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Post: #304345
Topic: Social Networking Site Accounts
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/304345/action/topic#304345
Time: 21-Dec-2007 8:04 PM

Post: #304197
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/304197/action/topic#304197
Time: 19-Dec-2007 10:06 PM

Thanks for all the offers for the PIF.I will contact everyone when the time comes.

Totally pissed off today. Turned on my 32"LCD HDTV tonight and it died. A few bloody days before Christmas with no way of getting a new one for a few months thanks to spending all the spare cash on the kids prezzies. This just has to happen to me now of all times.

I guess the gremlins failed to get my computer for along time now so they went for my Tv instead.

Post: #304099
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/304099/action/topic#304099
Time: 18-Dec-2007 8:43 AM

Originally posted by: teharri
hey ady do you have any big surprises for us with this release that you have kept secret?

Well i can tell you a few of the surprises lined up which i think will help the PT & OT feel more a part of the same saga..

3PO & R2 have a moment of slapstick that pays homage to the Three Stooges
When the gang approach the cantina Luke now steps in a pile of Dewbak poo
The bartender has now been replaced with Jar Jar Binks so prepare for some amazing humorous moments.
Replaced all the stormtroopers voices with that of Temuera Morrison.
& During the Falcon/TIE battle a few TIEs now release some Buzz droids that begin to attack the Falcon.........

........ as if!!!!

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

Post: #304045
Topic: The Star Wars Holiday Special: A New Hope (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/304045/action/topic#304045
Time: 17-Dec-2007 3:06 PM

Originally posted by: Bob
For Video I encode with MPG2 if I'm Finalizing or MPG1 if I'm still editing (so Virtualdub still works). Then I click on expert and select Highest Quality (or somthing like that) then I make sure that I also set the video as CBR. Now for audio I like to set the Bitrate to 192 and then once I have a final version I run that file through Video Enhancer at highest quality settings (and take a vacation with my Laptop).

That isn't exactly the best way to go about it. Using Mpeg1 can seriously deteriorate the quality of the video. This might explain why your snapshots of your Holiday special look so pixilated, Bob. It would be better to convert the holiday special to lossless avi (my choice is the Lagaryth codec) and use Vegas to edit. this way you won't lose any quality, plus vegas would only render the sections that have been edited with wipes etc. all other stuff it doesn't re-encode so the time for final render is cut greatly.. You need a good sized hard drive with a lot of space but the results would be worth it. once you have finished the edit then you export it as lossless avi and use a different program to encode it to mpeg2 ready for the DVd (vegas' mpeg encoder isn't too good). i use CinemaCraft Encoder to do all my mpeg rendering as it is by far the best encoder out there.

setting up vegas is pretty easy and it has perfect wipes & fades for any star wars edit but it all depends on the video you are editing as to what settings you need to change. but i could help with that is needed
Originally posted by: LinkTGF
Also, I think I might rip the star field from one of the GOUT dvds crawl and loop it for a minute, as long as there's no real discernible movement, and use it as the background for the opening crawl/credits as well as a new reconstructed end credits, maybe done to match the credits of the movies?

You don't need to loop the video. All you need to do is take a snapshot of the plain starfield in vegas or your software dvd player and use the still image for the background.

Post: #304014
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/304014/action/topic#304014
Time: 17-Dec-2007 3:04 AM

Originally posted by: eros
What are the specs for the XVID version?

Bitrate, size and aspect/resolution?

I'm not sure yet as i haven't got to that stage but its likely to be a 1.4gb XVID , maybe with AC3 audio. I want to keep the bitrate as high as possible so unsure of the resolution.

As for Boba Fett, that's for my next thread.

Post: #303917
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303917/action/topic#303917
Time: 15-Dec-2007 2:44 AM

Well the audio is now complete. I couldn't get the "I wanted you to have this.." line to sound right so it staying at "your father...". I'm pretty gutted about this because i really wanted to pull this off but it just isn't going to happen no matter how much i work on it. You'll be glad to know that the fanfare is now back as they swoop down on the Death Star and also restored is the Krayt dragon call when Ben appears. All i have left to do is create all the menus, subtitles and finish the last few shots. But that is all going to have to wait until the New year now as i have too much to do with the run up to Christmas.

this is the order it will be released:

XVID
DVD-5 PAL ( bare bones with no menus & extra audio tracks for maximum bitrate)
DVD-5 NTSC ( bare bones with no menus & extra audio tracks for maximum bitrate)
DVD-9 PAL
DVD-9 NTSC

I'll be sending out copies of the DVD-9 versions first and they will probably be limited due to costs (especially overseas copies) so a PIF chain will need to be started but it will be going up on usenet also.

It won't be long now.....

Post: #303767
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303767/action/topic#303767
Time: 13-Dec-2007 8:22 AM

The line "your father wanted you to have this.." no longer works since Episode III, which is entirely Lucas' fault, but does need to be addressed. Changing the line from "your father.." to "I.." not only fixes the problem the PT caused but also it helps to demonstrate that Ben was keeping an eye on Luke because it is he that wants him to train as a Jedi , which is why he gave him the saber. It also demonstrates the level of animosity that Owen feels for Ben now that is he that wants Luke to have the saber, whereas the original line could have made Luke resentful of his Uncle for not letting him have something that his father wanted him to have when he grew up.
In order for the PT & OT to fit together properly this line needs to change to "I.." along with some changes Luke & Leia's conversation in ROTJ about their mother. 2 huge continuity errors that were caused only by the prequels( didn't Lucas even know his own films???) but the first is easier to fix in the OT than the PT, but other problems can be fixed in the PT when i finally get around to them.

Originally posted by: Anti-Matter
It is true that their meeting was not scheduled, and it is also the case that this sequence occurs before the message reveal, but we can (should) assume--with very little effort--that Obi-wan had already prepared for this day.

In my edit it occurs after the message and the whole conversation about his father and the force is now joined. The line change is one thing i won't be swayed against, i'm afraid.

The "Vader betrayed and murdered your Father.." line still works perfectly and doesn't need to be changed. that was explained in ROTJ and can be further explained by the fact that Obi-Wan & Yoda both new that one day Luke would confront Vader and their thinking was that knowing the true identity of the person that he was facing in battle, and would ultimately have to kill, would have given Vader a huge advantage

Ultimately my edit is going to cover all 6 films and as i said in my first post this edit came about so you can watch all 6 films in episode order without seeing all the problems with the OT caused by the PT.

Now for a quick update on the progress of the edit....

The audio is complete up to the first Trench run (with a few minor bit here and there throughout left to do). There was hell of a lot of sound-FX work to do for the extra sequence. So far i am working with 156 seperate audio tracks to get the right mix, but this is likely to grow. I'm only going to work on it for another week and then i am having a break until after Christmas so i can concentrate on more important matters (and have my long holiday away from this edit in the 18 months+ that i have been working on it). I haven't done any more work on the video because the few shots i had left just weren't working so a break from that was needed so i can iron out a few of the problems.

Post: #303742
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303742/action/topic#303742
Time: 13-Dec-2007 3:00 AM

Originally posted by: Sevb32
2 quick questions Ady,

Does Kenobi now say "I wanted you to have this when you were old enough." I was thinking you could get the "I" from I was once a Jedi Knight the same as your father."

And did you remember to change rebel pilots helmet logos from blue to red during the medals ceremony at the end? There are some in the audience.

Obi-Wan's line change to "Your father wanted you to have this" was one of the changes that was always intended from the very start of this project , so yes it is being changed to "I". And yes i remembered to change the blue helmet insignias.

Great cover Savage. If anyone else is doing a cover then i will need it within the next month if you want it included on the DVD

Post: #303498
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303498/action/topic#303498
Time: 10-Dec-2007 6:30 PM

Originally posted by: kri kri
can someone upload this to usenet?

Ady why don't you just torrent your stuff? That would probably be a lot easier then using these dumb file hosts. That or use wuala.

http://wua.la/en/home.html

I can't use torrents as my ISP blocks torrent use (well slows it down to a crawl anyway). It's just easier for me to post them to file hosting sites, although after the last experience i'm not so sure.

Anyway, i've really cracked on with the editing (audio) and i have got a lot done.
Originally posted by: Sojourn
P.S. Also, Adywan, I was wondering -- are you keeping Obi-Wan's original lightsaber sound effects in the cantina?

I have tweaked the lightsaber sound FX slightly, but that was one of the unfinished elements in the clips posted. Amongst one of the tweaks I've added subwoofer channel FX for the sabers and its given them some great depth.

I've started planning the layout of the DVD and these are the most likely specs:

Disc 1
5.1 AC3 English audio track
5.1 isolated score track
Animated interactive menus
English subtitles
Chapter selection
Language selection menu
Easter eggs

Disc 2 ( to be released a few months after disc 1)
Star wars Revisited "Spaceballs" version
Trailers
Deleted scenes
The making of the Star Wars saga (a new documentary spanning from the making of ANH right up to behind the scenes of "revisited"
FX comparisons
& more

Both the PAL & NTSC versions will be identical

Post: #303364
Topic: How JediTemple3417 is having difficulties playing adywan video files
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303364/action/topic#303364
Time: 8-Dec-2007 11:21 PM

ok , on the screen you show in the bottom picture click on "open" then select the par2 file that you downloaded from yousendit on your desktop. that will load it into quickpar to check the files . then tell me what the program says after checking the files

Post: #303351
Topic: How JediTemple3417 is having difficulties playing adywan video files
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303351/action/topic#303351
Time: 8-Dec-2007 9:37 PM

ok. you could have a damaged file.

heres a few steps to fix this.

1> download quickpar from here: quickpar downlaod page

install it

then download this file to your desktop: par2 file - yousendit

open this file with quickpar. it will scan the files and report any broken files.

tell me how many blocks it needs to repair. if the "repair" or "rename" button is selectable then just click it and it will repair the damaged file. then after it has finished the repair you can go back and extract the files

if it says it needs more blocks then tell me how many and i can send you the file to repair it

Post: #303346
Topic: How JediTemple3417 is having difficulties playing adywan video files
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303346/action/topic#303346
Time: 8-Dec-2007 8:35 PM

you have named this file COMPLETELY wrong

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/2473/help2ex8.jpg

it should be:

mosclipnew.part2

if you get a crc error when extracting then you may have a damaged file, which i can fix without you having to download the whole file again

Post: #303339
Topic: How JediTemple3417 is having difficulties playing adywan video files
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303339/action/topic#303339
Time: 8-Dec-2007 7:51 PM

i have posted your answer in my thread.

part 1 is named correct.

part 2 is named wrong. it should be mosclipnew.part2 and not mosclipnew_part2.

part 3 should be named mosclipnew.part3

once you have renamed the files then do the "extract here" again and it will unpack fine

Post: #303336
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303336/action/topic#303336
Time: 8-Dec-2007 7:49 PM

Originally posted by: GoldStone9
Can you please continue this technical discussion of how to extract a RAR file in another way - through PM or another thread?

You'd think this whole thing would be distracting and thus further delaying the release date.

I don't mind helping anyone out. This whole discussion could be helpful to someone else that is having problems extracting the video. After all, i do need a break from the edit now and then and it isn't going to delay the release any more than me replying to any other comments. You can't expect me to be working on it 24/7

JediTemple70mm, these are the exact names of the 3 files you should have:

mosclipnew.part1
mosclipnew.part2
mosclipnew.part3

if any of the files have a different name then you need to rename it then it will unpack fine. I noticed that for some reason part 2 has an underscore instead of a full stop.

your file looks like this:

mosclipnew_part2

when it should look like this:

mosclipnew.part2

part 1 is named correct, part 2 is wrong and i can't see part 3 so i can't comment. just check the names & rename any that aren't correct

Post: #303331
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303331/action/topic#303331
Time: 8-Dec-2007 7:36 PM

It looks like you have a naming problem with one of the files somewhere. can you copy and paste the exact names of all 3 files.

Post: #303324
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303324/action/topic#303324
Time: 8-Dec-2007 7:19 PM

well i have figured out your problem straight away. you are not unpacking the file like we have explained numerous times.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/2473/helpdc5.jpg

choose "extract here" as you first step.

YOU ONLY NEED TO DO THIS TO ONE OF THE FILES YOU DOWNLOADED

you will then see another file appear on your desktop. click on that and you will be able to see the video. you were still trying to play the rar files.

Post: #303318
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303318/action/topic#303318
Time: 8-Dec-2007 6:48 PM

JediTemple70mm, post another screenshot with all the files on your desktop again. you have to be doing something wrong and seeing the picture helped a great deal last time. you might just be missing a step out

Post: #303316
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303316/action/topic#303316
Time: 8-Dec-2007 6:12 PM

Originally posted by: Hal 9000
Wasn't changing Luke's line from "that's okay I'm never coming to this planet again" to "that's okay i don't think i'll be coming back to this planet again" due to the radio drama?

No, in fact it is the actual line that Mark Hamill spoke in that shot when they filmed it. It was later re-dubbed with the new line. It is taken from the original on set audio during the cantina scene from Behind the Magic

Post: #303300
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303300/action/topic#303300
Time: 8-Dec-2007 3:51 PM

if you click on the "rapidshare" link for file 3 it will take you to the rapidshre site. scroll down to the foot of the page and click on "free". on the page it takes you to you will see a clock counting down about half way down the page. once it gets to 0 it will take you to another page. you will see a code that you have to enter. enter the code then click download. save the file to your desktop along with the others. once that is done then you can click on any of the rar files and unpack them to one large mpg file. then play the mpg file

Post: #303295
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303295/action/topic#303295
Time: 8-Dec-2007 3:28 PM

well i can see your problem. you only have parts 1 & 2 on your desktop and you are trying to play the rar file. you have to have part 3 as well before you can do anything. so download that one now. then you can unpack it into the whole combined clip. the extra clip i posted isn't packed so you should have no problem playing that one

Post: #303287
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303287/action/topic#303287
Time: 8-Dec-2007 3:02 PM

well you should have no problem playing this file with windows millenium. i have an old laptop with windows 98 on it and it plays mpeg2 files fine. make sure its the file that is 256mb in size. just right click on the file, select properties and you will see what size it is. if it is only about 90mb then you are trying to play one of the rar files . it has to be the mpg file that has been unpacked from the rar files.

Post: #303283
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303283/action/topic#303283
Time: 8-Dec-2007 2:53 PM

JediTemple70mm, are you running windows xp? if not which version of windows are you running? if you have unpacked the files then there should be a file that is about 250mb. thats the one you should be trying to play

Post: #303274
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303274/action/topic#303274
Time: 8-Dec-2007 2:22 PM

Originally posted by: JediTemple70mm

Originally posted by: adywan
Ok, the extra url for file 2 has been added.

Heres the full list again because its probably pages back now.

Mos Eisley MPEG2 AC3 clip rar 1 - megaupload
Mos Eisley MPEG2 AC3 clip rar 2 - megaupload
Mos Eisley MPEG2 AC3 clip rar 2 - megashares.com
Mos Eisley MPEG2 AC3 clip rar 3 - megaupload
Mos Eisley MPEG2 AC3 clip rar 3 - rapidshare
EXTRA CLIP - megaupload
EXTRA CLIP - Bigupload

Well I’ve downloaded two so far haven’t seen as of yet. But now I have an issue with part 3 the link is not the same as the first two and now I’m starting to feel a little uncomfortable because when I first clicked on it I was getting news reel videos of (National Treasure part 2) and so on.

Okay, now that I’ve downloaded

Mos Eisley MPEG2 AC3 clilp rar 1- megaupload
Mos Eisley MPEG2 AC3 clilp rar 2- megaupload

Do I have to reformat the name of each file or do I select the Windows Media file and then look for the appropriate file or program in Windows Media to play the first part of Mos (Eisley MPEG2 AC3 clilp rar 1- megaupload)?

There are 2 different links for part 3. any one of them will do. You don't have to rename anything. Just make sure that all 3 files are in the same place. you will need winrar if you don't already have it. You can get the trial version here:
winrar
click on winrar 3.71 at the top of the page to download it.

once you have winrar installed then just click on "mosclipnew.part1.rar" and let winrar extract the file. You will end up with a file named "mos clip new2.mpg" just open this file with windows media player and you can view it

Post: #303271
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303271/action/topic#303271
Time: 8-Dec-2007 2:04 PM

Originally posted by: Hal 9000
I like the usage of the line of Luke from the radio drama.

which one is that?

Post: #303265
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303265/action/topic#303265
Time: 8-Dec-2007 1:52 PM

Originally posted by: Johnny Ringo
I have 1 critique but it's something i could live with, As the speeder first approaches Mos Eisley the camera seems to linger for a moment too long and the image seems quite static and motionless. Anyone else notice this?
Yeh i think i'll be trimming a few frames from that shot

Originally posted by: MoveAlong
Oh yeah, Bravo! Hey, are those the photoshop subtitle layers I sent you a long time ago on Greedo?

yes they are. I can thank you enough for sending me those. Saved me a lot of time.
Originally posted by: Hal 9000
I did notice one small oversight. On the shot where threepio says "lock the doors, artoo", R2's light is still the original version.

a lot of the shots are still the original version of R2s lights but just recoloured. Its such a quick shot of the light i didn't do anything with it.