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But still the original scan, then, correct?

I don’t recall it being mentioned, so perhaps I just missed it (as the forums behave strange on all browsers I have except my phone now for some reason) but is this newer release simply a tweak of the first scan?

Yes, there are lots of updates. But nobody is going to post about it anymore. Nobody is interested. But keep asking regularly! I guess…

towne32 said:

In my experience, the DTS-HD tracks we use around here aren’t possible to get working with seamless branching. Many software packages report the wrong run times on those files, for whatever reason, and their compatibility seems somewhat limited. But it is possible that Williarob will have better luck.

(this is why my seamless branching disc just has the dolby digital tracks instead).

Has anyone tried simply reencoding them? DTS-HD is lossless, after all, so you won’t be losing anything. But you might gain some well-behaved files as a result. Or is it DTS-HD itself that has compatibility issues?

Hey, if you like edge enhancement, that’s good for you. I’m just stating plenty of people hate it just as much as you like it.

Some feel sharpening is the devil. I would agree. I would also say TVs shouldn’t even have the feature any longer. It only ever served a purpose with analog signals. (And even then it was debatable.)

I see what you’re saying. It’s more about the current official transfer’s quality.

Yeah, I can understand when having to deal with upscaled standard-definition sources, but that shouldn’t be an issue any longer. As for whether or not 720p is enough to not lose any detail over 1080p, I don’t agree. I’ve got a decent-sized TV set up at the threshold distance for the average eye, and it is child’s play to differentiate between 1080p and 720p sources. It does make a difference.

720 is not 1080. You can tell because the numbers are different. 😉

Harmy, are they still going to be 720p releases? Or will you go to 1080p now? The extra resolution of the SSE and the grindhouse releases was much appreciated on the big TV. That was my only nitpick with the Despecialized releases, low resolution.

Asaki said:
Well it sure as heck isn’t going to fit onto a floppy.

Does Costco still have bulk packs?

Well, yes, that’s why we calibrate. 😉 That way, you’re as close to spec as your display allows.

AllAboutThatSpace said:
Well I think everyone’s screens are different

Yup. Load it up in MKVToolNix GUI. Rename as you please.

BobaJett said:

I was wondering, is there a way to re-label the audio tracks prior to authoring? Some of the language tracks are labeled, but not the other Dolby versions.

Seemed fine to me. Sure you don’t have a calibration issue? Perhaps a sub-optimal gamma setting?

AllAboutThatSpace said:
or very dark (as in Jabba’s palace and on the barge)

Because my house burning down doesn’t automatically make your house burn down. Basic backup strategy.

Dek Rollins said:
I don’t see why being in a different location makes it any safer.

I thought I’d read that tons of theatres only have 2k digital projectors. shrug

Dylanlip said:
Though the statement that this is theatrical re-release ready makes me hope for the bigger and better options that are possible, ala the big post above on UHD BR

I’ll just be happy if we get the better scan. Hopefully in some placebo-range encode so it can be worked with, too.

This would be, without a doubt, absolutely the most simple fan-edit to do. Cut-and-paste, save.

Lasz said:

I wonder IF Disney ever decides to release the OOT, whether they’ll also decide keep the Fox fanfare or not.

I know it’s minor, but to me that’s just such an essential part of the whole Star Wars experience.

It is available via popular public torrent sites, so clamoring to get onto private ones isn’t necessary. Your google-fu is pretty poor if you don’t know how to add “torrent” to your current search terms.

bossanova808 starts talking about the AMD RGB flickering issue here. http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=218274&pid=2180278#pid2180278

raschi said:

I would recommend a videocard capable of outputting proper 1080p24 through HDMI.
Because you want a judder free output right?
I don’t think nVidia has good enough clocks in their cards to do this reliably yet.
Go for a good HTPC videocard from AMD.

I don’t recall ever seeing any judder problems with the output of my NVidia cards. I have read that there may be issues with AMD cards in full RGB mode, though. And you need full RGB mode if you want to avoid colourspace round-trips.

Doh! hehe. Well, perhaps an HDMI switch would be the cheapest solution. As for pass-through audio in MPC-HC, I see this has quite a bit of detail. http://rubenalamina.mx/2014/03/04/bitstreaming-audio-with-media-player-classic-home-cinema/

Whoops, I skipped over the lossless portion of your question for some reason. Toslink’s bandwidth problem does bring up another issue. If you’re connecting the PC’s video via HDMI, why not also the audio? What type of video hardware is in your PC? My Nvidia stuff gives me the capability to shovel the audio over HDMI if I wish. I haven’t had any ATI/AMD hardware experience in so many years that I can’t say for sure, but I imagine they also have the same capability.

The playback software you’re using doesn’t have a pass-through option to hand over the audio to the receiver untouched? I don’t see this as a hardware problem, either in the PC or the receiver. Just seems like a software problem. Whether that is simply a configuration issue, or if you just need to switch to something like Kodi for your playback/library software, I don’t know, as I am not familiar with the player you are talking about.

Why not simply download it from a torrent you can get on the popular public torrent sites?