Ringer fan Mike sent this in earlier today:
Although the LOTR trailer is excellent in most ways, one problems is with the sound distorting/clipping especially near the beginning. In case anyone is interested in improving the sound quality of the LOTR trailer, there is one way to do it that I have discovered:
1) You must have Quicktime Pro (attained by registering your copy of QT for $30)
2) Open the movie
3) Get Info
4) Select the track called ‘Sound 1’
5) Select the Volume property
6) Bring down the bass and treble and volume by a good third.
7) Voila, one trailer that doesn’t distort
Thanks Mike for the tip!
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Check out this listing of all the updates made to our preview trailer review. [ more ]
SPOILER ALERT!!!
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Many people have come forward to provide us with some great answers to a lot of the questions from the preview trailer. Here is a list of all the updates made in the last two days:
- Caras Galadhon painting is a pre-production painting with generic characters. Don’t let Gandalf being there fool you. (page 01, 2nd image)
- Check out the hands on the figurines (page 01, 3rd image)
- WETA prosetic technicians did the effects for the orcs, not Peter Owen (page 02, 4th image)
- We now believe the scene of our heroes running through the woods is after the fall of Gandalf (page 02, last image)
- If you look closely you can see a white horse in front of these Nazgul! (page 03, 6th image)
- This is NOT gollum (page 03, 7th image)
- This is Barad Dur Miniature (page 03, 8th image)
- Early Uruk-Hai Tests (page 04, 1st and 2nd images)
- This is not an Ent, Oliphaunt or Sauron. (page 04, 3rd image)
- Same shot as the one above it (page 06, 2nd image)
- Current theories for have this as Arwen racing away from the Riders, Gandalf racing away on Shadowfax (page 06, 7th image)
- This is in fact a scene from Helm’s Deep (page 07, 3rd image)
- Aragorn is throwing a torch (page 7, 6th image)
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The download of the LOTR preview from the official website attracted a lot of attention on most of NZ’s media yesterday, and Tehanu was in the thick of it, being approached by two TV stations and two of the largest papers. TVOne did an interview on fan expectations and later turned up unexpectedly at her house to film her attempting to download the trailer. They got a good insight into the mayhem that we were seeing through our window into the world, Barliman’s, which had up to 100 people at once discussing their download experience. Thorongil, from Barliman’s, was making a non-virtual visit to Tehanu at the time. He surely didn’t expect to be interviewed for NZ national TV when he went to NZ, but he was a great spokesman for Tolkien fandom. In the last 24 hours, TOR.net’s been represented on TV twice and the Evening Post in Wellington, which you can view here; Kiwis, keep an eye on tomorrow’s Sunday Star Times as they may be doing more coverage.
Check out The Evening Post’s “By Gandalf, He’s done it” article in our scrapbook
SPOILER ALERT!!!
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We’ve got an exciting Hall of Fire topic ready for you to sink your teeth and fingers into today. Check it out:
Racism in Middle-earth
The question is simple but the issue is complex. Is racism a theme in the works of Middle-earth? Tolkien often uses language describing ‘black’ versus ‘white’, or ‘dark’ versus ‘light’. Does this imply racism?
Furthermore, do you think this will play a factor in the films? To what extent will Peter Jackson change the story to address this issue?
Bring your quotes and opinions to the Hall of Fire on Saturday, April 8, at 5:30 EST [GMT -5 hours], for what should be a lively debate! [More]
Simply go to our regular chatroom and type /join #thehalloffire, and chat away!
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You can catch the Sean Astin (Sam) film ‘Toy Soldiers’ on Cinemax today. [More]
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