smudger9 said:
and here is the Blu Ray cover
The UK Blu Ray Cover that is. The US doesn't have a PG triangle.
kodt said:
Is all of it on usenet?
YES
lotrjw said:
Hal 9000 said:
Well, a few things I removed for Sharkey's Edition are reinstated, including more Arwen stuff in TTT along with Aragorn being separated from the pack. Kerr has done some great stuff for ROTK, including use of the palantir. He and I have been keeping these things under wraps and collaborating together, so I don't want to spill too many beans. The most concise thing I can say is that while it is less strictly "purist" than our former efforts, it's still respectful of the books and of the original films themselves.
I found Kerr's Red book edits, well most of them, I couldn't get book one, so it starts at Rivendell.
If you know of a link to part one
: www.fanedit.info
Nearsighted Scrappile said:
chyron8472 said:
RU.08 said:
Why do people even bother downloading the AVCHD version if they don't know how to burn it? The MKV is higher quality and will play on any modern TV from a USB stick... surely people can work out how to do that!
No it won't. Most things expect USB devices to be formatted as FAT32, and it has a 4GB file size limit.
I recently purchased a 64GB flash drive for the sole puropse of sharing Harmy's work, and it was pre-formatted in FAT32. Why they do that these days is beyond me, but it was simple enough to just plug it in and format it in NTFS to do what I wanted to do.
NTFS wears down a flash drive much faster than FAT32. That and other Pro's and Con's here:
http://serverfault.com/questions/41674/flash-drives-should-be-formatted-ntfs
Okay, after further reading at tehparadox, there is no GOTG 2D un-tinted version. (Unless you download KK650's regrade, which btw I think is really good)
There is however this option for owners of the 3D BD:
" The way 3D BD versions work now is that they are all 2D m2ts files with an extra folder for 3D info that the Blu-ray player will utilize when the 3D mode has been selected/activated. However on the 3D BD the 2D m2ts file comes with the two different aspect ratios. So all you have to really do is turn that file and only that file into an mkv file and you should have your GOTG 2D IMAX BDRX. My 2D IMAX remux came to over 28 gigs btw and looks fantastic! " (And it will look like the 3D picture above)
Erik Pancakes said:
I'd prefer them burned in and theatrically accurate (fades and all), like they are in Harmy's Despecialized and schorman's AOTC HDTV release.
+1
Kdrogo said:
Or even just a tip on where to look for the old dvd version, can't seem to find it anywhere!
http://www.amazon.com/Amadeus-F-Murray-Abraham/dp/6304712936
Edit: Just like the Exorcist Theatrical DVD I couldn't find it with a Amazon search. I had to use Google.
CatBus said:
Actually stretch's suggestion to convert the audio track would allow you to keep using the MKV format, so as long as you're okay with all that demuxing, converting, and remuxing, it's doable.
Actually, when using xvid4psp it would only be demuxing and converting. You would demux with mkvmerge and then xvid4psp will do everything else in one step. You want to select Copy for copying the AVC video over. Then you select Custom for audio conversion to AAC. I'm not positive but I think you need AAC-LC selected.
bradt said:
Total newbie here saying hi (a relative graybeard who stood in line many times at the Coronet Theater in SF in 1977) and asking one of *those* questions ....
I put the file on a USB drive and plugged it into my Samsung BD-E5300 Blu-ray player. I got video (dear maker, it's beautiful) but no audio. The error message "Not supported audio codec" flashed on the screen. I imagine the player isn't smart enough or is simply incompatible. Is there anything I can do on my end to rescue the situation? I'm not too tech-savvy, but I'll try anything. Thanks muchly.
If it's like my Panasonic BD player you'll need to convert the audio to 'AAC'. XVID4PSP is a free program that's perfect for converting audio.
For those that don't already know, and I didn't see any mention of this here, FE.org is back up.
A little off-topic: So what's the latest on fanedit.info? I was happy to see it was back up yesterday and now it's back down with .org.
Possessed said:
This is excellent news! And are the full BD25 files on myspleen? I've got a big screen and I'm not watching star wars unless it's in 1080P... anything lower, high quality though it may be, just feels like a wasted opportunity.
Wow. I don't think I've ever seen anyone get so excited over the prequels.
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Crapple said:
Is rutracker invite only because I can't seem to find the sign up page. The register page is just the guide lines.
You want rutracker.org, not .net or .com. You also definitely want to use Google Chrome to auto-translate the Russian to English.
Edit: On the register page you must make sure to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page where it says "I agree with these conditions".
FWIW, and I'm not sure how the quality compares, but there's a 1080i HDTV as well as 720p HDTV on rutracker. There's also a 720p HDTV on usenet.
RicOlie_2 said:
I read both the LOTR books and The Hobbit twice before seeing the movie and I thought it was great. I didn't expect it to be just like the book (how could it, it's part of a lengthy trilogy based on a book aimed at kids) and length isn't a downside in my book, so I was quite satisfied with the way most of it was done.
both the LOTR books?? I thought there were three.
the Hobbit is part of a lengthy trilogy?? I thought it was a single book that was much shorter than any LOTR book.
Matt_Stevens said:
This is what gets me about Slysoft. The lack of information.
That's what google's for. Plenty of people that have anydvd have all the answers to your questions on the web. Oh, and Slysoft has their own forums.
"You may download and evaluate our products for free for a period of 21 days." ....
I'm pretty sure you can do this with AnyDVD HD (Slysoft). I know that you can convert between different regions.
AntcuFaalb said:
dark_jedi said:
So no one has any suggestions on a good BD player? seems this thread is dead.
FWIW I'm loving my Sony BDP-S790.
I have 2 completely different Panasonic BD players, one is 2 years old and the other 3 years old. Both are awesome and I've never had any problems with them. All I did was read up on several reviews and they didn't let me down. : )
chyron8472 said:
Jamould said:
chyron8472 said:
Actually, it is that easy if you have the right software. Though I'm not sure what the best /free/ software is.
EDIT: Because I can, I'm currently making a DVD5 version of Star Wars v2.5 from the AVCHD (using only English subs and the first 3 audio tracks). I'll be out of town for a couple days so I'll have to wait to seed it on Monday afternoon (US CST).
In the mean time, someone can tell me whether making it from the AVCHD /really/ would cause noticeable compression artifacts instead of me assuming things and talking out my rear end. And if that's the case, said someone should be nice and make a proper DVD5 since I don't currently have the MKV to encode from.
So, I could just burn a .vob file to a DVD, without the folder structure, and it will work?
No, I didn't say that.
VOB files with no folder structure will work on your computer, not on your DVD player. Albeit, since several individual VOB files are used, watching just one of them won't do you any good either.
I have ConvertXtoDVD, and it can use various video sources (including either a complete AVCHD or just its .m2ts file) to create proper VOB files /and/ a proper DVD folder structure that you can use to burn straight to a DVD disc.
However, as has been said, the whole conversation about how to convert this film to DVD (from any format) is moot because a DVD5 version already exists with links on tehparadox. Use that. Don't bother doing it yourself.
AVStoDVD w/ HcENC > ConvertxtoDVD, and it's free.
SilverWook said:
I've read the 2D version does not have the IMAX aspect ratio change though.
Yep, that's right. I recommend checking out KK650's thread over at tehparadox for the full scoop on the BD's, btw.
SilverWook said:
And pay extra for something I can't currently use. ;)
I'm not sure why you're not getting this. The 2D copy that comes with the 3D set, which you can currently use, DOESN'T have the green tint. The 2D-only version has green tint.
Edit: Version with green tint (2D):
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Guardians-of-the-Galaxy-Blu-ray/109831/
Version that includes a 2D copy that you can use and without green tint:
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Guardians-of-the-Galaxy-3D-Blu-ray/79118/
SilverWook said:
Gah! Is this a cock up, or more Lucas level fiddling with something that wasn't broken? This is the only new movie I even wanted to buy this year. :/
Will the 3D play back on a non 3D setup?
The 3D version comes with 2D and 3D on the same disc. Both of them don't have the green tint. So it's all good, get the 3D set.
