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#718386
Topic
Harmy's THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Despecialized Edition HD - V2.0 - MKV & AVCHD (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/718386/action/topic#718386
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Harmy said:


Nooo! Now that hairy_hen is nearly finished with the audio tracks, I will have Empire v2.0 out as soon as I get the tracks from him and you will have wasted a DVD9 disc, because this new version is just so much better than v1.0 it's not even funny...


Do you mean the AVC version? Or the M2TS file? both? :)

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#718273
Topic
The Audio Preservation Thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/718273/action/topic#718273
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ElectricTriangle said:



digitalfreaknyc said:
No offense but that's like saying you shouldn't be able to tell the difference between an mp3 and a CD. And that's just dumb.


 Actually, most available testing shows that people can't tell the difference between a proper, high-bitrate mp3 and a CD. The difference is usually a placebo or a poorly encoded or low bitrate mp3.

Of course, I would much rather have a CD then an mp3 album, simply because it's more versatile, and I can rip to the format of my choice (vorbis!).


If you don't think there's a difference or don't really care about it, then I think you're on the wrong forum...and surely in the wrong thread.

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#718261
Topic
The Audio Preservation Thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/718261/action/topic#718261
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ElectricTriangle said:



TServo2049 said:

 I don't know. I just assumed PCM always sounded better than compressed DD.


 Unless they give it a particular anemic bitrate or screw up the encoding, DD (and other lossy codecs) should sound identical to a lossless track (of the same master). The whole idea of lossy compression is to remove data that the human ear can't hear. Lossless audio is useful for editing as going from one lossy codec to another will produce noticeable decay.

That being said, poor encodes happen as does over filtering audio tracks. (Which is one of the reasons this thread exists.)


No offense but that's like saying you shouldn't be able to tell the difference between an mp3 and a CD. And that's just dumb.

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#718259
Topic
Simple and cheap capture method for LD with bit perfect digital audio on PC
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/718259/action/topic#718259
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Actually, I use this box and have absolutely no problems whatsoever:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-6-Channel-5-1-External-Optical-Audio-Sound-Card-S-PDIF-Laptop-Notebook-PC-/380665750296?pt=US_Sound_Card_External&hash=item58a1726318

The problem was more with the capture program than anything else. Adobe Audition 3 had drop-outs but 6 was totally fine.

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#718153
Topic
The Audio Preservation Thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/718153/action/topic#718153
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zeropc said:


anyone has jaws 2?

the bd is in the talks for quite some time. but will it contain the original mono? who knows. besides, there are some hd releases we could use it on :)

so a unsynced ld audio of this movie would be sweet :D

and for the sake of... jaws 3 and 4 too ;)


This would be awesome! Are there HD "releases" of 2/3/revenge?

The only 1080i/p ones I know of are from Vudu.

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#717884
Topic
"Rebel base in firing range" voice: mono version vs stereo version. Which do you prefer and why?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/717884/action/topic#717884
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pittrek said:



digitalfreaknyc said:


darklordoftech said:

 <a href="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/russdawson/mono/mono1.htm" target="_blank" title="homepage.ntlworld.com/russdawson/mono/mono1.htm">http://homepage.ntlworld.com/russdawson/mono/mono1.htm</a>




Nothing on that site works....on Chrome or firefox.


 Unfortunately Russ used ActiveX for calling Windows Media Player. It works ONLY on IE. On other browsers you have to check the source code to get the path to the mp3 file


Well....doesn't THAT suck. ;)

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#716935
Topic
4K restoration on Star Wars
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/716935/action/topic#716935
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darklordoftech said:



gizzy2000 said:

Does anyone hear think that Disney might not ever release the OT out of respect for Lucas' "true vision" for the films


Nope. If the fans don't respect Lucas's "true vision", why would an organization devoted to making money respect it?


If it was, somehow, written into the contract, then they'd have to. I can't see Disney accepting those terms but....who knows? Crazier things have happened.

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#716508
Topic
Info: Thread Closed, Please Delete. Thanks
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/716508/action/topic#716508
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alex s said:



 They know fans have copies of all of this stuff, but they don't really bother with that because they know it's low quality. I learned that. Damn near crapped my pants too. They overlook the individuals. They also know about this board and what it's for. Note we stopped making updates, posting clips and the such. And still haven't since.

If some people (no names) hadn't been so blatantly open about it and posted clips in their anxiousness, after they were told to keep it on the dl, it would have been ok and gone under the radar and not ruined it for everybody. And now here we are back at that point A. We were going to present it to the studio in hopes of getting an official release, but now we can't even do that. 

We were trying to stay low key about it for a while, but then tada. It's all back to point wait.


You guys are really overestimating how "low quality" it is. It's really not. And studios don't care about the quality of what's out there. They just care that it IS out there. And somehow I don't think they care too much about the TV version of a film that's been around for a very, very long time.

TBH, I'm not too worried about it. Someone will easily be able to do what you did and better. The hardest part is getting a hold of a print. Once they do, they'll just scan it in HD and release that which, AFAIK, you guys were never intending to do. Very, very easy and will render all this back-and-forth BS moot.

Until then, I'm happy with the version that WAS released, regardless of whether anyone in "your camp" intended it to be out there.

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#716495
Topic
4K restoration on Star Wars
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/716495/action/topic#716495
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adywan said:


At the screening of ROTJ in London to mark the release of the ROTJ making of book, it was the 2011 version that was used for that digital screening, so the atlanta one may well be the 2011.


And 2 weeks ago, they ran a 35mm print of the SE here in NYC. I'm still being that's what it will be. They probably don't even know what they're going to get until it's in-house.

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#716409
Topic
4K restoration on Star Wars
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/716409/action/topic#716409
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Harmy said:



Is anyone going to that screening in Atlanta this Friday? That could answer a lot of questions, if it is indeed a new DCP, it would make a lot of sense for it to be this new master.


http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Very-Special-Star-Wars-Screening-Planned-Georgia-Oldest-Movie-Theater-43767.html

It says that it's just another SE print from 97. Considering a theater here in NYC had the exact same showing just a couple of weeks ago, I'm going to assume it's probably the same print that's making the rounds.