Moth3r

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Post: #227553
Topic: Inverse Telecining: Best method for restoring original frame rates
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227553/action/topic#227553
Time: 20-Jul-2006 4:35 AM

Citizen doesn't post here much any more, but he is still around.

Have you tried the address at the top of this page?

Post: #227551
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227551/action/topic#227551
Time: 20-Jul-2006 4:15 AM

I enjoyed the trailer. Except for this:

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/4779/pinkwj1.jpg

An example of why I, personally, find watching the DVD-sourced edits distracting.

Post: #227438
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227438/action/topic#227438
Time: 19-Jul-2006 6:51 PM

Hello adywan, and a belated welcome to the forum (I see you joined back in March). Glad to have you onboard.

As mentioned previously, you might want to look at the Darth Editous Edition, as some of your edits have already been implemented by DE.

Post: #227267
Topic: Blade Runner DVD question
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227267/action/topic#227267
Time: 19-Jul-2006 8:33 AM

I think most people are OK with the cleaning up of existing effects (removing matte lines, etc.) à la the Indiana Jones DVDs.

It's when the original effects are replaced with CGI that people start to get upset.

Post: #227257
Topic: Inverse Telecining: Best method for restoring original frame rates
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227257/action/topic#227257
Time: 19-Jul-2006 5:04 AM

Originally posted by: Doctor M
Thanks for further proving I have no idea what I'm doing.

IVTC makes me feel stupid (that's why I usually avoid it.)

a and b need to be chosen manually
Um what? There are five different combinations for a and b. Two of the five will work equally well for normal 3:2 pulldown. To find which values to use, use the ShowFiveVersions script.
Originally posted by: Doctor M
Am I correct that with doubleweave, almost every frame has to be examined and if the pattern shifted you have to add a new line for that section of film?

The source is a laserdisc capture (2 sided).

Unfortunately, for laserdisc captures it might not be a case of choosing values that work through the whole capture. For example, Pulldown(2, 4) might work at the beginning of the file, but at some scene change the pattern may change and Pulldown(0 ,3) is required for a different portion. This is where manual methods start to become tedious, and automatic filters start to look more attractive.

Originally posted by: Doctor M
I also have a second question (yup, even though the first is still hazy to me):
I tried to contact Citizen regarding his upsizing method to hi-def Xvid. Since I'm looking to turn a letterbox source to anamorphic I'm obviously scaling upward. Normally I'd just plug in a lanczos4 filter, but he did such a nice job I was hoping someone knew what he did exactly beyond his vague "multiple resizes with different filters".

Lanczos should be fine for a letterboxed - anamorphic upsizing. I believe Citizen used an implementaion of Edge Directed Interpolation for upscaling to HD resolution. There's a couple of filters mentioned in this Doom9 thread:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=72174

Post: #227135
Topic: Inverse Telecining: Best method for restoring original frame rates
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227135/action/topic#227135
Time: 18-Jul-2006 6:16 PM

(I moved this thread to technical discussions.)

What's your source?

A DVD source with well-behaved pulldown is probably best handled using the "force film" option in DGIndex.

Any other source, if the pattern is constant, can be IVTCed very quickly by
doubleweave()
pulldown(a,b) # a and b need to be chosen manually.

Strange/inconsistent pulldown patterns may need to be handled by an automatic AVISynth filter such as Decomb or TIVTC, but this method is obviously slower because of the field matching algorithms in use.

You do not need assumefps(23.976), because the 29.97 fps video is decimated by 4/5 during IVTC to get 23.976.

Post: #226316
Topic: ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY OUT 09/2006 BY LUCASFILM
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226316/action/topic#226316
Time: 14-Jul-2006 4:37 PM

Originally posted by: russs15
Lets hope not!!!

I hope they will.

The alternative would be a crappy NTSC conversion!

Post: #226234
Topic: HELP! Trying to Extend Jay&SilentBobStrikeBack! HELP!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226234/action/topic#226234
Time: 14-Jul-2006 9:25 AM

Originally posted by: DarthBalls1138
OK i'm an idiot I read ADM's guide and I now realize how to do the things I've been asking, but ofcourse this is all too complicated, isn't there one software program that will just take a dvd and take the main movie along with whatever deleted scenes you want and put them as video files and seperate audio files (for each channel) so that you can just cut and paste them to your hearts content without having to wait 20 years for it all to recode everything and lose a lot of precious quality in the process?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

No.

Post: #226233
Topic: Good News
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226233/action/topic#226233
Time: 14-Jul-2006 9:20 AM

^
See above.

Thread moved to Off Topic.

Post: #226232
Topic: Koyaanisqatsi - IRE Fullscreen Version (MORE IMAGE!) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226232/action/topic#226232
Time: 14-Jul-2006 9:18 AM

Strictly, this thread actually infringes on the forum rules - if the IRE version was released on DVD (even if it is now out of print) then it is not a valid preservation project.

However, I would consider that a very limited release direct from Reggio does not count as a full retail release, therefore this thread may stay (I trust Jay will agree).

Just to let you know I'm paying attention!

And of course, anyone downloading this should already own the MGM release.

Post: #225517
Topic: World Cup 2006
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225517/action/topic#225517
Time: 10-Jul-2006 6:44 PM

Just try reloading the page a few times...

Post: #225462
Topic: Making our own 35mm preservation--my crazy proposal
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225462/action/topic#225462
Time: 10-Jul-2006 11:53 AM

Originally posted by: Laserman
Hopefully I'll be back properly in a couple of months and will rejoin the fray.

It's great to see you post again LM, and I look forward to your "proper" return!

Post: #225419
Topic: A real Star wars ?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225419/action/topic#225419
Time: 10-Jul-2006 5:16 AM

Originally posted by: bad_karma24
... everything in Star Wars violates the laws of physics (assuming we know all there is to know about the laws of physics).

In 1998 NASA launched a probe called 'Deep Space 1'. This probe was powered by an ion engine - as used in imperial TIE fighters.

Post: #225413
Topic: Info Wanted: Has anyone done a Super 8 preservation of Star Wars?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225413/action/topic#225413
Time: 10-Jul-2006 4:22 AM

There was a discussion about this before, but in the end nothing came of it (apart from some audio that was used in "Building Empire"):
http://www.originaltrilogy.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=9&threadid=2955

Post: #225407
Topic: HELP! Trying to Extend Jay&SilentBobStrikeBack! HELP!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225407/action/topic#225407
Time: 10-Jul-2006 3:48 AM

If you are wanting to change video from letterboxed to anamorphic, it has to be re-encoded I'm afraid.

Post: #225310
Topic: 'The Monster Squad' widescreen preservation? (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225310/action/topic#225310
Time: 9-Jul-2006 6:33 PM

Originally posted by: digitalfreaknyc
Damn...look how pixelated those caps are.

Looking at the image filesize, I'd say that the pixellation is caused by JPG compression, and may not be present in the MPEG source.

Post: #225163
Topic: The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Director's Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225163/action/topic#225163
Time: 8-Jul-2006 6:33 PM

Originally posted by: ocpmovie
A classic Richard Williams studio commercial by Dick and Eric Goldberg. Circa 1980 I think. Thanks to Cartoonbrew and Poptique.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0Q8p4cKu3Y

The animation is great, the voice is HORRIBLE.

I remember that ad!
(I don't remember the voice being that bad, though.)

Post: #225161
Topic: .:. MoveAlong's - The Story of Star Wars .:. Complete!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225161/action/topic#225161
Time: 8-Jul-2006 6:31 PM

What's wrong with his back?

Post: #224831
Topic: World Cup 2006
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/224831/action/topic#224831
Time: 7-Jul-2006 7:01 AM

Here's one for Zion:
Italy in Training

Post: #224822
Topic: SUSPIRIA with original sountrack in PCM! Duel Layer (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/224822/action/topic#224822
Time: 7-Jul-2006 5:02 AM

Originally posted by: Matt_Stevens
This is the first fan-edit that I have offered up to the general public.

I re-read this thread again since it was bumped in the last day or so, and unfortunately I don't think this disc qualifies as a fan edit.

I appreciate that an update of the forum rules is overdue, but I'll take this opportunity to post my own thoughts:

A fan edit is an attempt to improve on or alter an existing film by the insertion, deletion or re-ordering of scenes within the movie. It involves the application of artistic license to the material available.

A custom dvd contains a film essentially the same as a retail release, but with differences in technical details such as video format, sound mix, picture quality or subtitles.

It's fine to discuss the creation of custom DVDs, what you changed, why you did it and how you went about it, but I feel that openly offering to distribute such discs is not a good idea for this forum.

I'll send a note to Jay asking him to take a look at this thread.

Post: #224816
Topic: 1080i or any HD capture question?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/224816/action/topic#224816
Time: 7-Jul-2006 4:08 AM

Originally posted by: dark_jedi
also i was wondering,how can i split those files so i can back up onto a dvdr,and the ones that are split already,how do i join them?

Try:
http://www.ffprojects.net/tssplitter/index.htm

Post: #224631
Topic: The New Doctor Who
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/224631/action/topic#224631
Time: 6-Jul-2006 11:05 AM

Originally posted by: Moth3r
... The Tenth Planet. Unfortunately, episode 4 has been lost, so it's unlikely to ever be seen again. Eps. 1-3 may be available as bootlegs, but I've not seen them.

My information was way out of date. A "reconstruction" of episode 4 was done by the BBC, and the whole story was released on VHS in 2000. Don't think it had a DVD release, though.

Post: #224391
Topic: addborders() help in avisynth
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/224391/action/topic#224391
Time: 5-Jul-2006 4:54 AM

Assuming the XviD is sized correctly, it should have a 1:1 pixel aspect ratio.

704/384 = 1.83, so it's not far off 1:1.85. (The aspect ratio of XviDs could be out by up to 3% because of the requirement to use mod16 resolutions.)

The second calculation is correct if the AR is supposed to be 1:1.83.
If it is supposed to be 1:1.85, then Lanczos4Resize(720,473).Addborders(0,3,0,4) would be correct.

Personally I would keep it simple and just use Lanczos4Resize(720,480) - because I have a pragmatic "that's close enough" approach to such calculations!

Post: #224389
Topic: 1080i or any HD capture question?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/224389/action/topic#224389
Time: 5-Jul-2006 4:18 AM

In DGIndex, go to Streams->Set PIDs.
Most streams I have seen have Video PID=11 and Audio PID=14.

And you might want to try the latest beta of DGMPGDec, it has an option to output 1080 if the height is incorrectly set to 1088 (which removes the grey line you sometimes get at the bottom of the picture).

Post: #224023
Topic: Asian Women and Water Operas
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/224023/action/topic#224023
Time: 3-Jul-2006 11:23 AM

So, if I was to diss asian women and water operas, you would never post here again?

Hmmm.....