Originally posted by: Rikter
And as a side project I'm working on a HDTV 720p TS to DVD conversion of the ABC cut of Chamber of Secrets (w/ 5.1) !!!!!!


Was the ABC-edit of "Sorcerer's Stone" ever shown in HD? And is the "Azkaban"-edit announced to be shown in HDTV as well?

What annoyed me was that the ABC-edits were full-frame, so having these as widescreen-DVD (or even 720p) would be fantastic!

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#258597
Topic
Clerks II - Making of a Train Wreck WebDiarys Preservation (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/258597/action/topic#258597
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Originally posted by: DarthCarr
My friend corrected himself and said the Bonus Disc includes 5 Train Wrecks. And also a VH1 Special and a Music Video. So now I wanna see that project even more.

Just to correct him again, according to Newsaskew.com it does include 10 Train Wrecks:

Those of you wondering which ten Train Wrecks are OFFICIALLY included on the disc, here's the title rundown: "Revenge of the Mullet", "Day One", "Meet the Crew with Jason Mewes - Part 1", "The Tongue Song", "Lights...Camera...Tongue!", "The Good, The Bad, and the Man", "The 8-Minute Standing O", "Elements and Layers", "Love the Camera", and the train wreck we had the excitement of being on-hand for, "Call 911" (we spotted ourselves for a fleeting second in the background, hard to miss standing next to Ming and his bright yellow winter coat -- It sure was cold that day). You'll again find a special hidden Train Wreck if you click carefully around this menu.

The Train Wrecks are wonderfully presented with the option to watch them in one straight shot, along with a Mosier/Smith intro. In the intro, the guys explain the concept behind the video series, and reveal these are their TEN FAVORITE of the episodes. So, click one key and sit back for a walk down memory lane (for those of you who watched online) or a brand new look at some great behind-the-scenes (if for some crazy reason you missed the series online). The entire segment, with intro, runs a whopping 51 minutes. Keep in mind, music permissions are just way too costly to get for DVD release, so these "wrecks" feature all new music in them (with the internet, the guys could pretty much take any track they wanted to score the scenes together. So if they sound a bit different than you remember, that's why.


So, I would love to see a preservation of the complete set of Train Wrecks.



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#258507
Topic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - THE MOVIE - Finally finished
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/258507/action/topic#258507
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Originally posted by: casualimp
Thanks for the help Twister, I found some resources I'm sure to use. Now, I've decided to make this a 3 disc case to house the inevitable parts 2 & 3. I'm just curious as to what to add to the back. Kaydon, I don't suppose you have a synopsis for the whole trilogy kicking about? Here's a preview.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/casualimp/KOTOR-Episode-I.jpg


I woudn't have done it much different, except for the spine: the DVD logo is generally placed at the bottom of the spine, so I would just switch it with the logos at the bottom.

Oh, and I'd say, get rid of that tiny DVD-logo on the front... ah, damit, this is what I would do (although I'm not entirely satisfied with the back):

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/752/kotortrilogyho6.jpg

Edit: It'd be a little difficult to create different front motives for each episode, since most of the promo artwork doesn't really work as a "movie poster". Maybe having the front motives a little more abstract (maybe just the logo with the hint of an image or a texture in the background) would be another way to do this. But I think a trilogy box is still the best idea, I guess.
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#256686
Topic
STAR WARS: the alt.binaries.starwars thread
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/256686/action/topic#256686
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Damn it... I got the three HD-versions, but "some_b_gradejunk" isn't working for me. There's only audio, no video (even opening it with DGIndex doesn't work). MediaPlayerClassic (with Matroska-splitter installed, so usually TS-files work) shows that there's a video-track present, but it's unchecked, and can't be selected. Help!

ANH and ROTJ look fantastic though. Yet, some Endor scenes in ROTJ look like they're upscaled... at least they seem quite blurry. And now I'm pretty sure that the German crawls are upscaled from the German 1997 SEs.