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#94429
Topic
Riddles
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/94429/action/topic#94429
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It was used in Die Hard 3.

I'll get back to you with the answer later...

3 & 5

Fill the 5 gallon, and pour it into the 3.

You now have 2 gallons left over in the 5.

Empty the 3, and pour the 2 gallons from the 5 into the 3, and then fill the 5 again.

Pour the 5 gallon into the 3 gallon until the 3 gallon is filled.

There were 2 gallons in there, and you have just added 1 more gallon, filling it at 3.

When you emptied that 1 gallon from the 5 gallon, that leaves you with 4.
Post
#94392
Topic
Easy part done - Now 29.997 > 23.976, the hard part
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/94392/action/topic#94392
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"im wondering if it could be my laser disc player?"

No. The player is doing exactly what it's supposed to do.

"ive noticed that when i set the fps at 29.97, the file has come out at 29.97 twice, and once at both 29.9703 and 29.9736, thought this might have something to do with the dropped frames?"

It won't always be exactly 29.976.

"is there a tool for locating dropped frames and replacing them?"

It's a tedious process, as I explained earlier. Let's try some other changes first, like what Moth3r suggested.

"What program are you using for capture? It may help to use something that has the option to dynamically resample the audio, so the framerate is fixed to 29.97 and audio sync can be maintained without dropping frames. Check out VirtualVCR."

Agreed. I've not tried VirtualVCR, but I used 3-4 different capture programs before finding one that worked the best. If you are using a video editor like Vegas or Premiere, you might also want to try capturing the audio and video separately, and then aligning them in the editor.
Post
#94375
Topic
Riddles
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/94375/action/topic#94375
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"Using prime fatorization was brilliant, I didn't think of that."

Well, I have to teach it to my fifth graders, so it kinda jumped out at me.

"But still, that solution is based on "trial and error",

Based on the responses from the "assistant", it's how he came to the answer as well. Hence the need for more information to eliminate other possible solutions.

"Of course one could argue you could build an algorithm to find such answer,"

Not with the amount of inferencing and lateral thinking involved in deducing the answer, not to mention the fact that prime numbers occur at random intervals and cannot be predicted. You are welcome to try, though.

Okay, I just remembered a riddle I read a long time ago. I hope I remember it correctly.

A man is in a square room with 4 windows, one on each wall. All of the windows face south. He sees a bear go past one of the windows.

What color is the bear?

Good luck.
Post
#94306
Topic
.: The Zion DVD Project :. (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/94306/action/topic#94306
Time
Looks like this has been the happening thread lately. I've been missing out.

"Seamless branching is more complicated as it involves encoding and multiplexing the files in such a way that they 'ease in and out of each other' for want of a better term."

This makes sense. I've loaded the MPEG of the SW crawl into an editor to parse through it, and you can see the various languages jump in and out as well. Very bizarre.

"however if MGM's Robocop release is anything to go by it appears not just anyone can achieve it."

No. That simply shows that MGM chose not to do it. You keep harping on this one example as proof, and yet it is anything but.

"MGM's Robocop offers 'intergrated branching' no seamless branching, because, well it's not seamless! Guess they were too stingy to go to the correct authoring house!"

Exactly!

"The problem with most of these solutions is that the crawl is far too smooth. Adding an expression to dirty up the movement ever so slightly gives a more natural looking result - but it is really personal preference"

Agreed. I based mine on the crawl from the Empire of Dreams, and while it looks very similar (and good by itself), it just doesn't have the "jumpiness" of the film crawl. If I ever learn how to convert an MPEG straight to AVID, I would post it.

"DL discs can be ordered online for ~$5 per. The prices are always dropping."

Where might this price be found?!?

"P.S. I am actually waiting for either Pioneer or Lite-On DVD-'DL-R' drives before I do DL... DVD+R compatibility blows."

I would like that option as well.

"2.) Anyone know whether DVD-Lab Pro will let you set the point in the film you want the layer break?"

I use DVDLab Pro as well, but I haven't looked in to this yet, since I don't have a DL burner (yet). Here is some info I found on layer breaks. I don't know if you can force a break in DLP, but maybe it will help

http://www.mmbforums.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=6922&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15

I would like to share some of my experiences on DVD-9 with you.

DVD-9 simply means a single sided disc containing data anywhere from 4.7GB+ to 8.5GB. It has two layers. The tricky point is the layer break address. There are some checking rules for before selecting layer break address on the DVD volume. DVD volume is the final authored DVD Video_ts. You may create DVD volume in DVD Lab Pro since it supports DVD-9.

The general checking rules for layer break are following:
1. Keep the video bit rate as low as possible in few VOBU's right before layer break.
2. Audio frame(s) must be terminated before layer break address
3. The beginning VOBU on the upper layer must be lined up with ECC block boundary. ECC stands for Error Correction. One ECC block contains 16 sections. In other words, the correction check is across 16 sections.
4. It would be better if the upper layer starts from a new chapter (Cell).
5. If the upper layer starts from a new chapter, then the seamless play flag should be off, but the time code must continue.

Since we have DVD-9 ROM and DVD-9 +R9, there are some differences:
1. On DVD-9 ROM, bottom layer (L0) must be larger than upper layer (L1).
2. On DVD-9 +R9, data length on both layers must be equal
3. On DVD-9 ROM, L0 must start from a new CELL.
4. On DVD-9 +R9, it will NOT make any difference if the video bit rate remains same at the layer break address. Audio frame may not need to be terminated before layer break.
5. On DVD-9 ROM, it does not need to have even data length on both layers. However L0 is longer than or equal to L1.
6. On DVD-9 ROM, L0 can hold up to 4.7 GB data. L1 only can hold up to 3.8 GB data.
7. On DVD-9 +R9, both layers can hold up to 4.27 GB data. The total cannot exceed 8,547,991,552 bytes.

DVD Lab Pro burning routine supports DVD-9 +R9. I think it will automatically search for the best layer break address before burning.

Your crash may not be related to wrong layer break address. Since DVD+9R is very new, some players may not recognize the phyical property of +9R.

Here I also want to point out about the term of "Book Type". It is the offical term stated in DVD Book 1. Actually it is a parameter in the Control Data block. The Book type represents all cerified disc types by DVD Forum. Neither DVD+R, DVD+RW or DVD+R dual layer has been certified by DVD Forum. Therefore Book Type DOES NOT apply to +R camp. However Book Type is not the only way to find out the disc type. Again, DISC TYPE is not a DVD term. Actaully it is a disc format used in the Standard SFF (Mount Fuji). I believe a device looks for the disc format when a disc is first loaded to the device. The device will detect if the provided disc format being supported or not. For example HP 300 will not support DVD-R disc format.

The question is whether we can change the Book Type or not.

The answer is:
1. When device firmware allows, user can call SendDVDStruct packet command to change the physical page in the disc lead-in area.
2. When it is a DVD-R authoring format, user always can call SendDVDStruct packet command to alter the physical page in the lead-in area.

Can we change the Book Type on a DVD+RW so it can play like DVD-ROM?

The answer is 'not sure'. It is because the device looks for the other phyical parameters to determine the disc format. The "Control Data" block may not be reached before the device rejects the disc.

Now if the device recognizes the disc format, there is no need to change the book type.

For example, my old pioneer player was built in 2000. It plays DVD+R9 perfectly. I am sure the plalyer does not read the Book Type. In fact there is no 'Book Type' imbedded in the +R9 disc.

Your crash could be caused by some other reasons.

Moonman


I also have a procedure for creating Seamless Branching with Scenarist. I don't use the program myself, but if anyone is interested, I'll post it (it's a Word Doc with screen shots, so it'll take some formatting.) The experts can read up on it and check its efficacy.

"There is virtually no difference between 'Faces' and the DC, and the DC is more trouble to deal with. I'd work from 'Faces', too -- and I have both."

While the master for both may have been the same, the treatment is not. The Def Col has numerous known glitches, while the Faces set does not. The Faces set has also had less noise reduction applied to it and, to my eye, it has better contrast as well.
Post
#94339
Topic
Why Hayden's acting in ROTJ was bad...
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/94339/action/topic#94339
Time
"Fine. He said "any one of us"..

See how it feels on the receiving end? In the future, try to remember that feeling, okay?

"so he shouldn't make such generalizations. "

And you shouldn't get your panties in a bunch over such harmless generalizations. The reason many people thought it looked fake was because it looks like a very simple Photoshop job. This was the point he was making. He was not accusing you of anything negative.

Learn to understand the gist of a post, instead of focusing on ridiculous minutia.
Post
#94313
Topic
Riddles
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/94313/action/topic#94313
Time
Wow, tha's cool. I think I finally got the hang of these questions.

First of all, if the product of the ages was 2450, then I needed to apply prime factorization to that number.

This got me 2*5*5*7*7. The 3 ages must be products of these numbers.

Multiplying them, and then dividing the product by 2 to get the assistant's age, I got:

Ages + assistant

2, 25, 49 + 38
10, 5, 49 + 32
14, 5, 35 + 27
10, 7, 35 + 26
14, 7, 25 + 23

Now, none of these helped, and I remembered from the last problem like this that there needed to be a combination that came out with an assistant age exactly like one of these, so I started multplying 3 factors together, and got:

50, 7, 7 + 32

This would explain why the assistant needed more info, since there are now two possible combinations with his age; 32.

Therefore, when the professor said she was older than the 3 people she dined with, we look at the combinations again:

10, 5, 49 + 32
50, 7, 7 + 32

As soon as she said she was older, the answer became obvious to the assistant. One set has a high number of 49, and the other set has 50. Only one set can be correct, and since the apprentice knows her age, he can ignore the set that has her age (making one of the diners the same age.) It has to be 10, 5, 49, and since the difference between the highest numbers is 1 - which doesn't provide enough range for ages higher than the professor's - then the professor is 50.

Make sense?
Post
#94298
Topic
The Essentials (films)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/94298/action/topic#94298
Time
So bad you had to say it twice, eh?

"Well, it had better because the American version was the most unscary scary movie I've seen in recent years. Dumbest... movie... ever."

Believe me, when (if) you see it, you will see how much non-sensical fluff was added to the American version. It has a much stronger ending as well - a better "What would you do in this situation?" ending.
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#94252
Topic
Jokes thread : Reloaded
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/94252/action/topic#94252
Time
"A blonde walks into a pharmacy and asks the assistant for some rectum
deodorant."

Here's one for you.

A blonde walks into the pharmacy and says she needs some deodorant for her boyfriend.

"What kind do you need? Does he have a preference?"

The blonde replies, "I don't know. He just said he needed some deodorant. What kinds are there?"

The pharmacist says, "Well, this brand right here is the ball type."

The blonde smiles. "Oh no, silly. He needs it for his armpits."
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#94228
Topic
Easy part done - Now 29.997 > 23.976, the hard part
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/94228/action/topic#94228
Time
"Since the dropped frames can make the IVTC procedure difficult I shall recapture."

If you know where the dropped frames are, you can capture before and after them, and splice in the video. I did something similar when I got a dropped frame in the last five minutes of side one of ANH.

"Laserman is right about needing a turdload of storage space. The 200gig drive I fitted this week is too small! 300gig drive on order."

Try capturing in Huffy. It averages a 4:1 compression ratio. It's cheaper than a bigger hard drive, and you could fit all three films on your 200GB drive.