andy_k_250

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Post: #227305
Topic: 20 years ago, would anyone believe...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227305/action/topic#227305
Time: 19-Jul-2006 12:09 PM

All of these things are good points and they all point to the one inherent flaw in the Prequel Trilogy that is responsible for all other flaws -

If you had seen the Original Trilogy and knew even a smattering of the back story not mentioned in the movie (such as the intro from the original SW novelization regarding Palpatine), nothing could have prepared you for what would eventually be put into the prequels.

It would be like if you heard all about a movie that was coming out soon, heard little bits and pieces and connected some dots in your head, and then when the movie came out, all the movie was was video of a person in a bathroom, pooping. You heard stuff about Clone Wars, Mandalorian battle armor, the Old Republic, Anakin being a great pilot, etc. and then you go watch video of pooping.

Okay, it wasn't quite that dramatic of a difference, but the PT was definitely not what people expected to see given all of the "canonical" information provided in the OT and sundry early sources.

I'll add some items to this growing list:

- That the clones in the Clone Wars were all clones of Boba Fett's father.
- That there weren't several genetic fathers/mothers for clones.
- That there wasn't at least one cloned Jedi/Sith warrior.
- That Boba Fett's armor was not Mandalorian battle armor, as used by many soldiers in the Clone Wars (didn't everyone think that to begin prior to the PT?) but instead a dirty looking version of his father's shiny suit.
- That Palpatine dreamed up an overly elaborate scheme to pit an expensive robotic army (paid for by him?) against an expensive clone army (paid for by him?), all to destabilize society enough for him to sneakily snatch power over the course of several years, rather than staging a military coup with his combined forces.

Post: #227220
Topic: ***Citizen's NTSC DVD/PAL DVD/XviD Info and Feedback Thread***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227220/action/topic#227220
Time: 19-Jul-2006 12:37 AM

Are these currently being/going to be seeded anywhere?

Post: #227215
Topic: Episode II: Shroud of the Dark Side (the TM edit) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227215/action/topic#227215
Time: 19-Jul-2006 12:23 AM

Hey Trooperman,

I just got done watching the trailer.

Like everyone else has said so far, some of the voice acting was a little too deep and just a little too unbelievable for it to come out of the actor's mouth.

That being said, however, some of the voice acting was spot on - specifically, "I'm here to see my mother" and "I hope you like flying." It was different enough from Hayden's to be good, and more fitting with Sebastian Shaw's voice, but not so different as to be jarring or stand out. You are obviously capable of making that voice - just do it more now.

Other than the pitch of some of your lines, which can be easily corrected, the only thing that stood out to me was Shmie's (sp?) scream - sounds too much like a stock sound effect, and a little too shrill and different from the actress's voice to be believable.

As for the rest, the Dune cockpit shot fit right in (to my surprise

), the color changes were great, the blue sabre was nice, and overall it was awesome. I can't wait to see the finished product.

Nice bit at the end with the notes.

Congratulations! This one seems like a winner so far. Maybe we'll finally have the sequel to Balance Of The Force.

Post: #227123
Topic: Star Wars Battlefront - Journal of the 501st.....a daveytod release
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227123/action/topic#227123
Time: 18-Jul-2006 5:58 PM

Sounds cool! You sure are becoming prolific here. Time to change your signature.

Post: #227088
Topic: <strong>The "ADigitalMan Special Editions" DVD Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227088/action/topic#227088
Time: 18-Jul-2006 3:00 PM

Originally posted by: boba feta
Yeah I really should get round to updating my website. Here's the link for the Hybrid Edition if needed.

I love that cover!

Post: #227086
Topic: Episode II: The Gathering Storm
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227086/action/topic#227086
Time: 18-Jul-2006 2:58 PM

Originally posted by: SlumberlandI attempted to make it as simple as possible, so here's the crux: Anakin loves Padme, and Padme would love Anakin, but she still thinks of him as a kid. That's it. That's the whole arc.

Reading that again, that's got to be the best description of any of the edits to any Star Wars films I've read so far.

Post: #227084
Topic: Episode II: The Gathering Storm
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227084/action/topic#227084
Time: 18-Jul-2006 2:54 PM

Have you made a cover for this?

Post: #227081
Topic: Ben Burtt's "Special Effects: Anything Can Happen"
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227081/action/topic#227081
Time: 18-Jul-2006 2:47 PM

Originally posted by: Ripplinstuff from Kazaam (uh...)

<sarcasm>Kazaam was an awesome movie that was worth all of the many hours dedicated towards perfecting its extra-special effects.</sarcasm>

Post: #227055
Topic: Burning Dual-Layer Discs For The First Time
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227055/action/topic#227055
Time: 18-Jul-2006 1:00 PM

BTW - The discs I have burned since I did correctly. I am just trying to see if the data on my bad layer break is still salvageable for a corrected disc.

Post: #227054
Topic: Burning Dual-Layer Discs For The First Time
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227054/action/topic#227054
Time: 18-Jul-2006 1:00 PM

Okay, so I F'd up.

On the first DL DVD I burned, I did not set Layer 0's sectors at the correct number, resulting in a bad, rough layer break. The movie plays fine up until the layer break, but then it becomes pixelated and the sound sketches out while the player finds the resume point.

I already deleted the VOB files and everything else from my original source.

Is there a way to rip the DVD again and reburn it, putting in the correct layer break information? Or in my hastiness did I corrupt my DVD files and their architecture and now need to download the 7 GB torrent all over again in order to get a good, seamlessly-playing DVD out of this?

I am not very familiar with PgcEdit and its capabilities, so I am reluctant to go playing around with it without advance knowledge of what I am doing.

Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem.

Post: #226993
Topic: Episode II: Shroud of the Dark Side (the TM edit) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226993/action/topic#226993
Time: 18-Jul-2006 1:35 AM

Originally posted by: Trooperman
I will be releasing a trailer tomorrow. It doesn't feel like a modern movie trailer, but it gets the job done, I suppose. I wanted to get it done before I leave the state in a couple days. Stand by....

It sounds like you've been doing your job right then - it shouldn't feel like a modern movie trailer if you are making this into an "old school" Star Wars movie.

I am really excited to see what this looks like!

Are you going on vacation?

Post: #226990
Topic: CLOSED: Font found (more or less)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226990/action/topic#226990
Time: 18-Jul-2006 1:32 AM

Originally posted by: Rikter

Originally posted by: andy_k_250

Originally posted by: Rikter
Bummer but I think I found a font that will work...

So, I'll change the title of the thread

Glad you found something that would work! What are you working on, out of curiousity?

Doctor Who covers for the complete series (starting in 63')

Dang! That will be a big project! Good luck!

Post: #226882
Topic: CLOSED: Font found (more or less)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226882/action/topic#226882
Time: 17-Jul-2006 4:46 PM

Originally posted by: Rikter
Bummer but I think I found a font that will work...

So, I'll change the title of the thread

Glad you found something that would work! What are you working on, out of curiousity?

Post: #226853
Topic: CLOSED: Font found (more or less)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226853/action/topic#226853
Time: 17-Jul-2006 2:38 PM

Originally posted by: Rikter
Hey gang does anyone happen to have this font they can email me?

EF Futura Display Regular

No such luck! Sorry!

Post: #226790
Topic: STAR WARS: The Torrents thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226790/action/topic#226790
Time: 17-Jul-2006 3:08 AM

Okay, now that I have my port forwarding sorted out, is there any chance that someone here could help seed Special Edition Hype, since Trip42 is the only seeder but is having troubles with his firewall setting?

Post: #226705
Topic: Can anyone make me a title crawl?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226705/action/topic#226705
Time: 16-Jul-2006 6:00 PM

Originally posted by: Zion
I use After Effects to make mine. There was a tutorial on theforce.net that explained how to create one (not sure if it's still there). I took that, heavily modified it, and the results are hard to distinguish from the real thing - aside from the absense of film jitter.

http://www.theforce.net/fanfilms/postproduction/crawl/opening.asp

Is this the one you used?

Post: #226698
Topic: Can anyone make me a title crawl?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226698/action/topic#226698
Time: 16-Jul-2006 5:37 PM

Originally posted by: Marvolo
Zion, do you still have that heavily modified tutorial?

I was going to ask that, too.

Post: #226697
Topic: Burning Dual-Layer Discs For The First Time
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226697/action/topic#226697
Time: 16-Jul-2006 5:36 PM

Originally posted by: Rikter
Follow the guide that I included in the DVD-Rom folder and you'll be 100% set

Cripes - I didn't even check the DVD-ROM folder. Thanks as always!

Post: #226621
Topic: Can anyone make me a title crawl?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226621/action/topic#226621
Time: 16-Jul-2006 3:18 AM

Originally posted by: TheFixer
I can help, email me at My Email Address

How do you make your crawl? With what programs?

Post: #226620
Topic: Episode II: The Gathering Storm
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226620/action/topic#226620
Time: 16-Jul-2006 3:16 AM

Sounds good. Did you do a new opening crawl to reflect your retitling?

Post: #226616
Topic: Burning Dual-Layer Discs For The First Time
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226616/action/topic#226616
Time: 16-Jul-2006 2:20 AM

Okay, I have never burned DL DVD's before, so I want to know if there is anything different I need to do from single layer discs.

Here is my situation:
- Nero 7 Premium
- Lite-On DL DVD-RW Burner
- Verbatim DL discs

Example:
Suppose hypothetically that I am about burn, say, ADM's Harry Potter 4 Extended Edition. It is a 6.94 GB DVD. Can I just pop my blank disc in, add the Video_TS folder to the compilation in Nero, and be good to go? Or do I need to do something extra?

Post: #226615
Topic: CLOSED: Font found (more or less)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226615/action/topic#226615
Time: 16-Jul-2006 2:16 AM

If no one can help you by Monday, I will check at work (I work at a newspaper).

Post: #226156
Topic: STAR WARS: The Torrents thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226156/action/topic#226156
Time: 13-Jul-2006 6:52 PM

Originally posted by: trip42

Originally posted by: Darth Mallwalker
trip42 is currently closed so you can't connect to him (seeder's prerogative), but if you wait patiently his client should connect to you eventually.

Yeah, I haven't had a chance to take a look at this yet. Maybe tonight. Router just might need a swift boot to the head. Hopefully I'll get a chance to fix it soon.

Two things that threw me off that you may also have wrong -

- I had to restart my torrent program for it (and MySpleen) to read the port as open.
- I had to make sure that my actual computer on the network was selected for the open port profile (torrent1). My firewall had defaulted to its own name (I think - CHX-142 or CVX or something - almost like a droid name) rather than the computer name for the open port profile, so the computer port was still closed.
- PS - my standard "vanilla" BitTorrent works fine.

Post: #226125
Topic: STAR WARS: The Torrents thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226125/action/topic#226125
Time: 13-Jul-2006 3:17 PM

Originally posted by: Darth Mallwalker
You're open for business !

To see for yourself, on that torrent's details page click Peers [See full list]
If you see <thumbsdown.gif> then firewall is closed; if you see a port number, it's open.

trip42 is currently closed so you can't connect to him (seeder's prerogative), but if you wait patiently his client should connect to you eventually.

Thanks so much to you and everyone else for their help. I can't believe that I had gotten 70 GB down without doing this already. Port forwarding rules!

Post: #226097
Topic: STAR WARS: The Torrents thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/226097/action/topic#226097
Time: 13-Jul-2006 12:43 PM

Hey Everyone

I finally figured out how to configure my firewall. Darth Mallwalker, you were able to tell earlier that I was behind a firewall. I don't know how you checked, but could you check again to see if I have everything configured correctly? Thanks!