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Post: #230855
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230855/action/topic#230855
Time: 31-Jul-2006 4:09 AM

Zion, THX: Thanks for your clarification on the different sound mixes and preservation efforts. I knew there were a number of mixes (the mono, 70mm, 35mm, etc.-- my father was an assistant mgr at a theatre in 1977 and in fact still has a copy of the 70mm stereo mix he ripped straight to cassettes

) but did not know of that many efforts being made, beyond the mono mix, to clean and restore them.

Going off on a slight tangent here, is the X0 DVD really the appropriate place to consider including as many audio mixes as possible? Seems to me that would leave less data that could be better used for encoding the video. I know that before this project got off the ground Zion had his own personal project that had multiple mixes as a planned feature-- would a project like that be more appropriate for including such "extras" like multiple mixes and the like? Unless the laserdiscs themselves contained multiple audio mixes... again, correct me if I'm wrong as I do not own nor have seen the actual laserdiscs myself.

Post: #230570
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230570/action/topic#230570
Time: 30-Jul-2006 5:12 AM

Hello,

I've been a longtime follower of this preservation board (and the various projects) for about two years but just registered to ask the X0 folks something that I have searched for but don't believe has been answered quite yet. First of all, I own a copy of the Dr. Gonzo set and on that version there is an impressive CGI remake of the trench scene from ANH that pans out into the THX logo (with the trademark "THX sound"), which then explodes. I presume this intro was originally found on the DC laserdisc set, correct me if I'm wrong please... my question is was this intro captured along with ANH and will it also be included on the X0 release?

PCM will probably be the main audio. We're still throwing around ideas though. mono mix, isolated score, alternate languages, etc.

I have no doubt that the X0 Project will be the best preservation of the OT video as found on the LD's. My only real concern regarding the project is the preservation/restoration of its audio... has there been much discussion yet about what will be done about the audio tracks, specifically the 5.1 mix? In my opinion the Dolby 5.1 surround PCM found on the DC is somewhat weak compared to what is found on modern DVD's, for example. Now I don't pretend to be a sound expert but do you know at this point if there will be much effort to "restore" the audio mixes to balance the excellent visual restoration efforts?

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