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Post: #317239
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317239/action/topic#317239
Time: 6-May-2008 12:29 PM

Lost Doubleofive, lost Dutch...

Post: #316869
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316869/action/topic#316869
Time: 29-Apr-2008 6:05 PM

In order to help those who are having problems getting the purist edition, is there any chance of getting it up on fanedit.org via rapidshare? That may be the easiest way for most.

Why newsgroups are so problematic for a lot of people is beyond me. I never used them prior to last year, and thanks to the helpful guides posted here, I figured them out quite easily. Perhaps it's a connection or money issue, but it sure doesn't cost much to use 'em at all. And they're really, REALLY, fast! :)

Post: #316286
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316286/action/topic#316286
Time: 21-Apr-2008 11:13 AM

I'm not coming after anyone in particular here, nor am I flaming any one post, but please just give Adywan the time to finish the DVD-9. He will certainly announce its availability here and we'll all be able to acquire it soon enough. I can't speak for him, but from the sound of it, the authoring is close to finished and he is also finishing his cover, which seems to be the main factor here. Once everything's done, it's done and there will be rejoicing around the land. :)

In the meantime, there are DVD-5s of the PAL version, the NTSC version, the NTSC Purist version, an Xvid version, and a couple of earlier PAL and NTSC versions that weren't not quite up to snuff. ;) These are all readily available via alt.binaries.starwars, fanedit.org, and various torrent sites (except for the Purist version for some reason). I even saw a 700 mb Xvid on Demonoid the other day.

Any of these releases are great to enjoy the film as is, but the DVD-9 will certainly have some other special features and a higher bit rate, lending to an improved picture. That being said, I can't imagine the video being much better than the existing single-layer releases. I don't have many DVDs that look much better than what Ady has already put out there.

This has been a project over two years in the making and has been plagued by delays and setbacks. Trying to lock down a specific release will only lead disappointment if the dual-layer release is delayed from that date as well. I'm looking forward to this as much as the next person, but what's out there now is great for the time being.

Now that I've said all this, I fully expect Ady to start uploading the PAL DVD-9 in the next 30 minutes! :)

Post: #316126
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316126/action/topic#316126
Time: 17-Apr-2008 7:10 PM

Ady, getting the soundtrack right now. Looking forward to listening to it! Do you happen to have a hi-res version of that poster? PM me if you do.

savage.

Post: #315980
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315980/action/topic#315980
Time: 15-Apr-2008 5:17 PM

Soundtracks are always welcome.

And, oh yeah, we'll be needing a 320 kbps mp3 version, a lossless FLAC encode, and how 'bout a deluxe set with deleted cues from the film! And lest we forget, a 'purist' soundtrack without the prequel music in all the above listed formats. And we need it tomorrow! ;)

Seriously though, I'm a huge score fan and would love to have a 're-mastered' soundtrack from your edit. It's be interesting to hear any differences between your tracks and the official release that's been around forever.

savage.

Post: #315736
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315736/action/topic#315736
Time: 11-Apr-2008 4:48 PM

And how.

(just adding to the post-a-thon from the last 24 hours ;) )

Post: #315217
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315217/action/topic#315217
Time: 4-Apr-2008 12:22 AM

I quite liked the "purist" edition. After seeing the extra footage and prequel music a few times it was nice to see the film in a more traditional presentation. Both edits have merit of course, but I may actually lean the "purist" way when all is said and done. Time will tell...

Post: #315156
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315156/action/topic#315156
Time: 2-Apr-2008 10:54 PM

adywan said:

No, it's still the same approach but shortened to match the timing of the original shot & the original cue has been re-added.

Okay. Sounds good!

I don't know if it's even possible with commercial DVD authors, but have you considered attempting the DVD-9 with seamless branching? It could be a way to present the film the film with deleted scenes re-inserted or different cuts to be present on the same disc. I'll be happy with the NTSC DVD-9 of your final cut, but just had that thought as I was replying.

Post: #315150
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315150/action/topic#315150
Time: 2-Apr-2008 8:15 PM

To doubleofive: Nice work on the splitscreen comparison galleries. I picked up on a lot of stuff I didn't even realize was changed. Damn, Ady. Just, damn... :)

To Adywan: The purist version sounds cool. I'm especially curious to see how the Vader duel plays out sans music.

Since your TIE approach is being nixed, I'm assuming the classic shot from the DVD will be used in its stead, or something different?

Post: #312300
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/312300/action/topic#312300
Time: 4-Mar-2008 12:42 AM

Once again, outstanding work Ady! I will be watching the disc this weekend with some friends, but had a chance to skim some of it this evening. Thanks for finding a suitable recording of the "Stand-by" line for the ending. It sounds great now!

For those having problems getting the incomplete files, I had to manually select each part after they downloaded, right click, and select "assemble incomplete files" to have them show up in my download directory. Then the par repair worked smoothly. I use Newsbin as my reader; this is probably a different process for other readers.

Thanks again Ady!

Post: #312084
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/312084/action/topic#312084
Time: 2-Mar-2008 12:37 PM

This edit is pervading my dreams now...

Last night I dreamed of logging on here and checking out a bunch of different covers for the edit. One was disturbing: it was a wraparound cover with Luke on one side and Leia on the other almost looking longingly at each other.

The one Adywan created was pretty neat with a watercolor appearance to it having a full sized Vader painted in a wispy blueish in the background and Luke with an ignited saber in the foreground. Since the DVD upload problem yesterday, of course the covers were in the wrong area: back on front, front on back.

Come to think of it, maybe I should get cracking on that design.

Post: #311255
Topic: Looking for a quick ('n dirty) PAL Mpeg2 to NTSC Mpeg2 converter
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/311255/action/topic#311255
Time: 22-Feb-2008 11:13 PM

I was inquiring about this in Adywan's thread but was asked to move it here, so here goes:

Does anyone know of a program that can re-encode an mpeg2 PAL video into mpeg2 NTSC video without separating the audio and video streams and later remuxing? I've used vdubmod in the past along with besweet to achieve these ends, but that was quite some time ago and I would hope someone has come up with an all-in-one solution that is quick and efficient by now.

I would like to do some conversion of existing PAL sources to NTSC as well as kind of an oddball source.

I have a 29.97fps NTSC mpeg2 DVD rip of a source that is PAL sped-up. Even though currently meeting NTSC standards, the mpeg needs to be slowed down to it's originally created format. It's a mess, but the authoring house simply took a PAL master and converted it to NTSC without returning the speed to normal, resulting in the helium voices everyone loves.

Is there an all-in-one solution out there somewhere that could do these conversions?

Post: #311253
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/311253/action/topic#311253
Time: 22-Feb-2008 11:05 PM

Eh? Your post is not related to this thread whatsoever. Please use the technical help forum for such questions in the future.

I always figured on having the PAL version first (DVD-5) and doing my own conversion until I could get my hands on the DVD-9 NTSC version which I had assumed would be quite some time away. It would appear that most of the versions will come out quite near to each other, so this project would probably be pointless. Regardless, my thoughts were that since Ady has been working in PAL land and converting over to NTSC (and vice versa) for his project, I may find the help needed here.

Post: #311144
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/311144/action/topic#311144
Time: 21-Feb-2008 10:52 PM

On a slightly related topic, but with other applications, does anyone know of a program that can re-encode an mpeg2 PAL video into mpeg2 NTSC video without separating the audio and video streams and later remuxing? I've used vdubmod in the past along with besweet to achieve these ends, but that was quite some time ago and I would hope someone has come up with an all-in-one solution that is quick and efficient by now. Any help?

Post: #311062
Topic: Wookie Groomer's 1080p Star Wars Saga project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/311062/action/topic#311062
Time: 21-Feb-2008 1:44 AM

Can anyone confirm if the prequels are still available on long-retention newsgroups? I go through astraweb and they are no longer available (120 day retention).

Post: #310497
Topic: STAR WARS: EP V "REVISITED EDITION"ADYWAN - 12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/310497/action/topic#310497
Time: 16-Feb-2008 4:36 PM

Gotta agree on the music situation for TESB. Once Vader's shuttle is excised from the end, the music will be back to perfect for me. Even the looping of the music as we watch Boba do a fly by is okay by me. This movie one could truly watch as a silent film with music only and understand every nuance of emotion happening. A masterpiece of scoring, indeed. The prequels, however, yeesh!

I like the tweaks to the eyes of the Emperor hologram. Give me some consistent, bright lightsabers and clear up some of the optical compositing and I'm set!

(edit: yes, compositing, not composting, that's something different!

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Post: #309681
Topic: Wookie Groomer's 1080p Star Wars Saga project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/309681/action/topic#309681
Time: 10-Feb-2008 12:52 PM

Please do if you get a chance. I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd like to see them. Thanks for all the effort you've put into these, they look great!

Post: #309563
Topic: Wookie Groomer's 1080p Star Wars Saga project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/309563/action/topic#309563
Time: 8-Feb-2008 11:57 PM

Wookie Groomer,

I see you've managed to put all your OT stuff back up on a.b.sw and I appreciate it! I was never able to catch the trilogy in HD locally, so it's nice to see 'em as clear as they are.

Are you going to up the prequels as well? I'm really looking forward to seeing them in all their 13gb+/film glory!

Post: #309347
Topic: Wookie Groomer's 1080p Star Wars Saga project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/309347/action/topic#309347
Time: 6-Feb-2008 7:52 PM

Yep, the downconversion certainly looks better than the DVD. You know what would be great? How about a Blu-ray release of the Saga this fall to tie in with The Force Unleashed video game and The Clone Wars animated show? Makes sense? Yes. Will it happen? Of course not.

In the mean time, I'm enjoying the WMVs Wookie Groomer posted on a.b.sw. To those who have both, is there a big difference in detail between the WMV and h.264 versions?

Post: #309029
Topic: Wookie Groomer's 1080p Star Wars Saga project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/309029/action/topic#309029
Time: 3-Feb-2008 11:39 PM

I wish the PS3 would just work since it allows you to copy the file directly to its drive

Exactly why I prefer the media capabilities of the PS3 to the 360. But, Sony continues to add support and give people what they want. I would guess the next major update may address some of these issues...

Now back to our regularly scheduled thread.

Post: #309013
Topic: Wookie Groomer's 1080p Star Wars Saga project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/309013/action/topic#309013
Time: 3-Feb-2008 6:22 PM

Man these be some hoops to jump through!

Finally got it working on the 360 without streaming! Here's the deal:

In addition to FAT32 drives, the 360 also accepts HFS formatted drives (ipod, etc.). Since I'm a PC user, I don't have any convenient HFS formatted drives lying around. So, I got myself a copy of MacDrive 7 and used it to format a 160gb WD Passport into HFS+. Drag and drop, hook it to the 360 with a USB cable and voila! A perfectly readable drive with a perfectly renderable HD video file on it!

Fast forward/rewind works great with no crashing, though the video does lag behind the actual point in the film you are when doing either. Sound stays perfectly synced throughout. Overall, great performance!

The PS3 continues to have its issues, though. The drive isn't recognized at all (in addition to the fact that the PS3 can't play Windows Media 9.1 audio). Oh well...

Thanks Wookie Groomer for all the hard work! I'm getting the rest of the trilogy as time permits!

Post: #309004
Topic: Wookie Groomer's 1080p Star Wars Saga project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/309004/action/topic#309004
Time: 3-Feb-2008 4:50 PM

Yep, the PS3 can play VC-1 encoded files, but hangs on the Windows Media 9.1 audio stream. My PS3 recognized the clip I used from ESB initially, but when I tried playing it, the file came up as "corrupted data". The 360 played it flawlessly, though.

So here's the rub: Is there any possible way to watch these 10+gb videos on Xbox 360 without streaming it? As I understand it, both the PS3 and 360 can only recognize FAT32 formatted external drives which have that pesky 4gb file size limit. NTFS drives eliminate the file limit, but aren't recognized. Thumb Drives and Flash sticks have a similar problem.

The only solutions I can think of for files greater than 4gb would be burning onto a DVDR DL with the UDF file system, or onto an HD-DVD ROM or BD ROM (for your system of choice) for files larger than 8.5gb.

Any suggestions?

Post: #308915
Topic: Wookie Groomer's 1080p Star Wars Saga project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/308915/action/topic#308915
Time: 2-Feb-2008 5:19 PM

I'm in the process of getting ESB right now. Can anyone recommend a video splitting tool? I'd like to watch these on my PS3 in all their 1080p glory, but the max I'd be able to transfer over would be a dual layer DVD. Maybe I need to invest in a 16gb flash drive...

Post: #308649
Topic: The legendary "Starkiller Ranch" Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/308649/action/topic#308649
Time: 30-Jan-2008 11:28 PM

I agree. If his Episode II had an offical crawl it WOULD be the best fan-edit of them all.

Speaking of...has anyone ever done this? I far prefer both The Phantom Edit and Attack of the Phantom to the theatrical versions, but am a little irritated with the lack of a real crawl. If anyone's done this, I'd like to know.

Post: #307900
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/307900/action/topic#307900
Time: 23-Jan-2008 8:12 PM

Have you considered trying to squeeze Adywan's logo in there somewhere? Not the whole thing, but maybe the "ADYWAN" part?
I actually made this cover months ago and didn't have access to the logo at that time. I think it looks pretty good as is, but may "revisit" it sometime in the future (

pardon the pun). For now, it won't be changing.

Savage do you have matching full face disc art for that cover?

Unfortunately, no. I'm not a big fan of printed labels. If I do make one, however, I'll let you know!

BTW, for my 2 cents on the great flipper debate, I think the Dr. Evazan hand will look great, though I didn't mind the flipper at all...