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Posted by mo_jojo on 07-21-2005 at17:41:

  2005 TOUR CD's & DVD's

If you attended a show this summer and have either a CD or DVD of the show you attended available for sale to dog pound puppies here, let us know. It has been suggested that if, for instance, you buy a copy of my DVD, the $10 will go to the band somehow (via this site?).

I have what show I taped on DVD, but is still on my CP hard drive. I just need to compile and put on DVD-R. My email is: mo_jojo@charter.net. Let me know if you'd like a copy. I accept paypal and will give you the details how to do that when you email me.

I also recommend that you CC Audio E/J in the email so they can track who is doing what and they know the band is getting their full cut. Audio, you guys just tell me how you want me to pay, as I live down the road and can deliver it in person if you like.

What do you think?

I want a copy of at least 2 different shows.

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Posted by the fifth dog on 07-22-2005 at01:00:

 

isn't it possible to somehow try and make a compilation of recordings? assuming they fit on one or two discs? the money going to the dogs is a good plan. i'd definately sign up for that!

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Posted by Alex on 07-22-2005 at08:47:

 

I heard a lot of good reviews from the current tour, especially because of the "big rock set". I'd like to have a boot on CD.

Alex

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Posted by mo_jojo on 07-22-2005 at22:22:

 

Alex, that Hulk Hogan-looking image of Jesus is pretty weird.

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Posted by pmac on 07-22-2005 at22:39:

 

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Originally posted by mo_jojo Alex, that Hulk Hogan-looking image of Jesus is pretty weird.

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Posted by Alex on 07-23-2005 at02:37:

 

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Originally posted by mo_jojo Alex, that Hulk Hogan-looking image of Jesus is pretty weird.

It's "Buddy Christ" from Kevin Smith' movie "Dogma". It's one of my favourite movies starring Linda Fiorentino, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Alan Rickman, Chris Rock, Salma Hayek and Alannis Morrisette.

The great- great- great- etc. grandniece of Jesus gets a visit from an angel who desperately needs her help to stop two fallen angels from accidentally destroying the universe by visiting some church. On her mission she meets the drug- dealing prophets Jay and Silent Bob, a muse, the thirteenth apostle (who is black), a few demons and God herself. The angels are not allowed to drink alcohol, and God sometimes leaves heaven for a match of minigolf. The "Buddy Christ" statue is a new project of the catholic church to replace the pictures of the crucified and so to build up a less depressing and more uplifting image of Jesus.

Ain't that weird?

Alex

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Posted by mo_jojo on 07-25-2005 at12:26:

 

Hmmm....Is that one of those movies I would laugh at or be insulted by? I wonder.

Thanks for the info, Alex. It has a Buzz Lightyear look, but his right eye looks like it got punched.

I think I will transfer my movie to DVD today, and thos of you who emailed me will get your copy this week. Note that the sound fades out when I zoom in to catch the face of one of the guys or the guitar work of Mr. Roe. The rest of the sound is perfect in my opinion. Hope you all enjoy. Just do the band the courtesy of a small (or big) donation to reward them for allowing us to film there skills and benefit from their wonderful act.

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Posted by Audiori J on 07-25-2005 at12:48:

 

Ive not fully looked at our films, but I think ours are really dark.
I might be able to lighten them up some and raise the contrast,
I don't know. Not sure when I will even have time to look at it.

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Posted by purdue777 on 07-25-2005 at14:34:

Need help making DVD!

We had a concert here at our barn in Indiana on June 25. I videotaped it (as always) and have now transferred it to the computer. I have all the software and hardware necessary to make a DVD of it, but, even though I took a class on it at IUPUI, cannot seem to figure out how to do that. My husband is no help, either, he does NOT want to learn. Can anybody reading this guide me through the process? I have Pinnacle and the Dazzle Digital Video Creator 150. The sound is great on my recording, and if it's okay with the guys, I'd be more than happy to offer them for sale, with everything minus postage and the actual cost of the DVD-R going to The Lost Dogs. Any help will be most appreciated!

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Posted by Audiori J on 07-25-2005 at15:03:

 

well, I don't have that particular software. But I assume its
basically the same no matter what software you use.

Usually the video and audio is captured in an AVI file.
Through a firewire or some video capturing devices use
RCA inputs. If its from a miniDV camera and firewire,
you lose no quality its just a digital copy.

You create a mix of the video and audio you want adding in
edits and effects and text and all that. You have to render
the mix into a MPG. Generally the audio is rendered into an
AC3 file. Some software may do this at the same time,
I render them seperately.

Then you 'create' the DVD with the rendered MPG and AC3.

There maybe an option for a simple just burn the disc where
you don't need to know how its being rendered.

One thing you may want to set is the options on where the
video is being saved and/or rendered to on your hard drive.
And you may want to make sure about the quality settings,
720x576 (PAL) 720x480 (NTSC)

You can start out simple with a simple menu or none at all,
the software I have lets you put video/audio or a photo 'behind'
the menu. You import and drop the MPG you created on
the menu page and create the link or button.

I found a few tutorials on pinnacle;

http://www.dvdoctor.net/content/reviews/review.php?dXJsX3Jldmlld19JRD0xMTEz

https://www.adita.com/12-dvd-authoring.htm

http://desktopvideo.about.com/od/pinnaclestudio9tutorials/ss/pinnstudio1_RO.htm

http://www.videohelp.com/author

Then you can get into a lot of technical details about multiple
buttons and various things later.

Not sure which parts your having trouble with..is it just trying to
find the correct way to burn the disc with that software?

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Posted by purdue777 on 07-25-2005 at15:14:



Thank you, thank you, thank you! I will check out those tutorials as soon as I can. My main problem is that I'm stupid! I can usually do things after someone shows me, but figuring out instructions is quite difficult for me. Has something to do with my adult ADD. But I'll get it figured out eventually....thanks again J&E!

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Posted by Audiori J on 07-25-2005 at15:18:

 

Well hope it helps, if you have more specific questions
I will try to answer as best I can.

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Posted by MefLiszto on 07-27-2005 at01:49:

 

The most important part with most DVD software is marking your chapters. Most software will do everything else for you if you go to the options and accept the defaults. Do NOT let Pinnacle, or any other software, detect scenes. It takes far longer for your computer to detect scenes than it does for you to just play the video and mark the scenes yourself. Besides, even after the software does it, you still have to watch the video to make sure it did it right.
I capture my concert footage from my Hi-8 camera using a USB hardware MPEG encoder. I then watch the footage in Nero Showtime, making notes in Notepad concerning song titles and when each song begins. I then start a new project in my software and add the video file. I edit the video and move the video marker to the spot where each chapter begins and put in a chapter mark. Once all that's done, I let the software pick default menus, encoding settings, etc, modifying later to suit my own tastes. At least if I have chapters marked and a menu, I have a burnable, watchable DVD.
If you want, I can send you something I've done. I use either Roxio, Nero or Sonic MyDVD. Pinnacle keeps crashing on me.

Darin

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Posted by mo_jojo on 07-27-2005 at17:05:

 

Excellent advice. Thanks. It's more time-consuming, but it is more efficient in the long run.

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Posted by mo_jojo on 08-04-2005 at04:23:

 

I just sent out 2 DVD's today. I forget who I sent them to, but you'll be getting them by Mon instead of Fri, as I'd hoped. I moved to midnights this week and am still adjusting to the change.

I bought more DVD+R's, so the others that have asked for a copy will be getting yours mailed early next week.