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TV's Frink said:
THIN MINTS ARE NOT JUST COOKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!1!
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Sorry.
I'll back you up on this, Frink. Thin Mints are a delicious meld of chocolatey cookie and crispy cracker goodness, combined with just a hint of minty freshness.
Much more than just a cookie.
Anchorhead said:
Bocce_Linguist said:
ChainsawAsh, you kind of look like Rick Wright (r.i.p.) of Pink Floyd.........\
"Breath, breath in the air......" - 1973
Man - I knew I'd seen him before, but I just couldn't put my finger on it.
Good call.
I take that as a compliment :) No one's ever told me I looked like Rick Wright before. Must be the hair.
"Yes, it's true. This man has no dick." - Peter Venkman, Ghostbusters
(credit goes to none for reminding me of this quote with the one he used)
Those types of TVs, with a scope aspect ratio, basically have to do with anamorphic scope DVDs and Blu-Rays the same thing people with 16:9 TVs have to do with the GOUT. Honestly, I don't know why anyone buys them, as no DVD, Blu-Ray, streaming video, or broadcast/cable/satellite feed will ever be made to conform to their specifications. It's pretty pointless, IMO.
Something you'll discover soon, if you haven't already, is that very, VERY few of TV's posts should be taken seriously. It's simpler to assume he's joking all the time.
Better?
none said:
basically it's an excuse to shave less often.
Exactly the reason for my scruffy beard. I hate shaving.
Problem is, it doesn't show up well in photos due to my blond hair.
xhonzi said:
Why is mine the only face to merit the response: "Kill it with Fire!"?
Probably 'cause you're the only one who doesn't have a face.
TV's Frink said:
ChainsawAsh said:
TV's Frink said:
ray_afraid said:
Also, I heard there was a doobie gettin' passed around and I'm waitin' my turn. That's what's keepin' me here.
Now I have a new reason to stick around. ;-)
Nobody told me there were doobies! Have I been missing out on the OT.Com smoke circle this entire time?!
Oh no you don't! We won't be at fault for you breaking your smoke-free pledge. ;-)
Doobies ≠ cigarettes. I never said I quit smoking all smokeables...
The computer RGB vs. 601 RGB issue is very important indeed. In my color correction class here at school, I accidentally imported my SMPTE bars at computer RGB, then when we watched the final product in class it looked nothing at all like it did when I was working on it.
TV's Frink said:
ray_afraid said:
Also, I heard there was a doobie gettin' passed around and I'm waitin' my turn. That's what's keepin' me here.
Now I have a new reason to stick around. ;-)
Nobody told me there were doobies! Have I been missing out on the OT.Com smoke circle this entire time?!
doubleofive said:
I have a 32" LCD and my receiver doesn't have DTS-HD, and I can tell you that it looks and sounds 100% better than DVD.ChainsawAsh said:
However, if you don't have a TV larger than 30", you probably won't notice a difference in picture quality, and if you're using your TV's speakers - or a receiver that doesn't support multichannel PCM or DTS-HD/Dolby TrueHD - you definitely won't notice a difference in sound quality.
I have HDMI at 720p connected to the TV and DTS+2.0 going analog out to the receiver, and the quality is astronomical. The fact that I could get a new TV with higher resolution and a receiver with pure digital sound is something I look forward to a great deal.
Oh, don't get me wrong, many people can tell the difference between HD and SD at smaller sizes, myself included (though I'd wager I can't tell 720p and 1080p apart at anything larger than about 36-42"). I'm speaking from personal experience with friends who insist that a 1080p Blu-Ray looks exactly the same as their compressed DVD-5 copy of a dual-layer disc they copied from the library.
I came here because it seemed like the only Star Wars forum where people actually had opinions beyond blindly following what Lucas puts out. This was a community where people cared and were passionate about the original, proper versions of the films, just like I did, and what's more, they were willing to do something about it.
I stayed for two reasons - the fan edits, which I'll admit I'm not as into now as I was a year or two ago; and the people that post here. You're all stand-up folks, and you make this place feel like a real community as opposed to a place for fanboys to come and circle-jerk each other about the ridiculous minuitae of the films and the EU.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy that stuff to a certain extent - I participate in the immensely nerdy, nitpicky discussions, and they most definitely exist here. But there's more to this forum than that, and that's why I stay.
Yeah, I agree with you, brash. I always use MPEG Streamclip for splitting 5.1 tracks. You just have to make sure to label the stems correctly when you save them, so you don't mix up which channel is which later.
As a sidenote, I finally got Final Cut Studio 3. I've been messing with it all afternoon - I like Avid better for editing a movie from scratch, but Final Cut lends itself much better to fan editing.
Mielr said:
ChainsawAsh said:
I'm using a crappy $40 Sony DVD player from Target, and it plays through layer breaks seamlessly every time.
I have a crappy $50 Sony DVD player from Target, and it pauses on all layer breaks, commercial or homemade discs.
What model is yours? Mine is DVP-SR500H.
But, I get the same pauses on my Panasonic Blu-Ray player, too (BD65).
Mine's a DVP-SR200P.
So did I - that's why I made 'em!
And thanks, DJ, for providing an alternate upload.
'Kay, attempt 2:
Kurgan said:
ChainsawAsh said:
Even if the 1977 cut is beautifully restored with the 70mm six-track mix included for the first time ever? Or would you not buy it unless it was released on its own, and not alongside Empire or Jedi?
If the originals were properly restored and included in the set (and I had a blu-ray player and HD screen)? Sure, I'd buy it then (and only then), though I'd probably wait until it was on sale. :)
The principle for me is not giving Lucas anymore money for sub-standard products in place of the genuine article (the OOT in pristine form). If he does the right thing, he deserves a "vote" from my wallet again.
My comment was directed at Anchorhead, since he only acknowledges the 1977 Star Wars in much the same way that I only acknowledge the 1977-1983 trilogy. He doesn't care about ESB or ROTJ at all, so I was wondering if he'd buy a trilogy set just to get the original '77 cut of Star Wars in the best possible quality.
If I understand you correctly:
DVD resolution is 720x480 (NTSC; PAL is 720x576 IIRC).
Blu-Ray resolution is 1920x1080.
On top of that, Blu-Ray can handle video bitrates of up to 40 Mbps, while DVD is limited to under 1 Mbps.
On top of that, multi-channel (surround sound) DVD audio must be compressed, whereas Blu-Ray can use uncompressed PCM surround audio, or losslessly-compressed DTS-HD/Dolby TrueHD.
In other words, it looks and sounds much, much better.
However, if you don't have a TV larger than 30", you probably won't notice a difference in picture quality, and if you're using your TV's speakers - or a receiver that doesn't support multichannel PCM or DTS-HD/Dolby TrueHD - you definitely won't notice a difference in sound quality.
Download limit? Man, fuck Rapidshare.
Give me a few minutes, I'll have them up again.
Even if the 1977 cut is beautifully restored with the 70mm six-track mix included for the first time ever? Or would you not buy it unless it was released on its own, and not alongside Empire or Jedi?
DJ, you've got an email from me.
Yep. First it was that, then it was Fry, then I think I changed it to a different image of Fry, then for the past God knows how long it's been Zoidberg.
I'd say "apprentice" works just as well as "student," and it's much less silly than "Padawan."
This actually sounds like a pretty interesting project. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on it.
Johnny Ringo said:
ChainsawAsh said:
"Kids" by moe.
Yeah, I listen to hippie music. What of it?
Get a haircut, that's what of it ;)
Looking back through the thread, this statement is even funnier now that you can see what my hair actually looks like.
Anyway:
Dr. Dog - "Shadow People"
