Moth3r

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Join date: 26-Oct-2004
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Post: #204605
Topic: Google Fight!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/204605/action/topic#204605
Time: 27-Apr-2006 4:07 AM

Originally posted by: PSYCHO_DAYV
HERE WE GO...

THE PSYCHO REVIEW VS. MOTH3R

THE MANGLER BROS. VS. MOTH3R

Right, you're in for it now...

PSYCHO_DAYV vs. The Caps Lock Key

Typing in All Caps vs. Typing Properly

Post: #204360
Topic: Idea: a Shawshank Redemption Bonus Disc (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/204360/action/topic#204360
Time: 26-Apr-2006 11:13 AM

Titanic thread was started on Wed October 19, 2005.
Forum rules were updated on Sun February 12, 2006.

So shut up and quit whining.

Post: #204353
Topic: Google Fight!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/204353/action/topic#204353
Time: 26-Apr-2006 10:47 AM

Prequel Trilogy vs. Original Trilogy
Star Wars Original Editions vs. Star Wars Special Editions
Rikter vs. digitalfreaknyc

Post: #204339
Topic: Idea: a Shawshank Redemption Bonus Disc (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/204339/action/topic#204339
Time: 26-Apr-2006 9:19 AM

Originally posted by: digitalfreaknyc

Originally posted by: MrVess
What's the point of ripping and adding the features that are easily available among the extras of the UK box set, then, by this logic?

Because no one in R1 has them and they're not in NTSC for them.

That's not an acceptable justification.

If the material has been released on DVD, even if it means importing from another region, then you are expected to legally purchase it and use a region free multi format player to watch it. This statement has been reiterated several times now.

If you want to convert stuff to NTSC for your own personal use, fine. But if I see any discussion about distribution (torrenting, snail mail, etc.) then this thread will be locked.

If you do have any rare material that has not been released on DVD, then that is a valid fan project and the type of release that we would encourage on this forum.

Post: #204311
Topic: 'Backstroke of the West' with retail DVD quality : FINISHED & RELEASED
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/204311/action/topic#204311
Time: 26-Apr-2006 5:37 AM

Rapidshare has an issue with ISPs that use web proxies.

Some of the tricks mentioned in this post may help (but I doubt it).

Or download at work and copy to a USB memory stick to take home.

But yeah, it would be preferable to host this somewhere else.

Post: #204122
Topic: Newbie Question
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/204122/action/topic#204122
Time: 25-Apr-2006 8:43 AM

An alternative to using Nero is to use ImgTool Classic to convert your VIDEO_TS folder into a disc image, then burn the image to disc using DVDDecrypter.

Post: #204114
Topic: Info: Whats on Your Shelf????
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/204114/action/topic#204114
Time: 25-Apr-2006 7:25 AM

Not many copies of the Moth3r set on people's shelves.

Karyudo - I noticed something in your LD collection, you might be able to answer a burning question I have been harbouring for a while...

Post: #204103
Topic: Newbie Question
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/204103/action/topic#204103
Time: 25-Apr-2006 4:02 AM

If you use PowerDVD to play the DVD from your hard drive, do all films have sound?

Post: #203868
Topic: Newbie Question
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/203868/action/topic#203868
Time: 24-Apr-2006 4:24 PM

Originally posted by: Rotten Johnny
Ive been playing with the Nero program I have and burned a DVD that had six short films in it with a menu. But the sound disappeared in 3 of the films.

What form did this DVD take - i.e. was it a DVD image file (ISO, IMG, etc.) or a VIDEO_TS folder?

Post: #203629
Topic: ***//BUILDING EMPIRE\\: PAL & NTSC DVD - NEW EDITION NOW ONLINE! ***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/203629/action/topic#203629
Time: 23-Apr-2006 5:58 PM

Talking of video games, the Wampa attack subplot is featured in the Hoth level of the 1998 Star Wars Trilogy Arcade game.

Talking of file hosting, I've just uploaded a "quick and dirty" XviD conversion of Jambe's "teaser" trailer to savefile.com. Seems to be a bit heavy on the adverts, but looks OK (better than rapidshare, yousendit and megaupload).

Post: #202742
Topic: Extracting Video from a game
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/202742/action/topic#202742
Time: 19-Apr-2006 4:14 PM

Post: #202741
Topic: Some advise needed on NTSC > PAL (IVTC)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/202741/action/topic#202741
Time: 19-Apr-2006 4:11 PM

Most people who live in PAL land do not need to convert, most moderen equipment over here will quite happily play NTSC material, either in native NTSC as PAL-60.

Yes, NTSC (film) is encoded as progressive. The 23.976 (progressive) frames per second are converted to 29.97 fps by applying 3:2 (or 2:3) pulldown during playback. The pulldown is implemented by flags in the MPEG stream.

(BTW I think the GOP sequence for 23.976fps should be M=3, N/M=4.)

Post: #202489
Topic: ***The "Darth Editous" Episode IV DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a partially "de-specialed" DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/202489/action/topic#202489
Time: 18-Apr-2006 5:11 PM

I think an XviD version is a great way to increase the awareness of your edit DE (and as a side effect it will probably promote this site, too.)

Personally I'd prefer a higher quality 2 CD version for a film of this length, but 1 CD is acceptable quality and will take half the time to distribute!

As well as distribution by FTP (give me a shout if you need any help setting up a server, BTW) there's the newsgroup alt.binaries.movies.divx - much higher traffic than a.b.starwars - and the old reliable ED2K P2P network.

And MP3 compression will not destroy surround information, as long as you use full stereo mode. (I've seen discussions on whether joint stereo mode will also keep the surround channel intact, but I can't remember what the conclusion was. Probably safer to go full stereo.)

I'd also like to see XviD rips of Deleted Magic and Building Empire, as I think they too deserve to be seen by a wider audience.

Post: #202147
Topic: Some advise needed on NTSC > PAL (IVTC)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/202147/action/topic#202147
Time: 17-Apr-2006 5:10 PM

How often does the field order change? Manual IVTC, using different arguments for pulldown() for each different range may be a hassle, but it may also be the only way to achieve a 100% success rate.

But if you need to do automatic IVTC, you might want to look at TDeint and EEDI2 instead of Telecide.

Post: #201889
Topic: .: Moth3r's PAL DVD project :.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/201889/action/topic#201889
Time: 16-Apr-2006 6:58 PM

According to the NFO file, it is now exactly one year since ANH was finished...

Post: #201854
Topic: ***//BUILDING EMPIRE\\: PAL & NTSC DVD - NEW EDITION NOW ONLINE! ***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/201854/action/topic#201854
Time: 16-Apr-2006 5:36 PM

Originally posted by: boba feta
Allright then, download the finished cover sans "Jambe Davdar Presents..." Here. (Label included)

Erm... that cover does have "Jambe Davdar Presents..."

Post: #201851
Topic: Laserdisc players...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/201851/action/topic#201851
Time: 16-Apr-2006 5:33 PM

The D925 is the player I have.

That and the 2950 were considered the "best" players on the PAL market, but they don't match up to the higher-end NTSC players like the CLD-97 or CLD-99.

Post: #201849
Topic: *** The Official DigitalFreakNYC Release Thread*** (SW, Indy + Others!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/201849/action/topic#201849
Time: 16-Apr-2006 5:26 PM

It appears to be correctly encoded at 23.976 progressive frames per second.

No audio though?

A word of caution - I get an average video bitrate of around 9070kbps. I'm not sure, but I suspect that some standalones may have problems with this, especially when reading off a DVDR. The maximum allowable instantaneous video bitrate on DVD is 9800kbps. The maximum for the stream including audio, subtitles and overheads is 10080kbps. Clearly you do not have space for a LPCM audio track with this video.

I'd recommend you check the finished disc on a few players beforehand, it may be OK.

Post: #201284
Topic: Fixing Xvids
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/201284/action/topic#201284
Time: 14-Apr-2006 6:44 PM

Originally posted by: ThatArtGuy
The ffdshow filters don't seem to be working in virtualdub, ...

Did you enable libavcodec decoding for DivX in the VfW setup?

Post: #200924
Topic: Fixing Xvids
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/200924/action/topic#200924
Time: 13-Apr-2006 5:26 PM

DivX 5 had an uninstaller. Start -> Programs -> DivX, uninstall.
Or try C:\Program Files\DivX.

Not much help; I've not had DivX installed for years.

Post: #200919
Topic: *** The Official DigitalFreakNYC Release Thread*** (SW, Indy + Others!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/200919/action/topic#200919
Time: 13-Apr-2006 5:23 PM

Anything with motion. As you've already mentioned the fan blades, that would be a good example.

Post: #200783
Topic: Preserving the...<em>cringe</em>...Star Wars Holiday Special (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/200783/action/topic#200783
Time: 13-Apr-2006 9:03 AM

If anyone is interested, I've seen mention of a DVDR released in 2004 by "FORCE.Edition", which may still be available on the eDonkey network. I have no first-hand information for this release, but some details can be found on scifi.dead-donkey.com. DVD cover is here:
http://img130.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dvdcoverstarwarsholidayspecial.jpg

Post: #200782
Topic: ***The "Darth Editous" Episode IV DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a partially "de-specialed" DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/200782/action/topic#200782
Time: 13-Apr-2006 8:40 AM

Just to be on the safe side, we don't allow any torrent site links. It's OK to mention the name of the site where the torrent has been uploaded, and that should be sufficient to allow it to be found by anyone of reasonable intellect.

I smiled at the comment where someone accused DE of suffering from OCD!

Post: #200765
Topic: *** The Official DigitalFreakNYC Release Thread*** (SW, Indy + Others!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/200765/action/topic#200765
Time: 13-Apr-2006 5:14 AM

Upload a sample somewhere and I'll take a look.

Post: #200764
Topic: Fixing Xvids
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/200764/action/topic#200764
Time: 13-Apr-2006 5:10 AM

The info you posted implies this is a DivX encoded file, not XviD. The DivX decoder filter is being used to render the video.

You may have more success if you uninstall DivX and try ffdshow.

(Finding ffdshow for download can be a confusing process. This site is probably your best bet.)