oojason

TV’s Frink said:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/881503147168071680

This is supposedly the President of the United States.

I thought it was a spoof account when I watched that mate.
 

‘Trump wrestling body-slam tweet ‘encourages violence against reporters’, CNN says’…

(CNN statement says president ‘involved in juvenile behavior far below the dignity of his office’ while Ben Sasse says he is ‘trying to weaponise distrust’)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/02/trump-body-slam-cnn-tweet-violence-reporters-wrestlemania
 

^ Trump is very much the lowering the bar - and it has occurred so many times it is seemingly becoming ‘accepted’ or almost ‘normal’ for this type of behaviour from him.

not quite a last album listened to - but likely worth a post…

‘Annie Lennox Shares Letter From US Radio Station’s ‘New Music Coordinator’, Who Thinks She’s An Unknown Singer’…

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/annie-lennox-facebook-post_uk_595632f6e4b0da2c7322cd5c?utm_hp_ref=uk

‘Afghanistan’s all-girl robotics team banned from entering US - but their robot will be allowed in’…

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world-0/us-afghanistan-robotics-robot-inventors-teenage-girls-first-global-challenge-kabul-citadel-travel-a7818191.html

inspirobot turns out to be more accurate than previously thought…

The Cybermen send their regards…

Looking forward to the end of season finale tonight…

As a few others have said on here it is a shame that Capaldi hasn’t had as many good stories and the quality writing as he deserves - as well as Clara being centre-stage for a little too long early on in his tenure…

for those too lazy to come up with their own thoughts and inspiration… 😉

http://inspirobot.me/

"I’m InspiroBot.

I am an artificial intelligence dedicated to generating unlimited amounts of unique inspirational quotes for endless enrichment of pointless human existence."

&

Film critic Barry Norman dies, aged 83…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40468411

SilverWook said:

Sounds like they’re doing something that will piss off their paying customers. I’ve always found them a hassle to use, and they have popups that get around my blockers too. There are better image hosting sites out there, but a pain in the ass to move if you have tons of stuff.

Aye, I think the ‘DVD Covers, Disc Labels, and Other Fan Artwork’ section of the ot.com will take a big hit from photobucket being very very annoying on this - lots of ‘3rd party linking’ in there.

It took me most of an evening to re-link most of my covers (thankfully I don’t have that many) - and links to others - and there’s still a fair few I’ve likely missed.

And the amount of adverts now popping up intrusively is very annoying too. Can’t see them surviving or doing well from this new ‘business model’ for very long…

Hopefully imgur will be ok/decent for picture hosting for a long long time to come… 😉

TV’s Frink said:

oojason said:

vexedmedia said:

Here are some covers to smooth things over

vexedmedia said:

I’ve been holding on to these covers for quite some time now (about 8 months) and I’ve decided it’s time to let them go.

Based on the Criterion layout, these covers present the Despecialized project without cluttering the front artwork. I went with striking images and embellished them for a unique look. These are inspired by JMoomer’s previous designs, which I became obsessed with and decided to work on some originals. This is a set with a theme, and I have more sets designed with the same layout that have different themes (those will be posted at a later date so look out for further posts)

The covers are made for Criterion Single Disc Cases and are FREE TO DOWNLOAD AND PRINT FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY, which I would greatly enjoy seeing photos of.

! PLEASE KEEP THESE IMAGES OFF OTHER SITES !

I made these for the forum members here and I don’t want to find them anywhere else. If I see them pop up on eBay or other forums, the designs will be pulled and I won’t post any more of the many I’ve made.

However, if you would like a set made for you, I am offering to do so.

** IF YOU’RE READING THIS PASSED JULY 4TH IT’S ENDED

The trilogy set will be 40$, 15$ each individually, all in Criterion cases and with an inside print unique to each film as well.

NO DISCS INCLUDED!

those you will have to handle yourself. Shipping only to United States for now. This is a timed production. From now until the 4th of July, you can PM me if interested. Expected delivery by August 1st.

Hope you enjoy the designs and the coming covers.

-VM

really nice choice of abstract artwork for your Criterion OT Covers there - some top work and thanks for sharing.

I’ve add them to a list of single case sets, Box Sets, 3-in-1 / Trilogy covers etc by users on the ot.com, here:-

http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/A-list-of-Box-Sets-3-in-1-Trilogy-covers-single-case-sets-some-useful-links/id/53673

Whoa, what a great list! I generally don’t care much about covers myself but that’s a nice community resource.

cheers mate - with so many quality covers and art made by people on here through the years for all the various Star Wars releases, and custom covers too, I thought something like this may help us all find them a little easier.

TV’s Frink said:

oojason said:

Reminds me of this one from a few years ago.

😄

a bit like the old…

vexedmedia said:

Here are some covers to smooth things over

vexedmedia said:

I’ve been holding on to these covers for quite some time now (about 8 months) and I’ve decided it’s time to let them go.

Based on the Criterion layout, these covers present the Despecialized project without cluttering the front artwork. I went with striking images and embellished them for a unique look. These are inspired by JMoomer’s previous designs, which I became obsessed with and decided to work on some originals. This is a set with a theme, and I have more sets designed with the same layout that have different themes (those will be posted at a later date so look out for further posts)

The covers are made for Criterion Single Disc Cases and are FREE TO DOWNLOAD AND PRINT FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY, which I would greatly enjoy seeing photos of.

! PLEASE KEEP THESE IMAGES OFF OTHER SITES !

I made these for the forum members here and I don’t want to find them anywhere else. If I see them pop up on eBay or other forums, the designs will be pulled and I won’t post any more of the many I’ve made.

However, if you would like a set made for you, I am offering to do so.

** IF YOU’RE READING THIS PASSED JULY 4TH IT’S ENDED

The trilogy set will be 40$, 15$ each individually, all in Criterion cases and with an inside print unique to each film as well.

NO DISCS INCLUDED!

those you will have to handle yourself. Shipping only to United States for now. This is a timed production. From now until the 4th of July, you can PM me if interested. Expected delivery by August 1st.

Hope you enjoy the designs and the coming covers.

-VM

really nice choice of abstract artwork for your Criterion OT Covers there - some top work and thanks for sharing.

I’ve add them to a list of single case sets, Box Sets, 3-in-1 / Trilogy covers etc by users on the ot.com, here:-

http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/A-list-of-Box-Sets-3-in-1-Trilogy-covers-single-case-sets-some-useful-links/id/53673

Tyler0013 said:

Here are some covers I have worked on in between my Box Set (currently undergoing some fixes).

I hope you enjoy these as much as I do! Enjoy!!!

Quality covers those mate - always liked the look of the CBS/Fox Video 1984/86 covers - I’ve added them to a list of covers, box sets, and 3-in-1 covers, and some useful links etc below, if ok with you?:-

http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/A-list-of-Box-Sets-3-in-1-Trilogy-covers-single-case-sets-some-useful-links/id/53673

BigMcLargeHuge said:

What in the hell is a Whill?

I think it’s…

There are some useful info and guides for printing covers and disc art - as well as making box sets etc in this thread - link - just scroll down to the ‘Guides / Video Tutorials’ or ‘Generic Custom Cover website links’ sections…

There are also lots of quality guides on youtube and on online search engines too…

Designing your own covers - templates and previews…

A great site for sizing up art for a dvd, blu ray or cd jewel case - along with choice of width of spines is…

http://www.printdvdcover.com/

^ It is free and easy to use, does the sizing for you - and gives you an overall view of what your cover will look like - including a pdf format download ready to print.
 

There are also free downloadable templates for dvd, blu ray and cd jewel cases, and various measurements here:-

http://www.printdvdcover.com/cover-layout-measurements.php
 

There are other quality sites out there that offer similar free templates and previews 😃
 

It’s also worth noting that UK and US blu ray covers have different size spines (only a couple of mm):-

http://www.ronyasoft.com/products/cd-dvd-label-maker/articles/popular_dvd_case_dimensions/

Printing covers - for those that don’t have a printer…

Independent print shops are usually very good - for both price and expert/knowledgeable help & advice - and will usually also be willing to do a couple of free test-runs as well if you’re ordering a few copies/prints from them.

The chain stores are also worth a go too.

Staples in the UK is now online only (http://www.staples.co.uk/) - with all their physical shops sadly sold off… Many of these have become ‘Office Outlet’ shops (https://www.officeoutlet.com/) - and do have a dedicated Printer Centre section. Hopefully they’ll be quite decent and as helpful as Staples once were…

…if not it’s always worth a try at your local independent print shop - or even trying an online print store - even your local library or internet cafe etc.

Type of paper to use for printing DVD / Blu Ray covers…

For those that don’t like cutting the covers down to size from a piece of A4 paper there is the option of buying some perforated paper for dvd and cd covers:-

https://www.shop.mediasave.co.uk/ourshop/prod_1677481-25-Gloss-DVD-Case-Inserts-Glossy-DVD-Covers.html

https://www.amazon.co.uk/PressIt-A4-DVD-Case-Inserts/dp/B00009ETXA/

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50-Datasafe-Matt-DVD-Case-Inserts-Inlays-Covers/290279444888
 

I’d used mainly semi-glossy, photo or premium paper for covers over the years - though will likely give the matt dvd cover paper a go too soon - https://refreshcartridges.co.uk/phoenix-120gsm-perforated-matte-dvd-case-inserts/

Obviously using standard A4 letter paper will look quite poor - the ink runs through to the other side, the paper warps and looks awful - even on minimalist white inksaver covers.

A decent list of printers that print ‘direct to disc’ can be found here:-

https://www.videolane.com/printers-with-direct-cd-dvd-disc-printing/

https://www.printerbase.co.uk/cd-printing-printers.html

https://www.staples.com/cd+dvd+inkjet+printer/directory_cd+dvd+inkjet+printer

along with the Brother MFC-J825DW, Brother MFC-J835DW, and Brother DCP-J925DW printers, and HP’s Photosmart C5200, C5500, D5100, D5300, D5400, D7560, and HP Premium C309a and C309c printers - though am sure there are a few more out there from differing brands too…

A quick amazon search should help get some more info on the printers - and hopefully some of the reviews may help get some info on which printers print to discs more reliably or in a good quality…

https://www.amazon.com/Inkjet-Printers-CD-printing/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A172646%2Cp_n_feature_browse-bin%3A5527623011

It’s also worth giving some consideration to the cost of ink cartridges for various printers - ink isn’t cheap 😉

Printable Discs…

I’ve always opted for Verbatim discs - both dvd and blu ray - a quality brand, great value for money and only had a couple of failures in using them over 13/14 years.

Something like 50 dvd discs for £10 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Verbatim-43533-DVD-R-Printable-Spindle/dp/B0009U6V8Q

and 25 blu ray discs for £15 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Verbatim-43811-Datalife-Inkjet-Printable/dp/B00DHS9F5I
 

When burning discs with content always do so at the lowest possible speed - to ensure a good quality burn of and fewer expensive coasters lying around the place 😉

A kind member on here has made a generous offer for those wishing to use his at-cost Disc Printing Service - especially useful for those without a printer with a ‘print-to-disc’ function - the details for which can be found here…

Captain Danielsan’s Blu Ray and DVD Disc Printing Service Thread - A project for all:-

http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Captain-Danielsans-Blu-Ray-and-DVD-Disc-Printing-Service-Thread-A-project-for-all/id/59006

Another kind and generous member here has offered to provide disc labels and label resources for the community at large to use with your preservation or fan edit projects etc.

More info can be found here…

‘One69chev’s disc art and label extravaganza’:-

http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/One69chevs-disc-art-and-label-extravaganza/id/59192

Adhesive Disc Labels…

I’d stay clear of the adhesive disc labels - they are more trouble than they are worth - causing issues for many people using them; usually resulting in bubbling on the disc, players refusing to play them, excessive noise coming from the dvd player due to balance issues, chemicals in the adhesives running through onto the disc… and over time… the disc being ruined.

http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/media/2159-never-sticky-label.html

http://forum.cakewalk.com/labelling-CDs-amp-DVD39s-with-paper-labels-m2334527.aspx

https://www.supermediastore.com/pages/inkjet-printable-dvdr-cdr-ink-print-media-faq

Disc Cases / Boxes…

Amaray seem to be held in very high regard when it comes to storing your discs in cases - lots of choices, colours, for dvd and blu ray - in various sizes.

They also do cases which hold up anything from a couple of discs up to around 23 discs each - link
 

Though ebay, amazon and likely your local stationery shop or market store also stock other quality cases too.
 

A couple of decent discussions on the differing sizing of cases:-

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=102650 & http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=80758
 

Criterion blu ray cases are the same height as a normal blu ray case - though has a 14mm spine (unless specified otherwise):-

http://www.casetopia.com/Criterion_Single_Disc_Blu_ray_Case_14mm_p/br1-cri.htm
 

Casetopia has had some good reviews from members on here buying replacement / alternative cases too - http://www.casetopia.com/

Alternative options to store your Star Wars content on…

‘A Star Wars USB Drive Box, Case, Tape, Tin, Frame, Figure & Cover Thread…’ - link

Jackpumpkinhead’s superb ‘Guide for How To Make Your Own Custom Box Set - for DVD / Blu Ray’ etc

http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/GUIDE-How-To-Make-Your-Own-Custom-Box-For-DVDAVCHDBLURAY-Sets-Work-in-Progress/id/57844

Personally…

I’m still using my old trusty Epson R300 Printer - which prints ‘direct to disc’ and also prints on the usual A4 size paper for DVD / Blu Ray covers.

It must be getting on for 14 years now - and still prints in a high quality to both paper and disc 😃

An elegant printer for a more civilised age… 😉

A good idea that, mate. Nicely done, too. It may hopefully help stop the usual threads from getting clogged up with seemingly endless ‘link request’ posts and ‘where do I get the links?’ type of annoying queries from newly joined members on here…

Unfortunately not many newer members take the time to read any of the following:-
 

Or…
 

Or even the…
 

Followed by hollow claims of “I’ve searched everywhere but cannot find… X, Y, & Z” - and then feigned ignorance at being pointed to the similar helpful information found in the pinned Index & Help Threads - located at the top of each of the four main ‘Fan Project’ sections on this site…
 

As has always been the case here… a little patience and taking the time to look around and learn about how this place works - and how it doesn’t work… is key. A real pity that so few choose to do that - and become valued members of the community.

Instead, many would rather just make endless and unnecessary ‘request posts’ for links… and little-to-nothing else. This, despite them often claiming they’d love to see ‘project X’, or having been a lifelong fan, have ‘waited years to see something like this’, and ‘would be so grateful to see’ it etc… yet not bother to post a ‘thank you’, or leave feedback, or a review, nor join in the conversations on the actual project or content itself.

Although it is worth remembering some people who come here unfortunately only do for the ‘free stuff’ - looking only to take… yet giving nothing back. They are often not shy about it either - whether bringing impatience, entitlement, wilful ignorance, toxicity, or abuse - or even frustration there isn’t a big red button on here that says ‘download here’. Whilst others bring a time limited sob-story why they must immediately be given a project link - or those who feign ‘confusion’ in an attempt to just be given project links. Or others with the expectation of having others on here to go out of their way and acquire projects for them - even in a specific file format, size, or even only wanting a download link from a specific platform etc!

^ The ‘I want a download link like this - and will not bother to even attempt to learn how things work on here - nor learn to do anything myself. Nor will I say thank you, leave feedback, or a review, or join in a discussion on here… and how dare you expect me to read and follow your rules and guidelines which have kept your community going for 15 years’ type of twit… we unfortunately are now seeing all too often.
 

Sometimes, I’m at a loss why fan project creators give out their projects to lazy, demanding, and entitled people like that.

Fellow members are always more likely to help anyone out if you are a participating member of the community; you don’t have to be a fellow fan editor, preservationist, tech wiz, artistic or skilled etc… just a member that has made, or is making, an effort.
 

That is my rant on it over. 😉

2024 Edit…

In hindsight, I really wish I’d have been more ‘hands-on’ in addressing the endless and unnecessary ‘request posts’ for links when I was a moderator on here (including deleting ‘link request’ posts from people who posted little-to-nothing else). Not doing so resulted in the stifling of decent and engaging discussions that had previously taken place on here about the actual projects themselves… whether feedback, reviews, queries, technical, ideas, or recommendations. Or just some good fun posts. Bugger.
 

I really should have asked Jay to pin something like this up in all four ‘Fan Project’ forums - for everyone to easily see & read…

^ …and also being something useful to point newer members / the constant ‘link request’ posters to… for those of us who are frustrated with all the unnecessary ‘link request’ posts that clutter up the project threads.
 

Z6PO said:

But it’s not Luxembourg! This mountain is the Matterhorn, and it’s in Switzerland, near the border with Italy…

It’s an example of a growing mountain of tax evasion mate 😉

Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond dies…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40432946

A marmalade sandwich for lunch today seems right.

RIP Michael Bond.

So many new people to the site seem to be unable to find the ‘Requesting invites to private torrent sites (i.e. Myspleen)’ thread link in the ‘Announcements’ section at the top of the page - and then post in various other threads asking for links and help…

(and have to say a fair few of them don’t seem to look very hard - or have trouble locating even quite public and numerous Star Wars files on public torrent sites…)

would it be better for everyone to sticky the ‘Requesting invites to private torrent sites (i.e. Myspleen)’ thread to the top of each proper thread (like the ‘Project Index: Star Wars Preservation and Other Projects’ is in here) - and also re-title it so it’s a little easier for the newbies to find - and also save cluttering up the other quality threads?

^ Just an idea - and if newbies STILL post asking for links in the various other threads then maybe ‘just’ warn or temp-ban them? - or perma-ban the rude/entitled/dick-ish ones?