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Post: #178063
Topic: Info Wanted: A Nightmare on Elm St. SE Laserdisc Preservation??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/178063/action/topic#178063
Time: 6-Feb-2006 3:53 PM

Any updates Freaky? What's the quality like?

Post: #173698
Topic: Blade Runner HDTV (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/173698/action/topic#173698
Time: 27-Jan-2006 6:38 PM

Anyone have any screenshots to do a comparison with the official release?

Post: #168529
Topic: Info Wanted: A Nightmare on Elm St. SE Laserdisc Preservation??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/168529/action/topic#168529
Time: 7-Jan-2006 5:27 PM

Great news Freaky!

Keep us updated!

Post: #166577
Topic: Info: Does Anyone Have The Old Original Theater Bootleg '77 Tape? (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/166577/action/topic#166577
Time: 30-Dec-2005 5:00 PM

Good man!

Post: #160060
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/160060/action/topic#160060
Time: 2-Dec-2005 12:40 PM

Are you just going to remove the garbage mattes from the version with all the effects cleaned up? I take it that the complete preservation version will still have them?

Sorry if that’s obvious, I just get anxious whenever I see classic effects being digitally repaired.

Post: #158105
Topic: Idea & found on ebay: 16mm film SCOPE Star Wars RETURN of THE JEDI MINT LPP
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/158105/action/topic#158105
Time: 26-Nov-2005 8:03 AM

Adamwankenobi:

HiDef is 1280 x 1024
4k is 4096x2160

So the answer is no.
But then again, no digital video can compare to a true film experience.

Post: #158104
Topic: KING KONG - The Spider Pit Restored Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/158104/action/topic#158104
Time: 26-Nov-2005 7:56 AM

King Kong is not public domain, and will not be until 2009.

Post: #157960
Topic: SIX fantastic brand new preservation projects..... (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/157960/action/topic#157960
Time: 25-Nov-2005 4:48 PM

Great to get the original stereo mixes!

Post: #157931
Topic: KING KONG - The Spider Pit Restored Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/157931/action/topic#157931
Time: 25-Nov-2005 2:04 PM

Withdrawn

Post: #157925
Topic: KING KONG - The Spider Pit Restored Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/157925/action/topic#157925
Time: 25-Nov-2005 1:11 PM

Withdrawn

Post: #156304
Topic: Info Wanted: Nightmare on Elm St 5 UNCUT?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/156304/action/topic#156304
Time: 18-Nov-2005 5:23 PM

I'd love to see an uncut version of the first film too.

Post: #153725
Topic: Idea & found on ebay: 16mm film SCOPE Star Wars RETURN of THE JEDI MINT LPP
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/153725/action/topic#153725
Time: 9-Nov-2005 4:25 PM

Were 16mm prints like this actually exhibited in any theaters or were they just used for festivals, army etc. ?

If anyone ever got a hold of a 16mm Star Wars (ANH), it would be a great and easy to capture source of the original mono.

Post: #153699
Topic: Idea & found on ebay: 16mm film SCOPE Star Wars RETURN of THE JEDI MINT LPP
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/153699/action/topic#153699
Time: 9-Nov-2005 2:22 PM

If someone actually had access to a telecline, it could easily be bought with joint funds and resold for pretty much the same price after it’s been scanned.

Post: #153474
Topic: Blade Runner HDTV (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/153474/action/topic#153474
Time: 8-Nov-2005 2:26 PM

Originally posted by: DrVenkman
And not only that but (shock horror) I prefer the film without the voice-over. I can't help it, I just hate it to be honest.

What's shocking about that? It's only a minority that like the voice-over and certainly not Ridley Scott nor Harrison Ford.

Post: #153192
Topic: Mono mix for Moth3r's ANH DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/153192/action/topic#153192
Time: 7-Nov-2005 1:05 PM

Originally posted by: skyjedi2005
there has got to be a way to splice in the missing parts of the soundtrack,

the missing fox fanfare and the first few bars of the star wars title theme.

Plus the majority of the end title is missing.

posted earlier by: Moth3r
I'll be sending the raw files to this guy to have a play with, but I thought I'd post the unprocessed audio up for those who may be curious.

Top men are working on it Skyjedi!

Post: #152533
Topic: Info: Does Anyone Have The Old Original Theater Bootleg '77 Tape? (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/152533/action/topic#152533
Time: 4-Nov-2005 12:31 PM

Originally posted by: Moth3r

Originally posted by: skyjedi2005
The guy who posted sound clips on theforce.net, had a copy in pal betamax in his dad's collection.

It'd be interesting to see how the quality and integrity of his copy compares with my VHS.

Anyone know how to get in contact with him?

Everyone knows that the picture quality of beta is better than VHS, I wonder if the sound is better also? Either way there's always the possibility that the sections missing from Moth3r's tape might be included here and/or it may have deteriorated less.

Post: #152355
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/152355/action/topic#152355
Time: 3-Nov-2005 2:07 PM

I don’t know whether you guys still have access to the X0, but if you do (and I know it’s really a Star Wars project) maybe it would be worthwhile using it to capture a few other laserdiscs that we know will NEVER be released in the future. Like the original THX-1138. None of the time consuming post-production work would be necessary, but I’m sure a lot people would appreciate simply a good clean capture.

Anyway… just something else to think about. I know you’re too busy at the moment, and the money is being stretched.

Post: #151679
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/151679/action/topic#151679
Time: 31-Oct-2005 5:32 PM

Originally posted by: Laserman
Of course that might have changed since

That would be a huge disapointment for me. It's not a preservation if the goofs/old effects aren't there.

Post: #151604
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/151604/action/topic#151604
Time: 31-Oct-2005 12:28 PM

Originally posted by: Moth3r
Regarding the frame cleanup, are you at the moment solely concentrating on laserdisc mastering defects and dirt/scratches/discolouration of the film prints? Or are you dealing with garbage mattes and fixing effects shots as well?

I think they've already mentioned that they're removing the former and leaving the latter alone for the initial version. Another version with actual goofs corrected will be made later.

Post: #151317
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/151317/action/topic#151317
Time: 30-Oct-2005 5:39 AM

I’m pretty sure this hasn’t been asked before, but if it has please don’t kill me. Are you planning to release the films one-by-one as they’re done or all three in one go?

Post: #147667
Topic: Eyes Wide Shut (Original Cut Preservation / Edit) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/147667/action/topic#147667
Time: 13-Oct-2005 5:10 PM

It wasn't projected in 4:3 because most movie theaters can't do it anymore (or so I've been told). Kubrick shot this composed for 4:3. Not to say he didn't pay attention to the widescreen version, but Eyes Wide Shut (and, for the record Full Metal Jacket and The Shining) were all filmed and intended to be scene in 4:3. Widescreening would cut off half the movie.

It has now been confirmed on the basis of his storyboards that he composed for 1.85 (as one would expect) and protected for 4:3.

Post: #144443
Topic: Twilight Zone: The Movie - my new project... (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/144443/action/topic#144443
Time: 2-Oct-2005 3:37 PM

Didn't somebody already make an anamorphic DVD-quality copy of this from a UK digital broadcast?

Post: #143993
Topic: Mono mix for Moth3r's ANH DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/143993/action/topic#143993
Time: 1-Oct-2005 7:49 PM

Thanks Moth3r, I managed to get it working with TMPG.

Just watched half of the film with the mono track and for a twenty-year-old TV recording it sounds excellent! Although I’m definitely not as much of a Star Wars expert as most people here, I agree it feels like a far more accomplished track than the more common versions.

Post: #143820
Topic: Mono mix for Moth3r's ANH DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/143820/action/topic#143820
Time: 1-Oct-2005 10:37 AM

Many thanks for going to the trouble of providing this Moth3r.

Does anyone know a way I could author this directly to VOB’s instead of an MPEG file to get around the 4gig limit?

Post: #143809
Topic: Info & Help: looking for... other ld-rips to dvd movies ex. blade runner int cut, songs of the south, frighteners dir cut - and much much more...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/143809/action/topic#143809
Time: 1-Oct-2005 8:56 AM

Is anyone interested in preserving original mono/stereo LPCM tracks from laserdiscs? With the bad habit of remixing classic films into surround sound, it’s beginning to look like the original soundtracks will only ever be presented in a compromised, low priority format for the ‘purists’. For example, they finally included the original Jaws audio on the 30th anniversary DVD except presented in a horribly compressed Dolby dual mono 192kbps (which is actually two identical 96kbps streams), which pales in comparison to the uncompressed LD audio.