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#116374
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Problems Adding deleted scenes back into AOTC
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"I loaded the deleted scenes into tmpg and they show as 29.97 were as the movie itself says 23.976. I didn't notice this until I started adding one of the scenes and the playback on that scene was too fast and the sound was out of sync. I have vegas set for 23.976.

I had to recreate all the wipes as well as fade the sound in and out. Pretty easy to do in vegas."


It sounds like you need to set the pulldown flag on your new video, so it will pulldown like the original video. Google a file called "Pulldown.exe", though I believe it only works with elementary streams (and being a Vegas person like myself, I'm sure you know which box to check. If not, let me know. )
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#116359
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MagnoliaFan Edits: Ep I "Balance Of The Force", and Ep II "The Clone War" (Released)
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"A small comment about the Spanish dialogue: for me this works well when the characters speak a foreign tongue among themselves, but I would prefer if they switch to English when they address an English-speaking character. Again, as someone else pointed out, the alternation of languages in a conversation in your edits has an unintentional humorous effect, as it suggests that everyone has Babelfish in their ears!"

Then you run across the problem of having a person speak the same in English and Spanish.

"Maybe you could replace Yoda's "Nooo!" with Vader's from Ep.3
Couldn't be much cheesier, could it?"


That's actually an excellent idea. I like the AOTC "Nooooooo". That being said, I'm curious to know whose voice it is,

BTW, for those who are interested:

Another plot device may become apparent in Episodes II and III is the answer to the question of why Qui-Gon Jinn doesn't fade away? Lucas suggest we will learn the answer in an interview:

The [fact that] Qui-Gon [does not disappear] you will discover as time goes on. There is a whole issue around that and the ability to disappear. The key line to understanding this is when Ben Kenobi tells Darth Vader, "If you try to strike me down, I will become... ...more powerful than you can possibly imagine." So, that's a key line. And it'll be explained as we go along. (6/18/99).

Further evidence that this will cleared up comes from an interview with George Lucas in Starlog Magazine Issue 300 (first reported on the Force.net):
STARLOG: And isnt that Qui-Gon Jinns [Liam Neeson] voice we hear during Anakins attack on the Tusken Raiders who killed Shmi Skywalker [Pernilla August]?
LUCAS: Thats a fan thing, isnt it? Its actually more than that. Its a plot point. All I can really say is that youll find out [more] in the next film. If you thought really hard, you would probably be able to figure it out, but it really is a set-up for the next film. Its connected with the whole ability to be brought into and become a part of the Force, but still be able to retain YOUR ability which, up to this point, Anakin couldnt do. We talked to Liam about [recording new dialogue], and we went back and forth [about it]. This [dialogue] is something we already had [from Menace]. Next time will be a little more complicated. (7/20/02).

Even more clarification comes from the Yoda Entry on Star Wars.com:
"While meditating, Yoda had felt a traumatic event befall young Anakin Skywalker. At that very moment, he also heard the voice of Qui-Gon Jinn, a Jedi Master slain a decade previous. It was impossible for a Jedi to retain his identity after becoming one with the Force, yet he had heard it. "

The Force.net contributor Darth Fred comments:
So apparently the Jedi didn't know you could come back as a shimmering blue light at the time of Episode II. Interesting. As Lucas has noted, it's a trick Yoda teaches the Jedi which we'll most likely see in Episode III. (7/20/02).
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#116171
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Info: Quantity vs Quality Discussion on OT preservation projects
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"then I would suggest DV format which is lessy lossy than MPEG-2."

DV really isn't the greatest format either. There's many good reasons why the X0 team chose Huffy.

The funny thing is, quantity is easily attainable, but extras should be on separate discs (With the exception of one or two easter eggs). When I mastered my last version, I recompiled the MPEG four times to get the movie to fill the DVD as much as possible. This is tedious, as the process can take 24 hours each time, but it's certainly worth the effort. Rikter gave it high praise.
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#115704
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Why Kill Padme?
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"this is only an explanation that exists in the minds of Lucas apologists."

Interesting, since I accept it, and I am not a Lucas apologist by any stretch of the word. You paint your enemies with too wide a brush.

"Humans don't remember people and events until they are about 2 years old. Thus when we say things like "I remember my mum, she died when I was young" it's assumed by others that we were at least a few years old when mommy died.

Perhaps the midichorians remembered Padme for their host, Lea. Or maybe Lea used the force to remember her mummy. But we never saw any of this at all, nor was any of it implied. That's why it's called a continuity lapse."


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YODA: Concentrate... feel the Force flow. Yes. Good. Calm, yes. Through the Force, things you will see. Other places. The future...the past. Old friends long gone.


The answer was right in front of your face, and in the OT, no less. Your assumption about what her statement could have meant ignores this.