digitalfreaknyc

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Post: #192390
Topic: *** The Official DigitalFreakNYC Release Thread*** (SW, Indy + Others!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/192390/action/topic#192390
Time: 11-Mar-2006 11:33 AM

Originally posted by: Cassius76
Hello! Any news on the E.T Documentary disc?

That is definitely also going to see the light of day soon.

Sorry. I'm taking on a bit too much as of late...plus i was trying to get that "new" version of Blade Runner" done-- which it finally is.

Post: #192343
Topic: BLADE RUNNER: The Unauthorized OFF-WORLD Box Set (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/192343/action/topic#192343
Time: 11-Mar-2006 1:26 AM

Originally posted by: Rikter

Originally posted by: digitalfreaknyc

uhh...there are no alternate takes. there's only 1 soundtrack that's from the official tapes and that's the Gongo one. the rest are just re-recordings.

- Uhh, yes there are. It would seem that you do not have the 5 Esper CD's which have a few alternate takes and extended cuts and the "Sunetul Original Al Filmului Muzica De Vangelis" is missinge a few of these as well as some orther minor cues which the Esper sets have such as track 13 - Blade Runner Blues (Extended Version) or stuff like track 10. Seventh Sector - Apartment 9726 (Reprise) - AND THESE are the ALTERNATE tracks that I'm using in MY ALTERNATE SOUNDTRACK SCORE.

Cool. And where, exactly, do these esper sets have their music from? As far as i know, all the esper sets have music ripped right from the movie, sound effects and all. And I've NEVER heard of tracks directly from the recording sessions for the film OTHER than the Gongo. The rest were all re-recordings. So I wait for your enlightened response.

Post: #191942
Topic: BLADE RUNNER: The Unauthorized OFF-WORLD Box Set (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/191942/action/topic#191942
Time: 10-Mar-2006 9:59 AM

Originally posted by: Rikter
DAMN there are so many soundtracks and so many alternate takes that doing the score is driving me crazy!!! (that's why I'm doing so many audio tracks) - I'm gonna runn a few versions by a few folks here to get there take on them and I'm also willing to take suggestions on what tracks to place (and where) so if you have any ideas please drop me a message

I'm going to take a few days off from the BR set and get Zootie running about 90% again this weekend and I also might try to get the B210 running as well AND I promise I'll answer a bunch of emails this weekend also!!

uhh...there are no alternate takes. there's only 1 soundtrack that's from the official tapes and that's the Gongo one. the rest are just re-recordings.

Post: #191768
Topic: *** The Official DigitalFreakNYC Release Thread*** (SW, Indy + Others!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/191768/action/topic#191768
Time: 9-Mar-2006 11:11 PM

Guys, Babyhum sent me his version of the making of TOD and I should have it tomorrow. With any luck, I'll get out the best version of it and have it torrenting by next week.

Post: #191468
Topic: Info Wanted: Superbit?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/191468/action/topic#191468
Time: 9-Mar-2006 9:43 AM

Originally posted by: gltaylor74
they are a very bad alternative. I thought the same as you. I tried them on two different dvd players and they were of poor quality and were continually skipping and stuttering, etc. Do not expect a quality product.

Actually...mine work perfectly. I've had them for quite some time. Considering you can't get the official ones for less than $300-400 if you're lucky, it's a no-brainer.

Post: #191182
Topic: Info Wanted: Superbit?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/191182/action/topic#191182
Time: 8-Mar-2006 5:26 PM

Originally posted by: bad_karma24

Originally posted by: Boomstick

Originally posted by: gltaylor74

Just to note, the Jurassic Park superbit sets on ebay are bootlegs. AS noted earlier, you will pay dearly for the geniune Jurassic park alone, let alone all three films.

The Jurassic Park Superbits that I looked at certainly weren't bootlegs, hence the price I mentioned.

Yeah, the Jurassic Park Superbits probably aren't bootlegs.

BUT...bootlegs of all 3 show up on Ebay all the time.

However, they are direct rips of the OOP Japanese discs. They're a great alternative for those interested

Post: #191112
Topic: BLADE RUNNER: The Unauthorized OFF-WORLD Box Set (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/191112/action/topic#191112
Time: 8-Mar-2006 10:20 AM

Originally posted by: Citizen
Sync issues? I had zero problems getting the audio to sync up to the converted video, even with the PAL speedup.

Ditto.

Post: #190865
Topic: ADM's ET Art,come and get it!!!!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/190865/action/topic#190865
Time: 7-Mar-2006 9:51 PM

Cool cover. If anyone wants to do one for The Making of ET, i'm probably doing that next.

Post: #190606
Topic: Info Wanted: Superbit?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/190606/action/topic#190606
Time: 7-Mar-2006 10:44 AM

Originally posted by: zion

Originally posted by: gltaylor74
I always felt that ld basically used the theatrical mix whereas DVD's are often "remixed" for home theater. When comparing the Star Wars Episode I DD DVD (at 448kbps) to the DD on the LD (at 384kbps) it is no contest. The LD is far more agressive of a mix and faithfully represents the theatrical viewing experience that I had. The DVD sounds "dumbed down" so to speak.

I have not compared the DD to the DTS on the R2 Jurassic park superbit. I know that the DTS is only at a rate of 754kbps and does not use the full 1509kbps as some early DTS DVD's did. DTS laserdisc for reference used a bitrate of 1235kbps. I remeber that when the R1 Jurassic park came out, the DTS DVD was very very weak and was easily bested by the DD DVD. It was found that an encoding error occured on the DTS DVD and cut it's LFE channel by 4db. A repressed DTS DVD was made available that was said to be created from the DTS laserdisc master and it shows. I believe that the Jurassic park superbit DTS is this same mix as it sounds very similar to the DTS DVD.

I must've had the repressed DTS version then because it sounded amazing. Someone stole the disc out of my disc wallet though.

I wonder if it's an increased dynamic range that makes the LD sound so good?

Laserdiscs aren't compressed AT ALL. That's what makes them sound great.

Post: #190603
Topic: BLADE RUNNER: The Unauthorized OFF-WORLD Box Set (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/190603/action/topic#190603
Time: 7-Mar-2006 10:35 AM

Moth3r,

I noticed the issue with my release but thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. No, it's not an NTSC issue because the version I made with TMPGENC is fantastic and doesn't have the same flaws.

it was a flaw with HDTV2DVD. In fact, I sent all my info to it's creator and I won't be using it any more because of it.

And in regards to your smart-ass comment, there's a BIG difference between something that is overall crap and what I released. 98% of the people who downloaded my version of BR didn't notice a problem.

Post: #190154
Topic: BLADE RUNNER: The Unauthorized OFF-WORLD Box Set (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/190154/action/topic#190154
Time: 6-Mar-2006 4:27 PM

Quality control? Sure. YOU volunteering your time to watch the movies?

VERY few people noticed the issue. It's not as massive as you would expect.

Remember...we're not professionals here and none of us are making money off of this. If you want to bitch, tell your dog.

Post: #190093
Topic: BLADE RUNNER: The Unauthorized OFF-WORLD Box Set (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/190093/action/topic#190093
Time: 6-Mar-2006 1:05 PM

Originally posted by: Citizen

Originally posted by: digitalfreaknyc
As per Rikter above, my version wouldn't fit any more audio tracks than just one. This is pure audio/video quality.

You used HDTV2DVD didn't you? what kind of output does it give? I used a few different programs to extract the audio & video, do the pulldown removal and then a 3-pass CCE encode from a huffyuv avi. 4600kbps avg with two 384kbps DD 5.1 tracks.

No he didn't. That's the program that gave my V1 the problems it had.

Post: #190066
Topic: BLADE RUNNER: The Unauthorized OFF-WORLD Box Set (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/190066/action/topic#190066
Time: 6-Mar-2006 11:02 AM

As per Rikter above, my version wouldn't fit any more audio tracks than just one. This is pure audio/video quality.

Post: #189771
Topic: ***//BUILDING EMPIRE\\: PAL & NTSC DVD - NEW EDITION NOW ONLINE! ***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/189771/action/topic#189771
Time: 5-Mar-2006 9:31 PM

Any chance this is going to be torrented?

Post: #189630
Topic: BLADE RUNNER: The Unauthorized OFF-WORLD Box Set (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/189630/action/topic#189630
Time: 5-Mar-2006 9:57 AM

Originally posted by: Rikter

Originally posted by: digitalfreaknyc
Rikter,

Guess you don't want my new version??

- I had planned on possibly using you're new version, but there were no updates and I'm dying to get this project over with so I can move on to my Datsuns!!!!! AND I still may use it if I can get a copy to evaluate and be sure that it would have room for 1 PCM track and about 5 other DD or MPEG 2.0 audio tracks

What's with the sample you put up?

- Well it is a sample of my 1080i to DL DVD, sized to allow for all of the audio tracks I plan on using

I posted some details on myspleen but I just moved my parts car today so I'm beat down for the night otherwise I would repost the info here...

AND on that note is your new version done and ready???

My version has BEEN done. It takes up both layers (pretty much) completely.

Post: #189141
Topic: BLADE RUNNER: The Unauthorized OFF-WORLD Box Set (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/189141/action/topic#189141
Time: 4-Mar-2006 12:08 PM

Rikter,

Guess you don't want my new version?

What's with the sample you put up?

Post: #188750
Topic: 'The Monster Squad' widescreen preservation? (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/188750/action/topic#188750
Time: 3-Mar-2006 5:23 PM

Originally posted by: Neil S. Bulk
Wasn't this shown in the last year on one of the HD channels, just like Blade Runner? <hint, hint>

Neil

Nope.

Post: #188661
Topic: ***//BUILDING EMPIRE\\: PAL & NTSC DVD - NEW EDITION NOW ONLINE! ***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/188661/action/topic#188661
Time: 3-Mar-2006 2:47 PM

Jambe, I'd love a copy.

Post: #188659
Topic: 'The Monster Squad' widescreen preservation? (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/188659/action/topic#188659
Time: 3-Mar-2006 2:45 PM

Castor...

What's going on???

Post: #188151
Topic: Superman II and Superman III extended (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/188151/action/topic#188151
Time: 2-Mar-2006 11:59 AM

Originally posted by: Ash595
I am interesting in a scan of the Beta cover.

I already have one re-sided to DVD.

Post: #188135
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/188135/action/topic#188135
Time: 2-Mar-2006 10:53 AM

Originally posted by: Doctor M

And to go way off subject: Mandated HDTV broadcast in '09, yikes have you seen the price of a decent sized HDTV versus a standard definition one?

Uhh..they don't sell SD TV's any more do then?

And to answer your question, they can be had for as little as $800.

Post: #188134
Topic: Info: Prequel Trilogy in HD on German TV!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/188134/action/topic#188134
Time: 2-Mar-2006 10:48 AM

Originally posted by: eros
you two blowing each other or something?

You got a problem with it if they are?

Post: #188133
Topic: Info: Prequel Trilogy in HD on German TV!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/188133/action/topic#188133
Time: 2-Mar-2006 10:47 AM

Originally posted by: eros
The bladerunner hint was put in there to make it obvious I was talking about dvd compatible mpeg OK!

Blade Runner was made into a DVD so MOST people could watch it. If you have a problem with that, download the TS files.

Post: #187884
Topic: The Indiana Jones Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/187884/action/topic#187884
Time: 1-Mar-2006 5:15 PM

Originally posted by: tb1971
digitalfreaknyc I've send you a PM. Please reply so I can arrange sending you Indy files for inclusion on the new set

ygm

Post: #187677
Topic: Superman II and Superman III extended (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/187677/action/topic#187677
Time: 1-Mar-2006 12:16 AM

Originally posted by: Mitch
I just bought the original U.S.A video Making of Superman I and II BETA cassette from a video store that was going out of business. $1.95 cents. It's still got the original release box. The BETA tape has both the Making of's on it and has red lettering. I however do not have a Betamax machine but I couldn't pass an original up that cost only a couple bucks.

This is the original U.S.A Video

I wonder if it is better quility than the transfers we have out there.

Anyone have a BETAmax and can they transfer.

You never know, I have looked at the tape and it looks hardly used... very interesting....

Any takers??

That was the master used for mine.