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#271456
Topic
2006 PAL DVDs to anamorphic - correct dimensions
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/271456/action/topic#271456
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Hello, I am currently trying to "upsize" the 2006 "bonus" DVDs (PAL) to anamorphic proportions. Does anybody know the correct cropping parametres ? I've tried the ones written in ADM's thread (0, 38, 720, 404) but they are of course bullsh*t. I have tried several other numbers, and to me the combination Crop(0, 80, 720, 416) looks correct, but a quick comparition to the "main" DVD shows that it is not.

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#269334
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23.976 FPS to 25 FPS pulldown
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/269334/action/topic#269334
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If I understand it correctly, you want to convert NTSC to PAL without changing the speed / pitch of the audio track ?
I usually do in AviSynth this way :

LoadPlugin("path_to_mpeg2dec")

AudioDub(mpeg2source("path_to_d2v_file"), WavSource("path_to_wav_file").ResampleAudio(48000))
Lanczos4Resize(720, 576)
return ConvertFPS(25.000)


this way it way have the correct fps and the sound will be untouched, but perfectly synchronized.
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#268656
Topic
Burning Dual-layer DVDs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/268656/action/topic#268656
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So I did buy new media, this time only Verbatim DVD-R DL.
When I tried to burn the ISO omage with IMGBurn, I got a funny error message, something like "Cannot set layer break on DVD-R when burning using DAO mode ". I tried to change the mode to "incremental", but after this step imgburn ignored my layer break, and asked me where should it put it. When I selected any of the possibilities I always ended with the same error message (even when I was in incremental mode).
Then I deleted the ISO and re-created it in PGCEdit, but this time I have selected DVD-R in the pulldown menu in PGCEdit's burn window. It didn't help, the same error message in IMGBurn. Any ideas what went wrong ? Or IMGBurn supports only "plus" DL media ?

Finally, I've burnt it with Nero. And the result is funny, the transitions are seamless in the term that you don't SEE it (no video freeze), but a couple of second before the "layer switch" my player makes terrible sounds, like a chainsaw in Doom 3 But at least the video doesn't freeze.
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#268651
Topic
Encountering errors trying to burn a DVD from a VIDEO_TS folder
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/268651/action/topic#268651
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What I would do in your case :

1) Open the directory in VobBlanker, set the new destination directory and click process ! Then watch the result in the new directory with some software DVD player, if it behavies as expected try to burn it.
2) If it doesn't work, open the directory in DVDShrink, set the result type to DVD9 in the preferences dialog box, and click on Backup. Then watch the result in the new directory with some software DVD player, if it behavies as expected try to burn it.
3) If it didn't work open FixVTS, and "drag-and-drop" to it's window the file VIDEO_TS.VOB, select "FULL DVD" and click OK. Do NOT select "No backup" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The original directory will be in FixVTS_Backup, the new files will be in the main VIDEO_TS directory. Try to watch it now, if it's OK try to burn it.

Usually at least one of these programs work for me (all are freeware). If it still doesn't work, I would redo the whole DVD, which is a LOT of work, so first try these steps and post here the results.

AND - what do you have on the DVD, only the film or also some bonus stuff ?
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#268488
Topic
Burning Dual-layer DVDs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/268488/action/topic#268488
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Media used : Verbatim, speed 2,4x.

I used DVDLabPro. The "movie" consists of Star Wars I theatrical re-edit, followed by deleted scenes from disc 2, followed by slovak opening crawl. I have created 3 chapter playlists in DVDLabPro, one is theatrical version with english crawl, second is theatrical version with slovak crawl and the third is the extended version.
I have used this method several times before on my SL projects and they work fine (at least on my player)
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#268479
Topic
Burning Dual-layer DVDs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/268479/action/topic#268479
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So I have destroyed my first dual layer DVD :-( I did it like you wrote, when I created the ISO in PGCEdit, it showed me a table of possible layer breaks, I have chosen the first one, then it created the ISO, which I burned using IMGBurn, the writing finished successfully, but verification failed, I tried the DVD on my DVD player, and it freezes in that section.
What have I done wrong ? Or did I simply have "bad luck" ?

BTW I am using "seamless branching" in my project. How "seamless" will the transitions be if one scene is on layer 0, the second on layer1, the next on layer 0 , etc... ?
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#267981
Topic
I Am Ready To Purchase Editing Programs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/267981/action/topic#267981
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Video Editor - for example Womble Video Wizard, for creating mpeg files
Audio Editor - Cool Edit Pro, Adobe Audition .... For editing sound
BeSweet (+ BeLight) - for converting any sound file to any other format (e.g. MP3 to AC3)
Surcode DVD-DTS - for converting 6 mono WAV files to one 6chanel DTS file (if you want to use it)
SubRip - to rip the subtitles from the VOB files to any text files
Subtitle editor - Subtitle Workshop - for editing/converting text subtitles, Subtitle Workshop - for converting srt subtitles to sup format needed for all authoring applications (except DVDLabPro)
DVD authoring tool - there are many of them, most of them are freeware, like IfoEdit, MuxMan, ReJig, DVDAuthorGUI, but for a beginner the best solution is to buy a big commercial package like DVDLabPro, which allows you to do almost anything you can imagine !
PGCEdit - not really needed, I use it to modify PGC commands in a more conveniant way then DVDLabPro or other soft, with a combination of DVDLabPro and PGCEdit you can REALLY do ANYTHING you can imagine. PGCEdit can also create ISO files from your project.
Shrinking soft - if your project doean't fit on a DVD5, I usually Shrink it with DVDShrink (with deep analysis and AEC sharp).
Burning soft - many good programs out there, like Nero (but Burning Rom, NOT that "Nero Express"), and of course IMGBurn.

Hope I didn't forget something
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#267748
Topic
ADigitalMan's Guide to MPEG2/AC3 Editing
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/267748/action/topic#267748
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meedermow:
"Cannot use crop to enlarge or shift a clip" after I save the AVS Script

You are cropping the image incorrectly. The numbers given by ADM are correct for the source resolution of 720x576. Try to resize your 352x480 to 720x576 before cropping, although I'm not sure what it makes with the aspect ratio. Also you probably don't have a YV12 decompressor. Install the official DivX:-) codec.

Marvolo:
Like how you export a file to an M2V file in Womble because it only lets me export stuff to Mpeg files.


M2V = MPEG 2 Video, m2v IS an mpeg file !

Lace & Whiskey Fan:
You can trust me ADM is not using subtitles in his guide, if you want subtitles, you MUST rip the DVD in FILE mode ! Because m2v contains only the video stream, NOT the subtitles !
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#267414
Topic
Burning Dual-layer DVDs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/267414/action/topic#267414
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Hi, I have just finished the first DVD of my little project. The original project size was 10(!!!)GB, so I had to shrink it in DVD Shrink to fit to a DVD9 (!!!). That's why I've decided that I will burn it to a DVD9 medium. The problem is that I have never done this. Do you have any tips for me ? Like what about the "layer break thing" ?
What medium would you advise me to use ? What speed should I burn ? What program should I use for burning ? Etc...
And what about the common dual-layer myths like "every second disc gives an error during burning" ?
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#266264
Topic
Help With Subrip
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/266264/action/topic#266264
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I see.

The subtitles are NOT a part of the video stream, they are encoded as a separate subpicture stream.

Also, SubRip needs to work with VOB files, so you have to rip the DVD in DVDDecrypter's FILE mode also !!!

If you only use the video and audio streams in Womble, you will of course NOT see the subtitles.
One possible solution : start Subrip, use it to open the main movie's IFO file (located in the directory with the VOB files )and let SubRip create its' index files. You should see a window with a pull-down menu containing the list of available subpicture streams. Choose english - forced. Then click on the start button to start the action. SubRip will go through the VOB file(s) and search for a subtitle in the selected stream. When it finds some subtitle, it asks you, what letter is it . When the process finishes save the text file in srt format.

Now you have a text subtitle file in srt format synched with the ORIGINAL video. That means if you do some edits in Womble, you have to correct the timings in the srt file. I don't know if Womble supports straight text subtitles, but if not, you have to use some subtitle editor (like Subtitle WOrkshop - free) to do the same "edits".

When you have the correctly synchronized the text subtitle to your video file, you can use your favorite DVD authoring applicaion for creating the new DVD. But please keep in mind, that you can not use text subtitles on a DVD, you have to convert the text file (srt) to a subpicture stream file (sup). This can be done either in DVDLabPro in the authoring phase or in many freeware applications, like Subtitle Studio or DVDSupTools.
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#266044
Topic
Help With Subrip
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/266044/action/topic#266044
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Hm, and I thought SubRip is souch a primitive program, it took me only a couple of minutes tolearn how to use it.

So...
the video files that I extract from my TPM dvd do not contain the subtitles needed

Are you trying to say that you have ripped only the VIDEO stream from the DVD ? What do you have on your harddisk, a m2v file or a directory named VIDEO_TS containing ifo, bup and vob files ?
Beacause if you have ripped only the video or in general ripped the DVD in IFO mode, there is the problem.
VOB files contain 3 types of streams - video, audio and subpicture (used for subtitles and menu buttons) streams. To correctly use SubRip you must rip the DVD in DVDDecrypter's FILE MODE, then load the main movie's ifo file in SubRip, then select the correct subpicture stream (I guess you want to use English - forced) and you can start, it's really easy.

If this doesn't help please write exactly what you are doing (NOT what you WANT to do) and what error occurs (if any).
Post
#264657
Topic
Anywhere to keep up on news, or gossip about the archival editions coming?
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/264657/action/topic#264657
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I don't think Mr. Trek meant the EXACT same way as Alien.
Cool nick . Of course not EXACT same as Alien, but the same "philosophy" - we (the die-hard fans) want the theatrical versions, George (and a couple of "standard movie fans") prefer the new versions (the newer the better, right ? ), so why not to get BOTH versions at the same time ? And to be honest, the only think that I would really like to own from the bonus stuff are the deleted scenes, and because I want to see them, that means they will NOT be released .

Second, the new SE's, for the same reasoning as the prequels.


I don't know what you understand under "SE's", but I understand under this term the movies which I have seen in 1997 in the cinema and since then a couple of times on TV, NOT the 2004 DVDs. I don't think the 2004 DVDs will be released again, because Lucas will actually make MORE changes to the movies. If nothing else, he will change the voices of stormtroopers to the voice of the "new" Boba/Jango Fett, Lucas told it in an interview when the DVDs came out. If they decide to make more changes, I really hope that they'll fix all the 1977 errors, and of course all the 2004 errors (green lightsaber, etc.). And of course don't forget the digital Yoda in TMP, or plans to include "Yoda landing on Dagobah" on the "next edition" od ROTS (as told by Rick).