digitalfreaknyc

Just an update:
I've capped all 4 parts off of my DVR.

Now I have to start re-building that segment of the first film. :( It definitely won't match the "look" of the Saga as they're clearly two different sources. However, it's better than missing that part of the film.

Again, if *anyone* knows of someone who still has this on their DVR, please let me know.

DVD-BOY said:

The Aluminum Falcon said:

digitalfreaknyc said:


I'm running into a snag, though. It looks like there were some choppy parts in part 3 so I'm going to have to plug the holes with the official Blu-ray.

Oh that's unfortunate. Will you need to degrade the resolution of the parts from the Blu-Ray to match the HDTV capture better? I assume that the HDTV capture is at other 720p or 1080i so the BD may be a slight jump-up in quality.

Other than compression, there should be no quality jump between 1080i and 1080p once 3:2 pulldown has been removed.

But then DFNYC will already know this :-)

Link doesn't work for me. :(

The Aluminum Falcon said:

digitalfreaknyc said:


I'm running into a snag, though. It looks like there were some choppy parts in part 3 so I'm going to have to plug the holes with the official Blu-ray.

Oh that's unfortunate. Will you need to degrade the resolution of the parts from the Blu-Ray to match the HDTV capture better? I assume that the HDTV capture is at other 720p or 1080i so the BD may be a slight jump-up in quality.

I don't have the commercial, unfortunately.

I'm running into a snag, though. It looks like there were some choppy parts in part 3 so I'm going to have to plug the holes with the official Blu-ray. Luckily, from what I can see, it didn't affect any deleted scenes.

That will delay my getting it up.

So branching off of this thread:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/NOW-RELEASED-The-Godfather-1901-1980-Epic-Edit/topic/4536/

I DVR’ed the AMC airing and and I’m halfway through capping it.
Each piece will be about 9.3 gigs. If you do the math (there are 4 pieces), it will be approximately 37 gigs. Since 50gb discs are much more expensive, I’m going to put this on 2 different single layer discs. I have the John Cazale HBO documentary in HD so I’ll use that as an “extra.” I also have some other SD stuff that I’m going to throw on as a bonus feature.

if anyone has anything that they would like to contribute, please contact me and I’ll be happy to add it. 😃

Thus far:
The Godfather Saga (Parts 1-4) HD
The Godfather 3 (TV Introduction) HD
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale HD

As far as how I’m going to distribute…I have no idea. I guess torrent? It’s going to be an insane amount of information.

MichaelLAX said:

What software do you use to edit out commercials, etc.?

I have the Happauge HDPVR-1212 and use the Macintosh software frontend for capping.

I can also run Windows XP if editing software requires it.

Thanks!

For those interested, I've started capping this and I'm halfway through.
Each piece will be about 9.3 gigs. If you do the math (there are 4 pieces), it will be approximately 37 gigs. Since 50gb discs are much more expensive, I'm going to put this on 2 different single layer discs. I have the John Cazale HBO documentary in HD so I'll use that as an "extra." I also have some other SD stuff that I'm going to throw on as a bonus feature.

if anyone has anything that they would like to contribute, please contact me and I'll be happy to add it. :)

Harmy said:

I'd have to start from scratch if I was to do it at 1080p.

I've always been a fan of Robocop 2. Never had an issue with it. But, then again, i first saw it when i was 12. I think I was the perfect age.

"Allen came on for Robocop 2 because it was going to be directed by Tim Hunter, who also helmed River's Edge. 'I loved the script,' which was written by Frank Miller (Sin City), and Walon Green (The Wild Bunch). Hunter left the project and was then replaced by The Empire Strikes Back helmer Irvin Kirshner, who Allen called 'the most miserable human being that ever walked planet earth. I found out later that he didn't want me to return for the role. He then ruined the script, taking the heart and soul out of it. Robocop 2 was missing everything that made the first film wonderful.'"

http://www.tgdaily.com/games-and-entertainment-features/61907-robocop-yesterday-and-tomorrow

It's too bad. He seemed so nice. :(

walking_carpet said:

SilverWook said:

Kids can be thoughtless and cruel.

Having a nice big bank account from TPM is probably the best revenge. ;)

 I know liam neeson got some kind of profit sharing deal, but did jake lloyd have a big contract?

probably enough for college tuition ;)

[sigh] man...the scene with him and his family signing that contract; they were so happy at the time.

The criticsm he got was out of control. 

so was ewan...

and poor ahmed best :(

how annoying it was to see rick mccallum joke around about trying to get natalie to sign a 3 picture deal without having yet see one script.  Im not a fan of hers, but knowing how she was once pretty picky with roles, she would have been so appalled at how meaningless her character would end up being (anyway to search your prior posts? i feel like I've said this before somewhere else).

I think samuel L Jackson was the only one who was happy the whole time cuz it was just one giant play-time for a fan.  and maybe McDiarmid cuz he was revisiting his greatest role and it was more interesting compared to the other PT characters.

none said:

digitalfreaknyc wrote: Did you put what you talked about in your updated edition?

http://secrethistoryofstarwars.com/marcialucas.html

Zombie, I didn't know you spoke with her!!
Did she go back to her maiden name? How did you find her?

Did you put what you talked about in your updated edition?

Has anyone heard from Marcia Lucas? Has she been interviewed since everything went to hell?

(sorry if this thread is a repeat. search is a pain on this site)

zombie84 said:

Well, technically I am not supposed to be posting this right now. There may be some modifications in the days to come. This isn't meant to be public, so keep it under your hats for now, but I thought people might appreciate some good news for once.

http://www.savestarwars.com/loc.html

I always capture it with the highest settings with the Hauppauge. I have no idea how many gigs it's going to be for the total thing. I'm going to assume around 20-30. That's going to take forever to torrent. I don't know WHAT I'm going to do with it, once I have it.

I'm capping it. :)

I also capped the opening from Godfather 3 which was COMPLETELY different. It's a 15 minute flashback montage of the first two films, intercut with "older Michael" from the very end of 2.

I just saw the commercial for the Godfather Saga on AMC, which will start airing tomorrow. The commercial did indeed say it was completely restored and showed them in HD. If they went through and remastered the whole thing then that CERTAINLY is news. They would have had to remaster the deleted scenes as well and that's never been done. The Blu-ray set only had them edited from the Saga/Trilogy.

It's interesting that the Saga was always just the first two. Now they're showing all three.

I can't imagine they would have gone through this trouble only for AMC. I could see this getting a blu release.

Additionally, TOTALLY different intro to Godfather 3. It's got a newly produced montage of the first 2 films, intercut with outtakes of Michael sitting on the lawn from the end of 2. This proves they went back to the masters with the new footage. REALLY excited for a new release with more restored deleted scenes!!

Moth3r said:

Is it a semi-transparent logo? I developed an AviSynth script for the Rad source that was fairly successful:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Rad-Helltrack-Edition-Now-Available/post/425964/#TopicPost425964

Solid logos are more difficult, but if you have a logo-less DVD, and it matches up frame-for-frame with the HD source, then you should be able to upscale that portion and overlay it over the logo.

Jambe,

Are you planning on making a disc of the complementing footage? I'd love to make a disc with the documentaries afterwards! :)

I also have a few things that I was putting on my Jaws discs as well. I'll go through what I have and let you know.

Good luck!

Anyone have any good advice on removing a "bug" from the corner of a broadcast?

I have a documentary that was released on DVD but never in HD. I have the TV broadcast with a bug (in HD) and I'd love to replace that bug with the information from the DVD. Is it worth it? Possible? Too much work?

Thoughts?

Darth Hade said:

Great update at CapedWonder.com

http://www.capedwonder.com/superman-the-movie-restored-international-cut/

Sounds great.

I'm honestly completely floored...and very, very sad, to be honest.

I used to look forward to the possibility of showing my niece the movies...but my love is dying, something I *NEVER* thought would happen. It's becoming a huge joke that only George is in on. And it's insulting.

What a dick. :( He's spitting on everyone who has ever been a fan of these films.

TServo2049 said:

NTSC has 3:2 pulldown and the whole thing of not being a whole number of frames per second.

It's easy to take a PAL video source and convert it to 24fps - the frames just play back 4% slower, no pulldown or interpolation necessary.

It really doesn't matter, because the final 24fps version is going to be synched to the existing soundtrack preservations.