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pen-pen2002 · Post by **pen-pen2002** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:03 pm

Coffee 54 wrote:Who wants betas? I do! I do!
This is a very short (20 seconds) intro for my section. I'm primarly interested in aspect ratio 640x360 vs 640x480. I'm leaning towards widescreen myself but I'm still open.

Links:

Widescreen

Standard

I'm on a public comp but I'll grab it as soon as I can, probably tonight or tomarrow (I have to pay $1 per half hour for internet on my laptop.

)

640x360 seems like a pretty small resolution to be editing at, what's the resolution of the source DVD?

Bakadeshi · Post by **Bakadeshi** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:35 pm

Songbird21 wrote:I can't make any promises yet, but I might be able to do 06:290-06:49. I would prolly use Naussica for the character.

ooh Nausica >3

I'm about halfway through my segment... taking longer than I anticipated since I'm pretty much editing a little at a time during my lunchbreak at work every day on my laptop ;p As for the theme, I'm staying with the Journey overall theme, but it'll also be a profile on the main character Kino. I actually start the video with her as a child and show how she starts her journey, and why, then as the music picks up I kick into her actual journey.

Synching some of this music however....particularly the faster parts toward the end.... will be.....interesting.

At first I thought this segment was just ok, but as i've been working on it, I've actually grown to like the music quite a bit. I might even volunteer for another segment after I finish this part. I just got my Wisper of the heart DVD (my all time favorite Ghibli movie), and itching to do something with it ;p

Coffee 54 · Post by **Coffee 54** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 10:11 pm

pen-pen2002 wrote:
Coffee 54 wrote:Who wants betas? I do! I do!
This is a very short (20 seconds) intro for my section. I'm primarly interested in aspect ratio 640x360 vs 640x480. I'm leaning towards widescreen myself but I'm still open.

Links:

Widescreen

Standard
I'm on a public comp but I'll grab it as soon as I can, probably tonight or tomarrow (I have to pay $1 per half hour for internet on my laptop. )

640x360 seems like a pretty small resolution to be editing at, what's the resolution of the source DVD?

DVD? Right, right, DVD. Ummm... So widescreen or standard? Anybody? Anybody at all?

In all seriousness if the fansubs won't cut it, which they may not, I'll have to switch sources or delay production a couple of months 'til I've got the money to pick up the complete set. Either opinion is viable, twenty seconds of editting isn't exactly a lot of work to scrap and the wait might not be too long if we really want Samurai 7 in that spot.

Bakadeshi · Post by **Bakadeshi** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:36 pm

Coffee 54 wrote:
pen-pen2002 wrote:
Coffee 54 wrote:Who wants betas? I do! I do!
This is a very short (20 seconds) intro for my section. I'm primarly interested in aspect ratio 640x360 vs 640x480. I'm leaning towards widescreen myself but I'm still open.

Links:

Widescreen

Standard
I'm on a public comp but I'll grab it as soon as I can, probably tonight or tomarrow (I have to pay $1 per half hour for internet on my laptop. )

640x360 seems like a pretty small resolution to be editing at, what's the resolution of the source DVD?
DVD? Right, right, DVD. Ummm... So widescreen or standard? Anybody? Anybody at all?

In all seriousness if the fansubs won't cut it, which they may not, I'll have to switch sources or delay production a couple of months 'til I've got the money to pick up the complete set. Either opinion is viable, twenty seconds of editting isn't exactly a lot of work to scrap and the wait might not be too long if we really want Samurai 7 in that spot.

Ack I was going to download it, but yousend it is expired.

Do you guys need hosting for this? I can probably donate some space for beta testing purposes. seeins as i have about 20 gigs sitting around not being used yet.

jasper-isis · Post by **jasper-isis** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 5:39 pm

Bakadeshi wrote:Do you guys need hosting for this? I can probably donate some space for beta testing purposes. seeins as i have about 20 gigs sitting around not being used yet.

That would be awesome. I

your fast server.

I uploaded coffee's beta just a few days ago for Oto, so here it is: http://s19.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1C2X ... XBT4ZFI4YF

Sorry that I've been away for a bit! (You can usually still find me on AIM though.) I'll hopefully have some comments and stuff tonight.

Bakadeshi · Post by **Bakadeshi** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:40 pm

ack! I just noticed Krtz got a segment that I originally thought was part of my segment >.> I thought my segment was 2 mins long. Howd that mixup happen.... probably assumed I was getting the whole section since Pen-pen was originally doing both. awell I think I can modify my plan to not include it without hurting the vid too much... just means I can't have that action segment at the end I was planning to do to that fast part. bummers. In that case i'm actually about 4/5th done. on the upside I didn't actually do any editing to that part yet.

Bakadeshi · Post by **Bakadeshi** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:47 pm

Coffee 54 wrote:
pen-pen2002 wrote:
Coffee 54 wrote:Who wants betas? I do! I do!
This is a very short (20 seconds) intro for my section. I'm primarly interested in aspect ratio 640x360 vs 640x480. I'm leaning towards widescreen myself but I'm still open.

Links:

Widescreen

Standard
I'm on a public comp but I'll grab it as soon as I can, probably tonight or tomarrow (I have to pay $1 per half hour for internet on my laptop. )

640x360 seems like a pretty small resolution to be editing at, what's the resolution of the source DVD?
DVD? Right, right, DVD. Ummm... So widescreen or standard? Anybody? Anybody at all?

In all seriousness if the fansubs won't cut it, which they may not, I'll have to switch sources or delay production a couple of months 'til I've got the money to pick up the complete set. Either opinion is viable, twenty seconds of editting isn't exactly a lot of work to scrap and the wait might not be too long if we really want Samurai 7 in that spot.

The fansub sources look overly filtered for my taste >.>

Why don't you rent the DVDs on netflix just for the project? If you have not signed up with them yet, You can get 2 weeks free for trying them. (I can send you a gift certificate from my account if needed, but I think the offer stands if you just visit their site aswell) Thats one way to get your hands on the clean dvd source without having any money to buy them. You may need a credit card to sign up though... it doesn't get charged if you cancel after the 2 weeks.

and I think I like widescreen.

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 11:57 pm

Coffee:

I actually didn't have much problem with the quality, generally speaking it looks good to me.

My main complaint, I guess, is that I'm completely clueless as to where this is going. I'm told that Samurai 7 might not be the only option here but frankly, I'd like to know where you're going with it before suggesting further alternatives. All I can say is that it looks... interesting. There's room for visuals and room for possible conceptual oddness there.

Otherwise, it needs 'steam'. More of it.

Mayhaps a somewhat finer cut would pick up the pacing a little; I dare say it appears a bit slow now. Internal sync - well, Jasper mentioned that, so perhaps she may elaborate on it more >__>

So, perhaps you could expand a bit on what the plan is here, or I demand more beta before passing any real judgement!

pen-pen2002 · Post by **pen-pen2002** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:01 pm

Still library computer bound, but not for much longer.

As much as I hate chipping in without knowing exactly what's going on, chances are I'm not going to dig the 2 dollers of tip money (My only cold hard cash, stranded in a small town many hundreds of miles away from my bank) take a bus across town and pay for a few grubby moments of internet access in a basement like a $2...

ahem.

Anyways: As far as AR goes all the widescreen will have to be converted to 4:3 at the end anyways. While some pull it off (Beo's "Dead to the World") our project, being one single song, would be hampared by AR changes more then the extra work/loss of detail.

I belive there have already been several segments that started out widescreen. I prefer pan and scan but other people might have difrent ideas as to the best way to go about it. Keep in mind that this is somthing that happens to every movie eventually, so it can't be that bad.

As far as fansubbs go I'm going to leave it open. If we can get good enough quality then it's fine. The best course of action would be to to a test recompress. I would prefer netflix but we'll see.

That's all for now.

pen-pen2002 · Post by **pen-pen2002** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:23 pm

Ok barring any unforseen circumstances (Please God, just this once?

) I will be back in Grinnell by 4/5/06. This means I will have access to all the project files again and space to store stuff. Also I hyped to start editing again so expect a flurry of activity.

On another note I should really invest in Amerivest Propperties INC. (AMV) cause I see the stock data all the time.

Later,
Soren.