Many apologies...I'm not sure if the first message has been updated.
Is there now a new capture device that captures video and multi-channel audio uncompressed?
I've already contacted Amazon to let them know of my displeasure. Feel free to do the same.
Coldblackice said:
Ahhh, I just discovered something I wasn't aware of -- The enhanced commentary isn't "just" commentary!
I was under the impression it was merely an audio track that lined up with the original movie timing, much like most movie's commentary tracks. However, it's actually an "interactive" movie, so to speak, with the commentators pausing the movie and drawing/diagramming things on the screen. So it wouldn't really be feasible to strip merely the audio track and fuse it into the original bluray rip.
Unless anyone has any ideas, I guess this means we just have to keep the two separate movies? I've wondered if perhaps there's some trickery possible of "fusing" the two tracks of video, so that you can have the option of watching the commentary-edition and have it actively inject the commentary clips of movie-pausing and diagramming. But I imagine something like this wouldn't be possible, or at least feasible.
Moth3r said:
C'est la vie...
Sorry.
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Okay, we get it, he pissed you off. He may have even been rude.
But really, he didn't have to release a single thing, could have kept it completely to himself.
I think it is sometimes forgotten here that no-one 'owes' anyone anything, if someone wants to buy a rare movie or disc and video themselves eating it, that is their pergogative.
Anyone here could have ponied up the $700 themselves if they thought it was important enough.
It has been stated multiple times here that a high quality capture will be made, that it is not easy to do due to the state of the disc, and that it will be shared for *free* when it is done. I think that is a pretty good deal that someone spent $700+ of their own cash and is going to share it with everyone for nothing. All one has to do is wait.
m_s0 said:
The disclaimer in the video made me think that THIS is the "real deal". If it's not then great.
m_s0 said:
Is there a chance we could get a version not re-encoded by youtube? I'm pretty sure the faneditors would appreciate that as well.
consumerx said:
We all have bad days. Perhaps the admins were just tired from dealing with the immense sense of entitlement that people seem to have; "gimme gimme gimme". I'm excited about this project, and I want the footage too. However, I recognize that 1) its a work in progress, and 2) it's not my disc.
It seems that the only payment the archivists expect is patience, why not give it to them?
Dunedain said:
While I'm glad to hear that Lucasfilm, Disney or whoever hasn't interfered as yet, it may not be wise to post something like this on a very public place like facebook, where every idiot imaginable can whine and complain, pester the owner, try to cause trouble, etc.
Plus just the general level of attention it draws. Remember, things on this board are kept low profile for a reason, and with something of this rareness and importance (scenes, alternate takes and angles, etc., that might not exist anywhere else outside of Lucasfilm's archives), it's not a good idea to take chances. Just get it into the hands of those who can be trusted, in both the first pass rough and later high quality capture forms, and the rest will take care of itself...
adywan said:
digitalfreaknyc said:
So the fool who made the facebook page is pissy because I asked for an actual download link instead of a crappy youtube link.
Anyone else want one? Clearly he's not someone who cares about actual quality.
what is with the attitude? You know that these were quick and dirty captures, with a lot of problems and they are not very good quality. There isn't much point in providing a download link when the quality wouldn't be very different from a youtube download anyway. Once the proper captures are done then a full quality download link will be provided for everyone. Calling someone a fool just because you seem to have a problem with them is a bit childish isn't it? But i can't see any pissy comments from the admins on the page at all. In fact this is the only reply that has been given to someone who asked for a download link on the thread about the full footage being added to youtube:
<span><span><span>"You can down the 1080p flv from YouTube directly. I have checked it against my original source and there is no real difference. It's not like the original is HD anyway. I've done my part now"
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<span><span><span>I certainly wouldn't call that "getting pissy"
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So the fool who made the facebook page is pissy because I asked for an actual download link instead of a crappy youtube link.
Anyone else want one? Clearly he's not someone who cares about actual quality.
g-force said:
Anyone know if the Google Play version has the higher resolution?
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Harmy said:
Wow, 5 hours of footage on an mpeg2 DVD5, that can't possibly look remotely good. But to each their own of course :-)
AntcuFaalb said:
digitalfreaknyc said:
AntcuFaalb said:
I'd roll my iPad back to 5.1.1 if it were a sure-thing, but I'm not 100% positive it'll work. I've too much to lose.
Does anyone have an old iDevice to contribute to the cause?
It's not just that it's DRM protected. I'd be happy just to get a higher quality. What's the point of having a higher quality screen if they compress the video/pq even more.
Well, the iPad version is 720p. The media files themselves are ~250MiB in total, IIRC.
I don't remember the bitrates offhand, however.
AntcuFaalb said:
I'd roll my iPad back to 5.1.1 if it were a sure-thing, but I'm not 100% positive it'll work. I've too much to lose.
Does anyone have an old iDevice to contribute to the cause?
I've received a reply, directly from Random House:
Thank you for contacting Random House Consumer Services. We appreciate your interest in our publications.
The same files are sent to all. The individual eBook retailers compress their files at different levels to make them compatible with the output capabilities of their various proprietary devices.
Btw...
Star Wars
Amazon: 317.15 mb
B&N: 427 MB
Google Play: ???
Itunes: 1.10GB
pittrek said:
Ronster said:
There is a release for google play books for all 3 enhanced edition books will cost just over £100
Seriously? Source?
Tobar said:
So there's a third version of the ebooks?
Has anyone figured out the deleted scenes from Xbox?
Is the UK Blu-ray region free?
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UPDATE: Nevermind, just downloaded an iBook sample and the iBook is CLEARLY better and higher resolution. Some photos in the Kindle edition are pixelated, and crystal clear on the iBook. Kind of miffed that the difference wasn't advertised, however, can't complain to be paying $12.99 twice for this collection of amazing content.
Nien Nunb said:
IcePrick said:
Isn't the BD for TDK slathered in DNR and edge enhancement? Is there any alternate HD source without those problems?
It is, and being as it was the first BD I ever owned I did not realize how unnatural it looked until I got a few other discs to compare to.
I know occasionally it's on HBO and other premium channels but the whole movie is usually presented at 1.78:1.
You can just get it from Vudu. Both TDK and TDKR are in 1 aspect ratio.
Anyone else get this?
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