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Post: #228346
Topic: Converting AC3 Audio to WAV
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/228346/action/topic#228346
Time: 23-Jul-2006 11:41 AM

Managed to do this using Goldwave.

Post: #228345
Topic: Converting AC3 Audio to WAV
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/228345/action/topic#228345
Time: 23-Jul-2006 11:31 AM

Using ADigitalMans excellent guide I have extracted a piece of video from a DVD. But the problem is that the audio is in AC3 format and so when I export it using tmpgenc, I cannot splice up the audio because tmpgenc doesent recognise the format.

I really want a 'complete' avi before editing anything (even though i'l properly unsynch the audio anyway in time) but is there a way to do this without causing it to go out of synch?

Post: #228331
Topic: SUPERMAN 2 CRYSTAL EDITION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/228331/action/topic#228331
Time: 23-Jul-2006 8:55 AM

Excellent stuff Sky. Im really enjoying seeing these.......although I cant get the first trailer to work. Or the intro. I can only get the making of effects to work.

The trailer crashes Real Player ..ahh, managed to get it working in Windows Media Player.

This has inspired me to re-do a trailer I did for Superman 2 3 years ago! (but now with my knowledge of video etc.)

Post: #228329
Topic: ADigitalMan's Guide to MPEG2/AC3 Editing
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/228329/action/topic#228329
Time: 23-Jul-2006 8:25 AM

I apolgise for all the questions in the past two days guys. Feel free to delete the two posts I created. Basically im trying to do to much in a short space of time. Need to take short steps etc.

Firstly, I need to extract the audio using the method described in this thread.

With regards to Step 3:

It mentions converting 4x3 interlaced video to 16:9 anamorphic... (Im doing Attack of the Clones...do I ever need to do the step of amending the AviSyntch script? or is this for movies which are not anamorphic?)

Basically Iv followed this to the letter. But I believe my version of tmpgenc is a different version.

When I import the video I get the following options:

Pixel 1:1 (Square Pixels)
Pixel 10:11 (NTSC 4:3)
Pixel 40:33 (NTSC 16:9)
Pixel 12:11 (PAL 4:3)
Pixel 16:11 (PAL 16:9)
Image 4:3
Image 16:9
Image 2.21.1

It also asks me if I want the video mode to be progressive or interlaced. Iv kept it to progressive because the short preview indicates no interlacing (black lines etc. so thats fine by me)

But which of the above settings do I use? Choosing Pixel 40:33 (NTSC 16:9) puts black bars on the top and bottom. If I did this though wouldnt it lose its anamorphic properties?

Post: #228327
Topic: ADigitalMan's Guide to MPEG2/AC3 Editing
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/228327/action/topic#228327
Time: 23-Jul-2006 7:53 AM

ok, iv started this again today and am still having problems. Would really appreciate it if someone could help

When using Womble to fix the time code issues I go into tools and select the relevant option. Then by default it selects an output...but when i click start i cant find the output anywhere! it doesent save it. any ideas why this is happening?

EDIT: ahh, it appears because it has found no errors. So hopefully no juddering

Post: #228236
Topic: ADigitalMan's Guide to MPEG2/AC3 Editing
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/228236/action/topic#228236
Time: 22-Jul-2006 8:49 PM

Great guide and im really getting a kick out of understanding more about video files etc. But how do I get the audio and the video back together? It wont allow me to do this in tmpgENC.

ahh, I see it advises you do this in the editing package.

Do you guys do it this way now or do you re merge the audio and video and then edit from that?

Post: #228228
Topic: Video Pre-Sets?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/228228/action/topic#228228
Time: 22-Jul-2006 7:50 PM

Iv edited a fair few things using Adobe Premier and Iv never messed with the Pre-Sets! Which probably explains why iv always ran into problems with regards to the ratio's etc.

I was wondering what Video Pre-Sets would I need for a motion picture?

SQUARE PIXELS (1.0)
D1/DV NTSC (0.9)
D1/DV NTSC WIDESCREEN 16:9 (1.2)
D1/DV PAL (1.067)
D1/DV PAL WIDESCREEN 16:9 (1.422)
Anamorphic 2.1 (2.0)
D4/D16 STANDARD (0.948)
D4/D16 WIDESCREEN 16:9 (1.896)

With regards to Square Pixels (1.0) my knowledge is very sketchy...could someone elaborate on what this is? D1/DV NTSC AND D1/DV NTSC WIDESCREEN (as well as its PAL equivalents) are the format if I were editing via my consume camcorder (I believe).
D4/D16 I havent a clue about...so would the Anamorphic 2.1 be the one to use?

When Iv ripped footage before and edited trailers Iv paid no attention to this particular part. One particular trailer i was doing always came out stretched, even though the footage was 16:9 but making it Square pixels (1.0) eliminated this problem.

I dont want to spend ages editing AOTC (for arguments sake) and then not being able to export it because iv messed up the first stage.

Also, what would you guys use for de-interlacing the fields? Bottom or top field first? or none at all? Finally, in Premier it says

'Display Format' and within that is the following:

30fps Drop Frame Timecode
30fps Non Drop Frame Timecode
Frames

What does this mean?

Im really sorry for all the questions but i hope some kind soul out there is willing to spend a moment of their time to answer my questions.

Post: #228225
Topic: 5.1 Sound
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/228225/action/topic#228225
Time: 22-Jul-2006 7:23 PM

Iv decided im going to take the plunge and start to re-edit Attack of the Clones! I'l get me more used to editing video and the different programs as opposed to procanasitating about it for weeks. lol

But my question is this... if I rip a film with 5.1 Sound...will I then be able to export the finished feature as 5.1?

I plan to use Adobe Premier 1.5 to edit and I'l be using the tutorial sticky at the top of this forum to extract the footage etc.

Post: #216657
Topic: 3DS Max
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/216657/action/topic#216657
Time: 6-Jun-2006 4:20 PM

Sorry to trouble you guys again but I have created a series of animations which I now want to render. But iv noticed that I can do all sorts of fantastic things to export it...such as exporting it as 35mm anamorphic, Vista Vision etc.

Sounds fantastic! But to be honest, I just want a plain and simple 35mm that will play on a 16:9 tv. and fit perfectly.

Would I use... 1.66:1?

or 1.75:1

or 1.85:1

2:35:1 looks great but my project has been framed for 4:3. However, the above ones look ok when i render a single scene. So I now want to render the whole thing in a format that will fit perfectly on new widescreen tvs (16:9)

Post: #196012
Topic: Difficulty in burning 'deleted magic' onto DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/196012/action/topic#196012
Time: 27-Mar-2006 5:14 PM

It appeared that mine didnt work was because my DVD player on the computer didnt have the license to play Dolby Digital. After putting it on DVD and playing it on my standalone DVD player...everything was fine. Not sure if this helps.

Post: #195516
Topic: Making a DVD but what bitrate to use?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/195516/action/topic#195516
Time: 25-Mar-2006 10:50 AM

In the UK we had a great program called Garth Marenghi's Dark Place, which was basically a spoof horror show/documentary. Really good fun! But they havent released this on DVD yet!
So im gonna make my own!
Im using Adobe Encore DVD and the first thing was to put each episode into the project, but even at this first stage I have encountered complications. I need the resolution to be much higher than it is at the moment. No probs I thought... I'l use TMPGENc to re-output it at a higher resolution and then I can put it on the project.
This is where the problems come in....

This is the first proper DVD Iv ever attempted. I aborted my plans to do a Smallville DVD when I realised that I could only fit 1 OR 2 episodes on a DVD. But after deciding to do this one, Iv ran into the same problem.

In the past Iv used TMPGenc to output footage in order for me to do my own trailers and iv never bothered leaving the bitrates for video and audio, anything lower than maximum really.

So heres my question... what bitrate should I use? I have six episodes. Do I basically, divide the total amount of disc space with how many episodes I have and do it that way? Or is it very much trial and error?

Post: #193763
Topic: Please help me
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/193763/action/topic#193763
Time: 15-Mar-2006 7:54 AM

hmm, cheers for the feedback so far guys. Im getting a bit further!

I exported it as 'square pixels' 1:1 and it came out at its correct aspect ratio. But the actual program was still in 4:3 but because it added black bars, its now at its correct aspect ratio.

Gonna have a play around with other features tonight to see if I can get it to work without the bars.

Post: #193593
Topic: Difficulty in burning 'deleted magic' onto DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/193593/action/topic#193593
Time: 14-Mar-2006 4:23 PM

Nah, it wouldnt play. But I found out that it was because of licensing agreements and I would have to purchase a plugin.

But when I burnt it to DVD, it played fine.

Post: #193591
Topic: Please help me
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/193591/action/topic#193591
Time: 14-Mar-2006 4:21 PM

Im currently doing a little editing project on some footage me and some friends did. Basically, I love the notion of creating something from nothing (This was about 30 seconds of test footage for a WW2 segment in a 48hour film festival) - But now its a mini WW2 style short complete with sound effects!
Im also yearning to do a re-edit of Episode 1 or Return of the Jedi but that will be something later.

But im stuck guys and I know that you'l be able to help me... *crosses fingers*

Basically, if I output the movie using Sorensen 3 compression, when it loads up in Quicktime it doesent keep the 16:9 ratio. Instead, it squashes it to 4:3.

So, maybe i need to register Quicktime for it to do this? possibly. I dunno.

So I output it as an AVI using the Microsoft DV AVI compression.

Now, by default, my files load through Real Player...and lo and behold, it plays it as a 4:3 with it squashed.

However!

If I play the exact same file through Windows Media player...it plays in its intended aspect ratio of 16:9!

This is driving me crazy

I did a short test with my camera years ago on 16:9 and never had any problems. But now, it just squashed it to 4:3...unless I play it through Media Player.

But I want it to be compressed using sorensen cause it looks better.

Can anyone help me?

Post: #192721
Topic: Difficulty in burning 'deleted magic' onto DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/192721/action/topic#192721
Time: 12-Mar-2006 11:55 AM

Managed to suss this out...its because my copy of Nero wont play Dolby Digital.

Post: #192691
Topic: StarWars news in 2006
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/192691/action/topic#192691
Time: 12-Mar-2006 10:14 AM

Taken from the official site:

Exclusive new videos, including glimpses into forthcoming Star Wars DVD releases and other rarities unearthed from the Lucasfilm archives.

I wonder what they have planned? Another release of the OT in '06? Or maybe a boxset of the prequels? Maybe a complete set! It sorta makes sense to release it I suppose..to give Lucas a quick cash injection whilst they'r not making Star Wars films or Indy

Post: #192689
Topic: Help Wanted: I've downloaded 'Deleted Magic' but how do I put this on DVD?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/192689/action/topic#192689
Time: 12-Mar-2006 9:58 AM

thanks

Post: #192688
Topic: Difficulty in burning 'deleted magic' onto DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/192688/action/topic#192688
Time: 12-Mar-2006 9:58 AM

Just downloaded this cracking documentary but im having problems viewing the main feature:

Amongst other things it downloaded the following files:

JACKET_P
VIDEO_TS

When I try and import the VIDEO_TS into Nero to burn the footage onto DVD it always stalls when its 'verifying the footage'.

...and if I try and just play the video on the computer, there is no sound.

Can anyone help?

Post: #192672
Topic: Help Wanted: I've downloaded 'Deleted Magic' but how do I put this on DVD?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/192672/action/topic#192672
Time: 12-Mar-2006 8:44 AM — Edited 4-Jul-2020 9:25 AM

Iv downloaded this excellent set!!! and now I want to burn it to DVD for my own purposes (and also as a present for a friend) but how do I do this?

Also, if I try and play this by double clickking each segment individually…the main menu has sound but nothing else does.

Can anyone help?

Post: #190163
Topic: Help: Looking for... Return of the Jedi Fan Edit - with Sebastian Shaw at the end?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/190163/action/topic#190163
Time: 6-Mar-2006 4:52 PM

Cheers HAL! That link though only brings up the Microsoft website.

Post: #190092
Topic: Help: Looking for... Return of the Jedi Fan Edit - with Sebastian Shaw at the end?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/190092/action/topic#190092
Time: 6-Mar-2006 1:04 PM

All this talk of re-editing movie fills me with a lot of excitement HAL and I wouldnt mind doing my own versions.

What software do you use?
Do you rip all the individual chapters and then with that in Adobe Premier Pro 1.5? (or equivalent)

Also...is the dialogue and sound effects on different channels? Iv heard stories where people have got rid of Jar Jars dialogue and replaced it with an Alien language. Is it possible to just extract the audio? I would imagine if not, then any scene without music would be fine, but with music and not to mention sound effects it would be nigh on impossible.

If its possible to do all this then im gonna join the growing legions on editors!

Post: #189724
Topic: Help: Looking for... Return of the Jedi Fan Edit - with Sebastian Shaw at the end?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/189724/action/topic#189724
Time: 5-Mar-2006 6:49 PM

Cheers HAL, do you have yours available as a torrent?

Post: #189706
Topic: Help: Looking for... Return of the Jedi Fan Edit - with Sebastian Shaw at the end?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/189706/action/topic#189706
Time: 5-Mar-2006 5:25 PM — Edited 30-Jun-2020 8:30 AM

I was wondering if someone had done a fan edit of 'Jedi, but with Sebastian Shaw at the end? To be honest, if no-one has then I might do it myself!
Everything else is ok, but its this scene that bugs the hell out of me.

EDIT: Ignore me, on the same page is someone asking the same question.

Post: #189684
Topic: ***The "Darth Editous" Episode IV DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a partially "de-specialed" DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/189684/action/topic#189684
Time: 5-Mar-2006 3:57 PM

Do you mind if I email you Darth Editous? I would love a copy of this. I'l try and put it on the net then.

Post: #189627
Topic: ***The "Darth Editous" Episode IV DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a partially "de-specialed" DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/189627/action/topic#189627
Time: 5-Mar-2006 9:14 AM

May I ask though Darth Editous..how did you do this??? It looks absolutely fantastic and it looks very professional.
Things like the Death Star schematic and Obi-Wans head are awesome.
Im currently attending a course in 3DS Max, but I think it will be a long time before im as talented as you.