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#96762
Topic
"Journal of the Whills" - DVD Covers
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/96762/action/topic#96762
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Originally posted by: Trooperman
You know, we ought to have a place on this site specifically for posting links to cover art.


Let me make a suggestion: Jay, could you rename this thread to something like "The coverart thread" So we can post and review various creations?

Vrey good job fusionaddict, well done!

I have made some copying and pasting myself, to create a set of 3 disc labels for the TR47 DVDs.
See if you like them.
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#96761
Topic
STAR WARS: The Torrents thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/96761/action/topic#96761
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OMG! This month, things are beeing posted so fast that I am unable to follow.
Of course this is a very good sign of people's interrset continuously rising!
Keep up the good work Rikter, we are all gratefull..

PS: Ever since you announced the EditDroid ROTJ, I am so eager I have to check out this site every hour. The time is getting closer and closer
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#96123
Topic
<strong>The &quot;Dr. Gonzo&quot; Trilogy DVD Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/96123/action/topic#96123
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Download and install Azureus, or BitTornado, or a similar Torrent manager, and then go to MySpleen. There, you will find almost anything you need to download. If you are looking specifically for Dr.Gonzo's set, you will have to go either to www.torrentsearch.us or to www.torrentreactor.net and download the torrents titled "Pre SE LD rip".

Edit: Sorry, I didn't realize you were looking for the supplamental matterial disc... I'm on the same search too
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#95859
Topic
<strong>The &quot;EditDroid&quot; Trilogy DVD Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/95859/action/topic#95859
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I have isolated the pre-ANH crawl in a 55MB "DVD"
If you haven't found what you are looking for yet, get it here: REMOVED
My connection isn't very fast, but it will do the job...

Edit: I removed the public anouncement of my ip, because for every decent guy who d'loaded the file, there was one immature spoiled brat who thought it was a good idea to try and hack into my system (without any apparent reason, I might add). The file has been distributed to 9 people. Hopefully, if intrest remains, someone can make it available.
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#95792
Topic
Letterboxed Widescreen vs. Anamorphic Widescreen Discussion
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/95792/action/topic#95792
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Let's try to pretend I am a peacemaker now...
I think you guys just argue about something that has become already clear. I can see the point of Karyudo, saying that there has to be a more sophisticated way of resizing the picture than "toss every 4th line" because of the crappy output we would get (Hell, that toss every 4th line idea is so stupid a 10 year old would reject it). But as MeBeJedi says, an overall explanation of the resampling process would get other people in the forum more confused than aware. And Mathematics CLEARLY state, that unless you are God, whatever resampling method you use, you will statistically lose 25% of your detail. That piece of information ought to be pointed out to the people who try to make sense throughout all our techical speaking, and both of you have made that point.
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#95766
Topic
<strong>The &quot;EditDroid&quot; Trilogy DVD Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/95766/action/topic#95766
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Originally posted by: Trooperman
I was wondering if anyone knew which of the .vob files of the torrent on myspleen contains the pre-ANH crawl. I already have a copy of the widescreen OT but am interested in the generated crawl.

Does anyone know the name of the .vob?


It is in the vts_01_1.vob, but the process is not that simple, because you also need the angle information stored in VIDEO_TS.IFO
What I would do If I were you, is download the following files:
VIDEO_TS.IFO, VIDEO_TS.VOB, VTS_01_0.BUP, VTS_01_0.VOB and VTS_01_1.VOB.
I would the load these files to DVDremake, select the crawl block (it is the first block of the movie) and right click on it to select "save block".
Than you would have to paste the block in the place of the crawl block of your copy of the movie, and add an angle selection button on your menu (the menu is usually strored in either VIDEO_TS.VOB or VTS_01_0.VOB
Of course there is the more easy option of d'loading the whole disc
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#95763
Topic
Letterboxed Widescreen vs. Anamorphic Widescreen Discussion
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/95763/action/topic#95763
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Originally posted by: ApolloOne
Originally posted by: DVD-BOY
So the image is squashed horizontally using a special lense to go from widescreen to regular. When projected it is then unsquashed using another special lense from regular back out to wide. Am I correct in thinking because this is done optically, information is not lost??

I suppose I could put forth a really anal argument that since, in the anamorphic process, a lot more image is being squeezed onto the same number of silver halide crystals than would a 1:33 image, some light information is lost.

But I won't.


I assume you are aware that when we are speaking in terms of optical resolution beeing printed on film (even with film of small format, used in everyday cameras), we are talking about "Gigapixels" of resolution. So it makes no sense at all to mention the information lost during optical anamorphic transfer, since a resolution of 720x480 = 0,35Megapixels is concidered enough for the DVD format.
That would be the reason I wouldn't put the arguement, and I suppose you have a similar reason
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#95687
Topic
Letterboxed Widescreen vs. Anamorphic Widescreen Discussion
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/95687/action/topic#95687
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Originally posted by: MeBeJediDon't worry. DVD terminology can be difficult to understand. In fact, technically speaking, "anamorphic" DVDs are actually the opposite of what "anamorphic" really means, but it's not a terrible important distinction.

Well, this is of course trivial, but I thought that you guys would like to know. Anamorphic, technically speaking, has the exact meaning it should.
"Ana-" in greek, gives the meaning of something being changed , like re- does in English (re-master, re-place). "Morphi", on the other hand, means "shape", "form".
So anamorphic, really means reformed, and in the way we use it in our terminology regarding the OT restoration from LD's, reforming is exactly what happens during the process of making an anamorphic transfer
After all, anamorphic lenses are actually distortion lenses...
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#95650
Topic
Cover Art Question
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/95650/action/topic#95650
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After I asked a frined of mine to host these two pictures, here it is:
A simple to make box draft for printable cardboard.
Instructions:
You will need two A4 printable cardboards. In the first you print one side, and on the other the second.
Note that the sides coloured as pink and green are going to be glued together, so you shall print the image only in the side that has a black "tail" underneath it (bacause the side with the black tail is supposed to be on top of the other side, that way your construction will be more stable).
The white lines are the points where the cardboard gets folded, so they must have twice the width of your cardboard's thickness. The little red lines are to be cut off.
So, L= the length of your DVD case, Th= the sum of your cases thickness, and l-H is less or equal to your case's height.
http://users.auth.gr/~akittas/box.gif

http://users.auth.gr/~akittas/box%202.gif

Was that good enough or did you need a more sophisticated one?
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#95644
Topic
Letterboxed Widescreen vs. Anamorphic Widescreen Discussion
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/95644/action/topic#95644
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Originally posted by: ApolloOne
As a DVD creator, an inviolable rule I have to obey is "bother the fewest.".
And what about the vast majority of viewers, the folks who have 4:3 televisions?
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The first question should have been what about the vast majority of viewers who have NTSC TVs, they won't be able to watch my DVD at all! My answer would be: ask Cowclops, MeBeJedi, Zion et al. But to address the point about 4:3 televisions, most people here who have DVD players also have 16:9 sets.


I trully can't understand this whole arguement! I mean, it has been made crystal clear in a thousand previous posts, that each format (NTSC or PAL, anamorphic or not) has it's advantages and disadvantages. Which advantages or disadvantages are these, is the topic of discussion in this thread.
Besides that, it is each one's choice to make about about how he wants to view the movies that he likes, by buying the apropriate hardware.
And what better thing to be going on, than having people working on a variety of formats, so one can choose which one fits him the most. In that case, I must say it is a relief to see moth3r work on an PAL project, since all projects made public so far are NTSC. Furthermore, I am happy to see that on the subject of anamorphic or not, there is a variety of choices...
So I think that there is no point in trying to persuade people to work on a project that would suit us. After all, there are others that might prefer it in a way that we don't.
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#95398
Topic
Usenet tutorial?
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/95398/action/topic#95398
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Guys, I need some help over here! I followed DarthOsor's instructions so far, to get me connected to Usenet. Then I subscribed in alt.binaries.starwars and retrieved the posts.
What do I do from now on? Is it just me, or there isn't anything posted for download?
I have no previous experience on the Newsgroups, so from what I read in this forum, I was expecting to find there all the files I couldn't find over myspleen.
How does this thing actually work? Do I have to wait for someone to post a file? And after he posts it, how long does it stay there for people to get it?
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#95352
Topic
<strong>The &quot;EditDroid&quot; Trilogy DVD Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/95352/action/topic#95352
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I just saw the editdroid ESB disc, and there are some strange things I noticed:
First of all, the menus are not of the same aesthetics of those in the ANH disc, formerly known as the Mysterious mysteries.
Second, there is this issue of the menu not playing first (which I fixed BTW), as did the menu in ANH disc.
Third, there is no crawl selection in this one. As I was not even born when ESB was in theatres, I don't know how the original crawl was on that film. was it "Episode V" like?
And another thing: There is an easter egg in the ESB disc (In the bonus features screen, go to "main menu" button and then press right). That easter egg provides nothing extra to the spactator, it just mocks him (you'll understand when you see it). So I'm thinking.... Why would someone who made a disc only for himself, as the creator of this set claims he did, put an easter egg like this in his creation?
Bottomline, after seing the second disc of the set, I don't get the impression that these two discs belong to the same set.
Any comments?
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#95225
Topic
.: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/95225/action/topic#95225
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Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
But they are images created from a txt file. I've not seen a program that can create non-text subtitle-like images, such as the "rabbit" from the Matrix DVD, or the familiar "MST2000" outlines (I forget what DVD that was on.) If such a program exists, that would be great!

Subrip can extract any DVD subtitles into a bmp file sequence, from which sequence every image can be prossesed using an image editor. I assumed that the bmp sequence could then easily be imported in a DVD compiler. I wasn't sure though, so I did a little search. I found these 2 intresting links:
In a miniDVD article notice the line
"Pensize - This parameters defines the pen size which only applies if graphic sub titles are being used. If text sub titles are being used, the normal case, then pen size has not application."
Also, A ReelDVD manual refers to the prosess of importing the bmp sequence.

Unfortunately, my whole bandwidth is being "occupied" in d'loading every single OT torrent I can find, so I can't d'load and test these programs by myself.
I hope this was helpfull...
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#95215
Topic
<strong>The &quot;EditDroid&quot; Trilogy DVD Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/95215/action/topic#95215
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Originally posted by: ChainsawAsh
Is there a way I can mess with the VOB files so the main menu comes up first instead of the movie? I downloaded Empire and it looks great but the menu thing annoys me. And I was expecting a rehash of the Star Wars menu just with different pictures, not a whole new design - the production values of this set are amazingly high for a fan-produced bootleg like this. Very well done. And seeing the first part of the duel with music was damn cool - I'd almost like that edited back into the movie, it's so cool. Everything is amazingly well done on this set.


The best prog I have found for post-editing a DVD is DVDremake pro. You can PM for instructions, or if you want me to sent it to you, as it is quite hard to find a working copy.
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#95206
Topic
.: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/95206/action/topic#95206
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Originally posted by: Karyudo
"Palacement" and "quess" passed a spelling check??
LOL! I guess they didn't pass the test. Neither did "understad".

Originally posted by: Karyudo
there are plenty of native, pretty-much-unilingual English speakers in non-US, non-UK countries such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand...

I know, but if I were to mention all of them, I would be missing the point, wouldn't I?

Originally posted by: Karyudo
But seriously, Metallaxis, I don't know what country you're from, nor what language is your native tongue, but there are native speakers of English who could take a few pointers. I'd kill to be able to be that fluent in a second language!

Thank you for your kind words. Actually, I am from Greece, but I'm fluent in over 6 milion forms of communication

Zion, the subtitles in a DVD are not in a txt format, they are images. By that I mean you could transfer the exact same picture used in Greedo's subtiltles. Heck, you could even insert your own handwritting if you wanted to... I'm sure whatever you decide to to will be great. Keep on the good work...
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#95159
Topic
.: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/95159/action/topic#95159
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I didn't manage to understad from the previous posts the decision Zion made on the issue of "Encoded on image or not" subtitles. Hoping that I'm not too late, I make this post to plea Zion not to encode the subtitles on the image. I don't have any technical knowledge about the palacement of subtitle images on anamorphic images that has been mentioned, but my reasons for not wanting the subtitles burned on the image (whether they are to be burned on the image, or the black space beneath) are of a more practical nature: As I come from a non-English speaking country, my family and friends (not to mention my 6year old cousin) are not so fluent English speakers as to understand the exact content of what is being spoken (especially when C3PO is talking). So, I intent to add manually other language subtitles -including my language of course- on that set when I get it.
So you see, the problem is that by having on-image encoded english subtitles, they would blend with the selected ones.
I quess that since not all people in this forum come from the US or the UK, some other may have the same anticipation.
And another suggestion: Zion, since I see that you are trying to create an all-in-one set (a very admirable cause) I'd like to sugest that you also put various language subtiltes in you set (including english for the hearing impaired). I'd be glad to provide you with any subtitle you may need, should you consider my suggestion.

Edit: spelling check