Moth3r

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Post: #219915
Topic: Info Wanted: Faces vs. 1993 Definitive Collection - why the '93 DC LDs?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/219915/action/topic#219915
Time: 19-Jun-2006 9:31 AM

"Faces" is the colloquial term for the 1995 laserdisc releases (billed as "the last chance to own the original version of Star Wars"), so called because each disc cover has a different face on it:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/russdawson/gtf/dvd/images/3faces.jpg

(thanks Russ!)

According to davisdvd.com, the Definitive Collection discs had some ghosting/motion smearing due to the noise reduction applied. This apparently was toned down for the faces editions. (I have not seen any screenshots to prove this fact is true, however.)

Post: #219905
Topic: World Cup 2006
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/219905/action/topic#219905
Time: 19-Jun-2006 6:32 AM

Originally posted by: Zion
First of all, why is it that every single player that falls down has to pretend his leg is broken or something? I've seen more Oscar-winning performances in the last week that at the last Academy Awards. Do the refs really call fouls depending on how bad the player on the ground rolls and moans? Most of the time the pain is real - these players don't wear helmets and shoulder pads. Dwight Yorke stopped a shot with his balls on Thursday, there's no way you could say that his agony was an act. (Why do we find it amusing when someone else gets hit in the balls?)

Sometimes however the delay is tactical, to give team-mates the chance to take on water. (There are no time-outs for commercials in this game.)

Then there was the famous incident where a Birmingham City player broke his leg in a tackle, thought it was just a dead leg, and tried to "run it off".

Originally posted by: Zion
Seriously, taking dives like that just seems pathetic and cowardly in the eyes of this American and many more like me. In fact, I was watching the Stanley Cup finals last night, and a guy got a penalty just for taking a dive. What a difference a rule like that would make in the World Cup.... Taking dives to gain a penalty or free kick is blatant cheating, and it is a bookable offence. The Germans used to be notorious for it. It was disappointing to see Gerrard take a dive in England's friendly against Hungary, but at least Lampard missed the penalty. England have won the Fair Play award at previous world cups and our players shouldn't be lowering themselves to cheating.

Originally posted by: Zion
Secondly, what was up with the officiating in that USA-Italy game?

Didn't see it, but by all accounts it was a bit of a farce.

Originally posted by: Zion
If FIFA really wants the United States to become more interested in soccer, and you know they do because of all the money and exposure they would receive, they're going to have to do a lot better than that.

I'd give up on the States, you have your own TV entertainment... sorry, "sports", and trying to promote football over there is a lost cause.

Post: #219901
Topic: A few questions...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/219901/action/topic#219901
Time: 19-Jun-2006 4:51 AM

If I understand you correctly, you are trying to keep the size of the black bars the same for both 1:85:1 and 2:35:1 images.

In that case, you have 3 options for dealing with the 1:85:1 scenes:

1. Crop the top and bottom of the picture until the active image is the same vertical size as the 2:35:1 picture. You may end up cutting off tops of heads, etc.

2. Resize the picture vertically until it's the same height as the 2.35:1 picture. You will end up with an incorrect aspect ratio, short/fat actors and so on.

3. Resize the picture both horizontally and vertically. The aspect ratio will be correct, you will not have cropped any image, however you will need to add black borders to the left and right of the active image.

Or you could use a combination of all 3 methods; try and find a compromise that you're happy with.

Post: #219793
Topic: 1977 70mm soundtrack recording (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/219793/action/topic#219793
Time: 18-Jun-2006 6:33 PM

Yeah David, why did you not return and get two more recordings, one sat front centre and another sat at the back under one of the surrounds?

Personally I think that, unlike the mono mix, these cinema recordings are more of historical interest rather than viable sources for an alternative DVD audio track. They just seem to have that hollow, "recorded in the theater" sound.

That said, I would love to see someone collate a list of all the main differences, like the web page dedicated to the mono mix.

The main thing that I've found interesting is that many people think that the 1993 THX-certified mix on the Definitive Edition laserdiscs was
primarily a downmix of the 70mm soundtrack (although the disc notes said it was created from the best elements of all 3 soundtracks). However it appears that there were new elements added to this mix. E.g the sound of the asteroids shooting past the Millenium Falcon, which I thought was from the 70mm mix, doesn't seem to be present. I would like to know how much of the 70mm mix did actually make it into the 1993 mix.

Originally posted by: THX
If you still have the original L & R tapes and can bear to part with them temporarily, get them to belbucus.

He's going to have a play with the MP3, but he can't see that a phase accurate left/right sync can be achieved... too many variables, apparently.

Although I think some processing with a pop removal filter would help tremendously.

Post: #219718
Topic: World Cup 2006
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/219718/action/topic#219718
Time: 18-Jun-2006 1:05 PM

Originally posted by: oojason
Argentina are 3-0 at half-time vs Serbia & Montenegro - a qaulity display throughout by the Argies - esp the 2nd goal - a 24-pass move cutting open the Serbs and resulting in a fine finish.

They do look very good...

Due to the way the draw is split, we can only meet Argentina in the final. I heard a report from Argentina that the team they fear the most is England (obviously haven't been watching our recent form!)

Probably because Owen terrorised their defence in 1998 (even though they went on to win on penalties), and we sent them home in 2002.

Wish Owen could find that kind of form again.

Post: #219086
Topic: A simple question regarding muxing AC3 and M2V/MPEG
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/219086/action/topic#219086
Time: 16-Jun-2006 5:53 AM

Just found out about this tool:
ImagoMPEG-Muxer

Post: #219077
Topic: World Cup 2006
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/219077/action/topic#219077
Time: 16-Jun-2006 4:23 AM

Last night was another unconvincing performance from England, although we got the result, we need to improve if we are to make it beyond the last 16.

I'd like to see us knock several goals past Sweden on Tuesday to give T&T a chance of qualifying, but our international record against them is abysmal.

Post: #219076
Topic: audio cd creation help needed.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/219076/action/topic#219076
Time: 16-Jun-2006 4:02 AM

Normalizing to peak does not affect dynamic range; normalizing to RMS, if the level is set too high, will either clip the waveform or compress the dynamic range, depending on the software.

Not 100% sure what Nero does but I'm fairly confident you can set it to normalize all tracks to a common level.

Originally posted by: TheCassidy
Also, when you import the whole shebang into, say, Nero, for burning, you can increase the bitrate which tends to boost the overall volume (I've found), Audio CDs are not compressed, the bitrate is fixed at 1411kbps. Or did you mean something else?

Originally posted by: TheCassidy
Oh, also, the "professional" choice would be Pro Tools which is a pretty advanced mixing program, but it's freeware which is nice (at least it was a few years ago) and tends to be a system hog.

The old freeware version of Pro Tools only works on Windows 98. Current versions of Pro Tools will not work without the required hardware.

BTW I made a minor edit to your post.

Post: #218807
Topic: Help: looking for... The 1977 Bootleg
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/218807/action/topic#218807
Time: 15-Jun-2006 3:52 AM

Click:
HERE

Post: #218159
Topic: Info & Help Wanted: [<( The Star Wars Trailers Project )>]
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/218159/action/topic#218159
Time: 13-Jun-2006 5:05 AM

Originally posted by: Sluggo
And Moth3r, a cap would be great. Unless a digital source pops up soon.

I believe it was from 1991 (Russ the VHS release expert will be able to confirm), so I doubt that a digital version exists.

I assume you would prefer it at NTSC framerate?

Post: #217998
Topic: Info & Help Wanted: [<( The Star Wars Trailers Project )>]
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/217998/action/topic#217998
Time: 12-Jun-2006 6:24 PM

Originally posted by: Jambe Davdar
The are a couple of different Trailers for the video releases here in the UK. From memory there is at least one great one (I liked it anyway), from the original widescreen releases.

"So you think you've seen the whole of the Star Wars legend on video?..... Well think again!"

I can cap that off VHS if required. There were two "widescreen - as they were meant to be seen" trailers - one for the Star Wars trilogy, and the other for Alien and Die Hard.

Post: #217898
Topic: World Cup 2006
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/217898/action/topic#217898
Time: 12-Jun-2006 3:56 AM

Warbler - get the hell out of this thread.

Originally posted by: theredbaron
... but HARDLY ANYBODY watches it on television (although perhaps they would if it was put on a commercial channel) or plays it professionally. The Australian team has some good players, who play at the highest professional level in Europe.

Originally posted by: theredbaron
The Australian people are really proud and excited that we've even qualified for the first time, well, ever, and are really getting behind our team.

Australia qualified once before, in 1974.

Originally posted by: theredbaron
Me and my friends will be getting together to watch the Socceroos take on Japan tonight, in fact.

Interestingly, even though Japan are very passionate about the game - they call it "soccer" too!

Post: #217676
Topic: BBest Compression Technique for Images Sequence?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/217676/action/topic#217676
Time: 10-Jun-2006 2:24 PM

MainConcept/TMPGEnc, CBR/VBR, 2-pass/5-pass - whatever, it should not affect the saturation of the output clip. Could you provide screenshots of a source frame and the same frame from your encoded MPEG file?

2nd question: Although the video is encoded at 23.976fps, 3:2 pulldown is applied during playback to convert the framerate to 29.97fps (NTSC).

Post: #217630
Topic: 1080i or any HD capture question?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/217630/action/topic#217630
Time: 10-Jun-2006 7:16 AM

If you're going to be doing several conversions, you might want to look at theeo, which will automate some of the process for you.

Post: #217447
Topic: BBest Compression Technique for Images Sequence?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/217447/action/topic#217447
Time: 9-Jun-2006 9:25 AM

A TGA sequence is just a lossless method of compression, so your source before processing should be no different to the original M2V file.

An MPEG encoder should not alter colour saturation. MPEG compression artefacts are caused by too low a bitrate. I would say the problem lies with your settings in Vegas' encoder, rather than your technique/workflow.

Post: #217427
Topic: Problems Creating an Isolated Score Track
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/217427/action/topic#217427
Time: 9-Jun-2006 5:50 AM

To get from NTSC to PAL speed, you need to reduce the running time by 4.096% (actually something like 4.095904...

Most audio programs these days should be able to do a simple speed up (resample) with good quality. This will affect the pitch, however if your main audio track has been produced the same way then it will match.

Pitch correction is only used in DVD production at the director's request, because it can add digital stepping. Serato Pitch 'n Time is supposed to be very good for pitch correction - unfortunately it only runs on ProTools, which requires special hardware.

Post: #217415
Topic: HOW TO BURN DVD's WITH DVD-ROM FOLDERS
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/217415/action/topic#217415
Time: 9-Jun-2006 4:28 AM

I'm sure you've posted this before!

Since it might be useful, I'll make your guide a sticky.

Post: #217414
Topic: Wanted: Looking to buy laserdisc set
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/217414/action/topic#217414
Time: 9-Jun-2006 4:21 AM

If you want the original editions in non-time-compressed, letterboxed format, I'd recommend you look for either the Definitive Collection boxed set:
http://japanld.free.fr/laserdisc.php?id=5091

or the "faces" discs:
http://japanld.free.fr/laserdisc.php?id=11011
http://japanld.free.fr/laserdisc.php?id=11013
http://japanld.free.fr/laserdisc.php?id=11014

And isn't The Last Starfighter available on DVD?

Post: #217411
Topic: 1080i or any HD capture question?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/217411/action/topic#217411
Time: 9-Jun-2006 3:40 AM

Originally posted by: dark_jedi
thanks Moth3r,i will try this,but i am having a heck of a time finding DGIndex?
DJ

DGIndex is part of the DGMPGDec package.

Post: #217288
Topic: The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Director's Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/217288/action/topic#217288
Time: 8-Jun-2006 8:05 PM

Originally posted by: andy_k_250
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thief_and_the_Cobbler

Hey Garrett - you're in Wikipedia - you're famous!

I have a suspicion that not only is Garrett aware of that article, he has made some edits to it too...

Post: #217122
Topic: World Cup 2006
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/217122/action/topic#217122
Time: 8-Jun-2006 3:39 AM

Download an electronic wallchart:
http://www.londonscuba.com/WorldCupChart.xls

Post: #216977
Topic: Info Wanted: has anyone done a VCD to DVD 'Star Wars Saga' preservation?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/216977/action/topic#216977
Time: 7-Jun-2006 6:22 PM

What's the point? 95% of DVD players will play VCDs too.

Post: #216893
Topic: StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/216893/action/topic#216893
Time: 7-Jun-2006 11:21 AM

Try

http://aptirrelevance.com/otscreenshots/screenshots.php?shot=1

or

http://aptirrelevance.com/otscreenshots/screenshots.php?shot=2

Post: #216881
Topic: StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/216881/action/topic#216881
Time: 7-Jun-2006 10:03 AM

Originally posted by: mverta
... But past the pan-down, it's mostly original. It's original in the next shot with the Star Destroyer approaching, too, as I recall.
...

So, can you think of a reason why the starfields appear differently on the laserdiscs?

Post: #216878
Topic: StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/216878/action/topic#216878
Time: 7-Jun-2006 9:15 AM

Mike, wondered if you'd share your thoughts on the following two queries:

We all know there are colour issues in areas of the 2004 DVDs. But what's your take on the "dark" look?

Here's what I mean:

http://aptirrelevance.com/otscreenshots/images/resized/aofficial-r-021.jpg

It would seem to me (after reading the excellent editorial on your site) that the blacks have been crunched to make the image punchier, and in the process detail is lost in the shadows. If I were doing my own restoration, I'd probably alter the brightness and gamma to match the laserdisc captures, thus:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v670/Moth3r/owkcorrected.jpg

But would it be correct to do this? It could be argued that the original film had a darkened, high contrast look to it, and the 2004 transfer captures the original look more effectively than any previous video release. It is not uncommon for a video transfer to reveal much more detail than was originally intended, depending on the choices made at the time of the transfer from the interpositive.

What did you do with this scene?

Second question: it would appear that the opening starfield on the 2004 DVDs is different from the 1993 laserdiscs. The 2004 starfield has much smaller, less effective stars, and you state that it's a CG starfield created for the DVDs (and went about recreating the original by hand).

How can you be sure that the laserdisc transfer represents the original starfield? Although I see no reason why it would be different, I've recently acquired a photograph, shot off the theatre screen in '77:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v670/Moth3r/Blockade.jpg

From the DVD:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v670/Moth3r/blockade2.jpg

The configuration (constellation?) of stars shown circled seems to match the DVD and not the laserdiscs! What's going on here?