ShiftyEyes

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Post: #128124
Topic: Info: The Frighteners - Signature Collection laserdisc preservation thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/128124/action/topic#128124
Time: 5-Aug-2005 10:36 PM

I guess it's not really necessary to transfer the video from the LD if the Director's Cut is being released. The official DVD is likely to have superior video to the LD anyway. No news yet on the commentary, but I'd think it's safe to assume it'll be on the retail disc. And if not, it wouldn't be hard to sync up to the DVD's video.

But since it's only going be a single disc release, the 4 1/2 hour documentary should still definitely be transfered.

Post: #127411
Topic: STAR WARS: the alt.binaries.starwars thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/127411/action/topic#127411
Time: 3-Aug-2005 1:14 PM

You can get it by downloading it from the newsgroup in this thread's title.

Newsgroups really aren't hard after you've set everything up. I just followed a guide I found here and have been enjoying newsgroups for a few months now.

Post: #127318
Topic: *** The Official DigitalFreakNYC Release Thread*** (SW, Indy + Others!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/127318/action/topic#127318
Time: 3-Aug-2005 2:32 AM

Wow. That sounds like a lot of great stuff! Many of these I've been hoping for but never heard mentioned by the guys that usually do this like The Making of E.T. and the Dracula Criterion. I'm also especially looking forward to your Indy stuff as well as the Seven and The Game Criterion LD transfers. Best of luck with all these!

Post: #126973
Topic: Help: looking for... "King Kong" and "Son of Kong" - in Color
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/126973/action/topic#126973
Time: 1-Aug-2005 5:26 PM

This site has a comparison of various versions of the original King Kong on DVD (some boots and some released through foreign distriutors) including some colorized versions. The link may contain some info on where to obtain a copy.

DVD Beaver's Comparison Page

Post: #126617
Topic: The Official babyhum Release Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/126617/action/topic#126617
Time: 30-Jul-2005 9:40 PM

baby hum, I doubt you need it now, but if you'd like it, I can send you my scan of the Mythology of SW VHS cover.

Post: #126616
Topic: Info: The Frighteners - Signature Collection laserdisc preservation thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/126616/action/topic#126616
Time: 30-Jul-2005 9:37 PM

Yeah, those scans have been aroud for a while but they're not high resolution.

Post: #126615
Topic: I'm sure this is old, but HOW do you download torrents?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/126615/action/topic#126615
Time: 30-Jul-2005 9:31 PM

Is it possible that the reason I can't seed is that there are already 6 seeders and only 1 leecher on the torrent (The Making of Raiders, BTW) I'm trying to seed?

Post: #126596
Topic: Se7en: Criterion Edition preservation set
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/126596/action/topic#126596
Time: 30-Jul-2005 5:55 PM

Sounds like a great effort! I'd love to listen to that commentary and check out those outtakes so hopefully you make this available!

Post: #126594
Topic: The Indiana Jones Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/126594/action/topic#126594
Time: 30-Jul-2005 5:25 PM

Good to hear, digitalfreaknyc. I just finished downloading the Making of Raiders documentary that was posted at myspleen but I was terribly disappointed by the quality. It's watchable but far inferior to any of the SW docs that are around. I'm curious, how is the quality of your version? How was the source to begin with?

Post: #126572
Topic: The Indiana Jones Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/126572/action/topic#126572
Time: 30-Jul-2005 2:33 PM

Any progress on this?

Post: #126571
Topic: I'm sure this is old, but HOW do you download torrents?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/126571/action/topic#126571
Time: 30-Jul-2005 12:45 PM

I'm using BitComet and have recently noticed that after I complete downloading, I have trouble seeding files. Occasionally, it'll upload but most of the time, the torrent is stuck on "Connecting" status even though I didn't have any connection issues while downloading and am simultaneously downloading a separate torrent from the same tracker. Anyone know the problem?

Post: #124647
Topic: Info: The Frighteners - Signature Collection laserdisc preservation thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/124647/action/topic#124647
Time: 21-Jul-2005 3:38 PM

Well, the site is rather vague on the SE and there have been many times when news of a DVD release pops up on one of these foreign sites but never comes out. The site says it's yet to be confirmed and there hasn't been any news of an SE from any other site. And even if it is two discs, Universal seems to be a studio that likes to skimp out on 2-disc sets. They'll load the first disc with extras so the second disc can be a DVD-5 with only an hour or two of content. This release pattern from Universal would suggest they're more than likely to edit the documentary into smaller pieces than give us the full four and a half hour documentary that would be hard to fit on a DVD-9 anyway. I'd wait for an official announcement before stopping work on this.

Post: #122401
Topic: Howard Kazanjian
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/122401/action/topic#122401
Time: 11-Jul-2005 2:00 PM

In addition to the creative differences between Lucas and Kurtz, one huge thing behind their falling out was that Lucas blamed Kurtz for allowing ESB to baloon overbudget so much that Lucas had to ask for Fox's help in financing ESB, much to his chagrin.

Post: #121731
Topic: The Indiana Jones Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/121731/action/topic#121731
Time: 8-Jul-2005 1:18 AM

So does that new torrent of The Making of Raiders by "The Archivist" have anything to do with this thread?

Post: #121730
Topic: The Official babyhum Release Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/121730/action/topic#121730
Time: 8-Jul-2005 1:14 AM

I made a scan of the VHS cover about a month or two back and have it on my HD at home. Unfortunately, I'm on vacation and won't be back for three weeks.

Post: #118471
Topic: Info & Help: looking for... other ld-rips to dvd movies ex. blade runner int cut, songs of the south, frighteners dir cut - and much much more...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/118471/action/topic#118471
Time: 26-Jun-2005 2:02 AM

In regards to all these Criterion Laserdiscs, I'd love to see some of the commentaries ripped and maybe posted as mp3 or whatever files. Many of these tracks never made it to DVD because Criterion no longer has the rights to release them. It's a shame to know that many of these commentaries will die on laserdisc. Even posting them as mp3 files can give people the chance to sync them up to their DVD's and listen to them much like the fan commentaries you can find on the web.

Post: #118316
Topic: The Indiana Jones Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/118316/action/topic#118316
Time: 25-Jun-2005 5:03 PM

Just need reassurance, but by editing, you don't mean cut things out, right?

Post: #117940
Topic: editing VOB's?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/117940/action/topic#117940
Time: 23-Jun-2005 10:45 PM

TMPGEnc DVD Author can edit VOBs but I'm sure there's a better program out there.

Post: #117471
Topic: Pan & Scan O-OT Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/117471/action/topic#117471
Time: 22-Jun-2005 2:13 PM

If you place the pan and scan image over the widescreen, wouldn't only half of the picture have better quality while the other half would look fairly bad in comparison?

Post: #117300
Topic: How to convert AVI to DVD files?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/117300/action/topic#117300
Time: 21-Jun-2005 9:56 PM

HotRod, any luck? Have you tried converting directly from the AVI file?

Post: #117299
Topic: Info: The Frighteners - Signature Collection laserdisc preservation thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/117299/action/topic#117299
Time: 21-Jun-2005 9:48 PM

Wow. Progess has definitely been made on this. Don't know what to say. I'm currently trying to download those avi files off of eMule, but maybe I won't have to.

Good luck, guys!

Post: #117011
Topic: Info & Help: looking for... other ld-rips to dvd movies ex. blade runner int cut, songs of the south, frighteners dir cut - and much much more...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/117011/action/topic#117011
Time: 21-Jun-2005 12:51 AM

Originally posted by: digitalfreaknyc
I can't find Monster Squad ANYWHERE on myspleen. where the hell is it??

When you search, make sure that you "include dead torrents"

Post: #117006
Topic: <strong>The "ADigitalMan Special Editions" DVD Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/117006/action/topic#117006
Time: 21-Jun-2005 12:44 AM

I haven't seen these yet, but your versions of the prequels sound great and seem to be much more agreeable with my view of how much can be altered/edited. I never really got the hubub about the "elected Queen." It doesn't bother me in the final films and I doubt the change will get a more substantial reaction from me.

Post: #116996
Topic: How to convert AVI to DVD files?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/116996/action/topic#116996
Time: 21-Jun-2005 12:28 AM

That program seems to work like a dream! I'll snag it and give it a try.

Post: #116573
Topic: The Indiana Jones Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/116573/action/topic#116573
Time: 19-Jun-2005 1:34 PM

I share the same concerns with digitalfreaknyc about quality over quantity. When you get the docs (which are perhaps the most important thing on this to me) and if they don't fit on a single DVD, then don't feel pressured to compress them to fit. Feel free to use as many discs as you need to in order to preserve the quality of them. I can't say I care much for the parodies, but vintage interviews, tv spots, and some other tv specials (not sure exactly what you have) would be really cool to see.

Anyway, good luck with the project. I really appreciate that you're doing this since I've been hoping someone would once I saw people putting out SW related programs.

By the way, are these going to be single or dual layer discs?