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well if you want to capture it, I found the best screen capture I have tried so far is Camtasia.  But, there are also a lot of web browser plugins to get the source video.  Videodownload helper has been my favorite so far.  but indeed there are some tricky videos that I have only been able to get with a screen capture.

oh yes.  In your project settings, change it to widescreen.

There is a button for this at the top left and you can also find this under FILE.  Once you have changed the aspect settings, you video will appear pillarboxed in your preview window.  If you right click on your video clip and choose the pan/crop tool it will open a window.  right click on the preview here and choose SET TO OUTPUT.  this will crop some of the image to 16x9.  you can move the window to where you want it framed.

well, then what software do you have? any advanced editing software can do this, its pretty simple in concept, but pretty time consuming and tedious.

sounds good satanika. I'll start upping as soon as I get the discs, and let you know.

sounds way cool. thanks for the update puggo!! :)

looks fantastic ady :)

basically the same method as this:

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/converting-2-35-1-ws-to-pan-and-scan/topic/10057/

you want the opposite, but the process is the same practically.

I can do a RS upload of this if you want.

you are not the only one :) and yes its worth the wait.  thanks

If you want the output to be 4:3, then set your project settings to this. 

Next, you will have to make cuts at each scene change on your video. 

For each of these scenes enter the pan/crop tool.

right click and set to match output aspect.

then move the window to cover the area you want for that scene.

amazing work ady.  I LOVE the asteroid field

any good editing software (Vegas, Premiere, Ulead) will enable you to use a pan/crop tool.  this can be quite tedious as it requires reframing basically every shot.

I didnt do beauty and the beast.  Thats Molly along with someone else.  I just made a cover art for it.

I think once you get used to Vegas, you will really enjoy it.  Its all I use to edit.  I love it.

I always frameserve out to CCE to do the encoding which is a top rate encoder.  Vegas' rendering isnt bad though.  To figure out the bitrate, use a bitrate calculator to enter your movie duration and audio settings.  It will tell you the bitrate you need to fit it on a disc.  3 hours seems like a good bit.  You may want to release this as a dual layer DVD.  Also, keep in mind, if you have motion menus, or any bonus features, that you will need to lower your bitrate some to accomodate these.

here is a pdf I put together a while back.  I grabbed a buch of short tutorials for the web and put them in here.  It should help you get a start

Johnny Ringo said:

Alright, here's another concept proof, Yes i stole the idea from Sin City but I think it might fit in nicely - used sparringly.

I love this shot. very cool.

ImperialFighter said:

Speaking of 'badass' Yodas

http://www.owensworld.com/funnyimages/files/1167_yoda_big.jpg

hhahahahahahahahahhaa, I think I just peed myself

Yoda: bitches get stitches

you sure are anxious to sell this....  shouldnt be posting your sales here.

Thanks for the clip Adywan.  The clip looks amazing.  I will mirror others comments about the eyes though.  Do you plan on tweeking that as well?  Regardless, I think the clip looks great, and thanks for the update.  Happy 2009 :)

5.1 is easy in Vegas.  just split the 5.1 ac3 into 6 wav files (BeSweet or Cinematize).  Set your Vegas file to 5.1 and add each of the tracks in the appropriate layer.  You can also adjust the amount of separation you want on the layer.

This is a film that amazes me hasnt made it to DVD.  The only thing I have been able to find is a VHS rip.  It seems all the VHS releases were in Pan/Scan.  I believe the laserdisc has the original aspect ratio of this, but I have never been able to find a copy of that.  What would be great is to get a composite made with the TV footage bonus sccenes and the original theatrical aspect ratio version.

its posted over at fanedit.org.  here is the link

yes, this is way cool.  We appreciate the incredible amount of work focuspuller :)

yes I am very much anticipating this Galctus.

as for the Force Unleashed, I know that Spence and Daveytod are working on a big project for that right now.