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when the first Mynock suckers onto the window of the MF with Leia in the cockpit, she reacts pretty slowly.

True, it always bothered me a bit.

If someone were to take a video clip, produce a 3D effect for each frame (like you've done TMBTM), and then slap all the frames into a video editing program, would it create the illusion of a 3D video without the need for any 3D glasses?

Of course, to keep the same length, the final framerate would have to be double the starting framerate.

Does that make sense to anyone other than me?

I understand. Maybe it would be fun for a couple of seconds. But to an entire movie I don't know. Headache is not far! And I'm not sure of the result anyway.

Maybe a test would be fun. Maybe not doing a "second eye" picture for each frame BUT applying directely the effect on the frames, once right/once left eye etc...

P.S. Since Adywan did the Jabba/Han scene as a 3D bonus on the DVD-9, you should ask him how he did it.

Oh, I did not see it. I only have the DVD5.

He probably has played with an after effect pixel tracker to make depth map following the shape of the characters... but I don't know, just a though. I'll ask him. Thanks. :)

thats really cool! I think I'd rather see it on high quality star wars though as opposed to the dusty silent version

Yeah, I agree.

But I'm FAR from able to do a 2D to 3D convertion of an entire movie.

I think I can do nice 3D frames, but I don't think a "one 2D picture to depth map" converter ever exits. The program I talked about generate Depth map out of 2 different 2D pictures (of course...) but I think it don't do that from a single 2D picture. It is said that it "generate depth map from a pair of 2D pictures" and it that it "create depth map from a single 2D picture", but it appears that "create" does not mean "generate" from the point of view of the creators of the program...: it only makes a greyscale version of the picture, which is of course not a depth map, at all...

I'll continue my search.

Episode 5 DUSTY version framing is on it's way.

Episode 4 DUSTY version is done (I just need to watch it to avoid some little mistake maybe).

I'll launch the framing of episode 5 tonight.

Speaking of 3D Star Wars I continue my search for a methode to (maybe) make one of my episode in 3D.

I think I could do it if I find a program that can automaticaly transform a normal 2D picture to a Depth map picture like this one I've quickly made on photoshop:

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perhaps this program can do it automaticaly. I did not try it for now (not free):http://www.3dmasterkit.com/index.php?id=59

and here is an animated gif of the result between the original and a distorded one (made on photoshop using the depth map):

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Maybe I should have painted Vader a little more white so he would be more close to the viewer. But you should see very well the 3D effet on the dead bodies at the bottom of the picture.

Of course making the depth map by hand means I can only do "layer 3D". I wish a software can do better result. I know some folks worked on a program using pixel recognation of the focus and the shapes to make  depth maps out of 2D pictures, but I did not found a free program that do that sort of thing for now.

I also opened a thread at http://www.faneditforum.com/viewforum.php?f=20 to discuss this matter.

Yeah, I tried with the premiere pro 3D glasses filter, but it only duplicates the same image (or use the real "second eye" picture if you have one).

This little T3d converter software kind of stretch the blue picture a bit, like a wind coming from the left. And once mixed with the red one it gives a cool little 3D feel. Still "pseudo 3D" though.

Just for the fun:

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done with t3d conveter (unregistered as you see). I have R/B glasses, and I think it works not so bad. But it works only with single .bmp pictures.

I wonder if there is a premiere pro plugin that can do this effect. I'll see.

Blue: left eye.

"Until this battle station is fully operation, we are vulnerable" and that was days before it's first firing on Alderaan.

Yeah, you got me, I forgot the "we are vulnerable" line!

I guess if the Death Star was all operational exept for its secret beam weapon, it would at last not be "vulnerable", indeed.

The red glow in the AT-AT interiors. Thanks for doing that mock-up. that has really helped put my point across that adding red lighting to the interiors will look fake. This is really something that doesn't need doing.

NooooOOOooooo! :(      ;)

Just kidding, while I really like the idea and the mock-up, it would probably be a bit distracting inside the movie, indeed.

(But to be 100% logic, if you don't add that red light to the interior, it shoud be erased from the exterior of the AT-AT... but it would probably be too much work for such a detail anyway)

Every time Luke gets a hit in on Vader, he should cry "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

He he, you should do a short video and youtubed it. You will be famous in the hour! ;)

First picture of ANH, dusty version (5% red tint will be added to the picture, just like the PT trilogy):

I had to restart the framing, so it will take more or less 2 days to finish ANH.

Yeah, I know this one, it's fun!

On youtube or dailymotion you can find several little silent Star Wars movies. I saw one of the PT that was quite fun too. With dialogue cards like "Okay, let's get married!".

The "Dusty EP4" framing is loooooonnnng. I don't know why it's so long. But it works.

My goal is to have the audience ROOT for the SITH, support Palpatine in doing what is necessary, AND THEN feel guilty when they realize what is happening.  Ep3 SHOULD almost feel like a good ending (to the clone wars) until you realize that the Might Makes Right mentality brings an end to peace and justice AND the republic. 

I can't agree more. The audience must feel "betrayed" by Palpatine.

But maybe this shoud happen at the end of EP2. I really would  like to have a full episode left to actualy see the Empire at its top, hunting the Jedi to the last. And bring our good characters to the point where they loose all hopes.

skyjedi2005 said:

Remember the second in the old trilogy had some good moments too but ended up being overall crap.

I lOVE Temple of Doom. And here's why:

1- I care more about the fate of innocent childreens than what happened to the ark of the convenant.

2- I love to hate Willie Scott

3- Short Round, not too bad for a kid in big movie IMO.

4- Non stop action, what a treat.

5- The darkest AND the funniest of the 4. (We...are..going...to...diiiiie!!!)

6- I like the fact that the movie is focusing (mainly) on one location.

7 - I like the fact that this movie shows us Indy before the event of Raiders, when he is just a man who want fortune and glory (and discover along the way that fortune is not the ultimate goal). And so I don't like the River Phoenix opening in Crusade where Indy is already a museum freak).

8- Mola Ram, best Indy bad guy. I mean,okay, Bellocq is a better character for sure, he's smart and all; but to the point he's almost a good guy. Mola Ram is just one dimensional bad guy, and I think it fits that movie very well.

9- I don't fall asleep when I watch TOD these days. Unlike Crusade.

10- That music during the sacrifice is so evil. Man, good job mister Williams.

11- Best Harrison Ford performance of the 4.

So, yes, Raiders is the best movie on a cinematographical point of view, no doubt about that, but to me TOD is just behind for its fun and for the ride treatment. THEN Skull... but I guess it is because I almost can't watch Crusade anymore.

That would be kind of neat actually. It would be spooky.

I kind of agree, just for a second, then after a blink, back to normal.

The torrent for part1 can't be find anymore by searching on demonoid. I don't understand what happened.

I still have the link to the page, but it is said: no seeders, no leechers. (but 2 hours ago they were plenty of them...)

Could this possible that Demonoid deleted this torrent without warning me?

EDIT: okay, it works now... still don't know what happened, demonoid technical thing I guess.

These changes are a bit out there but they would make the film much more different than just a rehash of ANH and a bit closer to what Jedi originally was going to be.

Simply awesome.

Hard to do indeed, but according to all this thread ideas, ROTJ really is the movie that could be transformed in totaly something else. I know Adywan is not a magician but I'd like him to take some of those wonderful ideas for ROTJ revisited.

A very smart laser beam...

funny I've always noticed it I had no idea it was only 1 frame

Well, there is a glowing effect that stand more than 1 frame, but this specific effect with the shadow of the bridge reflecting on the wall is 1 frame.

I was wondering when we see the flashes of the sabers of the duel, the walls are getting brighter.

This cant be right because the walls are supposed to be awaay.

Well, it's only on 1 frame and it is more to deliver a feeling than to be realistic. I can live with it.

Okay... but Luke's hand is still attached to the lightsaber... Just kidding. :)

And another thing: why does Luke lightsaber blade fades few frames after his hand is cutted? It is not damaged. Does that means a lightsaber automaticaly switch off when you drop it?