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'Backstroke of the West' with retail DVD quality : FINISHED & RELEASED — Page 2

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When I tried to use DVD Shrink, it said there was invalid data in VTS_01_1.VOB. Phooey.

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Originally posted by: PSYCHO_DAYV
ALL I GOT WAS THE MENU WHEN I DOWNLOADED IT. THE FILE WAS ONLY RIGHT AT 58mb.


The directions state that you need to rip the video/audio from your official DVD and insert them with the files you downloaded.

My problem is that I followed the directions to a "T" and I still get errors. For example, playing the movie from the subtitle option screen makes the DVD stop. Other problems are that the first subtitle is the official subs, not the BotW subs, etc.
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Ooops...

I figured out how it's supposed to be. Things are different in software than on a real DVD. (I hadn't burned it yet.)
Everything is correct.

Well, the movie timer is all FUBAR, but that might be because of how I ripped the video. The video ripped to two files, then I merged them with tmpgenc mpeg editor. Anyone else have timer troubles? It's not a major problem for me. I mean we all know the film is 2:20, right? Everything else is correct.
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Originally posted by: ThatArtGuy
My problem is that I followed the directions to a "T" and I still get errors. For example, playing the movie from the subtitle option screen makes the DVD stop. Other problems are that the first subtitle is the official subs, not the BotW subs, etc.

I had the same problems, too. That and the DVD Shrink error. And when I play the movie back in Power DVD, the timecode is all fuxx0red, because the movie is definitely not 9hrs long.

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Originally posted by: PSYCHO_DAYV
ALL I GOT WAS THE MENU WHEN I DOWNLOADED IT. THE FILE WAS ONLY RIGHT AT 58mb.


A few reasons for this: #1 most important- this PM zion sent me

"marioxb,

Your new project sounds great, and I much look forward to you finishing the subs.

However, I must caution you on your intentions to release this as a DVD. If all you are going to do is add subs to the ROTS DVD and possibly a new or modified sub menu, this is not enough to call this a fan edit. And thus, I would caution you about announcing or speaking about releasing a DVD version of this on the boards.

Rather, I would advise you to either revise your thread to say you are just working on the subs, or release this as part of a ROTS fan edit. If you don't have any intention of doing a fan edit yourself, you could try teaming with someone else who has done/is doing a fan edit, like Hal9000 or ADigitalMan. Collaborating on a project isn't anything new. Dark_Jedi and segaflip have teamed up for releases, as well as Digitalfreak-NYC and Baby Hum.

Jay has tried to re-clarify the rules so that the site doesn't look like a hub for obtaining bootleg DVD-rips. I hope you understand, and best of luck to you on your project."

Doing it this way makes sure everyone owns the actual DVD and isn't just out to get something for nothing. #2: It makes the download time much, much less.


As for ThatArtGuy and anyone else having problems rippping, why not use SmartRippper? It will give you one video file and one audio file if you do it properly.

I could give out the srt file, but then ypu wouldn't get my nifty menus. What do you guys think of them by the way?

Anyone else having any problems, other than with DVD Shrink? Yeah, same error I got. An older version of DVD shrink said I didn't have enough memory availiable.

As for Windows XP- that's just what I have and I haven't tried anything else. You need NTFS because FAT won't hold a file larger than a gig or so- I found out when I had Windows ME.

Oh, the button on the subtitle menu is to resume the movie, so it'll play whatever you played last. Speaking of which, anyone notice what the hidden features were? Besides the songs on the menus, there are two other unlisted extras.
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Hmm. I haven't noticed the 9 hour thing before. Wonder how that happened? I get it too. Let me try to make a new IFO file for this and see if that fixes things.

So do you think I did a decent job, having never owned or even seen the "official" backstroke version? And without watching it as I did the project either? I still have seen only bits and pieces. How's everything line up for anyone that's watched it all the way thru?

EDIT: Damn! I stupidly deleted all of the files I imported into DVD Lab Pro. So I'd kinda have to start over if I wanted to re-author. So.. anyone smart out there wanna figure out how to fix these little bugs?
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Other than the little technical flaws, bang-up job.

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Sweet! Thanks! Next project is to finish my disc 2 of Little Shop of Horrors with the original ending and the 1960 movie.

So did anyone notice what the two extra features were?
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Originally posted by: marioxbSo did anyone notice what the two extra features were?


Yes. The Yoda Rap and the Yoda Dance.
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Well, the rap and the dance are the same thing. Actually it's the 4th subtitle option. Try it out yet?
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Yeah, I didn't see anything on the 4th sub track.

Any luck yet, Zion?
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The 4th one has one subtitle displayed every 10 minutes, for 10 minutes. Choose it, then start the movie from the fox logo. Wait for something to happen and it should stay that way for the entire movie.

Hey everyone- do the above! I don't know how useful it is, but I basically just wanted to see if it could be done. I'll tell you how it was done later.
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Yeah, I got it now. Same as Zion.

Any other ideas for fixes yet? I'd like to shrink this down to one disc.
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Yeah that's it. Supposed to be an MST3K type thing. It was made by using the font "Star Wars Kit" from dafont.com at a really really large size. It's just like 5 letters that stay on the screen for 10 minutes (the longest a subtitle can be displayed), that keep repeating. Could be useful for a MST3K-like commentary of some kind?

I need to shrink this down myself. Let me try what I mentioned in PM there Art.
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As a suggestion, if you're going to reauthor from the beginning...

I'd just dump the initial menu. People making/playing the disc know that it's going to be BotW. Why have the "official" looking version at the beginning, then the "off" menu after selecting the alternate subs on the options screen? People would just throw in their official disc if they were going to watch that version, right?

Understand what I'm saying?

Oh, you should also say what the difference between BotW subtitles version 1 and 2 are as well. (I'm assuming a clean and original versions, but which is which?)
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R2, 3P0, Yoda, Darth Vader went over to Jabba's house to watch the movie, since he's never seen it. It would be cool if they could comment on it, but not sure what they'd say. 3P0 would have to translate for Jabba and R2.

3P0: "This is the part where they erased my memory. Probably a good idea, dad. If I knew the whole time that you created me, man I woulda freaked out. R2, how come you never told me?"

R2: "Beep beep beepity beep"

3PO: "Stop laughing at me! Yes, it was a good thing I didn't remember being 'naked' on Tatooine. Stop bringing that up R2"

Vader: "Damn you, 3P0! I told you to stop calling me dad! I'm not your father. Yoda is!"

Yoda: "Up Shut you! Build him I did not. Burned up the black suit and helmet Luke did, thought I?"

Darth Vader: "He did, but you think I only had one? Woulda got pretty smelly. Besides, the droids and Jabba wouldn't be able to see me, now would they, being dead and all. I'm glad I get to be a kid again! Ha, ha ya old fart!"

Jabba: "Hehehehe! hjkhjaiosdhjkasdhklasdjl;askdjkasl;dk" (something in huttese)

Yoda: "At least my tail stepped on by Han was not. Supposed to be dead, aren't YOU? A secret Jedi Hutt or something were ya, Jabba?"

3PO: "He says he is Larry the Hutt. His brother Jabba and his other brother Jabba were the ones that died."


OK that was completly pointless...


Yeah, I suppose. If I go that route I won't include the original menu. The first post here says which track is which. The first BotW track is the original, the second one is with the word "poop" instead of the "f" word. I wasn't sure of a good way to label them on the menus.
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Original and Clean versions would suffice.

I like the Monty Python approach. Use "Thucking" instead of the "F" word.
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Yeah, but it's really not supposed to be that word anyway. I guess the words in Chinese for "Do" and uh, to have sex are similar. So it's "R2, what are you doing?" Also, if I use the word "thucking" people will probably figure out what it originally said. I watched a little bit of the beginning with my 8 year old neice this morning. Besides, poop is a funny word. Ha, ha, I said poop!