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#287690
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Dawn Of The Dead Ultimate Edition Volume 2-UPDATE Discs 1-4 (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/287690/action/topic#287690
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Originally posted by: meedermow
tweaker: the plan is to get them a permanent home on rapidshare via the other site, since 1 & 2 have quite happily found friends there


Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

I understand how Rapidshare is nice and all, but using a pay service to store them....eek.

Is there anyone willing to bop these on over to Demonoid?
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#287385
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Song Of The South - many projects, much info & discussion thread (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/287385/action/topic#287385
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Have you been using Restore24 and it's not working out for you, or have you been using something else because Restore24's slowness was a pain in the ass, but the alternative isn't working out, or....what?

Something to keep in mind: If you keep at this, and you never get to a point where you're satisfied because while the image is cleaner, the field blending makes the image look shitty, make sure to take a moment to decide whether you should do this project or not. The source you have has some major, major issues. Should this really be used a source for preservation purposes?

Hopefully you can work some magic, but always know when to stop and say, "This isn't the way to go."
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#282791
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.: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/282791/action/topic#282791
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Originally posted by: vbangle
Zion says the GOUT crawl is the original one than that's good enough for me....however the quality isn't the same. My concern if you combined the GOUT crawl with the X0 you'll get a jarring Ocpmovie like effect where you have a drastic difference in image quality....just my 2 cents


But if they do cleanup on the GOUT crawl, as they're doing on the LD...?
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#282341
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/282341/action/topic#282341
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Originally posted by: Mojo_LA
I'm a professional CG artist (I work on Galactica)


Hah! I'll be damned. You guys do fantastic work.

BTW, I like what I saw for the most part, but I really don't have a clue what was changed. Could someone rustle up some before and after screenshots, or post the clip from the movie showing what it looks like before the changes?
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#282309
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/282309/action/topic#282309
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Originally posted by: dumb_kid
The new music is an interesting choice which to be honest I don't know if I care for it or not, but even so when Han, Luke, Leia are talking it should be slightly quieter... their dialog is getting drowned out.

The transition from new music to old music (when Ben dies) is a little jarring...


He did say in the post that the audio work was very much incomplete--hasn't balanced out the audio and all that.
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#282288
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TWICE UPON A TIME (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/282288/action/topic#282288
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Originally posted by: Mojo_LA
There is no better video source.


I believe he was suggesting that the HBO audio be synced to the DVD version. In regards to that, some of the video of the HBO version was cut from the DVD release, but it would make sense to utilize the footage in the DVD version, and cut in the missing segments from the taped uncut version. And actually, I imagine that much of the audio in the two versions is the same, so the DVD audio could be used for much of it, and then the "dirty" audio could be used for the scenes that no DVD footage exists for, or where the audio was changed, but the video itself is the same between the two versions.

Edit: Meant "that no DVD footage exists for"...had it down as "that DVD footage exists for."
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#281945
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Info Wanted: Is anybody capturing Star Trek Remastered ?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281945/action/topic#281945
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The CG models look completely fake, too CG. In my opinion Star Trek didn't need this kind of "improvement' - the original models were great. There are many other things which needed to correct and I'm happy they DID correct it (usually hand-drawn phaser blasts). Also the image quality is terrible, but it is probably because I am watching them as DivX movies, of course the HD version will look better


You know, I was just looking at some comparison videos of the effects, and I have to say, some of the CG does look really bad. And they changed the angles of the shots from the angles used in the model shots, when the original setups actually looked a hell of a lot better than the CG shots. Jesus, people can take a good idea and fuck it up. Up to now, the limited number of updated effects I'd seen looked pretty good, compared to the old grainy exterior model shots, but...what I just saw kinda mellowed out my enthusiasm.

Hmm...maybe a choice wouldn't be such a bad idea?

Jaiman: You're say that all the series (TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise) were shot on film? For some reason, I thought that a couple of the later series had been shot on videotape. But you're saying that the live action shots were caught on film, then transfered to tape along with the effects? I'd hope so, because TNG looks like ass.

Oh, and you were talking about the film clips from the dailies...are you saying that those actually looked pretty good?
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#281938
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Info Wanted: Is anybody capturing Star Trek Remastered ?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281938/action/topic#281938
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As far as the audio tracks, are there major differences between the mono and surround?


Well, obviously, the show wasn't filmed in 5.1...the surround sound audio is a remix of the original mono (and I imagine, probably the introduction of rerecorded audio effects).

As far as being pissed about it not really being the "original" series, how are you surprised, pittrek? You KNEW that the HD remastered series had had new effects introduced, yet you were still requesting that they be captured. Now you hear that they're doing a commercial release of those episodes, and you're pissed.

As has been pointed out, the series is available in good quality on DVD--not even close to the fucked up Star Wars situation. Secondly, the original model effects look like crap--not just the effects themselves, but the film quality. They're grainy and scratchy as hell, from what I recall. You won't get any more quality out of them. The only thing that'll look better in HD is the shots of the actors, so hell, why not throw in some new effects that'll actually look half-way decent in HD, secure in the knowledge that the original effects have been preserved for eternity in good quality on DVD.
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#281931
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Info Wanted: Is anybody capturing Star Trek Remastered ?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281931/action/topic#281931
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That article you're quoting is from August of last year, whereas the one I linked to is from January of '07. And it looks like right now this release is on the down-low, not quite ready for an official announcement (probably because, like all big releases, it'll be pushed back a quarter or two).

Edit: Actually, it looks like there was an official announcement in January:
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/CES_2007/Disc_Announcements/CES:_HD_DVD_to_See_300_New_Titles_in_2007/417

Firing the opening high-def salvo of this year's Consumer Electronics Show, the North American HD DVD Promotions Group held a press conference late Sunday, with format-supporting studios previewing several high profile new disc titles to come in 2007.

Though exact specs and street dates are still to be announced, primary HD DVD backers Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Warner Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment released an impressive short list of some of their most highly-awaited new and catalog releases due in 2007.

....

TV on HD DVD will also heat up in 2007, with Warner/HBO issuing more of 'The Sopranos' in season-by-season sets, plus the new Battlestar Galactica' from Universal, and as expected from Paramount, the original series of 'Star Trek,' which was digitally remastered and retooled in HD late last year.


And I mean, seriously, did you expect them to go through all the work of transferring that series to HD, and NOT hop at the chance to make some quick cash? But anyways, there you go--it was announced.
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#281926
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TWICE UPON A TIME (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281926/action/topic#281926
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Originally posted by: SKot
The HBO-sourced version was also on MySpleen. I was able to download it recently and was surprised that it was still active (my previous attempt some time before got sidetracked).--SKot

No it wasn't. It's a dead torrent, but a search with the "include dead torrents" checkbox checked turned up the posting for it.

It states that it's the censored ("official") version in the torrent title and description.



This is the official release of the film. While not quite as hilarious as the HBO version...
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#281925
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Info Wanted: Is anybody capturing Star Trek Remastered ?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281925/action/topic#281925
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Originally posted by: pittrek
Which version ? The original with mono sound, the original with 5.1 sound or the remastered version ? Last time I checked startrek.com there was written that the remastered version will probably NOT be released


The only option is the remastered version, as obviously that's the only source that would actually be HD. As far as audio...I'd imagine that it's 5.1, seeing as how they've already released the series utilizing that audio on DVD.

http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/19/cbs-plans-first-hd-dvd-release-star-trek-tos/
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#281888
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.: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281888/action/topic#281888
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Zion--

A while back I stated that the Japanese laserdisc looked like crap, and you noted that in reality, despite how dirt and discolored it was, that it had a lot more detail to it. Looking at the comparison you just posted between the Japanese disc and the later American LD release, I can definitely see what you're talking about. The later disc looks quite a bit muddier, and some of the details are lost (the texture of the ground, the wisp of hair sticking up on Hamill's head when he's looking through the binoculars).

Out of curiosity, what source are you basing your final color corrections upon? The '97 release, or the theatrical release (based upon stills from a filmstrip, I would think...), or something else entirely?

Oh, and when's your next side update coming?