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#72260
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Info: a point to consider with the different versions out there
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I also conservatively sharpened mine, when I see what Zion has achieved it makes me a bit bitter as I lost my original STAR WARS capture due to a freak FAT table glitch and no longer own the laserdisc set to recapture so I can do it all again but better.

Ah, I hated my old win98 setup that would crash on a whim if it didn't like something, like changing a folder name. ;\

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#72173
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Star Wars OT ANH - PAL Laserdisc transfer (Released)
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You're off to a great start Grisan. Like a few have pointed out though, there are some things you can do to improve your transfers.

As far as color correction goes, I can tell you from having stared at my screen for hours at a time tweaking things that it's very important to keep as much detail as possible. Your final screeshots look a bit too dark, and you can tell in that shot that Ash posted that the faces of the toops are pretty much gone. You might try raising the gama level and also lowering your saturation a couple of notches.

Great work so far though.
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#72163
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.: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
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lol

I thought about doing that. But I don't think it's going to happen. One set of menus is hard enough!


Ok, here is my updated main menu, with preliminary options menu (and transition) added on.

ESB Main Menu v3
(5MB, XviD) right-click and choose "save as" to download.

There are still a few things I need to tweak on the main menu, making the general less jerky being the first one.
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#72140
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.: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
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Yes, it is supposed to be there. On the clip I cut off the opening part, which shows the star wars logo fading to black, then panning over to the executor. Download and watch the other clip I have posted on my web site to see the whole thing.

On that note, I'm starting on the other parts of the menu right now. The options menu is vader turning around to view the screen behind him.

Hmmm... wonder what I should put on the screen...
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#72048
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.: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
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Thanks for the heads up Simon. I'll have to keep an eye out for any sales. I'd really like to get a SATA 250GB drive to compliment my RAID 0 setup. It would make a world of difference as it would allow me to keep the original captures in case I need to revert back to them. As it stands right now, I only have enough HD space to capture one side at a time.

Thanks for your compliments guys. I'm trying to make this set look as professional as possible. If nothing else, just to see if I can fool anyone into thinking that these are official.
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#71784
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.: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
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Oh, the menu will be about 20-30 seconds long. That's just the very beginning. The background video is choppy because it came from a 25fps source (XviD), but it'll do as a placeholder until I put the real video in.


How far am I with my project? I'll be burning a test DVD of ANH (no menus, not the full movie) this week to try out on a few systems, and submit to a few people for review.


My biggest problem right now is that I only have about 60-70GB of available HD space. I'm in dire need of one of those new-fangled 250GB SATA drives. If anyone knows of any good deals out there, let me know.
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#71353
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<strong>The &quot;Dr. Gonzo&quot; Trilogy DVD Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
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You didn't mention the easter eggs.

There is an easter egg on each of the main menus of the three movie discs (not sure about the bonus disc as I don't have it). If you scroll over to the left there is a little vader-shaped button that when selected plays a song. I can't remember what the songs are right now. Someone help me out here.
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#71320
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.: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
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He could save himself a but load of money by bringing in some FanBoy interns, giving them access to the LucasFilm vaults and making sure they have a good supply of beer, pizza and popcorn.

I got an email from LFL a few days ago. Of course something along those lines popped into my head when I first saw it in my inbox, but unfortunately the email didn't have anything to do with OOT restoration.

I guess I had some pics on my site that were in violation of their Hyperspace/Insider copyright policy.