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#50823
Topic
Info: OT Bootleg DVDs
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/50823/action/topic#50823
Time
Well you’re not wrong or right. I think all he was saying is that he is mixing up his mix from a 2.0 source much the same way the sound team at Lucasfilms mixed up theirs. But I honestly don't care about all that.

Here is the info I promised you. It's taken from www.thedigitalbits.com/rumormill.html about 1/4 the way down the page

“Also, we've heard a reader who recently had the chance to talk with Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt about the upcoming DVD release. Here's the info (special thanks to our reader for sending this in):

I spoke with Ben Burtt recently. He mentioned the upcoming Star Wars DVDs. It seems that they were able to go back and digitize all of the original tracks and rebuild the show from scratch. For the previous Theatrical Special Editions they were only able to go back and re-mix and edit from the pre-mixes which were sonically limited by the analogue recording and reproduction systems of the time. Since Ben was responsible for archiving all of the sound on A New Hope, all of the sounds were able to be found except for a couple of foley tracks which I'm assuming will be re-done. So it seems that we will be hearing Star Wars in a way we've never heard it before. He did not mention if Empire and Jedi would be receiving the same treatment.”


Can you imagine how good the new soundtrack will sound if this info is correct. DAMN!
Post
#50818
Topic
Info: OT Bootleg DVDs
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/50818/action/topic#50818
Time
Sorry digitalfreak but your wrong. Well not wrong, just not correctly understanding what he is say is all. You see the 97 SE LD and Theatrical mix was 5.1. There you are right, but it was mixed up to a 5.1 mix from all analog sources. So there he is right.

Get that both right.

5.1 yes.
Mixed into 5.1 from analog masters.

What he is also saying is that the new DVD's will be the first time that the movie will be mixed into 5.1 from Digital Sources. That sound guy went and put all the old stuff onto a puter or something like that. I'll try to find the article about it for you.

So yes the 97 versions were 5.1 mixes but they weren't digital 5.1 mixes. A simple miss understanding. But damn they sounded good didn't they?
Post
#50820
Topic
Can Luke wake up?
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/50820/action/topic#50820
Time
I was just watching Empire and I realized something strange. People may have noticed this but it's the first time it occurred to me. At the beginning when Luke is hanging up side down and he wakes up. Can he really wake up that way?

Here is what I'm thinking. If enough blood rushes to your head you can pass out. (I could be wrong) Luke was knocked unconscious before he was hung upside down. Now with all the blood rushing to his head while unconscious like that, is it possible to regain consciousness from that position?

I don't know, I'm not a doctor. Any thoughts on this matter?
Post
#50225
Topic
Knights of the Old Republic
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/50225/action/topic#50225
Time
You know what really sucks about Star Wars video games. Most of them start you off as a chump with no force powers. I'm playing the game to kick some ass with choke holds and lightning attacks. Most of the Star Wars games suck until you get either your force powers or a lightsaber. All I want is a game where I start off as a bad ass jedi with a cool lightsaber.

That or a racing game where I get to race a speederbike. Pod Racer for the 64 was cool but speederbikes are cooler.
Post
#50054
Topic
OT bootleg DVD reviews
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/50054/action/topic#50054
Time
I tottally agree with Bossk. I had trouble finding this to repost my last review. But when in Rome....

originally posted on....
Sat March 13, 2004 11:10 AM



Well I’ve seen the TR47 Star Wars DVD’s. They really are pretty damn good. In fact out of the four sets I have seen they are the best yet. The picture is really good. I played them on my 57” Widescreen and they looked a bit soft at parts but on the smaller 36” TV they looked just fine. Don’t get me wrong the movies look awesome in their 57” HD glory. All the dirt and scratches on the image are obviously from the Laserdisc they were taken from. That would account for the soft parts too. I compared the DVD set and my Definitive Edition Laserdiscs and they are about spot dead on. If you really, really, really look hard you can find MINISCULE differences. But it’s nothing that you would even start to notice on a low end screen (or if you didn’t have a bunch of free time to actually look for them). Now that I think about it I should go check out the soft parts. I bet money they are on the Laserdiscs too.

As for sound it was the first time I had watched a bootleg set not in 5.1 and let me tell you this is the best sounding set I have ever run through my system. The Three other sets were all in 5.1, yes, but it was a mixed up version from a 2.0 source. So what you get from that is sound the wraps around you but sounds very flat once it gets past the front sound stage. I ran this through a Dolby Prologic II receiver and the sound really defused nicely to the rear sound stage. It sounded great. I would be will to take a leap and say it’s the best sounding the Original Trilogy will even sound. Of course I say this assuming that George Lucas will never release these on DVD.

The set has the three movies on three discs all with no menus to eat up space for the movie. They also have quite a few chapters for the ease of navigating the movie. The set also came with a bonus disc with a bunch of boring crap that I fell asleep watching and a fifth disc with files for printing out your own case covers, inlays, and disc covers. That was a very nice touch and something that is greatly appreciated.

My only complaint with this is that it isn’t in Anamorphic Widescreen as I thought it was. Don’t get me wrong this is the best widescreen transfer I have ever seen of these movies but it’s not anamorphic. That is of course easily fixable with the zoom feature on your TV. The movies are (For the first time I know of in bootleg form) actually presented in its true 2.35:1 ratio. I have seen anamorphic DVDs of these movies that actually crop the movie to around 1.75:1 which also cuts off all the subtitles. So I’m more than happy with this non anamorphic set. Of course if you don’t have a 16:9 TV you don’t give a damn about that. But I do so there.

In closing I would say this is as good as it gets for now. To quote Darth Vader…

“Impressive…Most Impressive”

Equipment Used:
57” 16:9 HD Toshiba Projection TV (I can’t remember Model Number)
Pioneer VSX-D810S (Receiver)
Pioneer DV-F727 (DVD Player)
M&K V-1250 THX Subwoofer
Infinity 12” Subwoofer (Again no idea on Model Number)
M&K 550 THX Surround (X2)
M&K LCR-750 THX Front (X2)
M&K 750-THX Center (X2 - one in front and one in rear)



Post
#46859
Topic
Info: OT Bootleg DVDs
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46859/action/topic#46859
Time
You guys crack my $hit up. Your spending hours and hours of your life trying to get these Torrent files to download when you could have just dropped 30 bux for the TR47 discs and been done with it.

I've said it before and I’ll say it again. Star Wars fans are nuts, I know because I'm one of them. It never fails to amaze me how much people will pay for these movies. I put up a set of Pre SE DVD+R's on EBay and only Star Wars worked. Jedi and Empire were so scratched up that you couldn't get them to play more than 15 minutes into the movies. And that was after I had them resurfaced. So they bought two coasters and a copy of Star Wars. I got 85 bux for the set and positive feedback.

Go figure.

Good luck to you crazy kids.

P.S. To TR47
Thanks for the great set of movies.
Post
#43144
Topic
MORE CHANGES!!! (for the 2004 OT DVD release)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/43144/action/topic#43144
Time
I guess they are changing the Jabba scene. It's all just rumor right now so don't get all excited. What they are doing is making the digital model better. Actually head over to digital bits for the full read.

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/rumormill.html

they're changing a bunch of stuf it sounds like.

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/rumormill.html

Sorry if the hyper link doesn't work. I have never posted one of those here.
Post
#37389
Topic
Info: OT Bootleg DVDs
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/37389/action/topic#37389
Time
Well I’ve seen the TR47 Star Wars DVD’s. They really are pretty damn good. In fact out of the four sets I have seen they are the best yet. The picture is really good. I played them on my 57” Widescreen and they looked a bit soft at parts but on the smaller 36” TV they looked just fine. Don’t get me wrong the movies look awesome in their 57” HD glory. All the dirt and scratches on the image are obviously from the Laserdisc they were taken from. That would account for the soft parts too. I compared the DVD set and my Definitive Edition Laserdiscs and they are about spot dead on. If you really, really, really look hard you can find MINISCULE differences. But it’s nothing that you would even start to notice on a low end screen (or if you didn’t have a bunch of free time to actually look for them). Now that I think about it I should go check out the soft parts. I bet money they are on the Laserdiscs too.

As for sound it was the first time I had watched a bootleg set not in 5.1 and let me tell you this is the best sounding set I have ever run through my system. The Three other sets were all in 5.1, yes, but it was a mixed up version from a 2.0 source. So what you get from that is sound the wraps around you but sounds very flat once it gets past the front sound stage. I ran this through a Dolby Prologic II receiver and the sound really defused nicely to the rear sound stage. It sounded great. I would be will to take a leap and say it’s the best sounding the Original Trilogy will even sound. Of course I say this assuming that George Lucas will never release these on DVD.

The set has the three movies on three discs all with no menus to eat up space for the movie. They also have quite a few chapters for the ease of navigating the movie. The set also came with a bonus disc with a bunch of boring crap that I fell asleep watching and a fifth disc with files for printing out your own case covers, inlays, and disc covers. That was a very nice touch and something that is greatly appreciated.

My only complaint with this is that it isn’t in Anamorphic Widescreen as I thought it was. Don’t get me wrong this is the best widescreen transfer I have ever seen of these movies but it’s not anamorphic. That is of course easily fixable with the zoom feature on your TV. The movies are (For the first time I know of in bootleg form) actually presented in its true 2.35:1 ratio. I have seen anamorphic DVDs of these movies that actually crop the movie to around 1.75:1 which also cuts off all the subtitles. So I’m more than happy with this non anamorphic set. Of course if you don’t have a 16:9 TV you don’t give a damn about that. But I do so there.

In closing I would say this is as good as it gets for now. To quote Darth Vader…

“Impressive…Most Impressive”

Equipment Used:
57” 16:9 HD Toshiba Projection TV (I can’t remember Model Number)
Pioneer VSX-D810S (Receiver)
Pioneer DV-F727 (DVD Player)
M&K V-1250 THX Subwoofer
Infinity 12” Subwoofer (Again no idea on Model Number)
M&K 550 THX Surround (X2)
M&K LCR-750 THX Front (X2)
M&K 750-THX Center (X2 - one in front and one in rear)