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#133652
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Piracy not to blame in decline of moviegoers
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Piracy has little to do with the success or failure of a film, contrary to what the MPAA lapdogs spew out to the news media. The decline in revenues is mainly because of 3 factors:

Movies are too expensive-$8 for matinee? Get bent.
Movies are generally poor quality compared to 15+ years ago-most movies today are purely money making schlock.
Consumers are used to DVDs and home theaters and many don't mind waiting for the DVD release, unless it's a "must see", which is rare these days. (the studios conveniently fail to mention that their DVD sales are soaring, which accounts for much of the return on a film's investment)

R rated films are far less common these days because they don't attract the audience they once did, so many films are made to fit the PG-13 mold, which further weakens the studios' credibility. This is partly why AvP was so terrible when it could have been great. The MPAA is quick to blame file sharing, which is laughable-would you rather have a highly compressed xvid or a full feature DVD? If someone likes something enough, they will purchase it-assuming it's available legally. "Piracy" is used as a common scapegoat, and the FBI's enforcement is a joke. They claim to have made it a top priority, but like the warning you see before a movie, it is mostly a scare tactic. They only worry about large counterfeiting operations or when an uploader of a new film can be easily traced. The real damage comes in from overseas counterfeiters who produce 1:1 copies from illegal stampers in places such as China and Malaysia, but the damage is mostly relegated to the local economy and does not really affect the bottom line of the studios. The studios refuse to lower their prices in overseas markets enough to make legal products affordable-do you really think someone from China is going to spend $12 on a legal DVD when they can buy a pirated copy for less than $1?
What this all boils down to is fear of change-the studios are still stuck in 1970's business models and are very reluctant to adapt. The same fortelling of doom was predicted when the VCR was introduced; thankfully forward thinking judges ruled in consumers' favor, and the studios eventually reaped huge profits by producing VHS movies for rental and sales. The same situation is happening today, and they would be wise to realize the potential p2p has to offer movie and TV distribution.
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#129988
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<strong>The Cowclops Transfers (a.k.a. the PCM audio DVD's, Row47 set) Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/129988/action/topic#129988
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Just so you know, the EditDroid audio was taken from the 1989 LD set (1985 mix), which is why it doesn't sound as strong as audio taken from the DC or Faces sets (same audio track). It is, however, closer to the original mix which is the whole point of the EditDroid-an attempt to recreate the films as they were seen theatrically. The 89 LD mix does not include the added sound effects or 4 channel surround effects, I believe.
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#129426
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<strong>The Cowclops Transfers (a.k.a. the PCM audio DVD's, Row47 set) Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/129426/action/topic#129426
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Some of you say it's a great transfer while others bitch about it... I think the problem lies in that you need to lower your brightness so that you can just barely tell a difference between the 2 black borders. Once you do this the black levels will look correct. If I recall, Cowclops stated this was a necessity because he had to compromise between black depth and image detail, and if it is too dark you lose shadow detail and the stars' luminence.
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#125234
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<strong>The Cowclops Transfers (a.k.a. the PCM audio DVD's, Row47 set) Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/125234/action/topic#125234
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That is precisely what it is-although the older shots may seem better upon first glance, once you watch the films in motion you will see there really is no comparison. Cowclops had to compromise a bit on some aspects to get everything balanced properly-if your TV is calibrated correctly it will look better, although it may be slightly darker. The brightness was too high on the old version and the extra sharpness you see is a result of 2 things:
The old set had artificial sharpening added (albeit minor)
The new set is anamorphic, which loses a small amount of resolution.
Together both of these factors contribute to what you are seeing; it was unavoidable due to the conversion process. The contrast, chroma levels and brightness are nearly untouched from the source, so you are seeing them as they are on the LDs with very little modification. The contrast may seem worse but what you are seeing in the old set is a false sense of good contrast, ie black detail is lost but the blacks are deeper.
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#118159
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<strong>The Cowclops Transfers (a.k.a. the PCM audio DVD's, Row47 set) Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/118159/action/topic#118159
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*** MAJOR UPDATE!! ***

I just received the new set yesterday and it is AWESOME. Definately better than the previous version in every respect. If anyone is interested in obtaining more info, please contact me by clicking my glasses icon. (please email me rather than PM as it is easier)
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#117794
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George Lucas says that the original versions of SW will probably be released on DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/117794/action/topic#117794
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That would be nice, but I'm not sure that we're ready for that level of notoriety just yet. GL seldomly sticks to statements he makes, so don't take his word as the golden rule as he often times will change his mind at a whim. When it is actually released by LFL, I will believe it-until then, it's just hearsay, even if it is from "the man" himself. Besides, he's already said in a newer interview that the films are now "done" and no further tweaking is necessary. Of course this contradicts earlier statements but this is how he is.
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#116969
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<strong>The Cowclops Transfers (a.k.a. the PCM audio DVD's, Row47 set) Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/116969/action/topic#116969
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Sure thing.. here's some for you. Please keep in mind that your setup may look different-I tried to find scenes that illustrate contrast/color/brightness levels. I made a shot of the red grate in ESB to show that the red-shifting no longer occurs. There may be some slight cropping on the sides due to the image editing. Enjoy!

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