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#113481
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Can the Ewoks be cut out?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113481/action/topic#113481
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How about when the ewok is shot down, and the second one comes back to cry over him. Instead of him crying like a baby, we could dub in Qui-gon's "NOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo" and subtitle something like..."My name is Chief Chirpa, you killed my father, prepare to die."

Let's see how many good lines we can come up with, and maybe I'll slap something together in my free time.
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#113469
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Can the Ewoks be cut out?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113469/action/topic#113469
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"The gunguns can easily be cut down in EPI (as has been done) and make them better background characters that dont embarrass themselves."

Agreed. That being said, it would interesting to see how the village scenes could be cut to make them a different kind of race. I can only imagine the subtitles MagFan would use.

I mean, the ewoks were going to eat them. Can one realistically turn the ewoks into ferocious predators?

For example, when Leia first meets the ewok, and comes at her growling and poking a stick. Jump to him sensing the stormtroopers and attacking them, then fade to black. When end up wondering what happened to Leia. Is she dead? Did he come back and kill her?

It would make for an interesting segment.
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#113465
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Why is it that the Sith...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113465/action/topic#113465
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The Sith do not have more power, they simply use more of the power made available to them. The Sith and Jedi are capable of the same powers, but the Jedi use the Force as little as possible.

Think of it this way: criminals and police both have guns. The police are constrained by using standard firearms, and bullets that have limited range and penetrability, to lessen the chances of hitting innocent bystanders. Criminals, however, use machine guns and bullets with teflon coating.

Same "power", different purposes.

And because Qui-gon, Obi-wan and Yoda work with the Force, following its will, they are granted this unique status (above all the Jedi before them, who, while still trying to do "good", apparently didn't have it quite right.) Palps, Maul and Dooku abuse the Force. Anakin, being the Chosen One and finally accomplishing the goal that he had been born to do, was granted this status as well. Being the son of a God makes things go your way.

"When someone asks if you are a God, you say YES!"
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#113458
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Does Tarkin know that the Emperor is a Sithlord?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113458/action/topic#113458
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"You haven't proved that Vader doesn't see Tarkin as any more than a subordintate."

The funny part is, I don't have to. My position is based on facts. Your position is based on your gut feeling and supposition. You are the one who needs to prove your stance, not I.

"(hypothetically) the Emperor were to die of a heart attack, you're thinking is that Tarkin would become Emperor and Vader would still sit there all the while thinking: yes I could force choke this dude, and yes I an the 'chosen one, but I better not since Palps liked him? Correct?"

"What-ifs" don't do the job. This is mere reasoning, not proof. Lucas wasn't concerned about such "Chain of Command" questions when he wrote the film. He put Tarkin in for a very specific reason - to temper Vader's character. Your question has nothing to do with the scope of the films. Hell, we don't even know if Tarkin is the only person between Palps and Vader. Fact is, neither of us know the answer to this question, and never will, so it's a waste of time trying to answer it.

Furthermore, I never said Vader wouldn't take out Tarkin. I simply brought up that quote because you believed the only reason Vader didn't take out Tarkin was because Palps was "protecting" him. Seems to me Vader has some respect for the guy - you know, the one who calls him "friend"? As far as the first novel goes, Vader worked under two men less powerful than he, The Emperor and Tarkin - something that apparently does not make sense to you.

Lucas has said Tarkin was above Vader. You don't like it? Tough. Go yell at Lucas about it.
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#113308
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The chosen one
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113308/action/topic#113308
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"hahaha your right, but here's my take. luke unlike all of the jedi of the OR used his emotions when he fought. he if you will used both sides of the force together, the raw emotion of the sith, and the came an control of the jedi."

Then, again, it has nothing to do with the numbers of Sith or Jedi, but what they do. You've just made my point. The "numbers" scenario simply doesn't work.

"he discovers that there is no good or bad there is just the force."

Agreed. The "Dark Side" of the Force simply refers to how it is used (or more specifically, the intent of the user.) I've said this for years at TF.n.

"Actually, the Prophecy existed before ANH was a movie."

"please explain."

Easy, the concept of a "prophecy" and a Chosen One (though not necessarily in those terms) existed in the third of four drafts written before ANH was filmed. It was not created solely for the PT.
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#113294
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Does Tarkin know that the Emperor is a Sithlord?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113294/action/topic#113294
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Hot Rod, he was called that, because that's what he did. (I'll wait until you get it. )

"But who's to say Vader wouldn't have taken out Tarkin?"

Like he did with Palpatine? You know, the guy who was more powerful to begin with? Sorry, but your logic is becoming circular. Vader followed Tarkin's orders, and reported to him several times throughout ANH. You are more than welcome to read more into the all you want, but Vader is clearly under the command of a mere human.

"Tarkin is able to say the things he does because he knows the Emperor has his back."
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In fact, [Vader] is one of the Dark Lords who is working for the Emperor, and he has to do the Emperor's bidding. You will see at some point in the future that the Jedi have the same relationship to the Republic, they're likepublic servants, they're like marshals or policemen. They basically do what they're told to do. They're not independent agents who can do whatever they want. In the case of the Jedi, they work for the Republic, and in the case of the Sith Lords, they work for the Empire. So I obviously didn't want to make Vader too weak, but I didn't want to make him so you thought he was in charge of everything. That's why I had Tarkin in the first film, although he was more of a bureaucrat. - Annotated Screenplays
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#113149
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Don't get technical with me...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113149/action/topic#113149
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"There is another way to do it. I don't remember the details but I think you use a combination of GraphEdit and Intervideo WinDVD (a version that decodes DTS)."

This is highly likely, since I used both to help me create a 5.1 soundtrack from the 2.0 PCM tracks. Finding the details, however, will be difficult. Doom9 would be your best bet, as that's where I found the conversion process I needed.

"Would there be any glaring audio problems if I mixed a source with 5.1 with a 2.0 source? (Assuming that I was watching it on 2.0 speakers anyway.)"

That depends on 1) how you downmix your 5.1, 2) what sounds you are trying to edit, and 3) if your final product is 2.0. MagnoliaFan has made some fantastic audio edits with dialogue - and it sounds flawless.

Can you give us some idea about what you are trying to do?
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#113282
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Midicholorians
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113282/action/topic#113282
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"But we had a little boy born in December and for 6 bloody months I've not had a decent nights sleep!!"

Ah....the quintessential punishment for getting laid. 10 seconds of pleasure for a lifetime of pain.

"Not to defend midichlorians, but maybe those "living things" that create the force (ANH novelization) are midichlorians. Kind of like a spiritual presence, but on a molecular level. If the force is within us, then we can be in touch the force outside of us. Just a theory."
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George Lucas: "I felt the Kiber Crystal was a way of articulating what was going on, but I decided that I didn't need it. It was better to make the Force more ethereal than to have it solidified in a thing like the crystal." - Annotated Screenplays

Lucas should have stayed with his original gut feeling.
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#113100
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best quality rips
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113100/action/topic#113100
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Vobrator will do it also, but it's a little tricky to work.

Here's an easy way to do it if you have DVDLab/Pro. If you drop a VOB into the assets box, it will demux the audio and video automatically for you. If you want to do the entire film, you can join all the VOBs first. (Make sure you have NTFS first. Win95/98 can't deal with file sizes over 2 Gbs.)

Obi-Wonton (I love that name), e-mail me with your message. I've PMed it to you.
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#113096
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Don't get technical with me...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113096/action/topic#113096
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If you are converting a commercial DVD 5.1 soundtrack to 2.0, they usually have both soundtracks to begin with. You are better off using the existing 2.0 (which may be PCM) rather than simply converting the 5.1 to 2.0. From what I've read about it, it's actually kind of a tricky process, as you don't want the other speakers to overwhelm the dialogue.

Otherwise, you could just hook up your DVD analog stereo audio outputs to the input of your soundcard, and let the player downmix the 5.1 for you (as it and the soundtrack were designed to do.)

As to the video conversion, the best way would be to convert the MPEG to AVI first, and then use the video editor of your choice. I don't think you can just change the IFO files, because people were trying to do this with the ROTS rip and while it *did* make the picture more presentable, it still wasn't the correct aspect ratio.

Of course, I've not used every single program out there, so I won't say it's impossible.
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#113185
Topic
Does Tarkin know that the Emperor is a Sithlord?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113185/action/topic#113185
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"Why would Vader, with all his abilities, play second fiddle to some ordinary man? "

Like he did with Tarkin?

As to the nature of Palpatine, I recall, either in the Annotated Screenplays or the commentary from the LDs, that there was talk of Palpatine having a hidious face, or even no face at all - just a representation of the ultimate evil. I'll have to see if I can find it.
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#113154
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Ideas: I've been gone for some time now...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113154/action/topic#113154
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Then maybe you should focus on how the events in your stories affect the characters on different levels. The first season of Smallville was excellent in this regard - there were lots of comments and statements that had one meaning to one character, but carried a second meaning to other characters (and the audience, who is also "in the know".)

And I love the "You're not Superman" line in Spiderman II. That was great.

(Or you can be more tongue-in-cheek like the "He thinks he's Rambo" line in "Tango and Cash." )
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#113152
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Midicholorians
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113152/action/topic#113152
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"You are a moron and therefore nonexistant to these forums."

LOL

Just some food for thought...

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"Kenobi nodded. "I forget sometimes in whose presence I babble. Let us say simply that the force is something a Jedi must deal with. While it has never been properly explained, scientists have theorized it is an energy field generated by living things. Early man suspected its existence, yet remained in ignorance of its potential for millennia.

"Only certain individuals could recognize the force for what it was. They were mercilessly labeled: charlatans, fakers, mystics—and worse. Even fewer could make use of it. As it was usually beyond their primitive controls, it frequently was too powerful for them. They were misunderstood by their fellow—and worse."

Kenobi made a wide, all encompassing gesture with both arms. "The force surrounds each and every one of us. Some men believe it directs our actions, and not the other way around. Knowledge of the force and how to manipulate it was what gave the Jedi his special power." - ANH novelization