Pheran

I'm watching parts of 2.1 now and it looks amazing. A couple of questions:

Will there be any updates to the disc or box art for this release?

Harmy, how much "PR" do you want on other forums? I post quite a bit on another tech forum and I'm sure many folks there would be interested in this release, but I don't want to advertise this project in any way that is against your wishes.

As always, thanks Harmy and everyone else who contributed to this fantastic release.

Harmy said:

I should be uploading the AVCHD tomorrow :-)

pittrek said:

Don't be afraid, I'm shutting up too :-) But thanks, I didn't know that somebody really invented a format called "ass" :-)

Though it looks like it's already been hashed out, I'm all for releasing the AVCHD sooner. Thanks Harmy! :)

While it's very cool that box has solved Harmy's problem, it would be even better if the forum admins would enable something other than "OT New Skool" in the forum skin preferences so everyone could select what they like.

Harmy said:

Here is a preliminary comparison gallery:

http://uloz.to/xCAaaEE/compar-gallery-rar

It's taken from a compressed render of the video comparison. I'd like you to report any mistakes, typos or mislabels you may find, so that I can perfect it for the BD release. Thanks.

Harmy said:

Oh, I'm sorry, I completely forgot before. Here are the checksums for the AVCHD iso file:

MD5: D4EF3E6E7B10147D9BE9D34902EB70E6

SHA1: F360675BCF9B5DEA9E2840B5BB2541917065B2C6

Harmy said:

Thank you SilverWook. This is exactly why I was kinda apologizing for making another version, some people just approach this as if it was some kind of official release. So, let me repeat, I'm making these mainly for myself and I'm sharing them for free, so if I do decide to make v999999999999.0, it's my business and your choice to download it or not.

Harmy said:

I just really wish I'd started with the AVCHD and not make people download these huge files only to make them redownload them later.

bilditup1 said:

If possible you should also learn how to open your ports so that people who don't have theirs open can also connect to you (unless you're on a university network or something)

Harmy said:

OK, so the fixed AVCHD can be found at the usual place. Here's a new nfo:

I was going to ask for the AVCHD SHA-1, but that's moot now. But, whenever the fixed audio version is uploaded, it would be cool if you can also post the SHA-1 hash here. Thanks!

Jacknife said:

Hey I'm having trouble with burning this to a DVD. I already tried ImgBurn, multiAVCHD and some guides on afterdawn but nothing worked for me. Can someone please help me?

Midnight_Trooper said:

No. I guess I need an invite? Is that AVCHD people are mentioning a "ready for disc" package so I dont have to mess with the mkv thing? That sort of thing is really confusing to those of us who havent ever done something like it before.

Rox64 said:

Are you downloading it from Myspleen, Midnight_Trooper? I get 900 KBps of speed...

Harmy, I will try to split both mkv and then merge then later. BTW, this is the SHA1 hash of the file I downloaded from Myspleen: 1548ff324162e7ec6fb47346b8b2a2eab3090b73. Maybe the file was slightly corrupted when I was downloading it?

djchaseb said:

Got my AVCHD done and it looks amazing. Left out most of the audio options just for personal preference. All I need is Hairy Hen's, the 2 channel and mono 77' audio. I can't notice any shift in video quality from the MKV on my 720p TV.

EDIT: For those wanting to do the same. I used a program called AVCHDcoder (a quick google search can yield the download link). Load the MKV file into the program, select which audio streams you want to use, select the output size (I chose Dual Layer), select the output folder and let it do its thing. Mine took around 7 hours to finish but the results are very nice and can be burned to dual layer dvd.

Erikstormtrooper said:

Harmy said:

What I was however planning to do was make a little documentary for the BD, explaining what the DeEd is and maybe upload that to YouTube when it's done. It would explain the most important parts of the OOT issue and how the general public is being deceived and misled into either not even knowing there was any earlier version of it or at least thinking the original versions had cardboard cut out spaceships and stuff and how the DeEd can be used to educate people about this issue ;-) Covering my ass a little there but at the same time I believe that it is true.

I'm not sure it would be a good idea to put that on youtube. It might be seen as essentially a commercial for DeEd 2.0, and LFL does not take kindly to people "promoting" their unauthorized works.

But just to be clear, the documentary itself sounds awesome, and I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Harmy said:

I'm sorry, just testing another browser. It seems I may have to use this crap for a few days, so I might as well make it more comfortable for myself.

Harmy said:

CRC32: 67873A69
MD5: 4C1CB21D08E2FDDC1F43B3B342645933
SHA-1: 75539451B092ABBDF90D0CA546FEB48C46F09810

It only shows this. Is that it?

First, thanks for this amazing release, I haven't gotten it yet but I'm looking forward to it!

Harmy, it would be awesome if you could post a SHA-1 hash of your MKV so that we can verify our file is exactly the same as yours. This is very easy to do with Windows.

1. Download and install the excellent HashTab utility:

http://www.implbits.com/HashTab.aspx

2. Right click your MKV file and select Properties.

3. Click the "File Hashes" tab (provided by HashTab).

This will also give you CRC32 and MD5 checksums, but SHA-1 is the most modern/reliable checksum.

Jonno said:

Do you happen to have the authoring tech to do a branched option on that sequence (a la Mike's archival/signature variants)? Of course that might open a whole can o' worms where other judgement calls have been necessary...

That is WAY more trouble than it's worth for a few seconds of goofy color timing.  Plus, enough additional evidence has been presented to cast doubt on the idea that this blue tint was what was seen in theaters in the first place.

I vote for the top version, but I can understand the argument the other way.

AntcuFaalb, I wish I had seen this thread earlier as I have a copy of this in my basement that should be in very good shape - the tapes were played very few times.  I don't have a use for it, so I would be happy to ship it to you for any kind of preservation effort.  Any reason you need a second copy?

CatBus said:

I remember paying to see something that looked suspiciously like the Despecialized Editions a few decades ago, but that guy is probably long gone by now...

Thanks CatBus, that made me laugh out loud.  :)

Darnit, I meant to attend the Tuesday night chat and I forgot about it.  :(