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#104221
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Got the LD rips - Now How Do I Make Them Work?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104221/action/topic#104221
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"MPEG4, not the artifact-prone MPEG2."

Most consumer DVD players use MPEG2, and so will we. Besides, HD-DVD holds 30 Gbs, which is about the size of an analog capture of a two-hour movie with a 4-1 compression ratio (Blu-ray holds 50Gbs, as does D-VHS, and an uncompressed capture is 200Gbs.) As such, very little compression would actually be necessary.

"Our team cannot make our work freely available." That means that you & I will never see it."

I'd better be able to see it - I'm making the damn thing.

"Why are they using a Pioneer XO that does NOT have a COMB filter? They should be using the X9.
troy "

No, the X9 has a newer comb filter - but it's not newer than the filter used in the computer video card that was used to capture it.
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#104218
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Got the LD rips - Now How Do I Make Them Work?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104218/action/topic#104218
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Certain Japanese players, which are considered to be of higher quality or of greater capacity for quality playback than the North American units, are occasionally imported by enthusiasts. These include the LD-S9, HLD-X9 and HLD-X0. All three are manufactured by Pioneer and all three contain technology that was never officially available in North American Laserdisc players. The LD-S9 and HLD-X9 share a highly advanced comb filter, alowing them to offer a considerable advantage in picture quality over most other LD players when the s-video connection is used. The comb filter present in these players is unique and is purportedly the finest comb filter ever used in consumer A/V gear, it is still currently in use in Mitsubishi's top-spec CRT rear projection television sets (the Diamond and now defunct Platinum series sets) and Pioneer's Elite line of rear projection televisions. In addition to the advanced comb filter, the HLD-X9 contains a red laser pickup which significantly reduces crosstalk and picture-noise levels compared to players with the traditional inafred laser, it can also read through all but the worst cases of laser rot and surface wear. The HLD-X9 is, lastly, also a "MUSE" player, capable when properly equipped of playing back high definition laserdiscs, called Hi-Vision or MUSE discs in Japan. The HLD-X0 is Pioneer's original MUSE player, and is the player of choice for many enthusiasts despite the fact that it lacks the comb filter shared by the S9 and X9. It was entirely hand built from hand picked electronics and weighed a massive 36 kilograms. Many argue that the newer X9 was a more capable MUSE player but that the X0 had superior performance with standard NTSC discs. Nonetheless, the X9 remains the more popular of the two models, as it includes the newer comb filter and is a dual-side player, meaning that double sided discs don't need to be manually flipped over in order to be played through. - Wikipedia - Laserdisc


X0 (as in "zero") Project
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#104187
Topic
Got the LD rips - Now How Do I Make Them Work?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104187/action/topic#104187
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"I do know that MPEG4 will exceed the quality of DVD (mpeg2), given the same amount of space. I've seen HDTV-quality vids encoded in MPEG4 standard that are absolutely gorgeous."

To add to what DVD-BOY said, here you are talking about an MPEG4 created from a master of phenomenal quality, but what you have been considering with these torrents is making a more compressed version of an already compressed version from a composite master that is well below DVD quality. An MPEG4 rip of these torrents will not improve the quality. That simply isn't possible with lossy compression. If you want to watch these torrents on your hard drive without using too much space, then the MPEG4 is a fine alternative, but if you want to watch these on a DVD player, there's simply no reason to recompress them, since they will fit on a DVD as is.

As much as I love all these different versions, you are trying to use MPEG4 to create a purse out of a pig's ear.

Now, if one of these people were to give you their AVI master to make the MPEG4 version......
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#104042
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Info: Lawrence Lessig (Copyright Lawyer) on the "Phantom Edit"
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104042/action/topic#104042
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"While the studios would rather have bottled up the legislation that effectively ends the legal action surrounding Utah-based ClearPlay, they ultimately decided to abandon their action because it gave them the camcorder bill and legislation that makes it easier for federal prosecutors to go after counterfeiters who make works available before their public release."

Well, as I said before, the studios did not want this, but I can see why they went with the compromise. That being said, I am not surprised that Bush signed this law, since most of the companies I know of that want to edit content are owned and operated by religious groups.

That being said, it would appear that this law, at face value, doesn't apply to us (unless one can legally prove that the content one is editing out is offensive. )

"Aho admits the law "doesn't discriminate" about what kind of filters you would create. "As long as it was purely subtractive, the law supports it,"

I guess that pretty much spells it out.
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#104124
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Has it Ever Occured...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104124/action/topic#104124
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"when Vader and Luke are racing down the trench in the battle of Yavin, he says "The force is strong within this one", which at least implies that he's been able to sense a presence in the force in other people in the past."

Ah, but Vader says this immediately after Obi-wan "talks" to Luke. It's not Luke that Vader senses, it's the Force (which Obi-wan is now one with.)

Here's an old post to explain more:

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Sensing is not an exact science.

It's not really using the Force, so much as it is learning to mind their thoughts. I'll explain why this is and use examples from the films.

First of all, the Jedi have been totally unaware of the Sith's continued existence for a thousand years.

Lucas said that it's like walking into a fog. The Dark Side is everywhere and the Jedi are having trouble sensing it. Obi-wan senses something in the Force, but he doesn't know what it is or where it's at. And because Qui-gon told him not to center on his anxieties, he didn't investigate it further.

When Obi-wan and Qui-gon arrive on the Trade Federation ship, they can sense the fear and unease from Nute Gunray and his associates. They feel that fear like a beacon in black of night, but they haven't determined what that fear is all about. They don't dig deep enough, instead they choose to wait until they meet for the negotiations. Had Nute and Rune entered the conference room, it wouldn't take long for the two Jedi to determine the reason behind their fear. That they had an invasion army and were dealing with someone sinister.

Not long after meeting Padme, they discover that she's pretending to be a handmaiden and not her true role as the Queen of Naboo. Qui-gon uses this to his advantage when he takes shots at her on Tatooine. Lucas makes mention of this in the TPM DVD commentary. The reason the Jedi know this is because she has had little experience around Jedi, virtually none and she has no idea that they were on to her from almost the beginning.

Darth Maul had to rely on trace from the location device on the Nubian, to find them on Tatooine. And later had to rely on the probes to find Qui-gon. Neither Force user detected the presence of the other on Tatooine.

When Anakin meets with the Council, his thoughts are like an open book to them and thus they know what he's thinking about. It is in AOTC that we hear Obi-wan tell Anakin to mind his thoughts and feelings. He knows what on Anakin's mind and he totally disproves of it. As a Jedi trained in the Force and knowledgeable about how their thoughts and feelings can be sensed, they must take extra care not to be discovered by their peers or enemies. Yoda senses something from Palpatine, but he isn't sure what it is.

On Geonosis, Obi-wan does not detect the Dark Side in Dooku. Nor does Mace Windu and the rest of the Jedi.

Anakin tells Padme on Naboo that they could hide their relationship from the Jedi, in effect living a lie. Padme's not comfortable with this as she knows that the consequences of doing that would be devestating. However they decide to get married anyway and try to keep it hidden.

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We already know from Ian McCraig that Padme's going to try and hide her
pregnancy from the Senate and the surviving Jedi, in episode 3.
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Also, on Tatooine in AOTC, Yoda senses Anakin's pain through the meditation of the Force. He also hears Qui-gon Jinn at the same time. Later, chasing Dooku on Geonosis, he senses Anakin's anger at leaving Padme behind, which is why he asks for his ship. It's not until after Dooku uses Force lightning that Yoda even mentions the "Dark Side". Pretty big hint, that lightning.

Of course, at the end of the PT, Obi-wan and Yoda were able to fake their deaths and the Sith had no idea of this.

In ANH, Obi-wan felt the massive distrubance from Alderaan as it blew up, even without relying on meditation.

When Obi-wan and Vader fight, Vader has no idea of his children's existence, much less that they're on the Death Star with him. Nor does he know of Obi-wan's ability to disappear upon death, to become one with the Force. Luke was not felt until he was prepared to destroy the Death Star, and since he isn't felt until immediately after Obi-wan "talks" to him, it's arguable that Vader "sensed" Obi-wan, rather than Luke.

In ESB, Vader is able to hide his whereabouts from Luke both in the carbon-freezing chamber, and on the station in the reactor tube. Later, when Vader discovers that Luke has no idea of his true heritage. He brings it ups and finds that he was correct, thus he turns around and bring about the big bomb shell. He then tells Luke to search his feelings, for he knows it to be true. And Luke realizes that it's very well possible that Vader's telling the truth.

By ROTJ, Luke goes to face the Sith and has the knowledge of Yoda and Leia safely secured. The Sith have no idea of this until Luke let's his mental defenses down, and Vader discovers that he has a daughter as well.

We know also in ROTJ, that Leia could sense the turmoil in Luke when he arrived for the meeting. And then later when he went out for a walk, at the Ewok village.

We know that in AOTC, none of the Jedi know that Count Dooku is Darth Tyranus. Nor do they buy into his claim about Sidious controlling the Senate, but are willing to keep an eye open anyway. We also know that Obi-wan knew that Jango Fett was indeed the assassin on Courscant, but had to run it by the Council before acting.

Sidious had no idea that Vader was indeed in conflict, despite saying that there was no conflict to Luke. Nor did he know that Vader had finally turned back and was going to grab him.

All prime examples of the fact that Jedi and Sith can learn to block their thoughts from being sensed, and that normal people can if they try to mind their thoughts and feelings. And by hiding their true feelings, the Sith can remain safely anonymous.

Palpatine uses a mind trick on Padme, and later on Jar Jar. This does not require use of the Force, but a "silver tongue". Meaning that he plays upon the passions and prejudices of others, just as Obi-wan described him.

Dooku does the same thing: he tells Obi-wan the truth, but only so much that he knows he won't believe it. It's important that Dooku tells this much to him, in order to try to convert him, and most likely is part of the plan.


Hope that cleared it all up for you.
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#104079
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Geek-O-Meter
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104079/action/topic#104079
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Chicken Run kicked ass!

"I even wore it for a little while. Wasn't too lambasted though, as it was Halloween."

You sooooo saved yourself, in my eyes, with those last four words.

"even heard some people saying hoe distasteful it was to call it the two towers after what happened in new york, not realising the title came from a 50 year old plus book."

There was a website for internet petitions (can't recall the name), and a petition was started to force Peter Jackson to rename "The Two Towers" under the assumption that he was taking advantage of the recent tragedy. Despite the fact that the owners of the board posted a disclaimer at the top explaining that the title had been created decades before 9/11, people continued to add their names to the list.
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#103889
Topic
Got the LD rips - Now How Do I Make Them Work?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103889/action/topic#103889
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"(extremely frustrated at having wasted several days downloading files he can't make work)"

So, if I'm reading this right, it sounds like you downloaded the torrent files, and want to know how to play them. Is this correct?

If so, then greencpt is correct - these are the standard DVD files, and you need only burn them as such onto a DVD (assuming you have a burner.)

If you don't, then save them to a directory (a separate directory for each movie, since many - if not all - of the filenames will be duplicates, and after starting up your software DVD player, select "Play files from hard drive" (or something along those lines.)

If you wish to make it an XVID (which really isn't necessary at this point, since these files should fit on a DVD anyways), there are many programs that will take the existing DVD structure and recompress it (Dr. DIVX comes to mind.).

And please don't be afraid to ask questions in the future.
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#103991
Topic
Was the Original Trilogy ever released to *Super* VHS?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103991/action/topic#103991
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It rocks, but I've not heard anything about it for at least a year. Are they still selling D-VHS transfers?

Oh, and to answer your question - no, there was never an S-VHS transfer. Here's a comprehensive list of the versions.

Looking at your other thread. (Damn, you sure do rub people the wrong way j/k j/k
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"i forgot are you an American because the Executor Boxsets were released in the UK and have a PAL Format."

"I can view PAL"

Wouldn't this at least be close to the resolution you were hoping for?
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#103969
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How is a Star Wars laserdisc ripped?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103969/action/topic#103969
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Actually, it's far easier than that. LD's are a composite signal, so your best bet is to use the composite output. Now, you may or may not know (and this is also for anyone else that doesn't) that the composite signal is eventually upconverted to S-video, then component (which is the DVD format), then RGB for most display devices - so one would ask: why not use one of these better connections?

Well, very few LD players have RGB, and none had component (the combo LD/DVD players did have component - but it was used solely for the DVD signal. That being said, I know of one person who actually connected the LD output to the component-video circuitry, but this procedure is not recommended for the faint of heart.)

So, what about the S-video? Well, you mentioned the comb filter, which shows some sophistication. Now, if you use the S-video of your LD player (assuming it has such - some do not), then you are using a comb filter that is approximately the same age as your LD player, which could be up to 30 years old. Chances are that the TV and/or computer video card that you are using to display or capture your LD signal is much newer, and thus its comb filter is more advanced.

I've also heard mention (though I've forgotten the specifics) that the S-video signal from some LD players has been reprocessed or overprocessed and produces a less-than-spectacular S-video signal.

Point being, you are better off using the comb filter in your TV or computer versus that of the LD player, but you should at least capture a small segment from each output and compare them to see if you notice a difference, and if so, which output produces a better picture to your eye.
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#103617
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Thought on de-SE'ing the DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103617/action/topic#103617
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"If the shot is is compressed, would it still be in standard 4:3 resolution? I'm just curious if it'd be beneficial at all to work with."

Because it has more vertical resolution than the 4x3 image, and much more than a letterboxed transfer. While it won't look as good as the DVD, it's the next best thing, because it is ready to be expanded for an anamorphic image. Maybe I'll compile it for you (before/after), and let you be the judge.
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#103520
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Info: Lawrence Lessig (Copyright Lawyer) on the "Phantom Edit"
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103520/action/topic#103520
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"Actually MeBeJedi, that’s not entirely true. There are several companies at the moment which take movies and edit out “offensive” content. They then take those modified DVD and ‘rent’ them back to the constitutents who are part of their lending library, so to speak. Yes that might sound a lot like selling an altered uncreatively editted movie but for some reason they can get away with it."

I know what you are referring to, and last I heard, all the movie companies, and the directors of said films, were banding together to fight this in court. They may be "getting away with it" for now, but that doesn't mean it's legal, or that it's going to last.
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#103533
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Changes from ROTS teaser
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103533/action/topic#103533
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"I checked out the 'A Hero Falls' music video on the official site and noticed that Vader's arms are no longer up and bound. I think that it looks a lot better with them down by his side. That is a definite improvement because it looked stupid before."

"Good calls, Patrick. My friend Alex and I noticed the arm change as well and it does help hide Hayden's girly little arms... lol."

LOL...I remember all the "Darth Mittens" comments made about that. I guess the Internet is a powerful force for change.