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Post: #301729
Topic: Info & Ideas: ESB and ROTJ Wishlist
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/301729/action/topic#301729
Time: 21-Nov-2007 3:12 PM

Originally posted by: teharri
yeah I know. I just thought it would be cool if he had kept it on. You know he is in the middle of a battle. It does not seem right that he turns it off.

Well if you look frame by frame at the shot you will see that as luke jumps across luke actually has the the stunt saber with short blade that was used during filming so it would make sense that it was ignited. Something for me to think about for my edit i guess.

I don't think that Luke should have the sith eyes though. He never turned to the dark side so wouldn't have had them.

Post: #301702
Topic: Star Wars DVD Covers
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/301702/action/topic#301702
Time: 21-Nov-2007 2:56 AM

Originally posted by: Lord Phillock
nope...

They don't have the same kind... It really has to be that style so I can make some new DVD covers!

Not sure if this is of any use to you or not. it looks to be the same logo that you are looking for

STAR WARS LOGO

Post: #301423
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/301423/action/topic#301423
Time: 16-Nov-2007 2:21 PM

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. It looks like i may have nailed it. i have added a couple of extra shots and gone through all the star wars soundtracks and i have found a few pieces that may fit.

Originally posted by: OBtwosy
Have you considered any of the music from the Shadows of the Empire CD? I know it's not Williams (it's Joel McNeely who also did some young Indy music)
unfortunately i don't have that CD or have ever heard the music, which is a shame because any extra avenues to go down at this stage would be great.
Originally posted by: RoccondilRinon
I wouldn't discount the possibility of using a bit of music from somewhere in the PT just because it's from the PT, or leaving a section musicless. Some of the greatest action scenes have no music; the chariot race in Ben-Hur is the most obvious to me, and of course they made the same choice for most of the pod race in The Phantom Menace. Cueing the music part way through a sequence (like they did in the pod race) is an excellent way to heighten the excitement. If you can't find appropriate music, please don't cut the sequence.

You misunderstood what i meant when i said about not using the PT music. The main reason is that the style is a lot different from that of the OT and does sound out of place when used. I have tried various cues from the PT but it really doesn't sound right. i have also tried to have the scene with no music but that doesn't work also. i'm going to stick at it because i think this scene will really bring the Death Star TIE battle into the new century.

Post: #301339
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/301339/action/topic#301339
Time: 15-Nov-2007 10:46 AM

Originally posted by: teharri
Hey is this usable?

SW Footage

thanks for the link. i would love to be able to get this doc in good quality. unfortunately the clip isn't good enough quality to be able to do anyhting with.
Originally posted by: teharriCan anyone send me links to clips of the project that is being worked on in this thread.

I think most of the links will be dead by now apart from probably the trailers. It wouldn't be worth me re-posting the clips (to be honest i have lost track of what i have actually posted) but i may be posting a new clip pretty soon.

Now onto the edit:
i've just completed the new sequence for the death star battle. i'm really happy with how it turned out and really fleshed out the TIE battle now. But i have hit a major problem. I have been trying for the past couple of days to try and find some music that will fit this sequence and have so far hit a brick wall. everything i have tried so far just doesn't work along side the original music. I think the greatest problem i'm having is that i am so use to the music in its original form that any new addition spliced into it is never going to sound right to my ears. The PT music is really out of the question because the feel of most of Williams' music for this trilogy is so different than the OT and i also want to only use Williams' music. So i now have a dilemma: if i can't sort out the music for this sequence then it will have to be relegated to the deleted scenes section, which after the months of work i have put into this section would be a great shame, but i'm not giving up just yet.

Post: #301253
Topic: //Star Wars Begins\\: HD Version Now on Vimeo
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/301253/action/topic#301253
Time: 13-Nov-2007 2:21 PM

I'm pretty sure that the scene was shot during the filming of star wars because the small guy appears in the cantina.

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/9140/cantinaaw8.jpg

Post: #301243
Topic: //Star Wars Begins\\: HD Version Now on Vimeo
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/301243/action/topic#301243
Time: 13-Nov-2007 12:28 PM

Originally posted by: Jambe Davdar
I am on the scrounge! Could somebody send me the Biggs/Luke scene from the Rebel hanger? I don't have the 97 SEs in my growing library.

Thanks
JD

here you go. I just ripped it direct from the dvd-9 so its still in its .VOB format with the 5.1 ac3 sound. hope that's ok for you.
Luke & Biggs hanger scene - rapidshare

Post: #301049
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/301049/action/topic#301049
Time: 10-Nov-2007 7:12 PM

well i've just got back from seeing Alice Cooper & Motorhead and i definitely won't be able to work on any audio for a while. Me & My eldest daughter managed to get right to the front and unfortunately i have totally lost my hearing apart from a very high pitched ringing.

. Oh well, it was worth it.

Post: #301015
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/301015/action/topic#301015
Time: 10-Nov-2007 2:45 AM

Originally posted by: AuggieBenDoggie
My appologies Ady, I ment to say before the mpeg 2 compression to dvd. I remember you saying the project files were all loosless but I didn't know if you were going to compress the files before you converted them to mpeg 2. So everything stays looseless until it's compressed to mpeg 2, no compressing before that?

The 2004 PAL DVD-9 is converted to Lossless avi and it remains that way until it is finished and ready to convert back to MPEG2 so no other compression method in between so the video image remains as good as possible

Post: #300931
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300931/action/topic#300931
Time: 9-Nov-2007 8:13 AM

Originally posted by: AuggieBenDoggie
Ady, I'm just curious, but what compression codec are you going to use for the final project? I don't remember if you have mentioned in it earlier posts or not.

Not too sure what you mean by this as I can only use Mpeg2 for the final DVD. But if you mean what codec will it be rendered to before encoding to mpeg2 then the complete project uses Lagaryth lossless codec which creates huge sized files, but with all the different encoding stages that this edit has had to go through, i haven't lost any quality at all. so far the edit has taken over 2.5TB of disc space. The Mpeg2 encoding will be done using CinemaCraftEncoder as this is the best software Mpeg encoder there is out there but will take about 24 hours to do a 9 pass encode, but the results are well worth it. I did a couple of test encodes this week: 1 for a DVD-9 and another for a DVD-5 and to be honest there is almost no noticeable difference in quality, which shows just how good CCE is .

Post: #300924
Topic: //Star Wars Begins\\: HD Version Now on Vimeo
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300924/action/topic#300924
Time: 9-Nov-2007 4:53 AM

Originally posted by: Jambe DavdarIs anyone able to save the video to their hard disc?

i have this video set to record on BBC local news tonight so should be able to get you a high quality copy. Luckily i can get all different BBC local news stations on sky. This is on SKY channel 983 at 6.30pm

Post: #300842
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300842/action/topic#300842
Time: 8-Nov-2007 6:32 AM

Originally posted by: Sluggo
Ady, I was watching the new Death Star intro again and I thought it might be interesting to see maybe a shuttle or something drop from the Star Destroyer as it 'pulls up' to the station.

Thats a good suggestion Sluggo but those shots are in the bag now and i don't want to do anything more to them at this late stage.

Some good news.... i'm on the last 10 shots now. Worked my ass off this past week and everything worked out just the way i wanted them too so i'm pretty happy now.

Post: #300655
Topic: Star Wars: Rise of the Empire - a fan edit of the Prequel Trilogy (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300655/action/topic#300655
Time: 5-Nov-2007 7:44 PM

I don't think that his comment was in any way directed at you dark_jedi. It seems to me that he was just commenting on his slow download speed in that beggars can't be choosers and expect super fast downloads.

Post: #300646
Topic: Help Wanted: I can has Litesabr? Star Wars in lolspeak.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300646/action/topic#300646
Time: 5-Nov-2007 6:25 PM

I always use Subtitle Workshop. You can edit DVD subtitles easy (you need to rip them first and convert them to a readable format, but there are many sites that you can get sub tracks ready to use) and you can create your own too. It has a preview window so you can check to see if everything is syncing up. but as long as you have the sub track that matches the framerate of the video then you should have no sync problems. You can also convert the finished subs to both PAL & NTSC timecoded tracks at the click of a button.

Post: #300537
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300537/action/topic#300537
Time: 4-Nov-2007 9:29 AM

yeh, its looking less likely to be a 2007 release now, which is a shame because i really wanted this to be for the 30th anniversary. But i would rather take my time and get things done right rather than have to leave things out due to time constraints. If i can't get it out by X-mas then i will post a nice long preview prezzie for you all.

Post: #300506
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300506/action/topic#300506
Time: 3-Nov-2007 1:44 PM

Originally posted by: cbaka
hey ady, is this is different as the idea i've suggest ? (hope so

)

To be honest i've completely lost track of who said what so i can't remember what your suggestion was. I think this edit is starting to fry my brain cells.

Post: #300497
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300497/action/topic#300497
Time: 3-Nov-2007 7:18 AM

Originally posted by: dumb_kid
Hey Ady,

For the death star explosion.. I imagine you may be doing something new for this, but if not, will you get rid of the weird blue and purple digital noise that occurs in the fringes of explosion?

Yes i am doing something different for this shot but i'm not going to give away any details.

Post: #300383
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300383/action/topic#300383
Time: 1-Nov-2007 8:02 PM

Originally posted by: Sluggo
So...

Ady, did those cameos we all discussed earlier make it into the edit?

Not as yet, but they will be.

Post: #300176
Topic: What happened to the live-action show?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300176/action/topic#300176
Time: 30-Oct-2007 12:06 AM

The live-action is still going ahead. Rick McCallum spoke at "reunion 2" in France . heres a snip of what he said:

Live action:
- Boba Fett will certainly be in the series and Rick wants Daniel Logan for the part.
- The series will be on cable.
- He will have a contract for 100 episodes and Rick hopes it will be extend to 400, maybe with Expanded Universe characters after the first 100.
- So no EU character for "now" in the live action show. All the characters will be new ones.
- Six screen writers have been hired and will start work in November
- McCallum hopes to have John Williams for the score but it is too early to tell
- Every episode will have it's own original score

The Clone Wars Animated Series:
- The first season will have 21 episodes of 22 minutes. Steve Sansweet has already seen 6 of them.
- We will see more trailers once a TV network has been chosen
- The series may be broadcast in many countries at the same time

Saga Box Set:
- Lucasfilm is waiting to see who wins: HD DVD or Blue Ray.
- The box set will have around 100 hours of documentaries about the 6 films.

Post: #300174
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300174/action/topic#300174
Time: 29-Oct-2007 11:18 PM

Originally posted by: AuggieBenDoggie
Yes twice. Take a look at the 97 special edition, and then take a look at the 04 special edition. The differences aren't too hard to spot.

Yeh, the changes are pretty noticable. You can see the differences in the comparisons below. The shots are all taken from exactly the same frame for each version. The '97 SE had more rats & a different speeder and as you can see the speeder entered frame a lot earlier. In my version i have removed the rats from the left hand side of the screen and lengthened the shot so you see the speeder enter the spaceport now. Those are the only changes, apart from colour of course.

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/1094/comparisonmosld0.jpg

Post: #300165
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300165/action/topic#300165
Time: 29-Oct-2007 9:28 PM

Originally posted by: eros

Originally posted by: ron2112

Originally posted by: nohandluke
Let's leave the separate franchises separate - putting Serenity or the Enterprise in Star Wars just because we can seems like digital effects masturbation rather than meaningful enhancement.

For the record, I was joking. I'll try to make that more obvious next time.

Ron Moses

Don't try to justify yourself mate! you will never find a more retched hive of geeky, whiney bastards on any other website!!

Well eros, i see you have a witch as your avatar. If you think we're all geeky, whiney bastards here then why don't you just remove that broomstick from your asshole and fly yourself out of here. Why do you never have anything constructive to say nowadays?
Originally posted by: eros
DVD 5 &9 both look a bag of shit on big screen

Now this all depends on the quality of the DVDplayer & the screen its being shown on. Viewing using some high quality components can make viewing even a DVD-5 look good on a big screen. Of course it would be nothing compared to HD
Maybe you and remixerboss should start you own website where you can just sprout shit at each other all day.
Originally posted by: nohandluke
I know one of his trailers made it to YouTube without his permission. Isn't that right, Ady? Or do I have that wrong? I would worry that YouTube would attract too much attention before the film is finished...But maybe I'm just paranoid of Lucas' goons at this stage in the game...

Yes, you are correct. Someone posted the first trailer to youtube pretending to be me. Since then he handed his account over to me so any clips in the future posted by adywanuk will be through me. I might put some clips on at some point but probably only a couple.

Post: #300117
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300117/action/topic#300117
Time: 29-Oct-2007 1:30 AM

I couldn't agree more

Post: #300106
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300106/action/topic#300106
Time: 28-Oct-2007 9:31 PM

Originally posted by: JediBorota
Star Wars and Trek do not mix...at least in my opinion...I don't remember Ady saying anything about that...at least i hope he didn't...lol.

God, no. I definitely didn't. But i might just change the death star for the borg sphere.........

....only joking.

Post: #300093
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300093/action/topic#300093
Time: 28-Oct-2007 4:02 PM

Originally posted by: HotRodTrash compactor scene. 3PO is trying to shut down the mashers....cut to scene with the droids and you here "no, shut them all down" as a reply to R2. But we don't actually here anything from R2.
Are you gonna stick a beep in there?

Yeh, thats one thing that bothered me and will be sorted.

Post: #300091
Topic: Star Wars Vault or the Making of Star Wars?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300091/action/topic#300091
Time: 28-Oct-2007 3:58 PM

I say go with the "making of .." book. i saw the vault at my local WHSmith and it was open and i have to say that i wasn't impressed. It sort of reminded me of the extras content you get as a bonus with a DVD set, so the fun would be over pretty quick.The book is far more value for money

Post: #300084
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300084/action/topic#300084
Time: 28-Oct-2007 2:30 PM

Yeh, i'm watching the showing on ITV now. It's such a pity that its been zoomed to 16:9 because there are some shots on the DVD where the colour was unfixable but in the '97 SE there was no problem so i could have used this version because its a lot better quality than the SE version i have already. There might be snippets i can use for a couple of the colour fixes though. Its also a shame that ITV is only transmitting in 2.0 and not the 5.1 track.