Harmy's STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD - V2.7 - MKV (Released) — Page 340

Author: yoda-sama
Time: 22-Mar-2013 2:46 PM
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So, Harmy you have a first gen dual core i5 with hyperthreading... If you're not trying to do anything else on your computer while you have the encoding going, I have to wonder if you'd get better performance if you turned off hyperthreading in BIOS. Hyperthreading has some benefits for a user trying to multitask on a less than fully utilized CPU in that you don't have to wait as long for something you're doing to get some CPU time, but if there's something that you want give full CPU usage, hyperthreading can be bad in that it will forcibly take CPU access away from a busy process so it can let a less important process have some CPU. By impeding the CPU intensive processes, the whole thing could take longer. It is not usually a problem, but in the right conditions it can be.

Author: Zottig
Time: 22-Mar-2013 3:12 PM
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chyron8472 said:

Here is an update on my DEED Bluray covers.

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/post/628856/#TopicPost628856

Beautiful designs for the jacket.

But is it me or is the logo slightly skewed clockwise? The bottom looks more or less level but the S seems higher than the R in STAR.

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Author: chyron8472
Time: 22-Mar-2013 3:22 PM (Edited)
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hmm... must have been an issue with the source image.

EDIT: It is an issue with the source: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zftBnRjT6sc/T9ngPCBjEiI/AAAAAAAAF30/9K6dXnlHz8o/s1600/Star-wars-wallpaper-34.jpg

I'll fix that.

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chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.

Author: captainsolo
Time: 22-Mar-2013 4:42 PM
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You know I was holding out for the finalized BD...but sense myself caving in... ;)

Harmy you are a machine. A v2.5? Wow.

Just curious, were you able to retain some of the audio tracks in lossless and still fit on the BD?

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Author: DragoonClawNZ
Time: 22-Mar-2013 11:17 PM
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A very good program to use if you somehow manage to get a licensed version is DoStudio Authoring. Unfortunately I've only been able to use the 30-day trial which seemed to have authored projects not function properly if there's more than 3 video streams but I found it efficient to use.

You can create pop-up menus for both main menu where it just overlays on top of a video like commerical products, and within what titles you choose it for.

There's others like Sony Blu-print which I've never used as well as being way too expensive and Sonic Scenarist BD which I found too complicated.

But if you're wanting something more simple, Sony DVD Architect is a good one to use, though that's payware too.

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Author: sunday256
Time: 23-Mar-2013 8:20 PM (Edited)
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Harmy, love the changes with 2.1. In my opinion much better than 2.0. Here's what it looks like on my 136" screen. The screenshot does not nearly do it justice. It was taken on an iPad.

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/2943/img0267wn.jpg

Author: Space Kaijuu
Time: 23-Mar-2013 8:57 PM
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Sony Blu-print and Sonic Scenarist are both used heavily in the industry, so if you are looking to learn how to use software that might look good on a resume, those would be the best choices. Sonic's software is powerful but overly complicated, so a lot of studios tend to use Sony Blu-Print.

Author: Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda
Time: 23-Mar-2013 9:06 PM
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How is DVD-Lab for authoring BluRays? I've been using it for the puggo projects (just DVDs), and I'm not nearly exercising all it can do. But it has seemed quite easy to use. Cheap, too.

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Author: digitalfreaknyc
Time: 23-Mar-2013 10:21 PM
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Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:

How is DVD-Lab for authoring BluRays? I've been using it for the puggo projects (just DVDs), and I'm not nearly exercising all it can do. But it has seemed quite easy to use. Cheap, too.

Uhhh....DVD-Lab for authoring Blu-ray's?

Author: Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda
Time: 24-Mar-2013 2:12 AM
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*facepalm* - yeah, I just took a look and it doesn't seem to support blu ray authoring at all. Too bad.

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Author: Stinky-Dinkins
Time: 24-Mar-2013 3:00 AM
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Waiting for the Blu Ray version is fucking difficult with the AVCHD out there in the wild.

I calm myself down and think of Frink.

Author: Harmy
Time: 24-Mar-2013 9:17 AM
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Well, I have a whole free week before Easter, so I should hopefully be able to do a lot of work on the BD.

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Author: TV's Frink
Time: 24-Mar-2013 9:22 AM
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Stinky-Dinkins said:

Waiting for the Blu Ray version is fucking difficult with the AVCHD out there in the wild.

I calm myself down and think of Frink.

I'm out in the wild too.

Author: Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda
Time: 24-Mar-2013 12:13 PM
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I have to say, watching the AVCHD, it's hard imagine the blu ray being discernably better. I've got a 58" plasma, and aside from the occasional spots from lesser sources, I don't see anything that isn't razor sharp and sparklingly brilliant.

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Author: Harmy
Time: 24-Mar-2013 2:49 PM (Edited)
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Yeah, well, you can see some compression artifacts when you're looking for them but a lot of them are already in the source and the BD really won't be that different. I was actually thinking about lowering the bitrate of the BD encode a bit - not much, it would still be quite a bit higher than the AVCHD but enough to be able to put in more lossless audio tracks and not to have to compromise too much on the bitrate of the extras.

Currently the AVCHD is set to average bitrate of 6500 and max. of 15000 and the settings I used for the v2.0 MKV (and I was going to use for the BD) were avg.15000 and max. 40000, and considering how little difference there is between the v2.0 AVCHD and MKV, I guess going with something like 12000 average and 30000 max could make the encode smaller with very little loss of quality.

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Author: Laserschwert
Time: 24-Mar-2013 3:16 PM (Edited)
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Regarding audio tracks, I was wondering, is there a good reason NOT to add an audio track simply as a PCM WAV file? For my German version I have the THX mix as lossless PCM and I'm not sure if I should make an AC3 out of it or not. Are all Blu-ray players able to play PCM tracks? I've tested it with the AVCHD on my PS3 and it worked.

Author: Chewtobacca
Time: 24-Mar-2013 3:21 PM
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Laserschwert said:Are all Blu-ray players able to play PCM tracks?

Yes, of course. PCM is uncompressed, so all BD players can play it, as can all DVD players.

Author: Laserschwert
Time: 24-Mar-2013 3:36 PM
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Perfect! Thanks :)

Author: Memorex
Time: 24-Mar-2013 4:09 PM
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I'd much rather see a bitrate compromise on the extras than the main feature.. :)

Is the BD going to feature the more recent digital capture of the '77 stereo instead of the older analogue one?

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Author: Harmy
Time: 24-Mar-2013 4:36 PM (Edited)
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Well, that's just the thing, with the main feature, lowering the bitrate shouldn't really compromise the quality, whereas with some of the bonus material it really could.

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Author: Memorex
Time: 24-Mar-2013 5:24 PM
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Oh, I see. Well I'm sure you will make everything work out in the best possible way :)

I'm getting the same feelings of anticipation waiting for this BD as I got around 20 years ago when I waited for the movie to air on swedish television (first time I ever saw it)

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Author: Space Kaijuu
Time: 24-Mar-2013 6:55 PM
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Personally, a high-quality .mkv file that included all the FLAC lossless audio tracks and subtitles buttoned up in one file would be fine with me, but I can understand why some people would want a Blu-Ray image.

Author: djchaseb
Time: 24-Mar-2013 7:10 PM
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Yes because the Blu Ray format will have the menu and extras in as the MKV would not.

Author: animemaakuo
Time: 24-Mar-2013 9:31 PM
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What's the best way for me to calibrate my TV for movies, anime, and what not? I want to be able to put a disc in and watch it the way it was intended.

Author: You_Too
Time: 24-Mar-2013 11:06 PM
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@animemaakuo: There are references for greyscale and color which are used by the film studios to master the discs. If you really want to see everything exactly the way it was mastered, there's a good guide that I learned from: http://www.curtpalme.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10457

If you only want a basic setup of your TV, you can buy Digital video essentials and you'll be able to set brightness, contrast and color/saturation correctly.

Then there's always the usual advice: Set color temp to the warmest setting, turn off all dynamic contrast, edge enhancement, noise reduction, sharpness, wide color gamut etc.