As long as you end up with the same number of chapters, it should be possible.
Are you using Muxman & VobBlanker? If so, I imagine that the only thing you need to do is manually edit your celltimes.txt file so that all subsequent chapter points line up.
I thought this was a cool name for a spambot.
All three seeders are connectable, so the problem is at your local level. Try reading up some torrent FAQs and making sure your firewall/router are configured correctly.
I'm now seeding.
(It's been ages since I've been on myspleen; it was worth it just to see the uncensored version of DJ's avatar!)
Jambe Davdar said:
09:25 I think I just heard the end of a Vic Armstrong interview on BBC Radio 4. Anyone able to rip it for me? I am about to leave the the country.
Got it. He gives an excellent recount of the rope bridge stunt in Temple of Doom, but I fear there's very little usable for this project.
Jambe Davdar said:
Ok. So it looks like I need.
The Widescreen laser disc of Raiders
I used to have an AVI of this, but deleted it when I got the DVD set.
If no-one can find an existing copy on DVD, I'd be happy to get the LD off eBay, capture it and put it on DVD for you.
Read my posts 1 and 12 above.
The emulator binaries are available to download in 32-bit and 64-bit flavours from the Supermodel website.
The actual ROM - before anyone cries "pirate" - must be dumped off the PCB of the arcade machine that you own.
So, are you planning on highlighting the digital special effects fixes that were made in 2003 for the DVD release? If so, you might need a transfer of the widescreen laserdisc for comparison. I could probably help you out with this.
Probably also worth reviewing the bits and pieces mentioned in this thread.
I have nothing to contribute, but I would just like to say: this is fantastic news.
dazza, you might prefer the projects discussed in these threads:
The Empire Strikes Back "1980 Theatrical version" Reconstruction - Adywan
RETURN OF THE JEDI 1983 THEATRICAL VERSION RECONSTRUCTION DVD by Harmy
No equivalent reconstruction for Star Wars - yet.
TServo2049 said:
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The JSCs are the best source of a non-DNR'ed pre-SE -- well, the only, since the American widescreen discs were sourced from them.
There was another non-DVNR'd US disc for Star Wars that was not sourced from the JSC. It is discussed here. Was there an equivalent pressing for ESB and ROTJ?
However, with the talk of crosstalk defects on the SW disc you are probably correct to say that the JSC is the best source.
skyjedi2005 said:
I loved this game way better than those 1997 movie redoes with added cartoon elements.
But what about all the bad CGI? ;-)
I would have thought you would be more old-school, sky:
bkev said:
Unfortunately I don't know what button is fire, but it's nice to see it working at all...
Defaults are "A" for fire and "S" for event button.
Supermodel is a new Sega Model 3 emulator that is reported to play SW Trilogy Arcade "mostly good with some large problems". An early alpha version has been released, and there's no sound support. I've tried it and although there are minor graphics glitches, it is playable, even on my slow-ish PC.
Looks very promising, emulation is much more advanced than the last time I tried it on MAME.
Small correction for you when you come to update this page:
"Doctor M" provided me with some waveform shots...
The type of plot presented is actually a representation of what you would get from a vectorscope. A waveform monitor produces a different plot (the one on the right in this image).
According to IMDb, Tron had a 70mm 6-track mix, and the DVD had Dolby Digital 4.1 audio, so I would imagine that is authentic.
The London premiere print of Xanadu apparently had a 4-track Stereo mix. Not sure exactly what this is, but it's likely that there was no sub channel which is why the DVD only has 4.0 audio.
zombie84 said:
The three original audio soundtracks of 1977 should be included, as they are all equally unique and as much a part of the film as it's original image is.
Unfortunately the 70mm Dolby 6-track mix cannot be simply ported over, as the "4.2" Baby Boom configuration is not compatible with modern 5.1 (or 6.1, 7.1) speaker arrangements. The most authentic solution would be to remaster the audio track from the original elements, by merging the two sub channels into one and using a mono surround channel.
I believe this is how the Blade Runner 70mm mix was presented.
From the Sept 1993 issue of Widescreen Review, as quoted here, we know that the 1993 laserdisc master was created on a Rank-Cintel Mark IIIC telecine. According to Wikipedia this device scanned the film progressively then used a scan converter to output interlaced video.
Noise reduction and dirt concealment was performed by a Digital Vision DVNR-1000.
If you want to read a summary of how the mix was originally made, check out this page; the relevant section starts about 3/4 of the way down with the paragraph that starts "Variations in the soundtrack presentations..."
The restoration work was carried out by Belbucus, as hairy_hen mentions above (although I don't believe he used the bootleg telecine at all). His work is described in Post 73 of this thread.
Anchorhead said:
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'Who controls the past' ... 'controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.'
Anchorhead's quote reminded me that I'd heard it spoken on an intro to a DJ mix tape I had back in the early nineties. Some searching later, I found that it was this one.
I've now found the tape at the back of my cupboard.
This makes me happy.
twooffour said:
Please explain how this image relates to The Phantom Menace or adds value to this discussion?
Hang on, let's give him a chance to explain before we all jump on his case. Since my conclusions were identical to OM, I want to hear why he thinks we are narrow minded.
greenpenguino said:
twooffour said:
Moth3r said:
... 1990s sci-fi film, heavily laden with CGI special effects but enjoyable and entertaining nonetheless.
See also Independence Day (1996), Starship Troopers (1997) and Men in Black (1997).
Discuss.
Nah.
Independence Day is cheesy and stereotypical, but a giant pile of silly fun. It's got Willi Schmidt, Jeff Nerdbloom and a wacky Jew with a beard, for Christ's sake.
Men in Black... WHAT? You troll (and forum administrator).You should add that 'Lost in Space' Remake to the heavily laden cgi list
*mutters* Although I do like that film more than TPM *mutters*
Ask someone to name a sci-fi film of the nineties that is heavily laden with CGI effects, and I suspect that very few would remember name Lost in Space.
And Men in Black is no less a giant pile of silly fun as Independence Day or The Phantom Menace.
Consider also Terminator 2. The original Terminator film was, in my opinion, a classic, even with it's low budget special effects and mono sound mix. The big-budget sequel doesn't particularly gel with the original (in my opinion - I know many would disagree). It is nonetheless a pretty decent sci-fi flick which is great fun to watch on its own merits, if you are able to temporarily forget that there was another - superior - film that preceded it.
I feel the same way about TPM.
Zombie, you mention The Film Foundation on your site here; I just wondered if you ever attempted to contact them?
It's pretty clear from this page that they strongly oppose the alteration of a film by someone other than the film's creator - they are "dedicated to protecting the work of film artists from alteration and to ensuring that the artists' visions remain intact for future generations to enjoy" - but what is their view when the artist himself decides to alter the film?
Interesting side note: Harrison Ford is a governor on the Artists Rights Education and Legal Defense Fund Council.
