ubow

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Join date: 12-May-2004
Last activity: 18-May-2005
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Post: #53024
Topic: Info: OT Bootleg DVDs
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/53024/action/topic#53024
Time: 18-Jun-2004 11:29 PM

Laserman, I've sent you a PM.

Post: #51211
Topic: Info: OT Bootleg DVDs
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/51211/action/topic#51211
Time: 21-May-2004 7:19 AM

I thought I'd just chime in. For those who don't know how to create anamorphic video from non-anamorphic sources, a clear set of instructions is available at:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=187458&highlight=laserdiscs

I tried this with a non-anamorphic capture of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (laserdisc theatrical cut... different to the official "Directors Cut" DVD) and the results were fairly good. The only things that might make this approach less that optimal are that they use TMPGENC to encode to MPEG-2, whereas as someone pointed out above CCE is generally considered the industry standard for MPEG-2 encoding. Also, the best resize method is, I believe, tri-cubic resizing (someone also mentioned Lanzcos, but I'm unfamiliar with it... worth investigating) but I don't know what method TMPGENC employs, so it may not be the best.

Also, just to add weight to what's been said here already, an anamorphic DVD will obviously NOT increase "true" resolution over it's non-anamorphic counterpart, but it's advantage is solely for those of us with widescreen TV's which generally introduce horrid scanline artifacts when zooming 4:3 material to fill the screen - some widescreens can zoom without artifacts but the vast majority aren't able to do it very well.

Post: #50391
Topic: Info: OT Bootleg DVDs
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/50391/action/topic#50391
Time: 15-May-2004 7:43 AM

Samatar, thanks. You were right.

Laserman, now I can receive your PM's
- although I'd still prefer correspondence via email instead.

Post: #50389
Topic: Info: OT Bootleg DVDs
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/50389/action/topic#50389
Time: 15-May-2004 4:33 AM

Originally posted by: Laserman
Right back atchya!

Laser, was that response intended for me? If so, I haven't received a PM reply from you, nor an email.
I've sent one more PM (a final one) and I want to stress that I would much prefer to discuss this via email, NOT on a public board.

Post: #50381
Topic: Info: OT Bootleg DVDs
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/50381/action/topic#50381
Time: 15-May-2004 2:19 AM

Laserman, I've sent you another PM.

Post: #50217
Topic: Info: OT Bootleg DVDs
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/50217/action/topic#50217
Time: 13-May-2004 9:38 PM

Laserman, I've sent you a private message.

Post: #49910
Topic: Info: OT Bootleg DVDs
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/49910/action/topic#49910
Time: 12-May-2004 5:35 AM

Laserman, I'm also in Australia (Wollongong, NSW) and after a good set of anamorphic DVD-R's for these movies as well. Unfortunately TR47 won't send discs outside the US and digitalfreaknyc never replied to my email. If you can manage to get an anamorphic set, I'll gladly split the costs with you, benefiting us both. Please let me know. Cheers.

UBOW.