"C-3P0 describes in detail that there are seven main power sources for the tractor beam and that the loss of power at any single location will disable the beam."
Well, what do you know? I just checked, and my other laserdisc has this dialogue! LOL!
"from what I can gather, MeBeJedi has the chronic buds."
Eh?
"I highly doubt it since that set uses the same audio mix as the Definitive Edition set did. If you want that line, the 89 LDs are what you want"
The soundtracks for the Faces and Def. Col. are 99.9% identical (believe me, I've compared them.) That being said, I keep forgetting what this infamous line is. Can someone remind me. I have 1 of 2 discs of an earlier LD set, and I'll see if it's on there.
For the record, the biggest thing slowing me down is that I'm a stay-at-home dad this month with a 3-year-old and a 4-month-old (who ironically does not like being in my office. ). I've had to stay up 'til 2 A.M. the past few nights to get some serious work done. It's coming, folks. It's coming.
"Alien Subs intact."
I'm assuming you mean Greedo? I made my own subtitles, and burned them into the MPEG.
"From the screenshots yesterday, which are your versions?"
They are both my versions. The lighter strips are from my first attempt. I superimposed them onto my latest attempt to show the difference.
"I would think that 192 is plenty for Dolby 2.0, but obviously not for a 5.1 track."
Oops, you're right. I wasn't thinking that his set might be 2.0.
"Have you done audio comparisons at the different capture rates?"
My PCM capture was 1.2 Gbs. The 5.1 soundtrack was 360Mbs. 448kbps fits just right.
"I have no idea what this stuff is supposed to look like on my laptop."
Hint #1: Don't calibrate this stuff on your laptap. The differences between monitors and TVs is bad enough, much less an LCD screen. This is why I bought a $40 DVD that could play rewriteable media, so that I could test my visuals on an actual TV screen.
Like I said, there were lots of "little things" I wanted to fix. Even though I haven't gotten the Video Essentials laserdisc yet, I tried one more time to dial in some good numbers for the video capture, and I'm very pleased with what I got. I may go ahead and make the DVD with this version.
It'll be interesting to see how far the video is out of sync from my soundtrack, since there are a few more frames now. It's not a huge difference, but it's there.
(And those lightsabers look pretty damn good now, don't they? )
ONLY 192 kbps? That's not nearly as much. I ran mine at the full 448kbps. You'd think a 3-pass MPEG would leave room for the PCM. I know my 2-pass left room for 3 soundtracks.
"Encoded through S-Video, deinterlace the video"
As great as this may sound, it could be two strikes against this set. S-Video rarely helps the LD pic, and de-interlacing can introduce more visual artifacts than were originally there. In fact, as Patrick pointed out, S-video can introduce even more dot-crawl than is found in a composite transfer.
"Plus he's done all three. I am impatient, after all."
Still finalizing some aspects. Tell me what you think.
(These are untouched captures: 1st attempt versus latest attempt. No filters or modifications.)
BTW, apparently IVTC works much better in VD, versus VDMod. Tremendously better results!
"I know there was a movie called the Matrix, but I know nothing of this Trilogy you speak of... There were no Matrix sequels... Lies, I tell you!"
Agreed. Matrix should have stood alone. The effects of the sequels are great, but the storyline is nowhere on the same level.
"If he could be turned, he would be a powerful ally." Why the hell would the Emperor agree to Vader saying, "If I killed you, he would be an acceptable replacement"?
Well, he did say "ally", rather than "apprentice". Even before the Rule of two, it's clear that Vader wants to save Luke because he is his son, which is motivating him to act against the emperor. On top of this, Palps obviously sees Luke as a threat to be eliminated in the first place.
"According to George, the rule of two went into effect after the Sith were wiped out, which menas, the only way Yoda could possibly know about it would be if he, himself, were the Sith Master."
I agree this is a plot hole as well. I think Lucas just threw this in for the audience, and it's gonna be glossed over.
"I was wondering what type of LD Player you have."
I have a 701, and my wife would castrate me if I got another one. Anyone here 1) have a 703/704 and 2) live near San Bernardino, CA?
"unless you're within easy driving distance of DC"
I have a friend in Maryland...
Actually, to be quite honest, I think the "sparklies" are in the LD transfer, rather than a player by-product. If someone has an excellent set of the Def. Col., that would be a better (and cheaper) option.
BTW, it would appear that my XVID is done. I just have to play it to check.
Hey, drj - do you have any experience with FairUse?
Should I always use the "Rotate 90 degree" switch? I don't want another sideways XVID. (I want to give this program one more try tonight, so I can have an XVID ready to send to Rik tomorrow.)
"I mean, it all starts to look kind of the same when you play a DVD5 on a normal sized TV screen anyway, right?"
Well, I've not seen the actual DVD's, but I almost cried when I compared DVD screen captures to my best LD transfers, and that's on my 15-inch computer screen. There's a big difference.
"The 1997 version still has advantages over both versions, as it is remastered and still has more original footage than the 2004 version. What about a 3-way hodgepodge, between the 2004, 1997 and 1993 versions?"
The SE LD as a source would be far better. They are cleaned up, but are still near the same level as the O-OT LDs. In addition to this, you have the uncompressed video to ceate a master AVI from, rather than the MPEGs of the DVDs.
"it's a lot easier to make a sharp transfer look bad"
Which begs the question...why bother with such a sharp transfer in the first place. It's like getting a Porsche, but driving it in second gear so you don't go too fast. Know what I mean?