negative1

Off topic:

check out this video of some upcoming software,

(hopefully released to the public)..

http://grail.cs.washington.edu/projects/videoenhancement/videoEnhancement.htm

especially the end part, where they remove the pole from the video..

you can do very cool effects with it, such as removing objects (*COUGH, JAR-JAR,*COUGH)

etc..

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Ziz said:

The average person can't tell the difference, and anyone who could tell the difference isn't buying their TV at Sears in the first place.

 

if there was a salesperson there that knew what they were selling,

and the TV's were bigger than 30 inches, YOU CAN DEFINITELY TELL THE DIFFERENCE...

are you kidding me, if you can't see it, then there is something wrong?

also SEARS is one of the biggest retailers (still) of household goods, and people still

buy their TV's from there..

my point is, if you're going to show off something in High Definition on a TV made

for that purpose, it's better to show them something from a High Definition source,

and compare it to regular TV.... i think a good salesperson would be able to use

that to  their advantage..

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teharri said:

I work at a Sears in the suburbs of Chicago and I just wanted to let you guys know that I have placed Adywan's Ep IV on all of the HD TV's and the response is overwhelming. There are tons of people who stand there and watch with a puzzled looked with how good everything looks. There was even one guy who asked if this was another re release.

too bad you're using a low resolution source for the HDTVs... you should wait for the much better, and higher quality High definition versions from Adywan (about to be released), or wookiegroomers 13gig

versions...

this DVD is not going to look that great on those HDTV's..

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back to siggraph 2008..

not really new..

but still cool..

http://grail.cs.washington.edu/projects/videoenhancement/videoEnhancement.htm

especially the video removal of objects/replacements..

once these tools come out..

i can already see jar-jar being removed right out of the prequels..

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well for me its:

1 a new hope

2 revenge of the sith

3 empire strikes back

4 return of the jedi

5 attack of the clones

6 the phantom menace

7 the clone wars*

*- but can you really count 'clone wars' with these? it wasn't meant to match the budget,

the style, or the usual things that one associates with a major star wars movie, if you

compare it the other releases of the same type, (ie. the tv shows), for me it ranks

much higher than the cartoon network 2d series..............

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i went and saw it by myself, just came back...

and i did enjoy it,

i didn't expect a lot either, but it wasn't terrible...

it was cool seeing there were a lot of nods to fans of ANH (you'll know

the references when you see them)..

there was a lot of action / killing / violence, (and not just robots), so

if you think thats for kids, well good for you !!!! (sheesh)

don't take this movie too seriously, but there were a ton of classic moments

in there that all star wars fans can enjoy..

i'm still on my streak of seeing every 'star wars' movie in the theater (ok, i didn't

see ANH on opening day)....but ever since 77, its been awhile......

and for all you of sitting at home passing over this, just wait until it comes out

on TV, and watch it then......that way, your neighbors and friends won't know

about it (ha ha!!)...................

good job Lucas, keep it coming.......can't wait for the series to start..

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'may the force be with you'

LordVader said:

I would like to ask if there is anywhere to get these HD versions anymore? I went to alt.binaries.starwars and I need to pay for an account to download them there, is there any way I can get these elsewhere?

                                                                                   Thanks,

                                                                                    LV

 you could try looking on torrent sites for HD versions of star wars, it depends on which

formats you want, and which series..

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dark_jedi said:Rikter you got PM,and i have also started re-capturing the Japanese Special Collection(I have my own set now,dont need sega's,he probably wouldnt lend them out again LOL)now with the NEW equipment i have(pioneer cld-79 elite)and alot of new software and help from our own Moth3r(via email,he has been tremendous help so far,thank you Moth3r)i want to take the captured video,and crop out the black bars,where the Jap text is,then re-center it,and encode and maybe mild filter,hell if i can figure out this anamorphic thing i would rather do that,seeing as how i have a widescreen TV myself,but that might be wayyyyy out of my league,i am hopefull i can do this,i really like the looks of the video from this way better player and the CCE encode template i got really makes a difference,ALOT better than TMPGEnc Plus.
So if any one has a guide on any of the above i would love links or anything helpfull,i am going to be devoting ALOT more time than i used to to these projects,plus i have learned alot more from alot of very helpful peeps here,not much help at doom9 though all they reply is "search"
the title of this would be:
Star Wars Japanese Special Collection Trilogy : Jap-Less Edition
i also want to give credit to Boba Feta,because he is actually the first one to bring this idea up to me
i may also re-do some of my other releases,i done know
sorry for the rambling
DJ

anyone know if the japanese set was ever transferred?

i have been in the process of collecting all the laserdisc versions (not-PAL),

and have that set also....

it would be interesting to put all of them together..

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will be getting a CED player shortly, and the OT,

will report back with more details soon...

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just picked up a CED player and the OT,

will report back later when i get it working..

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skyjedi2005 said:

What sense?

Nobody will go see a cgi crapfest starring Shia.

Hopefully Harrison Has the common sense to turn this turd down.

Indiana IV already ruined the franchise, it is not like they cannot do worse.

 temple of doom, and the last crusade killed off the 'indiana jones' series

a long time ago... the young indiana jones tv series saved..

and indiana IV was still better than TOD and TLC...

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Lan Hikari said:

I am not looking forward to this at all. The series ended for me after T2 with no need for further sequels and as far as I am conerned the first two are all that matter. T3 was uneccessary rubbish and the new tv series is in the same category for me. I'm avoiding this and any future Terminator films entirely. This is just my opinion and I respect everyone else's entirely.

just curious, why do you think the second was even necessary?

basically it screwed up a lot of the continuity, subtleties, and plot points

from the first one, and destroyed what the image of the 'terminator' was

down to a wimpy robot that protected john...... no, that one for me wasn't

needed either..

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reave said:

Yeah, that's a pretty crap-tastic song. Even if you like those songs, what they ultimately do is severely date the movie. See the original Transformers movie to see what what I'm talking about. Just like Lion (Transformers movie theme) and hair metal turned into a punchline, Nu-rock (or whatever it's being called) will the butt of several future jokes.

 hey!,

i liked 'you got the touch' !!!! it's a classic......kind of funny though,

it did get reused in the 'boogie nights' film..

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ok, lets take a look:

Star Wars franchise:

Box office performance

i'll be using the figures from the adjusted table at box office mojo also..

[to be completed later]

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm

don't you guys EVER do your homework?

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i wonder why more people have watched the PT than the OT ???

was everybody fooled?

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i am having a terrible time figuring this out..

i'm trying to play VC1 encoded files

(for instance a WMV encoded vc1 file)...

also, some files have an extension of .TS

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i have tried everything i could find...and think of..

i have the latest version 11 of windows media player...

and all updates.. i am running windows XP sp2,

i have an nvidia 8600 256Meg video card...

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tried installing WMV9 encoder - nothing

tried downloading the professional WMV9 encoder from MS site - it has expired

i cannot find the windows media frameworks 9, or 9.5 [MS site won't let me download them]

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i tried the haali media splitter - nope

ffmpg - nope

tried CCCp codecs - nothing

tried the recommend  - finalcodec Player - nothing

latest version of VLC - nothing

latest version of media player classic - nothing

latest version of mplayer - nothing

installed all  codecs for mplayer - nothing

installed elecard MPG decoders - nothing

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i can of course demux / remux  / convert files using TSmuxer,

but thats not the point...

i can't play anything in those formats..

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i want to be able to view them, and mess around with them,

and to later on do HD DVD encodes.....

any help would be great..

especially if you can get me the binary executables for windows framework 9.5,

i can't even run the VC1demo from MS either..

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i have the latest .NET frameworks also..

thanks in advance..

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boba feta said:

- Weight 210 pounds and 23 1/2 inches long? Am I reading that correctly?

 yes, that is correct...

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Johnboy3434 said:

What?! This can't be right! After the deposit, this box's price is OVER FOUR THOUSAND!!!!!!

 uh.....yes,

that was also stated above..

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ESHBG said:

http://www.starwars.com/vault/books/f20080703.html

Limited to 1,138 Copies, this Elaborate Six-Volume Set Includes Bookplate Signed by Star Wars Creator George Lucas, Who Also Selected All 1,416 FRAMES

 do you have a comment?

this link was already posted above _________________________

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C3PX said:

negative1 said:

every single movie that followed the first one, has gotten progressively worse (yes, t2 was much nowhere near as good as the first one)..

 

 I thought the second one was awesome. The third one was a pile of crap (words cannot truely express how very much I truely hate that movie). And I actually enjoyed the TV show, don't get me wrong, it was FAR from perfect, I would never spend any money on the DVDs or anything. But as long as I can DVR it and skip commercials, I enjoy watching it. I consider it Terminator EU.

the terminator, is a classic, that has stood the test of time, storywise, intensity wise,

and just all around cool..

james cameron messed up t2, by making him less violent, less scary, confusing the whole storyline needlessly, and just basically having a corny, sappy ending.........

the only good thing about t2 was the special effects................you can tell a movies had

problems, when the re-release it about 10 different times, with different versions (*AHEM*)

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more cg fodder? or entertaining movie?????

this trailer to me, looks like the movie could be interesting..

you never know..(not the graphics, but the plot is like a take off

on 'the iron giant' -> replacing giant robot -> giant alien )

dreamworks : monsters vs aliens

http://www.worstpreviews.com/trailer.php?id=850&item=0

official site : http://monstersvsaliens.com/

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i can't even begin to imagine how much lower this series will go...

every single movie that followed the first one, has gotten progressively worse (yes, t2 was much nowhere near as good as the first one)..

and on top of that : mcG, is directing..

after the terrible tv series, and now this movie?

they should just quit while they're ahead, but since they're going

ahead, this will be just another movie, that should be straight to - DVD,

just like the aliens vs predator series killed off that series also..

and what does arnold have to say about it?

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Schwarzenegger underwhelmed by early 'Terminator Salvation' footage

"I still don't know how it will play out with this one," said the star-turned-politician, who said he was given a private screening of early footage from "Terminator Salvation" by producers of the franchise reboot directed by McG. "They showed me some footage, but I don't have a feel for the movie. I didn't see enough. I wasn't sure who the Terminator was. I don't know if there is one or if he's the star or the hero. These are the things that determine the success and how the strong the movie will be."

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link : http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2008/08/schwarzenegger.html

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thanks to wideload,

i have all the wookiegroomer , eps1-6 also...and will be converting them

HD DVD , to see how it goes...................... no color correction yet.....

it takes a long time to play with them, but i'll get around to it later,

and see how adywans turns out.....

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ok,

was this version supposed to bring back all the original uncut lines?

i've noticed one change already..

i haven't watched the movie in years, and years...so i got the following

1) extended directors cut

2) extended version (heet) gxline

3) hd-dvd version (still getting it actually)

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there's a scene where jack black (the pilot) spots the mariner, and comes back

to the ship to report to the deacon...................and he says 'and some atoll WITCH'...

of course this is censored version.....because all the other ones have the actual line...

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i'll make a note of the other changes as i see/hear them...

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got the whole thing now..

its done ...and several people have started seeding it..

i'm watching it now.....very nice quality, and sound......

i wish someone hadn't mentioned the logos, because i keep looking at them to see when

they change (ha!).....

very good job on the edit..

will be seeding it for awhile..

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