MattMahdi

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Post: #319499
Topic: Help Wanted: Holiday Special Resources and Dreams
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/319499/action/topic#319499
Time: 30-May-2008 2:39 PM

Who else was saddened by the news?

I was driving home last night and heard a brief eulogy for Harvey Korman. I am reminded of occasional roll-calls on the passing of "Doctor Who" and "Star Trek" actors.

Post: #319492
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/319492/action/topic#319492
Time: 30-May-2008 12:20 PM

RoccondilRinon said:

Gotta be kidding, right? Spaceballs did the same gag 20 years ago and did it ten times funnier than Family Guy.

Not really --- but this reinforces that what works for one person doesn't work for another. The subtle (?) campaign sticker made me chortle in a way that "We Brake For Nothing" really didn't.

Post: #319452
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/319452/action/topic#319452
Time: 30-May-2008 12:38 AM

adywan said:

Also, for whoever hasn't been able to find the Easter Eggs yet i will post a few clues at the weekend

They're both quite good, with the alternate take on the Death Star escape being my favourite. The alternate opening was great, although after the campaign sticker on the back of the Star Destroyer in "Family Guy," I don't think any other slogan could have measured up.

Must admit, though, that I cheated --- examined the DVD in the VLC Player on a PC, and brushed the mouse around slowly until the links lit up. Then I went back to those menus with a standalone player.

Post: #319432
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/319432/action/topic#319432
Time: 29-May-2008 8:18 PM

adywan said:

was this tested on your unpacked DVD before it was run in PCGedit to create your fixed ISO because those 2 files will be slightly different before its run in that program to create the ISO anyway.

WOW but you're quick!

This was after two or three go-throughs with PGCedit. So what I'm inferring is that my slightly-off files weren't off after all. Just slightly modified in an expected fashion.

Good to hear that the one i posted and with the fix applied it all work ok. This fix is just for the torrents not the one off newsgroups

But hey! At least I'm no longer wondering if I could have accidentally done something wrong. The disc works, and works well, and I'm delighted to have the music-only track.

Thanks again for your patience!

Post: #319424
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/319424/action/topic#319424
Time: 29-May-2008 7:41 PM

adywan said:

EDIT: ok i have a way of checking the files. First you need to apply the fix for the NTSC. just drag the files (in the fix folder in the DVD-rom) into the VIDEO_TS folder and overwrite the original files.

once you have done this you need to download and install QUICKPAR (unfortunately this this prog is windows only). Mac users download MACPAR Deluxe
once installed download THIS file and place it into the VIDEO_TS folder. Open Quickpar (or macpar)and load the par2 file. This will now scan the files and report any errors. Once the scan is complete if you can let me know the results then i can post the files to fix it

Interesting. I'm not a torrenter [?], but I decided to run QuickPar just for fun anyway. I applied the fix last week, and ImgBurn certainly does create a workable disc with the layer break where it's supposed to be, but I wanted the assurance.

And I've got errors in VIDEO_TS.BUP and VIDEO_TS.IFO.

This being downloaded straight from a.b.sw and the fix applied immediately.

So I'll be paying attention for fixes to the torrented version!

(Thanks, Adywan, for your immense patience with the many of us...!)

Post: #318443
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/318443/action/topic#318443
Time: 21-May-2008 12:08 PM

vbangle said:

Ah...ok?

I took it as a non sequitur too, but then I realized that it's [interpreting here] about folding a DVD box from paper, presumably a box for multiple cases, and then indicating which are the printable areas on this piece of ledger paper so that the folded result comes out looking nifty.

Post: #318400
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/318400/action/topic#318400
Time: 20-May-2008 11:50 PM

A thought occurred to me today.

With the flurry of paying-it-forward, and the problems with the NTSC image and ImgBurn, I have a question:

I am assuming that, once the DVD is burnt, then I can use whatever tool I wish to make an image of it and then burn that image to a duplicate. Which is to say, that I can coerce the initial image onto the disc, use ImgBurn to make a copy of that initial disc, and then use ImgBurn's image to burn as many copies as I wish.

But I wanted first to run the concept past those more knowledgeable than I.

Post: #317728
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317728/action/topic#317728
Time: 13-May-2008 9:51 PM — Edited 13-May-2008 9:53 PM

ChainsawAsh said:

What exactly IS this new DVD-9? Is it a less compressed version of the DVD-5 on Demonoid? Is it the "Purist Edition"? What's different about it from the DVD-5 on Demonoid and the "Purist Edition" DVD-5, other than the fact that it's less compressed (which is certainly good)?

Less compressed: definitely

It will have all the content of the DVD-5 NON-Purist edition and, according to Adywan's DVD cover, it will also include four deleted scenes, two easter eggs, one FX breakdown scene, and a music-only track.

There are also rumored to be minor corrections to the subtitle trivia track and (did I read correctly, lo those many pages ago?) enhancements to Vader's voice. (Vader's voice may have gone on the Purist edition, which I deemed unnecessary and skipped.)

Essentially it's the final, published version. The DVD-5s, great though they are, in my mind are the penultimate drafts. And if Adywan has half the obsessive-compulsive tendencies I have, then he'd probably end up redoing those earlier discs so that they match his final vision. (For his sake, I hope he isn't and doesn't.)

I'm eagerly waiting to see this. Unfortunately, that eagerness has to be held in check by the fact that payday is next Tuesday and not today. *sadness*

Post: #317279
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317279/action/topic#317279
Time: 6-May-2008 7:31 PM

Savage said:

I'd be interested to see what you came up with. I'm guessing it's a logo change as that seems to be the one major point people take with my cover.

Now that's interesting. I had to check at fanedit.org to make sure, but your cover in its retro-ness works perfectly for me. The logo seems both different and graceful.

Just my thoughts. I'm surprised that people have taken issue with it.

Post: #316359
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316359/action/topic#316359
Time: 21-Apr-2008 10:43 PM

doubleofive said:

MattMahdi said:

adywan said:

Please be patient. it will be out before the 31st anniversary. :)

Bravo!

True. This is more than we got from Lucas for the 30th!

I'm sure that Ady deserves more than this damning with faint praise....

More seriously, it's sad and true that you're RIGHT.

Post: #316358
Topic: Preserving the...cringe...Star Wars Holiday Special (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316358/action/topic#316358
Time: 21-Apr-2008 10:41 PM

Ziz said:

I have a couple of copies of the HS. How do I tell which version I have, what are the key things to look for? One is a VHS I got at a con years ago, the other is a DVD a friend gave me a year or two back.

Skot's wonderful website has a comparison page:

http://www.starwarsholidayspecial.com/versions.htm

The key is the station identification during the animated segment.

Post: #316343
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316343/action/topic#316343
Time: 21-Apr-2008 7:49 PM

adywan said:

Please be patient. it will be out before the 31st anniversary. :)

Bravo!

Post: #315881
Topic: Preserving the...cringe...Star Wars Holiday Special (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315881/action/topic#315881
Time: 14-Apr-2008 1:45 PM

Video quality of the KCCI broadcast is currently unsurpassed.

The KCMO broadcast also includes the commercials and, while not as clear as the KCCI, is also watchable.

Post: #315743
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315743/action/topic#315743
Time: 11-Apr-2008 8:16 PM

adywan said:

Ok there is something i really need to ask....

While most have been pleasant some have been just down right rude & pathetic.

"The feudal war, baronial oppression, individual might, even ideological rebellion: he had settled them all in one way or another, only to be beaten on the last lap now, by the epeisodic fact that man was a slayer by instinct." --- T.H.White, The Book of Merlyn

Somewhat of a non sequitur, but in context it's King Arthur at the end of his life, about to make peace with his bastard son Mordred, and seeing everything he had worked for and sacrificed to bring about being ultimately undone.

There's always a critic.

Illegitimis nil carborundum.

Post: #315487
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315487/action/topic#315487
Time: 8-Apr-2008 7:46 PM

I'm playing with the pictures of changes, courtesy of Adywan and doubleofive, and setting them to music via PhotoDVD. I originally set it to Enya's best-of album [title escapes me], mainly because it was on my hard drive and I hadn't listened to it in years. Since my wife and friends think it's all sorts of heretical from almost every viewpoint, I may leave the soundtrack as it is.

The question occurs, though, of what TV format is most useful: 16x9 or 4x3. The comparison pictures are almost 4x3, making that natural, and I disabled all animation to keep the pictures as much in view as possible (loss only to overscan).

Would it be preferable to set the format to widescreen and then re-enable the horizontal animation? The picture would slowly drift from side to side for its five seconds' viewing instead of remaining stationary and filling almost all of the 4x3 screen.

(Having only a 4x3 TV, it's an academic question to me but I am curious about others' thoughts.)

Post: #315377
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315377/action/topic#315377
Time: 7-Apr-2008 1:29 PM

Does anyone have a higher res, clearer version of this image?

What a _fantastic_ picture! And I can only imagine what you're planning for it....

(Sorry --- neat to see a picture I've never seen before!)

Post: #315161
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315161/action/topic#315161
Time: 3-Apr-2008 12:50 AM

adywan said:

Nothing has been posted in a.b.starwars yet because i did say later tonight and its still only 10.30 here. I'm just rendering the DVD now so it should start to show on a.b.starwars in the next hour or so, so this one isn't an April fools.

Oh. Oh dear. Well, my attempt at humour was misread by people as being serious; the shoe's on the other foot, now, with my taking your seriousness as humour.

I remain a bit befuddled by your Purist Edition, but that's okay. I'm sure people are a bit confused or concerned with my desire to preserve the Holiday Special in all its [glory?] --- which is not at all to confuse the two projects!

You've done stunning work. When a DVD-9 is complete, I and many others will be grateful. Until then, blessings. You do deserve a rest.

Post: #315137
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315137/action/topic#315137
Time: 2-Apr-2008 5:21 PM

doubleofive said:

But the Purist version thing was posted TODAY. His big April Fools Joke was on the Empire thread where he said he wasn't going to do Empire. I think this one is real.

Time stamp says yesterday, forty-seven minutes prior to midnight.

But can we trust anything Ady says anymore?

I didn't find his joke on the Empire thread until after this one.

Near's I can tell there wasn't anything sizable posted on a.b.sw (and I was concerned enough to check before I posted my response).

Or me for that matter?

It wasn't the Ewoks that made me certain. I can deal with them. It was hte picture of Jar-Jar that you posted....

It was a scare that was beautifully done. Congratulations to both of you.

I await clarification, and hope this was just more of the same.

(Actually, the funniest gag of all could have been to post a DVD-9 and let people believe, for a day or two, that (aside from the sheer size) it was the bare-bones DVD-5. Sadly, an opportunity missed. And Adywan: I am sympathetic. Take as long a break as you need!)

Post: #315128
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315128/action/topic#315128
Time: 2-Apr-2008 2:23 PM

adywan said:

Well i have decided to take a break from the DVD-9's at the moment. Getting a bit burn out doing the special features and painting the cover is taking a lot longer than i first thought. I just didn't like my first design so i have started from scratch.

Anyway i have decided to do a NTSC DVD-5 only "Purist" edition of Revisited. There will be a few differences to the original version:

Obi-Wan's hut scene is returned to the original edit
No Darth Vader's theme in the movie
No music during the conference scene
No music during the lightsaber duel, original music cue restored.
No extended Tie fighter Approach during the Death Star battle, the pacing will be returned to its original state.

There will be no menus or subtitles on the DVD or any extras.

Taking a break on the DVD-9 I can believe. Releasing a bare-bones NTSC DVD-5 that caves to the opinions of the few, though....

Which parts of this are due to the date, and which parts are genuine?

Post: #314654
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/314654/action/topic#314654
Time: 26-Mar-2008 4:29 PM

Sluggo said:

stossmo said:

sluggo...what ever happened to your cover? white is nice.

I could not get to look like I wanted it. If anyone wants to have a crack at it, feel free.
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=E24D40492B299806

Sluggo, that's a GREAT image! I understand that it might not be what you dreamed it being, but as it stands it's clear, uncluttered, and attractive.

Post: #314652
Topic: STAR WARS: EP V "REVISITED EDITION"ADYWAN - 12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/314652/action/topic#314652
Time: 26-Mar-2008 4:15 PM

Sluggo said:

My apologisies, Matt. I meant it opposite from what you read there. Now if he were to say, "Aw, frak!", then I could go for the change.

But Matt, you did present the idea pretty well. Kudos for that!

Oh dear. I was going for sarcasm and over-the-top.... Rest assured that I _did_ read you correctly!

(My wife says that I'm difficult to read. She must be right.)

Post: #314573
Topic: STAR WARS: EP V "REVISITED EDITION"ADYWAN - 12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/314573/action/topic#314573
Time: 25-Mar-2008 10:19 PM

Sluggo said:

Here's my thoughts on Vader screaming...

"Noooooooooo!!!!!"

Sluggo, you're absolutely correct!

There's been a lot of bashing of Vader's last line in ROTS, but it's his realization of his total culpability in the death of the woman he loved (and who, inexplicably, felt deeply for him as well).

But here, watching his sole offspring (so far's he knows) fall to his death.... I can see it. That same scream. That same horrifying moment that the beauty of life is ended.

Wise counsel. Vader must scream.

Post: #314560
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/314560/action/topic#314560
Time: 25-Mar-2008 8:06 PM

adywan said:

well the commentary idea has been thrown out. I've just added an extra track with a bitrate that would be used for dolby 2.0 and it pushes it over the 100% capacity mark. I don't want to have to lower the quality of the extras just to have an extra audio track so there won't be one i'm afraid. Plus i have to fit the covers in the DVD-ROM folder yet too.

Well, I'm sure that everyone would understand that the reason we needed to have a fourth PAL and third NTSC single-layer release is to contain the commentary, right?

Ady?

Ady! Ady, put down the disc burner! I was only kidding --- it was only a -----

Post: #314466
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/314466/action/topic#314466
Time: 24-Mar-2008 8:20 PM — Edited 24-Mar-2008 8:27 PM

ron2112 said:

Maybe, but you'll have a lot of down time where you don't have a lot of specifics to offer about a particular scene, and that time can be filled with getting into your process, etc. No detail is too boring. :)

Ron Moses

Two words: "Ben" and "Burtt"

Post: #314448
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/314448/action/topic#314448
Time: 24-Mar-2008 3:33 PM

ron2112 said:

adywan said:

I am toying with the idea of a commentary track now though.

Yes, yes, YES! Will it be a pain in the ass? Yeah, probably. Will it delay the release a couple of weeks? More than likely. Will it be worth it? Yeah, I think you'll be glad you did it.

Really, it's the perfect topper to the project. Heck, just talking about the Great Flipper Debate should fill ten minutes! ;)

While my first reaction to reading Adywan's post was an apathetic "Eh", Ron's opened my eyes to its possibilities.

This is the chance to make an auditory essay, interacting with the video and audio, and I'm looking forward to it. Fascinating as the subtitle commentary is, the audio commentary has the chance to go beyond the "what" and explore the "why" and "how" questions --- and that's too good to miss.

Only suggestion is to outline your intended talking points beforehand, so that in the moment of recording you don't suddenly wonder what might have come next.

My favorite parts of "The Phantom Edit" and "Attack of the Phantom" were the editor's commentaries on what he changed and why, and I already have FAR more of an emotional connection to this project. Wish I didn't have to wait....