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#317472
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Info Wanted: Regarding the porting and preservation of commentary tracks (for example, Ratatouille or Stardust)
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What are the forum rules on ripping audio tracks from one format of media and providing them to others without the opportunity to hear them?

For example, Ratatouille’s Blu-Ray release included a commentary from Brads Bird and Lewis that is bafflingly and agonizingly missing from the DVD release. Would it be alright for me to ask someone who owned the Blu-Ray to rip that audio track and provide it to me, or is it off limits because the Blu-Ray is still available and still a viable medium? Similarly, Stardust’s Region 2 release has a commentary from Matthew Vaughan and Jane Goldman that is conspicuously absent from the Region 1 release I bought only two days ago. I’m sure there are other examples of this. For example, the original SE release of The Bourne Identity (which I do own) has a commentary track missing from the later “Explosive Extended Edition,” which is the one now sold and in print.

So, is it alright to ask for these things (mind you, I’m not asking)?

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#316561
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Episode 3 - Editing Back in Progress (* unfinished project *)
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If it weren't for the lightsaber Obi-Wan gives Luke, I would rather Anakin's lightsabers all be red for the whole trilogy. And it's just a color preference. The whole "Sith Red Lightsaber means evil!" never really made sense to me (from a filmmaking perspective, yes, from a storytelling perspective, no). Of course, Obi-Wan could just be lying about it being Luke's father's lightsaber after all. What a head trip! Definately cast a different light on Obi-Wan's motivations, I think. But that's because I like Battlestar Galactica and it's focus on flawed protagonists.

Sorry for spamming your thread, darkhelmet.

I like the new edit.
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#316205
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316205/action/topic#316205
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I'd love to be part of a PIF chain, with the unfortunate reservation that I can't PIF, since I don't have a DVD burner, and can't really buy one (since I don't have a computer either; I'm borrowing internet access from my grandmother while I'm working for her). I could certainly rip and seed on bittorrent, though I know that's noncompliance with the PIF rules.

Oh well. Does anyone know if there's a bittorrent up for the purist edition?
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#313941
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STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/313941/action/topic#313941
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sgdelta1771 said:

I do remember the imperials saying something about the rebel fleet amassing near Sullust... I don't really see anything wrong with adding a planet somewhere in the background, far away...


Well, that quote is in ROTJ, which takes place almost a year after ESB ends. So they're probably not massing near Sullust for that whole time.
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#312729
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STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/312729/action/topic#312729
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Ah, I've thought of something in ESB that has bothered me ever since I saw it.

As you know, in order to facilitate Frank Oz's performance of Yoda, the Dagobah sets for Empire were basically built on stilts, so Oz could sit underneath and stick his hand up Yoda's hole. This is made obvious in one scene (I can't remember exactly where, and my DVDs are 200 miles away so I can't check) where Mark Hamill steps in between the studs holding up the plywood making the ground, and it visibly bends under his weight. It distracts me every single time I watch the film, and I would really appreciate it if you could take care of that, Adywan. Thanks.

Speaking of Yoda and performances, I think Frank Oz's job with Yoda is just about perfect and doesn't require very much CG touchup. Unlike the bar patrons of Tatooine, Yoda has always been completely convincing as he is.
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#312108
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Star Wars Prologue - Epic Prequel Edit (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/312108/action/topic#312108
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Originally posted by: Anti-Matter
"Both these events need the illusion of the passage of time"

I agree, which is precisely why the fades are there. In each case, I feel the type and length of the fade is adequate. Granted, it is possible that I have watched this footage too often and that I am missing the novelty of the edit--or maybe you were watching with some biases that impacted your initial perceptions. We'll see what happens when more people watch.

I am reasonable. If dozens of people have the same impression or interpretation that something isn't working, then I will re-visit the material and try to (a) appreciate the problem myself, and (b) devise a creative solution.

I think I know why the fades throw me off: it's the stylistic difference from the originals. GL has never used a fade-to-black, as far as I can recall. Instead he uses wipes, crossfades, etc. Heck, I think jump cuts can be fantastic for the passage of time. A few of those might work better. I suppose it's not only the fact of the stylistic differences, but also because there are so many. Your explanations would work for any one of the ftb's you explained, but to have three of them in as many minutes and a fourth only three and a half minutes later seems quite overkill. I know I'm sorta resurrecting the thing, and I'm sorry if you dealt with this already and I missed seeing it earlier. No pressure of course, just all the fade to blacks make it seem like a tv show going to commercial.

Otherwise, this looks really really great. Kudos.