digitalfreaknyc

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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.

Post: #187124
Topic: Info: The Game - Criterion
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/187124/action/topic#187124
Time: 27-Feb-2006 3:08 PM

Originally posted by: Ash595
an official Special Edition of The game will be released by Universal (in Belgium) on March the 9th

http://www.dvdactu.be/newsdetails.php?id=2716

Any word on other locations? I can't believe they'd be the only place getting it.

Post: #187041
Topic: *** The Official DigitalFreakNYC Release Thread*** (SW, Indy + Others!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/187041/action/topic#187041
Time: 27-Feb-2006 10:43 AM

Originally posted by: segaflip
Finally just watch DF002, and loved it. I needed a good film docu to watch. Very nice, well packaged release, I should be get your other releases soon, cant wait to watch them!

Do you mind if I upload your release to newsgroups?

Knock yourself out.

Side note: i'll probably be doing The Making of TOD very soon

Post: #185944
Topic: The Indiana Jones Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/185944/action/topic#185944
Time: 24-Feb-2006 12:28 PM

Originally posted by: Neil S. Bulk

Originally posted by: skyjedi2005
I know i'm probalbly absolutely in the minority here, but I have always prefered films in stereophonic sound to dolby 5.1, especially if that is how they were filmed or recorded, rather than artificially created after the fact 30 years later. Although 5.1 and 6.1 and 7.1 are viable now, and create better spacialization stereo tracks should be included on releases, (also known as dolby 2.0) or better yet Pcm Stereo uncompressed!

I'm going to spell this out very easily for you. The 5.1 track on the Raiders DVD was derived from the original 6 track mix. Nothing was added or taken away. The mix was done at Paramount and not Lucasfilm. Had Lucasfilm been involved, I'm sure new elements would have creeped in, but as it is, the DVD IS the original mix. And the original Dolby Stereo track was derived as well from the 6 track master. This isn't a case like Star Wars where multiple mixes were made.

The digital PCM track on the widescreen laser disc is wrong! It has at least one sound effect that is different from the original film and the analog sound on the original LD is pretty fuzzy sounding. Neither are worth preserving.

Neil

*applause*

Post: #185437
Topic: The Indiana Jones Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/185437/action/topic#185437
Time: 22-Feb-2006 10:23 PM

Originally posted by: Jambe Davdar
Good new on the Indy advert, my supplier was happy for me to post it - HERE IT IS!

Sweet. Don't think I ever saw that before.

Post: #185435
Topic: *** The Official DigitalFreakNYC Release Thread*** (SW, Indy + Others!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/185435/action/topic#185435
Time: 22-Feb-2006 10:19 PM

Originally posted by: segaflip
Do you ever think about doing a newsgroup release of your work???

Nope. I don't have access to newsgroups.

Post: #185427
Topic: Blade Runner HDTV (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/185427/action/topic#185427
Time: 22-Feb-2006 9:50 PM

Originally posted by: dark_jedi
Hi Digital,will you post this on myspleen,when finished?
thanks for all your hard work
DJ

I'm not sure, to be honest. I'm really rather "blade runnered" out.

I'm putting it together right now. I'll give you the final specs once it's done.

Post: #185425
Topic: The Indiana Jones Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/185425/action/topic#185425
Time: 22-Feb-2006 9:32 PM

Originally posted by: THX

Originally posted by: digitalfreaknyc
The bonus disc from best buy was NOT an edit of the original making of specials. It was actually the EPK for the first film and contains MANY different things.

Has this made it onto one of your releases? Also, I have a bonus 5th disc that looks very much like it is a 10 minute edit of The Making of Raiders. Are these two different things? I know you've discussed this here before, but I didn't see anything at first glance in the "featurette" that isn't in the Making of.

They're the same thing. They're on one of my Raiders discs. There's a ton of stuff that isn't in the Making of.

Post: #185336
Topic: Superman 4 Recut Rough Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/185336/action/topic#185336
Time: 22-Feb-2006 4:03 PM

Originally posted by: SammyTheBull
Hah... and I thought the subject was about the extended, full-length workprint of Superman IV.

Too bad there isn't and won't be a release of the first cut of SIV... and so far the "best" set I've seen is this pirate crap sold by a certain twat at a certain place (obviously removed):
http://s24.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=024QQPML1R11D3L7S0J3ZBUFJT

well...at least they found ALL the deleted footage. that's damn good considering they thought it was destroyed.

Post: #185303
Topic: Superman 4 Recut Rough Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/185303/action/topic#185303
Time: 22-Feb-2006 1:38 PM

Realize...there will be a ton of deleted scenes on the forthcoming boxed set.

They found all the "lost" footage

Post: #185097
Topic: The Indiana Jones Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/185097/action/topic#185097
Time: 21-Feb-2006 10:07 PM

Originally posted by: Darth Richard

Originally posted by: THX
There is not now, nor has there ever been a post-credits crate-burning scene.

yes there has its on my cousins copy of Raiders on VHS

very cool. let's have a get together. I'll bring you my ultra-rare copy of star wars from 1981 that has the biggs scene and we can have a party.

Post: #184963
Topic: The Indiana Jones Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/184963/action/topic#184963
Time: 21-Feb-2006 3:23 PM

Originally posted by: Jambe Davdar
I am in the process of another project at the moment.

J

Jambe,

I'd love to include that in one of my future releases. Could you contact me?

Post: #184410
Topic: Blade Runner HDTV (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/184410/action/topic#184410
Time: 20-Feb-2006 7:04 PM

Just an update:

For those who are interested, I should be done with a "new" version of Blade Runner this week. TMPGenc worked. This one should do away with any of the problems people may have encountered on the last one. Plus the bitrate is higher.

If people bitch after this one, then they can kiss my ass. I'm done with Blade Runner.
I'm actually having to re-do it because even though I set the bitrate to max out at 9500, it went over 10000. Not sure why.

Post: #184403
Topic: The Indiana Jones Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/184403/action/topic#184403
Time: 20-Feb-2006 6:50 PM

Originally posted by: TheCassidy

Originally posted by: digitalfreaknyc

Originally posted by: TheCassidy
So, apart from having a 35mm print, would 'Raiders' sourced from the original laserdisc synched with the audio from the DVD be the closest thing to the original theatrical run?

No. Didn't you complain that it wasn't the right sound mix?

My god. I think we're testing how anal people can be with this.

Aw, c'mon. Why'd you have to say a thing like that?

Look, this all started over the here statement that 'Raiders' wasn't changed (for lack of a better word) from it's original theatrical exhibition.

I put forth the suggestion that digitally-removing elements of the film which existed from the original print up to the DVD was, in fact, changing it, despite the fact that they were changes which did not alter the content of the film. I stand by that.

Why don't you and Neil just tell me to fuck off already...

Cause we like you too much

I didn't mean to insult you with the "anal" comment. I guess that if, since we're using Star Wars as an example, they had just cleaned some stuff up in SW, would anyone really be complaining? That's all they did with Indy. But because there were severe changes to all 3 of the OT, here we are. However, if they got the same treatment Indy got, I don't think any of us would be complaining. See what I'm saying?

Post: #184321
Topic: The Indiana Jones Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/184321/action/topic#184321
Time: 20-Feb-2006 5:10 PM

Originally posted by: Neil S. Bulk
Originally posted by: Moth3r
I would think that the laserdisc 2-channel audio would be exactly the same as the Dolby mix on the theatrical 35mm prints.
Way to much attention is being focused on Indiana Jones. Those are DVDs that the studio got right. Somehow these films (and the 1982 version of ET) slipped through the cracks and didn't get mangled on DVD the way Jaws, Star Wars and Superman were.

Agreed. Though Jaws was fixed with the 30th anniversary though.

Superman could be easily fixed with some editing.

Star Wars is another story.

Post: #184290
Topic: The Indiana Jones Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/184290/action/topic#184290
Time: 20-Feb-2006 4:41 PM

No. Didn't you complain that it wasn't the right sound mix?

My god. I think we're testing how anal people can be with this.

Post: #184257
Topic: The Indiana Jones Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/184257/action/topic#184257
Time: 20-Feb-2006 4:03 PM

Originally posted by: THX
thanks for the info, df

What might have confused you was that on the original P&S (if memory serves), there was a quick pan from right to left to see why Indy was startled. You might have taken that as a "turn" because the scan was so awkward.

Post: #184238
Topic: The Indiana Jones Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/184238/action/topic#184238
Time: 20-Feb-2006 3:45 PM

Originally posted by: THX
I didn't know the new 5.1 was taken from the 70mm/6-track - thanks, Neil. One thing that sounded very different to me (compared to memory, so...) was the part in Temple of Doom just after Indy has picked up the Sankara stones from the giant skull and before he goes into the mines - there are loud screams coming from the mines, which I don't remember from the theatrical version. Also, didn't that snake used to turn around???

Yup...screams were always there. I had the original VHS (used to watch it once a day when i finally got it) and wore that shit out

Nope, the snake never turned around. He was just always startled by it when he came up after getting the stones.

Post: #184178
Topic: The Indiana Jones Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/184178/action/topic#184178
Time: 20-Feb-2006 2:04 PM

Originally posted by: Neil S. Bulk
R2 and 3PO are real.
The source for the 5.1 tracks on the DVDs was the 6 track mixes done at the time of each films release. The re-mix was done by Paramount and not Lucasfilm.

Neil

Agreed. Although I've never seen 3po and r2, i know they're there.

But at least Paramount didn't kill John Williams score. That's ANOTHER problem we would run into with Star Wars and not Indy.

Post: #184147
Topic: The Indiana Jones Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/184147/action/topic#184147
Time: 20-Feb-2006 1:02 PM

Originally posted by: THX
Does that include the "Jewish families" line in Last Crusade?

And what exactly is the alternate staff drop sound Neil mentions?

That line was never in there. I believe the only place that was heard is the original storybook CD. That's another bullshit rumor.

Post: #184142
Topic: The Indiana Jones Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/184142/action/topic#184142
Time: 20-Feb-2006 12:52 PM

Originally posted by: THX
The DVD 5.1 mix is officially described by LFL as new. So the answer to ShiftyEyes's question lies there. It also brings up a valid preservation question, as the stereo mix is no longer available. As TheCassidy says, if it were Star Wars...

If it were star wars, we'd have widely varying differences between different soundtrack releases with varying sound effects and lines of dialogue. Nothing for the Indy DVD's were newly recorded nor different from the "original" release as we all know it. The rest have been debunked as conspiracy theories.