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#231938
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The "original crawl" on the new DVD is NOT the original crawl! Screenshot inside!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231938/action/topic#231938
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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
To me, a change is a change, and none of them should exist. And the minor problems never really bothered anybody enough to keep it from becoming a successful movie, so there's really no point in changing it twenty years later.


Exactly. Even the X0 trying to get rid of the garbage mattes is wrong, just less wrong than Lucas' changes.
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#231633
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Episode II: Shroud of the Dark Side (the TM edit) (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231633/action/topic#231633
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Originally posted by: stossmoI agree I would also propose to remove the "if only senator amidala were here" nonsense...earlier in the movie she is the leader of the opposition with regard to the military creation act, lets not pretend that just because the droid army was amassing that she would not only change her opinion but be the poster-senator to propose this 'radical amendment'. Then in Sith she still wants the fighting to stop....


OMG I never realized that--I mean of course it's a cheesy line that should be cut out anyway, but that's true it doesn't even make sense for her character. Jesus, sometimes it's hard to catch this crap.

Although I do like the thought of the blood of millions being on Jar Jar's hands because I don't think for myself and have read "Reasons to Hate Attack of the Clones" like a million times--it sort of redeems his character for me. I'd say toss it in. I don't think it ruins the suspense at the arena. Sidious says "I'll be making a clone army" not "I'm sending out a clone army to save some jedi and senator Amidala."

I wonder how he later explained to the senate how he got a clone army so fast...I wonder why nobody asked.
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#231068
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Episode I: PaulisDead2221's Edit (* unfinished project *)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231068/action/topic#231068
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Hmm, I'm sorta wanting to leave the title alone like you did, but I want this to easily stand from both the original and other releases. You know, not "PaulisDead2221's TPM," but something cool. And since I want to change the title at all it must now be better than the original title or else it's just stupid.

My title for Episode II starts with an S, so both I and III need to start with a stronger letter to sandwich it in. "Cloak of Deception" starts with a C, weak letter. Thanks though. I'd go with "Mask of the Phantasm" if it weren't already taken.

I fixed the clip I posted to accomodate Infodroid's more critical ear. Thanks to calisto though.

Hey! for fun: Here's a peek at the drive I'll be using to burn the DVD. link I think it's pretty good for the price. If anyone knows of anything better for less than 50 bucks then let me know.
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#230866
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The "original crawl" on the new DVD is NOT the original crawl! Screenshot inside!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230866/action/topic#230866
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We should probably put all information like this into a neat little packet in case Lucas really is putting these out to lean on bootleggers. Whoever gets sued first can give a steel-balled "fuck you" to the cease and desist and go to court with confidence.

"Look at that logo recession! If the original crawl was digitally photoshopped, you must aquit!"

And of course, the famous Chewbacca defense.
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#230131
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Episode I: PaulisDead2221's Edit (* unfinished project *)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230131/action/topic#230131
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Does this look okay? I don't mean video quality, don't worry it'll look a tad better than this. But was I able to lift out the "does not compute" exchange smoothly?

Oh, and I need help with the title, I'd show you my brainstorming notes, but it's embarrasing. I finally settled on "edit the sad parts" cause I was looking for a song to name it after, but that was just as a joke. How bout a free copy to anyone with a winner title? (ahhgh, who am I supposed to be? mverta?).

No titles starting with: A, C, G, O, P, Q, S, U, V, X, Y, and Z--they're weak or silly looking letters, unless the title is just so damn good--then maybe A, C, and S are acceptable too.
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#228991
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Multiangle Feature: Anyone who's edited Star Wars!!!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/228991/action/topic#228991
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Okay, I've tried twice to re-edit a Star Wars prequel, and one thing that keeps getting in the way is the multiangle feature at the beginning, because the alternate texts continue into the beginning of the film a little bit. I've tried just cutting out the 2 extra angles as they come up, but the main angle isn't running smooth by itself. Anyone who's done an edit with multi-angle features know what I'm talking about? Please help i'm almost done!!!
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#228578
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Idea: PaulisDead2221 - Preservation Possibility?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/228578/action/topic#228578
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Omg I just have to say this. For fun I got an “official” (not sure) set of the official DVDs from China. I didn’t get them off the street or anything, just like a sort of comic-book store for DVDs so I think they’re okay. Anyway it’s got a Chinese language option!!! REPEAT!!! CHINESE LANGUAGE OPTION: Mandarin and Cantonese I think!!! Has anybody heard these? During the fight between Luke and Vader it’s like a kung fu film the way Vader’s speaking!!! And the quality is so bad on both tracks, feels very analog so I think it’s the original voice overs!!!

AAHHHAHAHAHHAAH!!! Possible preservation effort?

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#228566
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Episode I: PaulisDead2221's Edit (* unfinished project *)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/228566/action/topic#228566
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Hey! Guess who's back! I went to China and chilled for three weeks. I couldn't find a computer so I couldn't catch up with everybody. I came back with a bunch of cool stuff, I got a 3 vcd set for RotS cause I liked the packaging, I got a 4 disc set for my Spiderman edit where the bloopers are reinstated like they were scenes and the movie goes on as normal and everyone laughs...and I got some stuff that wasn't legit--yeehaah!

I'm going to work on two openings. For one, I've flipped the shot of the Queen's ship escaping from Naboo so the top of the frame contains stars, and am currently trying to track it right with the descending shot from the opening crawl so it looks like we're panning down to Naboo. It looks fine going down, but when the shot pans left I run into problems, but I'm working on it.

Another opening starts with the ambassadors passing by the camera, cut to "what is it?/kill ambassadors" scene, kill ambassadors, show queen asking about ambassadors, show Neimodians denying it, "does she expect an attack blah blah" "disrupt all communication down there," show the Queen being worried "check the transmittors" that whole scene, show invasion--or splice it with "check transmittors" scene maybe, show Queen captured, show Queen escorted, Jedi pop out of no where, somehow get them onto the ship without the lame "where are you taking them" scene which has never been re-edited right before.

The ending: If I go ahead and cut out the celebration, which I'm leaning toward more and more, I'll borrow the music swell from the final scene in RotS to smooth out that transition, and I'll cut all dialogue between characters during the funeral to make it more "final."

DVD menus...ugh I wanted to use the ones from the official dvd for consistency sake, but I have no idea what to do with "starswars.com" in the corner. Maybe I'll work on my own, maybe I'll put real effort into it.

I just got confirmation on my check from a contest I won awhile back. I can get some new equipment like a new HD and a DL burner so I can actually finish this project, and be able to work on other projects without slowing down on others.

Oh yeah, and wookiewok, I swear "wesa going home" is gone.