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Re: How do you listen to DIF?

I had the Blu Ray of Thor playing along with the live show on Sunday. Hadn't done that in a while, it was fun smile

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Re: How do you listen to DIF?

I used to listen to DIF at work. It was the only way to focus, get anything done and retain my sanity.

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Re: How do you listen to DIF?

Welcome to the forum, Lamer!

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Re: How do you listen to DIF?

Oh, yeah, welcome Lamer. You were at the live show on Sunday, am I right? Anyway, hope you have fun, here.

You'll be the only one! http://www.empireonline.com/forum/upfiles/smiley/augen14.gif

(I jest, of course wink)

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Re: How do you listen to DIF?

Thanks for the warm welcome guys smile

Jimmy B wrote:

You were at the live show on Sunday, am I right?

I'm pretty sure I wasn't. Unless there's some time travelling going on o_0

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Re: How do you listen to DIF?

Fair enough, my mistake smile I was half asleep at the live show and can barely remember any of it, it was so late big_smile

Welcome anyway http://www.empireonline.com/forum/upfiles/smiley/happy34.gif

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Re: How do you listen to DIF?

There are only few movies I have watched while listening. For me, it's while I sit on my computer or driving. Nice way to pass some time.

Watching movies is like being drunk. First it is great but most of the times it ends poorly.

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Re: How do you listen to DIF?

Sometimes I am listening for some casts and you guys manage to say something funny, I smile like an idiot while walking on the street. Not cool. But cool anyway.

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Re: How do you listen to DIF?

People like people who smile at people.

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Re: How do you listen to DIF?

while delivering copious amounts of pizza.

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I have trouble with insomnia, and I listen to DiF to relax. And it actually helps!
You guys are like drugs!

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Re: How do you listen to DIF?

Audio-only... commuting between London and Sydney, where total door to door travel time is about 24 hours (and frustratingly hasn't changed for 40 years).

Trouble is I've now exhausted all the commentaries to the movies I've seen, so now I gotta see schlock like Cowboys & Aliens just so I can listen to the DIF commentary.  big_smile

not long to go now...

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Re: How do you listen to DIF?

I found DIF looking for an alternative movie commentary to some movie or other, I was surprised at how few there seem to be out there, but have never once listened to the podcast while watching a movie. I appreciate the fact that the podcasters are watching the movie though  -  it imposes a discipline that simply talking about it doesn't give.

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Re: How do you listen to DIF?

Should we point him to Zarban's site, or let him live in ignorant bliss?

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I ain't skurred.

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Re: How do you listen to DIF?

DIF has done 150+ commentaries. At best on the House of Commentaries he'll find twice that again that he likes as much.

EDIT: Hey, what happened to signatures?  mad

Last edited by Zarban (2012-08-22 05:08:48)

Warning: I'm probably rewriting this post as you read it.

Zarban's House of Commentaries

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Invid wrote:

Should we point him to Zarban's site, or let him live in ignorant bliss?

Ah-ha... Somehow I had missed that... Thanks for the tip!

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Re: How do you listen to DIF?

If I have the movie available, I'll usually make an effort to listen to DIF along with the movie. Crack a few beers, and enjoy!  But I work 12 hour nights, so it really helps to pass the long hours and keep me awake. Plus It's fuckin hilarious! And If It's a movie I know really well, then not watching along doesn't effect the show for me.

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Re: How do you listen to DIF?

The NTSC/PAL frame rate difference should be the same for all "properly" converted (i.e. sped up) movies. When there's no PAL version of the DIF commentary available (my DVDs are PAL), I simply use Audacity's Effect -> Change Tempo function (described here). The "Percent Change" parameter should be set to 4.27083. I never had any sync issues with this method.

While I'm at it, I also like to compress the dynamics a bit with Effect -> Compressor.

Some (pretty rare) DVD movies were converted to PAL without the speedup (by video converter boxes that blend individual fields, which looks pretty horrible). The NTSC commentary should be in sync with them (no conversion required).

I have trouble with insomnia, and I listen to DiF to relax. And it actually helps!

In my case, it doesn't cure insomnia... but it's the best way to spend the extra time at night  tongue

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But pity the warrior who slays all his foes...

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Re: How do you listen to DIF?

I learned it from watching you Pavlich! I learned it from watching you!

He tweeted about some commentary you guys were doing, though can't remember which, I like commentary, checked it out, been hooked ever since.

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