Duke Togo Posted October 19, 2008 Author Posted October 19, 2008 Any computer experts have any ideas or suggestions? Download the smaller files. What you have can't handle the bigger ones. Sorry, Vic. Quote
d3v Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 (edited) Either what the Duke said, or it might be time for an upgrade. With Intel's Core i7 coming out in the next few months, core 2 duo prices are bound to be coming down. So you might want to save those HD files for when the price of an upgrade become something practical for you. Or you could be like me who was forced to upgrade 'cuz his old PC's motherboard gave out (right before the final episode aired too). Edited October 19, 2008 by d3v Quote
CF18 Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 AMD (1802 MHz) Memory: 1024 MB Microsoft Windows XP Graphics Card: ATI Radeon 9600/9550/X1050 Series x86/MMX/3DNow!/SSE2 See my old post. http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?show...mp;#entry656183 But it is likely not enough. My old P4 2.1Ghz is a bit slower than your box in speed and those tweak wasn't enough to let it handle high-motion 720p H.264. Quote
Vic Mancini Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 Blarg. Thanks guys. Small files it is. Quote
Duke Togo Posted October 19, 2008 Author Posted October 19, 2008 Either what the Duke said, or it might be time for an upgrade. He's not looking at an upgrade, he's looking at entirely new build. Smaller files are far cheaper. Quote
terry the lone wolf Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 Are there any free video players that will play the blue ray rips? None of mine seem to do. Quote
d3v Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 Are there any free video players that will play the blue ray rips? None of mine seem to do. What's the filetype? If their MKVs, you'll need something that supports Matroksa like VLC or MPC (as well as the proper codec packs). Quote
MisaForever Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 Sigh, I'll say it again. MKV's are simply ahead of their time. The reason people are having trouble with them is because they aren't made for the types of systems most people have. They're made for UBER-SUPER-HIGH-END-EXPENSIVE systems. That said, there is nothing wrong with MKV's and h.264, but the standard from AVI to MKV has happened way before it should have. Fansubbers need to realize this so that in the future, anime fans won't have this problem again. Quote
azrael Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 Sigh, I'll say it again. MKV's are simply ahead of their time. The reason people are having trouble with them is because they aren't made for the types of systems most people have. They're made for UBER-SUPER-HIGH-END-EXPENSIVE systems. That said, there is nothing wrong with MKV's and h.264, but the standard from AVI to MKV has happened way before it should have. Fansubbers need to realize this so that in the future, anime fans won't have this problem again. MKVs are a container format. http://www.matroska.org/ * It is NOT a video or audio compression format (video codec) * It is an envelope for which there can be many audio, video and subtitles streams, allowing the user to store a complete movie or CD in a single file. The issue is many people who are using MKVs are encoding the video in h.264 or some new video codec. Quote
MisaForever Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 MKVs are a container format. http://www.matroska.org/ The issue is many people who are using MKVs are encoding the video in h.264 or some new video codec. Yes, Az, I know this. My point was simply that playing them back is difficult for many. Not trying to open Pandora's box again. Quote
d3v Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 The question now is, what are the minimum recommended specifications for playing .MKVs with video encoded in h.264 - specifically, the HD releases of Frontier? Just for reference though, I'm able to play them fine with an Intel E7200 Core 2 Duo with 2GB of RAM and no video card (ran out of money, using the built in Intel GMA video). Quote
boinger Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 Does anyone know of a software that can hard encode .ssa or .ass subtitle files into an avi? I tried alltoavi software and the timing and font styles are off. Quote
azrael Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 The question now is, what are the minimum recommended specifications for playing .MKVs with video encoded in h.264 - specifically, the HD releases of Frontier? Just for reference though, I'm able to play them fine with an Intel E7200 Core 2 Duo with 2GB of RAM and no video card (ran out of money, using the built in Intel GMA video). http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=106628 http://www.apple.com/quicktime/guide/hd/recommendations.html Seems to depend on the video quality. Does anyone know of a software that can hard encode .ssa or .ass subtitle files into an avi? I tried alltoavi software and the timing and font styles are off. You'll need to re-encode the AVI. You'll also need to be sure that you are using the correct sub script that matches the video. If you are using the gg scripts, you'll need to find a non-MBS broadcast raw (They used mostly TBS or CBC broadcasts). Or edit the sub file to match the timing. Quote
transfan52 Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 Time to watch Frontier... AMD (1802 MHz) Memory: 1024 MB Microsoft Windows XP Graphics Card: ATI Radeon 9600/9550/X1050 Series x86/MMX/3DNow!/SSE2 Maybe I need to download the smaller Luna files, but I'd hate to sacrifice video quality for such a beautifully animated series. Any computer experts have any ideas or suggestions? Yeah unfortunately High rez HD files need a pretty beefy system to run them on... It would be a good idea to invest in a modern PCI-E graphics card and a dual core proccessor with some extra ram. 2gbs should be enough... It sounds expensive but right now you can get a really nice graphics card for 150 or less. Processor prices have gone down a lot too. I have a friend that spent only 300 dollars on all the base components he needed including the mouse keyboard and chassis. Not only can it play HD files, it can run the latest games too. www.pricewatch.com is a good site to find good comp hardware over the net... www.newegg.com is another good site. Quote
valkyriepilot Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 I'm currently using a Lenovo G400 Notebook to play .MKVs as well as .AVIs and I don't experience any problems in playback whatsoever. Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 (edited) I noticed a bit of a difference with the MKV compared to AVI, but it's not that much of a wow factor. Atleast for my lapptop screen anyways... HP 17 incher with the MKV looks beautiful though! I'm pissed it takes me so long to get epsidoes downloaded, last weekend i got episodes 2 - 4 Lunar MKV, but between the weekend i got crappy internet speed. Stupid minning town. Edited October 21, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie Quote
d3v Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Yeah unfortunately High rez HD files need a pretty beefy system to run them on... It would be a good idea to invest in a modern PCI-E graphics card and a dual core proccessor with some extra ram. 2gbs should be enough... Actually, since I can run h.264 mkvs fine even if I'm only using the motherboard's built in graphics card, I say a dual-core and 2gbs of RAM is all you need. Especially if you're not really into PCs games and don't want to buy a graphics card yet. Quote
bandit29 Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Sigh, I'll say it again. MKV's are simply ahead of their time. The reason people are having trouble with them is because they aren't made for the types of systems most people have. They're made for UBER-SUPER-HIGH-END-EXPENSIVE systems. That said, there is nothing wrong with MKV's and h.264, but the standard from AVI to MKV has happened way before it should have. Fansubbers need to realize this so that in the future, anime fans won't have this problem again. MKV blu-ray rips of Macross Frontier and Macross Zero run pretty good on my e-machine lol hardly a pc powerhouse updating codecs helps. MPC player with ffdshow decoder made a big difference in performance. now if only the PS3 could run mkv files...that would save me so much time... Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 (edited) I am getting an error with some of my Lunar MKV files (8, 10 etc) whilst others are fine. Is there a patch or something i should install to make sure it renders properly? The error reads - "Cannot render the file" Any help please guys would be heaps appreciated. Using media player classic with the CCCP codec patch. Edited October 27, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie Quote
CF18 Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 1) Make sure CCCP is latest. 2) Make sure the files are not corrupted, although it shouldn't happen if you use BT to download them The CRC32 is in the filename between [ and ]. I use hashtab to check them under windows. Quote
d3v Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 (edited) Any news on volume 3 being fan-subbed yet? Edited October 28, 2008 by d3v Quote
azrael Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Nope. On the other hand, Menclave has pushed out Episode 15. I'm still waiting for their AVI download. Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 (edited) 1) Make sure CCCP is latest. 2) Make sure the files are not corrupted, although it shouldn't happen if you use BT to download them The CRC32 is in the filename between [ and ]. I use hashtab to check them under windows. just checked mine through again (up to epi 19) they are magically working again, don't know what it was b^tchin about, but it's all ok now. (already downloaded the latest CCCP) Edited October 28, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie Quote
Nexx Stalker Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Any news on volume 3 being fan-subbed yet? I can't seem to find the raws, either. Are they out? Quote
d3v Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 I can't seem to find the raws, either. Are they out? I thought I saw them some time ago, but I can't seem to find them again, I guess I probably mistook something else for them and that they aren't out yet. Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted October 29, 2008 Posted October 29, 2008 almost down'd the whole 25 episodes! Now gotta read up what version instead of Lunar for the 25th... Quote
Sulendil Ang Posted October 29, 2008 Posted October 29, 2008 almost down'd the whole 25 episodes! Now gotta read up what version instead of Lunar for the 25th... Well, gg AVI by veffidas is a good choice. Quote
Zinjo Posted October 29, 2008 Posted October 29, 2008 I can't seem to find the raws, either. Are they out? Well it typically takes a few days for any raws to come out on the BDs. So it's a bit early yet... Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted October 29, 2008 Posted October 29, 2008 (edited) Well, gg AVI by veffidas is a good choice. I've been downloading the higher quality ones (MKV) i'll see if GG subs has that type. Thanks. :edit: [got all the lunar epis (MKV) downloaded! phew!] Now, to plan for the marathon.... heh heh Thankyou Lunar! And every other Subber for all your hard work and efforts! Edited October 29, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie Quote
Nexx Stalker Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 I thought I saw them some time ago, but I can't seem to find them again, I guess I probably mistook something else for them and that they aren't out yet. It seems they have been released today. Quote
d3v Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 ep5 BD subbed by THORA is out. W00t! Downloading this weekend. On that note, it's nice to have something to look forward to downloading again, just like back when the series was on air a month ago. Quote
Duke Togo Posted November 2, 2008 Author Posted November 2, 2008 Episode 6 & 7 from Thora are out too Anirena is down, so you can't download the torrent. Quote
d3v Posted November 2, 2008 Posted November 2, 2008 (edited) Anirena is down, so you can't download the torrent. Does anyone then have the torrents already? Can the eps. be downloaded or is the tracker down as well? Edited November 2, 2008 by d3v Quote
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