Moth3r

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Join date: 26-Oct-2004
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Post: #237430
Topic: My sig link was blocked to this site
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/237430/action/topic#237430
Time: 22-Aug-2006 5:48 AM

Looks like they have a script to catch anyone leaving the site.

Any url that starts with www.origin* is blocked.

I wouldn't advise anyone to sign up for the forum just to check what signatures are allowed!

Edit - I don't think the site is deliberately blocked. I think the script is borked; it sees the "origin" and thinks that's the end of the string. You say it worked before, is the leaving script a recent addition?

Post: #237197
Topic: Info: Original Trilogy in HD screening this November!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/237197/action/topic#237197
Time: 21-Aug-2006 9:08 AM

Your average DVD player with DivX compatibility will not output in HD (and probably wouldn't be powerful enough to play such files.) However, if you have a hi-def display with VGA or DVI inputs, then just hook up your PC. (One day, when I get a suitable display, I'm going to enjoy Citizen's Blade Runner XviD this way).

Post: #237189
Topic: DVDShrink DVD9 to 2 DVD5?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/237189/action/topic#237189
Time: 21-Aug-2006 8:26 AM

I think the program you are looking for is IfoEdit, not DVDShrink.
http://www.ifoedit.com/splitdvd.html

Post: #237180
Topic: Request for cover artists!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/237180/action/topic#237180
Time: 21-Aug-2006 6:37 AM

You might get a better response if you post in the custom covers request thread.

I'm going to lobby Jay for a separate forum for custom DVD cover art; it's a fairly popular activity on the board and it would make sense to have it all in one place.

Post: #237169
Topic: REQ: a program for verification
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/237169/action/topic#237169
Time: 21-Aug-2006 4:09 AM

I'm not sure if it's exactly what you're looking for, but TorrentSpy includes a file verification check.

Post: #236820
Topic: Toshiba Super Charge Battery
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/236820/action/topic#236820
Time: 19-Aug-2006 12:59 PM

Originally posted by: Zion
But don't mind me, I'm just the "forum nazi".

I thought that was me?

Maybe I'm just the forum asshole.

Post: #236785
Topic: New Confession!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/236785/action/topic#236785
Time: 19-Aug-2006 9:50 AM

Moved to off topic forum.

Post: #236532
Topic: Was there an ESB arcade game?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/236532/action/topic#236532
Time: 18-Aug-2006 6:34 AM

The 1998 Sega game "Star Wars Trilogy Arcade" is in MAME, but doesn't work properly yet. (And when it does work, you'll likely need an 8GHz CPU to run at full speed! It runs at about 40% on my X2 4200+).

I also once played "Star Wars Arcade", a 2-player game from Sega released in 93/94. This one was pretty rare (based on the same platform as Virtua Racing). I don't think MAME does this one very well either.

Post: #236527
Topic: Info: Starfields - disappearing over time in the Original Trilogy...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/236527/action/topic#236527
Time: 18-Aug-2006 6:04 AM

Originally posted by: Zion
It's amazing how much detail is lost from the original film print to the home versions.

I noticed that too, the amount of detail in the falcon is incredible. If the OOT was released on HD DVD, I would buy a hi-def set without hesitation.

I'll have a look at my transfer to see how the stars fared on the PAL version.

Post: #236322
Topic: Request: VHS PAL Capturer wanted.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/236322/action/topic#236322
Time: 17-Aug-2006 7:16 PM

My mum likes Riverdance. In fact, she might even have that tape - I'll ask.

Post: #235358
Topic: THE ALL NEW PSYCHO REVIEW HAS MOVED
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/235358/action/topic#235358
Time: 15-Aug-2006 11:52 AM

Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
If it gets censored, it gets censored. I've no part in this. I don't care about the fanedits portion of this site, nor do I care about the other site.

If you don't care, why did you change it back?

Please don't do that again.

Post: #235329
Topic: <em><strong>Grinder's PAL first issues transfer</strong></em> (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/235329/action/topic#235329
Time: 15-Aug-2006 9:32 AM

Interesting. What capture device did you use, and did you calibrate it first (remembering the screenshot you posted a while ago of PAL video being too dark).
Any chance of a sample/some screenshots?

Post: #235300
Topic: Rad (1986) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/235300/action/topic#235300
Time: 15-Aug-2006 4:38 AM

I think some people don't understand what PIF means.

PIF stands for Pay It Forward. The originator of an edit/preservation posts a copy to a person in return for a pledge from that person to send out (usually three) more copies to others, who then in turn each send out 3 more copies, and so on.

In this case, the person who capped the broadcast chose instead to upload it to the newsgroup as a quicker way of immediately sharing it with a large number of people. There is no obligation on anyone who downloads it to forward it on.

PIF does not mean "please send me something for free". If that's what you're asking, then be clear about it. On the other hand, if you're willing to contribute blanks and postage, then say so. (For an HD capture, the raw files would span over I guess about 3 or 4 single layer DVDs.)

Post: #235158
Topic: Doctor Who: The Ten Doctors (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/235158/action/topic#235158
Time: 14-Aug-2006 6:30 PM

I fixed the url for your first link; it was broken. It's still only the 1:28 version though.

Post: #235035
Topic: STAR WARS: the alt.binaries.starwars thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/235035/action/topic#235035
Time: 14-Aug-2006 8:25 AM

This may be stating the obvious, but:
make sure you're using a Usenet client (e.g. GrabIt) and not an IRC or ICQ client.

Post: #234412
Topic: How to quickly determine if a disc is PAL or NTSC
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/234412/action/topic#234412
Time: 12-Aug-2006 1:14 PM

Take a screenshot.
480 lines = NTSC
576 lines = PAL

Post: #234387
Topic: Help: looking for... AOTC - Centropy 3-disc SVCD telesync?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/234387/action/topic#234387
Time: 12-Aug-2006 9:47 AM

The Centropy release was on 3 SVCDs, apparently.

Post: #234153
Topic: DOCTOR WHO- THE FIVE DOCTORS- EXTENDED EDITION (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/234153/action/topic#234153
Time: 11-Aug-2006 7:42 AM

Out of interest, I downloaded Arc of Infinity off the newsgroup. It's a VHS rip encoded to DivX 3, about 300MB per episode.

Watched the first episode last night on an MPEG-4 compatible DVD player. Black level was too high and there was some pretty bad ghosting, but quality was generally OK. If you need certain scenes let me know and I can extract them for you.

Interesting to see Peter Davison and Colin Baker together!

Post: #233877
Topic: Good capture card?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/233877/action/topic#233877
Time: 10-Aug-2006 9:53 AM

You'll never get a "great" capture from VHS!

My suggestion would be, rather than get a relatively expensive DV based capture device, get a cheap PCI card that can capture in uncompressed formats. For example:
http://www.leadtek.com/multimedia/winfast_vc100xp_1.html

Post: #233606
Topic: Info: DIE-CAST
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/233606/action/topic#233606
Time: 9-Aug-2006 12:05 PM — Edited 10-Jul-2020 10:01 AM

Worth checking out for a smile. These guys are big fans of movies containing action, violence and robots, and have made a short little film that pays homage to such movies. (I noticed a lot of Robocop in there!)

http://www.diecastfilms.co.uk/

Post: #233192
Topic: Star Wars film versions and best DVD sources
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/233192/action/topic#233192
Time: 8-Aug-2006 5:31 AM

Originally posted by: SKot
Star Wars Special Edition (1997 version)
Source: TB digital broadcast transfer

Whatever happened to the version sourced from a digi-beta tape that was posted to the newsgroup? How did that compare to the TB version?

Post: #232962
Topic: Quick Question: Aspect Ratios & Resizing
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/232962/action/topic#232962
Time: 7-Aug-2006 5:17 AM

I thought you were dealing with an AVI ripped from DVD, downsized to 640x480.

I think it's safe to assume that the camera output at 640x480 is a true 1:1 ratio.

Post: #232960
Topic: Quick Question: Aspect Ratios & Resizing
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/232960/action/topic#232960
Time: 7-Aug-2006 4:36 AM

Assuming your 640x480 video has square pixels (a pixel aspect ratio of 1:1) then, strictly in accordance with the ITU standard (as implemented by Citizen's Aspect Ratio Calculation Tool) the output resolution should be 702x576, with 9-pixel wide borders either side.

However, this assumes that the original video was created in strict accordance with standards. Since it's likely that it wasn't, I'd take the easy option and just resize to 720x576.

Post: #232956
Topic: Still not quite sure how this anomorphic format works.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/232956/action/topic#232956
Time: 7-Aug-2006 4:20 AM

See:
http://www.dvdweb.co.uk/information/anamorphic.htm

(Don't pay too much attention to the text - some of it is wrong. Just watch the animations.)

Post: #232519
Topic: New forum software status - updated 1/4/2006
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/232519/action/topic#232519
Time: 5-Aug-2006 7:19 AM

Join the US Navy. That image is a doctored picture of a nuclear submarine's maneuvering room.