You guys did well but I’m almost positive I’m getting handed the rose at the end of this page.
And not that it makes a difference at this point Joey because I know the votes are already in and all, but I can really cook and I’m very pretty in certain low light conditions.
Stop competing for Joey’s attention we’ve all made some very good points! Just let him make his decision already and then we can plan the wedding!
A single layer Blu-Ray version of this project with higher bitrate video and lossless audio options is going to come out as well. It may take some time to author the BD however, because it will contain various extras and animated menu, which are not finished yet.
I have been trying to find out if this version mentioned in the original post was ever finished. I have been looking through the forum as best I can but have not found any other mention of it.
I’m new to the forum and apologize if I am posting this in the wrong place, but does anyone know if this Blu-ray version was finished?
That BD version? No. But the current MKV is a BD version, it just doesn’t have the animated menus. You just have to burn it to a BD.
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TV's Frink said:
American Werewolf in London? Really?
TV's Frink said:
I see an Oscar in Troy's future.
Like, as in the award or a big hairy "friend"?
Troyig88 said:
will Jedi be done by years end? I hope so. I am not counting on it. It will get done. I really miss the days when we would be treated to a new clip he was working on and the boards would light up. As for what the future holds I sure he will do other film edits to what those may be....he only knows.
Remember that scene in The Two Towers when Gollum argues with himself?
Bad Troyig88 said:
will Jedi be done by years end?
Good Troyig88 said:
I hope so.
Bad Troyig88 said:
I am not counting on it.
Good Troyig88 said:
It will get done.
Bad Troyig88 said:
I really miss the days when we would be treated to a new clip he was working on and the boards would light up.
Good Troyig88 said:
As for what the future holds I sure he will do other film edits to what those may be....he only knows.
mverta said:
There is truly no force in the universe more powerful than the human ability to rationalize.
WRONG AGAIN VERTA! The hydrogen bomb is more powerful.
The acoustics in this thread are fucking crazy.
"Sheep Cream Sandwich" was my famous finishing wrestling move in high school. It's when I would be pinned to the ground and accidentally ejaculate, causing my opponent to immediately jump up and surrender. I made it to States my Junior and Senior years using that maneuver exclusively.
Yeah Dan, we want 'em to buy the cow but you keep giving its milk away for free. Frink is never gonna land a decent guy at this rate.
EmptyG said:
Been a member here for year, thought I would officially say hi! :)
You're not allowed to say hi! after a year, it's creeping everyone out. It's like you've been hiding under our bed this whole time listening to us breathe.
DrDre said:
In principle you can use as many reference frames as you like, until you reach the data limit of MATLAB. However, I specifically developed the method for the case where few reference frames are available. At the very least you will get a very good starting point for some further tuning.
That makes me nervous, it sounds like something out of Terminator. What happens when MATLAB gains sentience? I think you should tread carefully. I am not ready to be color corrected.
TV's Frink said:
Stinky-Dinkins said:
My favorite part of this thread was when Tobar barked like a dog for no reason whatsoever.
That's just the error of recency talking.
Meow,
Leave the error of recency OUT OF THIS!
Thank you,
-Woof
My favorite part of this thread was when Tobar barked like a dog for no reason whatsoever.
Turtle33 said:
Thanks Stinky- that helped.
Imgburn was able to to burn the files, but I got thousands of failures during the verification step. I clicked long enough that it just kept going, logging each error as it went. It got held up at 90%, as every sector was having a problem at that point, and so I just cancelled the whole thing and ejected the disk. Funny thing, it played just fine on my PS3, which was fanastic!
Now....ESB and ROTJ....here I come
thanks again
Assuming you DL'd the complete and total file without interruption then it has to either be the disc media you're using or your drive. I would 1: Ensure your drive is running its newest firmware. 2: Try burning another fresh disc and see if it returns failed sectors, if it does then - 3: Try burning on a much lower speed. If all else fails you could disassemble the drive and clean its lens, but that can be a pain in the ass. Even though it returned an apparent shit load of errors, that might amount to only a handful of stutters here and there throughout the entire film - if it plays and those minor hiccups don't bother you then all's well that ends well.
My drive used to sometimes have trouble when burning BD's (occasionally fail while initially burning, or would return verification errors and I would notice hiccups while watching), until I switched to using Falcon Pro's - and I haven't had a single coaster or error since (but those are expensive - about 4 bucks per blank. Your TDK's, although I've never used 'em, run about the same but you pay a lot more for that additional layer on blank BDs.) For me it was the disc media I was using, it's likely the same problem on your end.
Turtle33 said:
Howdy folks. 1st, the legal stuff: I am an owner of two SW trilogy box sets, the VHS set and the recent high def release (crap!). The thrill I went through when I discovered Harmy's Despecialized edition was palpable!
I've successfully downloaded the v2.5 mkv file, and can watch it in its entirety on my computer with VLC Media Player. What a pleasure to watch.
I'm trying to burn a bluray disc (TDK BD-RE DL 50GB) using AVCHDCoder. However, a few minutes into the process it fails, giving me an unknown error.
Any idea what might be going wrong??
Thanks for any help.
If you have the MKV file, follow these directions posted for someone else yesterday. It's almost certainly failing for you right now because that program you're using (I'm not familiar with it at all) is doing something funky during the process.
That was my alter ego Caitlyn Dinkins.
greenrupee said:
Hi all, new to the forums and the Despecialised Editions. I've downloaded the AVCHD versions, but is it worth downloading the MKVs? Are they better quality, and can they be burned to Blu-Ray as easily as the AVCHD ISOs? Thanks :)
1: "Worth it" is subjective, but in my opinion - definitely. The MKV's are better in every way. If you have a Blu-Ray burner and a blank BD (the MKV is Blu Ray only, whereas the AVCHD is for burning to a DVD to be played back on a BD player - it's for people who aren't able to burn to Blu-Ray) there's no reason to opt for the AVCHD version over the MKV release, the only downside is the additional amount of time it takes to DL a larger file.
2: Yes, it's just as easy in my opinion - but it requires a few more steps.
Both tsMuxer and Imgburn are free programs. So, it's just a matter of reading and following those two sets of directions and clicking a few buttons, there's no background knowledge or "figuring stuff out" required. It's straight forward, but in the event that you do have a question you can just post it here and somebody'll answer it pretty quickly.
Or, if your BD player supports playback of .MKV files from a thumbdrive (it needs to support the NTFS file structure and also MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 23.976/24 FPS [video] and DTS-HD-MA [audio]) you can go that route and bypass the entire disc creation process. My Oppo does, most don't. I still prefer to playback from disc though (there's no difference obviously, quality-wise, I just like having the disc itself.)
Don't listen to Frink, I've won jelly beans plenty of times.
Don't ignore this post.
Step 4: Insert quarter into Frink and quickly yank on his arm like a slot machine lever. Check his mouth for prizes.
towne32 said:
Stinky-Dinkins said:
iamsometal said:
beyourowndensity said:
towne32 said:
iamsometal said:
After purchasing the retail versions of the films:
Download the .iso files from wherever you can find them. You'll need to burn them to Verbatim DVD+R DL discs. There's a helpful video on youtube that will walk you through the process. Just search "How to get Original Unaltered Star Wars Trilogy on Blu-ray." Ignore the blu-ray in the title, this video will explain how to burn to DVD+R DL discs.
I'm not super familiar with the DVDs, so density can ignore me if I'm wrong, but isn't the DVD-DL an AVCHD? And wouldn't that be of no use to him without a blu-ray player?
I thought the only native DVD versions were DVD5s, but I could certainly be wrong. Anyway, the main point of this is good. Density, you can google to find torrents of the DVD versions of despecialized. And google how to use torrents if you're not familiar. Once downloaded, use imgburn to burn it to a blank DVD (the above discussion was whether or not you need a single or double layer DVD - I'm not sure). You might find a ".iso" file as described above, or it might be a folder full of files. I've only seen the latter for the DVD5 Harmy releases. Either way, imgburn can do it and google has anything that we might be leaving out of these posts.
Wait, what is meant by "after purchasing the retail versions of the films"? I already have the Special Editions, are the retail movies required for me to download the Despecialised versions? And are there certain types of discs I can use to make the DVDs higher quality without making them unusable on a DVD player? (to add further confusion to the "which disc" argument)
I'm a girl, by the way. Just putting that out there. XD
Yeah, the purchasing retail versions first is just our honor system. The only available retail versions are the special editions, so if you own those, you're all set.
And you will need a blu-ray disc player that is AVCHD compatible to play the discs. A PS3 will play AVCHD on both on disc or from a thumbdrive, for example.
The specific disc you'll need is Verbatim's DVD+DL, since it is the highest capacity blank burnable DVD media available, the Despecialized Trilogy discs are formatted to fit on those discs.
If you own a Playstation 3, you can watch a higher quality version by downloading the MKV 17gb files and following the formatting instructions on page 1 of this thread, convert that file to an AVCHD and just transfer it to a thumbdrive. The PS3 will then stream it directly from the thumbdrive. It's a near-blu-ray experience, with fantastic 720p video and DTS-HD MA lossless audio track.
I think she's looking for the DVD5 version for playback on a DVD player, not the AVCHD version (which requires a BD player). No need for DL discs with a DVD5 version.
Right. I think our metal friend missed the note about no Blu-ray player (and therefore no PS3 we can assume, though that is solid advice for PS3 owners).
Density: Dinkin's link to DVD+Rs on amazon should be the way to go assuming you do have a burner.
If we keep quoting eachother we're going to make a really, really long quote chain. This will require much scrolling.
iamsometal said:
beyourowndensity said:
towne32 said:
iamsometal said:
After purchasing the retail versions of the films:
Download the .iso files from wherever you can find them. You'll need to burn them to Verbatim DVD+R DL discs. There's a helpful video on youtube that will walk you through the process. Just search "How to get Original Unaltered Star Wars Trilogy on Blu-ray." Ignore the blu-ray in the title, this video will explain how to burn to DVD+R DL discs.
I'm not super familiar with the DVDs, so density can ignore me if I'm wrong, but isn't the DVD-DL an AVCHD? And wouldn't that be of no use to him without a blu-ray player?
I thought the only native DVD versions were DVD5s, but I could certainly be wrong. Anyway, the main point of this is good. Density, you can google to find torrents of the DVD versions of despecialized. And google how to use torrents if you're not familiar. Once downloaded, use imgburn to burn it to a blank DVD (the above discussion was whether or not you need a single or double layer DVD - I'm not sure). You might find a ".iso" file as described above, or it might be a folder full of files. I've only seen the latter for the DVD5 Harmy releases. Either way, imgburn can do it and google has anything that we might be leaving out of these posts.
Wait, what is meant by "after purchasing the retail versions of the films"? I already have the Special Editions, are the retail movies required for me to download the Despecialised versions? And are there certain types of discs I can use to make the DVDs higher quality without making them unusable on a DVD player? (to add further confusion to the "which disc" argument)
I'm a girl, by the way. Just putting that out there. XD
Yeah, the purchasing retail versions first is just our honor system. The only available retail versions are the special editions, so if you own those, you're all set.
And you will need a blu-ray disc player that is AVCHD compatible to play the discs. A PS3 will play AVCHD on both on disc or from a thumbdrive, for example.
The specific disc you'll need is Verbatim's DVD+DL, since it is the highest capacity blank burnable DVD media available, the Despecialized Trilogy discs are formatted to fit on those discs.
If you own a Playstation 3, you can watch a higher quality version by downloading the MKV 17gb files and following the formatting instructions on page 1 of this thread, convert that file to an AVCHD and just transfer it to a thumbdrive. The PS3 will then stream it directly from the thumbdrive. It's a near-blu-ray experience, with fantastic 720p video and DTS-HD MA lossless audio track.
I think she's looking for the DVD5 version for playback on a DVD player, not the AVCHD version (which requires a BD player). No need for DL discs with a DVD5 version.
beyourowndensity said:
towne32 said:
iamsometal said:
After purchasing the retail versions of the films:
Download the .iso files from wherever you can find them. You'll need to burn them to Verbatim DVD+R DL discs. There's a helpful video on youtube that will walk you through the process. Just search "How to get Original Unaltered Star Wars Trilogy on Blu-ray." Ignore the blu-ray in the title, this video will explain how to burn to DVD+R DL discs.
I'm not super familiar with the DVDs, so density can ignore me if I'm wrong, but isn't the DVD-DL an AVCHD? And wouldn't that be of no use to him without a blu-ray player?
I thought the only native DVD versions were DVD5s, but I could certainly be wrong. Anyway, the main point of this is good. Density, you can google to find torrents of the DVD versions of despecialized. And google how to use torrents if you're not familiar. Once downloaded, use imgburn to burn it to a blank DVD (the above discussion was whether or not you need a single or double layer DVD - I'm not sure). You might find a ".iso" file as described above, or it might be a folder full of files. I've only seen the latter for the DVD5 Harmy releases. Either way, imgburn can do it and google has anything that we might be leaving out of these posts.
Wait, what is meant by "after purchasing the retail versions of the films"? I already have the Special Editions, are the retail movies required for me to download the Despecialised versions? And are there certain types of discs I can use to make the DVDs higher quality without making them unusable on a DVD player? (to add further confusion to the "which disc" argument)
I'm a girl, by the way. Just putting that out there. XD
It's a wink and a nod thing, it's better to have purchased the films in retail and treat these as "backup" versions. You've already bought the SE's, so you're good. You already own it, so you're not really "Stealing" it.
If all you need is single layer DVD's (I know nothing about the DVD versions but if it's a DVD5 version you'll only need a single layer) buy Verbatim DVD+R AZO's, like this. No DVD's you buy will make the films look "better" or playback at a higher quality, it's just a matter of disc reliability. Verbatim AZO's are very high quality for the price, while others might fail after a period of time, tend to burn with errors (leaving you with a handful of coasters in your spindle of discs), or your player might have trouble reading 'em because they were manufactured with cheap materials.
Google your DVD player beforehand and make sure it can play +R's, it almost certainly can. If not, buy the -R Verbatim equivalent, just make sure they're AZO's (they have an entire line but their AZO line is the best and most reliable. Look for the "AZO" icon on the package, or if buying online make sure it says it in the listed specs.)
Yeah, you really don't have to be a technical or computer savvy person at all. Once you have the file DL'd and you've DL'd Imgburn (it's free), it's just a matter of a couple mouse clicks.
And do yourself a favor and buy a BD player.