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#196560
Topic
.: The Lancer DVD Project :. (* unfinished project *)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/196560/action/topic#196560
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Do you have any way to connect your computer via digital audio out to your sound system? It might be worth doing even if you have to move your computer into another room. That way you can bypass your sound card's decoders and you can test it out on your HT system without wasting time burning another disc.

In my experience, DTS always encodes better. I ran into some crappy DD encoders myself while working on my ROTS DVD. Always frustrating as hell.
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#196468
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THE FAN EDIT CONTEST HAS A WINNER !!! REVIEWS IN OFF TOPIC FORUM
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/196468/action/topic#196468
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Originally posted by: Billy Mahoney
and now the moderator arrives. Zion, please re-read the posts of Bizzle and think about who you are defending and what you are saying. Being offensive is putting it mildly to what he did. And since not only I realized that, I do not understand why you are holding hands here.

Oh, I've been watching this thread for quite some time. I just never felt the need to post until now.

Let me just say that Bizzle doesn't need anyone to defend him. He is quite capable of that on his own. Nor is that my intention here. I'm just providing my opinion on the matter.

If you want to take what he says personally, fine. But perhaps you should reread his posts and rethink the point he's trying to get across. Not everyone in the world is going to be positive, or water things down so they don't hurt your feelings. Sometimes people feel the need to be blunt and honest. Sometimes those people are judges in a contest who want to give their honest opinion of the entries.

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#196305
Topic
THE FAN EDIT CONTEST HAS A WINNER !!! REVIEWS IN OFF TOPIC FORUM
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/196305/action/topic#196305
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If there's one thing I've learned about Bizzle over the past 3-4 years, it's that he never pulls any punches and he rarely sugar coats anything. That combined with a keen eye and ear makes a great judge for a contest like this. I personally don't see anything wrong with any of his comments on the edits. He's honest and he gives his opinion like a judge is supposed to do. If you don't like what he has to say, get in line because you're definitely not the first. I think all too often in the fan editing world we're prone to giving people kudos for doing something while we ignore it's quality or it's impact on the film. People like Bizz remind us that not everything deserves a pat on the back and there's plenty of room for improvement.

Dayv has asked me to be a judge in next year's contest. I was almost afraid to say yes because of the negative opinions I have on some of the fan edits I've seen. But the only way to raise the bar is to point out our flaws and strive to make things better. Critisism is just as important (if not more important) than praise.
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#195061
Topic
DVD Labels
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/195061/action/topic#195061
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It is only used as an example, seeing as it is both letterbox and PCM. It's also still one of the best letterbox transfers to date.



Moth3r, I got that logo from Rikter if I'm not mistaken. Is it not a real logo?

I can see what your saying, though I wouldn't want to add a second logo for audio. But doesn't the PCM audio come from Dolby anyway? Or at least created with Dolby equipment? It is surround encoded after all.


(Waits for Neil to chime in)
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#194750
Topic
DVD Labels
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/194750/action/topic#194750
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I made a few changes to the template today and I'm calling it done for now. The screenshots above have been updated. As you can see, I have added an extras template as well.

You can download the PSD file here. (31MB)
Note: This is a Photoshop CS2 file, 1393x1393 @ 300dpi. You may have trouble opening the file in earlier versions of Photoshop.

Enjoy.
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#194580
Topic
DVD Labels
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/194580/action/topic#194580
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Originally posted by: The Bizzle
Nice. My only suggestion would be to unclutter the bottom of the DVD--everyone here knows what they're holding, no one's getting any disc info off the disc itself, all the labels and stuff do is distract from the art.

Yeah, I'm not printing up covers and storing my DVDs in cases, so these logos tell me what's what as I flip through my 300-disc zip wallet. If you like these, you can download the psd file I'll be upping and hide the logos.