Stinky-Dinkins

swduck said:

I'm not absolutely certain, but with the BDP-83, it might be a simple matter of it being limited to the FAT32 files system and as a result can't read the relatively large 15gig file. This is true of most BD players. The 93/103 can support the NTSF system, I believe, which can handle files of that size.

Yep - the 93 supports NTSF (I have one,) my Brother In Law's 83 only supports FAT32 so it doesn't even see the file when I try to play if from a thumb drive in his machine.

I find it odd that his 83 is having trouble with it. How are you playing it on the 83? Did you burn it to a BD in an MKV container? How would the 83 have issues specifically with H.264? Isn't one of the most common BD codec standards (that virtually all current retail releases utilize after they stopped using MPEG 2 and VC-1)?

Is this:

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1124287/official-oppo-bdp-83-owners-thread-technical-talk-only/36240#post_20436572

What you're talking about? That seems like it's more of an issue with Handbrake and less of one with the 83.

PSimpso said:

All of this is great, and I'm loving keeping up with the progress.

It would be great if there was a way to only get notifications about significant progress or updates. As in, an e-mail when ver. 2.1 is done, when the blu-ray menus are ready, etc.

It can be a little time consuming to have to check back through the forums to find the significant updates. Is there a way to do this?

Frink is handling this for everyone, just send him your email and he'll give you constant updates. I encourage everyone to send Frink these requests, or even just any old random thing. The important thing is to send him as many messages as possible.

Looking great Harmy.

As usual.

I don't think he means invalid as in not valid, I think he's trying to tell us that the account has fallen ill and, as an invalid, will require constant care.

YanniD said:

Here's a hypothetical plan:

1. Release movie as AVCHD

2. Release movie as mkv with a single soundtrack.

3. Release other soundtracks as synchronised individual files (maybe in multiple formats for each soundtrack).

4. Release extras as individual mkv files.

5. Enthusiasts mux their own soundtrack configuration to mkv with Mkvtoolnix (optionally convert to BD with ClownBD or experiment with basic menus with MultiAVCHD).

6a. Harmy works on his own BD and when happy releases all folders and files (except the video m2ts files) plus a template of conforming video m2ts files.

6b. Enthusiasts augment their mkv files, where required, to match Harmy's template, using Mkvtoolnix.

6c. Enthusiasts convert mkv files to m2ts with ClownBD and rename according to Harmy's template.

6d. Enthusiasts add m2ts files to Harmy's files and folders and voila, a BD complete with menus that should match Harmy's and without having to download a complete BD again.

Or we could just:

1: DL the BD-ready file and burn it to disc.

YanniD said:

For me, the only difference between mkv and BD is menus.  As much as I like the idea of menus, it is the content that is most important.

So, if the choice was between mkv now or a later BD (that might still be rushed and have to be modified), my preference would be for mkv.  I don't just mean for the movie, but for the extras as well.

It would be unfortunate to create a finalised 2.1 BD, only to discover that something was not quite right and have to be corrected and then the whole thing completely downloaded again.

His issue wasn't not being able to get the film itself ready for a BD release, it was not being able to give the bonus content its due. A couple pages back he said that he'll release a BD version (with very few extras, if any) and release much more bonus material once the entire trilogy is complete on a separate disc. I think that's 100% the way to go - I'd much rather have a BD version. I can watch MKV fine but I can't create menus and everything and I have a bunch of friends and family who wouldn't be able to watch it if they couldn't just stick the disc in their players and navigate via a simple menu. Also, without a bunch of bonus content occupying the same disc as the film itself you'll be able to maximize bitrate. Seeing as the film itself is your prime concern (and not bonus features) I can't imagine why you wouldn't greatly prefer a BD-ready version assuming you have the capability to burn it, and it's not as if there'd be more bonus features right now if he released it as an MKV instead.

And you'd have the same exact re-downloading problem if the MKV was "not quite right," I'm not really sure what the distinction you're making between the MKV and BD-ready DL is in that respect.

vbangle said:

Stinky-Dinkins said:

He lost his cum sock in the forest again and he's starting to panic.

What's a cum sock?

 How the fuck would I know? I'm not the one that said it, you are.

He lost his cum sock in the forest again and he's starting to panic.

I fail to see the downside of releasing some sort of BD-ready file once HH supplies the lossless audio. Honestly, just not seein' it. Fail to see the downside.

I would personally rather have the BD available as soon as possible. If that were some months from now rather than Christmas it wouldn't bother me, but I would much prefer that rather than waiting years for the trilogy to be complete and released as BD-ready files. I could always play the MKV from a thumbdrive, as you suggested, but there's something to be said for having it as a BD with menus and everything. You could always tweak the bonus content on the first two films and release a more cohesive BD set when everything is finished, but still release them as BD-ready DL's after you finish each one.

TV's Frink said:

Frink & Stinky sounds like a Nickelodeon cartoon.

I was thinking more along the lines of a Law Office.

Good to hear man. I don't know anything about torrents either but good to hear it worked for you too. I can't imagine why it works, but it seems to.

Before the I Dl'ed the SW MKV I had never really used torrents either.

I DL'ed BitTorrent and absolutely nothing I did could get it to work... opening ports, messing with the firewall, nothing. It just wouldn't "start." I DL'ed uTorrent and it worked immediately, which is bizarre because I guess they're made by the same people and are nearly the same. Anyway, it's worth a try.

Is this still available or has there been a higher quality preservation of the Criterion version in the last few years?

I have the film itself on BD so I;m not so much interested in that, but I do want the extras from the Criterion LD (in the best quality available.)

Bobocop said:

(I must add that Fruit Loops turn my shit green, so if you've been eating a lot of those lately, cutting back may do the trick)

I consider that one of the main benefits of eating Fruit Loops.

Would there be any way to put the slideshow to a soundtrack (that wouldn't skip even if you pressed the chapter forward button)? That would be kinda cool.

Wow, that comparison is fucking fantastic.

Anyway, apart from certain phrasing inconsistencies and missing function-words (e.g., using “the GOUT”  or “the DeEd-R” in certain instances but omitting "The" at other times by simply using “GOUT”), alternating between UK English and American English (color vs. colour and lightsabre vs. lightsaber), and certain cases of unneeded commas and missing “The’s” (I would say “All of the” instead of “All the”) and the like (I won't bother you with most of those, I don't think they really matter), here are the only glaring things that jumped out at me as I flipped through (ignoring the stuff that was already mentioned):

_02.38_[2012.09.23_20.59.42 need space between “the” and “2004”.

_02.57_[2012.09.23_21.00.22 (and the following three pictures)  “Effectively” is misspelled.

2012.09.23_21.01.39 I would change the phrasing of “All the new footage featuring now seriously dated CGI, which was added in 1997 has been removed” to “All of the new footage featuring severely dated CGI, which was added in 1997, has been removed.” “Now seriously dated CGI” sounds awkward. Also the case for t_07.10_[2012.09.23_21.11.31 and the subsequent shot. Also, in _07.10_[2012.09.23_21.11.31 it seems as though there’s some error in the picture – the starfield appears to be superimposed as a translucent layer over this particular shot. Also in _08.05_[2012.09.25_12.18.08…_10.52_[2012.09.25_12.27.09

_03.38_[2012.09.23_21.02.06 I would change the phrasing of “For DeEd-R, this shot was reconstructed using a custom matte of the stormtrooper sitting on the Dewback made from a 35mm scan and SE background and the slight movement of the pole the trooper is holding was restored. The camera motion had to be tracked” to “For DeEd-R this shot was reconstructed using a custom matte of the stormtrooper sitting on the Dewback made from a 35mm scan and the SE background. The slight movement of the pole the trooper is holding was restored and the camera motion had to be tracked.”

_03.47_[2012.09.23_21.02.26 “E” is SE needs to be capitalized.

04.06_[2012.09.23_21.03.03 “Due to lack of resolution” should be in parenthesis. Also in _06.24_[2012.09.23_21.09.24] and the subsequent five shots

_05.06_[2012.09.23_21.05.54 Comma needed following “were added in the SE”

_05.13_[2012.09.23_21.06.05] “GOUT” is not in quotation marks in any slide up to this point but this one… so it seems incongruent. Also the case in _06.58_[2012.09.23_21.10.44, _07.37_[2012.09.23_21.12.29]

t_05.19_[2012.09.23_21.06.18 denoise should be de-noise (I actually read it as den-wa at first, like a fancy French word, hahaha. Then I got a really idiotic blank look on my face and stared at the wall for a few seconds.)

_05.24_[2012.09.23_21.06.38 hand animated should be hand-animated as it is being used as an adjective.

05.39_[2012.09.23_21.07.05 (and following 9 pictures) Comma following “For the Blu-Ray release” shouldn’t be there.

_06.01_[2012.09.23_21.08.39 Lightsaber the first time the word is used and lightsabre the second time the word is used. Not sure if they’re both correct but to use two different spellings in a single picture seems odd.

_06.04_[2012.09.23_21.08.58 Comma following “In this shot” shouldn’t be there

06.52_[2012.09.23_21.10.33 “Under” is misspelled.  Also, “hand animated” should be “hand-animated.”

_07.02_[2012.09.23_21.10.53 Comma needed following “cleaned up”.

_08.01_[2012.09.25_12.17.59 Instead of “, because” in the second sentence it would be better to say “due to the” with no comma. In the third sentence “so then I had to track” should be simply “then track”.

_08.09_[2012.09.25_12.18.19 Don’t need comma after  ”shot” in the 3rd sentence and over-all should be overall. “However” is used as an aside in the same sentence so it needs a comma before and after itself (i.e., “, however, “). Frame by frame should be frame-by-frame. An “a” needs to be added after “In the end” in the last sentence and no comma is needed before “because”.

_08.43_[2012.09.25_12.19.41 Denoised should be de-noised. “Artefact” (I’m assuming you’re going for UK English here) is misspelled as “arefacts.” Also, the commas after “filter” and “artefacts” shouldn’t be there.

_09.07_[2012.09.25_12.21.31 and subsequent 10 shots: Comma in first sentence shouldn’t be there, a pause seems clunky to me.

_10.56_[2012.09.25_12.27.56 “Traffic” is misspelled.

_11.15_[2012.09.25_12.33.09 and following shot “starfield” is misspelled as “strafield”

_12.27_[2012.09.25_12.43.45 Wrong pic for the BD square?

12.38_[2012.09.25_12.44.33 “Separately” is misspelled (you have an extra l in there).

_14.40_[2012.09.25_12.55.53 “look” is misspelled “lokk”

_16.45_[2012.09.25_13.09.36 Commas needed so the sentence “In the 2011 Blu-Ray this shot which had bad framing in all previous versions was fixed” becomes “In the 2011 Blu-Ray this shot, which had bad framing in all previous versions, was fixed”

_18.01_[2012.09.25_13.13.51 “Their” in the second-to-last sentence is misspelled as “ther”

18.31_[2012.09.25_13.17.24 and subsequent 8 pictures “GOUT” is once again in quotation marks. This is fine of course but it’s inconsistent with the rest of the presentation. Also in 19.01_[2012.09.25_13.21.32 and its subsequent pic, and _19.06_[2012.09.25_13.22.12 and its next pic, also _19.12_[2012.09.25_13.22.32 and _19.15_[2012.09.25_13.22.59 and _19.23_[2012.09.25_13.23.58. Not sure if you want to change this type of thing but I thought I’d mention it for the Hell of it.

19.13_[2012.09.25_13.22.51 Over exposure needs to be over-exposure

19.42_[2012.09.25_13.26.47 I find the phrasing confusing in this opening sentence. It says “This shot was reconstructed using the Falcon a single 35mm frame scan and...” but perhaps would be better to say “This shot featuring the Falcon was reconstructed using a single 35mm frame scan and…”

19.45_[2012.09.25_13.27.05 “ships” is misspelled as “shis”. “GOUT” is also in quotation marks again – like I said not sure if you want to fix it just throwing it out there.

Anyway, great job man!

FrederikOlsen said:

Any fans of Simon Pegg in? :)

https://twitter.com/simonpegg/status/249553559320928256

Holy shit, that's amazing. Hahaha.

Come on, stop it. I know that's just your minor talking.

Frink has a degree in manpleasin' with a minor in teasin'.

TV's Frink said:

You've got better material than that, man.

 Wrong again Frink!

TV's Frink said:

As long as you keep using the ENTER key

As far as blank media is concerned I use waterproof Falcon Pro's. They're not exactly cheap (http://www.cdrom2go.com/product/falcon-pro-3070606504000754-bd-r-with-smart-guard-white-inkjet-hub-printable-4x_2110_863.htm) but the quality is outstanding. Also, they're the only BD's I know of that are full hub printable, fully inkjet prinatable, all while offering protection against smudging and humidity. They remind me of Taiyo Yuden's acclaimed waterproof DVD's.

I use an internal LG WH12LS30 drive. Pretty basic but it's been rock solid thus far (have been using it since Feb.)

If you make new disc art you should make it full hub.

Yes.

Harmy, just out of curiosity, are there still plans for new disc art and Blu Ray cover art or is someone else handling that?