Zion

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Post: #87438
Topic: The "EditDroid" Trilogy DVD Info and Feedback Thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/87438/action/topic#87438
Time: 19-Jan-2005 2:04 AM

Wow, so much discussion here since I left for the evening. It's nice to see this place alive and kicking again for a change.

Bizz, I'd really like to hear these soundtracks you mentioned. What I plan on putting on my own discs is a 5.1 track, isolated score, commentary, and possibly a mono track. If you want to help out with any of those, I'd more than welcome your assistance. Shoot me a pm sometime.

Post: #87230
Topic: The "EditDroid" Trilogy DVD Info and Feedback Thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/87230/action/topic#87230
Time: 18-Jan-2005 7:17 PM

Even if it's true, this is still an awesome DVD.

Post: #87222
Topic: The "EditDroid" Trilogy DVD Info and Feedback Thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/87222/action/topic#87222
Time: 18-Jan-2005 7:00 PM

Zion - I bet yours will look a bit SWEETER! (gotta one up em' all!)

Heh, well let's just say you run the risk of soiling your pants once you see mine.

That reminds me, I better get that new clip uploaded....

My first thought on this DVD is that whoever made these borrowed features from other bootlegs, including the Isomix score and put them together with some new menus. I'm not saying this is the case, just that it's possible. I'm sure someone like Rik would be able to determine if this is in fact an original transfer.

Post: #87204
Topic: The "EditDroid" Trilogy DVD Info and Feedback Thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/87204/action/topic#87204
Time: 18-Jan-2005 6:28 PM

Wow, those features look eerily similar to what my own dvd's will have. Awesome menus too. They give me some great ideas.

Any idea where this set came from or who made it?

Post: #87196
Topic: ***The "official" Screenshots feedback thread ***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/87196/action/topic#87196
Time: 18-Jan-2005 6:20 PM

The screenshots site is back up. Sorry again for the downtime. My site has suddenly become ubber popular because of my Episode III image archive and I had to relocate to another web host. I've got more than twice the bandwidth of my old host, so this shouldn't happen again.

Moth3r, I'm really liking the way your page is set up. I think I'm going to redo mine to something similar. I love that Doom9 example as well. If only I could figure out how they do that zooming....

Post: #87033
Topic: Capture Card Comparison
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/87033/action/topic#87033
Time: 17-Jan-2005 10:25 PM

[From my previous post...]
Well, one thing's for sure - a lot of you are putting my raw captures to shame. Those Elite players are amazing.

You're absolutely right, the bottom one looks the best of the three, even though it's MPEG2. Hauppage cards have always been some of the best available, I just never looked at them because they only do MPEG captures. The middle one looks the closest to mine, and that makes sense since my cards are the newer generation of the BT8*8's.

Zion, from what I understand there is essentially no difference between my CLD-79 and your CLD-D704. I could be wrong but I beleive the 79 is just a D704 in elite badging.

You may be right, but the difference with my 704 is that is has severe color smearing which prevented me from ever getting a good solid capture out of it. None of my screencaps were off of that machine.

Post: #87023
Topic: Good capture cards - recommendations?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/87023/action/topic#87023
Time: 17-Jan-2005 9:19 PM

Wow, that sucks....

Post: #87022
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/87022/action/topic#87022
Time: 17-Jan-2005 9:17 PM

Originally posted by: Daniel
I'm wondering if anybody out there who recieves lot's of e-mail for a particular project would think it a good idea to send out a broadcast message for a funds request on Laserman's XO project???

You mean send out a mass email right? I wouldn't be opposed to it, but I'm not going to give out the long list of email addresses I have of people asking about my project. Since most people emailing me are only concerned about how much it would cost them to get a set, what I could do is send out an email letting everyone know of the current state of things, a link to Laserman's site, and an invitation to make a PayPal donation to the X0 project. I've thought about even putting a PayPal link up on my site about it.

Post: #87021
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/87021/action/topic#87021
Time: 17-Jan-2005 9:09 PM

Well, one thing's for sure - a lot of you are putting my raw captures to shame.

Those Elite players are amazing.

You're absolutely right, the bottom one looks the best of the three, even though it's MPEG2. Hauppage cards have always been some of the best available, I just never looked at them because they only do MPEG captures. The middle one looks the closest to mine, and that makes sense since my cards are the newer generation of the BT8*8's.

That's a very good example of the three most common variety PC capture devices. You would be better off starting a new thread about this though as it doesn't have much to do with my project.

Post: #86931
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/86931/action/topic#86931
Time: 17-Jan-2005 1:14 PM

Best news I've heard all morning.

Post: #86747
Topic: Good capture cards - recommendations?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/86747/action/topic#86747
Time: 16-Jan-2005 7:14 PM

You'd get a better comparisson by using the same cable (composite or Svid) for both captures. If you use the composite, your using the comb filter in the capture card(s). Using the S-video utilizes the comb filter in the LD player.

Post: #86743
Topic: Good capture cards - recommendations?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/86743/action/topic#86743
Time: 16-Jan-2005 5:58 PM

MSI TV @nywhere Master - This worked fine but the picture quality wasn't really good enough (it's only a cheapish card) even through S-video.
Leadtek Winfast PVR 2000 - This works well and has only a slight reduction in picture quality but won't accept an NTSC signal! Doh!

I have both the MSI TV @nywhere Master and the Leadtek Winfast TV 2000 Expert. For NTSC, I found the MSI card to have a slight edge in video quality, but it was pretty close.

These might seem like "cheapish" cards compared to the All-In-Wonders, but it's because they're a stripped down version that does nothing but pass a video signal. $30-$50 is all you should expect to pay, and you would be hard pressed to find a better device that captures to AVI. The other options out there, while more expensive and perhaps better at what they do, capture only in MPEG.

Post: #86244
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/86244/action/topic#86244
Time: 14-Jan-2005 1:08 AM

Heh, yeah. Mods get all the cool fringe benefits.

jon, my email is probably down since I'm in the middle of switching servers. I'll try to contact you tomarrow, if not Saturday.

Post: #86213
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/86213/action/topic#86213
Time: 13-Jan-2005 9:17 PM

Well, I just signed up for a new web host, so hopefully I'll be able to get the new video clip up in the next couple days to show you guys.

Post: #86212
Topic: STAR WARS: The Torrents thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/86212/action/topic#86212
Time: 13-Jan-2005 9:14 PM

eros would be able to confirm if it's the LOOK version if he were around...

Post: #86110
Topic: ***The "official" Screenshots feedback thread ***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/86110/action/topic#86110
Time: 13-Jan-2005 3:31 PM

Had to take down the screenshots site temporarily, sorry guys. It'll be back up at the beginning of next month, or perhaps sooner if I switch web hosts.

Post: #86094
Topic: My apologies to the members of this forum.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/86094/action/topic#86094
Time: 13-Jan-2005 12:51 PM

Thanks for your support Jay. I'll do my best to help this place out and keep it a fun atmosphere that we can all enjoy.

Let this mark the end of the "dark times" and move on to "golden age" of OT preservation. I see nothing but great things ahead of us. I hope everyone is ready.

And let me be the first to say I'd be happy to contribute financially to this place. I honestly would have nowhere near the amount of support for my project that I do if not for this site.

Post: #85929
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/85929/action/topic#85929
Time: 12-Jan-2005 6:25 PM

A few minor fixes - most of which you probably won't notice in this shot.

Post: #85894
Topic: StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/85894/action/topic#85894
Time: 12-Jan-2005 5:31 PM

In my version, one will watch the story. You'll be sucked in and you'll stay there. You won't be distracted from it by basic technical errors and out-of-place visuals. That's it. This forum is a celebration not of a "version", but of the original experience. My restoration recaptures that experience, certainly as I see it, and probably as most people see it. But this isn't for anyone but me, and so far I can tell you I'm quite happy. When I watch the restored portions I've done, I quickly forget where and what I've fixed... I'm just no longer seeing things that are obviously incorrect. It's a smooth landscape again, and I'm watching the characters, and feeling the emotions.

Mike, that is EXACTLY the same way I feel, as I'm sure the rest of us do. Preservation should be about recapturing the experience, not about what was on a reel of film back in '77. Thanks for reminding me why I do this.

Post: #85892
Topic: A message to Jay in regards to DanielB
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/85892/action/topic#85892
Time: 12-Jan-2005 5:21 PM

Wow! Thanks for all the support guys. I didn't really expect this, but I'm ready to take the job if it's in the best interest of the forum.

Post: #85890
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/85890/action/topic#85890
Time: 12-Jan-2005 5:13 PM

Yeah, it's the same motion menu I had up before, where the logo fades away with video clips playing inside the letters just like the Official DVD's. I just made a better Star Wars logo in Photoshop and applied it to my existing After Effects project. After trying out a few EPS files that were floating around and not really being happy with any of them, I decided to make my own logo using a screengrab from the ESB opening shot as a reference. I used a font called "Star Jedi Rounded" and tweaked the letters for correct spacing, width and height. It's not perfect, but it's good enough for me.

I'd post the whole clip, but unfortunately my website has exceeded it's bandwidth for the month (yeah, I know, ALREADY!). I have the countless fanboy sites all across the net linking to my image archive and leaching all of my ROTS images to thank for that. But that's another story...

Post: #85771
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/85771/action/topic#85771
Time: 12-Jan-2005 3:57 AM

I've finally gone back to working on my menus. The lame SW logo that bugged me to death has been replaced. Check it out.

More to come...

Post: #85597
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/85597/action/topic#85597
Time: 11-Jan-2005 4:13 PM

Relax man. I'm not going anywhere.

Post: #85581
Topic: A message to Jay in regards to DanielB
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/85581/action/topic#85581
Time: 11-Jan-2005 3:38 PM

What all this really comes down to is a question of forum etiquette. It's obvious that this board is unmoderated for the most part and this simply isn't working anymore. There is no need for the trash this board has recently treaded, and there's really no reason why it needs to continue. If I were Jay I'd appoint a moderator to keep the peace. If you need a volunteer, sign me up.

Post: #85555
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/85555/action/topic#85555
Time: 11-Jan-2005 12:18 PM

For what it's worth Laserman, I have probably gotten around 50-100 emails regarding my DVD project since I began making regular updates back in October. In the past few weeks, I've gotten a lot of emails from people who can't wait to see the results of the X0 project. I just want you to know that there ARE poeple out there who care and want to see this project completed. I understand if it isn't in your heart anymore to work on this. I just hope that that doesn't keep the project closed for those of us who wish to continue where you left off.

Sorry I haven't been around lately, the holidays tend to do that for a lot of us as someone posted above. I'm not gone, and I don't plan on going anywhere anytime soon. My project will continue to it's completion, regardless of what the naysayers say. I would encourage everyone else who has doubts and is thinking of leaving to seriously re-consider. We have worked hard to make this a place where we can objectively discuss each other's projects and learn from each other. Sure, it has hit a bit of a lul the past couple of months, but that doesn't mean we should just give up on it.

DanielB, you know why things have taken a turn for the worse around here. You've taken on the role of forum troll and have successfully launched almost every thread you've touched into a downward spiral. How do you not see this? How can you sit there refuse to take the blame for these "dark times" of late? Seriously man, I know you've got an opinion, but don't go turning people's project threads into damn flame fest.

Again Laserman, thanks for all you've done in the persuit of OT preservation. You've done more than any of us here have, and probably ever will. I can only hope that you allow the rest of us to continue where you left off.