stretch009

I have a 3 year old Western Digital.  I know WD's are the best.  Don't they usually last longer than that?  

Just yesterday I noticed my programs in XP were opening slowly and also running slowly.  My computer takes a long time to start up too.  I searched on Google and tried CHKDSK to see if the hard drive was ok and it was just fine.  I then defragged and after that the problem was still there.  From googling I found that my problem could be issues with my RAM.  I ran memtest.exe for an hour and it didn't find any errors.    One example of my problem is when I use winrar to extract something it takes much longer than usual to do it.  I noticed in Task Manager the CPU usage is between 0% and 3% when idle and around 50% when it's slowly running a program.

Anyone have any ideas?

Edit:  I forgot to mention I did a virus-scan with Norton 360 and a scan with Malwarebytes Pro.

Possessed said:

Good point, I might not even do the phantom edit.  Mainly I want to do attack of the phantom.  It's my favorite fanedit as it removes much of the flaws but without it feeling chopped up and gutted.  I like Q2's Fall of the Jedi trilogy, but they don't feel like full movies and they move too fast.

I am definitely for an upgrade of attack of the phantom though.  Despite the AWFUL video quality of the original SD version it was still enjoyable.  

By the way, Possessed, if you haven't seen Spence's version of Episode 2 you should.  I think from the way you described things you would like his version.

Possessed said:

 I like Q2's Fall of the Jedi trilogy, but they don't feel like full movies and they move too fast.

I guess they do move a little fast but that's how I like my Prequels; take as much of the crap out of them and get them over with.

Star Wars Begins NTSC is on Usenet.

All three are on Vimeo.com and can be downloaded with Jdownloader. (Should be high quality)

I can't fathom why anyone would want the first Phantom edit in HD.  L8Wrtr, Q2 (thunderclap), and hopefully soon Seciors' version are all FAR superior to the Phantom Edit.  The amount of Jar Jar in it is enough to discard it.

@J.MEANS

A really good program for MKV to MP4 conversion is 'YAMB'. (Yet Another Mp4Box GUI)  I've used it before with good results.  Go to the videohelp website and there's download links, information, and reviews there.

Edit: Just realized you have a Mac. I'm not sure YAMB or Xmedia Recode will work for you.

drngr said:

Is there an H264 source for Bttf2 as well? Cause if not I would capture that instead.

Rutracker.org (Russian) has H264 versions of the whole trilogy.   

I'm definitely interested too! Go for it man!

doubleofive said:

No need for purist, it's the same cut (timed to the original) with enhancements. Any changes people can't deal with will be up to them to ignore. ;-)

Another ignorant question, please excuse me for it.  What version is it being based on: the 2004 DVD, the 2011 BD, etc;,. ?

Please excuse my ignorance because I haven't been following this thread faithfully.  I'm just curious if there will be a 'Purist' version like Ep IV or if there will even need to be one.  I love Ep IV Revisited but it's only because of the Purist version.  Some things that it thankfully removed were deal-breakers in your original version for me.

My favorite Ep I's and II's have already been mentioned by 'emanswfan' so I'll just mention my fav Ep III.  Kerr's and Stankpac's Episode III edits are the best IMO with the nod I think going to Stankpac's because of the superior ending like others have mentioned before in other threads.  (The video quality of Stankpac's is very good too and after upconversion practically looks HD using a BluRay player)

Nien Nunb said:

I doubt will ever be a full screen HD release of anything, let alone BTTF.

Unless I'm interpreting this wrong this seems incorrect.  Older movies like 'It's a Wonderful Life' and Disney's 'Alice in Wonderland' for example are full screen and HD and I know many more are too.

Joral said:

Somewhat offtopic:

 

I don't suppose there's an HD version of uncropped version of entire trilogy, is there?

Would love to have that one in HD as I grew up watching it and whenever I see widescreen version I just can't help but feel constantly that stuff is missing...

 

Granted, in some shots you actually get to see more of the picture in widescreen, but in most you end up losing more than you gain.

 

Here are some comparison pics:

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I don't really understand this post, aren't the blurays just like what was shown in the theaters back then?  (1.85:1 Widescreen)

YanniD said:

I think someone has done a good job of issuing takedown notices on usenet.

Not sure what you're talking about here.  No version of V2.0 has been taken down.  AVCHD, DVD, and MKV (all fixed versions) are still there.

Edit:  ESB and ROTJ are both on spleen, tpb, and tehp....

Q2 (thunderclap), Spence, and Seciors have all made very decent edits IMHO.  I'm not sure if it's ever going to get better than these ones though.

Jetrell Fo said:

stretch009 said:

Jetrell Fo said:

babajaga said:

Hey guys!I'm new here and want to say my big thanks what you guys do, and ESPECIALLY what Harmy is doing for us and Star Wars!

So, I was yesterday watching the blue rays of the original trilogy at my friend, (hell, he actually bought it, what a waste of money!) and I absolutely hated it to a point I was furious! So I went home and did research about an existing edition of the unchanged editions and found this forum! AND THANK GOD I DID! Harmy you ware the f*****g best!!! i LOVE YOU (sorry ;)

I just have one problem. i have read through the forum, a bit to find a way to download all the newest versions of the despecialized editions, but haven't found a working link. I have tried myspleen, but unfortunately i don't have the login data. Can somebody maybe send me a pm with a login and password, so i can download the files?

I would be beyond grateful! I told my girlfirned that we will watch the original Star Wars trilogy together (since she has never seen them, oh dear lol), but I will NOT poison her mind with the ridiculous blu rays or any other GL-raped editions. I want the real thing! ;)

p.s. Harmy, you are just a badass! keep the good work up! People like you are the true heroes of the Star Wars universe!

Welcome to the forum.  I'm glad to see you are enjoying the fruits of the labor done here.

As for myspleen....one does not get random log-in data.  You would need to have an invite so you can join as it's a private site. 

If you pm me with a valid e-mail address I will make sure you receive an invite.

Cheers!!!!

 

He doesn't need an invite:

"Myspleen has freeleech and open registration until January 2, 2013 at Midnight GMT. Take advantage!"

- walkingdork

 

 

 

Thanks stretch009 for the polite response .......

Well then, all generosity aside .... go ahead an sign up and download the files you're in search of .... as a member of myspleen I apparently haven't visited enough lately to have noticed this freebee....but I'm glad it's available for folks ..... time to go see what else I've missed before I make myself look like more of a fool, ey?

Peace out .......  :)

Didn't realize I was coming across as impolite.  I guess I'll try harder to word things better.   I was just trying to help out for those that didn't know.........

Jetrell Fo said:

babajaga said:

Hey guys!I'm new here and want to say my big thanks what you guys do, and ESPECIALLY what Harmy is doing for us and Star Wars!

So, I was yesterday watching the blue rays of the original trilogy at my friend, (hell, he actually bought it, what a waste of money!) and I absolutely hated it to a point I was furious! So I went home and did research about an existing edition of the unchanged editions and found this forum! AND THANK GOD I DID! Harmy you ware the f*****g best!!! i LOVE YOU (sorry ;)

I just have one problem. i have read through the forum, a bit to find a way to download all the newest versions of the despecialized editions, but haven't found a working link. I have tried myspleen, but unfortunately i don't have the login data. Can somebody maybe send me a pm with a login and password, so i can download the files?

I would be beyond grateful! I told my girlfirned that we will watch the original Star Wars trilogy together (since she has never seen them, oh dear lol), but I will NOT poison her mind with the ridiculous blu rays or any other GL-raped editions. I want the real thing! ;)

p.s. Harmy, you are just a badass! keep the good work up! People like you are the true heroes of the Star Wars universe!

Welcome to the forum.  I'm glad to see you are enjoying the fruits of the labor done here.

As for myspleen....one does not get random log-in data.  You would need to have an invite so you can join as it's a private site. 

If you pm me with a valid e-mail address I will make sure you receive an invite.

Cheers!!!!

He doesn't need an invite:

"Myspleen has freeleech and open registration until January 2, 2013 at Midnight GMT. Take advantage!"

- walkingdork

TServo2049 said:

Does anybody have a tape of the original NBC broadcast from 1989?

I had one from 1989 - 2010.  : (

BUMP

Since Back to the Future is my all-time favorite movie I'm still very interested in this project.

Kingherb said:

michaelkirschner said:

Did anybody notice that the Blu-ray insert for Star Wars says "two unforgettable droids RD-D2 and C-3PO"? 

STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD 2.1 Blu-Ray has not been released yet, perhaps your in the wrong thread?

He's off-topic most of the time.  I think he's talking about the official Blu Ray by the way.

michaelkirschner said:

Is anybody worried about Disney? As much as we are angry at George Lucas for screwing up Star Wars you do have to give him credit for not taking legal action against his fans. Now that a major corporation without its history based mostly on Star Wars has taken over I worry that Disney won't think twice before bringing the hammer down

There's plenty of this discussion over at 'General Star Wars Discussion' where it belongs.

AntcuFaalb said:

tk6214 said:

Ok so how does one download these amazing files? Cause I don't have a Myspleen account.

Usenet (a.b.starwars)

It's also on Public Torrent sites.

Harmy said:

They all show as online in JDownloader.

You're right. : )   I wonder why they appear to be down when you try and download them with your browser. 

Harmy said:

They're all in one thread on teh.

All links for TESB 1.0 and ROTJ 1.0 are down.

@ AdmiralBarackbar PM sent.