digitalfreaknyc

I don't understand why they would even make an HDMI card that can't capture 5.1. It's pointless.

13mbps is MORE than enough to capture broadcast signals. Remember, broadcast is mpeg-2 but it's being re-compressed in AVC, which is MUCH more efficient.
And should 13 not be enough for you, the internal capture card can go up to 20mbps. Overkill IMHO.

And, again, the Hauppauge is the only viable and realistic option for getting phenomenal results with 5.1 sound.

I would have purchased any other possibility. With all the HD archiving I do, there is no other option.

drngr said:

An $150 card that can only capture unencrypted HDMI or analog YPbPr to 13Mbps H.264 with no option for uncompressed 2-channel audio (forced AAC)

vs.

A $110 card that can capture any HDMI or YPbPr to uncompressed/lossless with uncompressed 2-channel audio

 

Not drinking that Hauppauge Kool-Aid.

Does anyone have the dutch version of Young Guns (the first one)?

It has:
"Making-Of" featurette
"Behind-the-Scenes" featurette
Interviews with:
- Director/producer Christoper Cain
- Writer/executive producer John Fusco
- Actor Lou Diamond Phillips
- Actor Emilio Estevez
- Actor Dermot Mulroney
- Actor Charlie Sheen
- Actor Casey Siemaszko
- Actor Terenece Stamp
- Actor Kiefer Sutherland

Just wondering! :)

digitalfreaknyc said:

Does anyone know what happened to babyhum? I've tried messaging and emailing. No response.

This site is impossible to navigate if you're searching. Is there anyway to have a search function on it? It's almost archaic without it.

I know it used to have a very primitive version but I can't even find that any more.

Why don't people tweet or email Rintzler and ask? Can't hurt.

I know it may seem backwards to some of you but I've started re-doing some of my earlier discs on blu-ray. I'm not re-encoding but more combining and adding.

At this point, I'm working on my Jaws, E.T. and Indiana Jones discs. I have a TON of new Indiana Jones stuff that I'm throwing into those discs.

The problem is that I know a lot of people are not able to burn blu-ray's so it's a bit limiting but...I'm just doing this mostly for myself and if other people can benefit, then that's what I care about.

If anyone is interested, I'm happy to list what's going on the discs. I'm thinking I might share them on myspleen as well.

FremenDar said:

Will there ever be BD25 AVC (instead of MPEG2 480p) versions of any of the ALIEN Appendices discs? Perhaps even a 1080p version of the ALIEN: Extended Edition? Already own the UK ALIEN Anthology Blu-ray set and I was going to buy another multi-disc Blu-ray case. Only so I won't use anymore DVDs and have everything on Blu-ray for these.

poita said:

There are collector forums.

Got this up and running last night! SCORE! So excited to be archiving something else!

Now the question is where to find more of these. Any ideas? :( Other than Ebay, I'm at a loss.

Troyig88 said:

Its great they are doing that but what good is it if it never gets released.  No disrespect to the team.

crissrudd4554 said:

The track removed from previous home video versions was 'Having My Baby' by Paul Anka which was played during the beach scene involving the death of the Kitner boy. Most pre-1995 releases feature an alternate song (title I dont know). However, I have a few copies of the 1983 pan and scan VHS and while most feature the replaced song, one of them I believe has the original song. On another note, one thing that I'm surprised is absent on current releases is Cassidy's burp after Chrissie is pulled under. I was watching the 1995 VHS a few months ago and compared it to the 5.1 and mono tracks on the DVD and if you listen carefully you can faintly hear it but nowhere near as clear than on the VHS. I noticed other things that sounded more up front on the VHS than the DVD. Examples include the dialogue when the shark tugs the boat and Brody's yelp when the wires holding the cage snap. 

Hauppauge. That's all you need to know. No lists. Will do anything you need.

I know no one at a TV station, unfortunately. I just bought 5 or 6 tapes and that would be a long time to record.

I looked into having it transferred and it's $50 a tape which I'm NOT spending. :(

I'm still looking into Ebay options. Looks like I'll be spending $300-400 on it. I'm fine with that because I still have the hope that I'll find others, which will also be on Betacam-SP. But I'll also have this hunk of machine sitting in my living room....along with my laserdisc player :)

Tom Servo said:

I believe i downloaded this version a few weeks ago from a torrent site, since it has the same menus and bonus features.  I was wondering what kind of blu ray player and TV people are viewing this on.  It plays flawlessly on my PC, but after burning the first disc to BD-R and playing it on my TV, it judders like crazy.  Even the slightest movements have a noticeable frame interlacing issue,  and when there is a panning shot, it looks like a 10.0 earthquake, double and triple vision of objects on the screen.  I have been trying to understand why this happens with this disc and nothing else that I've ever viewed on it, including blu ray movies, and TV.  It's a Vizio LCD with 240hz refresh, and should be able to display this just fine theoretically.

I'm just trying to figure out why it looks like a nightmare on my TV, and literally hurts the eyes to look the interlacing issue for too long.  This isn't a complaint about your work, it's obviously has something to do with my TV, like I said, it is perfectly smooth on my PC.  But it makes no sense, I've never seen anything quite like it before, not even close, with anything else I've ever viewed on it.  I've tried different "smooth motion" settings on the TV and it made no difference.

poita said:

A simple BNC to RCA cable will work from a Betacam Deck to your capture card.

Capture via component for best results.

Moth3r said:

digitalfreaknyc said:

I complained about this in blu-ray.com when the blu-ray came out and several people commented that the DTS 768 equals the PCM. I didn't understand why but they explained it.

48kHz = 48,000 samples per second.

Each sample is 16 bits, therefore mono PCM is 1 x 16 x 48,000 = 768,000 bits per second = 768kbps.

However, the specs above say that it is encoded as dual mono (same track in left and right channels) and uses 24 bit samples. Uncompressed this would be 2 x 24 x 48000 = 2304kbps, so 768kbps represents a track that has been compressed to a third of its original size. 

Are you sure it's Raiders that has outtakes? You might be thinking of LC because that DEFINITELY has dialogue not in the film. I don't remember hearing anything out of the ordinary in Raiders.

I complained about this in blu-ray.com when the blu-ray came out and several people commented that the DTS 768 equals the PCM. I didn't understand why but they explained it.

Moth3r said:

Yes the deck will probably use professional connectors - XLR for audio and BNC for component video. You'll have to use adapters, but it shouldn't be a problem.

Can the Hauppauge take a component input? If not, s-video would be a second choice.

Moth3r said:

No, although the tapes look similar Betacam SP and Betamax are completely different formats.

I would look into getting a Betacam SP tape deck off eBay, and a capture card that can capture an analogue component input.

I just purchased some EPK's from films that I like but all is on Betacam SP. Any idea how to transfer those? Will a regular Betamax machine play them?

The Aluminum Falcon said:

borisanddoris said:

Thanks again to everyone who helped me and all of us realize this dream.  I'm curious to see if Universal uses the original 5.1 or a remix for the upcoming 3D re-release.  One thing is for sure: the trailer's 2D image looks to have improved vastly over the Blu-ray video master.  With any luck, we'll get a nice, new Blu-ray as well!

I'd assume they'd continue to use the remix. I don't think that they'll make a new encode for the 2D BD video master (to save costs), but they'll probably issue it on a nice 3D BD. If that happens, one would have to extract the 2D image from the 3D BD for a high quality Jurassic Park. I'm just speculating, of course; this is what happened to Beauty and the Beast. Time will tell.

But at least he's "in style" now. He's got bangs. :)