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Post: #71464
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/71464/action/topic#71464
Time: 15-Oct-2004 8:53 PM

I had 30-some ROTS images from recent Star Wars Insider magazines. Per LFL's request and a prompt phonecall from my host about an hour after I received the email, I have taken them off of my image archive.

Post: #71389
Topic: The "Dr. Gonzo" Trilogy DVD Info and Feedback Thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/71389/action/topic#71389
Time: 15-Oct-2004 5:57 PM

lol

Just stuck in my ROTJ Dr. Gonzo DVDr and the easter egg song is "Darth Maul: He's My Friend and All" by Creative Engine

This song is really funny.

Post: #71354
Topic: The "Farsight" Trilogy DVD Info and Feedback Thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/71354/action/topic#71354
Time: 15-Oct-2004 4:04 PM

Post screenshots plz. kthxbye

Post: #71353
Topic: The "Dr. Gonzo" Trilogy DVD Info and Feedback Thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/71353/action/topic#71353
Time: 15-Oct-2004 4:03 PM

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.

Post: #71331
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/71331/action/topic#71331
Time: 15-Oct-2004 1:51 PM

My thoughts exactly.

Post: #71320
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/71320/action/topic#71320
Time: 15-Oct-2004 12:57 PM

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.

Post: #71073
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/71073/action/topic#71073
Time: 14-Oct-2004 12:07 PM

Nah, no updates. I didn't get a chance to work on anything yesterday. Probably tonight though.

Post: #71069
Topic: Info: holy smokes - starwarslegacy.com
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/71069/action/topic#71069
Time: 14-Oct-2004 11:48 AM

MeBeJedi, dude, take a step back man. Calm down. I think you're getting a little too upset over this. People are going to have their opinions no matter what you say in response. Right or wrong, let them believe what they want to.

Post: #70900
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70900/action/topic#70900
Time: 12-Oct-2004 11:47 PM

Well, just checked both my Faces and Definitive editions. The jump is there on both, and it's just as noticable - exactly the same thing.

And just as Ash said, I didn't even notice this until you guys mentioned it.

Post: #70864
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70864/action/topic#70864
Time: 12-Oct-2004 7:53 PM

It is on my raw capture. Tonight when I get home I'll take a look at all 3 copies I have and see if the "bounce" is on all of them also.

Post: #70812
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70812/action/topic#70812
Time: 12-Oct-2004 11:53 AM

Yep, it's there from the LD source. In the scene with the jawas unloading the droids at the moisture farm, you can see this quite easily. This is yet another thing that will stick out on the bootleg DVD's, but there's not much we can do about it......unless your name is mverta.

Post: #70801
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70801/action/topic#70801
Time: 12-Oct-2004 9:45 AM

talk about SW bootlegs plz. kthxbye.

Post: #70656
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70656/action/topic#70656
Time: 11-Oct-2004 12:44 AM

My color correction process tweaks the brights, mids, and blacks individually. The blacks come out much better than how they look in both the raw capture and Laserschwert's mpeg.

Blasphemy!

How dare you speak ill of CRT. No wonder you want to create a 16:9 version. Because of the limitations of fixed pixels and the inability to change resolution on LCD/Plasma screens, hey? My CRT computer monitor is feeling very sick after displaying that blasphemy, goaghhha CRT FOREVER!

Daniel

lol. I just meant I'd like to see what it looks like on an actual tv. Besides, flaws in images show up much better on LCD/Plasma screens than they do on the not-as-bright CRT's.

And on that note, I didn't get to test out my disc today. Too much football on.

Post: #70604
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70604/action/topic#70604
Time: 10-Oct-2004 1:28 PM

Rebelscum, here's an image from an old "Definitive" capture that shows some bad rotting. I don't have anything anywhere near this bad on my new captures, but it gives you an idea of what it looks like:

laser rot

It's true you have to have three exact copies. Even if the color is off on one of them, it makes things look a little wierd and creates some crazy artifacting. In my tests yesterday, the three source captures I used were lined up perfectly and the filter worked like a charm. And you're right, the filter does do a little noise reduction, which is always a good thing.

Post: #70590
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70590/action/topic#70590
Time: 10-Oct-2004 5:58 AM

Thanks guys. As always, the help you all have provided me is much appreciated.

Well, I'm making a test disc to take around and play on a few tv's to see how the image quality looks. My friend has a 50" HDTV that should do quite nicely, as I'm anxious to take a look at this thing on something other than my CRT.

What I've done is taken various scenes from ANH and cut them together in Premiere. I've taken the audio stream and saved one copy as PCM and another as AC3. As soon as the mpeg is finished encoding, I'll throw all three of these into scenarist and burn a test RW disc. This should make my Sunday....after the Bronco game of course.

Post: #70570
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70570/action/topic#70570
Time: 10-Oct-2004 12:49 AM

Well, I've only been playing around with it for a few minutes, but stuff like that, and of course rot spots, are completely removed. This toot filter is simple, yet 100% effective.

Post: #70561
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70561/action/topic#70561
Time: 9-Oct-2004 10:44 PM

You're absolutely right Laserschwert. The convolution3d filter is bringing out the ghosting. So anyway, I guess I didn't look too closely at that last screencap before I posted it last night. I hope you'll let it slide this time though, since it was way past my bed time.

So now without the noise and sharpen filters, I am getting similar results to what you have posted, only the color is looking much better.

I'm going to start experimenting with this TOOT filter now...

Post: #70495
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70495/action/topic#70495
Time: 9-Oct-2004 2:45 AM

Yeah, it looks pretty damn good regardless, but I'm still using my convolution3d (avisynth) and MSU smart sharpen (vdub) filters. You can tell that the noise is significantly reduced:

http://aptirrelevance.com/videoprojects/images/sample.02.jpg

Now I'm off to update my screenshots for the screenshots thread.

Post: #70482
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70482/action/topic#70482
Time: 9-Oct-2004 12:53 AM

Here are the screenshots I promised. What I've done is taken shots of the different stages of processing to show you guys how much better the finished product looks.

On the top is the raw capture, the middle is the filtered video, and the bottom is the color corrected video:

http://aptirrelevance.com/videoprojects/images/sample.01.jpg

http://aptirrelevance.com/videoprojects/images/sample.05.jpg

As you can see, the filters Laserschwert suggested make a world of difference, as the ghosting is now gone. Thanks again man.

Post: #70471
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70471/action/topic#70471
Time: 8-Oct-2004 11:41 PM

Never heard of Audacity. I'm using Adobe Audition though.

Post: #70428
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70428/action/topic#70428
Time: 8-Oct-2004 7:09 PM

There is no digital audio out on my LD player, however I have been told that it is output digitally through one of the analog audio jacks. I haven't experimented with this yet, so I don't know for sure. I hope to capture it digitally if at all possible though.

Post: #70393
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70393/action/topic#70393
Time: 8-Oct-2004 3:44 PM

Of course I'm going to normalize. All of the audio tracks should be consistant as far as levels go, so that switching between them won't require much volume adjustment. I'm thinking right now that I'll normalize my PCM track to the same reference level as the DD track (-31dbFS).

Post: #70299
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70299/action/topic#70299
Time: 8-Oct-2004 12:04 AM

I'll upload one tonight and send you a link.

Post: #70295
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70295/action/topic#70295
Time: 7-Oct-2004 11:58 PM

Yeah, I think the IVTC may be causing the stairstep. I'm IVTCing with virtualdub, so I don't know if that makes a difference. I'll try the AVIsynth method though. Got any suggestions before I head over to videohelp?

Just read your edited post. That's a great workflow, and very similar to what I'm doing currently. Let's see now if I can make those filters work...

Post: #70292
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/70292/action/topic#70292
Time: 7-Oct-2004 11:46 PM

lol! Well I'm really glad that someone is taking the time to make suggestions. It bugs me when the only thing people say is "awesome" or "this rulez". Sorry if that sounded a bit sarcastic, it was meant as a genuine compliment. I like it when people point out the flaws in my work and tell me what I need to improve.

Laserschwert, I see what you're saying now with the brightness thing. I'm going to start tinkering around with it right now.