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#171753
Topic
Blade Runner HDTV (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171753/action/topic#171753
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Originally posted by: digitalfreaknyc
no..you have to burn two different dvd-rom discs and join them together once you get a dual-layer burner.

if you're not burning this dual-layer then it's pointless.


There are programs you can use to split it across two discs, but you won't be able to rejoin it later--the discs would be ripped and complete reauthored to rejoin the video on the two discs.
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#171665
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LOTR: The Two Towers... (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171665/action/topic#171665
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Ok, let me try and guide you through this. I'll put this up here for the sake of anybody else that is new to this.

First of all, please please please, make sure you have backups of your file. Burn a couple copies to DVD-Rs or something, or to other hard drives. Always a good idea.

Please realize, that in order to upload this torrent, you'll have to continuously seed this file for a couple days until some downloaders complete the file, and can take it from there. If you aren't willing to dedicate your upload bandwidth for a while, then you're stuck.

A decent tracker to use for your first time would be Demonoid. If you don't have an account there, go ahead and set up one.
(Go to demonoid.com and sign up). When you do that, come back here.

A lot of torrent clients (what you use to download files through bittorrent), have the built-in capability to create torrent files. "Torrent files" are not the actual files you upload/download through bittorrent. A torrent file is basically a small text file that contains the information as to what tracker you're downloading/uploading to, and what the filenames and sizes are of the files you're downloading/uploading. You click the link to that little file, you download it through your browser, and then your client opens it, and you go from there...

So, setting up a torrent.

First of all, create a folder to put your MPEG file in. Name it LOTR-TwoTowerEdit-LP, or whatever you like. Put your file in the folder. Secondly, demonoid requires you to include a small info file in your folder (it's just a little text file saying that the file was downloaded via Demonoid).
Click here to download that file: Download
Put that file in the folder. Now we're ready to create a torrent file.

For this example, I'm going to use Bitcomet--it's what I use on trackers that don't ban that particular client. But this will be pretty similar on any client that supports torrent file creation. (I know that utorrent creates torrent files as well.)

Bring up Bitcomet, hit FILE, then CREATE TORRENT...
This brings up a menu, at the top of which it says "Source File:". Look a little way below that, and you'll see three radio buttons for you to click on to choose different options. Click the button next to "Directory (Multi-files)". Then go above and hit "Browse". Navigate to where your folder is, click on it to highlight it, and click OK. Leave the "network type" bit alone--only worry about that if you ever upload to a private tracker where security is a real issue.

Go down, and below where it says "Tracker Server and DHT network node list:", go in the box, highlight what looks like a url there, and delete it. In it's place, paste the following:
http://inferno.demonoid.com:3389/announce

That's the link for the demonoid tracker server.
Now, almost done. Down below, below "Output", that shows where it's going to spit out the torrent file. Change the directory setting if you like, or even the filename if you want. Then hit OK at the bottom. You should now have a torrent file.

Go to Demonoid, and make sure you're logged in. Near the top should be a link saying "Upload a Torrent". Click that. Look at the short FAQ, then click "I've read this and I'm ready to upload".

Now, at the top it'll show the tracker address for Demonoid. We already know this. Whatever. Below that is a directory browse thing for the "Torrent File". Hit browse, find your torrent file, highlight it, click OK. Below that is "Torrent Name". This is what will show up on the Demonoid directory. Name it something like:

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: The Book Cut (A Fan Edit)

Or something like that. Something that will pop up if they do a search for Lord of the Rings. People should be able to find your file. Kinda helps, you know?
Below that is a description box. This description is what will show up on the page for your torrent. You really, really need a description. Explain what the purpose of the edit is, what the content is, etc etc. You should also include technical specifications. Make sure that people realize that this is not a DVD, nor is it a divx or xvid file. It's a big, raw MPEG file. You should probably mention the runtime of the file, and the frame size (720 x 480 or whatever).

Below that is a selection box that says "Type". I would select the designation "Movies".

Now, click "Upload .Torrent". Your torrent file is now uploaded. Now, the difficult part--you gotta seed it. Remember that little torrent file you created? Go find it where you saved it, and double-click it so that it opens up in your torrent client (Bitcomet, in this example). The window that pops up when you normally begin to download a file through bittorrent will pop up. MAKE SURE THE "SAVE LOCATION" IS POINTED AT THE FOLDER WITH THE MPEG AND THE DEMONOID INFO FILE IN IT. Then hit OK. BitComet will realize that you have files in that folder its downloading to, and will start to do a "hash check" of the files, which just means that it checks those files against the info in the torrent file, and it figures out how complete the files are. It should finish the hash check, realize that they're 100% complete, and start seeding.

I would advise going to Demonoid, looking at the main torrent page, and taking a look at the listing for your torrent. Go to the page for it, and make sure that it shows a seeder. Check back on your client a couple times, and if you downloaders show up and your client starts to upload data, then you're in the clear. Just check back occasionally to make sure that your internet didn't freeze up or disconnect or anything, and now all you have to do is play the waiting game until, a couple days later, the downloaders will start popping up as seeders, with complete files. If there are any issues, let me know.
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#171353
Topic
Blade Runner HDTV (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171353/action/topic#171353
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I'm looking forward to getting this. Nice work! My only suggestion would be to super-seed this, so that you're not sending out redundant data to several seeders. For instance, so far you uploaded 584 MB, but the farthest anyone has gotten so far is 2.73 percent--just over 326 MB. It wouldn't be that big a deal, but considering that this is an 11 gig torrent, you could save yourself a lot of time and bandwidth. Right now you're looking at about 7 days of uploading, but superseeding would cut that down to just under 4 days.

Four days versus seven. You could download a lot of porn with that extra three days...

But anyways, in all seriousness, I'm looking forward to taking a look at this.
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#171342
Topic
The legendary "Starkiller Ranch" Thread
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171342/action/topic#171342
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I usually stay away from the Star Wars stuff--I'm more of a casual fan of Star Wars--but I thought I'd chime in on the scene with this "force talk" ability. Personally, I really like it. One of the major weaknesses of the prequels is that there really doesn't seem to be a strong connection between the first three and the last three. So hinting at Vader's abilities as a young child is an excellent way of tying Anakin to Vader. Nice idea.
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#171320
Topic
*** The Official DigitalFreakNYC Release Thread*** (SW, Indy + Others!)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171320/action/topic#171320
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You're missing a file out of your torrent folder--the torrent's not showing up on the front page, but when I did a search for the torrent, I came up with it--showing no seeders and one peer at 99.9 percent. Did you include the thumbnail file in the torrent, or forget something or what?

Edit: It's on the front page now, but you're showing up as a peer at 99.98 percent.
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#170752
Topic
The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Director's Cut (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/170752/action/topic#170752
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Eh...with the concerns about bootlegging and whatnot, I don't know how good of an idea that would be. I don't think OCP has ever put out a version of something that was commercially available in that form. Plus, there are two two different hackjobs available to choose from. I say screw that, and use the space for the extras, such as the documentary.
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#170583
Topic
Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/170583/action/topic#170583
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I've just been sitting down and watching this. I'm really impressed with it, and the way you set it up, following the storyline of the original script, is really interesting.

Just as an aside, the info about Mardji the elephant really threw me off guard. Marine World is just a few miles down the road from me, and chances are I saw this elephant when I was a little kid, and may have played tug of war with it once or twice. Heh.

But yeah, just wanted to say how impressed I was with this. Fantastic work OCP.
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#170512
Topic
The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Director's Cut (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/170512/action/topic#170512
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I'll be damned, so it was released in widescreen in some form. Hmmmm.

Just an idea, to distinguish this restoration from everything else that's floating around (the hackjob commercial releases, the work prints, etc.) why not go back to the old title of "Once," or some derivative thereof? It has kind of a sad, wistful sound to it, which definitely correlates to the crapstorm that surrounds this movie. And it's the only one of the original titles that was never used.
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#170354
Topic
The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Director's Cut (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/170354/action/topic#170354
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Out of curiosity, what extra materials did you procure in order to do this project, and where did you get it from? I would imagine that this extra artwork and whatnot wouldn't just be freely floating about on the internet. But I'm definitely interested in checking this out.

Considering how good a job you've done on your projects (Star Wars comes to mind), would it be possible for you to document what you do as you go about the process of reworking this film, and include it as a documentary with the film? Because I know when I was flipping through your Star Wars disc, I was a little frustrated because I wanted to know the details, scene-by-scene in some cases, as to where the elements were coming from, the techniques you used, and the sources you used for your work. Your work is fantastic, and I think that documenting your techniques and sources would be really helpful for other people out there that are interesting in trying something like this out, or even just for the sake of curiosity.

Good luck on your project.

Edit:
BTW, on another site dedicated to this movie, I happened to come across a post, which in part read:
Just managed to land a first-gen copy of a Thames TV documentary on Richard Williams done in the early '80s relating to the production of the film that cost me plenty on eBay.


If anybody knows anything about this, I would imagine that OCP would be interested in landing a copy of this.
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#169590
Topic
*** The Official DigitalFreakNYC Release Thread*** (SW, Indy + Others!)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/169590/action/topic#169590
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I'll say right off that this is going to sound completely insane, but bear with me:

DF, your release of Blade Runner is kind of a unique situation as far as fan-releases go, because you're using an HD source, so what I was wondering was, besides a standard DVD release, would it be possible to do an xvid release as well, but in a large filesize (eg 4.37 gigs), in order to preserve the quality of the source as much as possible? Just a thought.