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#181694
Topic
questions about cropping/audio/bitrates
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/181694/action/topic#181694
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Just to expand on some things that Zion mentioned:
Originally posted by: zion
The "viewable area" you refer to relies solely on the capture device used. It is also dependent on the laserdisc source used - e.g. in some scenes, the PAL discs have a more tightly cropped viewable area.
Originally posted by: zion
Both TR47/Cowclops transfers have the original PCM audio off the LDs.
I'd need to check, but I seem to recall that the TR47 set has PCM captured through analogue audio connections - therefore not a bit accurate copy of the original laserdisc PCM.
Originally posted by: zion
The advantage of an anamorphic transfer relies solely on the screen you view it on. Widescreen TVs benefit the most, as the anamorphic widescreen format was designed with them in mind. Standard analog 4:3 televisions will actually lose quality when showing an anamorphic image, as lines are actually clipped to scale the image down to size.
There is more discussion of letterboxed vs. anamorphic HERE.
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#180887
Topic
Why not 24p?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/180887/action/topic#180887
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Originally posted by: THX
So do I take it that some of the preservation transfers are already encoded this way? Does anyone know which ones?
From memory, I think most of them are. DrGonzo's certainly is. Any other anamorphic transfer should be (Cowclops V2, Farsight). Also the NTSC versions based on the PAL laserdiscs (Citizen, Dr M).
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#180883
Topic
.: The Lancer DVD Project :. (* unfinished project *)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/180883/action/topic#180883
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Much smoother. You can see a little blurring if you look closely, but that's much less distracting than the jerkiness of the previous file.

Regarding the wipe - and this is just a suggestion - I think it may look better going the other way, i.e. a closing iris rather than opening. The reason is because the fighters are seen moving away from the camera (getting smaller), and wipes in other parts of the trilogy generally follow the direction of movement on screen. Do you know what I mean or have I not explained it very well?
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#179503
Topic
Idea: An unofficial Original Trilogy Bittorrent tracker? (The PIF Tracker?)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/179503/action/topic#179503
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Just an idea - but I didn't want to derail the Ace Ventura thread any further off topic.

The bandwidth requirements for a bittorrent tracker are actually quite low (because of course the actual data is transferred peer-to-peer). For a small group of sharers, it should be viable to run the tracker off your home PC, if you have a static IP and are prepared to leave your PC turned on.

Azureus has a built-in tracker. Might be worth taking a look at.
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#179487
Topic
Black and White Points
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/179487/action/topic#179487
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I'm not sure I understand the question.

You set black level by adjusting the brightness control, and the white level by adjusting the contrast.

On my analogue capture card, I can adjust the brightness and contast in the capture driver settings. With the levels set correctly, I can capture the full "gamut" (range of levels) of video from black to white with no clipping or crushing.

If for some reason you have a video capture with a smaller gamut, you can remap by adjusting the levels in post-processing (as described in the guide on the X0 site). After remapping, you then have the full gamut for encoding to DVD.
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#179233
Topic
Info: Can Anyone Vouch For....
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/179233/action/topic#179233
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That's correct.

I really don't care if he buys his dad a bootleg DVD, his brother a fake Rolex and his mum a counterfeit handbag. Forum rule No. 2 says:
Do not advertise sites that offer bootlegs for sale. Do not link to such sites or direct users to them.

The rules are currently under revision, but this one is pretty clear already.

BrikHaus, if you want to make a new thread (hopefully with a more helpful title) about the possibility of a preservation project for this TV show, please go ahead. But let's not discuss the sale of bootlegs.