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#91189
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.: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91189/action/topic#91189
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Ok, so let's say I want to have two versions of the film on the disc, just like a seamless branched disc would. I want to be able to select which version to watch from the menu, let's say angle 1 for the Pre-ANH version and angle 2 for the "tweaked" version. Basically the only difference between the two would be the opening crawl and various effects shots scattered throughout. It should be relatively easy to set this up in Scenarist shouldn't it?
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#91125
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Idea -- Original Theatrical Prequels
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91125/action/topic#91125
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Um, no. There was nothing changed on the VHS version of TPM. It's the same as the Theatrical release. All the added effects and scenes were done specifically for the DVD.

I don't know what DVD you have Daniel, but my Official AOTC DVD has the "Die, Jedi dogs!" line as well. The only differences that I know of are the shot of anakin's mech hand, which was changed for the digital theatrical release, and the extended garage scene on the dvd with the "to be angry is to be human" line.
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#90762
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Episode III Crawl revealed
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90762/action/topic#90762
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I was actually replying to Darth Balls, who complimented me on my crawl a few posts up. Though "thanks to DanielB" would not be a false statement.

If you're having trouble viewing the video, or my ESB menu videos, you might need to download and install the newest version of the XviD coded. You can find it on www.doom9.org. I've also been told that Real Player doesn't like playing these for some reason, so I hope you're not using that.
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#90631
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.: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90631/action/topic#90631
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I hope you can make it look better than every other generated crawl I've seen (don't worry, I have faith in your abilities, right?).

Well here is my ROTS crawl for comparrision:

ROTS Opening by Zion (20MB, requires XviD codec)

Please save to your hard drive before viewing.

There are a few things I don't like about it, like the way the SW logo flies in and the blockiness of the text as it gets farther away from the screen, but things like that can be fixed easily (it also looks much better in MPEG2).
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#90622
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.: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90622/action/topic#90622
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I most certainly would love to get my hands on those fonts, as I've alredy begun work on reconstructing the crawl in After Effects. Send me a PM Moll.

Daniel, keep in mind that when using angles, you have to split the bandwidth between them. Half the bandwidth may be unnoticable for things like credits and the opening crawl, but when it comes to the rest of the film I'd rather not do it. That is the reason why I'm persuing the branching method instead. I'm going to try out the doom9 technique and see if I can make it work. If not, I may have to resort to angles, but I really don't want to do that unless I absolutely have to.

(Off topic again, but this is really wierd. Whenever I edit a post in a sticky thread it sends it to the top of the list. These Mod abilities have made me powerful...)
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#90235
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.: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90235/action/topic#90235
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Ash, you just made me realize that I never commented on your post. Sorry about that.

Anyway, if and when I decide to do a purist version (which may be sooner than you think ), I'm going all the way and doing everything possibe to make it look and sound like the '77 version. Sorry to confuse you. My ultimate edition ANH DVD would have both the purist version with original crawl, mono track, and no video touch-ups save for your basic noise filters and spot removal, as well as the touched up version with fixed effects and 5.1 audio.
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#90230
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StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90230/action/topic#90230
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I know that you have very eloquently stated that your intention is to preserve the 'experience' rather than the film as closely as it actually was when released, and I'm in agreeance with you up to a point there... there's those that seem to obsess about it far too much... I mean really, does it really matter if it says Episode IV or not at the begining of the crawl? How does that affect the actual movie... What I'm a little iffy about (don't get me wrong though, I'm very interested in your final version) is the 'fixing' of effects they didn't get right back then, like the speeder smudge under it, or the little jumps due to cuts for effects etc... I'm all for being able to still see those things as it was what was achievable THEN... from a film history point of view, being able to say to someone "See, see how great this film is, how amazing it really does look? And this was all done in 1976!" is surely of major worth for future generations of film buffs and students etc.? With the actual releases that Lucas provides it's a case of "See, see how good that bit... no, that bit there... no, not that bit... wait, ok this bit, and that over there, but not the windows there... all of that, well, minus the CG creature over there... that was done in 1976! Oh, wait... no... no, that was 'fixed up in 1997'"... it doesn't sit well.... Your version, while not having the CG etc (Well, actually it does now doesn't it... really, with the laser flash), does have 'clean ups' of original effects... not to their original versions, but better than original...


The answer to this would fall along the lines of "you're never going to see it anyway so why do you care what I do." Don't expect a warm fuzzy discussion about this, as there seem to be two distinct perceptions of what preservation is. The purists believe in preservation in film history a la "you can't change anything about the film because it wasn't like that in '77. The other school of thought, which is where people like Mike's feelings lie, says that you should preserve the experience. Things that distract you from enjoying the story and the characters such as crappy effects shots can be fixed because we have the ability and desire to do so.

(completely off topic, but for some reason if I edit a post in one of the sticky threads it goes to the top of the list. wierd.)