I synced the DVD mono tracks to all of the Holiday Collection UHD specials and most of the Apple TV+ exclusives.

HOLIDAY COLLECTION UHD:

A Charlie Brown Christmas (1960s Collection DVD)
Charlie Brown's All-Stars (1960s Collection DVD)
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1960s Collection DVD)
Play It Again, Charlie Brown (1970s Collection Vol. 1 DVD)
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1970s Collection Vol. 1 DVD)
It's Magic, Charlie Brown (It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown DVD)
The Mayflower Voyagers (This Is America, Charlie Brown DVD)
It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown (Snoopy's Reunion DVD DVD)
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown (A Charlie Brown Christmas DVD)

APPLE TV+ EXCLUSIVES:

It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (1970s Collection Vol. 1 DVD)
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown (1970s Collection Vol. 1 DVD)
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (1970s Collection Vol 2 DVD)

The renders are 48 kHz 16-bit WAV/PCM.

PM me for the mega.nz links.

do anybody have this and like to share?

https://ifdb.fanedit.org/nightmare-on-el...-volume-1/

it´s not available anywhere...:-(
and no response from sapierstein...
thanks

What do you think? I'm in love with my new piece of hardware!

OK, let's start from the beginning...

Once upon a time, I used my PC for everything, and a BD player (and/or PS3) to watch movies - plus a laserdisc player, but I guess it's obvious...

Then I started to make projects, and albeit I released all my projects as BD compliant, I only burned the first ones that, with my dismay, can't be played correctly from the BD player nor the PS3... hence, the PC was the one and only player for anything - audio and video.

One or two years ago I bought an used old media player for next to nothing, to feed the Pioneer plasma in another room. It was already limited at the time (only HD, no h265) but for most of the movies, when needed, it was useful.

Then later I started to think about AV1, and because that old piece of cra... lovely art was not compatible with them, I started to think about getting one. And I discovered that, at the time, none had hardware AV1 support, so I simply put the idea apart.

Lately, resumed the idea about AV1 decoding (https://fanrestore.com/thread-4497.html) so I started to search around, and discovered that the new AMLogic s905x4 SOC offers it; very few models available around me actually, and prices are steep (relatively to other TV BOXes) at around 150€... but Aliexpress is my friend, and in the far China the same models could be found for about 100€; I'm talking about the less-crappy models with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage, not the 2GB/16GB.

But I also read an horror story where a customer ordered one of them, just to receive one with s905x3 SOC - without AV1 hardware decoder... plus, all reviews said that all models did not have the automatic frame rate switching, then for example if you go from 24fps to 60fps you have to set it up manually!

These facts, and also that to have I should wait at least two months, and if it arrived with the wrong SOC or having really these problems with no firmware updates that can solve them, let me desist... sad, as it would be a nice Xmas gift for myself!

Then, you know what? Looking on the local ads website for another thing, BOOM! Here you are, the same model I was looking for, in the nearby shop for 150€, for "only" 100€... "brand new, sold because I don't like Android TV"... mmmh... well, at least I can find it and, if it's not compatible with the codecs I want and/or have frame rate switching, I can always say "no, thanks!" and leave it here.

But guess what? I brought it home with me!!!

It's a Mecool KM6 Deluxe; to start with it, let's say what it CAN'T do:
- Netflix can't stream UHD
- AVC High 10@L5.1 DCI 4K can't be played properly
- ProRes DCI 2K plays at slow rate (but its bitrate was 165mbps!)
- it should not play UHD 8K/DCI 8K @60fps
- some apps may not work properly because it uses (certified) Android TV

Then, something that it could do with a player on another (tested with default and MX player):
- AV1 any resolution up to DCI 8K
- HEVC any resolution up to DCI 8K
- AVC any resolution up to DCI 4K (Main @4.1)
- DTS-HD, Dolby Atmos, FLAC, PCM, AAC

and various other less used video codecs at various resolutions

- VC1
- MPEG2
- MPEG1
- H263/DiVX
- Real Media (!)
- WMV9 (!)
- VC2 - YES, Dirac!!!
- LAGARITH!!! YES, you have read well! (at least full HD... must try UHD!)

So, from now on, I'll watch all my movies, listen to all my music, and test all my future projects with it!!!

My advice: if you need a media player now because you have not (or yours is broken/old), get one (or another using the same S905X4 or, better, S908X when available)

This project started off as a simple reworking of the past project done by PDB, only on blu ray with all of the extra features from the DVD. However after speaking to PDB he felt the video could be improved upon using newer tools and techniques.

So the audio is taken directly from the project done by PDB, however the video has been reworked from scratch. The Director’s Cut was released on DVD only and contains four additional scenes.

The DVD suffers from really bad edge enhancement so the extra scenes were first ran through a few different filters in avisynth to lessen it and then ran through Topaz dehalo. The footage was then upscaled to 4K in Topaz and then some instances of dirt and dust were removed.

The Blu Ray also suffered from edge enhancement so that was also dehaloed in avisynth and then deblocked in Topaz.

Then the footage was joined together and frame matched to PDB’s project. The blu ray footage was boosted slightly on the exposure and shadows as it was a little dark. The DVD footage was matched using Dr Dre where possible, a few of the extra scenes had matching shots to the blu ray and for those that didn’t I used a LUT from a scene in a similar setting.

You can still clearly see the difference between the DVD and Blu Ray footage but I don’t think it’s too bad and I’m happy with the results, plus the LD track on this is an absolute beast.

Massive thanks to PDB for the original project.

• BD25 with animated menus, background video, pop up menus and resume function
  
• 1080P AVC Video
  
• English 2.0 PCM from the LD
  
• English 5.1 DTS from the DVD
  
• Director's Audio Commentary from the DVD
  
• Three Part Making Of
  
• Director's Original Storyboards
  
• Deleted Scenes from the LD
  
• Trailer, Teaser and TV Spots
  
• English SDH, German and Spanish Subtitles
  

The new 4K unfortunatley has a new 'near field' remix that is meant to be less dynamic. I was thinking of syncing the audio from one of the older BD's but thought I'd check to see if anyone had access to the CDTS first?

I'd need a NAS - Network Attached Storage - and apart the fact that it has drives inside and serve as file storage, I didn't know anything more really... so I made my homeworks, as usual, and a whole new world opened!

I thought it was easier - put the drives in, plug it to the PC and/or internet, and you presto! You are ready to go.

Not so fast, amigo!

Even if it's a matter of minutes to setup the basic settings, first question is: which NAS?!?

Almost everyone may agree that the most known and reliable brands are Qnap and Synology - someone would add Thecus, but here in Europe most, including me, never heard about it. That's it, only two main brands to choose from, what's the problem?

Apart that there are literally dozen brands around, some with even better price/quality ratio, I thought it's "better safe than sorry"... read many horror stories about other brands NASes that literally "eat" drives like candies, one after the other!

I also thought about using an old server - you know, the ones with A LOT of drive slots, like 12 or more... prices are quite affordable, often half or less the price of a NAS with the same number of bays. Not a wrong idea, per se, but... power consumption if several times more, so running one server 24/7 year round would cost in a year more than the difference of its price compared to normal NAS - so the break even point is only one year, and I hope that a good NAS would last more than that!

OK, were where I? Yes, no server - good idea but too expensive in the long run - so NAS, Synology or Qnap.

Now, several questions arise: brand new or used? Fresh used, or vintage? How many bays? Which RAID to set up? Which model? What processor? Which drives to use? What capacity?

New or used? Well, it depends on our budget, of course! I'm always keen to spend the same price for a top-of-the-line full fledged top model used, instead of a barebone basic new one. Sure, the new one has warranty, advanced technology, but as always "it depends"...

I'd go with used, then; but, fresh or vintage? Again about budget: if a fresh used one may be found for a nice price, let's take it; problem is, it seems that recent models retain high prices - I took a look around, and usually a two/three years model used is only 20% less than new... not worth it. Then vintage? Yep, is it possible to find them at dirty cheap price, but beware: they have several limits!

One, of course, is the speed: the oldest ones used ARM processor, with limited power and small memory; but the worst limit is capacity: some are limited to few TBs, while the best could top 16TB; not that bad, at the end; first problem is to find compatible drives (according to brands own compatibility list, they are limited often to 4/6TB drive), then, if you find the right size, when you need more storage space, you must buy a new NAS.

So, "in medio stat virtus"; an old model, still not vintage, would do: one with an Intel CPU - Atom, Celeron, Xeon, i3 etc. with no size limit could be a perfect balance between price and performance! The 16TB limitation is due to 32-bit operating system, but some intermediate model can use newer firmware to override this when a new array is made - but not when migrating to a different RAID version or adding more drives, so beware!

How many bays? Well, this is strictly related to the RAID configuration that we want to use. RAID 0 is the fastest, but if (when) a drive fails, all the data are lost! It must be used only for temporary content that must be served fast. After that, you could use RAID 1 - fast, but needs more drive; the only other choice apart the former using a 2 bay NAS.

What to use then? For small drive size and/or drive number, RAID 5 is a good compromise - you'll get N-1 drive capacity (for example using four 4TB drives you get (4-1)x4TB=12TB); the biggest disadvantege is that it could take literally days to rebuild the array if (again, when) a drive fails, and the biggest problem is, what if meanwhile another drive will fail? Not a so remote possibility, thinking that most likely all drives used there are of the same model/size (or even worst same batch); in that case, say farewell to your data...

Then RAID 6 is a better compromise if one wants to be more than sure (still, not 100%, but maybe 99.999%) that if something will go wrong, you'll not lose the data. It uses not only one reduntant drive, but two or more; so in our previous case of four 4TB drives, the whole capacity will be reduced to only 8TB; but in the not-so-impossible case that a second drive will fail during the array rebuild, you will not lose your data. Sure, then if a third drive fails... you must be the most unlucky person in the world (unless you set up three redundant drives...)

Back to bays: one, absolutely not, useless; no data protection at all. Two is the bare minimum, but in any case the total capacity is halved. Three, then? Well, you can use RAID 5 so better three than two; still, with four you can use also RAID 6 - if you need stronger data protection or you feel particularly unlucky! Then four bays - at least!

Models: too many to list here, and each model adds usually only a bit on top of the previous one, so better to carefully check technical data and then decide; for example, there are some models that have the same features of a more expensive one, but the display; do you really need a display in a NAS? It may be useful if you have to set it up without a PC, but who has not a PC nowadays? And the few ones without would probably not need a NAS anyway, so...

Processor, I've written before: an Intel one, the best/fastest model you can afford. Memory, again, the more, the better. A note: there are some models that use M.2 as read/write cache: this could improve a lot speed when using random small files, like database; still, almost useless serving big files on FTP.

Drives: avoid the desktop version, in particular low RPM (the so-called green); albeit perfect for home use, they are not made for sustained used, always on for several years! Then, the best would be enterprise, and NAS versions; also surveillance are better than desktop. WD or Seagate are the most used - possibly not only because of their quality, but also of their brand or compatibility, who knows... also, apart those, who still produce mechanical drives? Toshiba, and then who else?

Check the MTBF and the warranty - some enterprise models have five year, while most of the others have three, like NAS or surveillance. Of course an hard drive, as much as any other electronic device, will fail one or two days after the warranty is expired, so take it in account!

Finally, capacity... back to "old models but not too much": if you want/need more than 16TB in the (next) future, it's better to spend a bit more now, and put bigger drives, than discover that you can't add more drives without being forced to backup everything!

TO BE CLEAR: a RAID 1/5/6/10 is NOT a backup; sure, it is more robust than a single drive or JBOD/RAID 0, but there is always a chance that something could go wrong - someone that steal the NAS, a thunder that fries it, the cat that decide to pee on it because she does not like its smell etc. - then the best thing to do is to backup data routinely (depending on the refreshing data cycle) and possibly put the backup in another room/house/town/country/continent/planet/galaxy etc.

Which drive size then? Again, it depends... is the bigger the better still valid? Yes and no... personally I'd not use now 2 or 3TB drives - in a 4 bay NAS in RAID 5 you'll get only 6/9 TB total capacity - that you can have with two 6/10TB drives and RAID 1 even in a dual bay NAS. Then, 4TB is the minimum, I think. But again, remember the 16TB limit if your model is affected!

Let's see... 20TB drive price is quite steep; you can get 16TB ones for half price, so I'd take that size as maximum for now to be used in a NAS. Back to our possible four bay NAS, in a RAID 5 you can get (4-1)x16=48TB... not that bad! But... when (not if) a drive will fail, it will take I guess not only days, but weeks to rebuild the array... and the risk of a second drive failure is behind the corner! RAID 6 with 16TB will give you 32TB - only two thirds of RAID 5, but more robust data failure protection.

Still, do someone really need 32TB or even 48TB at home? Or more - what's about a twelve bay RAID 6 with 12x16TB for a gran total of (12-2)x16TB=160TB?!?

A budget conscious would probably go for "small" 8TB/10TB drives - a good compromise between space, cost, and rebuild time; for example, would it be better/cheaper/faster a four bay RAID 6 4x16TB=32TB, or a six bay RAID 6 6x8TB=32TB as well? If NAS price would be similar, I'd go for the second solution - cheaper main drives and spares, short rebuild price.

That's all, folks! Hope it could be useful for someone!

EDIT: forgot to mention: I was talking about tower/home NAS versions; rack ones are (usally) better versions due to build quality and often dual power supply - and they are more sexy, I must admit...

Hi,

I own the 1999 Anchor Bay DVD and 2015 Disney Movie Club Blu-ray of the 1985 cult classic, Return to Oz.  I recently found out that a DVD-R file of the workprint version exists, according to sporv's Workprints Master List page.

Quote:Return To Oz [Workprint]
This version runs around 8 minutes longer than the DVD version and it contains many extra scenes and shots. It also misses the soundtrack, most of the off screen dialogue and features unfinished special effects.
NTSC DVD-R, Fullscreen, Quality B, 1:54:52 — Menu, Workprint Notes and a selectable Workprint Guide

So lets say I have an MKV, and it has and audio track with a -21ms delay. If I import the audio from that MKV into Audacity, will it take the delay into account and chop off the first 21ms automatically? Also is there a way to check if any delays are set in an MKV?

Hey,



Any kind soul have the original LD 2.0 stereo surround tracks for these films?



Thanx.