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#209189
Topic
MPEG2 in Premiere?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/209189/action/topic#209189
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Well, if Premiere can open AVISynth scripts (I think there's a plugin that makes this possible) then you can use MPEG2Source() (from the DGMPGDec package) to open the video files directly.

Unfortunately you wouldn't be able to "edit" the video like in Womble, you would have to re-encode the whole stream to a new file.

:: Edit - sorry wmgan, I didn't see your post.
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#208909
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//RETURNING TO JEDI\\: NTSC & PAL DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/208909/action/topic#208909
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BTW, if anyone needs to upgrade their QuickTime player, and doesn't want to be foisted with the iTunes download, the link is here:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalone.html
(I only post this because it doesn't exactly stand out on the QT download page!)

I hate QuickTime.

And it's not because I'm a Windows user - I hate Windows Media and RealPlayer just as much.

:: Edit - oh yes, great trailer BTW.
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#208552
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Thoughts on the development of the forum
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/208552/action/topic#208552
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While Jay is busy working on the new software, I've been thinking about what content the new forum should contain. The announcement that the O-OT DVDs are now going to be released means that the focus of the forum will need to shift a little.

My ideas are shown below - it should be stressed that this is only my view of how things should look. Jay has his plans for a fan edit blog interface, and I don't know how that's going to be implemented. I thought it would be useful to post some thoughts to generate discussion and ideas for the future.


¦ - Important Announcements (forum/site news, same as it is now)
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¦ - ¦ General Movie/DVD Discussion
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¦ - ¦ - Star Wars (has its own sub forum, since this developed from a SW site)
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¦ - ¦ - Other Movies
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¦ - ¦ Fan edits, preservation and custom DVDs
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¦ - ¦ - Fan edits/projects (both SW and non-SW)
¦ - ¦ (stickies for definition of a fan edit, rules, index of projects and PIF requests?)
¦ - ¦ (discussion threads for ongoing projects, info & feedback threads for finished projects)
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¦ - ¦ - Preservation projects
¦ - ¦ (stickies for definition of preservation, rules, index & requests)
¦ - ¦ (discussion threads for ongoing projects, info & feedback threads for finished projects)
¦ - ¦ (existing SW laserdisc threads will be kept for info but locked on official DVD release)
¦ - ¦
¦ - ¦ - Custom DVD projects
¦ - ¦ (stickies for definition of custom DVDs*, rules & index)
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¦ - ¦ - Project help and technical support (also guides/tutorials, either stickied or in a subforum)
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¦ - Memorabilia Discussion and Buying/Selling/Trading (as now)
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¦ - Forum/Site Suggestions and Ideas (as now)
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¦ - Off Topic/General chat (no change)


* A custom DVD contains a film essentially the same as a retail release, but with differences in technical details such as sound mix, picture quality or subtitles. Includes projects such as Ong Bak, Backstroke of the West, etc.
Discussion related to distribution (uploading, trading, "PM me for details", etc.) will not be allowed - unless it's a "patch your own DVD" kit.


One thing that narks me (well, there are several things actually, but let's not go there) about the fan edit/preservation threads at the moment is that they tend to get cluttered with pay-it-forward or torrent reseed requests. Someone suggested a separate thread for requests, and I'd agree that it would be neater to have a single thread in both the fan edit and preservation forums for all requests.
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#208120
Topic
Info: The "OFFICIAL" audio mixes of the Original Trilogy - Help needed.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/208120/action/topic#208120
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Quoting Neil from a thread about the mono mix:
Originally posted by: Neil S. Bulk
It's probably the best mix of the movie. Everything in it just sounds so right, to the point that I start saying to myself, "This is how it should have been all along". It's the most complete sounding version of the movie, and since it's all from 1977, nothing stands out as new, the way things in the 1993, 1997 and especially that horrendous 2004 mix do. I like the 1977 and 1985 Dolby mixes but even they don't seem to be as well done as the mono track.
In answer to your other question, the 1993 laserdiscs have 2-channel Dolby Surround in PCM format.
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#207865
Topic
The Lord of the Rings - Special Abridged Edition (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/207865/action/topic#207865
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Originally posted by: wmgan
OK, I figured out how to do it. I've posted a torrent of it in DivX (in reality XviD with "DivX" as its FourCC for compatibility reasons) on The Pirate Bay. (Mods, am I allowed to say that? I know I'm not allowed to post a direct link to a torrent.) Yes, that's allowed.

I'd be interested to know what "compatibility reasons" you've read about that prompted you to change the 4CC?

Originally posted by: wmgan
By the way, I realize I don't really get what you mean by "strange size of 1.1GB". What's strange about it?
Because XviD files should normally be split into CD-sized files for archival, i.e multiples of 700MB (the exception being short TV shows). For a film length of 3 hours, a 2-CD rip would be the most appropriate.

If you want to know more, find the txd2005 rules on Google.
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#206766
Topic
Soundtrack for Star Wars OOT DVD?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/206766/action/topic#206766
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There were 3 original soundtracks; the mono, the Dolby Stereo and the Dolby 6-track.

Mono is equivalent to 1.0.

Dolby Stereo, aka Dolby Surround, is a 2-channel format with surround information matrixed into the signal; on playback it is decoded into 4 channels - left, centre, right and surround. Dolby Surround tracks are labeled 2.0 surround.

The Dolby 6-track had 6 discrete channels - left, right, centre, surround and 2 low frequency effects channels. This would be 4.2, but that configuration doesn't exist in home theatre setups. However, it could conceivably used as a source to remix to 5.1.

The soundtrack was also remastered twice for home video, in 1985 and 1993. These two mixes were also in Dolby 2.0 Surround.

Normally in 2.0 surround, there is a flag in the Dolby Digital stream that activates Dolby Prologic decoding on the receiver/decoder. So you should automatically get surround sound, if you have the equipment. Dolby Surround was the format used on the majority of movies in the 80s and early 90s - it was good then and it's still good now.
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#206660
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What to do with the SE discs from the OT DVD sets...
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/206660/action/topic#206660
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Quoting myself from another thread:
Originally posted by: Moth3r
If the detail smearing, caused by THX lab's "dirt concealment" processing in the '90s, is present on these new DVDs, then we can have a go at combining the best aspects of both the 2004 and 2006 DVDs together to produce the ultimate restoration of the OOT.
<VADER>
They may yet be of some use to us...
</VADER>
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#206657
Topic
The Official 2006 Discs Will Be No Better Than What We Have!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/206657/action/topic#206657
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The Official Discs Will Be No Better Than What We Have!
Even if they are using the same master as the 1993 release (from a D1 tape? who knows?):

Master -> DVD

will be better than:

Master -> Laserdisc -> Intermediate Capture File -> DVD

If the detail smearing, caused by THX lab's "dirt concealment" processing in the '90s, is present on these new DVDs, then we can have a go at combining the best aspects of both the 2004 and 2006 DVDs together to produce the ultimate restoration of the OOT. Some of us enjoy challenges like that. I'm sure the Star Wars Preservation forum will be buzzing with new projects come September.
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#206229
Topic
Help: looking for... SFX000, SFX001, SFX002 &amp; Jason Goes to Hell: Extended
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/206229/action/topic#206229
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Originally posted by: klokwerk
Hi everyone. I know that is considered bad form to request discs in the forum publicly.
It's even worse form to request non-Star Wars releases in the Star Wars forum!

Since I'm not as miserable as usual, after the OOT-on-DVD announcement today, I won't lock the thread. But I will move it for you.
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#205808
Topic
KVCD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/205808/action/topic#205808
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Originally posted by: Metatron
It blows my mind that none of you have ever heard of this or if you have, never mentioned it on the website or used it in your transfers. I've heard of KVCD. It was a hot topic for discussion amongst P2P users in 2003. And I thought it had died a death...

Yes it should be straightforward to modify the matrix CCE uses in order to create a "KDVD". Personally I would be concerned that using non-standard settings might affect compatibility with standalone players - despite the claims that the streams are 100% DVD-compliant, there is no guarantee that all players will be happy playing video encoded with unusual parameters.

Originally posted by: Metatron
If you can fit almost 6 hours of DVD video on a standard 4.7 gig DVDr ... then using the same template to put a 2 and a half hour laserdisc transfer ... on a dual-layer DVD would provide much, much, much greater quality ...
I have serious doubts about this statement. As I understand it, "K" compression is simply a set of tricks designed to eliminate more info from the source, hopefully with no noticeable loss of quality, in order to encode into less space. There would be little or no benefit in using the technique at standard sizes and bitrates.
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#204850
Topic
***The &quot;Darth Editous&quot; Episode V DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a work in progress
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/204850/action/topic#204850
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From looking at the DVD version of Ep IV, I've found that a gamma correction of around 1.4, applied to the whole film, makes it look much better. (Granted in some places the brightness needs to be raised as well, and then there are all the colour issues, but I don't expect you will be prepared to go through and correct the entire film scene-by-scene.)

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3592/gamma3kh.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/5391/gamma23ws.jpg
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#204828
Topic
Sync sound problem with Virtual Dub
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/204828/action/topic#204828
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Something to try:

1. Load Clip A into VirtualDub. Check the length of the video. Save the audio as WAV.

2. Open the WAV in an audio editor (sound forge, cool edit, audacity, etc). Check length of audio. Add silence if necessary so the audio is exactly the same length as Clip A's video.

3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 with Clip B.

4. Open WAV A in audio editor and add WAV B; save out full length audio A+B.

5. Open Clip A in VDub, append Clip B. Change audio from source to WAV, and select the file saved in step 4.

6. Select direct stream copy for video and whatever compression options required for audio, and save out new AVI.