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Post: #187239
Topic: ***The "official" Screenshots thread ***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/187239/action/topic#187239
Time: 27-Feb-2006 9:03 PM

I've toyed with this briefly myself...

http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/6291/ottest5rk.jpg

It's amazing what a little color correction can do to the Official DVD. I'm suprised no one's done this in any of their projects.

Post: #186776
Topic: ***The "official" Screenshots thread ***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/186776/action/topic#186776
Time: 26-Feb-2006 4:49 PM

I hadn't really noticed it either. Then I read an article the other day that pointed it out. While I was typing up the shot descriptions yesterday, it really became evident.

Post: #186743
Topic: ***The "official" Screenshots thread ***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/186743/action/topic#186743
Time: 26-Feb-2006 1:43 PM

Oops. Almost forgot I relocated the thumbnail files.

Fixed now.

Edit: I just realized the links don't really work because I changed my form code to use POST method instead of GET. I'll need to fix that.

Post: #186693
Topic: Number 1 TV Show When growing up!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/186693/action/topic#186693
Time: 26-Feb-2006 4:05 AM

Mystery Science Theater 3000 is my all-time favorite show.

But from that list, I'd have to go with Knight Rider. Hasselhoff was da bomb yo.

I think Masters of the Universe was my favorite show when I was really little. Saved by the Bell was my favorite show as a pre-teen. After that, MST3K all the way.

And speaking of which, what about the cartoons? Masters of the Universe? Thundercats? GI Joe? Ninja Turtles? Voltron? Transformers?

Post: #186691
Topic: ***The "official" Screenshots thread ***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/186691/action/topic#186691
Time: 26-Feb-2006 3:47 AM

The new screenshots page is up!

Check it out and let me know what you think: http://www.aptirrelevance.com/otscreenshots/

Needed updates:

Add EditDroid screenshots
Update info on all transfers (some of it is inaccurate)

Post: #186537
Topic: Kenner Commercials DVD (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/186537/action/topic#186537
Time: 25-Feb-2006 9:45 PM

This thread isn't going anywhere. It's got some good info, and it's kind of funny.

Post: #185524
Topic: ***The "official" Screenshots thread ***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/185524/action/topic#185524
Time: 23-Feb-2006 9:22 AM

The new improved Apt Irrelevance screenshots page will have the following versions available for comparisson:

Official
Citizen
Moth3r
EditDroid
Dark/Sega SC
Cowclops v2
Dr. Gonzo
Farsight
TR47
ISOMIX
Look

Coming very soon...

Post: #184341
Topic: adamwankenobi i miss u
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/184341/action/topic#184341
Time: 20-Feb-2006 5:28 PM

Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
That's disgusting! Don't tell me about it!

Grow up kid.

Originally posted by: Battlewars
whats the big deal about adamwan he just posts what he really feels and you guys jump all over him for being different, how sad

This place doesn't need to be the pre-teen chat room that you two have made it.

Post: #184305
Topic: adamwankenobi i miss u
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/184305/action/topic#184305
Time: 20-Feb-2006 4:58 PM

The deal here is you are a cancer on this board. If it was up to me you'd be gone.

Post: #184208
Topic: Info Wanted: What is the best available OOT preservation DVD?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/184208/action/topic#184208
Time: 20-Feb-2006 3:15 PM

That's what Dr. M's Reinventing the Wheel project is.

Post: #184206
Topic: Info Wanted: What is the best available OOT preservation DVD?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/184206/action/topic#184206
Time: 20-Feb-2006 3:12 PM

I would take off X0, as it doesn't exist yet.

Also, there is no Zion transfer. My initial project was abandoned and was never released.

Post: #184177
Topic: Info Wanted: What is the best available OOT preservation DVD?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/184177/action/topic#184177
Time: 20-Feb-2006 2:00 PM

Citizen PAL DL ANH is the best LD transfer to date.

But I should really check out your CEs ocp.

Post: #183537
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/183537/action/topic#183537
Time: 18-Feb-2006 11:40 PM

Believe me, our main goal right now is to get these LD's transfered in the highest quality anyone's ever seen. After that, who knows.

Post: #183260
Topic: RatDVD - Please Use.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/183260/action/topic#183260
Time: 18-Feb-2006 12:58 PM

Sounds great if you don't care about video quality.

Why don't you try it out Ell and show us what the quality difference is between the DVD9 source and the 1.5GB ratfile.

Post: #183252
Topic: Info Wanted: your preferred dolby trailer preferences?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/183252/action/topic#183252
Time: 18-Feb-2006 12:50 PM

Does it have to be a Dolby trailer? My favorite is the THX Tex trailer.

Post: #183162
Topic: Help Wanted: looking for... ! Rikter !
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/183162/action/topic#183162
Time: 18-Feb-2006 2:32 AM

Welcome to the forums Mike.

Please don't start threads for open requests like this. It's not really against the rules, just bad form. It would be good for you to check out the sticky threads at the top of the forum for info on where you can get what you're looking for. For instance, in this thread you can find a link to Rikter's Edits and DVDr releases thread, which has the info you're looking for on the Holiday Special.

You might also want to go into your profile and turn on your PM box if you haven't already. You might get help from some friendly forum members that way.

Post: #182921
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/182921/action/topic#182921
Time: 17-Feb-2006 5:09 PM

Originally posted by: Grinder
I thought a not corrected version was to be released aswell.

What he means by "corrected" is a frame-by-frame cleanup of dirt and such. Not corrected SFX, etc.

We'll show you what we mean in the near future....

Post: #182787
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/182787/action/topic#182787
Time: 17-Feb-2006 11:02 AM

Updates to the web site and the newsletter have been put off because I've been working 6 and 7 day weeks these past few months. I have a three day weekend coming up so expect some new stuff.

Post: #181233
Topic: questions about cropping/audio/bitrates
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/181233/action/topic#181233
Time: 14-Feb-2006 7:37 PM

Welcome to the boards! Thanks for taking the time to do some research and make use of the sticky threads before posting. I wish we had more newbies like you.

First:
The "viewable area" you refer to relies solely on the capture device used. Some capture cards clip more off the sides than others. I know that with my Winfast TV2000 XP card I am able to hack the settings and set my own clipping range, but most (none that I know) other capture devices don't have this ability.

Second:
Both TR47/Cowclops transfers have the original PCM audio off the LDs.

Third:
The advantage of an anamorphic transfer relies solely on the screen you view it on. Widescreen TVs benefit the most, as the anamorphic widescreen format was designed with them in mind. Standard analog 4:3 televisions will actually lose quality when showing an anamorphic image, as lines are actually clipped to scale the image down to size. Would a standard letterbox transfer look better on a widescreen monitor than an anamorphic? That's debatable. What it really comes down to is which one can upscale the image better -- your television on a letterbox transfer, or the software used to upscale an anamorphic transfer during the editing process. Usually an anamorphic image will look better simply because most televisions can't upscale an image nearly as well as video software can. And don't forget that a television has to upscale at real time, which makes a huge difference.

Lastly:
If you don't have a widescreen television, you should consider a letterbox transfer such as either TR47/Cowclops v1.0 which has digital PCM sound, or the EditDroid transfer which in my opinion has a slightly better picture but no PCM sound. Both are excellent transfers though.

Newer transfers such as Citizen's releases are done on dual-layer media with a substantial increase in quality. Citizen's PAL DL transfer of ANH is my current favorite.

Post: #180772
Topic: Info: Holiday Special on 16mm?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/180772/action/topic#180772
Time: 13-Feb-2006 10:57 PM

I wouldn't get my hopes up by any means. But if you do win, will he let you send it back if you're not satisfied (i.e. it's not the Holiday Special)?

Post: #180600
Topic: Myspace
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/180600/action/topic#180600
Time: 13-Feb-2006 7:04 PM

Everyone at work was talking about Myspace the other day and I didn't know anything about it. Today I decided to sign up and see what all the fuss was.

Here's my page if anyone cares.

Post: #180410
Topic: Info: HEY! You Fan Editors are all mini George Lucases!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/180410/action/topic#180410
Time: 13-Feb-2006 11:33 AM

Originally posted by: marioxb
You complain that he keeps updating and changing the Star Wars films. Well, you guys do the same thing, keep re-releasing your projects with better transfers and stuff like that. Yet when Mr. Lucas does it, yall get mad. And there's like what, 1000 different DVDr versions of the OT?
....
Anyway, I'm still sticking with my thing that if you want the OOOOOOOT or whatever the heck we are calling it these days, just get a damn DVD-R of it and be done with it. No need for an official release. I doubt I would buy the original unaltered versions if they were ever released. I've already got 'em. (Well as soon as I get the ISO mixes of Empire and Jedi that is) It's much more fun for me to buy and watch the (to me) superior mega never-ending updated versions.

So....you hate the fact that newer versions of the OOT keep being released with continually better LD transfers, yet you feel content with the ISOMIX trilogy and the Official DVDs?

Halleluia! I have seen the light!!! That's it guys, I'm getting the Spyder Trilogy and calling it quits. No more XØ Project.

Post: #180405
Topic: Updated forum rules regarding fan edits and preservation efforts: a must-read for everyone.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/180405/action/topic#180405
Time: 13-Feb-2006 11:19 AM

Pretty much the same rules I've been going by for the last year, but now they're written out and clarified.

Post: #180404
Topic: Idea & Info: THX "WOW!" Laserdisc
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/180404/action/topic#180404
Time: 13-Feb-2006 11:16 AM

I don't know if there's much to gain by getting a DVDr version of this except as a "preservation" for reference purposes, or if the content of those demo chapters are coveted by fan editors. There are plenty of other DVDs out there that can calibrate your system, like the Digital Video Essentials DVDs and the THX Demo DVDs.

Post: #179922
Topic: Looking for some Star Wars "Promo Photos" please...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/179922/action/topic#179922
Time: 11-Feb-2006 10:51 PM

Yeah, I haven't had time to upload the rest of the OT stuff.