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#227953
Topic
Editing movies ruled illegal
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227953/action/topic#227953
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Swearing. Find a regularly controversial CD at Wal-Mart and look at the price tag. Typically, you will see a black bar stamped on the price tag with the white letters "EDITED." They usually only sell the edited version. I e-mailed them about this and they said it was just company policy to protect consumers by editing questionable content on CDs. When I argued that they don't do this in other media and even sell sex-laden Harlequin romance novels, he never responded.
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#227904
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mp3 player recommendations
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227904/action/topic#227904
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Originally posted by: Gillean
Originally posted by: Bossk
Yeah, I tried Handbrake Lite and, for whatever reason, it wouldn't import the audio. I don't know if it was a communication error between the final result of the HL conversion to the iTunes import function or if it was truly stripped out. Another time, it wouldn't recognize the video file for conversion and that video file was actually created by its big brother, HandBrake, when it imported off a DVD


Bossk, Handbrake Lite and Instant Handbrake (the one I mentioned) are two different programs by two different dev teams. Instant Handbrake is a new program by the same team behind Handbrake, whereas Handbrake Lite is a 'horribly-mangled abomination of HandBrake' (haha, I love that programer's own description!) by the iSquint team. So Instant is the 'true' little brother of Handbrake and should work just as well (though it sounds like it might be a bit slow at the moment due to its recent development).


Sorry, meant to mention that I tried that one as well and it still didn't work entirely. It was one of them (Lite or Instant) that had the issue with the lack of audio and the other had the filetype not recognized issue. Don't remember which was which, though.
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#227699
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mp3 player recommendations
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227699/action/topic#227699
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Yeah, I tried Handbrake Lite and, for whatever reason, it wouldn't import the audio. I don't know if it was a communication error between the final result of the HL conversion to the iTunes import function or if it was truly stripped out. Another time, it wouldn't recognize the video file for conversion and that video file was actually created by its big brother, HandBrake, when it imported off a DVD.

But I haven't had the problem with iSquint, so I'm running with it.

Bear in mind, folks, that iPods also have one of the most intuitive menu systems on the planet. Yes, it was created by CreativeLabs and Apple is being sued for using it (despite them using it for years before the copyright/trademark/whatever was processed), but it works and works well.
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#227327
Topic
mp3 player recommendations
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227327/action/topic#227327
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I rip from DVD using, shit, what's it called? It's on my home computer, not my work one (where I am now)...

Umm...

Handbrake! That's what it is.

Then I convert to iPod video using iSquint. Actually, iSquint seems to be able to convert quite a few video file types to iPod ready format.

These are both Mac programs for sure, but I think at least Handbrake is PC-format as well.
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#227303
Topic
mp3 player recommendations
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227303/action/topic#227303
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I also have the video iPod and, while I wasn't really planning on doing too much with video initially, I friggin love it now. I've watched TV shows, music videos, feature-length movies, cartoons, and stand-up comedy acts. All are spectacular on it. You just have to be careful to make sure not to scratch the screen. Get that puppy protected. And, like YIYF said, the battery doesn't last particularly long in video mode. No biggie. Any player with video will have relatively short battery life. But the screen resolution is pretty damned awesome and the pieces of freeware available for converting any video to iPod ready is astounding. Everybody wants in. They know what the winner is.
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#227074
Topic
mp3 player recommendations
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227074/action/topic#227074
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Originally posted by: HotRod
What's wrong with iPod?


Nothing that I've ever seen or experienced. Mine's a gem. My wife and I have three of them between us with two being over two years old and they work like champs. I only bought the new video version because I got a great deal on it. Otherwise, I'd still be using my old Gen3 iPod.

Most of the people I've witnessed who badmouth iPods have no experience with them whatsoever or have had one bad experience and gave up the fight. That's like having your car stall and then swearing you'll never drive again. Problems just show themselves more readily on an iPod because they have a single function... to play audio/video. Computers have thousands of functions, so one little problem barely registers as a blip on our radar. For chrissake people, an iPod is a computer! They have issues once in a while. Yes, I have to soft reset my iPod every now and again, but I do the same with my computer. I don't go throwing it out a friggin' window as a result.

You'll have issues with any player you opt for. That's just how it is. I've read nightmares about every MP3 player on the market. It just happens. But the dreams outweigh the nightmares by a long shot. Whatever you decide, just make it a decision for YOU, not for everyone else. This is your MP3 player, not theirs.
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#225701
Topic
The Non-Biased PS3 Thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225701/action/topic#225701
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Is anyone at all surprised?

From IMDb...

Yet Another Delay for Blu-Ray Players, Says Chinese Paper
And the delays keep coming for Sony's Blu-ray high-definition DVD system. China's Commercial Times newspaper is reporting that Sony's production facilities have not been able to meet the demand for the diode that generates the blue laser at the heart of the HD system. Both Sony's own plants and those of Japan's Nichia Corp., the only two suppliers of the diodes, have been plagued by production problems, the newspaper said. The supply problem, it observed, could not only delay production of Blu-ray DVD players for Sony and other manufacturers, but could also delay the release of PlayStation 3 models, now scheduled for November.

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#224681
Topic
The Emmy's (2006)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/224681/action/topic#224681
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I LOVE that both Jean Smart and Gregory Itzin were nommed for 24. They were both absolutely spectacular this season.

Another big plus is the supporting actress in a drama nomination for Chandra Wilson (Dr. Bailey "The Nazi", "Grey's Anatomy").

I'm upset Scrubs was nommed for best comedy. While I love the show normally, this season sucked horribly.

It's a crying shame, though, that neither Neil Patrick Harris (Barney, "How I Met Your Mother") nor John Krazinski (Jim, "The Office") were nominated. HUGE oversight.