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#192103
Topic
DVD Labels
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/192103/action/topic#192103
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I found them in various places. Some I found on Google image search, while others have just been on my computer for so long I can't remember where I got them. The channel diagram I created myself with simple vector shapes. I'm thinking of adding DVD9/DVD5 logos as well as PAL/NTSC logos so I know which versions I have. (ADM & Citizen have released different versions of their DVDs, among others.)
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#192098
Topic
DVD Labels
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/192098/action/topic#192098
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Originally posted by: THX
Zion, I'm about to do the same - where are you getting your disc art from?

Well, I initially started out trying to track down all the "official" labels for each set. But I soon realized that not all sets had labels, and not all labels included the set name. The latter is crucial for someone like me who isn't going to be printing any covers. I'm keeping all my DVDs in a 300-disc zip wallet, and I need to be able to flip through, locate the set I'm looking for, and then locate the title. So I came up with my own labels:

http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/1858/anhlabelzion9uv.jpghttp://img158.imageshack.us/img158/511/esblabelzion9jq.jpghttp://img529.imageshack.us/img529/759/rotjlabelzion3hu.jpg

With these templates, all I do is change the name and add the appropriate logos to the bottom (PCM, Letterbox, etc.). I don't have to guess which set is which, and I can quickly find what I'm looking for.
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#191924
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.: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/191924/action/topic#191924
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I hope everyone received their newsletter OK last night. If not, another one will go out this afternoon to those who didn't receive it.

Arnie, sorry for the delay in responding, but I think the newsletter answers most of your questions. Yes, there are multiple captures, and yes we are working on TooTed versions of all of them.
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#191865
Topic
DVD Labels
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/191865/action/topic#191865
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I too had problems in the past with stick on labels. Particularly with discs that I played very frequently. I never damaged a player, but my computer would have problems reading the discs after a while.

I recently purchased an Epson R200 printer ($65 on clearance) and a CIS ink kit. It was more money than I wanted to spend, for sure, but it beats stick on labels any day as well as the "sharpie" method. I'm in the process of printing labels for my entire SW DVD preservation & fan edits collection, as well as my 36-disc MST3K collection. I'm about 1/3 of the way done with printing them all, and I've barely even used 1/10 of the 4oz. ink bottles I got with my CIS kit. It was a lot of cash up front, but in the long run I'm saving a lot of money over using regular ink cartridges, or stick on labels for that matter.

I haven't tried using any coating spray though, as my dorm room isn't the most ideal place to be spraying chemicals everywhere. I've also heard that sprays can get onto the data side of the disc and damage it if you're not careful. How true is this?
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#190495
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Info Wanted: Superbit?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/190495/action/topic#190495
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Originally posted by: gltaylor74
I always felt that ld basically used the theatrical mix whereas DVD's are often "remixed" for home theater. When comparing the Star Wars Episode I DD DVD (at 448kbps) to the DD on the LD (at 384kbps) it is no contest. The LD is far more agressive of a mix and faithfully represents the theatrical viewing experience that I had. The DVD sounds "dumbed down" so to speak.

I have not compared the DD to the DTS on the R2 Jurassic park superbit. I know that the DTS is only at a rate of 754kbps and does not use the full 1509kbps as some early DTS DVD's did. DTS laserdisc for reference used a bitrate of 1235kbps. I remeber that when the R1 Jurassic park came out, the DTS DVD was very very weak and was easily bested by the DD DVD. It was found that an encoding error occured on the DTS DVD and cut it's LFE channel by 4db. A repressed DTS DVD was made available that was said to be created from the DTS laserdisc master and it shows. I believe that the Jurassic park superbit DTS is this same mix as it sounds very similar to the DTS DVD.


I must've had the repressed DTS version then because it sounded amazing. Someone stole the disc out of my disc wallet though.

I wonder if it's an increased dynamic range that makes the LD sound so good?
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#190341
Topic
Violence in Video games a fad?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/190341/action/topic#190341
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What exactly to you mean by violent music? Is that in a lyrical sense, or a musical sense?

There have been plenty of horrible violent video games made. Ever since Mortal Kombat hit the arcades back in the early 90's, there have been a ton of crappy games of the same genre. Primal Rage comes to mind as being one of the more controversial, as well as a SegaCD game called Night Trap (I think) - the one where you could break into houses and rape women.
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#190314
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Info Wanted: Superbit?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/190314/action/topic#190314
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Compression and bit rate are the reasons why. DD tracks on DVD can be up to 448kbps, while DTS can be up to 1.5Mbps. The AC3 track on the LD is an even higher bit rate I believe. Also, I'd be willing to bet the DTS audio on the THX demo disc is just a recompressed version of the Dolby master.

However, if you compare a soundtrack mastered by DTS to a soundtrack mastered by Dolby, there can be distict differences. If anyone out there has both a copy of the DD version of Jurassic Park and the DTS version, compare the audio of the opening credits. I used to demo this for people when I worked at Circuit City. There's a part in the opening credits of the film where the bass kicks in with a solid "boom". In the DTS version, the bass is tight and solid. On the DD version, the bass is very weak and sounds muddy. The chirps of the birds and wind instruments are also much clearer on the DTS version. Is this the same case with your Superbit DVD gl?