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#152429
Topic
ROTS DVD oddities
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/152429/action/topic#152429
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Has anyone else noticed kind of weird things that keep happening in the supplements on disc two?

Specifically, I am thinking of two things, and they are:

1) Lots of interviews with Jimmy Smitts. Well, not necessarily lots, but lots considering the size of his part.

2) The constant use of the Ewok music in the behind-the-scenes stuff. Did they lose everything but that track?
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#151874
Topic
Possible banning of "freemail" addresses.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/151874/action/topic#151874
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My Gmail address is my primary email address. It's even the email address on my business card. Yes, I have one for school, but that will expire in a couple years and I will no longer be able to use it. I understand it can get irritating re-banning so many times, but haven't there really only been three really bad trolls 'round these parts? And haven't two of those three been re-banned and will probably actually stay away now? Perhaps a better solution would be giving moderator privileges to a few more members. There's a lot of people around here who have shown their respect to the board through their multitude of good posts and who know the criteria that necessitates a ban.
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#151647
Topic
Episode 3: Fan Editing Ideas Discussion
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/151647/action/topic#151647
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I really want to see Shaak Ti incorporated back into ROTS. Like others, I watched the Clone Wars series and was able to see what a freakin' badass she is and I got really into her character. The only ROTS action figure I bought was Shaak Ti because I dug her so much and I was all excited to see how she went in the flick, and when I saw it, she just wasn' there! I was severely pissed and if nobody else incorporates the scene back in, I'll probably do it myself. Of course, I know others will, so that won't be necessary, but I think it really should have been in there to pay off that bit from the Clone Wars series.
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#151389
Topic
DVD-Lab and multiple audio tracks?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/151389/action/topic#151389
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This is from an email that MeBeJedi sent me when I asked him a similar question about DVD-lab.

"Well, let me tell you what I did for my SW DVD. I had two soundtracks - The first track was the PCM LD soundtrack, and the second was the AC3 commentaries.

I did not want to have to manually switch between the soundtracks when I went to the commentaries, so I set it up like this.

The first track is technically Track "0". Because my DVD intro was a Dolby Digital trailer, that meant that track 0 had to be AC3 for all movies, which meant that my commentaries would be Track 0 for the film, and the soundtrack would be Track "1" (the second track.)

To automatically force an audio switch, do this: Connection -> Add -> Add command object -> VTS domain

You will get a white box. In it, you will put one of these two commands:

SetSTN (audio=0 )

SetSTN (audio=1 )

When my DVD started, the Dolby Digital trailer would play with Track 0 (AC3). Between this movie and the root menu, I placed the "SetSTN (audio=1)" command in the "VTS domain" menu so that the player would switch
to the second track (PCM) for my film. Now, at the bottom of each chapter menu page, there would be a "Commentaries" button. If the user selected this button, it would go to another "VTS Domain" menu which said "SetSTN=0". While the user was in the commentaries menu, the first track (AC3 commentary) was automatically selected. It would stay this way until the user chose the "Return to Main Menu" button, which was again routed to a "VTS Domain" menu which stated "SetSTN (audio=1)", setting the player back to the PCM soundtrack for the regular chapter menus.

While this is a little harder to program (at least, the first time), it makes navigating the DVD tracks much easier. The track that is to be played is already determined depending on the menu you have selected."

Worked like a charm for me.
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#151289
Topic
Info: Does Anyone Have The Old Original Theater Bootleg '77 Tape? (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/151289/action/topic#151289
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I have the real VHS and I can assure you that you're not going to get a better image out of it. MeBeJedi knows what he's doing when it comes to video encoding and compression and that's the best it's going to look on a single-layer DVD. It probably won't look much better on a dual-layer. The degredation of the VHS made it very hard to compress properly. Think about it, it creates a lot more movement and a lot more random colors than would have been present in the film otherwise. Basically what I'm saying is you should really know wtf you're talking about before you talk.
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#151208
Topic
Info Wanted: 'Lost Highway' - has anyone preserved this?
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/151208/action/topic#151208
Time
MK2 in France is releasing a 2-disc edition of Lost Highway on Nov 23. It would probably be better just to pick that up. From what I read at LynchNet:

"Other tenative extras are a 15 minute making of, interviews with Barry Gifford, David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti, and the theatrical trailer. Lost Highway itself will be presented in a transfer taken from a new high definition master with both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 audio."
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#150697
Topic
capturing VHS?
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/150697/action/topic#150697
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I just found this:

"I just bought the Canopus ADVC-110 from B&H Photo.

The first time I used advc-110 the video (avi) was really bad because of Macrovision until I tried these steps.

My setup and what I did to backup my Macrovision protected VHS video;

1. advc switch settings: 1 thru 4 Off, 5 On, 6 Off
2. Connect advc-110 to computer firewire port.
3. Color bar appears on capture software's viewing window (Ulead VideoStudio 7).
4. Press Input Select until color bar blinks, it will blink.
5. Press Input Select again so that Analog input light is ON.
5. Attach input cable from output of vcr (Sony SLV-N750).
6. Click on software record button and press vcr play button

Thumbs up for Canopus ADVC-110."

I'm in the middle of downloading that software right now, so I'm not sure if it works or not yet, but we'll find out.

EDIT: I don't know wtf I'm doing here, so it didn't work. Maybe you'll have better luck than me.