Karyudo

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Join date: 23-Oct-2004
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Post: #74657
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/74657/action/topic#74657
Time: 30-Oct-2004 11:17 PM

Originally posted by: zion
Is there something else I need, like a newer version of AVIsynth?

I'm using an older version of AVISynth, so that's probably not it.

I put just the DLL in the default plugins folder, and all the HTML files (plus the CSS and few sample AVS files) into the Docs folder. I didn't use the 'LoadPlugin' line, and it works fine.

Finicky stuff, this AviSynth, isn't it? Good thing the results are worth it!

Post: #74650
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/74650/action/topic#74650
Time: 30-Oct-2004 10:41 PM

Originally posted by: zion
Is there a way I can just save [the LimitedSharpen script] as a plug-in so I don't have to include the whole thing in my scripts?

Probably! In general, scripts can be given an '.avsi' extension, stuck in the plugins sub-directory of AviSynth, and they will auto-load. I don't know for sure that will work here, but I'll be trying it myself shortly, too.

[edit]
OK! After messing around with MaskTools and colourspace conversions, I've got it working. Lookin' good...

Post: #74648
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/74648/action/topic#74648
Time: 30-Oct-2004 10:38 PM

@Laserschwert:

I'm a longtime user/abuser of Doom9's excellent forums, but that's getting to be a victim of its own success: finding things there is getting harder and harder as the number of posts goes up. I do wish people could write more descriptive thread "headlines"...

So I'm just being lazy by asking you directly.

Because I'm seeing good results in VDubMod with my PAL caps, and I know it's 100% film source, I didn't think I'd have to worry about IVTC. But since I've never had to deal with PAL before (livin' in NTSC land as I do), I thought I may as well confirm my suspicions. Thanks!

BTW, 25fps PAL stuff is still telecined: the telecine is the machine that converts film to video, regardless of what video standard it's going to. But I know what you mean: 24fps with a 4% speed-up and 2:2 pulldown gives nice 50i for PAL, easily converted back to 25fps progressive (or directly to 24fps if you junk the audio!).

Post: #74640
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/74640/action/topic#74640
Time: 30-Oct-2004 10:11 PM

Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
It's me - eandtc! Welcome to my other board.

So this is where all the cool kids hang out...

Actually, I've begun [rotoscoping] with Combustion 3.

I'm using a freeware app that can read AVS files and output PNGs to be re-integrated into AVS with a script (generated by the app itself).

Post: #74629
Topic: .: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/74629/action/topic#74629
Time: 30-Oct-2004 9:55 PM

@zion: Remember me? I'm the guy who dreamed up TooT (although I didn't code it), and I hooked you up with the font you needed for your menu. I've finally found this forum, and your thread in particular (obviously...), and so far I'm pretty impressed. Sorta too bad you're working from US NTSC (the Japanese Collector's Set is the same transfer, but with better black levels and contrast, in my somewhat-learned opinion -- and PAL is even better), but you've got it looking about as nice as I've seen anywhere.

@Laserschwert: Yes, please: post a link to LimitedSharpen! Your latest script is pretty hot. My raw PAL cap looks about as good as the heavily-tweaked NTSC cap, so I don't need v1 through v3 -- but I'm really interested in v4 onwards. [Slightly OT: Also, maybe you'll know definitively: does PAL need IVTC? No, I know it doesn't need 3:2 pulldown reversal, but PAL is still interlaced on telecining, so I wonder if it would benefit from some Telecide() work -- without Decimate -- to get rid of 2:2 pulldown?]

FYI, my latest efforts involve variations on TooT, and rotoscoping of dust/scratches/etc. It's time-consuming (I could use a team of rotoscope artists -- aka people with Photoshop/Paintshop Pro/Gimp with enough patience to scroll through thousands of frames and paint over dust specks), but I think that's something never before seen in OT LD preservations, and I think the results are pretty nice. Maybe one of these days I should start my own thread??