As we all know, youtube bitrates, even on 720p and 1080p video, absolutely SUCKS!!!  

However, in many cases, when looking for "rare" extras, youtube ends up being the only source. To make matters worse, it's usually 360p/480p and usually de-interlaced improperly by way of blending or bad-combing, (which is even worse because of low bitrate and produces additional artifacts) plus the framerates are not always 29.970fps (even when mediainfo states that as framerate) but when loaded into avidemux, sony vegas or after effects, I have come to discover that the framerates are actually 29.966 or 29.978 or some other weird sh*t, where I have to demux/remux the video re-applying a "hard" 29.970fps, which interestingly enough usually helps with the audio sync "magically" realigning when remuxed back in using "my mp4box." On occasion, there will be a video which is properly de-interlaced and looks "ok." The audio bitrate is always ~128kbps 44khz aac, while the video bitrates are usually ~450/~1000kbps (360p/480p) AVC codec, usually baseline@l3.

Ok, so I basically just listed all the reasons why this footage should NOT be used (LOL)  

BUT the reason WHY IT SHOULD is this: If you don't use it, you might loose it!      

With how heavy the DMCA notices have been rolling out, some of the stuff disappears and you may not be able to find it anywhere else. As an example, last year I was putting together extras for my "The Last of the Mohicans - Original Theatrical Cut 1080p BD-50" project and some of the footage I found was sourced from things I found online (some from actual .vob sourced DVD material and some from streaming sites) including things I found on youtube. I found some awesome "video assist footage" that is in B&W with no audio, but shows a few scenes while they were being shot and re-shot and re-shot (you get the picture, LOL) and this footage is unique in the fact that it is footage NOT available ANYWHERE else (and I have looked all over the internet) I am really happy that I decided to include this footage (after a LOT of clean-up work, as the original footage is basically a camera pointed at a monitor and there was some MASSIVE flicker issues as a result which created werid contrast/brightness issues that I had to fix)

When most people will look at this, it's still low-quality sh*t that is really just included as a fun, rare, unique extra and most people will ask, "Well then why include it, if those that want to can view it on youtube?" and to them I say, "Because it won't always be available!" as I can demonstrate here, where thanx to FOX, the extra that I included is now gone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhlcCi3IYRg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I25PjXqRImw

Interested in hearing other people thoughts on this and whether it would be worthwhile to download certain stuff now, while it's still available, in case it may be next on the "chopping block" of the DMCA uperman:

Well, here I am, alive and kicking (well, more or less...  )

Saturday I was "forced" to go to see a movie, so this was the most voted, and I thought "Well, another superhero movie... why not? I'm pretty sure it will not be a masterpiece, but it could not be that bad, right?"

WRONG!!!

Actors are all... well, not the right one for each of their roles - apart, maybe, the government bad guy; CGI effects are sometimes really noticeable - I recall the ape, for example; story is quite boring, and I was waiting to see the top for a looong time, and it came and finished in few minutes, exagerating everything, following the latest superhero movies "style" (Big Hero 6 was waaay better in this)...

So, I think this is a very weak movie, and the old ones are really better in every aspect!

My 2c of course; waiting to know what do you think about this - but I'm pretty sure many (if not all) will agree with me...

Does anyone have the THX Wow LD http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/19090/, looking for the bit perfect audio capture from it. I know the there's the project that someone did last year, remastering the video and using 5.1 audio. I want the original audio for this instead. Also what this guy did never was 100% in sync through out. Incase anyone wondered what his was like http://www.mediafire.com/download/d42om1...OWFINAL.ts  Though a good attempt.


Here's a youtube LD cap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7so8AL4mai4 and remastered  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Cpf_MIpfQ

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Does anyone have the facilities to transfer professional 1-inch PAL videotape? [Late seventies or early eighties.]

Anyone have any suggestions for this? I got an XBR960 a few weeks back, spent way too long tearing my hair out fixing geometry and overscan in the service menu...only to see that LD looked terrible. Some discs are better than others and after adjusting to VE and it's digital counterpart (thanks for suggesting that Antcu!) it has gotten better but still pretty unwatchable.
My DMR-es25 I used for comb filtering will upscale to 1080i via the hdmi port but it still seems rather fuzzy and I can't decide if it's just better than running straight in through composite and using the set's comb filter. Plus the 25 seems to mess with color and brightness no matter what I do.
Zooming without cropping or distortion works on everything but the HDMI input. For that I have to set the es25 to display full then the TV to Vertical expand. Filling the screen properly just magnifies image problems though.

I'm guessing I need a better unit for upscaling...but sadly I'm broke at the moment.

Thanks for any input guys.

Hi there,

Was hoping someone can help. I've got some PAL DVD commentaries ripped to mka files that I would like to convert to NTSC speed so that they match the blu-rays.

Is there a simple (and ideally free!) program that would do?


Many thanks

Alex

Hey all,

As some of you may know, Doombot and myself have worked on a copy of the DVHS color timing version of the Director's Cut of Alien. We also have a DC trailer scanned from film as the only bonus at this point.

We NEED a menu person to help complete the project to that it may be released for everyone to enjoy. I know we have folks here that may be working with others so we aren't expecting them to come on board and help unless their respective team mates are okay with it. In the meantime, we'd like to put this out there so that anyone proficient with making BD menus can might consider offering their skills to help out.

PLZ pm myself or Doombot if interested. You may also post here. Thank you in advance for any takers or inquiries we might get.

Cheers,

Shawn

The Taiwanese cut of Island on Fire is nearly 35 minutes longer than the original theatrical release. I watched both cuts, and I have to say that the Taiwanese one is way better, as it explains plot way better with it's extra scenes.

Complete comparsion can be found here: http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=935

Last year, this movie got it's Bluray release in Japan - without English subtitles, but interesingly it was fully restored to HD quality, but it has it flaws.

Colors are pretty faded, close to no grain at all, poor lightning on some scenes.

So I decided to give it a go and make uncut Bluray copy with English subtitles (sourced from hardcoded, poorly translated sadly, subtitles from Taiwanese cut and superior Hong Kong Legends DVD subtitles).

I have been playing with the settings in Premiere Pro so far and this are the results on the Bluray copy

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/141094
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/141096

Let me know guys if you have any complaints, suggestions etc

Does anyone remember this/have this?

Had quite a few clips from great movies all together and sounded fantastic.