digitalfreaknyc

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Post: #716508
Topic: Info: Thread Closed, Please Delete. Thanks
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/716508/action/topic#716508
Time: 16-Jul-2014 3:51 PM

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.

Post: #716495
Topic: 4K restoration on Star Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/716495/action/topic#716495
Time: 16-Jul-2014 2:09 PM — Edited 16-Jul-2014 2:10 PM

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.

Post: #716409
Topic: 4K restoration on Star Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/716409/action/topic#716409
Time: 15-Jul-2014 9:13 PM

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.

Post: #716343
Topic: 4K restoration on Star Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/716343/action/topic#716343
Time: 15-Jul-2014 3:33 PM

doubleofive said:
digitalfreaknyc said:

I just worry that since this is the same company that absorbed Lowry, this is just the Lowry work reconstituted as Reliance's.
The dates on the resume say at least 2012 and describe a "4k Blu-ray".

That doesn't mean it was DONE for 4k blu-ray. It was a 4k scan. And it's already quite old.

Post: #716330
Topic: 4K restoration on Star Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/716330/action/topic#716330
Time: 15-Jul-2014 1:58 PM

I just worry that since this is the same company that absorbed Lowry, this is just the Lowry work reconstituted as Reliance's.

Post: #716139
Topic: Team Negative1 - The Empire Strikes Back 1980 - 35mm Theatrical Version (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/716139/action/topic#716139
Time: 14-Jul-2014 10:57 AM

timdiggerm said:

digitalfreaknyc said:

Harmy said:

Well, there will be people (me included) who may want to use this as a source for their own projects and so it is important to have some very high quality release in place - if uploading is a problem, I'm sure you could find someone to send a burned disc to, who would gladly upload it for you - I'd be very happy to do it (I have a 70mbps upload on my connection) but shipping it over-seas may be quite impractical.

Me as well. IIRC, you're in Connecticut. I'm in NYC and my family is in CT. I'm happy to pick it up from you in person, to help the cause.

Harmy is, in fact, on a different continent from you.

I wasn't talking about Harmy. I was talking about -1

Post: #716090
Topic: Team Negative1 - The Empire Strikes Back 1980 - 35mm Theatrical Version (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/716090/action/topic#716090
Time: 13-Jul-2014 9:54 PM

Harmy said:

Well, there will be people (me included) who may want to use this as a source for their own projects and so it is important to have some very high quality release in place - if uploading is a problem, I'm sure you could find someone to send a burned disc to, who would gladly upload it for you - I'd be very happy to do it (I have a 70mbps upload on my connection) but shipping it over-seas may be quite impractical.

Me as well. IIRC, you're in Connecticut. I'm in NYC and my family is in CT. I'm happy to pick it up from you in person, to help the cause.

Post: #716089
Topic: Info Wanted: 'Miracle Mile' (1988) - Is there a Widescreen version?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/716089/action/topic#716089
Time: 13-Jul-2014 9:51 PM

Jonno said:

The second review suggests that it is letterboxed, not 16:9 sadly.

It says right on the box that it's 4x3 letterboxed.

Post: #715857
Topic: Info: Thread Closed, Please Delete. Thanks
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/715857/action/topic#715857
Time: 12-Jul-2014 12:37 AM — Edited 12-Jul-2014 12:44 AM

alex s said:

Superman1978.com SupermanII.com SupermanIII.com SupermanIV.com SupergirlTheMovie.com Facebook.com/TheSupermanMovies, Mitch, Jay, Alex Serpa nor anyone originally attached to the creation of this project is in any way responsible for any and all distribution of the material being exchanged as all images, logos, character names and the such such are the copyright property of WB and DC Comics.

Amusing that you make this statement, considering the board you're on.

You do realize that even making a copy for yourself (which you've already admitted to) is a copyright violation anyway.

And I see no monumental distance between the two shots that would warrant someone desperately searching out this underground "final version" that only an elite number of people have.

All anyone really cares about are the deleted scenes anyway.

Bottom line: relax. No one is saying you're distributing it.

Post: #715721
Topic: Info: Thread Closed, Please Delete. Thanks
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/715721/action/topic#715721
Time: 10-Jul-2014 10:38 PM

Mitch said:

So, your saying that this exists?

Sure does! :)

Post: #714693
Topic: Criterion-ish Cover for Harmy's Despecialized Edition
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/714693/action/topic#714693
Time: 4-Jul-2014 12:34 AM

Gorgeous...but I didn't even know he did DVD versions. I thought they were all HD.

Post: #714674
Topic: Harmy's THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Despecialized Edition HD - V2.0 - MKV & AVCHD (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/714674/action/topic#714674
Time: 3-Jul-2014 10:25 PM

Harmy said:

With this I will definitely stick with a BD compatible stream, just like I did with SW but I may also make a cropped 4-5GB MKV version - a version like this of SW v2.5 is circulating on torrent sites, so since it's inevitably going to get made for ESB as well, it's probably better if I do it myself with HQ encoding settings and from the original lossless files.

OK sweet. So long as we're able to burn to Blu-ray, that'd be preferred (at least for me). Thank you so much!!! :)

Post: #714650
Topic: Harmy's THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Despecialized Edition HD - V2.0 - MKV & AVCHD (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/714650/action/topic#714650
Time: 3-Jul-2014 7:04 PM

Just a quick question: will the MKV be like Star Wars DE or Star Wars RE? Essentially, will it just be the frame or will it be 16x9 for easy burning to blu?

Post: #714404
Topic: Superman 1/2 Extended Cuts?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/714404/action/topic#714404
Time: 2-Jul-2014 1:45 PM

I'll send a free copy of my blu-ray to anyone who will create artwork for the set with 1 and 2 together. ;)

Anyone interested? It's got the TV versions of both on one disc. Would love to see what you guys could put together. I'm awful at artwork. ;(

Post: #714402
Topic: Info: Thread Closed, Please Delete. Thanks
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/714402/action/topic#714402
Time: 2-Jul-2014 1:43 PM

I'll send a free copy of my blu-ray to anyone who will create artwork for the set with 1 and 2 together. ;)

Post: #713231
Topic: Star Trek Into Darkness Bonus disc (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/713231/action/topic#713231
Time: 25-Jun-2014 7:24 PM

doubleofive said:
digitalfreaknyc said:
Jetrell Fo said:

Well now, if that don't beat all. The compendium will certainly have a place on my shelf if Paramount can get the previous purchasers coupon right.

Yay!!!
What coupon?
The one they're trying to implement. There's no details yet.

source?

Post: #712838
Topic: Star Trek Into Darkness Bonus disc (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/712838/action/topic#712838
Time: 24-Jun-2014 12:44 AM

Jetrell Fo said:

Well now, if that don't beat all. The compendium will certainly have a place on my shelf if Paramount can get the previous purchasers coupon right.

Yay!!!

What coupon?

Post: #712831
Topic: Star Wars: SE screening in NYC
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/712831/action/topic#712831
Time: 24-Jun-2014 12:23 AM

Just saw this...
http://www.filmforum.org/movies/more/star_wars_episode_iv_a_new_hop

Of course, it's sold out.
Of course, it's the special edition.

Haven't seen any screenings of any of the movies in the public lately, though.

Post: #709570
Topic: Harmy's THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Despecialized Edition HD - V2.0 - MKV & AVCHD (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/709570/action/topic#709570
Time: 5-Jun-2014 11:14 AM

Harmy said:

Here is a tweaked second half of the second part of the duel:

<a href="http://uloz.to/xRibF6tg/duel-2-2-compar-mp4" target="_blank" title="uloz.to/xRibF6tg/duel-2-2-compar-mp4">http://uloz.to/xRibF6tg/duel-2-2-compar-mp4</a>

And here's the third part of the duel:

<a href="http://uloz.to/xYknqaU9/duel-3-compar-mp4" target="_blank" title="uloz.to/xYknqaU9/duel-3-compar-mp4">http://uloz.to/xYknqaU9/duel-3-compar-mp4</a>

Here are some screenshots:

http://postimg.org/gallery/a65nbn5o/

WOO HOO! :)

How much do you have left to do?

Post: #709515
Topic: Team Negative1 - Return of the Jedi 1983 - 35mm Theatrical Version (unfinished project)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/709515/action/topic#709515
Time: 4-Jun-2014 11:39 PM

ScruffyNerfHerder said:

team_negative1 said:

<span style="line-height: 17.24431800842285px; font-size: 1.2em;">Technical details</span>

<span style="line-height: 17.24431800842285px;">===========================================</span>

<span style="line-height: 17.24431800842285px;">Video - Our goal is to have a preserved version that will be released in a high definition 1080p anamorphic MKV</span>

<span style="line-height: 17.24431800842285px;">that is full frame for people with projectors (25gigs), and bluray disc (25gigs), and a dual layer dvd (9gigs) as the final product. </span>

<div>
<div>Hi Team, I was hoping you could describe what you mean by "full frame for people with projectors" in more detail? I have a pretty nice projector, and am very interested in your work. :)</div>
</div>

I think he means the full 2.35 image as opposed to adding black bars.

Post: #709271
Topic: Info Wanted: 'Toy Soldiers' (1991) - anyone done a Widescreen preservation?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/709271/action/topic#709271
Time: 4-Jun-2014 1:53 AM

TFAN said:

German Blu-ray Release in July 2014
http://www.amazon.de/Boy-Soldiers-Blu-Ray-limitiertes-Mediabook/dp/B00KM6Y8DW/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1401804175&sr=1-2&keywords=toy+soldiers

;-)

Right...but not UK. ;)

And for $50, I'll pass.

Post: #709049
Topic: Info Wanted: 'Toy Soldiers' (1991) - anyone done a Widescreen preservation?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/709049/action/topic#709049
Time: 3-Jun-2014 12:50 AM

Tobar said:

There's a UK release for this on blu-ray.

I think you're mistaken. Link?

Post: #708805
Topic: ELSTREE 1976 A documentary about ten very different lives connected by having appeared onscreen wearing masks or helmets in Star Wars.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/708805/action/topic#708805
Time: 2-Jun-2014 2:51 AM

I'm thrilled that they're offering Blu-ray's as an option. I don't understand why Laddie didn't do that. I'm not buying SD anymore.

Post: #707892
Topic: Harmy's THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Despecialized Edition HD - V2.0 - MKV & AVCHD (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/707892/action/topic#707892
Time: 28-May-2014 1:42 PM

Harmy said:

Cool, I don't really need any for ESB but I will definitely need some for ROTJ.

Speaking of which (and not to sound greedy in the least) but is there any ETA on Jedi after Empire is released?

Post: #707644
Topic: Harmy's STAR WARS Respecialized Edition '97 - AVCHD and MKV Released
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/707644/action/topic#707644
Time: 27-May-2014 2:16 AM

Jetrell Fo said:

The clue was already given ....... "This can be found at the usual paradoxical place in the same thread as the Despecialized Edition."

;)

Got it (very quickly)! Thanks! :)