I am completely lost when it comes to containers and file formats so I would like some clarification on that so I know what to download when the files are released. Also what kind of extras are you planning on including? I think my ultimate Blu-ray collection would include the Despecialized and revisited versions in HD on one disc (I don't think Revisited HD will get released until 2016 though) and on the bonus disc would be the building Empire series of filmumentaries 

Looking forward to see your new version Harmy. Keep up the good work!

Quick question - I have the 2.1 MKV downloaded and when I try to add it to txMuxer, I get an error: Matroska parse error: invalid H264 NAL unit size. NAL unit truncated. Googling that implies that the .mkv is not compatible with blu ray and I need to do some type of re-encoding.

So what is the right way to burn the 16GB .mkv file to a blu ray that I can play on my PS3?

mrpotatohead said:

Quick question - I have the 2.1 MKV downloaded and when I try to add it to txMuxer, I get an error: Matroska parse error: invalid H264 NAL unit size. NAL unit truncated. Googling that implies that the .mkv is not compatible with blu ray and I need to do some type of re-encoding.

So what is the right way to burn the 16GB .mkv file to a blu ray that I can play on my PS3?

2.1 has not yet been released but a test render is expected by the end of the week. You may have had the same problem that I had where you downloaded from a source other than Harmy. The official source is Myspleen which I unfortunately do not have invites to give. By the way that is weird I am a member of myspleen but I can't send invites to anyone?

I'm using the latest posted to MySpleen, which is "Harmy's STAR WARS DE: 2.0 Remastered (MKV FIXED)" and dated 2012-09-14. It plays just fine in VLC.

stretch009 said:

mrpotatohead said:

Quick question - I have the 2.1 MKV downloaded and when I try to add it to txMuxer, I get an error: Matroska parse error: invalid H264 NAL unit size. NAL unit truncated. Googling that implies that the .mkv is not compatible with blu ray and I need to do some type of re-encoding.

So what is the right way to burn the 16GB .mkv file to a blu ray that I can play on my PS3?

The mkv was most likely muxed with a version of mkvmerge GUI newer than 4.1.1.  I use 4.1.1 for all my mkv handling.  Download 4.1.1, remux the mkv, run it through Tsmuxer and all is good.

That was indeed the fix. The MKV was originall 16832874 bytes, but after remuxing it was 16833045. Loaded perfectly in txMuxer after that and I was able to burn it no problem.

Thanks!

mrpotatohead said:

stretch009 said:

mrpotatohead said:

Quick question - I have the 2.1 MKV downloaded and when I try to add it to txMuxer, I get an error: Matroska parse error: invalid H264 NAL unit size. NAL unit truncated. Googling that implies that the .mkv is not compatible with blu ray and I need to do some type of re-encoding.

So what is the right way to burn the 16GB .mkv file to a blu ray that I can play on my PS3?

The mkv was most likely muxed with a version of mkvmerge GUI newer than 4.1.1.  I use 4.1.1 for all my mkv handling.  Download 4.1.1, remux the mkv, run it through Tsmuxer and all is good.

That was indeed the fix. The MKV was originall 16832874 bytes, but after remuxing it was 16833045. Loaded perfectly in txMuxer after that and I was able to burn it no problem.

Thanks!

That's awesome but you picked the worst time as you will have to replace it hopefully pretty soon

Chyron makes a very, very good point. If the BD isn't much bigger than the m2ts, splitting them up will only lead to difficulties for users.

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.

My understanding is the m2ts is being released before the additional content will even be completed. A sort of pre-release for "beta testing", i.e. the forum denizens to look it over with a fine-tooth-comb and hopefully find any remaining issues before the final release, which will either consist of A: the additional content and bluray structure separately IF there are no issues found with the "pre-release", or B: (presumably) a full re-release with additional fix-ups to the main video/audio track, as well as the additional blu-ray features and structure.

So, there's a reason it's being done this way, and it has little or nothing to do with saving space or not making people download stuff they don't want. As you say, if that were the goal, selective torrent download would be the way to go.

- Oshyan

Actually, I think it is more that he is going to put out an easier to render, lower bitrate AVCHD version of it first (v2.1) and hold off for the more time consuming Blu-ray encode (being the m2ts, and v2.5 if any changes occur) till after that is viewed and approved of.

So, the take-away message is: if you're going to share this via torrent, wait until the full blu-ray disc is available!

- Oshyan

Ah, okay Harmy, I see the difference now, sorry for participating in the confusion.

Hey can I have a myspleen invite guys?

I have downloaded despecialized 1.0 and 2.0 so far and would like to test out 2.1 when the blu ray release is ready. I have a blu ray player and would like to burn a disc and test it out to see if it works properly.

Keep up the great work Harmy. This is incredible what you have been able to do already.

Ah, my mistake. Got confused between the AVCHD and the m2ts. But now I really am confused why you're uploading the m2ts separately from the rest of the blu-ray. I guess for those of us like me who just want to get an MKV out of it, but personally I'll want all the extra features as well, if possible. I have some great MKV packages that include multiple audio tracks, I was hoping for the same. I suppose some will just want the stand-alone MKV, which they can get from the m2ts?

- Oshyan