Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Reese's Feces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,519 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 It's great for luring homesick stray extraterrestrials into your home and restricting their freedom of movement while being a serious hazard to their health. phbart and Bayesian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phbart 609 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 45 minutes ago, Margo Channing said: Reese's Feces? That's basically what the prequels are like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 On 19/4/2018 at 4:30 PM, crumbs said: Yes the latter two prequels are a great example of short-sightedness on Lucas' part. For all his bluster about the advantages of digital technology, the inevitable 6K modern scans of the original trilogy will ultimately supersede the prequels (forever locked at 1080p). Now that's irony! Interesting titbit on Lord of the Rings too, Jay! I feel like there are untapped advantages to these super high audio resolutions that we're yet to unlock, but might discover in decades to come as audio technologies evolve. Mike Matessino planted an intriguing seed in my mind when he raised the notion that filmmakers could scan old multi-track masters and remix music into newer formats like Dolby Atmos, regardless of how long ago the score was recorded. Granted digital resolution and number of tracks are two different factors but we don't yet know what benefits these higher resolutions might yield in the future. I believe Lucas was more interested in popularizing digital cinema than having the best versions of his films for all time. As they were remaking those films and talking about digital cinema himself and Rick said a few times that these were as bad as it was ever going to look and it would only get better from there on out. Someone had to take the first plunge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 27 minutes ago, Bilbo said: As they were remaking those films and talking about digital cinema himself and Rick said a few times that these were as bad as it was ever going to look and it would only get better from there on out. I don't think the prequels have been remade yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: I don't think the prequels have been remade yet. So original. Much inovation. Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 They're indeed quite innovative, especially TPM. Tallguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phbart 609 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 In my country, TPM is short for pre-menstrual tension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 In my country, it stands for To Poo More. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,306 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 An apt description for the movie itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Awww, icky, icky goop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 It was never gonna beat Titanic. Nobody can. aj_vader 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Jurassic Park is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Condoms! Condoms are on the verge of extinction. If I was to create a pack of condoms on this island, you wouldn't have anything to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,514 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 No, no, no. Were not talking about the building of a dam, or the deforestation of a woman. Condoms had their shot, and nature selected them for single use only. What you call progress...I call "ribbed for her pleasure". Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Ho we talk about Condoms? Ok, I think I use them one or twice in all my life. OK, you will say, I am with the same man since 23 years. (Please read my mid-life crises thread) Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy 2,388 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 7 hours ago, Bespin said: Ho we talk about Condoms? Ok, I think I use them one or twice in all my life. Good to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 An STI waiting to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1977 1,743 Posted April 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2018 Just to clarify, posting alternate custom covers for these releases on this thread is taboo but talking about condoms and poo is okay? Manakin Skywalker, Kasey Kockroach, aj_vader and 2 others 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Why would that be taboo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phbart 609 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Taboohoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 My cat's name is Tabster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 On 4/21/2018 at 8:47 AM, Jurassic Shark said: Jurassic Park is better. NOPE. They are both great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phbart 609 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 2 hours ago, JTWfan77 said: Just to clarify, posting alternate custom covers for these releases on this thread is taboo but talking about condoms and poo is okay? It's okay because we're refering to the prequels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 11 hours ago, phbart said: Taboohoo. No, it's taboopoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 19 hours ago, JTWfan77 said: Just to clarify, posting alternate custom covers for these releases on this thread is taboo but talking about condoms and poo is okay? Stay away from the "Other Topics"-subforum! Bilbo and 1977 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phbart 609 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 April is being an annoyingly long month. Soon we'll have Han Solo, Star Wars IX, but no May 4th 2018. Arpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 6 hours ago, Brundlefly said: Stay away from the "Other Topics"-subforum! I dunno, he might enjoy the thread on neck ties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I can think of a good use for one of those neck ties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stempel 136 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Soundclips (?) https://www.amazon.fr/Star-Wars-Nouvel-John-Williams/dp/B07BQP1GBK/ref=pd_sbs_15_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=B6M56DMGT8GMPXGERCH2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 These are coming out April 27th in France? That's in 2 days! I guess those must be samples of the remastered ANH, then! How's it sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Weird...samples only coming out of my left earphone. Hard to gauge sound quality based on that. Maybe it's my work computer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Strange they only put samples up for ANH, too. Well, here are all 6 links in case they add samples later https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B07BQP1GBK https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B07BQNDXJGhttps://www.amazon.fr/dp/B07C9D8SW2/https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B07CCZXJ1Thttps://www.amazon.fr/dp/B07CCZX8T2https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B07BQNDXJF/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,519 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 The samples sound meh, but Amazon's soundclips are always heavily compressed. Weird, even. Some speed/pitch issues, some unusual, even uncomfortable stereo mixing choices. Just cancelled my preorder in case it's really this shite, I'll wait for your opinions on the final discs. So far, these samples just sound like they mixed it to give back the orchestra surround feeling without any regard to listenability (Inner City is almost hard left), then played it back on a turntable running slightly fast. Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I was able to listen quickly and I had sound coming out of both speakers so it must have been your computer @mstrox "The Desert and the Robot Auction" sample covers the segue between Desert Song and More Robot Auction so we should be able to tell if its a new digital edit or the old '77 analog edit Overall these samples did NOT sound good to my ears on my quick listen. Now, of course that could be largely to blame by Amazon's compression of the original CDs, BUT I am also hearing just weird mixing issues. It doesn't sound to me like its "supposed to" if that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 The samples sound like they're 192k or lower. They do sound like shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I want to hear the RotJ samples tmarps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,891 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 They sound fine to me (although I wasn't listening with headphones). Obviously the quality is just due to Amazon's sample compression; but I didn't notice anything wrong with the mixing itself. The stereo spread for ANH has always been pretty wonky, so that wouldn't surprise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 ANH from previous releases was good enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phbart 609 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Compression problems aside, the sound is disappointing to say the least. Looks like who ever worked on this, pretty much followed John Neal's album mix. It does have a better stereo separation though. Amazon compression is indeed heavy. Sounds like a badly encoded 64kbps audio with spectral band replication, like HE-AAC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan 689 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Just listened to the samples. Hmmm. Help us, Mike Matessino. You're our only hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post voltisubito 42 Posted April 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2018 Those samples (https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B07BQP1GBK) are identical to the ones offered on this page: https://www.amazon.fr/Star-Wars-Nouvel-Espoir-Originale/dp/B01N0U9SSC/ i.e. the existing digital release of the OST. They are the same files. They are joint stereo mp3 files encoded at 64 kbps with a sample rate of 22050 Hz. Presumably the correct samples will be published in due course. Ricard, Holko, phbart and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Haha that's funny. Nice Detective work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,306 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Phew! Surely there was no way they'd release something with WORSE sound quality than the excellent sounding OST remasters from 2015! phbart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 It's amazing Amazon bothers with samples if they are going to ruin the sound with low compression like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phbart 609 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 33 minutes ago, voltisubito said: i.e. the existing digital release of the OST. They are the same files. I knew I wasn't been deceived by my ears. Why go to all the trouble of making a new transfer of the tapes at an absurdly high data rate of 192kHz/32bit, edit everything to match the album and make it sound like that in the end (I'm not talking about the compression). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,891 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 I noticed that often times Amazon will bulk multiple different versions of a product onto a single page. You can see that the MP3 version is also present on that same page. Amazon just assumes they're the same thing, rather than separating them on different pages. So as voltisubito discovered, these are just from the previous release. That's good, I was getting a little concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amer 2,097 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Have faith guys. The new remasters will infinitely sound better than their old digital counterparts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,891 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 I mean, Shawn Murphy did the mix. There's no way it'll sound like crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy 2,388 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 So strange it says it's coming out tomorrow in France, the price is still very high compared to Amazon.co.uk. I'll let you know guys if I find them at my local store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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