The G

solkap said:

Harmy said:

“…the Ultimate Introductory Guide, which contains the links in it…”

TUIG only directs users to the link lists, it doesn’t contain them, which I do believe is wise.

However, for multi-part rar link list, TUIG currently directs to two places:
HanDuet’s guide which is only supplemental, and the now dead tehparadox thread.

To replace tehparadox, What about setting something up on proboards? It has a free version, options to allow only registered users to view content, and member registration is free.

Thoughts?

That’s a good idea.

solkap said:

red5-626 said:

For links. What about using a free email account?

Set up an email account. put the links in an email sent to the same account.
PM the password of the email to people who ask for it?

With all due respect, I personally don’t think that’s a very good idea.

That would give everyone the ability to edit the link information as well as access it. Having a (free) member only forum post requires users to set up an account to view the link lists, but still keeps control of them in the hands of the original poster, presumably Harmy.

The G said:

cough MEGA cough

If they put the link list on mega, they still need somewhere to post the link to that, so I’m not sure if that solves the problem.

But I think it’s cool that people are starting to brainstorm.

And really, I am just a member of the peanut gallery anyway, as I have had no direct involvement in the production of these projects. The decision will be (as it should) ultimately in the hands of Harmy and everyone else who actually rescued these films. 😃

Something like megasearch.co? It’s a bit shadier looking tho.

cough MEGA cough

TV’s Frink said:

Mega has a much easier learning curve than torrents and by using Facebook he’s bypassing all the requests for invites.

EDIT: Double Post

Someone got my reference!

CatBus said:

I don’t know much about torrenting, and I believe Harmy also was (and perhaps still is) unable to do it. If enough technically-minded people agree, and Harmy thinks it’d work, that might be fine. Then again, maybe Harmy already has a Plan B.

Do it.

JohnStewart said:

You people crack me up. You F* around with copyrighted material then you cry when you see people selling the s*!

If you have a problem with the legality of the DEED than why did you download it?

Imagine if you were Harmy, towne32, njvc, or any of the countless people that make these fan projects and all of the work you did for free is being sold for profit, wouldn’t you be a bit angry?

It’s just frustrating to see Disney do nothing about releasing the ORIGINAL original trilogy, they are missing a huge opportunity and Harmy’s work is being sold for profit but I see the point of keeping a lower profile.

ZigZig said:

The G said:

A dilemma indeed, but for most I believe easy access to the digital copy (mkv, mp4, etc.) would be good enough for most people, but the people who want a proper custom box set is the tricky part.

Well, if Disney officially published the blu-ray of the original trilogy, with a beautiful packaging, the problem would be solved!
IMHO, if we let these ebayers (like this “LDSEntertainment”) sell the original trilogy at such a price, it will put a little more pressure on Disney and Lucasfilm to release it officially.

The only thing we can do is advise Disney/Lucasfim, and let them solve this issue (which is as much their issue as ours).

A petition perhaps? I’m pretty sure there are many petitions about the same thing so I don’t see how Harmy can get the attention of Disney.

stealthboy said:

I think we just need to make sure that the first post in the thread you find when you google “Star Wars Despecialized” has CLEAR instructions on how to get it. Yes, it takes some searching, but if we made that even easier for someone they wouldn’t just give up and pay these jerks money.

I agree.

NeverarGreat said:

While we need to do a better job at directing new members towards important information (see here for my suggestion), there will still be the problem of people unwilling/unable to burn the blu-rays and create custom sets. For those people, buying these things may be the only way they get their hands on them. And that’s a big problem.

Any solution not involving money would be quite a hassle, and the best thing I can think of is a system wherein the party requesting the blu-ray would be required to purchase their own blank blu-ray discs and send them in a package containing their copy of the relevant 2011 Blu-ray discs (as proof of purchase) and enough postage for sending it all back.

A dilemma indeed, but for most I believe easy access to the digital copy (mkv, mp4, etc.) would be good enough for most people, but the people who want a proper custom box set is the tricky part.

Valheru_84 said:

The only other way around it is to literally make it so easily available freely that everyone would find their way to the free versions rather than thinking they have to pay for it. How you would do that I’m not sure (get sites to do feature articles?) or if it would then get too much attention from Disney and Fox.

Shithouse situation to be sure and it must be so demoralising for the creators of such labors of love 😕

.Val

Public torrent tracker, If TPB can do it then this community can do it. Disney would’ve shut this down a long time ago and if they do they will get the message that there’s a high demand for the unaltered Star Wars OT.

NeverarGreat said:

This is getting to the point where people will just stop making fan projects, if they know that their work will just end up being sold for a profit. I was considering sending a message to that website saying something along these lines:

‘Greetings from a fellow fan of Star Wars. I noticed that you are selling the Despecialized edition of Star Wars version 2.7. I am currently working on an updated color correction, to be used for Despecialized 3.0. It’s been a labor of love, demanding literally hundreds of days of work over the course of several years, and a close collaboration between members of a large and vibrant online community. Our community of faneditors and fan preservationists exists solely because of a culture of trust and goodwill, and the understanding that these projects will not be sold online. However, since I now know that my work will almost certainly be illegally sold for a profit, I have to think very carefully about whether to release my work at all. Your website may very well result in no new Despecialized editions, ever. Understand that when you profit off of our work, you are very effectively destroying both our work and our community. If you are truly a fan of Star Wars, you will take down this website. Thank you.’

Send it. If this keeps on, well so be it, if I was the one making the DEED then I’d take down everything. Hopefully that won’t happen.

yotsuya said:

Well, it is Dubai so I’m not sure how much they will care. But also, I know a couple of lawyers in Dubai. They might be able to do something. If they feel like it.

You sound like Saul Goodman lol. I feel like the big mouse needs to get the message already, people want an unaltered cut of Star Wars and are willing to break the law for it, hell i’d pay double what they are charging for the Complete Saga just for the original Star Wars officially in 4k.

CatBus said:

Damn it, don’t they know I’ve got better Arabic subtitles in the works? Have they no shame?

Lmao, there should be a large scale crusade against these people, any way I can help I will certainly do.

I second this man.

littlebiggtoe said:

oojason said:

digitalfreaknyc said:

And now there’s a website?!?

https://ldsentertainment.com/

a quick whois will likely show a few details - I imagine the hosts’ terms and conditions may be violated by this person(s) selling stuff like this… (and GoDaddy may not like to feel the wrath of Disney/Lucasfilm getting in contact) - and then handing over files to help ascertain just who is behind it…)

Looks like they registered through DomainsByProxy to keep their information hidden. I wonder why they think they would want to keep themselves hidden… \s

https://whois.icann.org/en/lookup?name=ldsentertainment.com

Should we start a dedicated thread for this sort of thing instead of polluting this one?

A whole section would be more appropriate for this.

ronwlim said:

Since he’s using some artwork I created, I’ve reported him as well. It’s guys like this that made me pull my box set off the web. They really ruin it for everyone.

-Ron

littlebiggtoe said:

I’m not sure if this is the appropriate place for this, but since I’ve seen discussions regarding ebay sellers in this thread I thought I’d ask.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Star-Wars-Despecialized-Trilogy-Blu-ray-Box-Set-Star-Tours-Holiday-Special-/263130379243?hash=item3d43caf3eb:g:5ZcAAOSw5cRZGnTV

The above seller has listed a very expensive set of Harmy’s Despecialized edition blu-ray’s at the link above (at least he credited Harmy I guess…). From the looks of it, he has sold quite a few. Does the community actively look for and report these sellers? And if so, where would one post links in the forum for others to report them?

Your artwork was really cool, I was planning to use it for my personal box set. These guys just want to ruin everything don’t they?

digitalfreaknyc said:

The G said:

This is getting out of hand, is Harmy going to do nothing?!?!?

What can he do?

Call them out on his social media, Warn potential buyers, make downloading the DEED easier and more accessible.

This is getting out of hand, is Harmy going to do nothing?!?!?

So Simple, Elegant, and Clean. Thank you!

stealthboy said:

The G said:

yotsuya said:

What you have to remember to make a good graphic for cover designs is that you have to make it bigger than you need. Leave edged all around. Even add edges if you can. In some cases you can’t. Then when you drop a graphic into a cover template, you have more room to work. Ideally, the template would be a little big so you can trim off part of the printed image for an clean edge (as opposed to trying to cut along an exact line and getting some white and then having to go back and recut and run the risk of an uneven edge). You have to plan for this when you place the images. The cover image may need to be a tiny bit offset. For professional printing they like to more room to cut. Though I just proofed something for work today that didn’t look like it had any over printing.

I’m just using the pdf provided here, is it high quality? I’m just going to print it at a print shop and have them cut it if they can.

You’ll need to make sure it prints at at least 300 dpi if you want “high quality”. Figure that out with your image and the print size. If you do a little research online you can learn all about this. Take fifteen minutes to google for the proper blu-ray cover template size, and what “dpi” means, and what the image resolution is in whatever your source image is. This will help you figure out what you need and what to tell your print shop to get a perfect cover.

And yes, ideally you add what’s called “bleed” to the edges of the image to allow for room to cut it perfectly.

Again, I’m using the cover uploaded here. I just want to know if it’s the highest DPI possible or if there’s a higher quality version as the one provided here is a bit blurry on my monitor.

UPDATE: I’m an idiot, i just saw Phildesfr’s updated Blu Ray set, and I found some Blu-Ray templates that fit my cases, hopefully I don’t mess this up…

yotsuya said:

What you have to remember to make a good graphic for cover designs is that you have to make it bigger than you need. Leave edged all around. Even add edges if you can. In some cases you can’t. Then when you drop a graphic into a cover template, you have more room to work. Ideally, the template would be a little big so you can trim off part of the printed image for an clean edge (as opposed to trying to cut along an exact line and getting some white and then having to go back and recut and run the risk of an uneven edge). You have to plan for this when you place the images. The cover image may need to be a tiny bit offset. For professional printing they like to more room to cut. Though I just proofed something for work today that didn’t look like it had any over printing.

I’m just using the pdf provided here, is it high quality? I’m just going to print it at a print shop and have them cut it if they can.

stealthboy said:

The G said:

UPDATE: Acquired some blank Blu-Ray cases and printable discs, i got a friend who has an Epson Artisan printer for printing on discs similar to Mr. Yotsuya’s, but I have no idea if the printable cover provided here fits the dimensions of my Blu-Ray case. Its just a standard generic Blu-Ray case.

Specifically this one:

https://goo.gl/3gDAAt

It’s going to take some measuring and some knowledge of DPI and print size. Some cases have different widths, 11m, 14mm. That will affect how the printed cover fits.

This one is 12mm thick, I suck at precise things like this, any help on how to do this with the provided cover art gets a 50,000 Republic Credit Bonus.