Mike O

Fang Zei said:

Mike O said:

JawsTDS said:

Fang Zei said:

Cthulhunicron said:

What exactly does it mean for the negative to be disassembled?

The negative has been conformed to the SE since 1997. George decided to cut the changes directly into the negative because, as far as he was concerned, the SE was the official version of the movie now.

We recently got confirmation from the relevant person at Fox that the pieces of the negative replaced for the SE were indeed put into storage and not discarded.

I think I remember reading on zombie’s website that the negative need not be disassembled to reconstruct the unaltered version. Because a modern restoration would be done digitally anyway, they would simply need to take a scan of the o-neg as it is now, scan in the pieces that got replaced, and rebuild everything in the digital realm.

For further context, the negative is the first-generation source for the footage used in the final cut. They are also without any color timing as that comes later in the process, and unlike a 35mm print, which is a few generations down from the negative, there is only one layer of grain to deal with (this is not the case with SW as there is optical compositing).*

*if I’ve made any mistakes, please correct me.

Would any IPs or separation masters still be usable and around?

Nothing I’m reading here suggests ANY hope for a remastered OOT.

The separation masters are still intact, as are other film elements closer to the o-neg than the theatrical prints.

Robert A. Harris emphasized several years ago that “these assets are well-protected.” If a user on the blu-ray.com forums is to be believed, Disney has been meticulously going through every last piece of Star Wars film material and scanning them in. It’s simply a matter of time … and of timing.

I hate to be eternally negative, but A) why believe this, and B) how much time?! I’m not getting any younger.

My only gripe is that my dumbass DVR keeps saying another show is playing.

RicOlie_2 said:

If you ever want to talk about the whole God/religion thing, shoot me a PM. I also went through a period of extreme doubt, including a few months of (secretly) identifying as agnostic. During that time I really dug into the meatier questions, which eventually convinced me to become fully Catholic again.

I wish I could give you a quick run-down in one forum post, but I’m afraid there’s too much to talk about for that to really help…

Thanks, man. I think maybe I will soon.

Sorry for the tantrum, everybody. Just wanted to get some stuff out.

Christ, fighting this stuff is physically exhausting. I feel like I’ve run a mile every work shift. I’m six days away from the psychiatrist after the previous foul-up. Frankly, unless he can can tell me that God exists or erase my memories of all the Matt Dillahunty hate-theists videos which have become my nasty obsession and cycling thoughts, I’m not sure if there’s any point. I’m sick of pills and shrinks. Why can I talk to you guys more comfortably than I can to actual people? I’m just exhausted, physically, spiritually, mentally, and every other fucking way. God, I feel broken. And I’m so fucking selfish as a result of this. And I’m scared to death about my grandfather. And I have half a shift to go.

Sorry for bitching, just wanted to vent. I just want to enjoy ANYTHING again. Life’s too short for this shit. I don’t want to think about Matt Dillahunty anymore. Or ever again. ENOUGH. FUCKING HELL. Sorry. Just wanted to get some of this out. I hope to God the drugs will help somewhat. I’m so broken.

Any chance of a 1080 version? The man seems to work tirelessly. I have a Blu-ray burner. Wonder if I could make a custom case and stomp the discs? Those blank BDs are expensive.

Fang Zei said:

The extensive LotR appendices, completed in 2004 with the Extended Edition of Return of the King, were also done in SD. At least they and EoD were 16:9. The Alien Quadrilogy making-ofs from right around that same time (2003/2004) were 4:3 and had to be both cropped and upscaled when they were carried over to the blu-ray in 2010.

Dangerous Days was made in 2007 but only released on a regular dvd across all of the various SKUs of Blade Runner released that year (even for the bd and hddvd). It’s 16:9 and looks like it could have been done at a higher resolution and then downscaled. I’m not sure if this was ever definitively answered, but it’s been ten years and the documentary was never released in hd.

Why crop them? Why? Don’t fuck with the aspect ratio, for God’s sake!

JawsTDS said:

Fang Zei said:

Cthulhunicron said:

What exactly does it mean for the negative to be disassembled?

The negative has been conformed to the SE since 1997. George decided to cut the changes directly into the negative because, as far as he was concerned, the SE was the official version of the movie now.

We recently got confirmation from the relevant person at Fox that the pieces of the negative replaced for the SE were indeed put into storage and not discarded.

I think I remember reading on zombie’s website that the negative need not be disassembled to reconstruct the unaltered version. Because a modern restoration would be done digitally anyway, they would simply need to take a scan of the o-neg as it is now, scan in the pieces that got replaced, and rebuild everything in the digital realm.

For further context, the negative is the first-generation source for the footage used in the final cut. They are also without any color timing as that comes later in the process, and unlike a 35mm print, which is a few generations down from the negative, there is only one layer of grain to deal with (this is not the case with SW as there is optical compositing).*

*if I’ve made any mistakes, please correct me.

Would any IPs or separation masters still be usable and around?

Nothing I’m reading here suggests ANY hope for a remastered OOT.

Possessed said:

24 yes, 1080p no.

Damn.

Has Harmy done a 1080p 24 version yet?

TV’s Frink said:

Mike O said:

Bingowings said:

Don’t we have a couple of threads on this topic already?

Got me. The search function here doesn’t work very well, the whole forum setup is wonky.

Google this

site:originaltrilogy.com [search subject]

We could get better forums. I’m just saying 😉.

moviefreakedmind said:

If your medication isn’t working then I doubt that more of it will help you. Also, have you considered disconnecting your internet if you can?

It’s 2017. I need the Internet day-to-day.

Warbler said:

moviefreakedmind said:

If your medication isn’t working then I doubt that more of it will help you. Also, have you considered disconnecting your internet if you can?

perhaps he needs a different medication?

The appointment with the psychiatrist is weeks away, unfortunately.

So I was supposed to have an appointment with a new psychiatrist last week and his secretary made a clerical error and now I have to wait three more weeks. Fuck. I want more of the medication I’m on, and I don’t think it’s working very well. That’s not a good sign. Not good at all. I’m out with my friends right now, I should be having fun, and I feel like shit. This is bad. I’m overdosing on Matt Dillahunty videos. I feel like I’m numb or anxious. And at work I had to be a witness for loss prevention. It was scary, and made this even worse. I feel like hammered shit. It’s getting harder. I’m so sick of this endless fighting. Fuck.

Thanks to everybody for their continued support. Wish there was more I could say to thank you, and I wish there was more everyone could do to help. I’m just fucking sick of hanging in there in this seemingly endless losing fight. Still sucking down my medication and waiting on this new reschedule. Can’t do much else, I suppose. Work is almost unbearable now.

Bingowings said:

Don’t we have a couple of threads on this topic already?

Got me. The search function here doesn’t work very well, the whole forum setup is wonky.

Now, I still have to use my laptop since I don’t want do any of this on my parents’ computer, but it’s so damned outdated. It’s funny how their’s runs Windows 10, I’m only 7, but it doesn’t seem to have come with any kind of OS disc. Really weird.

I DO have a Blu-ray burner though. Now, as to making my own packaging, that’s altogether different. I’m so paranoid I’m still thinking I should get a VPN before I do anything.

The psychiatrist’s secretary messed up, apparently I called her the same day her mother died, and she was distraught, and I wasted time and fuel driving out only to have to reschedule. What a fucking day.

I’ll be honest; the list of fan-edits out there-Harmy, the Apocalypse Now Rough Cut, it’s an endless list-and stuff I’d like to watch fansubbed, etc.-Sentai, fanslatation games, and beyond-is limitless. I hear all the time from every third person on the Internet about this kind of stuff, but live in fear of any kind of legal repercussions or of one day having a knock on the door to have someone come tell me that orange really is the new black, and I ain’t getting Nina Rausch as a cellmate. My brother, currently studying to be an Internet intellectual property lawyer, even recently had an acquaintance get into serious trouble for some BitTorrent issues. Where does all of this stuff fall? I mean this seriously? I own Star Wars on VHS. I used to have the DVD. But apparently the “backup copy” stuff is a load of bunk. I bend over backwards to try to do everything I possibly can through the proper channels, down to buying used stuff on eBay when a bootleg would be infinitely cheaper to having a region-free DVD player. I live in genuine fear of so much as watching episodes of something on YouTube, but with the recent Net Neutrality stuff, I’ve become more concerned than ever. Is there anything black and white here, or is it all grey?

My dad sat down with me, worried I’m suicidal (I’m not) and that my inability to enjoy such a short life saddens him. It’s all fooolish to be obsessing about the unknowable when I have a real life that I’m ruining. My doctor boosted up the Abilify, and I start seeing the psychiatrist next week. I’ve been offering some financial help in the family lately, let us say, and my mother is afraid and is like “Don’t tell him about that!” He’s a fucking psychiatrist mother. He would not be allowed to tell if anybody else coming in the entire purpose of my seeing him would be for me to realize information like that. I’m nervous as fuck. I’m scared. I keep saying I feel bad, but make no effort to feel any better. Work was hell today.

Tyrphanax said:

Mike O said:

darth_ender said:

Abilify is a miracle drug in many ways! Works so well for so many of my patients! It also comes in two different types of long-acting injections if you just want to take your medicine once a month or every six weeks. I’m glad you’ve finally found something that works for you! I don’t always reply, but I follow how you’re doing. Keep it up!

Well, it was. I feel like I’m backsliding. This is the same thing that happened when the boost to my Prozac temporarily made me feel better. I’ve just been popping it as a pill, along with my Prozac and Klonopin. Much as I’d like to say “Oh, the medication made me better!” There’s still a ways to go, and hopefully the psychiatry will help too. I hope I’m making steps in the right direction and making an effort to feel better and not being too reliant on medication. I really do. This is going to be a long road, but God willing, I’ll come to the end of it different (whether I like it or not), but at least not worse. Hopefully even better.

How does it react with alcohol? I rarely drink, but if I ever do, I’d like to make sure I’m not killing myself.

Warbler said:

Mike O said:

Man, I was scared to take that Abilify, but WOW, it’s helped more than anything else has so far. I’ve got an appointment with a psychiatrist next month too!

I’m very glad to here this. Good luck with your psychiatrist appointment.

Well, like I said, much as I’d like to say “Well, I’m better now because of the medication,” as I mentioned, that’s clearly not working out a well (or as long) as I hoped. Either way, I’ve got this psychiatrist appointment now, we’ll see how that goes.

My dad pointed out something intelligent too: his doctor, while a nice guy (if a little odd), is even older than he is. I don’t have a family doctor/GP because I’ve always just used urgent care. This is particularly a shame, because such a person would be ideal to get to know me and recommend a therapist. So he’s suggested trying to find someone a little more in my age bracket, which I think is wise. It also make me a little nervous about this psychiatrist, but who knows? One day at a time is hard when some days are pretty good for the first time in a long time and other have me sliding back to the worse days.

How medicine reacts with alcohol is definitely a question for your doctor.

Definitely look into a combination of therapy/medication. Very important to take a holistic approach to this.

And yeah, if you’re more comfortable with a doctor who’s closer to your age, then definitely look into that as well. It can help as far as relating to them and being open with them goes.

Sounds like you’re taking good steps, keep it up!

I’m trying, but man, it’s slow work before even getting to the progress.

How is that something? Doesn’t it mean that the negatives have been hacked to hell?

nickyd47 said:

RooBee said:

Oh boy…

https://twitter.com/pablohidalgo/status/834885989583622145

"As far as I know, there’s only one person who could make this happen and he hasn’t seemed all that interested."
I don’t think he’s talking about George. I think he’s referring to a studio big wig. That’s just my two cents on
that. Anyways, the Episode III extra has spoken

Why would Lucas’ opinion matter? If he sold it Disney, it’s up to them and Fox.

moviefreakedmind said:

Mike O said:

It’s already official. We’re getting them 2020 at the earliest, and that’s if Disney can iron out a deal with Fox.

There’s nothing official about that. Frink is right. Absolutely no one has provided any refutation or affirmation of this rumor in any remote way. Just wait until Celebration and see what they say, if anything.

Hey, I’d give my eye teeth to be wrong. But The Digital Bits makes it sound pretty damned unlikely.

TV’s Frink said:

I think the wisest thing to do would be to just ignore anything related to all this business until it’s officially announced. Who cares what anyone tweets or what rumors are out there? It’s all meaningless until something real happens.

The closest thing to official data we have is negative.

suspiciouscoffee said:

If you say so.

Bill Hunt does.

Warbler said:

Sorry to hear that, Mike. I wish I could give you some good advice, but this is out of my area of expertise. Maybe you should talk to your Dad’s doctor again, maybe your medications need adjusting. Have you seen the psychiatrist yet? If so, tell him that you feel you are backsliding. If not, maybe it is time to me with him. Keep in mind this is coming from someone that has little knowledge of what he is talking about. I hope and pray you get better.

I’m trying to see my dad’s doctor, but he’s hard to get a hold of. He’s only contactable by Dad or phone and has a secretary and no answering machine. My father pointed out that I should probably look into getting a new one who’s educational minds more with the age of computers, and with whom I’m a little bit more compatible. Oh, and my dad has hernia surgery tomorrow, my brother’s girlfriend’s father is in stage one of pancreatic cancer, and is going to start chemotherapy on St. Patrick’s Day. I had a breakdown in front of my crucifix yesterday and started sobbing. And I came home from work to that wasn’t too bad, only to indulge in considerable compulsions, and the associated inexplicable guilt, anger, anxiety, depression, and circular obsessiveness that I cannot control.

I keep backsliding. This is so fucking frustrating. I just fucking want my brain back 😦.

Fuck! I’m backsliding like crazy! Why can’t I have my fucking brain back.

It’s already official. We’re getting them 2020 at the earliest, and that’s if Disney can iron out a deal with Fox.