Re: Re: UKHA 2003 - Video shootout

["UKHA" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

How about adding a DVD converted using something like DVD2One in the shhot
out?

Andy

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On 15/04/2003 at 11:15 mark_harrison_uk2 wrote:

>Graham,
>
>We had agreed that Ian, as a leading proponent of the DIVX format
>would do the encoding using his experience of tweaking the settings
>to get the best result.
>
>Ian is either going to bring along the encoded DIVX on the day, or,
>ideally, ship it to you in advance so you can test it works.
>
>The DD amp will switch S-Video as well as composite... so no problem
>there.
>
>Ian / Graham - I'll contact you off-list to arrange film clips...
>
>Regards,
>
>Mark
>
>
>--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Graham Howe" <graham@s...>
wrote:
>> We did say that we would have a video shoot out at the meet
>comparing
>> DVD with DVD ripped to HD with Divx. I finished building my HCPC
>> yesterday which I will bring along to the meet. All we need to
>decide
>> is what film(s) we want to do the test with (and probably will end
>up
>> watching in the evening). Playback (from the HCPC) will be via VGA
>> connection to a projector with SPDIF connection to DD5.1 amp. I
>could
>> bring a cheap standalone player too, but that would use an s-video
>> connection to the projector.
>>
>> If it is a film that I have then that would make it easier as I
>could
>> bring the DVD and rip it to disk before the event! However I have
>> never created a Divx before, so it would be good if someone else
>> could do that bit (and explain in idiot terms with ULR's exactly
>what
>> I need to install on my HCPC to play it back).
>>
>> So first off what film recommendations do we have? I've got a lot
>of
>> the 'blokey' stuff like Terminator 1+2, Alien Legacy, James Bond
>set,
>> Independence Day, LOTR etc etc and I'm quite happy to buy a disk
>if
>> there is something more recent that I don't have.
>
>
>
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