SilverWook said:
Can't you read?
Last warning.
Calm down chief, I was replying to a post above your 'warnings' before I even saw what you put.
As for not knowing when to stop, I think you have me confused with someone else.
I just have to say, battleship is dog shit.
How utterly ridiculous! Was this fixed on the 2011 BD?
While I don't doubt you or others 'in the know', as Joe Public I can assume it's a lie. Knowing this is here certainly removes all doubt and that leaves me with a warm feeling!
I checked my email address and it's right and my email settings don't specifically block anything or stop them going into junk mail or anything so I'm at a bit of a loss. Regardless though, thank you for validating my account.
I really am, sometimes when I see these things happening I just can't believe it. I get the same feeling when you 'reveal' the restored image compared to print images in your videos as i do when I see ProjectBlu's upscale or Harmy piece together a scene from 5 different sources. It's just astounding and I'm so glad I get to witness it from a technical point of view as well as a fan of the films.
I'm trying to make my way through this entire thread and while only up to page 20 I have noticed a few things regarding the fact that this will not shared. I'm of the opinion that simply knowing that an extremely accurate 4k restoration (that blows the blu-rays out of the water and in some circumstances puts the reliance scan to shame) exists and that the excuses that have been fed to us over the years (that it would be impossible to do) were now invalidated. I understand that it's not your place to release it but knowing that it's out there and will (presumably) end up in the hands of Lucasfilm/Disney/Fox/Whoever means that the argument can shift focus from 'we can't do it' to 'we won't do it' or... 'ok, we will do it' - which is what we all want. I believe the vast majority of fans would greatfully accept this 4k restoration as the end of the matter and knowing that it will be an option for the powers that be is much more exciting than having absolutely no hope whatsoever.
I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that one day I'm screening this for my children.
Thank you for sharing this, I can't wait for the day the website with the scans is uploaded, I'm sure I'll view every one!
Michael
As a small aside, I signed up to your forum but... even though it says a confirmation email has been sent (to the right address), I haven't received any in any folder or junk mail, is there anything I can do?
Ok great, edited the swearing back in!
(I'm pretty new to this project so forgive my ignorance on certain things)
Is it the swearing? If so, edited! Don't want to offend!
I just watched all your videos on vimeo and it's outstanding and utterly inspiring stuff!
Seriously though, the one with the stormtroopers in the death star, comparing blu-ray, reliance and then your work in progress and I nearly burst out laughing when you said 'no... fuck no... closer...' :D
mverta said:
...that I give a shit...
I'll go on the record and say this: if the Reliance restoration is a 4K OT, there will be sections better than I can do, and sections for which Legacy is better. Also Legacy's color will likely be more historically accurate end-to-end. I can almost guarantee that.
1. You've just defined the work of every restorer trying to restore the OT in one short sentence; it's something sorely lacking from those with the official materials at hand sadly.
2. Re: Reliance... I am beginning to seriously doubt that's true when looking at your videos!
nt
Hi Jamie, just wanted to say how much I appreciated watching your documentaries, absolutely outstanding work and a great watch for all 3 of the OT.
You're a bloody legend.
moviefreakedmind said:
https://plus.google.com/photos/109609428403596349302/albums/6044645069501365185/6044646111961669794?pid=6044646111961669794&oid=109609428403596349302
This is possibly the most minor change of all, but since it was an SE change it must be fixed! I noticed that in the GOUT there is a large mark on the floor (and more smaller ones) near Leia's feet, and it's gone in the SE.
I couldn't post the image here, so I posted the link.
Ooh I see it, under the D in DVD on the GOUT there is a mark on the floor!
Harmy said:
Actually, I pretty much have that problem solved - I found someone with access to some pro software, who can put this together for me - it's just that preparing all the assets isn't easy and will take some time.
Great news :)
Harmy said:
@michaeldc: I got a bit sidetracked with the BD release - I'm now thinking about waiting until all three v2.5s are done and then do the whole trilogy and make the intended bonus disc for the whole trilogy as well and release the whole thing as one awesome trilogy package.
I think that's an excellent idea, will be a hell of a day downloading when all that comes to pass!
I'm gonna keep on the look out for BD authoring software that will do what we want, there must be something out there!
ps, I've been checking the Star Wars thread for ages waiting on an update and no one was posting, now I see we're on in here and TESB is in full swing!
I'm guessing we're still struggling with authoring that damn BD!
Thrilled to be in the honorable mentions :) Knowing that I (in some very small way) helped, makes me very happy!
b0bafett said:
michaeldc said:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pzccty3u02e624j/SW-MC-BDArt.zip
That's the link to full res versions I made. Enjoy!
Beautiful box art, michaeldc! Great job on them!
Glad you like them! :)
AK-47 said:
michaeldc said:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pzccty3u02e624j/SW-MC-BDArt.zip
That's the link to full res versions I made. Enjoy!
Thanks very much for this. Awesome.
You're welcome!
Feallan said: Exactly, Blu-ray format means limitations. With MKV number of audio tracks is not an issue. Unless Harmy gets access to better software, I think MKV is the best bet for next release.
Wait, 2.5 was only released on MKV, as far as I know that is the final version. Harmy wants to release a full bd disc with menus and whatnot on it, that's what I'm discussing. Download the MKV for 2.5 and you're all set.
Harmy said:
@ michaeldc: This would definitely work but the problem is, that the limit in all the programs I could get my hands on was 6-8 tracks, not 16. But I asked around and I might actually get access to a computer with pro-level authoring software through school, so I'm holding out for that. Another thing is that I've never done BD authoring before and it seems far more complicated than what I've done with DVD (and even that was quite difficult for me) - I'll give it my best shot but the ideal situation would be if someone with access to the necessary software and the skill to do it, would be willing to turn my designs into reality for me.
I tried to find programs and work with some but you're right, it's a whole new level of pain compared to dvd authoring. I keep an eye out in the hope that I can help but I'm struggling currently.
Feallan said:
Blu-ray release is supposed to be "deluxe", and you want to cut stuff out?
I thought I was clear that no, I do not want that, I do however want to try and find a way to make things work given the tools we have available to us and their limitations.
AK-47 said:
This link no longer seems to work. Does anyone else have the link to this artwork?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pzccty3u02e624j/SW-MC-BDArt.zip
That's the link to full res versions I made. Enjoy!
Re: Blu-ray release - given multiAVCHDs limitations and no potential for an update; and a lack of any cheap/easy to use authoring software that could accomodate more than 16 tracks of audio on a menu, we still have the question as to what course of action should be taken with the 21 tracks. I wonder Harmy, have you had any ideas regarding this since?
Noticing there are 10 foreign language tracks, would it be wise to have the option to download one of two available BDs? Splitting the 10 FL tracks over both discs means you can keep the 11 English language/Isolated score tracks on both discs while adding 5 FL tracks to each one. As much as we would all love to be completists I can't imagine this would affect many people and the option to download the alternative disc would still remain in case someone wanted both for whatever reason they may have.
TRACK 1) 5.1 DTS-HD-MA [English] (1977 70mm six track mix)
TRACK 2) 2.0 DTS-HD-MA [English] (1977 35mm stereo mix)
TRACK 3) 1.0 DTS-HD-MA [English] (1977 35mm mono mix)
TRACK 4) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (1985 Laserdisc mix)
TRACK 5) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (1993 Laserdisc mix)
TRACK 6) 2.0 Dolby Digital [German] (1978 dub reconstruction)
TRACK 7) 2.0 Dolby Digital [French] (1977 dub)
TRACK 8) 2.0 Dolby Digital [Spanish] (1977 Castilian dub)
TRACK 9) 1.0 Dolby Digital [Spanish] (1980 Latino dub)
TRACK 10) 1.0 Dolby Digital [Portuguese] (1980s Brazilian dub)
TRACK 11) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (1993 LD Audio Commentary - silence filled with 1993 LD 2.0)
TRACK 12) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (2004 DVD Audio Commentary - recut to fit this release)
TRACK 13) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (2004 starwars.com Audio Commentary - recut to fit this release)
TRACK 14) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (2011 BD Archival Interviews Audio Commentary - recut to fit this release)
TRACK 15) 2.0 Dolby Digital [Isolated Score] (Compiled by hairy_hen)
TRACK 16) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (Commentary For Visually Impaired)
TRACK 1) 5.1 DTS-HD-MA [English] (1977 70mm six track mix)
TRACK 2) 2.0 DTS-HD-MA [English] (1977 35mm stereo mix)
TRACK 3) 1.0 DTS-HD-MA [English] (1977 35mm mono mix)
TRACK 4) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (1985 Laserdisc mix)
TRACK 5) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (1993 Laserdisc mix)
TRACK 6) 2.0 Dolby Digital [Japanese] (1978 Dub)
TRACK 7) 2.0 Dolby Digital [Italian] (1977 dub)
TRACK 8) 2.0 Dolby Digital [Polish] (1995 Voiceover)
TRACK 9) 2.0 Dolby Digital [Czech] (1992 dub)
TRACK 10) 2.0 Dolby Digital [Hungarian] (1984 dub)
TRACK 11) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (1993 LD Audio Commentary - silence filled with 1993 LD 2.0)
TRACK 12) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (2004 DVD Audio Commentary - recut to fit this release)
TRACK 13) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (2004 starwars.com Audio Commentary - recut to fit this release)
TRACK 14) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (2011 BD Archival Interviews Audio Commentary - recut to fit this release)
TRACK 15) 2.0 Dolby Digital [Isolated Score] (Compiled by hairy_hen)
TRACK 16) 2.0 Dolby Digital [English] (Commentary For Visually Impaired)
I'm sure this has been discussed and considered at great length so forgive me if I have missed any news on the matter but I am keen to see what a fully built BD from Harmy looks like, hence the post.
Also no, I emailed the dev who created it and he replied:
"multiAVCHD supports up to 32 audio tracks per title, but can only show 16 in the menu. The rest can be changed using the OSD of the player. Sadly this is a limitation of multiAVCHD that cannot be removed at the moment."
When I pushed him for more information he stated:
"multiAVCHD was aimed to be free for home use and for such use it is more than capable to produce content. Authoring menus for titles with 6-10 audio tracks or 7-12 subtitle tracks shows different goals and is out of multiAVCHD's scope. Anyway, the limitation cannot be lifted because of the way the SETUP pages are created. Since there is no free way to generate and properly mux IGS tracks (at least back in 2009-2010), multiAVCHD uses a small template with 16 button placeholders: 6 for audio, 7 for subtitles and 3 for navigation. There is no way to extend the number of the predefined placeholders/programmable buttons in this particular IGS."
Which is a shame :(
analog said:
I'm still curious why multi avchd isn't "hackable" to extend its audio menu. There's got to be a way to change it above 16 or whatever.
Has there been an update recently? On the website it states you can have 32 audio tracks in the menu now. Or did it always say this and it's incorrect?
Menu support:
Maximum number of titles: 252
Maximum number of hidden titles: 251
Maximum number of subtitles per title: 32
Maximum number of chapters per title: 96
Maximum number of audio tracks per title: 32
Welcome screen / Intro title: 1