You are the rainbow! You are the sun to my chameleon!

#109290 by fragility
Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:31 am
My dumb DVD player which I inherited from my mum (nad ironically should be the best one I've ever owned in terms of brand and how much it cost) doesnt like the NTSC's and plays them grey (it's the only DVD player I've ever seen do that, lol) but nothing else has any problem with it

#109446 by theoryman
Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:33 pm
The drive on my computer wouldn't even read it. On my standalone it works, but every now and then the video freezes for a few seconds while the sound keeps going, and then is fine. My player is sort of old though.

#109464 by Coma Divine
Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:00 pm
I think (re: freezing) during the "Adventures of the DTB on the road" section that looks to be deliberate. A few pauses here and there for "dramatic effect". I thought it may have been my DVD drive as well, but it does the same thing at the same moments when watching it on either of my 2 DVD players.
I think it is an editing atifact.

#109472 by gurp13
Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:22 pm
Coma Divine wrote:I think (re: freezing) during the "Adventures of the DTB on the road" section that looks to be deliberate. A few pauses here and there for "dramatic effect". I thought it may have been my DVD drive as well, but it does the same thing at the same moments when watching it on either of my 2 DVD players.
I think it is an editing atifact.


Yeah, I think those are freeze frames and slo-mos.

#109485 by beavis christ
Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:59 am
Actually those freeze frames are a result of bong water wreaking havoc on my computer! :lol: Thank god we were able to salvage that at the last possible minute as well so a little glitch here and there has to be overlooked considering the alternative would have been nothing? :shock: I now have a mac so I can actually be able to do a lot better versions of these DTB adventures for future whatever. :wink:

#109490 by Atari
Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:02 am
I personally prefer the "dirtiness" of the tour section to the main live bit.

Meh.

#109492 by sj_2150
Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:04 am
Atari wrote:I personally prefer the "dirtiness" of the tour section to the main live bit.


and the oh noes?

#109493 by Atari
Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:07 am
...and Dave killing the RV.

#109494 by sj_2150
Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:09 am
Atari wrote:...and Dave killing the RV.


HAHA! I cant get over his face!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

#109496 by Coma Divine
Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:13 am
beavis christ wrote:Actually those freeze frames are a result of bong water wreaking havoc on my computer! :lol:
Ah, so THAT'S what happened then!! Every time I see those little bits I'll think of Beav's Battle With Gravity! :knocked: :lol:

#110253 by gurp13
Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:20 pm
beavis christ wrote:Actually those freeze frames are a result of bong water wreaking havoc on my computer! :lol: Thank god we were able to salvage that at the last possible minute as well so a little glitch here and there has to be overlooked considering the alternative would have been nothing? :shock: I now have a mac so I can actually be able to do a lot better versions of these DTB adventures for future whatever. :wink:


You didn't have to admit to that, you know. You could have just said it was your creativity at work. We'd have bought that, you know. And, stop putting your bong next to the computer. Even Macs are not waterproof.

Ha, that reminds me, though. My friends and I used to have a saying. Whenever somebody did something very stupid and very bad we used to say, "He really drank the bong water there." As in when you tilt the bong too much and the water runs up and you get a mouthful of it. So, like when Dave ripped the top off the RV, he really drank the bong water on that one.

#110308 by Persuader
Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:46 am
Ahhh, ok..I was worried my DVD had gone kaputt (the freeze frames). That was some funny shit, glad you kept it on there beavis!

#110531 by Oscar
Wed Feb 08, 2006 6:28 am
fragility wrote:My dumb DVD player which I inherited from my mum (nad ironically should be the best one I've ever owned in terms of brand and how much it cost) doesnt like the NTSC's and plays them grey (it's the only DVD player I've ever seen do that, lol) but nothing else has any problem with it


Without any other information to go on, my guess is the problem is actually the combination of that DVD player and your TV. NTSC uses a different colour system to PAL (as well as the different resolution and frame rate), but it's possible to output a 'hybrid' signal with the 'lines' of one system and the 'colours' of the other, to put it simply - some players do this and some don't, and it depends on how they're set up. The TV might require a hybrid signal (NTSC format with PAL colour system) where the player isn't outputting one, but you might be able to change it.

I think that's how it goes anyway. I'm not an expert. There's NTSC 4.43 and NTSC 3.58, referring to the modulation frequency in MHz of the colour carrier signal. Now I've confused myself. Somebody help.

#110533 by Blazingmonga
Wed Feb 08, 2006 6:44 am
fragility wrote:My dumb DVD player which I inherited from my mum (nad ironically should be the best one I've ever owned in terms of brand and how much it cost) doesnt like the NTSC's and plays them grey (it's the only DVD player I've ever seen do that, lol) but nothing else has any problem with it


To add to what Oscar just mentioned, it is possible that your DVD player will be able to play it if you change some settings.

With my original player I had the same problem initially, but it was resolved by going through the setup menus and selecting the PAL/NTSC output to 'auto'. See if your player has any such settings and try fiddling with them.

I think that player could either output to PAL or NTSC, so perhaps you can select it to always output PAL.

Anyway, have a look.
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#110539 by beavis christ
Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:41 am
gurp13 wrote:
beavis christ wrote:Actually those freeze frames are a result of bong water wreaking havoc on my computer! :lol: Thank god we were able to salvage that at the last possible minute as well so a little glitch here and there has to be overlooked considering the alternative would have been nothing? :shock: I now have a mac so I can actually be able to do a lot better versions of these DTB adventures for future whatever. :wink:


You didn't have to admit to that, you know. You could have just said it was your creativity at work. We'd have bought that, you know. And, stop putting your bong next to the computer. Even Macs are not waterproof.

Ha, that reminds me, though. My friends and I used to have a saying. Whenever somebody did something very stupid and very bad we used to say, "He really drank the bong water there." As in when you tilt the bong too much and the water runs up and you get a mouthful of it. So, like when Dave ripped the top off the RV, he really drank the bong water on that one.


While that is true I could have lied, you will find that I am pretty honest about things. I am not really proud of those moments of stupidity but hey it makes me human and reminds me not to be dumb! :lol: Though I rarely take my own advice. :wink:

And by the way I wont put any liquid near my machine now, I am paranoid!

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