Moth3r

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Post: #147435
Topic: .: The Lancer DVD Project :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/147435/action/topic#147435
Time: 12-Oct-2005 4:50 PM

Tellan, I think the Greedo clip is excellent. If you look closely you can see a momentary pause in the video (I assume you had to lengthen the shot somehow), but it's hardly noticeable - in fact, I didn't see it first time around.

As for sound comments, well, I've expressed my feelings on artificially created 5.1 mixes on previous occasions, and I seem to be in the minority, so I'll leave it at that.

Post: #147234
Topic: .: Moth3r's PAL DVD project :.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/147234/action/topic#147234
Time: 11-Oct-2005 4:46 PM

John Alvin.

[Post above edited to add link to ESB cover]

Post: #147097
Topic: Audio Sync Question
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/147097/action/topic#147097
Time: 11-Oct-2005 9:23 AM

Although some would recommend the non-linear editing packages like Premiere or Vegas, there are free alternatives. I synced up the ANH mono soundmix using VirtualDub and AVISynth. It's time consuming, but - if you have a video reference locked to the audio you are working with - very easy.

There is also a filter for AVISynth called AudioGraph which can be useful.

Post: #147082
Topic: .: The Lancer DVD Project :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/147082/action/topic#147082
Time: 11-Oct-2005 7:44 AM

Tellan, this project sounds very promising. I previewed the Darth Editous release, and found those pink and magenta blaster flashes in the Tantive corridor very distracting (not DE's fault, of course) so I'm glad to hear you've attempted to fix them.

So you've restored the original Han/Greedo scene? As noted in the DE thread, the scene on his edit looked a bit clumsy with the additional shot from the SE inserted.

Post: #147065
Topic: .: Moth3r's PAL DVD project :.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/147065/action/topic#147065
Time: 11-Oct-2005 4:36 AM

Progress with ROTJ:

Colour settings have been tweaked. Should not be a red shift or washed-out looking colour in this transfer.

Sharpness - and thus halo effect - has been reduced slightly. Halos are still present as that's the nature of analogue video. I tried eliminating the halos altogether, but the result just looked too blurred in my eyes, so I've settled on a compromise.

Audio will be encoded properly this time. (That means louder). Not sure whether I should try to expand the dynamic range in the light of Citizen's listening tests.

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Post: #146894
Topic: Fan edit sub-forum?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/146894/action/topic#146894
Time: 10-Oct-2005 5:59 AM

While we're at it, can we split the preservation/fan edit forum into one section for "how do you do this", "what's the best way to do that" and "look at what I've done", and another section for "I want this", "I need that" and "gimme gimme gimme".

Post: #146790
Topic: .: Citizen's NTSC DVD / PAL DVD / XviD project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/146790/action/topic#146790
Time: 10-Oct-2005 3:51 AM

Yes those tapes are the source for my audio. Sadly, that's the best copy of the OT that was ever released for us UKers, since our laserdisc market was so miniscule a widescreen laserdisc release was not viable.

I wonder if the dynamic range compression you mention is deliberate, or a side effect of the timestretch?

Post: #146276
Topic: .: Moth3r's PAL DVD project :.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/146276/action/topic#146276
Time: 7-Oct-2005 3:47 AM

Where do people usually upload their cover images? Sorry, just too lazy to go and look...

Star Wars - 3224 x 2183 JPEG 876KB
The Empire Strikes Back - 3224 x 2183 JPEG 996KB

Post: #146275
Topic: Mono mix for Moth3r's ANH DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/146275/action/topic#146275
Time: 7-Oct-2005 3:43 AM

No, I mean in order to use this audio with NTSC video, you will need to slow it down by 4%, and by slowing it down, the correct pitch will be restored.

Post: #146082
Topic: .: Moth3r's PAL DVD project :.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/146082/action/topic#146082
Time: 6-Oct-2005 4:14 PM

Yes I took a look at that guide some time ago. Unfortunately the stuff about measuring the RMS level of your source doesn't take into account fuckwits like me who insert the WAV at -6dB into Acid Pro.

It also doesn't mention that the AC3 file that is output from Acid Pro actually has a WAV header, that will throw off some authoring packages that are expecting to see a standard AC3 header. And I don't agree that "equal loudness contour" should be checked when measuring the RMS value; the A-weighted average sound pressure level you are trying to find is not equal loudness (according to the instructions that came with my Radioshack sound level meter, equal loadness is known as the C-weighted level).

Post: #146022
Topic: Info: the Galactic Trade Federation website
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/146022/action/topic#146022
Time: 6-Oct-2005 11:27 AM

What I would like to see is a reference for the different laserdisc releases of the trilogy that exist.

There is already some good information at LDDB, blam1 and davisdvd, but it would be useful to have information specifically related to the suitabilty as a capture source - list of flaws/defects, overall picture quality, etc. Also what sort of price you could expect to pay on eBay!

Maybe something I might take on myself one day.

Post: #145563
Topic: .: Citizen's NTSC DVD / PAL DVD / XviD project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/145563/action/topic#145563
Time: 5-Oct-2005 11:32 AM

The UK only ever had a P&S release of the original trilogy.

Post: #145319
Topic: .: Citizen's NTSC DVD / PAL DVD / XviD project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/145319/action/topic#145319
Time: 4-Oct-2005 7:11 PM

According to a comment at LDDb.com,

This LD has a poor image quality, due to a very bad pressing from PDO UK (a lot of video scratches on the picture).

It would be interesting to investigate, though.

Post: #145230
Topic: Classic Edition: The Empire Strikes Back by Ocpmovie (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/145230/action/topic#145230
Time: 4-Oct-2005 3:47 PM

Originally posted by: tellan
garrett, if you're going to use a new codec, go for huffyuv in RGB mode. a full film runs to between 50-80gb depending on picture information. there is no artifacting like in DV.

AFAIK huffyuv is Windows only.

Post: #145146
Topic: ***Citizen's NTSC DVD/PAL DVD/XviD Info and Feedback Thread***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/145146/action/topic#145146
Time: 4-Oct-2005 11:42 AM

Originally posted by: Seb
Star Wars NTSC DL version:
Great transfer, one of the best I've seen so far!

...if not the best.

I still think my version has the edge in terms of detail (compare Threepio's face in shot 5, but if you consider Citizen's disc as a whole - colour, absence of halos & dot crawl, audio, menus and extras I think he has upped the standard.

There is of course still a potential for improvement, possibly to be achieved by using an earlier laserdisc set - sans "dirt concealment" - with a high-end player. (I hope the X0 project team are taking note.)

Post: #145090
Topic: Classic Edition: The Empire Strikes Back by Ocpmovie (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/145090/action/topic#145090
Time: 4-Oct-2005 4:08 AM

Originally posted by: ocpmovie
Some of those I've mentioned above may be reading this. You probably have rough encodes of Jedi going, or have done SOME work on it.

Alright, I've just officially had my arse kicked into action.

I'll get to work right away...

Post: #144791
Topic: ***The "official" Screenshots thread ***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/144791/action/topic#144791
Time: 3-Oct-2005 4:30 PM

Think they're from the definitive collection. Didn't know he'd done a faces set as well. Would like to get some shots from the Japanese special collection transfer.

Citizen's shots are also up now.

Post: #144681
Topic: ***The Official ANGRYSVN STAR WARS*** Release Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/144681/action/topic#144681
Time: 3-Oct-2005 7:41 AM

Kill Bill Vol. 1 - is this a straight bootleg of the Japanese release, or have you fixed the subtitles for English-speaking viewers? (i.e. forced English subs should automatically come on for parts of the dialogue spoken in Japanese).

Also, is the nfo correct in that you've ditched DTS and AC3 in favour of an MPEG audio stream? And if you don't mind me saying, 3.76GB is rather undersized.

Post: #144664
Topic: .: Citizen's NTSC DVD / PAL DVD / XviD project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/144664/action/topic#144664
Time: 3-Oct-2005 3:39 AM

Originally posted by: Citizen
Moth3r, drop me a line with your address and I'll post you the NTSC single layer ANH ...

Thanks for the kind offer, but I've downloaded the NTSC DL version off the newsgroup. (Even though I don't have a DL burner...)

I've the first two shots up now, I'll finish off the set later on tonight.

Now, to get Dark_Jedi's Japanese transfer...

Post: #144483
Topic: <em><strong>The Official Dark/Sega Special Collection</strong></em> OT LD Release Thread (Not an SE Transfer) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/144483/action/topic#144483
Time: 2-Oct-2005 5:56 PM

When this set was mastered in 1986, the source prints were only 3-9 years old - therefore probably not as degraded as when the 1995 laserdiscs were mastered. Dirt and grain were not such a problem - hence, no dirt concealment/temporal smoothing was required.

Post: #143862
Topic: Mono mix for Moth3r's ANH DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/143862/action/topic#143862
Time: 1-Oct-2005 2:06 PM

I've not tested this method, but when you demux the M2V stream from the DVD using DVDDecrypter, you can specify a split file output. Now I think you can specify these split files as the video source in Muxman.

Post: #143492
Topic: Info Wanted: an Original Trilogy preservation project with French audio?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/143492/action/topic#143492
Time: 30-Sep-2005 3:41 PM

One of the comments here says:

The sound of this LD is Stereo and not Dolby Surround because the original 1977 French mix for the movie was only a two-track Stereo mix, due to limitations of French theaters at the time.

Is that true?

It would be fairly quick for me to sample the French soundtrack and post it as an AC3 file for people who want to patch the DVD themselves, like I did with the mono mix. But there will be a little gap in it where the dodgy side change occurs.

However, I'm going to get on with ROTJ first, as that's what most people are waiting for (and if I'm not careful, Citizen will have done it in five different formats before I've even done one

)

Post: #143363
Topic: StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/143363/action/topic#143363
Time: 30-Sep-2005 3:58 AM

Originally posted by: Laserman
...he benefits from stuff pointed out here (like the recent 'Star Wars' logo info) and other OT projects benefit from stuff he points out.
So information *is* freely traded, and there is enough info around for any of us to incorporate (or not) into our own projects. I'm glad Mike continues to share his findings, and that is why we share ours, as between the OT community it adds to the information available for us all to utilise.

^^^^ What he said.

Mike's site is not only a valuable reference for the defects present on the DVD release, it also contains some very well-written editorial.

Post: #143359
Topic: DVD: Return of the Ewok and Other Little Films (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/143359/action/topic#143359
Time: 30-Sep-2005 3:41 AM

I agree with ocpmovie on the bitrate. 9Mbps is bitrate whoring - unless you're encoding a 1-pass CBR or on-the-fly with a MPEG capture card/DVD recorder.

A 5-pass encode on anything over 4Mbps is IMO more than adequate, less than that you might want to think about increasing the number of passes, below 3.5Mbps you should consider deleting some extras, and less than 3Mbps should be avoided.

Post: #143077
Topic: Post count: soon to be made irrelevant.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/143077/action/topic#143077
Time: 29-Sep-2005 5:08 PM

Originally posted by: Jay
...users may enter whatever title they wish, but the traditional high-level Jedi/Sith rankings will be reserved for those deemed worthy by the community.

If a user may enter whatever they wish, what's to stop them entering "Jedi Knight" or similar? I say forget the worthiness bit, and just let people have a free-for-all.

Apart from that, I'm fully in agreement with the new system.

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