ww12345

I've got to say, it looks good now. Great work!

Kingherb said:

Harmy said:

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Looks great to me, although i must admit i was not aware of a problem with the original version of that scene.

+1 - what were the issues with that scene (dare I ask)?

Checked - I'm in! Thanks again!

I got one email, but haven't gotten a response yet...

compyislife said:

I may be mistaken, but I'll mention it just in case. I think I have another copy of it, which looks like a VHSrip. (It still looks fairly good, though.) It's encoded to be NTSC. If I recall, it's obtainable on Fenopy, as a VIDEO_TS folder. Did any of the other ones mentioned have a menu? The one I have does, and I'd be willing to post screenshot(s) for confirmation and/or comparison.

Sure, that would be great! It's always interesting to see new versions...

As far as the other DVD, I would be surprised if it is anything better than a bootleg. They don't say that they got it from Disney, but rather from one of their book sources. Also, as SilverWook says, there are a lot more than 2 cels floating around - I personally have three and some storyboard sketches; that doesn't make me "licensed by Disney." I thought that whole article was slightly off...

I agree, but I don't think Harmy was planning on this replacing the menu (were you, Harmy?). I thought the plan for the menu was the animated film poster...

bilditup1 said:

I was gonna give out free, unlabeled copies at Comic Con yesterday, but then noticed their stance on bootlegs and decided it wasn't worth risking getting booted from the con

I wonder if you could just leave a pile of them somewhere... :)

Would people "steal" something at Comic Con? 

Is that what the problem is? I couldn't figure out what was going on...

Ew. That is just gross. I'm getting flashbacks of the Holiday Special.

"I am your fantasy...Experience me..."

That's awesome, Harmy. That will be the coolest way of showing how much work went into this project. :)

Erikstormtrooper said:

Harmy said:

And yes, the video version will be a BD extra. It's over 20 minutes long though...

"Video version"? Will this be a gallery of moving clips, or just stills that automatically refresh?

I have to say, moving clips would be awesome, if possible. That would be really, really cool to see all of the stuff in motion.

negative1 said:

ww12345 said:

Just a word of advice - don't let the projectionist platter it. Some projectionists love to do this (basically splice all the reels together lying flat on a platter so that there are no reel changes) but it can really mess up the film. Platter damage is like the #1 cause of damage to film now-a-days.

Also, it is worth checking to see if you can watch it "full frame." They should be able to have the anamorphic lens on without having the framing guides on, so you could watch all the way to the edge of the screen!

here's what cinch has to say about platters:

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if it's done wrong, i agree, damage can be done. not in my booth, though. i've run platter for over 10 years now, never inflicted platter damage, gate/pad roller scratching is a lot more likely to happen. otherwise who'd be using platters?

 

you can assure him and others that the lpp will be screened on a huge screen off a platter by no other than cinch himself. trust me, he'll made damn sure no harm come to the print. as a matter of fact, he has just completely overhauled the entire film path, platter, brain and projection head to guarantee the lpp will be safe!

 

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later

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Oh, OK. I didn't realize it was Cinch who was planning on running it. There should be no problem running it on a platter, then. I've not met Cinch (obviously) but from what I've seen he's no novice when it comes to film. The danger when running platters is that the person running them thinks of them as like "a DVD for the movie theatre." I trust that Cinch has a few years under his belt - probably more than I do - and he'll do right by the LPP. :D

Try with JDownloader. I had the same problems - uloz is always buggy for me...

Harmy, I know you are sick of the comparisons, but you did an awesome job on them. That is exactly what I wanted to see. Now I can show all my friends and family why this release is so awesome.  :)

Oh, and good job on all the spelling/grammar fixes, Stinky.

Good point, CatBus.

I suppose that's a valid point. :)

It wouldn't be too difficult to just lay a completely scratch free scene in the background, I suppose. Maybe it is just because I run film a lot, but scratches and dust specks don't bother me that much.

Not as easy as that - it is really tough to fix the emulsion lines like that... The green is the film emulsion showing through a scratch - even if you overlayed a frame like you said, you would lose image quality.

Sure, just wanted to put out the info about platter damage. It is really, really dangerous to 35mm film. Less so when it has Filmguard, but the damage is still possible. 

Just a word of advice - don't let the projectionist platter it. Some projectionists love to do this (basically splice all the reels together lying flat on a platter so that there are no reel changes) but it can really mess up the film. Platter damage is like the #1 cause of damage to film now-a-days.

Also, it is worth checking to see if you can watch it "full frame." They should be able to have the anamorphic lens on without having the framing guides on, so you could watch all the way to the edge of the screen!

Edit: Hey, just a thought, could you get all the technical specs from the theater for all of the projection nuts? (prime lenses, anamorphic lenses, sound receiver, etc.) That would be really cool to see what the last of the real movie houses are using - old vs. new technology.

I'd be interested too...

jero32 said:

Well in that case, I'm certain there's no way I could obtain maybe a 2 minute clip in private to show friends and get them excited?  :D

That's true - maybe the blog members only could get the previews sent via PM? :)

It's one of those things I hope we never have to test here on OT, but I always refer to the old "Whack-a-mole" theory - when one site gets quashed another few pop up in its place.

"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine." - Obi Wan Kenobi, probably referring to the awesomeness of the OT website. :D

Email, it looks like from that linked thread...

Awesome! Thanks for the sneak peek, -1. What's the status on the final project? I thought I remembered you saying approximately halfway, but I don't remember.

Getting really, really excited now!