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720x480 DVD resolution - how does that work? - I've read that all NTSC DVDs have their video stored in 720x480 resolution with non-square pixels. If the video is 4:3 then the pixels are thin (~0.9 pixel aspect ratio), and if the video is 16:9 then the pixels are thick (~1.2 pixel aspect ratio). The DVD player will output 640x480 with square ...

Would you say PAL is a bad DVD format? - Just wanted to ask around. I dislike PAL....

Insert Audio Delay With ffmpeg - I am attempting to convert an avi file to an mp4 with ffmpeg (http://www.videohelp.com/tools/ffmpeg) on which mediainfo (http://www.videohelp.com/tools/MediaInfo) reports a 216 ms audio delay for the audio track. The avi file has only one video and one audio stream. I am using ffmpeg version 0.8.10 ...

MKVExtractGUI and MKVCleaver both identify tracks incorrectly - The MKV files play fine in VLC (http://www.videohelp.com/tools/VLC-media-player), but then VLC handles almost any situation. I want to extract the MKV files ommiting the subtitles, so I can remux. Both apps show Video, Audio and SubTitle tracks. With both, selecting Video extracts the audio, ...

How To: Convert Video to Play on Sony KDL-32EX308 - This is what worked for me: TV: Sony KDL-32EX308 Software: Handbrake (http://www.videohelp.com/tools/HandBrake) OS: (shouldn't matter, but) Sabayon Linux 8 In Handbrake, I set the Codec to MPEG-4 (FFmpeg (http://www.videohelp.com/tools/ffmpeg)) Use NTSC (29.97) framerate and set it to ...

Best MP4 Batch Converter? - Forum Members, What is the best Batch video convertor out there? Right now, I'm using VideoRedo (http://www.videohelp.com/tools/VideoReDo) TV Suite V4 to batch convert TRP (transportable video file) to MP4 videos. I have a lot of clips to convert. One by one will take forever and this is why ...

Are there any accessory TV speakers you can use with the TV remote volume - Two months ago I purchased a Samsung Series 403 32 inch TV. The screen/video is fine but the sound is shit. Maybe I'm being too picky but in my older model non-lcd the sound would come out of front speakers. I can't understand why all those LCD TV companies feel either that the sound is better from ...

Keep best video with multiple titlesets - If i have 2 titlesets in a project, how can I keep the best video? The dvd's hold a maximum 4.7GB and the two files together are only 2.7GB. But the program just keeps saying that the video quality could be compromised....

Low-lighting videos needing brightening - I'm new to this, please ignore this if this isn't the sort of thing you're supposed to do here. I went to a convention a few weekends back, and dressed up as the Party Rock Shuffle Bot. I even got two sorta fun videos of myself dancing with a sudo-celebrity. Unfortunately, the lighting left the ...

Adding opening and ending theme to each episode? - I have a DVD im ripping thats set up like this Opening Theme Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Closing Theme I want to make it so that all episodes have the opening and ending theme at the beginning and end of each episode. As of now its only the opening for episode 1 and closing ...

Video Compressing - So I just got my BlackMagic Intensity capture card working and got some gameplay footage. I tried finding some software that could help me cut down the file size so that I can upload my videos without having to take 1 hour just to upload a 11 second video. The ones that I've used so far just loose ...

Help with game streaming/recording setup - [ATTACH=CONFIG]12479[/ATTACH] The setup is made in such a way that will allow me to utilize what I have and make it all come out in one cable. I discovered later the Black Magic Intensity pro only accepts 480p through HDMI which I figure can be circumvented by converting the end of it to ...

Question on Handbrake aspect ratio - I was planning to convert several DVDs I have to MP4 and just wanted to get some clarification on the Cropping & Aspect Ratio settings. So far I have noticed that several of my files seem to have a source size of 720x480 but most of the settings are suggesting a final output size of that ...

First time HTPC - Hi all, looks like a great community here :D I almost bought Lenovo (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006THJIXI/ref=asc_df_B006THJIXI2018756?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B006THJIXI&hvpos=1o1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7145026541261419234&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=) ...

MKVToolnix - cropping or changing display & width height - Hi. I have mkv file with resolution 720x404. How to change resolution to 720x400 using MKVToolnix (http://www.videohelp.com/tools/MKVtoolnix)?...

Not Equipped to handle adventure - In early roleplaying games equipment was king. We deliberated over who could carry the gear we needed. Pots, pans, tents, and bedrolls were packed carefully onto our character sheets. Iron rations were bought and consumed -- suppplemented with fresh food when the prospect arose. Our dreams weren't preoccupied with magic items -- a suit of plate armor was a treasure worth countless toil and adventure. Like kids at the pet store we did as much...

Sustained Storylines ~ Casting The Net - The term "plot hook" can actually be more diminishing to your campaign than supportive. It immediately and clearly defines a few points at which the PCs can engage with the setting and the loose storyline you have in mind for the campaign. It limits the points of engagement to those few you planned out and sets you up to have to "wing it" far more than you have to if you're the type to give the PCs the freedom to go "off the map" as it were. S...

Sustained Storylines ~ Establishing Buy In First - In a world of short attention spans and the media that caters to them it can be challenging for a gamemaster to establish long term buy in from their players. It's easy to blame this on the players but as in all things the problem, and therefore the solution, often lies closer to home than many are willing to admit. Using the simple writing techniques of series writers from the world of fiction and understanding a bit about the psychology of yo...

Rules for Social Interaction - Role-playing games use dice to resolve events and simulate results that are out of the control of the intentions of the character. When a character wants to say something, they can; when they want to pick up a stone and hurl it, they can. What they cannot control is whether the stone hits what they want -- or whether the words have the impact that they want. It the RPG world that is resolved by the dice. read more...

To Play or Not to Play: The Song of Ice and Fire RPG - Unless you have lived in a cave somewhere for the past couple of years or rabidly avoid the Fantasy genre entirely, you have heard about George RR Martin's Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series published by Bantam Books. The novels regularly reside at #1 for Sci Fi/Fantasy when they debuted in the in the early '90's and the more recent books have made the top ten bestselling lists worldwide, despite being rather dark, adult oriented and dangerous t...

Burning Wheel - The Burning Wheel RPG is not another d20 clone. It is a roleplaying game designed to appeal to the narrative gamer who doesn't want to get bogged down in mechanics. While the game shows a lot of promise, I remain unconvinced that it will work at the game table. The elements of shared storytelling are broken by a number of mechanics that seem added to give the player the extra mechanisms that they expect in a roleplaying game. Tactical combat,...

Tales From the Trench - As long as we're all back here together, let's catch up on some of what makes our campaigns so great; those moments that can never be forgotten as long as we game. Recent is what I'm looking for? not pining for the days of our campaigns years ago. read more...

The End of my Tabletop Era - Today, I boxed up all my RPGs. They're still in plain sight, they're still loved and memories cherished, but the boxing, for me, means the end of my involvement with tabletop gaming. This has literally been a long-time coming: when I first started Gamegrene back in 2000, my orbit was already slowly decaying, and I hoped that dedicating a site to my love would keep things going. read more...

An Interview with Jay Little - Why a 3rd edition to WFRP? Why now? "Based on recent trends in the roleplaying market and numerous discussions between Games Workshop and Fantasy Flight Games, we determined the time was right to develop and introduce a new edition, attracting more fans to the Warhammer Fantasy setting made popular by Game Workshop's tabletop miniatures game." Read all about it in this interview with Jay Little, lead designer on Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 3rd Edi...

WOTC Annual Layoff Extravaganza - No surprise to anyone by now: Wizards of the Coast has started another round of Christmas layoffs. This year, so far, Rob Heinsoo (D&D 4e Lead Designer), Logan Bonner (Adventurer's Vault), Chris Sims (4e Monster Manual and Dungeon Master's Guide) and Stephen Radney-McFarland have been cut. read more...