oojason

VLC Media Player (a free media player that plays many different formats of media files) will also play .iso files.

Freemake Video Converter is a good simple to use (and free) media converter to get started with - I use it to copy and convert the larger .mkv files to smaller .mp4 files (so something like Harmy’s ROTJ 20gb .mkv file becomes a 3gb .mp4 file.

As other people have said there are other software out there too like Ripbot264, Handbrake, Vidcoder, MeGui, etc…

doubleKO said:

Posters 1GB

Superb stuff - thank you very much 😃

Well in phildesfr - nice one and and many thanks 😃

The Last Internationale - Hard Times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0ncelk9I8c

Will be looking out for more of them - hadn’t heard of them much before

towne32 said:

Lasz said:

Density said:

Mukluk said:

Your best option is Usenet. The newsgroup is a.b.starwars and the password is negative1
Your download speed will be full strength unlike the slowness of a torrent. I had a solid 23mps and got it in a few hours. The restoration is remarkable and it was so hypnotic to watch something unaltered by Lucas’ psycho additions. This group is without a doubt, Extraordinary.

*was

http://thestarwarstrilogy.com/starwars/post/2016/02/19/Team-Negative1-has-disbanded

well, that escalated quickly…

sorry.

Quickly enough that their website is down. What did it say besides the headline?

It’s back up now mate, it says:-

"Team Negative1 has disbanded

19. February 2016 23:25 by Team Negative One | 0 Comments

Effective immediately, there is no more Team Negative1.
We will finish up whatever we can, and people will continue working on projects,
when they can. But there will be no more new releases under that name.

Individual people like Harmy, Dre and others will contribute, but that will be it.

Thanks for all the comments, and attention.

We hope you have enjoyed our projects, and look forward to others continuing their projects.

Team Negative1"

Trifon Ivanov died last week - probably remembered by most for being part of the Bulgaria side at the '94 World Cup - they had a top team back then with Stoichkov, Letchkov, Balakov, Kostadinov, and Mihaijlov in goal.

RIP you werewolf warrior - and top player too 😃

http://m.novinite.com/articles/173087/Legendary+Bulgarian+Defender+Trifon+Ivanov+Dies+Aged+50

SilverWook said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalissimo_Francisco_Franco_is_still_dead

No pasaran 😉

dkeighobadi said:

Just thought I’d share these covers I created. I guess they’re minimalist-ish, made for v2.0/2.5 of the DE 12mm BLURAY ONLY.

IV: http://i.imgur.com/9RsjDmd.jpg
V: http://i.imgur.com/NKEIO1x.jpg
VI: http://i.imgur.com/WSCAcuq.jpg

Inspired by artwork by Matt Ferguson. I made insert variants of this artwork a while back: http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Inside-Covers-and-Inserts/id/47624.

Beautiful covers - love the artwork that came with the Definitive Edition style covers - your cover for Empire Strikes Back for some reason has me yearning to go watch ‘V’ the series with all the lizards and all the 80’s style again 😉

AndersonCouncil said:

Hi!

Can somebody please tell me what the Running time (in minutes) is for each of the Despecialized Editions is?

Thanks!

A. Council

Star Wars v2.5 runs at 2hr 01m 52s (122 mins)
Empire Strikes Back v2.0 runs at 2hr 6m 28s (127 mins)
Return Of The Jedi v2.5 runs at 2hr 13m 21s (134 mins)

dkeighobadi said:

thank you and good man for posting all the relevant info

No worries mate - I fooled around to try and come up with an insert with all 50 (/51) Chapters on them - but really only works well if it’s done like a folding 2-page insert with 25 Chapters on each page like CrplHicks did earlier in the thread.

Lord Haseo said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOlbhVjmo5w

Thoughts?

That there is a lot of clickbait out there? 😉

(the article conveniently forgets that when Kylo activates his lightsabre to go through Han that Kylo ‘twists the knife in’ a bit more as it were - he gives it a little more thrust into Han’s body, and then says ‘thank you’).

Just my two penneth.

Bingowings said:

Star Doors: The Foot Asquashens. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/11/health_and_safety_star_wars/

Never thought I’d see an article from El Reg posted up on here! We’ll have stuff from BOFH next 😃

(and that would be damn fine too - superb site)

kire1976 said:

anything?

http://s9.photobucket.com/user/ryhffmn/media/Puggocover3-1.jpg.html

and there may be more in the http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Puggo-GRANDE-16mm-restoration/id/9752 thread (there seems to be at least one more dvd cover showing up on google image from that thread).

Puggo himself may be worth asking too mate.

pat man said:

So some one has made a “Despecializzed Edition Fan Trailer.”
I believe it uses V2.5 footage and is edited like The Force Awakens trailer.
It’s really good.
https://youtu.be/En2KkPSTd3Y

Enjoyed that - cheers.

Like the bit where Han is going on about not believing in The Force - a nice reversal of / nod to TFA trailer…

For the Chapter geeks amongst us… (apologies if already posted)

Harmy’s DeSpecialized Edition (v2.5) Star Wars - .mkv Chapter Times:-

1 Opening Logos 00:00:00
2 Star Wars 00:00:21
3 Imperial Boarding Party 00:01:55
4 Artoo’s Mission 00:04:53
5 Vader Confronts the Princess 00:07:29
6 Lost in the Desert 00:08:56
7 Land of Jawas 00:11:22
8 Droids for Sale 00:15:24
9 In the Garage 00:19:20
10 Lars Family Dinner 00:23:13
11 Binary Sunset 00:25:13
12 Attack of the Sand People 00:27:26
13 Meeting Old Ben 00:28:53
14 “Your Father’s Lightsaber” 00:32:14
15 Leia’s Message 00:34:33
16 The Death Star 00:36:34
17 Torched Homestead 00:38:46
18 Luke’s Decision 00:41:21
19 Mos Eisley Spaceport 00:42:11
20 The Cantina 00:44:00
21 Han Solo 00:47:01
22 Cornered by Greedo 00:49:06
23 Death Star Destination 00:50:23
24 Leaving Mos Eisley 00:51:41
25 The Millennium Falcon 00:51:49
26 Alderaan’s Fate 00:54:31
27 Lightsaber Training 00:56:44
28 “That’s No Moon…” 01:00:42
29 Secret Compartment 01:03:48
30 Planning the Escape 01:05:54
31 Wookiee Prisoner 01:10:04
32 Rescuing the Princess 01:11:44
33 Into the Garbage Chute 01:14:45
34 The Trash Compactor 01:16:41
35 The Walls Close In 01:19:01
36 Deactivating the Tractor Beam 01:22:32
37 Back to the Ship 01:24:34
38 Obi-Wan Vs. Vader 01:27:27
39 Tie Fighter Attack 01:31:20
40 “They Let Us Go” 01:34:12
41 Arrival on Yavin 4 01:35:38
42 Rebel Briefing 01:37:09
43 Han’s Departure 01:38:56
44 Luke & Leia 01:40:09
45 Assault on the Death Star 01:42:08
46 Trench Runs 01:46:49
47 “Use the Force, Luke” 01:52:24
48 A Hero’s Welcome 01:54:52
49 Medal Ceremony 01:55:34
50 End Credits 01:57:20
(DeSpecialized Credits appear at 02:01:10)

Running Time - 2h 1m 52s (122 mins)

Chapters 24 & 44 were Chapter Titles with names from the Special Editions (‘Jabba The Hutt’ & ‘Luke & Biggs’) - my copy of Harmy’s DeSE didn’t have Chapter Titles so I just made them up for Chapters 24 & 44 - just a heads-up).

For the Chapter geeks amongst us… (apologies if already posted)

Harmy’s DeSpecialized Edition (v2.0) The Empire Strikes Back - .mkv Chapter Times:-

1 Opening Logos 00:00:00
2 The Empire Strikes Back 00:00:21
3 Ice Planet Hoth 00:01:55
4 The Rebel Base 00:04:16
5 Escape From The Wampa 00:08:18
6 Closing The Doors 00:10:08
7 Obi-Wan’s Instructions 00:12:49
8 Search Party 00:15:04
9 Luke’s Recovery 00:16:21
10 Imperial Probe Droid 00:18:19
11 The Imperial Fleet 00:19:36
12 Preparing For Battle 00:21:14
13 First Transport Away 00:23:49
14 Battle In The Snow 00:25:41
15 The Tide Turns 00:29:20
16 Rebels In Retreat 00:31:21
17 Escape Aboard The Falcon 00:33:30
18 Leaving For Dagobah 00:35:47
19 The Empire In Pursuit 00:36:43
20 Asteroid Field 00:38:25
21 Crash Landing On Dagobah 00:40:27
22 Hunting The Falcon 00:44:11
23 “Found Someone, You Have” 00:46:00
24 Interrupted Kiss 00:50:05
25 The Emperor’s Message 00:52:06
26 Yoda’s Hut 00:53:48
27 “This Is No Cave” 00:57:08
28 Jedi Training 01:00:26
29 Failure At The Cave 01:03:16
30 Bounty Hunters 01:05:13
31 There Is No Try 01:07:40
32 Out With The Garbage 01:12:53
33 Seeing The Future 01:16:02
34 City In The Clouds 01:17:47
35 Meeting Lando 01:18:54
36 Leaving Dagobah 01:22:03
37 Leia’s Concerns 01:24:47
38 Imperial Surprise 01:26:52
39 The Deal Gets Worse 01:29:30
40 Carbon-Freeze 01:33:40
41 Luke Enters The Trap 01:37:28
42 Confronting The Dark Lord 01:39:26
43 Lando’s Second Surprise 01:40:46
44 Lightsaber Duel 01:42:52
45 Escape From Cloud City 01:46:03
46 Vader’s Revelation 01:48:17
47 Falcon To The Rescue 01:52:37
48 The Empire Closes In 01:54:43
49 The Rebel Fleet 01:58:15
50 End Credits 02:00:26
(DeSpecialized Credits appear at 02:05:02)

Running Time - 2hr 6m 28s (127 mins)

For the Chapter geeks amongst us… (apologies if already posted)

Harmy’s DeSpecialized Edition (v2.5) Return Of The Jedi - .mkv Chapter Times:-

1 Opening Logos 00:00:00
2 Return Of The Jedi 00:00:21
3 Vader’s Unexpected Visit 00:01:56
4 Arrival at Jabba’s Palace 00:05:01
5 A Message and a Gift 00:08:11
6 The Max Rebo Band 00:12:23
7 The Price for Chewbacca 00:13:56
8 Free From the Carbonite 00:17:08
9 Enter the Jedi 00:21:42
10 “Oh No! The Rancor!” 00:24:40
11 On the Sail Barge 00:29:09
12 The Sarlacc Pit 00:30:45
13 The Emperor Arrives 00:36:59
14 Yoda’s Twilight 00:38:47
15 A Certain Point of View 00:44:32
16 Rebel Briefing 00:47:38
17 Lending the Falcon 00:50:50
18 The Emperor’s Instructions 00:52:47
19 Flying Casual 00:53:39
20 Arrival on Endor 00:56:09
21 Speeder Bike Chase 00:57:58
22 Leia Meets Wicket 01:01:55
23 Vader’s Report 01:05:33
24 An Ewok Trap 01:07:01
25 The Golden God 01:11:15
26 Campfire Stories 01:15:07
27 Brother and Sister 01:17:29
28 Luke Surrenders 01:21:45
29 Rebel Recon 01:25:21
30 The Alliance Fleet 01:26:06
31 Back Door 01:27:05
32 Luke and the Emperor 01:29:19
33 “It’s A Trap!” 01:32:33
34 Ewok Attack 01:35:55
35 Fully Operational 01:39:39
36 The Battle Rages 01:41:37
37 The Dark Side Beckons 01:43:42
38 The Ewoks Turn the Tide 01:44:41
39 Father vs. Son 01:47:56
40 Taking the Bunker 01:59:55
41 A Jedi’s Fury 01:50:51
42 The Shield Is Down 01:53:51
43 Force Lightning 01:54:22
44 Vader’s Redemption 01:55:12
45 Into the Death Star 01:56:54
46 Anakin Unmasked 01:58:48
47 Death Star Destroyed 02:01:13
48 Funeral Pyre 02:04:04
49 Celebration 02:04:41
50 End Credits 02:06:29
51 DeSpecialized Credits 02:11:46

Running time - 2hr 13m 21s (134 mins)

Harmy’s DeSpecialized Edition (v2.5) Star Wars - .mkv Chapter Times:-

1 Opening Logos 00:00:00
2 Star Wars 00:00:21
3 Imperial Boarding Party 00:01:55
4 Artoo’s Mission 00:04:53
5 Vader Confronts the Princess 00:07:29
6 Lost in the Desert 00:08:56
7 Land of Jawas 00:11:22
8 Droids for Sale 00:15:24
9 In the Garage 00:19:20
10 Lars Family Dinner 00:23:13
11 Binary Sunset 00:25:13
12 Attack of the Sand People 00:27:26
13 Meeting Old Ben 00:28:53
14 “Your Father’s Lightsaber” 00:32:14
15 Leia’s Message 00:34:33
16 The Death Star 00:36:34
17 Torched Homestead 00:38:46
18 Luke’s Decision 00:41:21
19 Mos Eisley Spaceport 00:42:11
20 The Cantina 00:44:00
21 Han Solo 00:47:01
22 Cornered by Greedo 00:49:06
23 Death Star Destination 00:50:23
24 Leaving Mos Eisley 00:51:41
25 The Millennium Falcon 00:51:49
26 Alderaan’s Fate 00:54:31
27 Lightsaber Training 00:56:44
28 “That’s No Moon…” 01:00:42
29 Secret Compartment 01:03:48
30 Planning the Escape 01:05:54
31 Wookiee Prisoner 01:10:04
32 Rescuing the Princess 01:11:44
33 Into the Garbage Chute 01:14:45
34 The Trash Compactor 01:16:41
35 The Walls Close In 01:19:01
36 Deactivating the Tractor Beam 01:22:32
37 Back to the Ship 01:24:34
38 Obi-Wan Vs. Vader 01:27:27
39 Tie Fighter Attack 01:31:20
40 “They Let Us Go” 01:34:12
41 Arrival on Yavin 4 01:35:38
42 Rebel Briefing 01:37:09
43 Han’s Departure 01:38:56
44 Luke & Leia 01:40:09
45 Assault on the Death Star 01:42:08
46 Trench Runs 01:46:49
47 “Use the Force, Luke” 01:52:24
48 A Hero’s Welcome 01:54:52
49 Medal Ceremony 01:55:34
50 End Credits 01:57:20
(DeSpecialized Credits appear at 02:01:10)

Running Time - 2h 1m 52s (122 mins)

Chapters 24 & 44 were Chapter Titles with names from the Special Editions (‘Jabba The Hutt’ & ‘Luke & Biggs’) - my copy of Harmy’s DeSE didn’t have Chapter Titles so I just made them up for Chapters 24 & 44 - just a heads-up).

Harmy’s DeSpecialized Edition (v2.0) The Empire Strikes Back - .mkv Chapter Times:-

1 Opening Logos 00:00:00
2 The Empire Strikes Back 00:00:21
3 Ice Planet Hoth 00:01:55
4 The Rebel Base 00:04:16
5 Escape From The Wampa 00:08:18
6 Closing The Doors 00:10:08
7 Obi-Wan’s Instructions 00:12:49
8 Search Party 00:15:04
9 Luke’s Recovery 00:16:21
10 Imperial Probe Droid 00:18:19
11 The Imperial Fleet 00:19:36
12 Preparing For Battle 00:21:14
13 First Transport Away 00:23:49
14 Battle In The Snow 00:25:41
15 The Tide Turns 00:29:20
16 Rebels In Retreat 00:31:21
17 Escape Aboard The Falcon 00:33:30
18 Leaving For Dagobah 00:35:47
19 The Empire In Pursuit 00:36:43
20 Asteroid Field 00:38:25
21 Crash Landing On Dagobah 00:40:27
22 Hunting The Falcon 00:44:11
23 “Found Someone, You Have” 00:46:00
24 Interrupted Kiss 00:50:05
25 The Emperor’s Message 00:52:06
26 Yoda’s Hut 00:53:48
27 “This Is No Cave” 00:57:08
28 Jedi Training 01:00:26
29 Failure At The Cave 01:03:16
30 Bounty Hunters 01:05:13
31 There Is No Try 01:07:40
32 Out With The Garbage 01:12:53
33 Seeing The Future 01:16:02
34 City In The Clouds 01:17:47
35 Meeting Lando 01:18:54
36 Leaving Dagobah 01:22:03
37 Leia’s Concerns 01:24:47
38 Imperial Surprise 01:26:52
39 The Deal Gets Worse 01:29:30
40 Carbon-Freeze 01:33:40
41 Luke Enters The Trap 01:37:28
42 Confronting The Dark Lord 01:39:26
43 Lando’s Second Surprise 01:40:46
44 Lightsaber Duel 01:42:52
45 Escape From Cloud City 01:46:03
46 Vader’s Revelation 01:48:17
47 Falcon To The Rescue 01:52:37
48 The Empire Closes In 01:54:43
49 The Rebel Fleet 01:58:15
50 End Credits 02:00:26
(DeSpecialized Credits appear at 02:05:02)

Running Time - 2hr 6m 28s (127 mins)

^ beautiful inserts, dkeighobadi

Harmy’s DeSpecialized Edition (v2.5) Return Of The Jedi - .mkv Chapter Times:-

1 Opening Logos 00:00:00
2 Return Of The Jedi 00:00:21
3 Vader’s Unexpected Visit 00:01:56
4 Arrival at Jabba’s Palace 00:05:01
5 A Message and a Gift 00:08:11
6 The Max Rebo Band 00:12:23
7 The Price for Chewbacca 00:13:56
8 Free From the Carbonite 00:17:08
9 Enter the Jedi 00:21:42
10 “Oh No! The Rancor!” 00:24:40
11 On the Sail Barge 00:29:09
12 The Sarlacc Pit 00:30:45
13 The Emperor Arrives 00:36:59
14 Yoda’s Twilight 00:38:47
15 A Certain Point of View 00:44:32
16 Rebel Briefing 00:47:38
17 Lending the Falcon 00:50:50
18 The Emperor’s Instructions 00:52:47
19 Flying Casual 00:53:39
20 Arrival on Endor 00:56:09
21 Speeder Bike Chase 00:57:58
22 Leia Meets Wicket 01:01:55
23 Vader’s Report 01:05:33
24 An Ewok Trap 01:07:01
25 The Golden God 01:11:15
26 Campfire Stories 01:15:07
27 Brother and Sister 01:17:29
28 Luke Surrenders 01:21:45
29 Rebel Recon 01:25:21
30 The Alliance Fleet 01:26:06
31 Back Door 01:27:05
32 Luke and the Emperor 01:29:19
33 “It’s A Trap!” 01:32:33
34 Ewok Attack 01:35:55
35 Fully Operational 01:39:39
36 The Battle Rages 01:41:37
37 The Dark Side Beckons 01:43:42
38 The Ewoks Turn the Tide 01:44:41
39 Father vs. Son 01:47:56
40 Taking the Bunker 01:59:55
41 A Jedi’s Fury 01:50:51
42 The Shield Is Down 01:53:51
43 Force Lightning 01:54:22
44 Vader’s Redemption 01:55:12
45 Into the Death Star 01:56:54
46 Anakin Unmasked 01:58:48
47 Death Star Destroyed 02:01:13
48 Funeral Pyre 02:04:04
49 Celebration 02:04:41
50 End Credits 02:06:29
51 DeSpecialized Credits 02:11:46

Running time - 2hr 13m 21s (134 mins)

CatBus said:

With apologies to Puggo, the first post is really more of a project mausoleum than a project index. If any thread needs unstickying, it’s this one.

I respectfully disagree Catbus - it seems more of a timeline or a reminder of many of the early struggles of the various laserdisc/VHS to dvd projects - part of the history of not only those early releases some 10+ years ago - but also an index of the history of this site itself, and the various aspects of work involved in making them all happen.

It could definitely do with an update to include the more modern releases though 😉

Just a quick and heartfelt thank you to Harmy and everyone involved who helped make this happen - nice one.

Big fan of the Empire and Return pics - nicely different and ink friendly too 😃

T34655 said:

I started to watch Ep1:Shadow of the Sith by L8wrtr and so
far it is awesome. A HUGE improvement over the DVD version!

My media player is having trouble with the ISO however and it
stops working at about 12 mins into the movie. I need to figure
out how to take it apart and convert it into a single MKV file.

I find VLC player to be pretty decent at playing back iso files mate. It’s free and easy to use - and not too heavy on the computer power.

You may get more answers about it if you post this in the ‘Memorabilia Discussion and Buying/Selling/Trading’ forum, here - http://originaltrilogy.com/discussion/Memorabilia-Discussion-and-Buying-Selling-Trading/id/8 - mate.

Had to google Yak Face - can’t remember it from the films, though looks cool. Was he in Jabba’s Palace or barge or something like that?