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General => Current & Future L-E Projects => Topic started by: Tofusensei on September 27, 2004, 01:10:24 am
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Well, what do you all think of this show? How beautiful is Maetel? :-*
Also, I want to let it be known that I plan to pump out the Matsumoto goodness to the best of my ability. You fans deserve more Galaxy Express 999 and this show *_*
-Tofu
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ack tofu you beat me to it! but i will say that it was a joy to qc this show! it has wonderful plot, intrigue, umm...wolfram's seiyuu is on it (a plus) so umm <3 maetel!
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Weeeeeee Eps 1 - 3 are out. The show is certainly gonna be one roller coaster of a ride if these first 3 eps are anything to go by ^_^;;;;
gumbaloom
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maetel is hot
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Things are interesting from episode 1. Guess I'll watch 2 and 3 later.
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many many thanks for releasing this great show.
another matsumoto masterpiece, that'S for sure.
little note about the translation:
I think that the name "Leopold" should be "Leopard"
It sounds just like leopard and in addition, in the old Sennen Joo TV Series, there was a "Leopard" as well, in the japanese and the german dubbing.
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I agree with buso-senshi. it sounds like the german word Leopard. Might be worth investigating. go tofu go
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/me adds another vote for " Maetel is hot! "
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hum another pool ? :D
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/me waits excitedly to get his hands on ep4...
I love how this series contrasts with GE999.
Oh, and another vote for Maetel, how could you not!
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ok i'll join in the maetel is hot.
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Thank you for this beautiful release !
I can't wait to see Harlock enter the scene [smiley=zytrahusathome.gif]
maetel is hot
yes, she is [smiley=46249910.gif]
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looks like there is a consensus: maetel is hot
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maetel is like one of the few hot anime babes who don't have big breasts or have too much kawaii-ness. She's too freaking hot, but it'd be great if she smiled more [smiley=biggrin.gif]
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She became a woman in my dream since the first time I saw her in 999 many many years ago ;D
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Hopefully SSM is back on track again, ep4 throws in a few more characters and keeps things ticking over nicely.
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Hopefully SSM is back on track again, ep4 throws in a few more characters and keeps things ticking over nicely.
Great [smiley=mad_overclocker.gif]
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I have not seen any of the other related shows. Is this anime supposed to be 'comprehensible' by itself? I like it and all, but I'm totally lost as to what is going on (characters, motivations, who's loyal to who, who's fighting who, etc.). The actions that the people take don't seem to make sense in any way, it is a very confusing show to watch.
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SSM is a little confusing, I think that's because the narrative style is one that likes to hide a lot from the audience. Seeing a couple of eps of GE999 helps a little (I've only seen the eps we've subbed).
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I love the "Galaxy Express Universe" and I just wanted to say thanks for subbing this series and ask if we can expect another episode soon? I know it isn't liked when people bug subbers for eps but I'm starting to get a little worried since it has been a while since we heard about any progress (or drawbacks) in the subbingprocess of this wonderful series. ???
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its all gumballoom's fault. ::pouts::
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I love it :D
Maetel Legends just came in the mail and Arcadia of my Youth... great !
I am looking forward to more :D
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Hopefully this project will get the kicking it deserves and we'll see some releases!
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This show is amazing, Maetel gets even cooler in this one. Can't wait for more episodes, is this done airing yet? Oh, and I got the first review for this on AnimeNfo. Thats right.
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This show is amazing, Maetel gets even cooler in this one. Can't wait for more episodes, is this done airing yet? Oh, and I got the first review for this on AnimeNfo. Thats right.
There are a total of 4 chapters, 13 episodes. All episodes were aired and last(6th) volume of the DVD is scheduled mid March. Just marathoned through the whole series and all I can say is "Wow". Great series and hopefully we will see more subbed episodes soon.
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New torrents ?
I saw a new dvd-version torrent pack of the 3 first episodes + the 4th.
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is there anything new with these releases?
is it worth to download episode 1-3 when i already have the version before?
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If you plan on keeping the files it is definitely worth downloading the new ones and throwing away the old ones.
If you've already watched them and don't particularly want to rewatch episodes 1-3, then it is your decision. But don't distribute the TV encodes, please.
The new ones fixed some errors in 1-3, the encoding is 100 times better and crisper :)
-Tofu
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I'll second Tofu on this one. The show is being done completely from Region 2 DVD source now.
The TV raws which we obtained were 640x360 DIVX's capped from pay per view. The quality wasnt all that great.
If you want to burn the series off to rewatch at a later date its definitely worth getting the re-encode eps 1 - 3 pack :D
Regards
gumbaloom
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There are also a few editing fixes. It reads a lot better and there are a few translation changes regarding names and titles etc.
Hopefully we'll have the next couple of eps out in the next few weeks.
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Any idea if there'll be a v2 of the 4th episode ? There's something wrong with the audio and sounds like doubled. The other three DVD episodes have not such problems.
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Just try to watch it with a surround setup and you'll see (doesn't matter if it's PC or XBMC). There's some funny noise in the surround and center channels while watching the whole episode 4.
It's not that big deal but it's a little pain in my ears to follow the dialogues. It's like botch stereo channels does have a little different timing.
All the previous episodes are fine.
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i didnt hear anything like that when qcing that ep..but i do not watch my anime in surround sound either...
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Just try to watch it with a surround setup and you'll see (doesn't matter if it's PC or XBMC). There's some funny noise in the surround and center channels while watching the whole episode 4.
It's not that big deal but it's a little pain in my ears to follow the dialogues. It's like botch stereo channels does have a little different timing.
All the previous episodes are fine.
Check the inside of your speakers for bees, houseflies, damselflies, moths, etc. If you're in the northern hemisphere, it just turned spring, so the season for these things just started. Sometimes the speaker making noise at certain frequencies can wake up the creature, causing it to flap around and make more noise / distortion.
If you still hear the funny noise, but you don't see anything inside or outside your speakers, it must be something invisible like a fairy. In this case, there's not much you can do.
If this is a constant problem, consider getting a pet spider, a carnivorous plant, or some other plant/animal that eats bugs.
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@crypticgimp
Yup, you'll not really be able to notice this problem with a stereo setup but do not forget this show was mixed in Dolby Surround.
I don't know if this is a problem with the original DVD source or something was messed up during the encoding. If there'll be no v2 of this one episode i can life with this but it's still something that can not be ignored that easy. ;)
EDIT: Even if it looks like that no one here really care during QC about messed up audio encoding... just noticed a similar problem with Tsubasa Chronocle eps1. Was it the same encoder who did both episodes ?
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That is a pretty rude posting.
" no one here really care"?
If they didn't care why would they spend all of this time working on it?
They have done a lot of work for free. If you want to complain, complain that we don't have more episodes :D I love Maetel!
Anyway, I agree with Live-Evil. Check your settings... It is weird that no one else has reported a problem, as many people have downloaded this and it's unlikely that you are the only one with a surround sound setup.
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don't..really...care....??? as i said earlier, i didnt hear anything wrong..still dont hear anything wrong and i am usually the person who has problems with stuff.
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Try ep 2 of Tsubasa Chronicle when we release and let me know if it's the same problem. I am trying a different version of lame...
-Tofu
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Just tested episode 2 and there's still the same problem.
At first place this sound to me like a clipping problem during the dialogues but i'm not really sure about it.
btw... got yesterday your version of Windaria with the same problem with the audio.
@streever
L-E stuff sure care about QC but if a show is produced in Dolby Surround from the beginning and you can't enjoy it this way something should be done about it. If they didn't no one would have answered my posting.
I'm running a professional recording studio and that's why i can notice those kind of things very quick. I tried out the releases on different PCs/Mac and codecs and on my XBOX and on 2 different types of THX-Ultra2 multichannel decoder as well (Denon AVC-A1 XV and Lexicon MC-8/LX-7).
If SSM take longer to release i don't care as long it will not be delayed until a licence. As you said they do it for free and have to buy (?) the DVD source from somewhere so there's nothing to complain about the speed of releases.
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Okay, Thorgal, I'll try another mp3 encoder for ep 3. Let me know if it fixes it ><
-Tofu
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I was under the impression that this show was back on track again. Has something happened? I need my Maetel. :( Ganbatte kudasai! :D
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I want to thank you guys for sticking with this series! This is the most engaging GE999 Product(with Maetel in it) ever. I've never really liked the GE Saga, but I think Nazca and the subplot with Leopard make it more interesting. Great to see Harlock and everybody in this ep. too.
thanks again,
Carol
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.....My gods.... THANK YOU for continuing this series! Please keep up the good work on it.
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thank you so much, i really appreciated
this is a masterpiece
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Now episode 6 have been finaly released but it's not XviD encoded. Now i would like to know if there'll be a XviD version for people without a 1,5Ghz CPU or people who want to watch the releases on the XBOX ?
I think the XviD encoded episodes are fine enough and can be watched by all people and now only people with a fast CPU will be able to watch this release or have to re-encode this h264 release themselfes. This is really sad IMO.
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x264 plays fine on a p3 800mhz machine. Just make sure you install the x264 codec AND ffdhow BUT uncheck everything apart from x264 decode ^^
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I don't want to playback it on a PC. I just started to download fansubbed anime because it was possible to watch it with my XBOX on a big screen. I can't really understand what's the point in changing from a fine XviD version to h264 during a running project.
Was something wrong with the previous releases to make it that important to change to a "hardware killer" codec ?
btw...there're still people who have an old G3 Mac.
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h264 is the way of the future. You will find over the next few months that more and more groups release in h264. Same quality for much lower bitrate and better compression. So I'm afraid to say that you're gonna have to get used to it :D. For example look at Bleach and Full Metal Panic The Second Raid, both of those are examples of groups using h264.
It was just the same as the change from divx3 to xvid. People complained then but once everyone made the effort to update their codecs all was good.
Also remember that we're catering for the computer mainly. We're not here to ensure the encodes work on each and every stand alone player thats out there from your dvd players to your psp's. If it really bothers you to watch it on your xbox theres plenty of utilities out there to convert it for you. I'd suggest a trip to www.videohelp.com or a read of the guide on the animesuki forums about converting to DVD.
As for the question of whether there will be a xvid encode. The answer at this time is no. The encoder asked if he could move to h264 and the opinion of all of those involved with SSM was garnered and everyone agreed that we should move to h264. There are obvious improvements in the quality of the encode over xvid which befit the quality of the original region 2 source.
So to sumarise...
a) the decision to move to h264 was a group decision and we won't be reverting back to xvid.
b) h264 improves the encode quality
c) we're not in this game for compatibility with every standalone hardware player
d) h264 is the way of the future and you will see more and more groups using it.
e) If you want to play it on your xbox either run it through a converter or you could aways support the anime's original makers and buy the region 2 DVD's :D
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h264 is the way of the future. You will find over the next few months that more and more groups release in h264. Same quality for much lower bitrate and better compression. So I'm afraid to say that you're gonna have to get used to it :D. For example look at Bleach and Full Metal Panic The Second Raid, both of those are examples of groups using h264.
*lol* If you re-encode a xvid encoded tvrip to h264 it's better ? The quality will not be better. BTW...the most groups using h264 are R1 DVD ripping groups.
It was just the same as the change from divx3 to xvid. People complained then but once everyone made the effort to update their codecs all was good.
What a great example. Do you need a 3-4 times faster PC to decode xvid compared to divx ? Like you said just to update a codec is not a problem but groups starting to ignore people with lower CPU speed for nothing is smething to complain about.
There are obvious improvements in the quality of the encode over xvid which befit the quality of the original region 2 source.
Does have someone complained about the quality of the xvid releases to just chage to h264 in the middle of a running project to make people download mixed encoded stuff ?
d) h264 is the way of the future and you will see more and more groups using it.
I'm just happy about the grous who'll wait to make it possible for all people to watch their releases.
e) If you want to play it on your xbox either run it through a converter or you could aways support the anime's original makers and buy the region 2 DVD's :D
Or just keep on encoding with xvid and not give peole the best possible source to give them no reason to buy the original DVDs ? Oh, and i've bought the original R2 DVDs :P
...but it's ok with me. I'll just convert the files to xvid in order to have the same 13 files for this series. I can understand if a group start a series from the beginning using a new codec but it's not a nice to just do it in the middle of a series.
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I can understand if a group start a series from the beginning using a new codec but it's not a nice to just do it in the middle of a series.
I have to agree, personally i dont see a point in using h264 but its the groups choice and i respect that i just dont download h264 encodes becasue i cant play them and thus far that hasnt been a problem but i've been watching Space Symphony Maetel since the first eps where subbed last year and i was looking forward to the next ep but because of the switch i cant watch it anymore.
Its one thing to not be able to watch a show by a certain group but when the only group subbing a show makes a change that means only only some of their fans can finish the show when alot of them can't it is very disapointing to those that can't.
I dont know if you have noticed but most groups that have made the switch have either finished their on going projects in Xvid/Divx or made dual releases while finishing older projects and i hope you will consider doing the same for the sake of all those fans that have been enjoying your projects thus far but can't play h264 encodes
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While I don't mind getting a new codec to view fansubs, especially for a series as cool as SSM, my best source for quality codecs (sourceforge.net) still has the h.264 codec listed as a "level 2 pre-alpha version", suitable for developers only. Can somebody suggest a better source for downloading this codec so I can get my Maetel fix?
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Is there some new codec I need to download for this file?
I am using Media Player Classic 6.4.8.4 and ffdshow Aug 22 2005.
It won't play on the PC, but my pig can play it on his PSP with the 2.0 firmware update.
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You misunderstand. We're using original Region 2 source for SSM. The encoder made lossless VBLE filter raws and then encoded straight to h264. If you'd seen the TV rips that were available for Maetel I think you'd see there was NO way even with avisynth filtering that the encodes are like how they are now. The TV rips were BAAAAAAAAAADDDD.
Secondly h264 doesnt need a lot of CPU power. One of our QC'ers is running on a p3 800mhz machine and can play h264 encodes just fine :D. Oh by the way xvid does kinda need a good CPU too. 1ghz+ recommended but I've known people with p3 600's play xvid fine.
As far as the codec itself is concerned. ffdshow will work quite happily. Just make sure when you install it you only tick the x264 decode option nothing else.
By the way. Just for interest even *I* couldnt' play h264 at first and I'm an encoder for Yawara and Sailor Moon Musicals. However I made the effort to update my codecs and with less than 20 minutes work I was playing h264 fine. Oh and I dont exactly have a speed machine either, a Sempron 2800. I'm playing Maetel as we speak using MPC WHILST encoding some vobs in CCE. So its not THAT cpu hungry ^_^;;;;.
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Hi, I have another kind of problem...it's OK with video, but...no audio at all^____^;;;
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try another media player, such as VLC or MPC, Zoomplayer works also. Audio is just normal mp3 that i have used for previous 5 episodes of the series. >: x
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If you have trouble with audio, upgrade your matroska splitter.
I used http://mirror01.x264.nl/x264/MatroskaSplitter.exe and no more audio problem now.
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I have only sounds but no picture. :P
Anyone knows which Codec is needed to watch it?
ps : My current one is the latest FfdShow. ???
Thanks :)
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I've spent all morning trying to get the newest file to work, playing with codecs, adjusting players, etc. and have pretty much given up hope. Despite what a few people have implied, getting this to work isn't as simple as downloading a new codec and voila. While I have no personal objection to the group deciding to switch to h264, it's does seem a shame to switch in the middle of a series (especially one that no one else is working on), because I have to imagine that I'm not the only person who's now stuck. :'(
Please don't switch Snow Queen over to this as well!
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Evidently Media Player Classic and ffdshow alone are not enough; when the file is opened MPC just sits there and does nothing. I guess this is a PSP-only release.
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OK this seems to be it, when I installed Matroska splitter (above) and told it to override the MPEG-4 system splitter in MPC I could play it. So all in all you need to install Media Player Classic, ffdshow, and finally the Matroska splitter and select the option to have the Matroska Splitter open .MP4 files (rather than MPC). For the people having problems hopefully that does it. MPEG-4 system splitter in MPC seems to be broken, I couldn't open other .mp4 files (like the ones the pigs encoded for their PSP) on my PC but once I installed it any .mp4 seems to open fine. Even though it lists .mp4 splitting as an 'experimental' feature... so I wouldn't enable it for .avi files or anything else.
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With the new matroska splitter the audio works, thanks:)
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Secondly h264 doesnt need a lot of CPU power. One of our QC'ers is running on a p3 800mhz machine and can play h264 encodes just fine :D. Oh by the way xvid does kinda need a good CPU too. 1ghz+ recommended but I've known people with p3 600's play xvid fine.
It depends on the rest of your system stats, having alot of RAM and/or a high end graphics card can compensate for having a slower CPU, personally i have a p3 700 576mb of ram and a 32mbit graphics card and i cant get any h264 encode.
Getting a h264 encode to play with a CPU is quite impressive and you will most likely find its the exception rather than the rule and just because one person you know can play them doesnt mean everyone else can.
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OK, I can't get this to run no matter what I do. I installed some rev. 287A version of the x264 codec, but it still won't run the file. I'm using the latest version of MPC and ver. 0.4.6, build 4668 of ffdshow. I need a step-by-step procedure with links if necessary of how to get these damned h264 encoded videos to play, I'm getting tired of not being able to play the anime I download.
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The bit about the matroska splitter was the key for me as well. Without it, I was getting neither sound nor video with MPC when trying to play the h.264 file.
Also, the above comment about only checking h.264 formats during the install of the 2005-8-22 ffdshow also backfired on me. Unchecking the other file formats not only did not help me to see the latest maetel episode, it also kept me from viewing my other video files as well.
To reiterate what works: start with Media Player Classic, install the latest ffdshow (I just accepted all the deafult settings during the install), then install the matroska splitter (selecting the option to use it with .mp4 files).
Moving up to newer things is sometimes painful, but often worth while. I hope to see some more great stuff come out in this format soon.
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Also, the above comment about only checking h.264 formats during the install of the 2005-8-22 ffdshow also backfired on me. Unchecking the other file formats not only did not help me to see the latest maetel episode, it also kept me from viewing my other video files as well.
The only reason to uncheck the other file formats is if you already have a codec installed (ie. xvid) and would prefer to keep using that codec. If you are currently using ffdshow and would like to keep using it, just make sure you have the latest version and if not install the latest with the defaults.
As for systems, .avi only became so popular because most of the newer codecs and players worked best with .avi. Long ago MPEG-1 (.mpg) was the preferred format for 'high-quality' media, and then divx311alpha (MS-MPEG4V3 or something like that) came along and most groups switched to .avi in order to use it. So going back to MPEG is really nothing new, and probably for the best since MPEG is a real ISO/IEC standard and .avi was just a windows system with hacks necessary to support things like B-frames and variable bitrate audio. In the future cross-platform support for MPEG-4 will probably be better than that .avi, esp. when it comes to standalone players.
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I'm also having problems with this episode. I've gotten it to the point where the audio will run normally, but the video gets out of sync (seems to happen at the begining of the file).
I'm open to suggestions on how to fix this.
I'm running the 08/22/2005 version of FFDShow, along with the Matroska Splitter mentioned here, and am using Windows Media Player (I've tried running this in MPC, with no luck, and VLC (which crashes after about 15 seconds).
Any help would be greatly apprecated.
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ok, you have to have codec installed, otherwise playback will be 'iffy' for some people, i have also found out that those who use codec packs get these strange problems, always install everything independantly. Also i have requested the files i use to playback be posted here, as soon as i get response from webmaster i will post further.
if anyone have not tried, you can try to play it with zoomplayer 4.0 basic.
For those who are having audio problems, try reinstalling ffdshow, and set video decoder to decode only x264,h264, BUT for audio decoder set it to decode mp3 audio, this is just as same as normal LAME or Fraunhofer mp3 decoding just FFDSHOW will decode your audio.
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Thanks for the advice, I've downloaded Zoom Player, but will have to wait until later to try it out. I have class shortly and don't have the time to play with it or FFDShow right now.
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Secondly h264 doesnt need a lot of CPU power. One of our QC'ers is running on a p3 800mhz machine and can play h264 encodes just fine :D. Oh by the way xvid does kinda need a good CPU too. 1ghz+ recommended but I've known people with p3 600's play xvid fine.
I disagree.
On 1GHz Duron/640Mb/Radeon 9800Pro :
xvid
25-35% cpu usage
h.264
85-99% cpu usage
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Heya, excellent work subbing this classy anime. Matsumoto is always in fashion. 8)
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Hi there,
is there anyone who can tell me with which prog I can re-encode the h264 codec eps to divx/xivd? ffdshow always knocks my PC down and I'd like to watch it with my dvd player.
thx a lot!
Gabriel
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hasn't anyone noticed the new SSM?
tnx guys
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tnx for the new SSm guys,this show rocks
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There's lots more coming as well.
Many thanks to the new people on the project for speeding things up and to everyone else for sticking with us all this time.
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another 2 new eps?it's christmas indeed;but why do Aone & Froth Bite release em first?didn't you guys do em together??
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There's more to come as well over the next few weeks I hope. I guess it'll depend on how busy everyone is over christmas and new year.
I hope everyone enjoys the new releases.
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thx for the new SSM.only two to go now :P
after that you might wanna do another Matsumoto series just to humor me ::)
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another already :P??cool
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that's it,the end... :'(
this show rules,thanx for doing it guys
so what's next?? ;D
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whats next hmm thats a good question we are doing mostly every matsumoto anime... but whats next is the super secret project
theres hints at it elsewhere in the forums but you will never know what it is because its SUPER SECRET!!!!!!
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I want to say galaxy railways 2 but I believe it is still in production so I say Shin Taketori Monogatari Sen-Nen Joou since Gumbaloom already confirmed the continuation of Galaxy Express 999(which isn't a super secret project anymore) :P
am I warm here?? ;)
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There are plans for GR2, but I think that was announced quite a while ago.
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yay finally posted my yay for finishing of this series!
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Hi people!
Thx for this anime, but can anyone help with the parts on emule? There is a part from ep.06 which isn't complete, and the other episodes are downloading very slowly.
Thx a lot!!
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Emule? o_O I use it to download old anime music but trust me it SUCKS totally. Use BT instead, just resume it from BT and you have it.
-Tsubasa
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Emule? o_O I use it to download old anime music but trust me it SUCKS totally. Use BT instead, just resume it from BT and you have it.
-Tsubasa
yes but I havent opened the ports and I'm not sure how. sure there's a guide, but I'm happy with my emule downloads. There's a lot of stuff you can find on emule and not on bittorrent.
Thx anyways
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People still use eMule? That's news to me. Most of the people who used to use eMule have moved to ePig. ePig uses much less resources, has better capabilities, and also, by popular agreement, just plain looks better.
for instance eMule can't do this: http://sindo.live-evil.org/pig06.jpg
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People still use eMule? That's news to me. Most of the people who used to use eMule have moved to ePig. ePig uses much less resources, has better capabilities, and also, by popular agreement, just plain looks better.
for instance eMule can't do this: http://sindo.live-evil.org/pig06.jpg
You are so right Sindo! ePig is worlds better than eMule! ;) :D ;D
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yes but I havent opened the ports and I'm not sure how. sure there's a guide, but I'm happy with my emule downloads. There's a lot of stuff you can find on emule and not on bittorrent.
Thx anyways
emule is SOOLLOOOOW man. Of-course, like the reason I use it, is to get the old stuff not on BT. But often my status is 'waiting' and I'm not getting seeds...for the really old stuff. So it doesn't really help.
-Tsubasa
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well, actually is ok now :D
I think I picked the wrong links or sumthing. Thx anyways, sure one of this days I will use BT, it's installed but at the moment I haven't need it :P
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Calling all anime fans!!!!
Live-eviL currently has a major shortage of dedicated QCers. :'(
This does not bode well for quick and efficient releases of YOUR FAVORITE ONGOING L-E SERIES!!! :o
Yes, you heard me right! If you would like to help speed the fansubbing process along for your favorite ongoing LE series, or in some cases simply get it moving through QC again, please check out the "Come QC for Live-Evil" thread in the "Live-eviL Recruitment Center" Forum. Read what various staff members have to say about the job, and if you think you might be able to help out send me a PM ASAP! Thank you in advance to those who are willing to give it a try!
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No use looking for qcers here since Maetal is done and those who used to get only Maetal from us have no reasons to want to qc for us anymore.
-Tsubasa