chyron8472

FunkyDays said:

Leonardo said:

http://reallifecomics.com/comic.php?comic=december-3-2014

Obviously Greg Dean has missed the point. Also, thanks for the insult.

 Greg Dean needs to learn what 'canon' means.

Personally, I think 'canon' can be arbitrary, depending on the fan. But I wanted to ask what exactly is /officially/ supposed to be canon for Star Wars. Just the numbered movies? Which edits of the movies?

I know that Gene Roddenberry has personally gone on record to say that /only/ the Star Trek movies and TV shows are officially canon, and anything else from anywhere else is not (read:fan fiction). That's fine by me because the finale of Enterprise remains a holonovel from a version of the Enterprise D that isn't from the Prime universe... but I digress.

Meanwhile George Lucas has, I think, said he (at least at one point) considered The Force Unleashed video game to be canon. But then, why do we care what Lucas actually thinks anymore anyway? I'm not sure I want the official numbered films to be the only canonized material because, frankly, the modern George Lucas edits of the Star Wars films all suck.

Jedi Rocks is not canon, thanks.

There are AVCHDs of this on the spleen. They are 720p.

Now, there is a version of them that's 1080p on the bay, but they're only 3GB to 4.4GB .m4v files. This means that their bitrate would be lower than  the AVCHDs, and therefore not as clean and sharp.

I really enjoy the "Commentary for the Visually Impaired" track on the Star Wars:DE 2.5 MKV. It's like having a movie-length audiobook with the real actors voices.

Is such a thing available anywhere to find for ESB? If not, why is there one for Star Wars but not for ESB?

Not that it matters, but I just uploaded Chewtobacca's v2.5 DVD5 conversion to the spleen.

Turns out it wasn't up there before now.

Glad to oblige.

If literally /everything/ is the worst, then by definition everything would also be the best.

Since, you know, you offer no point of comparison.

Feallan said:

 That reminds me of Cloud Strife's Buster Sword from Final Fantasy VII.

Which means the next iteration should be a Gunblade Blastersaber a la Final Fantasy VIII (a blaster grip with a fairly broad-bladed lightsaber protruding from the barrel).

How many of you plan on watching it opening night, no matter what?

I'm seriously considering it.

You don't have to.

And yes, it is.

Jamould said:

chyron8472 said:

Actually, it is that easy if you have the right software. Though I'm not sure what the best /free/ software is.

EDIT: Because I can, I'm currently making a DVD5 version of Star Wars v2.5 from the AVCHD (using only English subs and the first 3 audio tracks). I'll be out of town for a couple days so I'll have to wait to seed it on Monday afternoon (US CST).

In the mean time, someone can tell me whether making it from the AVCHD /really/ would cause noticeable compression artifacts instead of me assuming things and talking out my rear end. And if that's the case, said someone should be nice and make a proper DVD5 since I don't currently have the MKV to encode from.

 So, I could just burn a .vob file to a DVD, without the folder structure, and it will work?

No, I didn't say that.

VOB files with no folder structure will work on your computer, not on your DVD player. Albeit, since several individual VOB files are used, watching just one of them won't do you any good either.

I have ConvertXtoDVD, and it can use various video sources (including either a complete AVCHD or just its .m2ts file) to create proper VOB files /and/ a proper DVD folder structure that you can use to burn straight to a DVD disc.

However, as has been said, the whole conversation about how to convert this film to DVD (from any format) is moot because a DVD5 version already exists with links on tehparadox. Use that. Don't bother doing it yourself.

Well alright then. :)  There you go.

Of course, that does make me look stupid for not having googled it, myself.

...But seriously, I'd say this project alone is worth buying a bluray player for. You should tell that to your cousin.

Actually, it is that easy if you have the right software. Though I'm not sure what the best /free/ software is.

EDIT: Because I can, I'm currently making a DVD5 version of Star Wars v2.5 from the AVCHD (using only English subs and the first 3 audio tracks). I'll be out of town for a couple days so I'll have to wait to seed it on Monday afternoon (US CST).

In the mean time, someone can tell me whether making it from the AVCHD /really/ would cause noticeable compression artifacts instead of me assuming things and talking out my rear end. And if that's the case, said someone should be nice and make a proper DVD5 since I don't currently have the MKV to encode from.

Jamould said:

Cheers for the detailed replies!

Is it possible to burn it in the standard DVD structure?

I'm assuming I'd need to convert the .m2ts file as well

First, if you were to do that, you might as well start with the MKV instead since the AVCHD is sourced from it, meaning you'd likely have fewer resulting compression artifacts if you did.

Second, why would you want to? You do know that you can buy a good bluray player for about 50 bucks, don't you?  (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F6B3ULE) It really is worth it to have a set top video player that can handle higher than a 640×480 resolution.

EDIT: Although actually... There /is/ a DVD5 version of v2.0 available. It makes me think someone else might actually make a DVD5 version for v2.5 and seed it if you really wanted it that badly.

That someone not being me. =\ I do have ConvertXtoDVD but I don't have the MKV anymore. Unless, that is, someone more knowledgeable about video encoding than me feels obliged to correct me by saying that it wouldn't matter much using the AVCHD to source a DVD5 from?

The issue is that AVCHD's are burned onto DVDs but they are encoded in Bluray format. Your computer can read an AVCHD even if you only have a DVD drive/burner in it because the programs you have installed on it can recognize the file format/structure. That is to say, you can watch the movie when it is on your hard drive, so the fact that you're accessing the data from a different location (that location being a DVD disc) makes no difference to your computer.

A standalone set-top DVD player on the other hand (ie. devices that use the technology that was available before Blurays were invented) is looking for a specific standard DVD file/folder structure and doesn't understand what to do with .m2ts files and such. It doesn't just have to do with the physical disc; it has to do with the way the files on the disc are organized/named, and how they are encoded.

Suffice it to say that the software of a standalone DVD player doesn't have the proper codecs installed, while your computer does.

Star Wars: Despecialized Edition: Remastered: HD: v2.5: The Search for a Longer Title

:D

TV's Frink said:

Harmy is bigger than The Beatles.

That makes me think of the Bible passage that says "the thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy" as referring to George Lucas.

Happy Harmyweenmas, everybody.

dclarkg said:

I got Harmy's edition yesterday and spent several hours switching between Harmy's and the official BR comparing several changes shown on the g+ [...] I don't know much of this things but it looks very polish

I thought Harmy was czech.

Truth be told, I don't watch Adywan's version anymore. I watch the DEED. I try watching his, and when I get less than 5 minutes in, I really just want to watch the DEED.

Nothing against him though, really. I'll probably watch ESB:R half a dozen times (when it comes out), and then back to ESB:DE v2.5 for good just like I did with Star Wars. The original is just better, imo.

EDIT: Now, if we could just come to an agreement about the color of the snowflake on Chewie's foot.

Mavimao said:

But it'll cost you. 10 thousand all in advance. 

 We can pay two thousand now... plus fifteen when we reach v2.5.

First, you'd need the proper plug sound effect and make sure it's synced correctly to the video for your region.

Erik Pancakes said:

Because not everyone has a MySpleen account, and frankly I don't think it's a good idea to hand out an invite to everyone who asks.

 One wonders what criteria to use when handing them out, then.

I will not deprive someone of having the best version of the original Star Wars Trilogy simply because they don't know where to post to ask for it.

Doesn't matter. I gave Alestat an invite.

I don't understand though why people bother searching TPB when the Spleen is superior.

Seriously, don't bother with TPB.