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#625536
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Harmy's STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD - V2.7 - MKV (Released)
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I agree with much of that, but if he already has hairy_hen's 5.1 in DTS-HD, then there is no reason to change that to DD 640k (and introducing even more loss in the reencoding process as well) since, as you said, it includes a core DTS file for backwards compatibility.  I can't think of any time in the last decade I've been unable to playback DTS on anything; but even if there's a hardware limitation due to a very, very old receiver or the like, software playback is an option to take care of it and pass on something usable.  Anyone who can't play DTS has (correctable) issues beyond what they should bug Harmy with.

(what I've learned today:  BD is not stuck at DVD's DD bitrate limit of 448kbps, but instead tops out at 640kbps)

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#625526
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Harmy's STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD - V2.7 - MKV (Released)
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DTS-HD MA and PCM are the best options available that are compatible with Blu-ray which will not introduce additional loss to the material.  Which is the real point of "lossless" as far as all of our sources go, since we have no master-like quality available to us.  As far as turning your flac mono into something useful, if not DTS-HD MA or PCM, then a good bitrate DTS or DD should be acceptable, as long as you try not to choke it too much on bitrate.

One question I have is (if a link to some other discussion is enough to explain, that'd be fine), what does this '85 home mix offer in comparison to the '93 and non-mono '77?  (Okay, I also am not sure what it is '93 [definitive LD sourced, I'm sure] has that's different or desirable either.)

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#624213
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Harmy's STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD - V2.7 - MKV (Released)
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I don't think it would be difficult at all for the subset of people wanting to convert the video to just select the file they want from a batch torrent (if they're converting a complex video from one file format to another, they should be smart enough to understand an instruction on how to download just what they need), and I agree the torrent would probably seed much better as a whole (you can also count that someone converting from a format they don't want will likely not keep the unwanted file and therefore not contribute to seeding said torrent anyway); but, Harmy has his reasons in his head and if he's happier making it easier on those who probably won't seed the torrent, then I won't argue with him, he's got enough to deal with in making these great film recreations as it is.

Actually, one solution that might fulfill both sides of this is if the m2ts torrent puts the file in the same directory structure as it would be in a usable Blu-ray structure, so if you download both to the same parent directory it is usable as a Blu-ray without having to move anything (unless the folders try to overwrite each other in some odd way...), but if someone downloads just the movie, they don't waste the extra bandwidth (just have to go down a few directories and grab the really hard to miss gigantic files).  Not that this is at all better than one torrent, but it is a fun way to do the same thing in a far more complicated fashion.

In the end, someone would probably just make a complete torrent that everyone will jump over to and seed instead, if people feel that works better for them.  So, if one way or the other turns out to be better than whatever Harmy decides to do, things will course correct on their own eventually, no biggie.

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#624042
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Harmy's STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD - V2.7 - MKV (Released)
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Thanks for keeping us updated Harmy, we eagerly await the results of your hard work.

As for the eventual BD, you say that you'll release the M2TS and the BD structure separately, my question about that is multi-layered, firstly is that due to alleviating confusion or just lessening how much has to be downloaded for those wanting .mkv?  If it is about space, then I'd like to inquire how large of a BD you're planning to encode?  I remember you talking about including many fantastic bonus features, but I'm not sure where you landed on including them on each feature release or as one supplemental BD at the end, etc.  Mostly wondering if I should prepare for burning a BD-25 or BD-50.

Also, with your most recent semester over, are you planning to jump into ESB hardcore, while there are less distractions, or take a [deserved] break and pace yourself?

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#624001
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Harmy's STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD - V2.7 - MKV (Released)
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Thanks for the invites guys, it is nice to be prepared for Harmy's sure to be amazing release.  And with how little there's probably left to be done on the community input side of things to help Harmy get ready at this point, it isn't too over the top to expect for a page or two of comments to be taken over by spleen invites, the excitement is just palpable, I think.

If the Empire thread gets taken over by such requests, that's where I'd draw a line, since that's likely to be the next happenin' place with lots of valuable input to be had.

Anyway, very excited here, I can't wait to see how Harmy can possibly improve over the 2.0, the de-midichlorian'd Force is strong with him.

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#623777
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Harmy's STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD - V2.7 - MKV (Released)
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Well, I finally grabbed the 2.0 release to see what initial improvements there were over the HDTV version.  Overall it looks pretty promising, though I'm not sure about some of the skin colors in the dessert scenes, but considering how much work you've done since then, I'm sure the colors will be exactly as they should be.

One thing I just noticed, though, which may need to be looked into, about 7 seconds into the start of the cantina scene, I heard something weird in the rear right audio channel (EDIT: looks like it is in front and rear right channels), it sounds kind of like a person accidentally recorded himself talking for a second.  Am I crazy or does this stick out to anyone else?

EDIT 2: Looks like it is in at least 3 of the audio tracks, so I guess it is supposed to be there, but it still sounds out of place in a way...

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#612759
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Harmy's STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD - V2.7 - MKV (Released)
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Harmy said:

In the video, on the left, it constantly wipes back and forth between v2.0 to v2.1, on the right you can see v2.0 above v2.1.

And here's a picture of one of the changes I've just done in reel 3:

View at full res and look to the sky :-)

Looks good, but I can't help notice that the dome behind the Bantha seems to be missing one of the two [lines, antenna, whatever] protruding into the sky on its left side.  Also, the remaining one seems a bit more blurred...

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#612754
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Harmy's STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD - V2.7 - MKV (Released)
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Reading it over, I'm not sure if what I wrote will come off the way I meant, that being: while it may not be in time to be turned into physical presents, it will be a great present to the world regardless of when this season it is released.  Take exactly as much time as you need, and know we appreciate your efforts every step of the way.

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#612731
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Harmy's STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD - V2.7 - MKV (Released)
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And as far as presents go, at least, with a potential release date so close to Christmas, sufficient time for burning and testing of enough copies might not be very realistic.  Still, an on (or just before or after) Christmas release would be a heck of a present for fans everywhere.

Just how does Santa Harmy visit so many houses, with his generous Star Wars gifts, in just one night?

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#604459
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Disney Acquires LucasFilm for $4.05 billion, Episode 7 in 2015, 8 and 9 to Follow, New Film Every 2-3 Years
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AntcuFaalb said:

yoda-sama said:

Oldfan said:

yoda-sama said:

Perhaps originaltrilogy.com should consider becoming a private, member's only site to help protect it from the eye and ire of Disney.  Lucasfilm was good enough to fan edits, but Disney probably won't so much...  What are everyone's thoughts on this?

Bad idea. It will just draw more attention and make it look like we have something to hide. We have not needed to hide up until now. To do so now would be a bad idea. Do you really believe private sites can't be infiltrated?

 

It is not that I believe private sites cannot be infiltrated, but having a disclaimer that must be read and agreed to before gaining entry could help against someone building a case so easily.  It is just a thought, and others have had good points that this site doesn't actually link to anything questionable...

I agree with you half-way. That is, I think this website should stay public, but some of the more high-profile projects should follow -1s model of establishing a private invite-only website to share the nitty-gritty details and hype prior to release.

That's basically what I wanted to get at, just wasn't sure if this site being private or moving detailed discussion to a different private site would be best.  So, ignoring my incomplete ideas from before, what do people think about AntcuFaalb's take on privacy?

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#604417
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Disney Acquires LucasFilm for $4.05 billion, Episode 7 in 2015, 8 and 9 to Follow, New Film Every 2-3 Years
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Oldfan said:

yoda-sama said:

Perhaps originaltrilogy.com should consider becoming a private, member's only site to help protect it from the eye and ire of Disney.  Lucasfilm was good enough to fan edits, but Disney probably won't so much...  What are everyone's thoughts on this?

Bad idea. It will just draw more attention and make it look like we have something to hide. We have not needed to hide up until now. To do so now would be a bad idea. Do you really believe private sites can't be infiltrated?

 

It is not that I believe private sites cannot be infiltrated, but having a disclaimer that must be read and agreed to before gaining entry could help against someone building a case so easily.  It is just a thought, and others have had good points that this site doesn't actually link to anything questionable...

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#604332
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Disney Acquires LucasFilm for $4.05 billion, Episode 7 in 2015, 8 and 9 to Follow, New Film Every 2-3 Years
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cbaka said:

greenpenguino said:

cbaka said:

R.I.P Lucasfilm 1971-2012 :(

that's what happened to my Jorg Sacul action figures, when i heard the news...Today will be a day long remembered. It has seen the death of Lucasfilms, and will soon see the end of SW fan's childhood ...Sad...sad.

and all the expand universe stuff is not interesting at all, to see in films..seriously if there's some disney's good films from franchise (Avangers for exeeeeeeemple) they are all forgettable..and i'm pretty sur that the episodes 1,2,3 will be masterpieces compared to every new SW disney movie to come.

no more fox fanfare, no more lucafilm logo, no more darkness, more ewoks, more jar jar ear Mickey, and more princess leia SWHS songs...

lightning my lightsaber, cut my head off !!!! oh shitt i'm still waking

Btw : from what Simon pegg's movie is that ?

It is from a British TV series called "Spaced", which was directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, etc.) and co-stars Nick Frost.  The funniest thing about this scene to me is that, as far as I can figure, the first season may have been in production before Star Wars Episode 1 came out, during that time they were very positive about Star Wars but didn't use any actual sounds, music, or paraphernalia of Star Wars, but come season 2 (produced well after SW Episode 1) it seemed almost as if they got permission from Lucasfilm to reference and use Star Wars stuff more based on how positive the first season was toward Star Wars, but, of course, they were now jaded.  (How was that for a lengthy sentence?)  So, when the season starts, one of the characters has come back from a trip and asks what Simon Pegg's character has been up to, he says he had a few things to work through... with George Lucas, and they cut to the bonfire that you asked about (complete with Return of the Jedi music).  Here's a clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJlgpozN31s  and the Jar-Jar hate train doesn't stop there http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUQfHRfX2o8

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#604028
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Harmy's STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD - V2.7 - MKV (Released)
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Hopefully Disney isn't harder on fan versions than Lucasfilm alone was...  If so the future despecialized editions might need to be discussed less publicly.  Also, I have great hope now that an official unaltered trilogy will see the light of day in HD, but Harmy's version still needs to happen, not just because the Special Editions are a wrong we still need to prove to Lucas that we can right on our own, but because no studio is going to be nearly so exacting as us super-fans.  If we get the holy grail of official releases, there could still be color timing issues, or minor to less than minor tweaks, the "wrong" scrolling text, or just whatever that we don't end up liking; at that point, all the effect I see that having on this project is a 1080p source for a v3.0 to be based off of.  We can call it Anal Star Wars (or hopefully something much better, haha).  Stharmy Wars?

I look forward greatly to the v2.1, I can't wait for my investment in a Blu-ray burner to finally pay off.  Also, I do agree with something Innsmouthian said above and hope you will consider it, removable subtitles for the alien languages I feel would be a very welcome addition to v2.1 and beyond.  Not only do burned-in English subtitles greatly interfere with foreign language subtitles, but it also makes the video difficult to use for any other projects and interferes with those who would like to control placement of subtitles (rather them in the black bars, etc.).  It is nice that you nail the original font (though I don't know if the v1 placement was ideal, it seemed too high on the screen and with more than one line of text the top line seemed too long compared to the bottom line, top heavy, if you will).  Plus, I want all those scenes as pure as possible, and subtitles that someone else put there and cannot be removed feels like a tweak, edit or addition, which the despecialization shouldn't be about.  Well, that's my two cents, I look forward to v2.1 regardless.