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#192777
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Torrents Noob.
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Originally posted by: theredbaron
Originally posted by: bad_karma24
I'll take them one by one...

-MySpleen.net is the best place for fan-made projects that are talked about on here. ThePirateBay has some, but no one hardly ever seeds them (I'll get to this in a bit). Demonoid is good, but registering there is next to impossible.

-Typing "Moth3r" into the search box should do you just fine. "Star Wars" will net you all the releases.

-It's more or less uploading from my understanding, once you've fully downloaded the torrent its advised to share at least once or twice over (Torrent programs have a share ratio indicator). Someone else can probably explain this better than I can.

-Depends. Some torrents have a VIDEO_TS folder that you can burn with Nero as "Burning DVD video files." I'm sure other programs have similar ways as well. Others are ISO, which you just burn like a normal DVD.

-Just downloading it will be enough. VIDEO_TS files can be opened with your DVD player easily enough.

These are just some basic answers to get you started, I'm sure others have more complete answers because I'm not exactly an expert myself. Hope this helps though!



Thanks, Karma. I'll give it a go...


No problem.
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#192473
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Info Wanted: Superbit?
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Superbit is just the name of a line of DVDs that Sony put out with no extras in order to maximize space for Video/Picture quality. There is nothing "special" about them that differentiates them from other high quality DVDs, except for the fact that they have the name label. I've seen Superbit DVDs that have been less than impressive as well.

For example, Criterion constantly comes out with reference quality stuff, that can at times be even better than Superbit quality.
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#191989
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Info & Help Wanted: batman and robin - de-assified
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Originally posted by: ocpmovie
>> Schumacher actually apologized for making the movie.


Lame fan-pleasing gesture .... Why doesn't he apologize for all his other goddamn movies?

Ruining Phantom of the Opera ... grrrr.


Because POTA, all its fault aside, was a pretty damn good movie. Sure, its nothing compared to having seen it in London, but if you want to watch it anytime, I'm fine with just popping it in.
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#191988
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Torrents Noob.
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I'll take them one by one...

-MySpleen.net is the best place for fan-made projects that are talked about on here. ThePirateBay has some, but no one hardly ever seeds them (I'll get to this in a bit). Demonoid is good, but registering there is next to impossible.

-Typing "Moth3r" into the search box should do you just fine. "Star Wars" will net you all the releases.

-It's more or less uploading from my understanding, once you've fully downloaded the torrent its advised to share at least once or twice over (Torrent programs have a share ratio indicator). Someone else can probably explain this better than I can.

-Depends. Some torrents have a VIDEO_TS folder that you can burn with Nero as "Burning DVD video files." I'm sure other programs have similar ways as well. Others are ISO, which you just burn like a normal DVD.

-Just downloading it will be enough. VIDEO_TS files can be opened with your DVD player easily enough.

These are just some basic answers to get you started, I'm sure others have more complete answers because I'm not exactly an expert myself. Hope this helps though!
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#191435
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Info Wanted: Superbit?
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Originally posted by: gltaylor74
they are a very bad alternative. I thought the same as you. I tried them on two different dvd players and they were of poor quality and were continually skipping and stuttering, etc. Do not expect a quality product.


Agreed. And if you get a region free player (not that hard to come by, nor expensive) you can play the official ones without a hitch, as you don't have to deal with PAL.
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#190723
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Info Wanted: Superbit?
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Originally posted by: Boomstick
Originally posted by: gltaylor74


Just to note, the Jurassic Park superbit sets on ebay are bootlegs. AS noted earlier, you will pay dearly for the geniune Jurassic park alone, let alone all three films.


The Jurassic Park Superbits that I looked at certainly weren't bootlegs, hence the price I mentioned.


Yeah, the Jurassic Park Superbits probably aren't bootlegs.
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#190219
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Frustrated with DVD burning
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Alright, I burned Hannibal this morning at 4x. Seems to work fine, though I'm going to plan on watching the entire thing through in the near future to double check. Thanks for all your help guys, hopefully the information on here will help out some more newcomers to the subject who are just as clueless as me.

Incidentally, does anyone have a link the disc art for ADM's Hannibal? I know, I feel like I'm taking two steps back, but those labels just look so damn good... haha. And again, I've had nary a problem with other discs with labels on them, so I might has well give it a shot here. Thanks in advance!
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#190216
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Info Wanted: Superbit?
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They're a fake. No question whatsoever. Not only is the seller an obvious liar (promotional releases... lol), but as meedermow pointed out, Fox would not have the rights to use the Superbit series. Probably no better then ones you can get for free. Why on earth would you pay for these?

In any case, I definetely prefer Superbits to the original releases. I think there's a couple of them out there where I wouldn't bother upgrading (Leon is the only one I can think of at the moment). As far as the others I've seen (Lawrence of Arabia, Das Boot, Desperado, and The Fifth Element) the Superbit edition is far and away the better of the two.
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#189897
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Frustrated with DVD burning
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Mmmm... MythBusters. Is there anything those guys don't do?

Speaking of Hannibal, I transferred the files to my computer one by one, and got no errors. When I go to class tomorrow I'll set a burn at 4x and see if that did anything. I'll probably refrain from putting a label on it for now though, until I test some of the other discs with labels that I have (maybe I should start watching these DVDs as soon as a burn them, as opposed to months later. Damn school.).
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#189236
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Frustrated with DVD burning
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Looks like I'll be using 2x instead of 8x from now on. Bleh.

The labels seem to be working fine, I think its more of a problem with the disc itself. Or... I tried playing Hannibal back today and it worked fine, even in scenes where it completely froze. I'm using the labels that adhere... would the heat generated from spinning have something to do with it? Thanks guys!
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#189194
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Frustrated with DVD burning
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Jaiman, thanks for the info about the discs. I tend to just buy whatever I see first, I've been told by sales reps that brands don't matter. On the other hand, I've been given far worse advice by sales reps before... maybe its time I just stopped talking to them altogether. I'll experiment with the firmaware too, though I think I updated mine when I first bought my laptop.

Speaking of disc deterioration, is it possible to happen in a matter of months? I burned ADM's Hannibal edit a while back when it first came out on MySpleen, and burned it soon thereafter. I never actually watched the whole thing through, but checked several scenes throughout the movie and not a single problem. I played it back in full last night (well, almost in full) and 45 minutes in I got tons of errors and pixelization. I tried playing back on my computer, and it ran fine for a bit, then just locked up entirely. Copying didn't work because apparantly the disc data is in error. Rather annoying, especially since it's no longer up on MySpleen (and if it was, there probably would be hardly any seeders). I've heard of DVD Rescue programs, would those work in this situation, or will I have to trouble someone into providing a copy for me? (hint, hint ).

MeBeJedi, I've been told (on this forum actually) that writing speed really doesn't matter, and that a slower speed will just mean that my information will get to the disc slower :/. Though since I'm usually out to lunch when I start a burn, I'll give this method a try and see what happens.

Great advice guys, I'll definetely look into this and see what I get.

And one more thing, do disc labels affect playback at all? I can't remember faulty playback on a disc with a label on it, though I've played others that have labels with nary a problem. Any ideas? Thanks!