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#775281
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Idea & Help Wanted: Making of Star Wars 16mm Library Rental
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SilverWook said:


Interesting, but can you actually check the print out and take it home? Scanning a print is something that shouldn't be rushed.

I had a lead on a SWTJ print at an Ohio university, but the link doesn't work anymore.

https://filmcollections.osu.edu/AqdAaDZ6r

The documentary prints Puggo scanned were library discards that turned up on Ebay.


Yup. You can. The titles that you cannot say "In-library use only."

Not sure how long you can take them out for but I'm sure it's not forever. I messaged the library to find out what the rules are. I certainly don't have the ability to do it but I'm sure someone does. This is, after all, NYC. Poita said he might know someone.

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#775276
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An X9 for sale in Michigan!
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So a member of the laserdisc facebook group is looking to get rid of his x9 machine and I have a feeling many people here would be interested.
He said:
"It works perfectly and comes with all packing materials. Only 1 or 2 very minor scratches on it. Even the box is in really good shape. It has 5 muse discs and 300 regular discs to come with it"

The catch is that he doesn't want to ship it. Anyone in (or near) Michigan looking for one?

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#775275
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Idea & Help Wanted: Making of Star Wars 16mm Library Rental
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poita said:


If you are able to borrow them, I may be able to sort something out in NY.

They also have 16mm Star Wars, Jedi, 2001, Classic Creatures- Return of the Jedi, Hardware Wars, the Star Trek movies, The Time Machine and lots of other cool stuff.



Oh they have Classic Creatures? I did a search for Jedi but nothing came up.

Yes, they certainly do. Hardware Wars is coming out on Blu-ray this year, though.

I'm sure I'd be able to borrow them. But, then again, anyone in NYC with a library card would as well. I'm not sure how it works but I'd happily be involved, if they'd scan the Raiders doc as well :)

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#775186
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Idea & Help Wanted: Making of Star Wars 16mm Library Rental
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(Sorry, I originally put this in the wrong section)

Sooo…

The library at Lincoln Center in NYC has 2 16mm copies available. Unfortunately, I have no way of scanning it. Is there anyone else near NYC that would be interested? I don’t believe we have a scan of it yet, no?

https://nypl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/17608352052907_the_making_of_star_wars

They also have one of the Raiders of the Lost Ark documentaries on 16mm as well!

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#774499
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Info: Which HD-DVD is better than Blu-Ray?
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drngr said:


I don't have that movie.

But when you rip a full HD DVD you could play the IME using a software player. You can also rip the PiP track(s) used for it, but if it's not one long video for the entire film it would be tough to sync with the actual movie.


Thanks!
Question: what's the resolution usually for the PiP tracks? What are they encoded in? I actually think the Poseidon is feature, length.

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#773310
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Jaws Sequels - HD Preservation (First Post w/ Updates) (Released)
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jordan200 said:



digitalfreaknyc said:

Where did the "workprint" footage come from? Was there ever a film source?


Believe it or not, it's not a workprint. There's just the one green screen scene (after Calvin's evacuation announcement but before the water breach) that might have even made it into the theatrical cut. I didn't see it theatrically but I can confirm that scene was green on the 1980s retail Australian VHS (my copy is now long gone, sadly).

The backdrop was changed to light blue on the Region 4 DVD and all the Australian TV broadcasts I've ever seen.

See screenshots: http://imgur.com/a/YIkKu

The colours on the VHD rip are a mess, but the green is accurate. I'd love it if someone with the VHD could confirm this please. I'd also love to know what the laserdisc looks like. This bizarre goof was part of the film's charm for me!


????

I'm talking about this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6upBvwndns

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#772230
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Jaws Sequels - HD Preservation (First Post w/ Updates) (Released)
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JawsTDS said:


Thank you for your thought and effort, Lasedisc Master!

My friend in Italy managed to capturing this recent airing of JAWS: THE REVENGE, and it has the original cut with Jake's death and the non-explosion ending. I'm going to try and put this rip on the BD-R I make of this, just need to sync it up with the English track.



I would just include the ending. No reason to include the whole movie again.

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#771955
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Usenet newbie questions...
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So I'm working on a side project for myself and a friend that would require scouring Usenet for a few things.

Here's the scoop:
I was putting together a bonus disc for the TV show Will & Grace. When the show was released to DVD, they used syndicated versions of several of the episodes instead of the originally aired cuts. This meant that sometimes approx 6 minutes (give or take) of footage was cut. I was wondering if usenet might have the original capped versions from the early 2000's still there. I feel like it's my only hope at this point.

Does anyone have any suggestions of where I might be able to find them?

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#765703
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Star Wars Holiday Special promo music video
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adywan said:



digitalfreaknyc said:

I'm betting most people have never seen this before...
It was filmed September 12, 1978 at Fox studios.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buRGuDX8Oek

It's....quite somethin'.


 It wasn't for the Holiday Special. It was filmed for the dance number as part of an entertainment program at the time. There was a video online years ago which had part of the program either side of the video, but i can't seem to find it. The only one i could find was posted in 2010, although edited to remove the segment of the show, but you can still hear the clapping at the end.

<a href="https://youtu.be/yO82BzjPvFc" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/yO82BzjPvFc</a>


Ahhh. However, the appearance was used to promote it, apparently. It's labeled as being for the Holiday Special.

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#764329
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The Godfather Saga - HD Restoration (Released)
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halover9000 said:


If anyone here is interested in a copy of the two films with the extended scenes in hd and uncensored, i created a fanedit of this:



<a href="http://www.fanedit.org/forums/showthread.php?14167-The-Godfather-Extended-Edition-HD&p=250699#post250699" target="_blank" title="www.fanedit.org/forums/showthread.php?14167-The-Godfather-Extended-Edition-HD&p=250699#post250699">http://www.fanedit.org/forums/showthread.php?14167-The-Godfather-Extended-Edition-HD&p=250699#post250699</a>


Did you use my footage to do this?

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#763022
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Star Wars Digital HD Release .... April 10th
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adywan said:



digitalfreaknyc said:


adywan said:

If anyone is thinking about getting the package for all the special features, then you need to check that the site you will be getting it from has all the special features in the package deal. VUDU are missing at least 2 of the new featurettes




Which ones?

It seems like there's 1 new featurette for each film.

And what service has all of them?


 Well it seems they are just missing one featurette now. VUDU don't have :

"<span>Discoveries From Inside: Weapons & The First Lightsaber</span>"


Huh? It's the first extra:
http://www.vudu.com/movies/#!content/658276/Star-Wars-A-New-Hope-Discoveries-From-Inside-Weapons-and-The-First-Lightsaber-featurette

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#762028
Topic
Star Wars Digital HD Release .... April 10th
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adywan said:


If anyone is thinking about getting the package for all the special features, then you need to check that the site you will be getting it from has all the special features in the package deal. VUDU are missing at least 2 of the new featurettes


Which ones?

It seems like there's 1 new featurette for each film.

And what service has all of them?