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Post: #211164
Topic: Make your voices heard! (again) - re the 2006 GOUT DVD being in letterbox format
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/211164/action/topic#211164
Time: 18-May-2006 5:23 PM

Suggestion: letters should begin with something like "Thank You, I am so glad you are finally releasing the original unaltered trilogy on DVD. However..."

Post: #211163
Topic: Should Lucus make 4,5 and 6 over?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/211163/action/topic#211163
Time: 18-May-2006 5:14 PM

oh dear.

Post: #211148
Topic: ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY OUT 09/2006 BY LUCASFILM
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/211148/action/topic#211148
Time: 18-May-2006 4:41 PM

Yes, but it's master > submaster > laserdisc > Beta SP > PC capture > DVD
As opposed to master > PC capture > DVD

All the widescreen preservation DVDs are from letterboxed sources.

Post: #211143
Topic: StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/211143/action/topic#211143
Time: 18-May-2006 4:28 PM

Expecting Mike will enjoy it more than the official release?

Post: #210995
Topic: ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY OUT 09/2006 BY LUCASFILM
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210995/action/topic#210995
Time: 18-May-2006 11:02 AM

That quote was posted previously in General Star Wars Discussion.

Originally posted by: wmgan
So that's it, isn't it? Release an inferior release and gloat when no-one buys them.

That makes no sense whatsoever. LFL is interested in making money out of this, above all else.

Post: #210991
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210991/action/topic#210991
Time: 18-May-2006 10:56 AM

You gotta announce that ANH will be out by 9/12, even if it's not true.

Post: #210990
Topic: StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210990/action/topic#210990
Time: 18-May-2006 10:52 AM

Mike - nice work on Return of Pink Five!

Post: #210648
Topic: New DVDs NOT 16x9
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210648/action/topic#210648
Time: 17-May-2006 6:57 PM

It's good news any way you look at it. Until May 3rd we all thought LFL might never release the OUT. Now they are, it demonstrates they're interested in making money from it. All we have to do is demonstrate that they can and subsequent releases will be better.

Post: #210643
Topic: ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY OUT 09/2006 BY LUCASFILM
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210643/action/topic#210643
Time: 17-May-2006 6:50 PM

You may find the PAL edition has true pitch, despite the higher frame rate. Did anyone check the '04 discs for that?

Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
Sorry...another, better version already has dibs on me.

Post: #210636
Topic: ITS HAPPENED-- OOT AVAILABLE FROM LUCASFILM
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210636/action/topic#210636
Time: 17-May-2006 6:43 PM

Oh I don't know, it really depends on the diet and which breed it is.

Post: #210631
Topic: New DVDs NOT 16x9
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210631/action/topic#210631
Time: 17-May-2006 6:38 PM

I'm surprised by this sudden uproar as well. We had the whole "will they be anamorphic?" discussion when the release was first announced. I think it's pretty unlikely, but certainly possible. Either way they'll be better than LD rips.

Originally posted by: THX
If the prints were washed for this release (meaning a new transfer), there's no way it'll be letterboxed. I don't believe in this whole "deliberately inferior" conspiracy. If they're letterboxed, that means '93 tape masters, which seems to be what thedigitalbits is implying. But remember that this contradicts Darth First's information. So I'm waiting to see.

Post: #210623
Topic: ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY OUT 09/2006 BY LUCASFILM
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210623/action/topic#210623
Time: 17-May-2006 6:32 PM

Originally posted by: THX
"they'll still be the best version of the OT on DVD." Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
Just not the best that LFL is capable of making.

True. They could've hired MBJ for a frame-by-frame cleanup.

BTW, Russ - there will be P&S as well.

Post: #210599
Topic: New DVDs NOT 16x9
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210599/action/topic#210599
Time: 17-May-2006 6:16 PM

If the prints were washed for this release (meaning a new transfer), there's no way it'll be letterboxed. I don't believe in this whole "deliberately inferior" conspiracy. If they're letterboxed, that means '93 tape masters, which seems to be what thedigitalbits is implying. But remember that this contradicts Darth First's information. So I'm waiting to see.

Post: #210584
Topic: New DVDs NOT 16x9
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210584/action/topic#210584
Time: 17-May-2006 6:02 PM

...with the covers.

Post: #210579
Topic: Upcoming DVD covers
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210579/action/topic#210579
Time: 17-May-2006 5:54 PM

YIYF, you can see them in this thread and this thread.

But you're right, you're not missing much.

Post: #210576
Topic: ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY OUT 09/2006 BY LUCASFILM
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210576/action/topic#210576
Time: 17-May-2006 5:50 PM

Even if they are letterboxed, they'll still be the best version of the OT on DVD.

But the covers will still suck.

Post: #210572
Topic: New DVDs NOT 16x9
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210572/action/topic#210572
Time: 17-May-2006 5:43 PM

10 minutes after first post and 3 offensive replies already. This thread needs JediRandy.

Post: #210567
Topic: New DVDs NOT 16x9
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210567/action/topic#210567
Time: 17-May-2006 5:39 PM

I'm waiting to see. Just because thedigitalbits says so doesn't make it so. And like I've said before, even if these are from the same masters (which they can't be entirely when you think about the promised original crawl), they'll still look better than any LD transfer.

Post: #210556
Topic: Help Win The Bet!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210556/action/topic#210556
Time: 17-May-2006 5:28 PM

What's to stop this guy from just fabricating the counter score?

Answer: nothing. Thus I guarantee he will win.

Post: #210546
Topic: Lucas talks about the Sept 12th Release of the O-OT
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210546/action/topic#210546
Time: 17-May-2006 5:08 PM

I really think we all have to buy them even if there are problems with the transfer or whatever. It's the only way to demonstrate that releasing the OUT is financially profitable, which is the only thing that could lead to a better release in future. If they're left with a lot of unsold stock they'll never release it again.

Post: #210543
Topic: Should there be an ULTIMATE EDITION!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210543/action/topic#210543
Time: 17-May-2006 4:59 PM

I think theredbaron was being nice. Zombie84 described his illness and theredbaron presented the cure in a calm, polite manner.

Post: #210536
Topic: Obi-Wan Killed Your Father!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210536/action/topic#210536
Time: 17-May-2006 4:49 PM

Gaffer Tape suggesting changes to the OT? Hell must have frozen over! No wait, that already happened, didn't it?

Post: #210532
Topic: What are you going to do with your SE discs?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210532/action/topic#210532
Time: 17-May-2006 4:38 PM

Originally posted by: JediRandy
And while I'm at it.... no more Slave Leia in ROTJ. I'm replacing her with a CGI General Madine in a metal bikini. Originally posted by: Invader Jenny
Oh man, that would be HOT! And then Admiral Akbar can rub baby oil all over his body, spilling some on to his own rubbery, aquatic skin.

Just then, there's a knock on the briefing room door. It's perky little Nien Nunb. Cue slow 70s funk.
"I've come to fix the holographic projector, if you know what I mean..."

Post: #210527
Topic: Why all the negative coments about george lucas?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210527/action/topic#210527
Time: 17-May-2006 4:29 PM

Originally posted by: Scruffy
The fact that someone was misguided does not absolve them of wrongdoing or provide a shield against criticism.

Agreed. I'm not against criticism - I think Lucas should be criticised for suppressing the OUT. I have frequently criticised him in the past for exactly that. My point is that civil criticism has a chance of being taken seriously, whereas bashing (by which I mean personal insults, which there are a lot of on these forums) has no such chance.

I think we're all more or less on the same page here.

Post: #210519
Topic: Star Wars DVD Covers
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210519/action/topic#210519
Time: 17-May-2006 4:19 PM

Ah! That's much better.

Why doesn't LFL emply Coov instead of a trained monkey?