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#286081
Topic
The "Stereo Mono Mix" / XP Series - comments and ramblings / suggestions welcome
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/286081/action/topic#286081
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Well, I will recycle this thread I guess for my XP projects, anyway, I guess, as theatrical accuracy is very important to me.

Not all of this will get out there publicly but I do want to make sure what I have is correct

http://www.usotsuki.info/xp83_AltGoth2BT.jpg
Alternate Gothic 2 (compare 1993 LD 1995 VHS and 1997 version)

http://www.usotsuki.info/xp83-FklnGothDC.jpg
Franklin Gothic Demi Condensed (compare 1977 Star Wars airing, used in recent movies also)

...which one was used in ROTJ in 1983 racks my brain...
Post
#286061
Topic
SW fonts
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/286061/action/topic#286061
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Sometimes I wish fonts were easier to come by... I have all the important SW ones though, thankfully.

Though, I'm kind-of wondering while on this topic, what kind of font was used on a 1983 Return of the Jedi. All the ROTJs I've seen except Dr. Gonzo's used Alternate Gothic, and his uses Franklin Gothic Demi Condensed, and I'm wondering which (or another font!) was used on the original theatrical prints.
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#285893
Topic
The "Stereo Mono Mix" / XP Series - comments and ramblings / suggestions welcome
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/285893/action/topic#285893
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I'm just about to embark on my second attempt to make this edit. My plan is to release it audio-only, for obvious reasons.

1. My plan is to synchronize with the GOUT; a GOUT-synched FLAC of the 1993 mix from LD will be my main source.

2. Currently I have the following priority of source when one is usable: THX, 1985, 2.0, 1997, Spanish 2.0, French 2.0, "The Story of Star Wars" LP rip, 1.0 (am acquiring the 1997 OST, as that's easier to splice with than the 1993/1977 OST). I'm not exactly familiar with all mono changes.

At least I plan to make the following adjustments:

1. Alarms on the Tantive 4 (Spanish/French 2.0 has the klaxons from the mono mix, but what of where they overlap speech? I will try 1997 for dialogue and fall back to mono if the sirens are audible.)

2. Aunt Beru (only one "Luke, Luke!" is available in stereo and the rest I'll need to re-overlay. This is going to get ugly.)

3. "Check that side of the street. It's secure." (I think I need to overlay this one, I don't know of any stereo recordings of it)

4. "The tractor beam is coupled..." (1985 mix.)

5. "The Rebel base will be in range..." (Where possible, The Story of Star Wars. This will take a bit of a Q hit so I might pinch it into the 1993 mix very tightly.)

6. "Blast it, Wedge..." (I think this one needs an overlay too.)

Some places I might need to take sfx from dubs or the 1997 mix. No voice -> I'll be using dubs, so those parts are all but guaranteed to be accurate to the mono mix.

Anything I'm forgetting? I obviously don't want to have to rely on old, worn recordings while trying to make this sound nice and new (and yet accurate to the mono mix)...
Post
#285884
Topic
Waterworld ABC Cut? A ton of info - see McFly's posts for details (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/285884/action/topic#285884
Time
So Saturday afternoon...

My current setup:

Digital cable -> Cable converter (via Coax) -> Settop DVD recorder (via S-Video and Composite Audio)

The DVD recorder's cheap but it produces good enough results for me. I suppose I could snail someone the rws I cap off, I'm running out of room and will probably make for pulling up to the computer just an AVI. (I'm a fairly experienced xvid user )

I suppose the other possibility would be to send the vobs one-by-one over irc, I don't really want to torrent this in raw format :/ ...I'll be capping with commercials, prolly at my settop's top quality. 4 hours -> 4 DVD-RWs

And while I don't know or care about this movie, preservation is preservation! And I'm damn willing to do just about anything within my ability for preservation.