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LexX

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#1578786
Topic
Project Threepio (Star Wars OOT subtitles)
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CatBus said:

LexX said:

I’m doing a complete overhaul for my subs so stay tuned… 😃
But I found a weird problem. It seems that sub tracks have different timing when used in mpv vs. MPC. I can’t play SW 4K smoothly on MPC so I’ve always had to use mpv, also when re-adjusting the timings. There seems to be 2 frame difference between the players. That’s pretty weird, does anyone know the reason?

I know PGS subtitles can be off by a frame from what you intend because the internal timecodes use 24.000fps, even for 23.976 subtitles, and rounding issues can potentially send a subtitle to one frame or another. Presumably since PGS is more like the native subtitle format and even it has issues, text-based subtitles could potentially have even more due to the extra conversion. And, of course, there are just plain errors. For most people, if the subtitle is off by two frames, nobody would even report the bug, let alone fix it.

Yeah, sorry, I meant srt subtitles as I use them to work with. It’s not a big problem but mainly it’s apparent for example during ALTA, beginning of SW logo, and Huttese subs as their sync differs. So not sure what is the “right” timing, MPC, mpv or something else.

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#1578705
Topic
Project Threepio (Star Wars OOT subtitles)
Time

I’m doing a complete overhaul for my subs so stay tuned… 😃
But I found a weird problem. It seems that sub tracks have different timing when used in mpv vs. MPC. I can’t play SW 4K smoothly on MPC so I’ve always had to use mpv, also when re-adjusting the timings. There seems to be 2 frame difference between the players. That’s pretty weird, does anyone know the reason?

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#1562308
Topic
At what point did Tatooine robes become Jedi uniforms?
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fmalover said:

I say ROTJ marked the point George Lucas decided that Obi-Wan’s robes from the first movie were the official Jedi vestments, as evidenced by Anakin’s ghost, which retroactively creates a problem.

Kinda, but also Anakin is from Tatooine. But mainly, it works for the audience best. If they had seen Anakin in some sleek Luke’s black uniform or samurai like wardrobe, he wouldn’t have looked nearly as friendly and kind than old Ben’s familiar comfortable robes.

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#1560911
Topic
<strong>Return Of The Jedi</strong> - a general <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> thread
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WookieeWarrior77 said:

I just thought of something. When Luke and friends are on the skiff, and he tells Han, “there’s nothing to see, I used to live here, you know” doesn’t Han know what Tatooine looks like?

I don’t understand the problem here. Han says he can’t see, Luke says there’s nothing to see as they are in the middle of the desert. How else would that conversation could have gone?

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#1552150
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<strong>Ahsoka</strong> (live action series) - general discussion thread
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What I like:

  • Mary Elizabeth Winsted as Hera, the only good actress in the series. I didn’t even realize who she was until the end credits even though she looked familiar. She’s the only one who acts like a real person.
  • The set pieces. I like the rebel ships and also the bad guy ship has finally something new and cool looking interior.
  • Even though the music isn’t really rememberable, at least it feels more SW.
  • The bad guy seems cool even though doesn’t do much yet. Don’t even remember his name.
  • At last some BLACK SPACE in the last episode and not always next to some colorful planets and weird space clouds. I’d like to see more SPACE in STAR WARS.

Dislikes:

  • The assumption that everyone knows these characters is ridicilously high and misplaced. I didn’t even know/remember that Ahsoka trained Sabine even though I watched Rebels (if it was there or where-ever, I don’t care)
  • Very wooden acting aside Mary, people just posing around and standing, squinting their eyes and trying to look cool. Mostly the main character.
  • Can’t really blaim for Rebels references as this seems to be a straight sequel to that series which is something I’m not interested the least.
  • The dark jedi seem to next to nothing. The girl should get a haircut, looks ridicilous.
  • The first two episodes had heavy pacing issues, just standing around.
  • I almost got a mystery feeling in the space battle about who came after them and they immediately show it’s the girl and her friends. Would have been much more interesting to not show everything to the viewer.
  • I guess this is the Disney era, in space military there are 3-4 women in charge of some dangerous battle mission agains 2 bad women + 1 guy standing around. Sure, that could happen… Compensating much, Disney?
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#1551076
Topic
<strong>The Empire Strikes Back</strong> - a general <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> thread
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Mocata said:

In the end his friends are irrelevant to the bigger picture. He makes it clear that becoming an agent of evil is the worse scenario.

Only if Yoda is certain about Luke’s turn and his inability to help. But why say “if you honor what they fight for” they should die, I don’t get that part. You can’t help people if you honor what they fight for? To make it clear, of course I do understand that Luke is not ready to confront Vader, but the way Yoda explains it to Luke doesn’t make sense to me.

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#1551062
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<strong>The Empire Strikes Back</strong> - a general <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> thread
Time

So, a question. When Luke sees Han & Leia in pain, Yoda says “decide you must how to serve them best…” etc. Is this Yoda’s psychology to not have Luke meet Vader yet, even if it means the death of Luke’s friends? He says he doesn’t see if they die. But if they did, why would you say that you have to decide if to help your friends or let them die? Why would it matter, if Luke “destroys all for what they have fought and suffered” if he was to save his friends from death, isn’t that worth it? If Luke hadn’t gone, do you think Han and/or Leia would have died if Vader didn’t get what he wanted? What do you think?

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#1548460
Topic
The end of Star Wars physical media
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timdiggerm said:

LexX said:

timdiggerm said:

LexX said:

timdiggerm said:

Hard to pirate without a source.

There is a lot of sources for Disney owned films, 4K, BD, DVD, VHS and film. If they never made any physical releases ever again, all of these sources become more attractive to collectors and their prices would rise. Lets say, 50 or 100 years from now they haven’t released anything… can you imagine how much would e.g. classic Disney cartoons cost on the secondary market? Probably hundreds if not thousands of dollars per movie, all which they would lose. Even today there have been DVDs that command hundreds of dollars on the secondary market because they have not seen a re-release since.

All true, but irrelevant to non-collectors (ie most people)

But not to Disney when they could get some of that money by relesing their properties. Also one could argue that there are others than collectors who would like to own Disney classics in the future as well, that is normal families.

I feel like the fact that they’re stopping maybe indicates you’re overestimating the size of the collector market

I’m not talking about this moment but the future when this kind of decision (if there is one) has an actual effect.

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#1548434
Topic
The end of Star Wars physical media
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timdiggerm said:

LexX said:

timdiggerm said:

Hard to pirate without a source.

There is a lot of sources for Disney owned films, 4K, BD, DVD, VHS and film. If they never made any physical releases ever again, all of these sources become more attractive to collectors and their prices would rise. Lets say, 50 or 100 years from now they haven’t released anything… can you imagine how much would e.g. classic Disney cartoons cost on the secondary market? Probably hundreds if not thousands of dollars per movie, all which they would lose. Even today there have been DVDs that command hundreds of dollars on the secondary market because they have not seen a re-release since.

All true, but irrelevant to non-collectors (ie most people)

But not to Disney when they could get some of that money by relesing their properties. Also one could argue that there are others than collectors who would like to own Disney classics in the future as well, that is normal families.

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#1548246
Topic
The end of Star Wars physical media
Time

timdiggerm said:

Hard to pirate without a source.

There is a lot of sources for Disney owned films, 4K, BD, DVD, VHS and film. If they never made any physical releases ever again, all of these sources become more attractive to collectors and their prices would rise. Lets say, 50 or 100 years from now they haven’t released anything… can you imagine how much would e.g. classic Disney cartoons cost on the secondary market? Probably hundreds if not thousands of dollars per movie, all which they would lose. Even today there have been DVDs that command hundreds of dollars on the secondary market because they have not seen a re-release since.

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#1547888
Topic
Are you glad Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney or do you wish he hadn’t?
Time

While there are a lot of things gone wrong after the purchase (like, 0 good new movies), there have been some gone right. For example I don’t think we would have gotten all the 80s spin-offs in HD. And I really disliked where SW was at around 2010. There were stupid Robot Chicken, Family Guy etc. parodies and the IP was starting to be a laughing stock with no new sensible material since the last film. Even though it is also one of the reasons I hate Disney, but at least it respects their IPs and don’t let them go through the mud.

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#1536290
Topic
Return Of The Jedi's 40th anniversary
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Fang Zei said:

ThatPixarGuy said:

SomethingStarWarsRelated said:

ThatPixarGuy said:

I’m seeing a 40th anniversary screening with some family and friends on Saturday. The theatrical cut would be preferable of course, but I’m just happy to see a good Star Wars film in theaters haha.

Was it ever clarified why Empire’s 40th anniversary screenings used the 2011 Blu-ray rather than the more recent 2019 transfer? Hopefully that won’t be the same case here…

Yes, I was just wondering this. Once you see it, could you let us know which version it is?

Sure!

The only thing that would really give it away is the color timing, as the 2011 and 2019 versions are basically otherwise identical.

The opening logos are different as well.