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#250199
Topic
Tarkin, The Rebel Base & The Mystery Of The Trash Compactor.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/250199/action/topic#250199
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Originally posted by: lordjedi
There's plenty of good answers here, I just want to add something about Parsecs.

For the longest time, Lucas said Han was just blowing smoke at Obi-Wan in an effort to impress him, but Obi-Wan sees right through it (look at his face and reaction during that scene). Then, some EU author decided they would explain this off hand remark and everyone started to believe that explanation, mostly because they think it makes more sense. I for one don't think it needs an EU explanation and I don't think it was a writer screwing up. I think Han was trying to impress Obi-Wan. Again, watch Obi-Wan's reaction and then watch what Han does. Immediately after that he says "She's fast enough for the old man" like he knows he's been caught by him.

Anyway, that's my take. I don't have anything else to add though.


You know... That's incredibly insightful, and looking back at the scene again, that looks exactly how it's playing out. Obi-wan's reaction is priceless!
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#249184
Topic
Tarkin, The Rebel Base & The Mystery Of The Trash Compactor.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/249184/action/topic#249184
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Now there's some things I'm a little unsure of in the Star Wars Universe, and who better to answer my questions than you learned folk. Here's my queries:

1. Is Tarkin actually Vader's superior? It seems to be the case from the initial Death Star scenes.

2. What type of propulsion system powers the Death Star? It seems to get around pretty quick but there doesn't seem to be anything powering it.

3. There's no telling just how long it takes the Empire too find the hidden Rebel Base on Dantooine, but it sure seems to me it takes them a very short time indeed. After all the base is deserted. Wouldn't a deserted base would be a lot harder to find than one that's inhabited.

4. What's the purpose of the Trash Compactor? Surely it's more economic to just dump your trash out into the endless vacuum of space, instead of wasting precious energy on crushing trash.

5. Does Biggs actually tell Porkins to eject just before he bites the big one? What good's that gonna do him?

6. What exactly is a parsec, and why use that terminology in SW, after all they do also use minutes, days and seconds.

7. Obi Wan offers Han two thousand up front, and fifteen when they reach Alderan. What exactly is the currency on Tatooine, or the Star Wars Universe in general?

8. If 3PO was created by Anakin, why does it look like he's mass produced with several other similar bots sprinkled throughout the Universe? Was he a kitset? or did Anakin build the prototype that was subsequently cloned en masse? (I have to admit, I haven't watched much of the prequels so that one's probably slipped by me.)

Ok that's about it, hope I don't sound too stupid asking these questions, or am overlooking something blatantly obvious.
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#248114
Topic
Info: 2006 GOUT DVD using 'Faces' PCM Sound?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/248114/action/topic#248114
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Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
PAL, eh. Time wasted, lesson learned. I was hoping to help out Belbucus by providing him the '85 mix ready to go.

Oh well. Back to the drawing board. I've created a custom mix from the GOUT AC3 file (again, I was surprised at it's quality given its bitrate) and have mixed in the four dialogue lines that were restored in the 2004 edition ("We've stopped," "There's no one here," "Tractor Beam" and "Close The Blast Doors." I don't know if the first two were present in any mix, but the first certainly was from the same take as it's surrounding lines. Above all else, I like them.

I've also extrapolated the mix to 5.0 using the Doom9 guide (I wish I new how to steer the LFE frequencies to that channel). I'm going to mix this down to 5.1 at 448 bitrate and see which I like better ... this pseudo surround mix based on the original dolby, or just a PCM mix.

I've got the video upsized to anamorphic, but I don't have widescreen equipment so for now, that's only anecdotal.

Belbucus, will your mix be from PAL or NTSC?



I was rather surprised at the decent quality of the 192k soundtrack too, so I've done a rather similar thing ADM. I deftly reinserted "We've stopped", "There's no one here", 3PO's Tractor beam spiel, and also all of Aunt Beru's original lines as well as the Cantina Cockneys and "Blast it Wedge!" I've created mine using the PAL soundtrack, so if there's any interest, I'll get it uploaded to rapidshare.

Only thing is, I didn't upmix it to 5.1. Is there any great benefit? After all it's only fake 5.1 right?
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#247933
Topic
OUT: PAL or NTSC?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/247933/action/topic#247933
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Originally posted by: boris
Originally posted by: ThunderPeel20011) not all UK (Region 2) based display devices support "NTSC";
  • All NZ TV's do.

    Wrong, come watch a fantastic B&W image on my Mitsubishi Black Diamond some time.
    Originally posted by: THX
    2) not all UK (Region 2) based playback devices support "NTSC";

  • All NZ VCR & DVD players do.*

    Wrong again. My old panasonic video wouldn't play NTSC tapes.
    Originally posted by: THX
    3) even where both do, they can be rendered effectively incompatible in some circumstances;

  • All NZ equipment plays NTSC just fine (and I'll remind you that you can find MANY NTSC DVD's imported from the US for sale here).

    I don't know where you're shopping buddy, but I can't find a single store that sells NTSC region 1 DVDs.
    Originally posted by: THX
    3) not all UK (Region 2) based playback devices support region 1 playback (i.e. are region-free/multi-region).

  • All NZ players are, by law.
    Wrong again bud, ever used a PS2. Four strikes dude, you're outta there.