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Post: #300063
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300063/action/topic#300063
Time: 27-Oct-2007 9:52 PM

Thanks Darksaber. Just sent you a PM

Post: #300054
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300054/action/topic#300054
Time: 27-Oct-2007 5:02 PM

Originally posted by: SojournAnd check out those mask points on the X-Wing! Are you rotoing that, or is it keyframeable at all?
P.S. Not to get all crazy technical here, but why are the masks visible, even though it's a video layer that is selected? Are those masks on that layer? And if so, why? I have a few guesses, but instead of writing them all out, I figured I'd just ask you.

Most of the shots like this i have to first cut out each object to keep using the mask layer. Next i have to go through frame by frame and adjust the markers so that only the ship is visible and not and of the background elements. Each frame has a created keyframe. Some shots you can actually skip the adjusting for a few frames because the mask created by the keyframes matches but most cases its is a frame by frame job. You can see the masks visible on that video layer because these are foreground objects and have to remain that way due to adding all the extra elements and also because i brightened up the stars quite a bit i need to be able to keep the levels of all other objects well below the new levels of the stars, so each original element that is to be kept has to be masked.

Originally posted by: vbangle
Did anybody else notice what resolution the 8.avi was at? 1920x1080...........?

I am a 6'1" 450lbs. (with 24" bicepts) 39 yr old man, former power lifter....(think strong man like on TV), BEGGING you, on my knees yet, with blood sweat beading down my forehead, to make that available somehow.......pleeeassssseee.........
Unfortunately this will be impossible to do at present. You see the quality HD versions just weren't available when i first started this edit and i would have to start from scratch for most of the movie , colour correcting and many of the FX shots would need re-doing to. So no HD version for the foreseeable future. but i have been working with HD elements recently so i wouldn't rule it out, but this maybe years away yet.

Originally posted by: yanksno1
How long will the bonus dvd take to create? Definitely release the movie first.

Only joshing, keep up the great work Ady.

Originally posted by: Sluggo

Deleted Magic pointed out a film crew member that helps push R5-D4 from the sandcrawler and goes to hide behind the treadwell droid. Any chance you could paint him out?
I've been working on that shot and i haven't got it as good as i want it to be. its pretty tricky. it may or may not be fixed in my version

Originally posted by: Sluggo
You were going to modify Ben's line of "Your father wanted you to have this..." Did this change get made?

I still have a few bugs to iron out to get it sounding natural but yes this is still planned.
Originally posted by: Sluggo
The ILM crew erased too much of the bottom of Luke's speeder as the heroes pulled up to the cantina fir the special edition. Can you fix this?

I have no plan on doing this
Originally posted by: Sluggo
You mentioned replacing Ponda Baba's paw with a flipper for the limb on the floor scene. Did this get done? The smoke coming off the cauterized wound looks great, btw.

I'm still working on the flipper but this is going to make it into the final version.
Originally posted by: Sluggo
And a tough one... The costume for Kenny Baker had holes in the base so Mr. Baker could rock the costume back and forth for some of those scenes. His feet were hid by black tubing. Any chance these could be painted out?

I have no plan on doing this either
Originally posted by: Sluggo
You mentioned earlier that we would be seeing the Death Star superlaser beginning to fire before it explodes. Is this still being planned? It would be cool to see a white flash blast through the Death Star before it blew up, similiar to the one in ROTJ.

This one you'll just have to wait and see. After all i can't give too much away

And now something i really hope someone can help me with. If anyone has Moth3rs PAL ANH transfer could you please post a couple of clips please that i need desperately. The first is the shot of the ships moving away from the death star after Luke launches the torpedo and the second is the death star explosion itself. i have the GOUT but its NTSC and the jaggies are so horrible that using this as a source makes it look awful. Or if anyone can point me in a direction where i could obtain the full Moth3r PAL DVD, but torrents are out because they crawl for me due to ISP limitations. then this would be even better becase there are a few more shots that i could really do with too.

Post: #300050
Topic: //Star Wars Begins\\: HD Version Now on Vimeo
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300050/action/topic#300050
Time: 27-Oct-2007 3:51 PM

sent you a PM Jambe

Post: #299935
Topic: Would you give up ESB in exchange for...?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299935/action/topic#299935
Time: 25-Oct-2007 3:55 PM

Well it's a "hell no" for me. We would be giving up a whole lot more than just ESB & ROTJ just to rid ourselves of the prequels & SE. Think of all the other movies and TV series that we would lose because the FX industry hadn't progressed far enough to make them possible. If only Star Wars existed the ILM may well have disbanded and certainly wouldn't have had the money to develop all the new techniques that gave us today's FX industry. Can you imagine what LOTR would have looked like having to use stop motion animation?

But FX aside just think of all the fan edits we would lose and this site wouldn't have existed in the first place for us to debate a subject like this.

Post: #299787
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299787/action/topic#299787
Time: 23-Oct-2007 8:14 PM

Originally posted by: SluggoA quick question...

I don't know if it is a continuity error or something else, but it appears that there is a discrepency in the grime and dirt on the panel where the restraining bolt is attached to R2. The Tantive IV shots show R2 with a relatively clean panel. The Tatooine footage has the panel much darker with a spot already wiped off for the bolt even before he is captured by the Jawas. More of me being nit-picky, but is seems that the wiped of area shouldn't appear until after he gets the bolt. This make sense? I'm not at home so I can't post any screencaps.

I think i know which mark you are talking about. Is it this one?

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/1914/r2markfx3.jpg

If it is then as it is consistent throughout that scene i have no plan on fixing it. It could be put down to the way he was "dirtied" for that scene. The mark i was more worried about was the shot where the Jawa is about to attach the bolt. you can clearly see the mark where a restraining bolt was to be placed. so i fixed that,

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9189/r2markrestrainingboltconw3.jpg

Originally posted by: nohandluke
Ady, is this the first "behind the scenes" screencap from Star Wars Revisited?! Talk about insight into the "redevelopment" of Star Wars!

yes it is the first one. i plan on doing a "making of " documentary for the bonus DVD that will incorporate both original behind the scenes footage from old "making of" docs and new stuff showing how i did some of the work on Revisited . In that screenshot you can actually only see one third of the actual layers & footage on the project layout that was needed to create this one shot alone. i guess now you can see why its taking so long to complete.

Post: #299773
Topic: SW fonts
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299773/action/topic#299773
Time: 23-Oct-2007 6:42 PM

i was just wondering what font was used on the end credits on the 2004 DVDs. I tried looking through this thread but could only find mention of the original font used pre 2004.

Post: #299770
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299770/action/topic#299770
Time: 23-Oct-2007 6:28 PM

If you look closely at the image DarthBo you will see that the contours of the TIE wing are not broken. you are mistaking the shadow for a missing piece of the wing. here's a screenshot of the project file with the masks in view so you can see that there is no problem with the wing.

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2588/fxscreenshotow9.jpg

Post: #299693
Topic: Anyone see Robot Chicken last night?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299693/action/topic#299693
Time: 22-Oct-2007 8:07 PM

Damn. It got taken down before i had a chance to watch it.

Post: #299553
Topic: Episode 3 - Editing Back in Progress (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299553/action/topic#299553
Time: 21-Oct-2007 5:43 PM

Originally posted by: darkhelmetDo you have a link to the mash-ups you are speaking of? I did a search on starwars.com for "mashups" and "mash-ups" and saw some funny stuff bu nothing much useful for editing. Sounds like that material would be great stuff to have.

here's the mash-ups page. has some great clips here. You do have to be registered at starwars.com to access it though because you have to sign in first.
Star Wars Mash-ups

Post: #299484
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299484/action/topic#299484
Time: 20-Oct-2007 1:00 PM

Originally posted by: Marvolo
The screenshot pack is no longer available. Could you re-upload it, adywan?
here it is :
SCREENSHOT PACK - RAPIDSHARE
Originally posted by: dumb_kid
Quick question that I don't think has been asked before re: subtitles for Greedo... will they be in frame our out of frame / burnt into the picture or selectable dvd overlay? Personally I 'm hoping for in frame / burnt into the picture because that is the most film-like in presentation... what say you?

The Greedo subtitles are burnt into the picture & in frame.

Now for some bad news....

There is still so much to do on this edit that a November release is now unlikely. There is still a very slim chance that it will still happen but i'm not going to rush anything. December is also probably off the books. At the rate i am going the later half of December is looking more likely but then that clashes with the Christmas postal rush so if this is the case then i will delay it until the beginning of January so there will be no postal problems but i may upload it to usenet at an earlier date, but juts the DVD-5 version for now

Post: #299353
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299353/action/topic#299353
Time: 18-Oct-2007 6:39 PM

well i have to say that i would prefer to go down the DVD-9 route because this would give me more freedom for the menus without having to worry about the bitrate of the movie suffering. I'll still do a 2 disc edition because i won't have to rush to get the special features finished before i can finish the release

Post: #299347
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299347/action/topic#299347
Time: 18-Oct-2007 5:38 PM

Originally posted by: SavageDo you happen to have a "company" logo for yourself, like Lucasfilm, Fox, THX, etc...? Is there a tag-line for your edit, i.e. "Horror Beyond Imagination" or some such coolness?
i haven't got a logo but i have been thinking about designing one but i've been a bit too busy.

Originally posted by: GhostAlpha26I wasnt sure what you meant here, is the movie going to be on 2 disks?

No the movie will be on the first disc and the special features on the second. But this is only if i decide not to go down the DVD-9 route.

Post: #299316
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299316/action/topic#299316
Time: 18-Oct-2007 9:25 AM

For all the DVD cover makers here's a pack of 48 snapshots that you can use for the covers:

OFFICIAL SCREENSHOT PACK

As to the specifications I'm not too sure on all the fine details as yet. the runtime will be approx 2hours but i can't give you the exact time in minutes as i'm still working on it. It will have Dolby Digital 5.1 audio and its likely to be a 2 disc DVD-5 set. I tested a render of both DVD-5 & DVD-9 specs and there wasn't really any noticeable difference but this could still change so best to leave off and mention of the DVD disc format. i can't provide any menu shots as i haven't started those yet.

It is going to be called: STAR WARS - EPISODE IV but REVISITED would need to be on the cover along with ADYWAN. There will be both PAL & NTSC versions

Anything else like cover art is up to you. Have fun

Post: #299273
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299273/action/topic#299273
Time: 17-Oct-2007 10:30 PM

Originally posted by: boba feta
You gonna need a cover for this Adywan?

Yeh. i put a couple of shout outs but only received 1 so far and 1 other maybe coming later this month. i want to add various covers to the DVD-ROM folder of the DVD. I will be doing the official cover myself but i really do want more

Post: #299245
Topic: Info Wanted: 2 Ch Dolby Audio 2004 DVD ANH Question
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299245/action/topic#299245
Time: 17-Oct-2007 7:14 PM

yes it does have the same problems in that sequence so i guess its just the 5.1 mix that has been downmixed to 2.0

Post: #299243
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299243/action/topic#299243
Time: 17-Oct-2007 6:59 PM

Originally posted by: erosAnd you are?? I was talking to the organ grinder, not the monkey.

Not a very nice response to someone who was just voicing their opinion. he has as much right to voice his opinion as you do so i don't see why you have to be so harsh to him just because he doesn't agree with what you said. and i certainly don't appreciate being called the organ grinder.

Originally posted by: erosAdywan, I'm refering to the cockpit shot side on to Luke before he fires at the tie. The stars and planet shouldn't move out of shot as the camera is fixed on Luke, not panning. Just an observation. OK

Well i have to disagree here somewhat. slowing the planet down takes away the visual speed element because your eye fixes on the planet and the death star surface then looks more like a moving conveyor belt. having the planet move at the speed that it would in the real world makes Luke look like he is almost standing still. In the original the stars moving slower didn't matter too much because your eyes see the fast moving surface and Luke looked like he was moving fast. Now add the Yavin planet and things change so i had to adapt this so i can still give the impression of Luke's speed.

I really can't understand why such small things as this should cause such a problem. After all we all want to have the OUT in better quality and that is riddled with errors in both FX & visuals. I guess i have created a monster.

Post: #299206
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299206/action/topic#299206
Time: 17-Oct-2007 12:25 PM

Wow, i never thought that one explosion would cause so much fuss.

the TIE and the explosion were first composited without motion in a separate after effects composition. it was then added to the other elements and the motion path then added so that the explosion & TIE would have the same trajectory & scale. This is why the explosion looks like it is remaining central and because the camera is panning right and shrinking it quickly would make the explosion look very odd but it does shrink in scale to match the TIE (because it is on the same compositing track). I have tweaked the shot now so that the explosion moves slightly to the left.

Post: #299067
Topic: What speed do you burn DVDs at?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299067/action/topic#299067
Time: 15-Oct-2007 3:47 PM

Well i always use Taiyo Yuden dye discs and i ahve found that if you burn them at the correct rated speed then the results will always be better than if you burn them at a low speed. I guess it depends on what the quality of the discs dye is as to what speed is best to burn them at.

Post: #299065
Topic: Rocket powered Y-wing and X-wing
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299065/action/topic#299065
Time: 15-Oct-2007 3:44 PM

Does anyone know where i can find higher quality versions of the X-Wing & Y-Wing flights? they would be great for my edit

Post: #299060
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299060/action/topic#299060
Time: 15-Oct-2007 2:02 PM

Originally posted by: ron2112
Thanks for the transcript, Ady, that was a fun read. I was already excited about the project, this just ratcheted it up a few notches.

But please don't say you're going to leave us all hanging re: the new clip you mentioned at the end of the Q&A... we wanna see it too!!!

Ron Moses

oops the link was in the word document but its missing from the files i posted. re-download the Q&A transcript and it will now have the link

Post: #299049
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299049/action/topic#299049
Time: 15-Oct-2007 11:10 AM

Well let me start by thanking everyone that joined in with the Q & A on saturday night. I had great fun doing it so i'm glad you enjoyed it. I think i will do another one once the edit is finished so look out for that one.

An edited transcript of the Q & A is now available for those who want it.

Q & A TRANSCRIPT

I've provided it in both .txt & .rtf formats so hopefully there should be no problems reading it. The .rtf version has better formatting and is easier to read

Post: #298999
Topic: Requiem for a Clone War dream... (2003 series) (* unfinished project * - lots of info)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/298999/action/topic#298999
Time: 14-Oct-2007 9:20 AM

I think that last screenshot is a must for all fan edits. Brilliant. That says it all

Post: #298979
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/298979/action/topic#298979
Time: 13-Oct-2007 8:15 PM

Well the Q & A is about to start. I'm going to keep it open for as long as possible so if you can't jump in at the start then you can still catch it. i will hopefully be able to have a transcript of the session for download sometime in the week

Post: #298978
Topic: Help: looking for... Where to find these edits?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/298978/action/topic#298978
Time: 13-Oct-2007 7:51 PM

Originally posted by: (the name in first name area is my nickname)
Trying to sign up to Giganews gives me the infamous "Page could not be displayed" Even if I could sign up for it, I would want a trial first, which they don't have.

Yes they do. they have a 10gb trial account. i use giganews and having 200 days retention is great and the price is good too and i almost never have to use the par files to repair incomplete files. Try giganews after you free trial with usenext.

i'm not sure if you will find the edits you are looking for on usenet though. I haven't seen them posted for a long time now

Post: #298861
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/298861/action/topic#298861
Time: 11-Oct-2007 5:33 PM

Sorry guys but due to a problem with my phone line i will have to postpone the Q&A until this Saturday at 12am GMT (so really Sunday morning). My router is on its way out ( its over 3 years old so its lasted well) keep getting disconected from the internet due to an overheating problem and until i get the new router this weekend then it just wouldn't be a good idea for me to try to do this. Sorry but this can't be helped