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#82724
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Info: How to create your own LD rip of the OT.
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I think this is actually an excellent idea. I always tried to provide some technical details of each stage of my project as I went along. Of course, the work on my own transfer has been put on hold until the X0 transfers are ready. Gotta make some room for those AVI's.

For one thing, I'll provide a comprehensive write-up of creating a 5.1 soundtrack from the PCM track. If I recall, at least one other person tried this (I don't recall if it was tellen or ADigitalMan. It's hard to tell them apart when they use the same avatar - man, do I despise people who share avatars. )
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#82700
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Thought on de-SE'ing the DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/82700/action/topic#82700
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"2) In the "Han Shoots First" scene, did you add back the 2 - 3 frames that were taken out of the OT??? All it is is Han saying, "I bet you have", then a blaster flash, then it transfers to Greedo.

As for the 2-3 frames of blaster flash, I feel you could get away w/ adding just one frame since the first 1-2 frames are just a small bit of the flash that barely shows on Han's boot."

It is actually 1 1/2 frames of blaster flash. The frame prior starts to brighten, and then the next frame almost washes Han out, except for some key details, like his boot (as you mentioned). I stole this frame from the LD, and inserted it into the DVD footage, and then truncated the audio to fit (I've only made a stereo version, but I plan on a 5.2 version when I redo the entire DVD.) It looks pretty sweet, just like the LD, but in DVD quality.
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#82450
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Info Wanted: a Pre-ANH edit of Ep IV?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/82450/action/topic#82450
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There are several people, like myself and Magnoliafan, who are bouncing ideas and concepts off of each other, to try to come up with the best "original" version possible. We are also trying to set up an FTP site to display some of this stuff for you guys.

If you have anything you feel would be worth contributing, please PM one of us and let us know.

(Just out of curiosity, is your version of the original crawl from the VHS copy of the telecine, or is it one you've made on your own?)
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#82402
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Thought on de-SE'ing the DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/82402/action/topic#82402
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All except for splicing into the AC3 track. Unless there's software to do otherwise, I would think the whole soundtrack would have to be recompiled. That's why I like using Vegas - it's so easy to mix and match footage and audio. You can slide it back and forth, resize it, and speed it up/down until everything is a perfect match.

Of course, like Combustion, such features take a lot of practice to perfect. I went through several trials with Combustion before figuring out a streamlined way to create the opening crawl to match the EOD Documentary. The programs are very powerful, but you really need to get into the guts of the things to make them do those special tricks.

BTW, did you ever get the Combustion help file and the link to the Vegas sample projects?
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#82317
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Thought on de-SE'ing the DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/82317/action/topic#82317
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Just a little something I ran across years ago.

SIDEBAR: The Re-Emergence of Technicolor™

Dye transfer printers are elated at recent indications that Technicolor—the cinematic version of dye transfer—is returning to the big screen. The re-release of Giant in 1996, the first American-printed Technicolor feature film in 21 years, has heightened interest in its revival within the film industry.

Technicolor is also called IB printing (for “imbibition”, after the photographic term “dye imbibition”). Technicolor, Inc., ended IB printing in the U.S. in 1974. Technicolor London closed its operation in 1977, but not until they’d made five IB prints of Star Wars for George Lucas.

The restoration of the Star Wars trilogy brought IB printing back to the forefront. According to Leon Briggs, who worked with Lucasfilm on the restoration for over two years, the original negatives had faded only 5 - 15%, well within normal range. But he explained that George Lucas wanted the original color in the restored version. Lucasfilms technicians were able to accomplish this goal for Star Wars, but only because they had an IB print to use for color reference.

There is no good reason for the DVD colors to look the way they do, especially in light of this and the cost of each print. Terrible, terrible, terrible.