Ripplin

ben_danger said:

sorry about the super triple posting, heres it in motion.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ8D-HT1960

Very nice! I especially like that those HORRIBLE sounds the creatures make, especially that green one with the long legs, are gone! I'm sure Mr. Burtt would hate it, but I don't care even slightly. ;) So many of his prequel sound effects (and also in the new Star Trek movie) make me want to slap him upside the head...

I know I sound like a broken record, but for me, the sound effects, especially the warble effects, bug me more than anything else in the PT, even Jar Jar. >:-(

Oh man, a triple post loaded with pics! :p Might wanna edit the two last ones.

Anyway, that's a massive difference! I agree with Richard that there may be a little too much desaturation in some, but overall, pretty nice.

Well, now that we've seen a bit of the approach shot in the trailer, I can see how the focus is meant to be entirely on Cloud City, and not some lumpy brown thing off to the side. However, I still wouldn't mind seeing the refinery later on in the movie when Luke comes in or something, because I like it too. Heh.

^True enough! ;)

It is definitely an odd choice. If they only wanted to go with one picture, why that one? And why such a tight shot that barely shows any of R2? They could've used a nice wide horizontal shot of...anything, really. I think I would've used the last shot of the movie, in the throne room. It shows almost all of the main hero characters together.

Word.

I found my Star Wars cassette:

Notice how under the copyright years, it says FULL CREDITS INSIDE...

...and there are none whatsoever. Unless they're saying that C-3PO is responsible for everything! ;)

Darth Venal said:

Ripplin:

Heh, that whole health spa thing is new to me. :p "How interesting!" That's just a SE thing, right?

No, Ralph McQuarrie painted them 30 years ago, they just weren't used in the original movie, I don't think. The red tibana collector added was also from McQuarrie's original design, and I would keep it in.

Where is this from, then?

Heh, that whole health spa thing is new to me. :p "How interesting!" That's just a SE thing, right?

Yes, nice job! It's still amazing how weird the DVD version looks.

And this is one of those instances (for the sake of ROTJ:R, not this release) where some interactive lighting might be good. I agree that it's not necessary all the time, but if any scene could look good with it, this is the one.

^That would be the one issue to fix if any fixes were done at all. Right? Would be nice. :)

Well, after having a lot of trouble finding something to play the .wmv file properly, the newer version of Media Player Classic will. I only have 2.1 audio on my computer, so it still won't be the full experience. :p Anyway, I'll start watching and taking notes soon. I dunno if I'll wait until I'm done the whole thing to put notes up or if I'll put a few notes up at a time. (I know I'll be watching it a bit at a time, at least)

DGC General X said:

Ady! can you PM your paypal link.

It's in his signature.

EyeShotFirst said:

He releases these official dvds and all they look like to me is progress work prints.

It feels to me like a lack of patience to get to the cash grab. I can see him walking around, fretting, 'oh dear, hurry up, guys! Only three months 'til Christmas! It would take you how long to rotoscope the sabers and lasers? Oh... Well, nevermind that, then. But it's still only going to take you until lunch to add the blue tint, right? Phew!'

I just donated a bit. As I told Ady, I would've done so "contest" or no "contest", and I got a bit of a pay raise/rise, so why not now?

Any significance to the name 'penny', Adywan? If you can't say here, that's ok. Just curious.

Well, that's an interesting development! I don't know who will donate, of course, but I hope someone like Bingowings, Davnes or SSWR gets it. Or dare I say me? Maybe Vaderios, too, but I think he'd have you working on it the rest of your life! ;)

Bingowings said:

It might be funny to do a spoof version of the conference with jelly, cakes, balloons and little paper hats, thus justifying the "this party is over" line.

Hey, you're pretty good with the mockups. Let's see them with party hats on. :p Maybe some confetti falling, a few banners...

SomethingStarWarsRelated said:

"This party's over." Pretty much always got on my nerves...I can see how some might feel that it's kind of OT sounding...but I just don't like Sam's delivery.

To me, it's nothing more than a tired action movie cliché, so I was glad to see it go. Forced-feeling catchphrases are a big reason why I won't/haven't watched a movie like "Independance Day."

Yeah, sorry about that. Just been really busy lately. I'll start watching it today after work and take notes as I do.

Those outside shots on Tatooine look especially nice. It's not perpetual dusk now.

Sevb32 said:

Any word, yay or nay on the one new still per month proposal I begged for?

There may not be any here, but there are lots of new ones in the AVCHD thread. ;)

Bingowings said:

when R2 rescues him they find a means of alerting the Jedi to their position.

Take the shot of R2 in ESB when he has his little radar thingy up scanning for Luke, flip the shot and recolor/tint it? Then, um...hire Anthony Daniels to say something like 'you've contacted Master Anakin? Wonderful!' Haha.

adywan said:

When burning any DL media make sure you burn on the lowest possible speed.

Unless, like me, you're forced to burn at a higher speed because you keep getting a stupid 'power calibration error.' Even a restart didn't help last time. I burned at 8x and the disc turned out just fine, but I don't want to have to do that all the time. I usually burn DLs at either 2.4x or 4x. Stupid computer...

I still haven't watched the clips on YouTube because I figured I would just watch it when the DVD was ready, but maybe I will now. I got a hankerin'! :p

Bingowings said:

the whole PT has so much that sets my teeth on end

So...your teeth don't stand on end? Can I see a picture? Medical oddities are always interesting. ;)

What, no "this is such a drag?" What a shame... ;)

I liked this edit. It did feel a bit odd with no dialogue for so long somehow. I do like, as I mentioned at YT, that Padme doesn't just jump from 20+ feet. Heh.

I also mentioned the following: "I'm hoping someone ... can do something about the HORRIBLE warbling monster effects. Makes me want to punch my monitor. Even just stretch out the first sound and maybe raise and lower the pitch ever so slightly for natural intonation? I don't know how that would sound."

I know, the same old complaint... :p Maybe I'm just trying to find someone who agrees with me.