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Posted by Mystic Slippers on 09-05-2003 07:31 PM:

Very nice screener. Great audio too. But the drawback is it is FS and not WS.

I'll hold on to the TC and the Drunk Edition for now until DVD is available.

Great work though TCF!

8/10/8


Posted by lame hack on 09-05-2003 07:57 PM:

WOW! TCF another great release i never grabbed the "telecine" of this movie, the sample is sweeeeeeeeet! Keep up the good work! =D 9/9/8


Posted by flipp0r on 09-05-2003 08:07 PM:

fantastic color. 9 pass vbr? i bet that took like a day and a half to encode.
FS is a drawback for sure.
gonna grab it anyway kuz im such a leech.

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Posted by CypherNEUK on 09-05-2003 08:33 PM:

My First Post

Just got the sample and what can i say ,
video 8, just cos it's FS.
audio 9, sweet streams.
movie 7, could of been better.

as for 9 pass vbr, i can do a 5 pass DVD in 8hrs so i would say maybe 14-16hrs, but it's worth it.


Posted by gjac1 on 09-05-2003 08:39 PM:

Excellent quality, this will keep me going till the dvd rip comes out sometime next month (hopefully).

Great work TCF

9/10/8


Posted by Chewsmoka on 09-05-2003 09:56 PM:

From Sample

Video : A little pixilation and grainyness to the picture, the colors and brightness seemed right on the money though. Full Screen

Audio : Nice and clear, as you would expect from TCF. No complaints here.

Well, this is kinda wierd, TCF went SVCD for this VHS Screener, to preserve quality which I admire, great job TCF. However, due the the source, I'm gonna stick with my TELECINE ( Not TELESYNC kids ) because the picture quality is by far superior. I'll be skipping this download ( A first for a TCF release ). Where oh where can my DVDRip be, oh where oh where can it be.

Props to TCF anyways, good work boys.

Based on VHS Screener:

Video : 9/9/7.5

VHS Screeners aren't gonna look much prettier then this.

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Dude, It wasn't there and still isn't... I was waiting to see what the pic looked like cuz the release was up, but there was no pic and i didn't find the sample, mo fo. Don't make me come and tie ur arms to ur chair and beat u silly with your own keyboard

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Posted by hoozdapimp on 09-05-2003 10:27 PM:

9 pass is pointless.....it has been shown that anything over 5 pass in CCE doesn't give you any better quality...

:: maybe not for vhs and the majority of dvds, but some superbit dvds and hdtv streams it *does* make a difference going over 5 passes. - cC.

anywho, good release.... 8 (not WS)/9/7


Posted by labrat1 on 09-05-2003 10:30 PM:

cool quality very good
to bad its fullscreen

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Posted by Terminator800 on 09-06-2003 03:02 AM:

this version is brighter but the telecine version still looks more clean and polished despite it being too dark. the screener is a little too bright. As for it not being widescreen, well that depends on your taste i guess. The WS version crops portions of the top and bottom image, while the FS version crops the left and right. Up to you.

Video Quality: 8 (as good as a vhs screeners going to get)
Audio Quality: 10 (no distortion, nice and clear)
FS vs. WS? If you like to see more of the unimportant parts of the movie like whats on the left and right then WS is for you. If you care about the important center focused scenes with more image on top and botom then the FS is for you.

Altho T3 is a 2.35:1 WS film, the FS version doesnt crop much out. (atleast nothing important). i dont think its important to see the extra wall or plant, that doesn't add anything to the movie.


Posted by Scorch on 09-06-2003 03:11 AM:

Looks great, but the "TC" will hold me over until the DVD comes out.

7(for being FS)/9/10


Posted by mIRC on 09-06-2003 04:31 AM:

Angry

quote:
Looks great, but the "TC" will hold me over until the DVD comes out.


Agree but awesome tcf is on a roll one screener just out guesss
what another one

i just finished dwnldin both & got to say it was good

the video is full screen well
but it is great quality & the audio is also great

Video :8.89
Audio :9
Movie :7.5

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Posted by MaStERjedi420 on 09-06-2003 05:20 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by mIRC
Agree but awesome tcf is on a roll one screener just out guesss
what another one

i just finished dwnldin both & got to say it was good

the video is full screen well
but it is great quality & the audio is also great

Video :8.89
Audio :9
Movie :7.5

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lol 8.89....anyways great release gettin right now..checked out the sample and by the looks of it its lookin good but my monitor is kinda shitty..so o well check it out in my standalone here in about 45 minutes or so...8/9/9


Posted by Eekam0use on 09-06-2003 05:47 AM:

omg u tards complain about a vhs scr being fs wtf wait for the dvd u freaking mullies vhs is FullSCREEN so stfu before i stab u in the face......8/8/7

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Posted by Condor on 09-06-2003 06:12 AM:

Great quality video and audio.

Video 8.5
Audio 9
Movie 7.5

DVD screener should be coming out soon, retail DVD projected date 11/11/03.

:: yes because every film gets a dvd screener doesn't it? -pHo


Posted by KrackZaa on 09-06-2003 06:31 AM:

all i can say is wow. this release looks great, i thought tcf should have done x2 in svcd, but i think every scr they do should be done in svcd after viewing this beauty. a vhs tape cannot look any better than this, great job tcf raising the bar again.

10/10

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Posted by ReTiCuLeX on 09-06-2003 07:30 AM:

pfft everyone says WS? Me likes full screen Great job TCF judging from the sample 9/9/8


Posted by corman on 09-06-2003 07:33 AM:

8/9/8


Posted by ewfbootlegga on 09-06-2003 08:00 AM:

10/10/10 (rating on vhs screeners)

By far one of the best vhs screeners I have seen. Looking to more quality releases like this.


Posted by ugotrocked on 09-06-2003 08:04 AM:

So am I the only one that has the 1 second delay on the audio on this release or what? Can't believe this wasn't nuked for video/audio sync. 9/6/9


Posted by Butch on 09-06-2003 10:47 AM:

*from film*

my post yesterday was removed for some odd reason.Great screener.You usually notice some pale colours when watching a screener but the fact this is SVCD cleans it up a fair bit.Also in some of the fast paced scenes you can see slight pixelation but it would have been worse if VCD.
9/9/7

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Posted by ghettochild on 09-06-2003 06:51 PM:

picked this up lastnight...finaly a vhs svcd scr, and a movie worth watchin!
8/8/8
any one have a problem burning cd1? nero says the file is toobig!


Posted by mew on 09-06-2003 09:38 PM:

Pretty nice colors, but the fact that tc is ws and got 5.1 is enough for me to skip this one. Gimme dvdscr or retail

BTW Terminator800: "The WS version crops portions of the top and bottom image, while the FS version crops the left and right. Up to you."

That is incorrect ws doesnt crop out anything on top or bottom. So WS is preferred by most people who dont like missing out on the full original image the way the movie was shot.


Posted by psyche on 09-06-2003 11:17 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by mew
Pretty nice colors, but the fact that tc is ws and got 5.1 is enough for me to skip this one. Gimme dvdscr or retail

BTW Terminator800: "The WS version crops portions of the top and bottom image, while the FS version crops the left and right. Up to you."

That is incorrect ws doesnt crop out anything on top or bottom. So WS is preferred by most people who dont like missing out on the full original image the way the movie was shot.

Although the TC's source audio was from unmastered 5.1 (hacked/extracted from theatrical disc) this copy in my opinion sounds better/more vibrant, maybe the process TGSC uses alters the 5.1 or isn't a lossless technique because it doesn't sound like mastered 5.1 (Matrix Reloaded retail for example has much better audio than CTP's 5.1CH TS DVDR). Even so, if you're referring to the SVCD version of the TC then it isn't 5.1 since mpeg-2 technically can not preserve that. And you're comment about WS/FS is not 100% true either, it depends on the original matting. One example of what Terminator800 mentioned was the screener releases for Men In Black 2, TEG's version was FS cropped left/right and TCF's was WS cropped bottom/top. As someone mentioned in another thread a while ago, even movies shown in theatres aren't matted and theatre's have to add the black bars with their equipment depending on the size of their screens. When a studio masters a DVD they make the same decision. Just thought I'd kick some knowledge for ya


Posted by sirghost on 09-06-2003 11:22 PM:

and in the case of this movie..it was formatted 2.35 to 1..wich means, nothing is taken off the top and bottoms in the ws versions....

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Posted by mew on 09-06-2003 11:44 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by psyche
Although the TC's source audio was from unmastered 5.1 (hacked/extracted from theatrical disc) this copy in my opinion sounds better/more vibrant, maybe the process TGSC uses alters the 5.1 or isn't a lossless technique because it doesn't sound like mastered 5.1 (Matrix Reloaded retail for example has much better audio than CTP's 5.1CH TS DVDR). Even so, if you're referring to the SVCD version of the TC then it isn't 5.1 since mpeg-2 technically can not preserve that. And you're comment about WS/FS is not 100% true either, it depends on the original matting. One example of what Terminator800 mentioned was the screener releases for Men In Black 2, TEG's version was FS cropped left/right and TCF's was WS cropped bottom/top. As someone mentioned in another thread a while ago, even movies shown in theatres aren't matted and theatre's have to add the black bars with their equipment depending on the size of their screens. When a studio masters a DVD they make the same decision. Just thought I'd kick some knowledge for ya


First off, its true its not as good as a dvd-mastered 5.1 track, however thats not what I said, but fact remains that the 5.1 track on the tc.dvdr is far superior to the stereo mp2 of this screener. Of course Im not referring to the svcd.tc when I mentioned 5.1, Im no 'tard. However there is something called mpeg 5.1 or mpeg multichannel audio, its not commonly used but if you thought SVCDs could never have 5.1 tracks, think again, its possible, just not widely supported.

My comment about ws not cropping anything out is not correct for all cases, just most, and its a comment about ws vs fs in general and typically fs is cropped on sides and ws not cropped signicicantly. There are exceptions but they are few and not worth mentioning when discussing this release in particular.


Posted by Terminator800 on 09-07-2003 03:32 AM:

quote:
BTW Terminator800: "The WS version crops portions of the top and bottom image, while the FS version crops the left and right. Up to you."

quote:
That is incorrect ws doesnt crop out anything on top or bottom. So WS is preferred by most people who dont like missing out on the full original image the way the movie was shot.


Most WS movies are cropped from top and bottom. This is called matting. When you watch the movie in the theater or WS dvd, usually all WS movies are matted top and bottom because the director didn't want to show more image. If you don't believe T3 WS is cropped top and bottom, then do a comparison and it'll be obvious. I did.


Posted by LEGiON01 on 09-07-2003 09:02 AM:

Video a bit grainy in dark scenes, colors good though. Audio fine.

8/8/9


Posted by XeroFightsAlone on 09-07-2003 10:27 AM:

watch some group catch a sceneban for re-encoding to vcd.
8/8/7

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Posted by mew on 09-07-2003 10:46 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Terminator800
Most WS movies are cropped from top and bottom. This is called matting. When you watch the movie in the theater or WS dvd, usually all WS movies are matted top and bottom because the director didn't want to show more image. If you don't believe T3 WS is cropped top and bottom, then do a comparison and it'll be obvious. I did.


Compared the tcf fs to replica ws, ws isnt cropped top/bottom anymore than fs is as far as I can see


Posted by badboyz on 09-07-2003 08:24 PM:

very nice indeed and I especially like the fact that it was released full screen. I don't know about the rest of you but I still like movies full screen even though I have a nice tv that can handle widescreen. Just my 2 cents.

Anyways, sound is excellent and picture is just as good with crisp and bright colors.

9/9/8


Posted by january1973 on 09-07-2003 08:52 PM:

Question

I also noticed that the sound is out of sync (on disc 1 at least - haven't got disc 2 yet)

They appear to have used DVD-SVCD to encode this. I think its caused by adding the logo at the beginning and the disc change logo at the end of disc 1. The same happened to me when I ripped some DVD's - changing the options in DVD-SVCD got rid of the problem.

To be honest I'm no expert - it might only cause problems on some players. Did any one else notice this problem?

On a postive note the sound is very clear and the picture looks very clear too. Just a shame about the audio sync. But then beggars can't be choosers


Posted by EricM on 09-07-2003 11:51 PM:

Why does everyone hate FS.
I prefer FS because it uses the full space on the tv, having black bars on the top/bottom is a waste of space on the screen.
Not everyone has a widescreen tv.

january1973, a screener is a rip from a VHS tape not a DVD.

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Posted by january1973 on 09-08-2003 12:28 AM:

EricM, Look in the "extra" folder on CD1 and you will see that they did in fact use DVD2SVCD at some point.


Posted by MaStERjedi420 on 09-08-2003 01:59 AM:

great screener..8.5/9/9 this movie is great, sucks ass that most scr's are in fs....o well great quality TCF rules

i cant believe that this movie was filmed in fs, dumb ass John Mostow had to go the dumb route...o well


Posted by labrat1 on 09-10-2003 03:06 AM:

its a matted film
go here for details
http://www.vcdquality.com/forum/sho...&threadid=27745

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