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MrPib said:

I know that some of you youngsters think that the Internet began with the WWW and torrents, but you should really make the effort to learn about Usenet.

Maybe someone can host it on BBS, or we can get an IRC listserv going. 😛

clutchins said:

Yeah holy shit you guys, Usenet is not that difficult to configure.

I don’t mind paying a few bucks now and then for access when I find something rare on there that is at risk of soon becoming too old to obtain, or will otherwise not be available by other sources. But I definitely have no intention of maintaining a monthly account with usenet providers. Has nothing to do with simplicity of figuring it out.

In the case of new, popular releases, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with patiently waiting (and politely requesting) access via other means that are not effectively behind pay walls. But I can see why it would go to usenet first of course.

Yeah, you’re right. Like I said, I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. Unfortunately the form of trolling he chose is one that mocks new users (but he also seems to be a new user with actual newb questions). Oh well.

It’s more the fact that I’d like to be helpful towards him and not ignore him when he has actual simple questions. But I think we’re past that.

Dat_SW_Guy said:

EDIT:I think I should stop doing this and be a regular user.

Well that didnt seem to last. You’re doing it again. Aren’t you? I’m not sure why I try to give you the benefit of the doubt from time to time.

That was what I originally thought. But when you admitted to trying to troll as subtly as possible while still asking many basic (but potentially honest) questions. Well, boy who cried wolf etc.

Your username probably doesn’t help the situation. Figured it was ironic early on (or you were very young), but after the trolling it just looked like any other sock account name that Wario kid would make. Like a novelty, themed, or alternate account.

Anyway, we obviously don’t worry about being serious all the time here and some of us tolerate/enjoy the occasional derailing. But I think most of us like to know what/who we’re dealing with.

I edited it because you are right and it was a rhetorical question anyway. I’m already quite aware of the answer.

I agree. Although I burn to printable verbatim discs, I have not yet been able to justify to myself the cost if a printer like that.

Just saying that you’re better off without a label than some sticker.

Not sure if it is against the rules or not. As far as I know, no one has determined if he is a sock for an ex member, but that would obviously be bannable.

The annoying thing is that he mixes in new user type normal ignorant questions with absurdly stupid ones. So, ignoring or responding harshly to the ones that he calls his “subtle trolling” risks setting a bad precedent for how people respond to new members who legitimately have similar questions.

Myspleen doesn’t really allow these kinds of projects anymore.

Their 35mm stance is much more liberal compared to their custom disc stance (except for SW, where everything ever created is fine as long as negative1 approves).

Yep, good advice about never using stickers. They were even worse for CDs because when they inevitably peeled, they took the data off with them. Not an issue for DVDs but still bad for balance.

digitalfreaknyc said:

Darth Lucas said:

digitalfreaknyc said:

moviefreakedmind said:

I would love to be a fly on the wall when and if the pitch is given.

I love that you think it’s going to happen.

Well Mike has said he already had things lined up. For all we know, a pitch has already happened.

Yep. Because Disney is completely unaware of the interest…
Thank God this was pitched!!

It was a pitch for a finished restoration.

Did you miss the part where he admitted he’s a troll?

Are you playing it on a PS4 by any chance? Unfortunately, even changing that setting isn’t enough to prevent the green scrambled flashing screen of death on a PS4 (though PS3 is fine with the same disc). This also means it is quite possible that other players will still have issues with the disc.

Great news about the 97SE and the new team status.

That sounds like a hell of a team. Is this for non SW projects? Is it for pre existing projects of the new team members or only Team Blue projects and other new endeavors?

Would you use the English theatrical stereo DTS-HD MA track from Harmy’s, then? I don’t recall if you had this problem, but I needed to swap it in with multi-avchd rather than the software you’re using. Problem is (for me) that multi didn’t place nice with branching titles.

Lord Haseo said:

Damn, I was hoping for one in the less than 100 dollar range so I’ll probably wait out to get a better one.

When it’s actually in stock, it’s a bit cheaper refurbished here: http://www.focuscamera.com/audio-technica-at-lp120-usb-direct-drive-professional-turntable-refurbished.html

If you’re looking to spend <$100, I would recommend staying away from anything new in that price range. They’re poor quality at best, and damaging at worst. Either buy vintage from craigslist, save up more money, or… don’t bother because it’s an expensive and admittedly silly hobby that you might just grow out of. 😃

One minor glitch that I notice when watching SSE, is in this shot: https://picasaweb.google.com/102542760950977079734/StarWarsSpecialEditionChangesHD#5514975327942007154

There’s a point where there’s some artifact or warping in the bottom right corner.

Also, I wouldn’t normally have mentioned it since it’s not a big deal and SSE isn’t meant to be 100% dirt free, but since it’s right nearby where I’m talking about: the very next shot (after the wipe) has some pretty huge visible damage on a few frames, from what I recall.

Well, it depends on whether they do a proper job or not, but since this is hypothetical:

No. It’s important that they officially acknowledge the proper films. And to them, it should be important that they capitalize on it.

Sounding good as usual. I think it might also be good to mention why you’ve slightly despecialized it, before people either start submitting requests or asking “how you could do _ without removing jabba or greedo shooting”, etc. Since you’ll be working with Harmy for DE 3.0, there would have been no reason to go through all the work fixing the colors of the sunset, lightsabers, and rocks, if they’re the wrong versions. Presumably you didn’t spend too much time color correcting other things like Jabba or CGI ships, and used similar or identical settings to another scene?

The 70mm prints were sent out earlier and they did some last minute newer/better shots of the ships present at the end in time for the 35mm but not the 70mm, as I understand it. The 16mm prints also lack them.

Unfinished effects shots or just without the latest effects shots in the final scene? All of the 70mm prints lack the latter.

Well, we have 35mm film scans that are available now, so someone could verify your claim about the 35mm. It could be that there is variability among the 35mm prints, but that would be unprecedented as far as documented esb changes.

If it was present on the 35mm, sure, it should be included. Including it on the main mix that represents the 35mm, just because it was “at some point” present pre-SE (but not on the 35mm itself) doesn’t make any sense. The tracks are representative of the various specific mixes including 35mm and 70mm/16mm versions from start to finish, rather than being composites of everything that was present prior to 1997.

And I wouldn’t worry about one little thing being insignificant. Around here, the littlest things tend to be the most significant. 😛 In this case, you might not be correct, though. The Grindhouse release of ESB should have the 35mm optical track present to be sure.

Wazzles said:

There is one film I know for sure has a deliberately altered, revisionist CC. I think that it’s The French Connection. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.

Yeah, that’s a pretty damn good example. At least they released an updated, if still not perfect, blu-ray.

That was apparently present in the 70mm mix (and therefore the 16mm). Since you were expecting it, maybe it was present in a home video release at some point in time, but not the theatrical 35mm audio.

clutchins said:

So you mean Xbox Ones won’t read any kind of custom-burned Blu-rays?

Yep. I remember the first Xbox pulled the same crap with CD-Rs (you could rip music to replace the music in some games, but only from official discs).