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#270280
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//RETURNING TO JEDI\\: NTSC & PAL DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/270280/action/topic#270280
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Since I never gave a full, proper review, add me to the list of people that absolutely loved this. Just like with Building Empire, there were plenty of things that I had no idea about. I loved seeing the intermingling of the different media too (story of album, radio play, etc). This truly is an awesome documentary. Every fan of Star Wars needs to see this.

The only other trouble I had with this, and I'm sure it's related to my cheapo DVD player, was a 2 sec jump in chapter 16 when Leia first meets Wicket. I played the disc on the computer and it plays just fine though, so I'm definitely chalking it up to my set top player.

Thanks again for all your hard work Jambe!
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#269473
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//RETURNING TO JEDI\\: NTSC & PAL DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/269473/action/topic#269473
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Originally posted by: kaine23
This is ridiculous now. I have no idea now what program to use to try to take the bmp files out (I've tried 2 different iso programs, but they have space limitations on resaving). I'd really like a burnable iso without any problems for a change. This isn't fair...


Do yourself a favor and forget trying to create an ISO file (especially if it's giving you trouble). Open the existing ISO, copy all the files out of it to somewhere on your hard drive, delete the bmp files (or move them to the DVD-ROM folder if there is one), and then just burn the files to a new DVD-Video project using Nero.

If the above isn't an option (you don't have Nero or whatever) then what iso programs are you trying to use?
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#269344
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//RETURNING TO JEDI\\: NTSC & PAL DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/269344/action/topic#269344
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I can't see this happening now or anytime soon but is the DL PAL torrent going to be replaced at some point with one that has all the files corrected? I know there's a link to the files to correct the original problem, but I can't see a lot of people keeping their original files in place once they've got it and have applied the fix. I know I certainly don't have enough space to keep this around on my hard drive (already burned it to a DL disc).

Jambe, it looks terrific so far! The root menu "Returning to Jedi" seems to shake in WMP 11 (it's fine with VLC so I'm sure it has something to do with WMP 11). I'll write a better review later this weekend. I just haven't had enough time to sit and watch the whole thing yet.
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#268719
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//RETURNING TO JEDI\\: NTSC & PAL DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/268719/action/topic#268719
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Originally posted by: Johnboy3434
Wow. This is amazing! The saga is almost complete:

Deleted Magic
Building Empire
Returning to Jedi

The Sith Revealed (whenever someone finally decides to torrent it; any takers?)
The Clones Revealed

How oddly... appropriate... that Episode I is left for last.


I could torrent The Sith Revealed if I had a copy. If someone wants to post it to usenet, I could grab it from there and then just post it on demonoid.
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#268204
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//RETURNING TO JEDI\\: NTSC & PAL DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/268204/action/topic#268204
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I think I'm just ahead of you nix. I'm at 92.3% and I'm uploading at about 150kB/s (the computer that's downloading it is on a T-1). As far as I can tell, the two people right behind me are in 1) Japan and 2) on Verizon's FiOS.

This isn't a competition though (I do enjoy seeing such a nice upload speed). Just wanted to update everyone with the progress. Looks like it'll be complete in about 8.5 hours.
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#268116
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//RETURNING TO JEDI\\: NTSC & PAL DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/268116/action/topic#268116
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If my speed holds (about 100 kB/s), I'll have it in about 8 hours. Unfortunately, it looks like it just dropped down to about 30 kB/s. I'm just barely at 45% (I had to stop it last night for about an hour), but I might overtake the people at 65% in just a few hours. I'm slowly catching up right now.

I'll definitely be seeding this throughout the weekend and into next week.
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#267729
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Info: Empire dubbed with Radio Drama audio... (on youtube)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/267729/action/topic#267729
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That was pretty good. The timing was practically spot on up until the end (right after "I am your father").

It would be interesting to see something like this. I wonder how difficult it would be though considering the difference in lines and scenes (Leia's interrogation in ANH would still have to be left out). I get the feeling it would look like an old Godzilla movie
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#267495
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//RETURNING TO JEDI\\: NTSC & PAL DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/267495/action/topic#267495
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Originally posted by: Harlock415
These were dual layer R3 discs. It would only play one layer of the Shaw Brothers remastered DVDs. And they were store bought.


Interesting. I've only ever had trouble playing one disc and that was the last 5 mins of Underworld: Evolution. That movie freezes up everytime right when Kate Beckinsale is about to kill the big bad guy. Of course, that problem may be due to Sony's weird way of making their more recent discs. I read over on videohelp.com that some Sony discs (Underworld: Evolution is one) will skip all over the disc (the DVD spec allows it, but it can cause problems) to play the movie based on the way Sony made that disc. That causes problems with some DVD players. It was done to keep people from making copies of the disc. Unfortunately for Sony, the program they were trying to defeat was updated two days later to get around the problem.

And they wonder why people aren't buying movies much anymore.

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#267492
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//RETURNING TO JEDI\\: NTSC & PAL DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/267492/action/topic#267492
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I burn with Nero (works with 6 and 7 as far as I know). I simply create a new DVD-ROM disc, create the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS directories on the disc, then drag all the content (VOB files and whatnot) to the VIDEO_TS folder. I've also used strictly verbatim media in the past, though that's mostly because it was the cheapest good media I could find. I don't know if that makes any difference or not.
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#267405
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//RETURNING TO JEDI\\: NTSC & PAL DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/267405/action/topic#267405
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Originally posted by: Harlock415
When buying those multi-format player, I really like the Philips ones, they play almost everything you can throw into it including Divx. You can easily modify it to do multi regions too. I think we had a Cyberhome for about two weeks when we yossed it because it had problem playing dual layer discs.


I burn all my DL discs as DVD-ROM (not DVD-Video). They play perfectly in my Cyberhome when burned like that. You just have to be sure and create the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders. Haven't had any trouble with discs as long as I did that. I do wish it could play Divx files, but it's fairly easy to convert those to DVD as well.

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#267349
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//RETURNING TO JEDI\\: NTSC & PAL DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/267349/action/topic#267349
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If I may be so bold to suggest this. Jambe, send out copies to a few select people to have them PiF, torrent, rapidshare, usenet, etc whatever and the rest of us can get it from there. I would think even 20 copies would be far to many for one person to send out (let alone 60).

I can help seed, post it on usenet, and PiF to a few individuals (once I have a copy of course). Remember, those of us that get it can do our part to help distribute it.
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#267327
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//RETURNING TO JEDI\\: NTSC & PAL DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/267327/action/topic#267327
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Originally posted by: kaine23
Originally posted by: lordjedi
Originally posted by: dark_jedi
and the 3rd option would be to go to Best Buy and pick up a $30 multi-region DVD player.


They're only $30 now? They were $40 when I bought mine (that was two years ago though).

Wow, only $30 now at Worst Buy?


Dude, just buy the player without a service contract or anything else. It's the one thing Best Buy is good for. Go in, grab the box off the shelf, pay for it at checkout, and set it up at home. The worst that can happen is that it doesn't work "out of the box". That wouldn't be Best Buy's fault though.

Best Buy sucks at a lot of things, but for good, cheap DVD players, they rock. You can probably even find the same player at Circuit City for the same price (not much difference between Best Buy and Circuit City these days).