ScruffyNerfHerder

Hey Harmy, 

Great job with your sources featurette! I really loved seeing how you combined the disparate pieces to make a whole greater than the sum of its parts. The only thing I'd suggest is that you remember to credit one more very important person: you. You mention how one part of the frame was rotoscoped in via a custom mask, etc. but you never tell the audience that you created the mask, or that you worked frame-by-frame to reincorporate it.  We all know you did, but you deserve to take a little bow, methinks! =)

Just my two cents. Keep up the great work, as always! =)

drngr said:

VLC sort of works but plays insanely slowly.

BlackMagic support got back to me with instructions on how to download the codec by installing the drivers for a different device. Makes perfect sense.

Hi drngr, Apple has a free download on their website called "Apple ProRes QuickTime Decoder 1.0 for Windows." I found it at http://support.apple.com/downloads/Apple_ProRes_QuickTime_Decoder_1_0_for_Windows .

Have you tried that? I hope it helps. =D

Molly said:

I've been busy working on other projects, but yeah. :/  Lately most of my focus has been taken by subtitling Detective Conan.  The rest this week has been with me and Gonbe collecting material for Toei's "Arajin to mahou no lamp", since we have 10 audio tracks including Japanese for that, and apparently there's a live-action version of Holic coming out that a friend wants to see.

I'll try to get back to this when I can, because *I* want to see this too. ~.^

Thanks for the update! I'm a big Detective Conan/Case Closed fan, too, so I'll have to keep my eyes out for your work. =D

Hi Molly, I was just curious if there are any updates on this project? I've been blown away with the work you've done on the first 6 episodes. Robotech has never looked better! I know this must be a very time consuming process. Believe me, I'm not trying to rush you. Keep up the great work! =D

The Red Comet said:

Hi, I'm new to the forums. I'm trying to obtain a physical copy of the Despecialized Editions on DVD or Blu-ray. I downloaded all of them but I'm having such a difficult time trying to burn them onto a disc. I've gone through four different software programs and none have worked for me. 

Hi, 

First off, I'd suggest looking through the How-To's and Technical Discussions forum for help with burning, etc. There is lots of good advice there, and people willing to answer questions. Second, have you tried burning the disc with IMGBurn? It's free and works well for many people.

Hope this helps. Welcome to the forum! =D

Leadingman said:

I could use some help. I downloaded the AVCHD file but I can't play it on my Mac (can't burn either as I haven't ordered my Blu-Ray burner yet). Anyone able to get 2.0 on a mac that might be able to assist?

I'm using a 2012 Macbook Pro, 10.8.2 OS X, 8 gigs Ram, 2.6 GHz.

 

Hi, I've had no problem watching 2.0 using VLC Player on my Mountain Lion iMac. Analog gave great suggestions. The only thing I might add is that to access the .m2ts file inside an AVCHD structure, you might have to right/control click it and pick "show package contents." (I'm not at my Mac, so I'm going by memory here.) Then open the stream folder as Analog suggested. The video file is in there. Incidentally, that same file will work perfectly on a PS3, if you have one. Hope this helps! =D

TK421138 said:

Our main goal right now is to get a working version of each book available to view on Windows and Mac computers. I'm not making any promises about compatibility with smart phones or tablets at this point. But then again, never say never right?

Cheers,

Adam

 

Hi,

This is a cool project. Today I found one of these books for 25¢. Very nostalgic. 

 In regards to a tablet version, I have a suggestion. If you have access to a Mac, Apple offers a free app called iBooks Author which can make rather sophisticated iPad books with embedded audio and video, etc. Just a thought.

Good luck! =)

I'm a HUGE Robotech fan, and as has been said, I like the original mono mix more than the new 5.1. But I really like how much better the image is in the Remastered Edition. This project sounds like the perfect hybrid. I can't wait to see it. 

Krycek87 said:

It's actually a pretty simple program to use. You just plug in the lossless waves, make sure the setting is set for DTS-HD MA and click encode. Ten minutes later and you're set. 

If you don't mind my asking, what program did you use?

k0lgrim said:

can anyone tell me if there are german audio tracks for TESB and RotJ available? i found a source with the german tracks, but unfortunately everythings offline... i'd just need the audiotracks and not the whole movie.

edit: sry, just saw that RotJ already has a german track. does TESB have so too?

If you’re asking if Harmy’s Despecialized version of ESB has German audio, then no. I checked it in a couple different applications, and the only audio tracks besides English are two Czech dubs.  Sorry about that. 

Hey Harmy, I just downloaded the Ben-test-new video on my iPad. Holy sh*t! Pardon my French, but I was not prepared for such a huge improvement. 

I agree with Stinky Dinkins, I would rather not wait years for a Blu-ray release. I have several people I’d like to give copies of v2.1, none of which are technically minded. For Joe 6-pack, menus are very important.

Also, I like Murry Sparkles’ suggestion of an all-encompassing trilogy wide Bonus Disc. Lots of Hollywood movies put only the film, audio options, subtitles, and maybe a trailer on Disc 1. Disc 2 and 3 have all of the extras.  That would also give you time to complete the extras to your satisfaction.

This is just my two cents, Harmy. Do whatever you think is right.  =D

Great news ircphoenix! I KNOW you'll enjoy it! Harmy did an amazing job.

Hi ircphoenix. If you can get PS3 Media Server to work, you should not need to use MKV2VOB. I was able to successfully stream Harmy's Despecialized 2.0 to my PS3 using PS3 Media Server 1.7. The audio and video both worked. 

This may sound like a stupid question, but does the Despecialized audio work okay on your computer? (The reason I ask is, when I first downloaded 2.0, I had a bad copy.) Also, you mention that "the other PS3 audio works"—do you mean that you hear audio from other videos using PS3 Media Server, or are you talking about game audio, etc.? If you meant game audio, you might want to try playing another video just to see if it works. 

If it still won't play, I agree with Schmendrick, remuxing the video into a PS3 friendly AVCHD, .mp4, .vob, or a .ts video is your best bet. As he/she said, unless subtitles are important, I would only re-encode the video as a last resort. It's time consuming and you'll lose quality. 

Hope this helps!

Thanks for all of your hard work, happy birthday, and good luck at school, Harmy! 

I can't wait!!! This plus the Olympics, it's been one epic summer!!

Jetrell Fo said:

So folks know, I got a new job and I am in the process of training.  Secondly, I lost my Aunt who was a second mom to me so I was away for services and grieving.

I will be getting the S.E. audio I have to borisanddoris so he can work his magic and get the files to ElDonante so he can work his.

Thank you for ALL the patience we've been extended during this project.  We all have an existence outside the forum (at least I believe ALL of us do, LOL) and the kindness you show will always come back in the finished product...which makes you just as much a part of the bigger picture.

Cheers!!!!

 

I just now read this.  I'm very sorry for your loss.  =(