ZkinandBonez said:

oojason said:

buddy-x-wing said:

This seems like as good a place as any to speculate on the upcoming films. I saw The Force Awakens for the 3rd time this morning and I never noticed this on the first 2 viewings, but the scene at the end where Rey meets Luke for the first time, it would appear that Luke is standing in front of a make-shift grave and there is a flat slanted stone that looks like it could be crude headstone. Could this belong to a Mrs Skywalker? or Rey’s mother ? or both?

Aye, my guess it is the grave of Luke’s wife - who was also Ray’s mum. I’m usually wrong on these guesses though…

I don’t think you’re supposed to post camcorder-screenshots on the forum. They don’t exactly look like official pictures released by Disney, Lucasfilm, etc.
Or maybe it doesn’t matter at this point, I don’t know. Just thought I’d mention it.

Apologies - you’re right mate - best be on the safe side and thanks for the reminder - pics deleted.

buddy-x-wing said:

This seems like as good a place as any to speculate on the upcoming films. I saw The Force Awakens for the 3rd time this morning and I never noticed this on the first 2 viewings, but the scene at the end where Rey meets Luke for the first time, it would appear that Luke is standing in front of a make-shift grave and there is a flat slanted stone that looks like it could be crude headstone. Could this belong to a Mrs Skywalker? or Rey’s mother ? or both?

Aye, my guess it is the grave of Luke’s wife - who was also Ray’s mum. I’m usually wrong on these guesses though…

pics deleted - apologies.

Many older netbooks are underpowered (sub-par Atom processors in them and often they only have 1gb of RAM), however there are things you can do to help…

Firstly I’d bring up ‘msconfig’ to check what programs are working in the background when Windows has started up - most people only need their antivirus running - so uncheck any and everything else (stuff like itunes running can really slow some computer s down on startup and shutdown).

Then move on to doing a Disk Cleanup, followed by a Disk Defrag - this may take a while…

I’d then run ccleaner (free and easy to use program from filehippo.com), click on the ‘Registry’ option and then ‘Scan for issues’ followed by ‘Fix Issues’.

After that I’d move onto the obvious antivirus and Malwarebyes Antimalware scans - I’d recommend the Avast Free Antivirus if you think your current antivirus is doing a sloppy job or maybe slowing your pc down.

Probably be a good idea to download and run Rkill, Adwcleaner and TDSSKiller too - all free and effective programs from bleepingcomputer.com.

For Windows Updates I’d go for the automatic download but install them when you want option too 😃

If you’re using Google Chrome or a Chromium based browser go into the advanced settings and untick the ‘use hardware acceleration when available’ and ‘continue running background apps when closed’ - also have a look to ensure there are no extensions running that shouldn’t be, and your default search engine is what it should be.

Good luck with it - if your netbook has 2gb ram it may be noticably slower than it was a year ago - if possible check to see if the amount of RAM can be increased for your make and model (4gb+ would be great) - ebay do some good cheap memory.

Hope it helps 😃

Not sure if this’ll help MikeO - but Videostream works well for my Chromecast needs…

It’s available for iphone & ipad, android or for Windows PC - free and easy to use.

You can either cast a screen (through a Google Chrome browser tab) - or choose a video from your library - to play to your tv.

Hope it works well for you

Cheers Wazzles 😃

I put an extra bit of text on the back of the 2nd cover - and moved the spine text a little - so it all lined up a little better. It printed out well even in ‘draft quality’ settings on my printer.

The good thing about having a white background and printing on white paper or card is it can easily be changed and chopped for various sizes & formats etc 😃

A very simple inksaver cover for Harmy’s DeSpecialized Edition Trilogy…

(it looks better on a dvd case - honest!)

Slightly changed simple inksaver cover to the one above…

^ It should be quite easy to cannibalise or resize for a bluray cover or disc art etc for those of us stingey inksavers out there 😉

(and yes it is very shite / basic, stark, was done in MS Paint and probably doesn’t all line up correctly etc!)
 

Jetrell Fo recently found and sent me some of my quite, erm… ‘basic’ inksaver saga covers from some time ago (from 2005, I think).

Apologies for these…

Version 1

Version 2

Version 3

The artwork above (and any of my stuff) can also be downloaded, here:-

https://mega.nz/folder/JfUTwACb#F-B4a_-oJrLTbP7h0KHw8Q

Please feel free to view, download, use, edit - and vastly improve upon them 😃

If anyone wants a copy of this (and the other 5 ADM Edits - info here http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/The-ADigitalMan-Special-Editions-DVD-Info-and-Feedback-Thread/id/2446) let me know and I’ll do my best to help out.

They’ll be in mp4 format and downloadable from a google drive.

Ep 1 is 2.15gb
Ep 2 is 2.32gb
Ep 3 is 2.41gb
Ep 4 is 2.07gb (I only have the ADM / Darth Editous version of Ep 4)
Ep 5 is 2.11gb
Ep 6 is 2.24gb
Ep 2.5 (Clone Wars) is 2.40gb

If anyone has a copy of the ADigitalMan Edit of Episode IV (NOT the ADM/Darth Editous Hybrid version) they would like to share or make available please let me know - thank you.

I didn’t like the lack of info about what the Resistance and First Order were to the Rebellion & Empire and the current ‘lay of the land’ as it is since the 30+ years since Return Of The Jedi. Some info in the crawl or some exposition dialogue would have been useful and welcome.

Also didn’t like that Chewy walks past and ignores Leia after arriving back from the mission on which Han has just died, so Leia can meet and greet Rey - it just jarred, almost JarJar-ed (I’m sorry!)

A clearer explanation of what planets were blown up by the Starkiller Base would’ve been good too - some people thought it was Coruscant or Chandrilla - it may have given it more of an emotional impact if we’d known that Hosnian Prime was the current Capital Of the New Republic and was also where the Fleet was too…

Other than that I’m pretty good, really enjoyed it 😃

I had to go here to find some of this stuff out - it should’ve really been in the movie itself:-

http://www.starwars.com/databank/the-new-republic
http://www.starwars.com/databank/the-resistance
http://www.starwars.com/databank/the-first-order
http://www.starwars.com/databank/hosnian-prime
http://www.starwars.com/databank/supreme-leader-snoke
http://www.starwars.com/databank/lor-san-tekka

or from the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Visual Dictionary:-

https://imgur.com/a/SVKWi#0P2haGK

etc, etc.

I think there may be a bit of a difference in ratings in the here and now - and a time in the future on when we get the dvds and watch them multiple times over the years. Should be interesting to see if anything in TFA is changed/edited for the dvd release too.

It may also change when considering how it’ll gel in with the other 2 films to come in this Sequel Trilogy…

As of now, as a standalone Star Wars film that I’ve seen twice I’d rate TFA a solid 8/10. It felt like a continuation of the Original Trilogy - and certainly felt more an actual Star Wars film than the Prequels did. The film wasn’t perfect - but neither was the OT.

Really enjoyed it 😃

Tonedeaf101 said:

Hi guys, first post on this fantastic site. Downloaded ANH and ESB from Kat.cr tonight and watched both. Thank you so much to everyone involved. While I don’t mind the BluRay quality, I hate the extras added in so these fan made versions are a complete godsend.

One thing though, can anyone recommend a reliable Freeware converter for MKV to MPEG2 as had to watch on PC.
Would be great to put them on a big USB stick and plug into my Panasonic TV.

Thanks again!!! Fantastic!!!

The Freemake Video Converter does a nice easy-to-use job (I’m no tech geek so there may be better options out there), it’s available here - http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/ - and ermm… is free 😃

It may be worth getting hold of a mate’s Chromecast - or similar device - to be able to watch your original download on your Panasonic tv? (may be easier and quicker than converting etc - and gives you a pretty cheap and easy option of watching any video files on your pc on the tv).

Either way - welcome - and good luck 😃

FrankT said:

So… I’m working on another Arrow cover for the entire Despecialized trilogy. This one has a reversible cover.

Trouble is, I’m waiting for the ROTJ 2.0 MKV to be released so I can complete the little details properly. Don’t know how long it’s going to take.

They are beautiful Trilogy covers mate - could you send me a link to download them please (even if unfinished)? Many thanks 😃

Some good fun:-

http://www.theguardian.com/football/quiz/2014/jul/04/which-world-cup-2014-player-are-you

I'm like Pirlo - I'd take that - wish I had the beard too.

FIFA statement: "His latest behaviour has brought yet more shame on the World Cup and football in general. But enough about Sepp Blatter".

Top penalties from the Costa Ricans tonight - after going down to 10 men for nearly an hour they really showed mentality, technique and nerve in their approach for the pens.

Really hope they beat the Dutch in the quarters.

Frink, imho it's a game of nerve in a penalty shoot-out - your insecurities and frailties put to the limit - a 'do-or-die' type scenario which makes for a great nailbiting climax to a game. I'm a big fan of them - though understand they are not everyone's cup of tea.

Corners are too hard to score from - more chance of injury (stretching to generate that much power that late into a game) - even if the goals were empty.

Moth3r said:

Top use of the foam - a bit modern though, eh? Most men would have the foam line at the kitchen door so the good women of the household are busy serving food and drinks during the game ;)

Congrats to Costa Rica and Uruguay for reaching the knockout stages - hope they do well.

England managing to lower expectations under the Hodge quite nicely. Roy thinks we 'should take encouragement that we dominated the Costa Rican midfield' (ignoring that they'd already qualified and didn't look too arsed). I'd rather have taken encouragement from qualifying from the group stage (and anything after that being a bonus under the Hodge).

The Italian manager Prandelli has resigned - respect to him. Some managers take responsibility for their campaigns - give the next bloke a chance etc.

C'mon Iran for tomorrow, and Chile vs Brasil in the knockouts.

It has been a while… and my discs of these ADigitalMan Edits have either been lost over time or bit the big one…

but am glad to say these Edits can now be found on FanEdit•info and myspleen.

Note: Sadly, I don’t have the original ADM Edit of Episode 4 (it is proving very hard to get hold of) - but the ADM / Darth Editous Hybrid Edit version of Episode 4 is up on fanedit•info and myspleen.
 

Neglify said:

^I sent you an invite, PM me if I messed up the link.

Thank you mate - much appreciated for the invite :)

Thanks to Frink too for upping the ADM Ep2 Edit.

^ nice one Neglify - I'll just have to wait until some kind soul can hook me up with a myspleen invite for Eps 5-6.

Could you please upload the ADigitalMan Edits - Episodes 1-6?

(I used to have them on dvd - though sadly can no longer find the discs, nor can I find them around on the usual torrent sites).

The good guys have had a bad week.

RIP Bob Crow and Tony Benn.

"If you can find the money to kill people - then you can find money to help people"

They are true mate - a few visits to online biographies on him, and some articles such as these will point you in the right direction:-

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/dec/06/conservative-party-uncomfortable-nelson-mandela

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/camerons-freebie-to-apartheid-south-africa-1674367.html

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/06/follow-nelson-mandela-laugh-rightwing-fawning

http://blogs.channel4.com/gary-gibbon-on-politics/mandela-uk/27176

Though it probably says more about the Tory Party - and the type of people they champion to elect him as their leader. 

As for being PM - we are currently in a coalition Govt - the Tories and the LibDems are 'running' the country. He didn't get enough votes to win outright.

Hopefully he'll get even less votes next time at the Election - the LibDems certainly will.

Sadly we are in the age of PR and spin, the demonisation of the poor, weak and working classes - and those that speaks up for them - all whilst the rich pay in less each year for the rest of us to pick the slack. 'Divide and conquer'.

RIP Mandela.

Beware pygmy politicians and their crocodile tears.

http://www.okwonga.com/?p=869

Politics is just a part of it - but more importantly this was people's lives she contributed to destroying - sometimes literally.

Amongst her many other crimes, she is complicit in the deaths of 96 people at a football game - and complicit in their families and loved ones not seeing justice - let alone a full and proper inquest - and following coverup involving the police, ambulance service, FA, Sheffield Wednesday FC, Sheffield Council, the Coroner, the Judiciary, the press, and the Govt of the day itself - including Thatcher - for 24 years come Monday.

Not to mention her backing - militarily backing & training Pol Pot & the Khmer Rouge where a quarter of the population were killed, and General Suharto - who killed 100,000s in East Timor, and General Pinochet - who had overthrown the democratically elected president Allende in Chile.

She branded Nelson Mandela a terrorist - and supported the Apartheid Govt in South Africa, also opposing sanctions against them while her some members of family profited from deals with them.

I could go on, but I think you may be getting a picture...

I'm not a hypocrite - I loathed the bitch when she was alive - and I still loathe her now she's dead.

The 'politics' of it be damned - the people involved matter more.

Bingowings said:

*sigh*

*sigh* died? Poor lad, before his time too. RIP Sigh.