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#438276
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Help required with a HD edit
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Thanks Ady.

I've just made a donation to the ESB:R materials fund to say cheers for your help with this. I'm nearly off the ground...

I've ripped the lossless avi now, and also converted the ac3 to six wavs. I've loaded them all into Vegas but, the issue now seems to be that one stream is slightly longer than the other, so the audio needs to be slightly stretched to get everything in sync. Is this normal?

 

I've checked everything is marked as 23.976 during conversion, and don't think it's to do with the 'regulate timecode' flag in River Past. Stretching it is not a problem but sometimes there are minor artifacts in the audio.

Also what colour settings do you use when creating your AVIs with River Past?  RGB seems to lead to 0-255 colour levels so the blacks are too black, and the colours too vibrant.

Cheers again, Kris

 

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#436782
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Help required with a HD edit
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Hello Ady, firstly thanks for taking time away from ESB:R to reply to my problem.

I've installed Riverpast Video Cleaner, and also the Lagarith codec. Then I've selected the Lagarith codec from the video settings.

When I try to add my .h264 file I receive a '... does not contain recognisable video' error message.

I tried to mux the .h264 file into a .ts container, but then I get a different message asking me to install CCCP and GPL decoders.

Before I continue (and possibly balls something up), I was just wondering if you could give me a bit more guidance.

Cheers, Kris

 

 

 

 

 

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#434078
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Help required with a HD edit
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A few years ago I edited a couple of films, namely Road to Perdition and the 2005 version of WOTW.  As these are now available in HD via Blu-Ray I'm planning to revisit the edits to produce HD versions.

Unfortunately I've fell at the first hurdle because the problem I have is I can't convert the streams into a format which Sony Vegas will recognise.

At the moment I've de-muxed the mkv container into a .h264 file and .dts file. I know Vegas doesn't deal in dts so I'll need to convert this to AC3. But the main issue is with the .h264 file. I've tried using TSmuxer to drop it in another container, QuicktimePro to convert it to mpeg-4 (QT Pro won't even open the h264 file), and also Yamb with zero success, Vegas refuses to open the file (it hangs).

I'm hoping someone who has experimented with HD editing might be able to point me in the right direction. I'm guessing the video stream will need to be re-encoded somehow.

I don't think the answer is already in this forum somewhere, I carried out some searches with not much success. Also I know ADM has dabbled with HD editing so I PM'd him (he's helped me in the past) but it doesn't look like he's around. 

Thanks to anyone who can give me some guidance on this issue.

Kris

 

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#324143
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THE STAR WARS SAGA - 1080P AVCHD DVD-9 for PS3 & Blu-Ray players - Episodes 1, 4 & 5 available now
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Sterling effort Adywan. The test DVD-5 worked fine on my PAL 60GB PS3 which has the latest firmware (2.41 i think). Really nice looking transfer.

Now Ady, I know these won't be customised in any way but, please can you delete the few frames of Han shooting at Greedo, I never ever ever want to see that clip again.

Cheers.

 

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#322716
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STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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Lo Ady,

as far as source material for the HD edit goes... Are you going to wait for an 'official' HD release of Ep 5 or use the cable/satellite rips that are out there at the moment?

I can get hold of the PAL Wookie Groomer v2 WMV-HD VC1 edit which was from a 1080p H.264 source, but to be honest the definition of the picture didn't blow be away. It might just be my eyes but the difference certainly wasn't night and day, as it is with HD versions of other movies compared to their DVD counterparts.

Might also be able to get an x264 version so let me know if I can help.

 

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#317956
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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To help get a UK PIF chain underway, I'm offering 2 x DVD-9 PAL versions on Verbatim dual layer media. If you're interested in one please PM me by 6pm GMT on Sunday 18th May. If I get more than 2 requests then I'll pick 2.

Important: Please only PM me if you intend to reciprocate the PIF chain (on good quality dual layer media such as Verbatim) to at least 3 other people.

Cheers.
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#314111
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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Well I feel like I've been living under a rock. I didn't even know this edit and all the work that has gone into it existed until 2 days ago. Now I've just sat though the NTSC-DVD and my face is covered with a massive sh*t eating grin. Simply awesome work everyone...

So many notable positive edits, fixes and additions. Even the changes that didn't sound appealing (Vader/Ben saber fight scored being the main one) seemed to work really well. The subtitles during the Han/Greedo scene made me both LOL and cheer at the same time, class!!!

Just waiting on the DVD-9 for completeness now. By the way, I know Adywan has moved on from this edit now and is starting to think about ESB. But I thought I should mention that for the very first time I've noticed Luke's leg twitching (relax?) while he's on the deck after being KO'd by the Sandperson (about 29:20 on the NTSC version). I'm not suggesting this has been introduced by this edit but just that I have never spotted it before - weird. Only other tiny thing was a glitch in the audio of the Death Star briefing at (1:38:03), although I think I remember it being present on the 2004 DVDs - sounds like 'battle station it-is heavily shielded'.

So so so many amazing things in there though - I thought the additional FX sequences all worked perfectly and helped bridge the scenes outside of the existing shots, especially during battle/action scenes. The Death Star battle was much more indulgent with all the skirmishes going on.

To sum up, like so many others on this forum, this will be the version I watch from now on.

Kudos Adywan, Episode IV:R rocks - big time...
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#155843
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***The &quot;Darth Editous&quot; Episode IV DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a partially &quot;de-specialed&quot; DVD
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I agree, most of the so so aspects were tolerable, but why go through the majority of the film creating a bond with his daugter only to have 'the boy' pop back up again.

The bit I felt most dissappointed with was where were the machines were dying at the end. Is there a way to make it look like the machine just fall as a results of the virus, rather than see loads of bravado from the army as they blast the thing with a rocket launcher? The message was like 'the good 'ol army did it again!!' which wasn't the case.



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#155445
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***The &quot;Darth Editous&quot; Episode IV DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a partially &quot;de-specialed&quot; DVD
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Darth Ed.

quick question on your WOTW edit (I'm still waiting for my copy to arrive - bloody mail order...). Are there any deleted scenes on the DVD that can be added back in? I've read a few conflicting internet articles, some saying there are some and vice versa.

Cheers.

p.s. while you're at it can you digitally replace the ferry with Thunderchild and add the whole of Jeff Wayne's soundtrack to the film - just a small request, lol
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#150239
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***The ADigitalMan non-Star Wars DVD Info and Feedback Thread***
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This is mega ambitious considering the 'confused' state of the theatrical PH cut. I must admit when I watched this for the first (and only!) time at the cinema I got the impression that there was a good film in there somewhere.

Kudos to ADM for what sounds like another ace edit.

p.s. now to face the total embarassment of walking into a shop to buy the theatrical DVD - in order to be able to own ADM's cut. I hate it when the cocky shop assistant gives you that 'What are you buying this crap for ?' look... I got the same expression of bewilderment when I bought the Prisoner Cell Block H box sets...
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#145253
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***The ADigitalMan non-Star Wars DVD Info and Feedback Thread***
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Originally posted by: starwarsfan8376
Hate to be a leecher and not pay it forward, but once i get my set I won't be able to make copies. My burner is acting up and being a poor college kid I can't afford to buy a new one at the moment. Sorry guys.....


starwarsfan, I have an idea.

Now bear with me here...

How about you send the DVDs you receive on to me. I'll then burn them and send them back to you - and then offer to PIF on your (and my own) behalf, say 2-4 sets in total?

That way at least something gets PIFed...
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#143024
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<strong>The &quot;ADigitalMan Special Editions&quot; DVD Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
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Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
I wonder if I can find a way to use the line "It's mine ain't it? I can go out and take a piss on it if I want to." from Next of Kin. The West Virginia accent is the topper.


What about the scene where Luke is born, that would be different.

It might even be worth doing another version of the Heresy mix Episode III style...