russs15

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Post: #186694
Topic: Info & Offer: 1984 CBS Star Wars - could it be of any help to anyone?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/186694/action/topic#186694
Time: 26-Feb-2006 4:25 AM

I am with you on this.

Even with an incomplete film like this I would like to see if it is the same cut or different to the original LaserDisc, VHS and UK TV version. They are all different.

Post: #185662
Topic: Info Wanted: Original Trilogy VHS box set - HELP
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/185662/action/topic#185662
Time: 23-Feb-2006 7:03 PM

Originally posted by: Mr Bungle
The Empire Strikes Back looks like the 1988 fullscreen issue of the films and the Star Wars and Return of the Jedi looks like the 1989 fullscreen issue of the films

I agree..........

1988 Fullscreen

http://www.galactictradefederation.com/laser/images/1988ep4mini.jpg

http://www.galactictradefederation.com/laser/images/1988ep5mini.jpg

http://www.galactictradefederation.com/laser/images/1988ep6mini.jpg

1989 Fullscreen

http://www.galactictradefederation.com/laser/images/1989ep4mini.jpg

http://www.galactictradefederation.com/laser/images/1989ep5mini.jpg

http://www.galactictradefederation.com/laser/images/1989ep6mini.jpg

Post: #185324
Topic: Info Wanted: What is the best Episode 4 Edit to incorporate deleted footage?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/185324/action/topic#185324
Time: 22-Feb-2006 2:56 PM

Originally posted by: InfoDroid
Where can you view trailers of his film?

Try here...

Post: #184348
Topic: Idea: Theatrical PT Preservation... Any takers?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/184348/action/topic#184348
Time: 20-Feb-2006 5:42 PM

Here is a link I missed earlier.

It would be nice to see the theatrical versions of each film. I doubt that the early Darth Maul death scenes will ever be found except on a bootleg CAM. Likewise, with AOTC as that is the only source I know of for the different scenes. The trouble is that even near perfect CAM's and Telecine transfers are nothing like as good as DVD.

The only hope is that decent source material is located.

Post: #184004
Topic: Idea: Theatrical PT Preservation... Any takers?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/184004/action/topic#184004
Time: 20-Feb-2006 7:39 AM

As promised..............

The "9000" Saga Edit thread.

Another thread and another thread.

Post: #183949
Topic: Idea: Theatrical PT Preservation... Any takers?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/183949/action/topic#183949
Time: 20-Feb-2006 3:46 AM

For EP 1, the Scandanavian DigiTV broadcast we know as the TB release is a fantastic theatrical version of the film. I posted some shots and a vid clip in the HAL 9000 Release Thread (I think)

For EP 2 you are looking at bootlegs. I threw this together as a wee guide.

There are old threads about this and I will try to post links later.........

Post: #183218
Topic: Info: Does Anyone Have The Old Original Theater Bootleg '77 Tape? (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/183218/action/topic#183218
Time: 18-Feb-2006 10:13 AM

This release by The Starkiller is fantastic.

The original source is really crappy as we all know but this transfer looks to me to be as near as possible to the VHS as we will ever get.

The menu option to go direct to the main mono mix differences is a master stroke.

The highlight for me is the DVD ROM content which includes "The Starkiller's Guide to the Mono Sound Mix". This compares the differences between the mono and the stereo found on the 1982 NTSC LaserDisc - which is as near to the original 1977 theatrical mix as we will ever get.

This guide is just brilliant!!!!

For each difference, there is a brief screenshot and the option to play the mono or stereo version. All the well known diferences are there along with many more that I have never noticed.

This guide is the only guide you will ever need to the mono mix and it demands to be uploaded to a website somewhere to be seen by all. In fact, please consider this a request to The Starkiller to do this. I am sure that a home could be found at the Galactic Trade Federation if needed..........

Post: #182735
Topic: Info: Does Anyone Have The Old Original Theater Bootleg '77 Tape? (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/182735/action/topic#182735
Time: 17-Feb-2006 7:42 AM

This is certainly of interest..........

I have just had a look at the sample and it certainly looks to be a generation or two lower than the transfer seen previously. It is still far from watchable (compared to the LD transfers out there) but well worth it for the curiosity value.

Post: #182344
Topic: Help Wanted: 1980s ITV Broadcast of Star Wars onto DVD?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/182344/action/topic#182344
Time: 16-Feb-2006 4:30 PM

Unfortunately not. It is missing the Fox Fanfare and 99.9% of the credits too.

Post: #180028
Topic: Help Wanted: 1980s ITV Broadcast of Star Wars onto DVD?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/180028/action/topic#180028
Time: 12-Feb-2006 4:13 AM

Originally posted by: russs15

Originally posted by: Jambe Davdar

Originally posted by: evilmouse
Is this on DVD and avalible?

Please read the thread. This footage has just been captured.........

.........and will be back with you by the weekend! I just have the other "extra's" I mentioned to sort out.

Now you have the tapes back, what are your impressions of the footage?? Is VHS to DVD recorder of a high enough quality or could more quality be squeeeezed out of the VHS using a PC capture card?

The other important issue is the soundtrack. Any thoughts there??

Post: #180025
Topic: Star Wars Read-Alongs and other exciting audio stuff.........
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/180025/action/topic#180025
Time: 12-Feb-2006 4:05 AM

Originally posted by: snakestormHi Russs15

Sorry for the delay in posts. Took me a while to find my old star wars read along, but i've finally found them. I'm planning on scanning the books and the record front and backs. Below is a list of the star wars read along books that I will be scanning, may be more to follow but that all I could find. Once scanned I will most likely be posting to alt.binaries.starwars. Any questions please feel free to contact me at worf58@hotmail.com

Regards

SnakeStorm

Star Wars (33 1/3 rpm version)
Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back (Tape Cassette version)
Star Wars Return Of The Jedi (33 1/3 rpm version)
The Ewoks join The Fight (33 1/3 rpm version)
Planet Of The Hoojibs (33 1/3 rpm version)
Star Wars Droid World (33 1/3 rpm version)

and lastly a non star wars release

Indiana Jones Raiders of The Lost Ark (33 1/3 rpm version)

I am looking forward to seeing these scans. As I have said all along, I think a DVD with the scans and HQ sound we now have would be excellent.

Post: #178877
Topic: <strong>The "ADigitalMan Special Editions" DVD Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/178877/action/topic#178877
Time: 8-Feb-2006 3:24 PM

Pay it Forward

When you get a copy of something, you then "Pay it Forward" to a few people who then do the same.

Not so much Pyramid Selling as Pyramid Giving.

Post: #178817
Topic: Info & Offer: 1984 CBS Star Wars - could it be of any help to anyone?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/178817/action/topic#178817
Time: 8-Feb-2006 11:13 AM

If possible, could you check out the Luke macrobinocular shot just as he gets attacked by the Tusken Raider.

I have some screenshots here of various UK/US tapes/laserdiscs including an early mono UK broadcast and this shot changes for different versions. How does this version compare.

Also, is it the mono version?? ie does it have the C3PO tractor beam line or the "Close the blast doors" line which were on the mono version. The early 80's UK broadcast was the mono version.

Post: #178549
Topic: Help Wanted: 1980s ITV Broadcast of Star Wars onto DVD?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/178549/action/topic#178549
Time: 7-Feb-2006 12:33 PM

Originally posted by: Jambe Davdar

Originally posted by: evilmouse
Is this on DVD and avalible?

Please read the thread. This footage has just been captured.........

.........and will be back with you by the weekend! I just have the other "extra's" I mentioned to sort out.

Post: #177786
Topic: ***//BUILDING EMPIRE\\: PAL & NTSC DVD - NEW EDITION NOW ONLINE! ***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/177786/action/topic#177786
Time: 5-Feb-2006 7:29 PM

"..is something that we've been using ever since".

The Rowman extras disc cuts the last word completely. The Dr Gonzo disc is better and you do hear the "c" in "since" but it still finishes rather abruptly.

I am unsure of any other source for these commentaries.

Post: #177399
Topic: Help Wanted: 1980s ITV Broadcast of Star Wars onto DVD?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/177399/action/topic#177399
Time: 4-Feb-2006 7:57 PM

Originally posted by: russs15

Russ, in what format does your dvd recorder record the audio? Is it PCM, mpeg 2 audio, ac3 or something else.

It looks to me to be in MPEG 2.

In the 1 hour mode it has recorded the audio in MPEG Surround 2.0 256Kbps.

Post: #177238
Topic: Your list of all the official & other Star Wars DVD's
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/177238/action/topic#177238
Time: 4-Feb-2006 1:00 PM

There are several hundred different releases out there, probably too many to easily list and catalogue but here are a few to get you going.

Post: #176998
Topic: TV Recordings of Star Wars Films
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/176998/action/topic#176998
Time: 3-Feb-2006 5:30 PM

Originally posted by: Number20
I have a VHS recording of Star Wars when it was shown in 1985, I think, with the introduction by Mark Hamill. This was my copy of Star Wars that I had most of my childhood. I still think that when I get the hardware to do it, I'm going to capture it onto DVD for memories sake, being the version I grew up with. Didn't record any commercials, though.

I don't suppose that you are any nearer to doing that transfer are you?? I ask as I have just viewed the 1980's UK TV broadcast and found it to be a very different "cut" to the US and UK VHS and LaserDiscs that were out at the same time. It would be good to see if the US TV broadcast was any different to the 3 currently known versions.

Post: #176911
Topic: Help Wanted: 1980s ITV Broadcast of Star Wars onto DVD?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/176911/action/topic#176911
Time: 3-Feb-2006 1:11 PM

Originally posted by: Moth3r
BTW, the sample you posted has the fields in the wrong order - I don't know if this is your DVD recorder or something you did to the file afterwards. But it's an easy problem to fix if JD wants to re-encode to put it on a single DVD.

I am not quite sure what you mean there......

For what it is worth, this is what I had to do. For some reason, I cannot copy any disc made by my DVD recorder. I have tried all formats and loads of brands. I have to copy the VIDEO_TS file from the DVD to the HDD and burn it from there with Nero. The sample was done using DVD Shrink. Does that answer any questions??

Russ, in what format does your dvd recorder record the audio? Is it PCM, mpeg 2 audio, ac3 or something else.

It looks to me to be in MPEG 2.

I realise that using a standalone DVD recorder is far from the best way of capturing VHS but for me it will have to do for the moment.

Post: #176561
Topic: Help Wanted: 1980s ITV Broadcast of Star Wars onto DVD?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/176561/action/topic#176561
Time: 2-Feb-2006 8:02 PM

I have just made a discovery that emphasises that this is not just another transfer like all the rest.

Firstly, it has the mono soundtrack with the C3P0 tractor beam line, close the blast doors etc

Secondly, I believe this to be a totally different "cut" of the film to the one released on VHS and Laserdisc.

The shot that shows this is Luke's macrobinocular POV shot of the Banthas with the Tusken Raider walking to the side of the frame.

The "Full length" NTSC version shows the view in the middle of the macrobinoculars with no Tusken Raider.

The early "Time Compressed" NTSC version and PAL version shows the macrobinocular squeezed into the frame and the Tusken Raider.

This ITV broadcast shows a completely different view..............

The early "Time Compressed" NTSC version and PAL version

http://www.galactictradefederation.com/russ/002.jpg

The early "Full length" NTSC version

http://www.galactictradefederation.com/russ/003.jpg

The ITV broadcast version

http://www.galactictradefederation.com/russ/005.jpg

The Widescreen version for comparison

http://www.galactictradefederation.com/russ/004.jpg

Post: #176527
Topic: Help Wanted: 1980s ITV Broadcast of Star Wars onto DVD?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/176527/action/topic#176527
Time: 2-Feb-2006 7:11 PM

As promised, here is a wee clip of the ITV broadcast done at the 1 hour maximum quality setting. I personally cannot tell much difference between the 1, 2 and 3 hour settings but the quality is there should JD need it.

EDIT - I have changed my mind. On a 42" Plasma telly, the 2 and 3 hour modes are garbage and only the 1 hour mode looks OK.

Post: #176312
Topic: Help Wanted: 1980s ITV Broadcast of Star Wars onto DVD?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/176312/action/topic#176312
Time: 2-Feb-2006 12:34 PM

I picked this up from the PO at lunchtime.

I have done a 3 hour setting recording but will be doing again in 1 hour setting (over 3 discs) too to get the best quality possible.

Look out for a sample later..........

Post: #174605
Topic: <strong>Grinder's PAL widescreen project</strong> (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/174605/action/topic#174605
Time: 30-Jan-2006 5:49 PM

Originally posted by: Grinder
I finally have some free time to finish TESB! It turned out damn well (if I may say so myself).

Having got a handfull or rar files and done the old "rename a rar as a vob file and open it in PowerDVD" trick, I have to agree that it does appear to have turned out damn well!!

I just have to wait for 90 odd more files to arrive now!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post: #174598
Topic: Info Wanted: 20th Century Fox Promotional Video (1980s)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/174598/action/topic#174598
Time: 30-Jan-2006 5:30 PM

Have you got any capturing plans for this one??

Also, are the others on the way??

Post: #174537
Topic: Star Wars: The Interactive Video Board Game (1996, Parker) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/174537/action/topic#174537
Time: 30-Jan-2006 3:27 PM

Even as we sit here staring at our computer screens, a raw VHS to DVD recorder *.vob of this video is heading across the Atlantic to the US to a well known author of the "not-so-well-known" Star Wars material and prolific poster of all things Star Wars on alt.binaries.starwars

I have no idea what this person will do with this video - if anything.

Meanwhile, here are a few screenshots.

http://www.galactictradefederation.com/russ/intvidgame/shot1.jpg

http://www.galactictradefederation.com/russ/intvidgame/shot2.jpg

http://www.galactictradefederation.com/russ/intvidgame/shot3.jpg

http://www.galactictradefederation.com/russ/intvidgame/shot4.jpg

http://www.galactictradefederation.com/russ/intvidgame/shot5.jpg

http://www.galactictradefederation.com/russ/intvidgame/shot6.jpg

http://www.galactictradefederation.com/russ/intvidgame/shot7.jpg

http://www.galactictradefederation.com/russ/intvidgame/shot8.jpg

http://www.galactictradefederation.com/russ/intvidgame/shot9.jpg