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#106307
Topic
Yeah, its us OLD people George- thanks!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/106307/action/topic#106307
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"I have to agree with the Sessler about the whole 'new car smell' I was the same way"

Q: Why do men like women who wear leather?

A: Because it gives women that "new car" smell.

"As far the Lucas/Jackson comparison. I think its pretty accurate. As stated the actions of each were not being compared (changing a movie/supposedly molesting children)."

Funny how such an obvious point was so easily missed.
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#106266
Topic
PAL vs NTSC laserdiscs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/106266/action/topic#106266
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I've never seen that intro!

"I undid the 3:2 pulldown before making the jaggy example stills (they're only cropped) so it's not the interlacing that's at fault "

IVTC is not the same as deinterlacing. IVTC simply takes three frames and converts them back to the original two. As such, it only affects framerate, not resolution. Don't worry, as this is a very common misconception.
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#106262
Topic
PAL vs NTSC laserdiscs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/106262/action/topic#106262
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Nice captures!

"it seems as though when they mastered the LDs they removed every other line to shrink the image down to letterbox meaning any sharp edge nearly horizontal is broken severly, as can be seen in these 2 unaltered captures:"

This is the curse of NTSC - interlacing. You are only seeing half the lines of resolution in any given frame, which is why a lot of people like to try deinterlace (which is a bad idea.) PAL does not suffer from this, because it is progressive (all scan lines shown in each frame.)

As to IVTCing, VirtualDub will help you find the right cadence, which should carry through to the end of most of the discs. I don't recall if any of the discs have a cadence break prior to the end, but it's been a long time since I captured and processed the Def. Col. set.

"Each one has the deathstar THX intro"

Which intro is this???
Post
#106104
Topic
Yeah, its us OLD people George- thanks!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/106104/action/topic#106104
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Bizzle, my points still stand, regardless of your opinion of how I express them, and unwillingness to respond. I prefer to address specific points in order. You don't like it? Tough, but I notice your subsequent post was much better argued as a result.

"C'mon. You're setting up the fact that he's done nothing but make kids movies and then set up some sort of CLASS STRUGGLE scenario to support it. "

I'll point out again that Lucas created the "class struggle" in his statement, and we are responding to it. As to "setting up facts", how about your attempts to bring in child molestation and racism in the arguments in this thread? Notice any similarities there?

"I mean--I don't understand why I'm being told to get some perspective and stop reacting poorly when all I'm doing is trying to shine a light on how absurd these comparisons are and how faulty they are at the root."

By bringing up even worse comparisons such as child molestation and swapping blood? I take it the misrepresentation was on purpose then?
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#106089
Topic
Yeah, its us OLD people George- thanks!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/106089/action/topic#106089
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"Because comparing his saying "My two trilogies seem to appeal to two different fanbases" to someone who's ON TRIAL FOR MOLESTING CHILDREN seems pretty goddamned far-fetched to me. As a matter of fact, it doesn't even seem to be a comparison."

Of course it doesn't - because you've turned his comparison into something it never was. In no way was child molestation part of the comparison - it was his emotional troubles. You know...the reason why he's changing his skin color from black to white, or having babies with white women. We are talking about the mindset, not specific acts. Let's keep some perspective on this, okay?

"The two trilogies seem to have two completely different audiences." -- George Lucas
"I never leave my bed and have my blood completely replaced with virgin mormon blood every other week, and I hate niggers." -- Howard Hughes.

Yet JOE is the psychotic one."

BTW, in case you didn't notice, Joe didn't mention anything in regards to Lucas' statement. He didn't mention his own age, nor his opinion about one trilogy or the other. In point of fact, he was completely off-topic, and yet here you are, berating us for our responses to him. And as for being off-topc, you bring up more strained comparisons...are you deliberately trying to miss the point? The point revolved around Hughe's reclusivness, as well as his drive to achieve huge but questionable goals, like the Spruce Goose. This has nothing to do with blood or blacks.

I don't know why you feel this need to completely misrepresent the actual discussion, but it's not helping your stance at all.

"It's like you guys KNOW you've gone flying off the deep end, you just don't care."

The same could be said for Lucas. In fact, the same could be said for your post - perhaps even more so.

"Is there anything particularly WRONG with his GENERAL characterization of the two fanbases these trilogies seem to have? Because from where I'm sitting--I don't see it. Yes, it's a generality, which means there will be exceptions, and sometimes a fair amount of them, but jesus--I don't think his analogy is that far-fetched."

And Heaven forbid we should disagree with you.

"I could make this entire thread swallow their own tongues in about 5 minutes with the moronic self-serving histrionics you guys spew daily, but I'm nice and I save my efforts for when you guys go REALLY over the top and need to be spanked for it."

Spank away, for all the good it will do you. We'll still be here. I can't imagine you and Joe feel this need to try to change other people's minds, much less "spank" them for a difference of opinion, but this board exists for a reason, and it's a waste of your time to think you are going to make any kind of difference here, especially with the caliber of your above responses.
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#106065
Topic
Yeah, its us OLD people George- thanks!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/106065/action/topic#106065
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"You guys are pretty frickin' pathetic. Please spare us the psychoanalyzing of George Lucas. None of you know a damn thing about the man, and have never met the man."

By that reasoning, Lucas is pretty frickin' pathetic for trying to psychoanalyze his fans (or at the very least, putting the blame of his films on the fans.)

"After all, I don't see him sitting around on a message board whining like a frickin' baby because he didn't get his way."

I'm curious...how are you going to feel when it turns out that sitting around on this message board whining like a frickin' baby doesn't get you what you want?

"Get out and perhaps find a girl and stop whining because some filmmaker you don't even know didn't give you what you want."

Does your girlfriend know you are whining about some posters you don't even know, and won't give you what you want? (Does your girlfriend give you what you want? That might explain your presence here. )

"Insulting Lucas doesn't change a damn thing, and it's not going to help you get what you want."

Coming from the guy who calls us "twats". LOL! See any real changes yet?

BTW, just thought I'd add - we are getting what we want. Take note of the many versions of the OOT on DVD available as Torrents. Thanks for playing!