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Post: #322541
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/322541/action/topic#322541
Time: 30-Jun-2008 11:13 PM — Edited 30-Jun-2008 11:13 PM

Haha. You caught him before I could. The Executor is Vader's SSD. The opening ship in IV is, as far as I know, a normal Star Destroyer. The angle of the shot just makes it look enormous. Which is the beauty of it.

Post: #322427
Topic: STAR WARS: EP V "REVISITED EDITION"ADYWAN - 12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/322427/action/topic#322427
Time: 30-Jun-2008 2:11 AM

I can easily see both sides of the voice argument, and I really like the voice mixing idea. I agree that the word "dead" doesn't sound quite right at the moment, but see what you can do. Ady- if this does work decently, might you consider using it?

Post: #322120
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/322120/action/topic#322120
Time: 27-Jun-2008 1:47 PM

As far as I know he released I and II on DVD-5, and was going to release III on DVD-9, as well as updated versions of I and II on DVD-9. That fabled release has yet to come. When it does, the prequels will be totally saved. :D

Post: #322117
Topic: STAR WARS: EP V "REVISITED EDITION"ADYWAN - 12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/322117/action/topic#322117
Time: 27-Jun-2008 1:45 PM

The site does have a lot of nice info. It's the only SW wiki I know of, and if it's there, why not use it? :P

Post: #322113
Topic: STAR WARS: EP V "REVISITED EDITION"ADYWAN - 12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/322113/action/topic#322113
Time: 27-Jun-2008 1:43 PM — Edited 27-Jun-2008 1:43 PM

Kurgan said:

doubleofive said:

Kurgan said:

Example of a lens flare in ESB:

Ah, pastel sabers. Reason enough for it to be Revisited.

That's from the GOUT.

Ha. Now that's some irony for you.

Post: #322108
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/322108/action/topic#322108
Time: 27-Jun-2008 1:38 PM — Edited 27-Jun-2008 1:41 PM

Before, I gave TPM and AotC no regard whatsoever, and ROTS a general approval. However, I just finished a full SW marathon with some friends, many of whom had not seen any of the movies before. I substituted the MagnoliaFan prequels, and as a result, for the first time the Saga actually seemed to flow together- the plot made sense, the dialogue was decent, and the characters were a little less wooden. Even the big revelation in ESB still worked, because we knew Luke had no idea. This retained the emotion. I would have added in Ady's edit, but I'm still working on getting a copy. I know this sort of breaches edit threads, but for those who despise the prequels, the MagFan edits are the way to go.

And on an on-topic note, I can't wait to get my copy of this and watch it. :D

Post: #321636
Topic: STAR WARS: EP V "REVISITED EDITION"ADYWAN - 12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/321636/action/topic#321636
Time: 23-Jun-2008 11:04 PM — Edited 23-Jun-2008 11:07 PM

Darth Stewie said:

When you guys get on the technical side of sound and whatnot, I start getting totally lost. So, as vacation from this thread, I was looking around at some stuff elsewhere and stumbled upon a quick 7 response thread from 1992 that I think everyone here might find interesting. Its funny that just now we are discussing the very thing that these guys were dreaming about 16 years ago. This only takes about 2 minutes to read so let me know what you think.

Once you read it, imagine their reaction if they had their hands on Ady's edit! This is a testament to how long we've waited for these edits to finally happen and happen correctly.

Wow. I do love the guy's comment about the 20th anniversary. It was so true- the SE. Even if it wasn't perfect, a theater re-release was awesome. They should do it again. (The rerelease, not the changes)

And LOL at the picture. I had seen it before, but hadn't really thought about it. The railing really is way too small. I mean, the shot goes by relatively quickly, and they do move higher than the camera, but the hall would have to be 20 feet wide. Of course, that could be the intent- make it look wider.

Post: #321251
Topic: STAR WARS: EP V "REVISITED EDITION"ADYWAN - 12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/321251/action/topic#321251
Time: 20-Jun-2008 2:32 AM

*Smacks forehead* I opened the frames in separate windows, because they did not immediately load. I had them backward. Thanks.

So yes, the frame without chewy in it looks better. Instead of the grayer frame with Chewy in it, maybe the nice frame with Chewy added in.

That better? :P

Post: #321249
Topic: STAR WARS: EP V "REVISITED EDITION"ADYWAN - 12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/321249/action/topic#321249
Time: 20-Jun-2008 2:19 AM

The second frame not only seems from a different angle, but it is also visually superior. Perhaps it is possible to place Chewy in the second frame, and use that as the first. That way, both shots have the nice contrast, etc., and they don't change like that.

Post: #321246
Topic: STAR WARS: EP V "REVISITED EDITION"ADYWAN - 12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/321246/action/topic#321246
Time: 20-Jun-2008 2:12 AM

Oh, my god. I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing, but I never knew that shot was originally inside. o_0 I guess I grew up with the SE being the primary material, and so never really saw the original until recently. That's a little freaky- to see something so familiar be exposed for the modification that it is. Wow.

On that note, it would be nice to fix those reflections, but since I never noticed it before...

Post: #321011
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/321011/action/topic#321011
Time: 17-Jun-2008 4:15 PM

Curiously, how would one go about joining the PIF chain? Is there a list of people who are in it at the moment? And if not, who should I talk to about that?

Post: #320983
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320983/action/topic#320983
Time: 17-Jun-2008 11:18 AM

Only 9 seeds? *Is sad* 14 years estimate. All right, that's actually funny.

Post: #320978
Topic: Star Wars Saga Prequel - EU
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320978/action/topic#320978
Time: 17-Jun-2008 11:05 AM

That's what I got from that conversation. I mean, old creepy man talking about himself in third person- not too surprising, if you ask me. The Sith generally expect their apprentices to attack them- it makes them stronger, and creates new leadership.

Post: #320976
Topic: Star Wars Saga Prequel - EU
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320976/action/topic#320976
Time: 17-Jun-2008 11:00 AM — Edited 17-Jun-2008 11:02 AM

Yeah, theoretically after Bane, only two Sith existed at the same time. The odd thing is that the rule was created to conceal the Sith from the Jedi. Yoda therefore should not know about it. Lucas might have stuck that tidbit in for the fans, but in doing so he messed with his own history.

In The MagFan edit of TPM, he modified that scene so Yoda says, "there are only always two- no less." Before, he said, "there are always two, no more, no less." This fixes that continuity error.

And then, if we really want to be confused, we can look at all the apprentices, from Vader's in the new SW game, to the numerous Sith found in SW novels and stories. We can only assume that after the Sith took back the galaxy in RotS, they decided that the rule of two was no longer necessary.

Yoda Is Your Father said:

Seems to me that the Republic/Jedi were in the business of 'purging' threats... maybe the Sith deseved their revenge.

Yeah, they seem to have done a lot of that. Probably got a bit paranoid after the first conflicts. As much as this was derived from the bad dialogue of the prequels, maybe Anakin wasn't so far from the truth when he said the Jedi had grown arrogant. (Or whoever said it. I feel like a bad fan at the moment.)

Post: #320971
Topic: Star Wars Saga Prequel - EU
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320971/action/topic#320971
Time: 17-Jun-2008 10:50 AM

Any time. Comments one way or the other?

Post: #320967
Topic: Star Wars Saga Prequel - EU
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320967/action/topic#320967
Time: 17-Jun-2008 10:21 AM — Edited 17-Jun-2008 10:22 AM

Yoda Is Your Father said:

I can't watch videos at work - any chance of posting the text here as I'd love to read it.

Sure.
_____________________________________

Over 25,000 years ago, hyperspace travel became widespread. This allowed for galactic expansion and exploration. A Galactic Republic was formed, a long with the Jedi Order assemblies.

Soon after, the First Great Schism between followers of the dark and the light side of the Force occurred. After nearly a century of conflict, the dark-siders were driven off into the wilds of the galaxy.

Over a period of 20,000 years, the Republic regained a sense of security. The dark-siders were lost from memory.

Two hyperspace mappers, Gav and Jori Daragon, made a blind jump into hyperspace. They emerged deep in the territory of the Sith, a race which had been conquered by the dark-siders after their ancient retreat.

While escaping, they unwittingly led the Sith back to the civilized galaxy. The Great Hyperspace War erupted.

Although strained to its limits, the Republic, along with the help of the Jedi, fended off the invaders and returned to peace.

The Sith recuperated for 1,000 years.

Exar Kun and Ulic Qel-Droma, both Jedi Knights, fell to the dark side and became Dark Lords of the Sith race. Allied with the Mandalorians, they decided that it was time for the Sith to attack in full force.

The Great Sith War had begun.

Wave upon wave of Sith ships launched themselves into Republic space. The Jedi leaped into action, only to be overwhelmed by the enemy. Hundreds of thousands of Republic citizens lost their lives in the destruction.

Ossus, a Jedi planet, was completely obliterated.

Finally a massive counterstrike by the Republic defeated the Sith.

They were wiped out.

After 2,000 years of peace and prosperity, a rogue Jedi discovered the teachings of the Sith and founded a new Sith order.

Fearing a return to the conflict of past ages, the Jedi purged the galaxy of the new threat.

A single Sith Lord, Darth Bane, survived the purge and went underground. He set a rule of two to conceal the Sith: there would always be two Sith- a master and an apprentice. He passed the name Darth on to his successors.

The Sith Order lived on, unbeknownst to the Jedi or the Republic.

The Sith waited patiently.

For they knew that the time would come when they could return, and finally obtain their revenge.
_____________________________________

Wow, that IS a lot of text, especially when laid out like that. To everyone, I would definitely recommend watching the HD version, if you have not done so. The quality on youtube is relatively horrendous.

And yes, Hotrod, that is the basic summary. However, I personally thought the details were interesting. The fact that the Mandalorians assisted the Sith helps to lead to their reputation as ruthless sellouts who join the side with the most benefits. This is mirrored to a point in AotC, with Jango. And it is nice to know how the Sith went into hiding, with Darth Bane and all.

As for there being a "story", I guess it's all your point of view. I hadn't really thought of it that way, but it's one way of looking at it.

Post: #320927
Topic: STAR WARS: EP V "REVISITED EDITION"ADYWAN - 12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320927/action/topic#320927
Time: 16-Jun-2008 11:59 PM

mumbles_ said:

alteration of Fett's voice and Skywalker's scream at the end of the special edition were the only real beefs I had with the special editions.

You are aware that in the 2004 DVDs the scream has been removed, right? Ady shouldn't need to worry about that particular detail.

Post: #320904
Topic: STAR WARS: EP V "REVISITED EDITION"ADYWAN - 12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320904/action/topic#320904
Time: 16-Jun-2008 8:17 PM

Octorox said:

On the issue of Boba's voice, I prefer Boba's new voice only because the old voice makes him sound like a scowling old man. It's only been 20-30 years or so since he was a young kid in Episode II. Just thought I'd throw in my two cents.

QFT. Having gotten so used to the new voice, it sounds bizarre to me to hear the old one.

Post: #320864
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320864/action/topic#320864
Time: 16-Jun-2008 1:22 PM — Edited 16-Jun-2008 1:46 PM

I just browsed through all the comparison pictures in doubleofive's sig, and I am blown away. Unfortunately, I don't have the best internet connection, and therefore I have no way to get a copy. Would anyone be willing to send, or PIF a dual-layer NTSC copy to me? I'm quite willing to pass it on to others. PM me if so. Thanks!

Post: #320813
Topic: STAR WARS: EP V "REVISITED EDITION"ADYWAN - 12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320813/action/topic#320813
Time: 15-Jun-2008 11:12 PM

Wow. Amazing work with this so far, Adywan. As a video editor myself, I am proud to say that I have no idea how you did some of these effects. :D I can't wait to see what you do with the rest of the movie.

Post: #320624
Topic: Star Wars Saga Prequel - EU
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320624/action/topic#320624
Time: 13-Jun-2008 12:50 PM — Edited 30-Dec-2019 8:56 AM

I’ve always been a big EU fan, and I was aware that a lot of stuff had happened before the original trilogy. When the prequels came around, I was interested by Lucas’s general lack of explanation as to what the background was for the “revenge” of the Sith. He has Maul discuss “revenge” with Sideous in TPM, but the viewer is never told what the revenge is for. I sat down for a few hours a while back and looked up the actual history, according to the EU. The result is a short, text-based prequel, explaining the events leading up to the prequel trilogy.

I know it might be a bit tedious to read a lot of text, but I did my best to time it all to the opening music of RotJ to keep it interesting. I made two versions:

A full, HD version: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=754Y5YRQ

and a smaller, low-quality version, with larger text: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wA5fU3Wo2c

All comments are appreciated. I thought this would be the place, if any, to see what people thought. I’ve always thought of this vid as being placed directly before the “A long time ago…” in TPM (or related fan film).

Thanks for watching.

Post: #317198
Topic: Paying it Foward FE/Preservation giveaway (updated 3/19/08)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317198/action/topic#317198
Time: 5-May-2008 9:39 PM

Sent you a PM. Thanks for your time!

Post: #316879
Topic: Star Wars DVD Covers
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316879/action/topic#316879
Time: 29-Apr-2008 8:26 PM

I've been a lurker for a week or so now, and have searched this forum and linked sites for covers to MangoliaFan's prequel edits. However, all the links in this thread seem to be old and dead. Grisan's site also seems to be somewhat up, but none of the folders will open. Does anyone have copies of those covers? It would be great to have some nice looking DVD cases for those. Thanks!