Topic: Are you a PAL?

I'm working on figuring this out for all our overseas listeners.  I think I'm getting close, but as I don't have ready access to PAL films, I can't tell if what I'm doing only works for what I have, or will work reliably for every episode.  Let me know what movies you guys own, and I'll start there; if they work out ok for you, I should be able to convert the old episodes, and get the new ones out to you in a regular fashion.

Here's a copy of 2001: A Space Odyssey PAL.  Should be close.

Last edited by Matt Vayda (2011-02-12 21:50:21)

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It's fine on our Blu Rays, they synch up great, The only ones I can think off the top of my head that I still have on dvd is Dawn of the Dead ('78) and Ghostbusters 2. smile

Last edited by Jimmy B (2011-02-13 13:46:01)

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Shifty Bench wrote:

It's fine on our Blu Rays, they synch up great, The only ones I can think off the top of my head that I still have on dvd is Dawn of the Dead ('78) and Ghostbusters 2. smile

Great, glad to hear it; I'll cook up those two next.

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Dawn of the Dead '78 PAL
Ghostbusters 2 PAL

//crosses fingers.

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Cool, I'll download them now and let you know, mate smile

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Ghostbusters 2 matches up pefectly, Matt. Haven't tried DOTD yet, though smile

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Matt for the wins.

Teague Chrystie

I have a tendency to fix your typos.

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Super Shifty, glad to hear it.  Any other requests out there?

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Fight Club.

I usually just download the films anyway, to make sure I don't have to deal with this, but I've 'some' PAL DVD's, sure.

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Well feed me Mandrake...or Seymour.  Whatdya got?

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Alright, you asked for it. My complete list of PAL DVD's currently done by DiF:

Phantom Menace
matrix
attack of the clones
matrix reloaded
seven
spider-man
monsters, Inc.
Terminator
Fight club
terminator 2
team america
dark city
alien
galaxy quest
matrix revolutions
revenge of the sith
nightmare before christmas
aliens
MiB
star wars
alien 3
sunshine
constantine
300
master and commander
crouching tiger
independence day
eternal sunshine
truman show
empire strikes back
moon
silence of the lambs
dawn of the dead 2004
tron
sixth sense
iron man
return of the jedi
Spider-man 2.

Huh, wasn't that many after all tongue

Last edited by Tomahawk (2011-02-19 17:47:55)

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Matt, if you wanna get in the habit of cooking up a PAL MP3 when you do the M4A's, we can add them back to the "every episode gets a-" list.

Teague Chrystie

I have a tendency to fix your typos.

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Adding them to the home page, brb.

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pimp

Teague Chrystie

I have a tendency to fix your typos.

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Done.

"Most people don't even know what sysadmins do, but trust me, if they all took a lunch break at the same time they wouldn't make it to the deli before you ran out of bullets protecting your canned goods from roving bands of mutants."

-- http://stilldrinking.org/programming-sucks

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Cheers guys for doing this. Would love The Prestiege

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The only perfection lacking now is PAL podcast big_smile

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I'll get around to the whole back-catalog, but out of curiosity which existing PAL conversions are already ok?

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Ok folks, stand by, uploading Vidina's list now.  It'll be a while before I can compile a list with links here, but if you want to check on a particular one, here's how I'm doing this:

The PAL commentaries are going into the www.downinfront.net/audio folder, along with all the regular commentaries.  I'm using the same naming convention Teague uses for each episode, but with -PAL after.  So for example, Return of the Jedi is already up: (commentary-1-16-JEDI.mp3), just add -PAL to that: (commentary-1-16-JEDI-PAL.mp3).

To get a particular commentary's server name, just visit the archive and either hover over the Download link, or open it in another tab.

Note: I'll be replacing the ones already on the server with identical ones that have been properly formated, and include the complete id3 tag, artwork, and everything you expect from the regular mp3.  This is to ensure that episodes in the archive that already have links to PAL versions remain in working order.  You can also safely bring these new ones into your library alongside your existing DIF episodes; the new ones have been specifically tagged as "episode name" - PAL.

Keep your eye on this thread, as I'll post links here as soon as I get this first batch uploaded, hopefully within the next few hours.

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*starts slow clap*

Teague Chrystie

I have a tendency to fix your typos.

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Alrighty, every commentary requested thus far in this thread is up and ready for download.  Head on over to the archives and hit the PAL Download link.

*bows

The next batch will update the remaining 14 existing PAL conversions, but feel free to post more request if there's something specific you'd like.

PLEEEEASE, keep the feedback coming!  We really want the best for you guys, so let us know where there is still room for improvement, and I'll do my best to implement them.

Last edited by Matt Vayda (2011-02-20 22:25:49)

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Matt is so fucking baller it gets frustrating to keep trying to describe it.

Teague Chrystie

I have a tendency to fix your typos.

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Latest batch is up; as of now, if the archive shows a link to a PAL edition, you'll be getting the newest version!

WaBam!

More will follow in the coming days; keep an eye on the archive, and I'll post here when this project is complete.

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Matt, you are the motherfucking man! big_smile

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Aaaaand done.  All current episodes have been converted and uploaded, and are available in the archive.

I also added a PAL conversion of episode 0 Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (or DIF Beta), for your synced up pleasure.

Enjoy!