dark_jedi

That actually looks pretty interesting to,this is the info I was reading,it is from dvdcompare.net.

R2 France - (TF1 Video)
Extras:
"On The Set" featurette (2 min) (in English, with French subtitles)
Interviews with camera operator, producer and director Robert Rodriguez, writer Kevin Williamson and actors Jordana Brewster, Josh Hartnett, Salma Hayek and Elijah Wood (in English, with French subtitles)
Two theatrical trailers
Cast and crew biographies (in French)
DVD-ROM feature:
- Weblink
Subtitles:
French
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Picture Format:
Anamorphic
TV System:
PAL
Soundtrack(s):
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1
Case type:
Amaray (Keep) Case



R2 Italy - (Cecchi Gori)
Extras:
Making Of featurette (16 mins)
Cast and Crew Interviews (12 mins)
Cast Biographies
Theatrical Trailer
Subtitles:
English and English HoH
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Picture Format:
Anamorphic
TV System:
PAL
Soundtrack(s):
Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Case type:
Amaray (Keep) Case

OK guys I need some help please,does anyone here know where I can find(buy) the region 2 Italian release of The Faculty?
it has a nice making of on it and some other extras we(in the US) did not get.

Thanks

relax,I am pretty certain this new release WILL be anamorphic,just give FF some time,we have been communicating through PM's the past couple days and this is his plan,he will get it done and all will be happy.

Doctor M said:

dark_jedi said:

focuspuller said:

When this gets put back up is it going to be Anamorphic?

 

FF said that is the plan,and I am sure it will be,I am helping him as much as I can.

Will it be a crop and upscale or does the source have the added resolution.

to me it looks like the source is already 16:9,he just encoded it 4:3,so a pretty easy fix.

because the HD source"should" already have been 16:9,and the DVD DVD is 16:9 also.

ChainsawAsh said:

dark_jedi said:

Taolar said:

Oldfan said:

I do agree that the warning is pretty much useless. ...

 

 

I still disagree.  FF, I suggest continuing to use the warning.  Fair use laws are fairly nebulous.  But one of the four things that courts look at when deciding is it's use for commercial gain.  If you place the warning, you'll be less likely a target than fan editors who don't.  It's not any sort of a guarantee against prosecution.  But it might be one step in your defense's job of swaying a jury.  And if lawsuits are ever brought against fan editors, I think it's safe to say they will target the biggest offenders first and those actually doing it for profit.  Having a warning in the front will at least support your argument that you're not doing this for any gain.  Actually, I'd suggest a disclaimer saying that you did this only for educational purposes (your own), which is another factor that the courts decided is allowed in fair use.

Like I said, it's not a get out of jail free card.  It may not help you at all.  But it could be a factor that helps your defense, if it ever comes to that.   And even if some viewers find it annoying, it's really only a couple seconds of their time.  No real harm in keeping it in.

Just my 2 cents.

I still find your statement very amusing,the warnings are on the retail DVD's for "us" not to do what we do,but you do it anyways,will this help in court? very doubtful,so you place a warning on something that you were already warned about,and this will "help" sway the jury,again this is very very funny shit,like I said,I really find these warnings as very very annoying,some more so than others,but they are easily taken OFF.

Now all that said,I do like the editors own little signature thing,these are cool idea's as long as they don't get overboard in length.

Noone is trying to tell FF what to do here,we are just stating our beliefs on these dumb ass,useless warnings,and for the record I have never and will never use them.

 

Then take them off yourself if they bug you so much.

Hey dumbass I already said I do,and I have also said numerous times this is just my opinion on this matter,and it appears a few others share it as well,so get off your high horse and move on damn *****! try reading all the post next time,not just snippets.

Now let's just keep this on topic to FF's great upcoming project release.

*and for the record I have ALOT of respect for Taolar and FF for all there talents and edits,but you sir,not so much(have you done anything).

focuspuller said:

When this gets put back up is it going to be Anamorphic?

FF said that is the plan,and I am sure it will be,I am helping him as much as I can.

Taolar said:

Oldfan said:

I do agree that the warning is pretty much useless. ...

 

 

I still disagree.  FF, I suggest continuing to use the warning.  Fair use laws are fairly nebulous.  But one of the four things that courts look at when deciding is it's use for commercial gain.  If you place the warning, you'll be less likely a target than fan editors who don't.  It's not any sort of a guarantee against prosecution.  But it might be one step in your defense's job of swaying a jury.  And if lawsuits are ever brought against fan editors, I think it's safe to say they will target the biggest offenders first and those actually doing it for profit.  Having a warning in the front will at least support your argument that you're not doing this for any gain.  Actually, I'd suggest a disclaimer saying that you did this only for educational purposes (your own), which is another factor that the courts decided is allowed in fair use.

Like I said, it's not a get out of jail free card.  It may not help you at all.  But it could be a factor that helps your defense, if it ever comes to that.   And even if some viewers find it annoying, it's really only a couple seconds of their time.  No real harm in keeping it in.

Just my 2 cents.

I still find your statement very amusing,the warnings are on the retail DVD's for "us" not to do what we do,but you do it anyways,will this help in court? very doubtful,so you place a warning on something that you were already warned about,and this will "help" sway the jury,again this is very very funny shit,like I said,I really find these warnings as very very annoying,some more so than others,but they are easily taken OFF.

Now all that said,I do like the editors own little signature thing,these are cool idea's as long as they don't get overboard in length.

Noone is trying to tell FF what to do here,we are just stating our beliefs on these dumb ass,useless warnings,and for the record I have never and will never use them.

Ash595 said:

Starman, the J Carpenter film has in Europe an audio comm with JC and Jeff Bridges, a promo featurette, a video clip by Karen Allen and J Bridges and the Trailer.

also the movie is in 16:9,I already got it,the extra's are very cool and the commentary is good to,not as good as Roddy and John,but still good.

AxiaEuxine said:

Is this the best thread for a complete newb/beginner in editing? Example: Lets say I had a movie/dvd I wanted to add or delete a scene from and then make a dvd out of it. Would the first post of this thread be the way to go or do you recomend something else?

Yes this guide would be your best bet,very easy to follow,this is how I do all my edits now also.

MrBrown said:

I wonder to hear that the US PS3 does not playing PAL. The european PS3 plays NTSC fine, the only problems are the region coded DVDs, but for that I just do an 1:1 otr a downshrink to DVD5 for my private usage from my own DVDs without region coding...

Have you ever tried some Region codefree PAL disc, if its just the region coding prob?

I have not,but that is a good idea,I will have to try that.

Oldfan said:

dark_jedi said:

Taolar said:

One advantage to the warning screens is they protect the fan editor, at least in theory, by showing that he did not create the fan edit in order to make money off of it.

 

Still I disagree LOL,this will protect editors from no law suit if one comes,a little warning at the begining of a movie shared on the web is no protection at all from the Suits,did the warnings on the original DVD where it says in whole or in part scare you into not editing it?

once again sorry FF for getting sidetracked,this whole issue for me is just really funny.

I do agree that the warning is pretty much useless. I can understand the reasons why the faneditor may think that this could protect them, but in reality, I don't see how it would. While its true that there are those who profit off these fanedits on Ebay, the smart ones will just remove the warnings before making the copies, and even if they don't, they still make their money regardless. And I'm pretty sure that a small disclaimer will offer no protection against the lawyers should it ever end up going that far. Good intentions and lack of desire to profit doesn't seem to hold much weight when you're up against the big guys. I don't mind a custom logo, like Adywan had in his ANH:Revisited DVD, but a full paragraph of legal apologies and warnings are just a bother. Just my opinion.

Amen!

Taolar said:

One advantage to the warning screens is they protect the fan editor, at least in theory, by showing that he did not create the fan edit in order to make money off of it.

Still I disagree LOL,this will protect editors from no law suit if one comes,a little warning at the begining of a movie shared on the web is no protection at all from the Suits,did the warnings on the original DVD where it says in whole or in part scare you into not editing it?

once again sorry FF for getting sidetracked,this whole issue for me is just really funny.

satanika said:

It looks very promising. A very nice atmosphere you've created.

A few niggles:

When your A-man logo zooms on screen it doesn't line completely up with the static version and there's a jump when that appears.

No offense meant, but I really didn't like that 'ave maria' bit. Felt a bit pretentious to me, and I don't like the religious connotations. But maybe it's just me lol :) As I said, no offense meant.

Could just be the clip, but in mplayer it plays slightly out of sync.

Again, possibly just the clip, but it seems your video is not (properly) ivtc'ed, or there is some other interlace issue? Most noticeable right after the interior shot when the building passes on the left and the pan at the landing pad. It looks jerky.

man I couldn't agree with you more,this editing by some people is getting way overboard,totally losing the SW environment,that did not look and feel like Star Wars at all,but I guess to each there own,this just is not for me.

yea that looks to be exactly the same as the German KOCH release,so I already have it,and as far as a guide,Doctor M has a very long,extensive guide here now,his guide deals with the whole DVD menu's and all,I basically just do the main feature,and possibly extra's if they are worthwhile,I don't have the patience to do an entire DVD,I get real bored fast,plus the movie is really my only care anyhow,I actually do not watch extra's alot and really could care less about a menu,I like to just put the DVD in and go LOL.

oh and about PS3 playing PAL,I really have no idea on that one.

I need some help with this,I am not an expert CD burner LOL,but I see in the ESB info you have this:

"IMPORTANT: 0'sec pause at tracks: CD2: 09. 11. "

is the 0 pause in between 8 to 9 or 9 to 10,I am confused is the pause before or after your song track mentioned,also what program is used to do individual pausing?
I see in Nero you can either have no pauses or pause the whole thing,no seperate settings,1 thing though,if you would have ripped these flac files in EAC and used a cue sheet we would not have to set these 0 sec pauses between certain songs.

thanks for the help

Monroville said:

dark_jedi said:

Well I just got in the mail today The Island,evidently it was ONLY released on DVD in Germany,so I have another PAL2NTSC Custom DVD to do,and it is uncut and in the correct aspect ratio of 2.35:1 anamorphic.

been a long time since I have watched this,and from what I remember it was a pretty damn good Michael Caine movie.

Just to let everyone know, THE ISLAND is also out in Australia too; you can find it on ebay.com for @ $15.00 usually.  It is R4, PAL and 2.35:1 anamorphically enhanced.  Looks fantastic (well, until the blu-ray comes out)!

 

Now that is good to know,but the German release looks and sounds damn good to,but it was a few dollars more than $15

Not the version with Ewan Mcgregor,I was talking about the older version with Michael Caine,I did not see this one at ebay.com.au

Ziz said:

FanFiltration said:

dark_jedi said:

The publicity stills and the interviews are very cool,and the way the Enterprise takes off at movie start is awesome to,but I have never been a fan of the annoying warnings faneditors put on there DVD's,because quit frankly they are easily stripped and really do nothing,people are going to do whatever they want with the video anyways(I should know,ALOT of my previous works have been and still are being sold),just like we do,but your own little FF presentation is OK,it is like your signature.

Just got FEDS to and did not like the warning on that either,so I will strip it to LOL,FE started all that BS and now it seems everyone thinks it has to be on there.

Hell the official retail versions have arnings up the ass and we don't seem to listen to those do we?\

but hey that is just me,FF keep an eye on your PM's,you will be gettting one shortly.

Thank for the comment.  I'll leave everything but my FF logo off my next edit project.

 

I don't know about that.  The warning stuff may be useless from a fan-edit perspective, but it's a necessary step to thwart the lazy bootleggers who download stuff and burn stacks of discs to sell at conventions.  They're not paying attention to the details, they're just interested in making money, which is what puts the fan editing community in jeopardy in the first place.  Having the warning on there at least educates the customer to what they're watching, if not thwarting the bootlegger.

yes it really works my ass,do WE listen to all the warnings on the retail DVD's?

NO we still edit them and share them,so in MY opinion they are annoying and useless,some editors make some very long ones and some are just plain stupid.

but back on topic,if anyone wants to debate this I will gladly go some rounds via PM

The publicity stills and the interviews are very cool,and the way the Enterprise takes off at movie start is awesome to,but I have never been a fan of the annoying warnings faneditors put on there DVD's,because quit frankly they are easily stripped and really do nothing,people are going to do whatever they want with the video anyways(I should know,ALOT of my previous works have been and still are being sold),just like we do,but your own little FF presentation is OK,it is like your signature.

Just got FEDS to and did not like the warning on that either,so I will strip it to LOL,FE started all that BS and now it seems everyone thinks it has to be on there.

Hell the official retail versions have arnings up the ass and we don't seem to listen to those do we?\

but hey that is just me,FF keep an eye on your PM's,you will be gettting one shortly.

Oldfan said:

Just in case this helps while you fix these issues, in regards to the anamorphic issue, I did use IFOedit to fix the 16:9 flag in the vts_02_0.IFO file (which is the movie itself), and also in the VIDEO_TS.IFO file. It just took a second. But, there wasn't anything I could do with the vts_01_0.IFO file (the menu screen and stills) because:

 

If I make no changes to vts_01_0.IFO, then the menu screens are not displayed properly on a 4:3 set, because of the anamorphic issue. All the menu screens are squished, including the "warp" transition, but the publicity stills are actually correct.

 

If I fix the 16:9 flag in that file, then the menus will be in the 16:9 aspect ratio (which is the ratio they are made for), as well as the "warp" transition, but then the publicity stills are displayed incorrectly (it seems the stills need to play as 4:3, not 16:9). I can't fix the menus without messing up the stills, because they are all contained on vts_01_0. So its a choice of either having the menus display incorrectly, or the stills display incorrectly. Ideally, the menus, stills, and the warp transition should all be done in 4:3, not 16:9, as most dvds are done. That way the menus can be displayed as 4:3 like normal dvds, and then the actual feature will be anamorphic 16:9.

 

Hope this makes some sense.

 

it really does not matter now,he deleted the torrent and is redoing it because of the other issues,he will get it right,I have faith in FF.

just take your time FF,we waited this long we can wait a while longer.

after looking at this it does look squished,FF looks like this was anamorphic you should have encoded at 16:9 not 4:3,what encoder do you use just out of curiousity,here are screens of it in 16:9 and they look correct.

so if there is a way to fix the ifo that would be great.

Griff Hell yea I am interested in ET,I think my little boy would really love that movie to,let me in on the hookup.

Well that is great news Creeps is finally getting an official release.

So is there any interest at all for The Gate AVCHD? I already can assume noone but myself want Jessica Simpson's These Boots video LOL.

I have hit some snags with Kong,but I will try to work them out,I knew this was going to smoothly,just had to hit a darn bump.

you should have it now.

Well when it arrives I will let you guys know how it is LOL.

Thanks again vbangle,I feel so excited about this,I NEVER win anything,ever.

FanFiltration said:

dark_jedi said:

@ FF,

Thanks alot for the heads up,but I want to know,you won't mind if I make this anamorphic when I get it do you?

I hate 4:3 LB on my setup,I wouldn't if I was still using my 35" picture tube TV though.

Thanks again

Please feel free to do that.  I just did not have the know how to make this anamorphic. 

 

Fair enough,Thanks for the response.