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POSTED BY: TRS80
UPDATED: Monday, November 10, 2003 12:23
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Monday, January 13, 2003 10:10 AM

Hi all,

I just posted this in the F:IA and Fox forums as well...

For the last couple weeks I've been downloading all the episodes via WinMX in SVCD format (thanks to -=ZERO=- for helping me out).

Over the weekend I, in addition to sending out many postcards (see postcard tally thread), authored DVDs from the episodes.

I re-encoded the SVCD files and made them DVD compliant, plus added menus, etc. I am actually surprised how well they turned out! :) There are 3 DVDs with 4 episodes per disc.

I don't have any fancy labels or cool cases for them (unless someone wants to help me out with artwork), but if anyone is interested in a set let me know. Now that they're made I can reproduce them (maybe a couple sets per day) for pretty cheap.

They are on DVD-R discs, burned by a Pioneer A-04 DVD burner. I've played them on a few set top DVD players (Pioneer, Sony, Panasonic) and they work fine. I can't guarantee compatibility with your player though. Check your DVD player manual to see if it supports DVD-R media.

If you're interested contact me via email: trs80@cornerpub.com

-trs

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Monday, January 13, 2003 10:32 AM

I might be interseted in making the CD labels in exchange for a copy of the DVDs.

Living_Impaired@hotmail.com

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Bleedin' crime is what it is... Jacking up the bar prices to pay for fixin' up this sinkhole. Not my fault their insurance doesn't cover Act of Troll.

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Monday, January 13, 2003 11:56 AM

Let's talk off the board and work something out. Probably IM would work best. If you have an IM address (I'm on ICQ, Yahoo, AIM), could you email to me so we can talk?

trs80@cornerpub.com

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Monday, January 13, 2003 1:10 PM

If you need it I would be happy to help out with art, just e-mail when you get some idea if its all going to work out. Abbynormalartist@yahoo.com

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Monday, January 13, 2003 1:27 PM

Well it sure looks like it's going to work out. A dozen people already want to get a set. If you have IM email me your ID and we'll talk.

-trs

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Monday, January 13, 2003 2:22 PM

FIREFLYPASSENGER

I am new and have been checking this board out on a daily basis hoping for good news. I am thankful to everyone who has shared. I have found other sites as well. You may want to check out the following site:

http://www.trekvideo.com/firefly/vcd.php

The covers are already made. I would also be interested in a dvd set.

May Serenity keep flying.

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Monday, January 13, 2003 2:44 PM

Thanks for the link. I have already seen those and they are very nice.

The problem, though, is that there are 3 discs, with 4 episodes per disc. So, the ones on that site would need to be modified a bit to work. Anyone want to try and contact the makers to see if they'd be interested in some mods?

-trs

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Monday, January 13, 2003 3:23 PM

Are you using a DVD authoring system to
make the menus, or handmaking them with ifoedit or similar?

Quote:
Originally posted by trs80:
Thanks for the link. I have already seen those and they are very nice.

The problem, though, is that there are 3 discs, with 4 episodes per disc. So, the ones on that site would need to be modified a bit to work. Anyone want to try and contact the makers to see if they'd be interested in some mods?

-trs

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Monday, January 13, 2003 4:44 PM

i used tmpgenc to convert them from SVCD to DVD, then used Sonic DVDit! to author the discs.

-trs

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Friday, January 17, 2003 6:55 PM

I just got mine. They look very nice!

Radegund

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Saturday, January 18, 2003 8:45 PM

That's good to hear! Did you like the menus, etc., I made?

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Saturday, January 18, 2003 9:52 PM

Oh! Somebody already got theirs!! :) I'm SOOOO looking forward to seeing my copies when you get them done, TRS -- thanks so much for putting in the work to get these to those of us as need 'em.

~newbs (lifeofwily)

no power in the 'verse can stop me

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Sunday, January 19, 2003 5:48 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by trs80:
That's good to hear! Did you like the menus, etc., I made?

Yes, they look very nice.

Radegund

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Sunday, January 19, 2003 9:08 PM

If this isn't you, I'd strongly advise you to kick this guys ass.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3306920609&category
=2307

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Monday, January 20, 2003 9:22 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SlowSmurf:
If this isn't you, I'd strongly advise you to kick this guys ass.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3306920609&category
=2307

I don't care what it is I'm buying on eBay, paying $158 to a seller with a 0 rating is just stupid.

Thanks again to TRS80 for making these DVDs available so reasonably!

Radegund

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Monday, January 20, 2003 9:45 AM

Nope, it's not me. And they aren't my discs either. I haven't send any a California address yet.

As I've told everyone that's contacted me so far...I'm not trying to make money on these. I want to help promote the show and help in some small way to bring it back on the air.

I'm sure I could probably put my set up on ebay, and it could compete with the best that's out there. I have artwork now to really make a professional looking set (thanks to those who helped with the artwork!).

When I figured out my net profit on the 25 or so orders I've filled thus far, it came out to be a whopping $7.65 (mostly due to varying shipping costs) which is a whopping 30.6 cents per set. Ohhh I'm just RAKING it in!! ;-)

-trs

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Monday, January 20, 2003 9:57 AM

I didn't think it was you, you seem like the great fan type, not the evil person trying to gain money illegally.

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Monday, January 20, 2003 11:09 AM

One suggestion:

Put the episodes in the proper order! The series flows much better in its intended form which, in turn, helps new viewers get hooked easier!

I assume your DVDs present the episodes in their proper order. I only mention it because I noticed that the eBayer's DVDs do not.

mattro

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Monday, January 20, 2003 11:53 AM

With the exception of the 2 hour pilot which is first on disc 1 (there are 3 total), the eps are in the order they were aired.

The dvd masters are made, and I don't have the time to make any revisions to them for a while.

Besides, since all eps are there, if you want to watch them in the "proper" order you can. All it takes is a few more button presses on the remote

-trs

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Friday, January 24, 2003 8:52 PM

Bumping the thread so others can see info about my DVDs. Many who got them from me love them!!

Still have many sets available.

-trs

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Friday, January 24, 2003 9:08 PM

I'm interested in getting them, I just need to know if they'll work on a Playstation 2 (one of my friends only has a PS2 for DVD-watching...)

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Friday, January 24, 2003 9:43 PM

I dunno if they do or not. Don't have one/don't know anyone with a PS2 to test it. And, nobody that's received a set from me said they played them in one.

If someone that's gotten DVDs from me is reading this...and you have a PS2...can you test them out?

-trs

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Saturday, January 25, 2003 5:44 AM

Are these in 4:3 or 16:9?

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Saturday, January 25, 2003 6:52 AM

They are 4:3.

But, keep in mind when Fox broadcast it was in widescreen. So, there are black bars at the top and bottom.

The video is exactly what you saw when it was broadcast.

-trs

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Saturday, January 25, 2003 8:12 AM

Hi there.

I think that this is so cool. I have a question though, about how you downloaded them. Just got a cable modem and dl'd WinMX, but so far my search strings have yielded no results. What search did you use to find them?

I could use some help. I really don't want to have to put Kazaa on my machine.

Reply or email me: sarahcjamison@hotmail.com

Sarah

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Saturday, January 25, 2003 10:25 AM

It may not be the best, but I had no problem finding them on imesh searching for video of "Firefly"

Becareful though, it installs a lot of spyware too

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Saturday, January 25, 2003 12:38 PM

Regarding Playstation2 compatibility:

Several people who have purchased these discs report that the very first time you insert
one of the discs it plays fine. After that none of the discs will play, whether they've been in the unit before or not. The discs in question played just fine for those customers in set
top DVD players and/or computer DVD-ROM drives.

If a PS2 is your only method for watching the discs, I wouldn't suggest you buy a set from me.

-trs

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Saturday, January 25, 2003 2:58 PM

Okely dokely. I may get 'em and watch 'em at another friend's house.

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Sunday, January 26, 2003 2:10 PM

Just wanted to let everyone know that I have made some sets of DVDs with full color labels, and either a standard CD jewel case with full color inserts or a standard DVD case (like store bought DVDs come in) with full color wraparound graphics. A big thank you to those that did the majority of the artwork!

Since the cost of printing all the full color stuff can add up quickly, I'm probably going to only make a few of these. Contact me if you're interested in a set: trs80@cornerpub.com

And, of course, I still have many of the plain sets still available (see info at the top of this thread).

-trs

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Monday, January 27, 2003 3:57 AM

I want a copy just emailed you hope to here back soon

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Monday, January 27, 2003 10:07 AM

replied to your email this morning :)

-trs

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Monday, January 27, 2003 2:35 PM

E-mail sent to you.

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Monday, January 27, 2003 4:32 PM

TRS80,
I just received my DVD's from you this afternoon. They are amazing! Everything was perfect! The pictures, the music, and most importantly the quality of the episodes was wonderful! They worked without any problems on my DVD player, and in my computer. I have been smiling from ear to ear since they came in. To anyone else interested in these DVD's I highly recommend them. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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Monday, January 27, 2003 6:00 PM

Moose - I've replied to your email.

Thanks Kaythryn for the nice comments

I worked hard to produce a quality set of discs I know I would want to watch!

-trs

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Tuesday, January 28, 2003 10:04 AM

I e-mailed you TRS80.

Dana

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Tuesday, January 28, 2003 1:14 PM

Replies sent to all emails I've received thus far :)

-trs

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Tuesday, January 28, 2003 2:53 PM

My email is sent. waitin excitedly.

can't take the sky from me

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Tuesday, January 28, 2003 5:16 PM

Hey trs80,
Maybe I'm jumping the gun, but I didn't get an e-mail from you.
Just really looking forward to your e-mail!

Dana

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Tuesday, January 28, 2003 8:08 PM

Hmmm...send me another email would you? I want to see if it gets thru:

trs80@cornerpub.com

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Wednesday, January 29, 2003 4:17 AM

It's on the way from a different account.
Dana

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Wednesday, January 29, 2003 5:35 AM

e-mail sent

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Wednesday, January 29, 2003 9:53 AM

OK I'm caught up on all emails now. If you haven't received a response from me please send another message.

-trs

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Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:12 AM

Whew!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2307&item=33086
71134&rd=1

If the person that bought these is reading this board, I'd be really interested to hear about the quality of this set. Contact me - tr80@cornerpub.com

-trs

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Wednesday, January 29, 2003 11:13 AM

I just sent you an email about getting a copy of the DVD (actually, I would love 2 copies!). I hope to hear from you soon! Thanks!

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Thursday, January 30, 2003 3:00 PM

Hi!
I have just sent you an email regarding these dvds - they sound wonderful. Do you ship to the UK?
Tabitha

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Thursday, January 30, 2003 8:53 PM

I sent you a reply Tabitha :)

-trs

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Friday, January 31, 2003 1:45 PM

What did I do as soon as I got these DVDs into my hands? Did I take my cat Nibbles out for a walk? Did I help my Aunt Gladys down some stairs? No! I went directly to my DVD player and watched me some Firefly! And I must say, I am sure glad I come to this website! Thanks again, Lance, much praise comin your way!

Johnny H.-
"Which you you figured tracked us?"
"The ugly one, Sir."
"Could you be a little more specific?"
P.S. - I don't have a cat or Aunt Gladys.

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Friday, January 31, 2003 2:39 PM

I was just writing to tell anyone considering buying these Firefly DVD's that they look great. They were well worth the money. I got them 2 days after I ordered them. They'll definitely hold me over until FOX (hopefully) puts out an official Firefly DVD release. Thanks Lance.

BLOOF

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Friday, January 31, 2003 6:53 PM

I had to get me some Firefly and the DVDs were just what the Doctor ordered. The consideration and service I received were first-rate and the perceived attitude TRS80 displayed indicated a level of pride and care in the quality of the disks. I received the disks and immediately played them... I was knocked out!!! I was very pleased with the professional attention to detail and the artistic touch to the experience. I watched it on a 53" rear-projection TV... great picture and I was pleasently suprised that the surround sound encoding was flawlessly reproduced on my system!

Great Job and Good Luck!!

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Friday, January 31, 2003 7:05 PM

Awww jeez everyone...cut it out!

-trs

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