"Vaughn L.Porter" <vaughnp@pcez.com> wrote:

>Tessai <Tessai@cryogen.com> wrote in message
>news:egpgju8flvq8jofjjakn6qf67l3tc6qpnn@4ax.com...
>> Ummmm... Ok... I'm glad _SOMEONE_ enjoyed the Grave of the Fireflies
>> rip. It's pretty damn big, but when you watch it, you'll see why. I
>> could have probably done it in DivX using SBC and VKI, but I like to
>> just pop in an SVCD or two in my dvd player and kick back on my bed
>> and enjoy a movie.
>>
>Um, forgive my ignorance, but wouldn't a DVD look and sound better? I'm
>pretty sure Grave of the Fireflies is available on DVD.

I _OWN_ the DVD. I ripped it for people that want to see the movie but
can't afford the DVD (VHS is being phased out in a lot of places,
animewise). And, yes, the DVD will always look better because there is
more bits for the video and audio data. Even then, this DVD rip came
out damn good.
>
>> Just for trivia's sake, that was the first SVCD rip I did on my other
>> machine (here in my apt) after I assembled it. System specs on that
>> are (I think I said this before):
>>
>> Abit VP6
>> (2) 1000/133 P3 chips overclocked to 1125/150
>> 768 megs of PC133 ram (Crucial CAS 2 till 133Mhz, CAS 3 at 150)
>> 40 gig IBM 60GXP (ATA/100)
>> 60 gig IBM 60GXP (ATA/100)
>> 60 gig Seagate Barracuda (ATA/100) (I gave my friend's father my other
>> 60 gig 60GXP, so I bought this to replace it)
>> ATI Radeon 64 meg VIVO (this thing rocks for gaming, mind you ^_~)
>> SB Live 5.1 (I'll be glad when the Creative Inspire 5700s come down in
>> price so I can grab a set)
>> 3com SOHO 10/100TX NIC
>>
>Not bad. Personally I'd avoid the IBM HDDs, we've had problems with them at
>work, Seagate is good brand, though. Also, I'd try one of Nvidia's fine line
>of GeForce4Ti cards. You should also consider a IEEE 1340 interface and look
>into getting some USB 2.0 ports....Um, I'm not criticizing your hardware,
>it's way better than what I've got. For Now......
>

Well, 4 of the 5 drives here in my apartment (between my 2 desktops)
are IBM GXPs. One of them (my 45 gig 75GXP) has been in this computer
(the one that runs the FTP server) for 3 years without a hitch. I
guess you can say that I'm lucky to have such reliable equipment.
nVidia? Nah. I already have a GeForce2 GTS in this machine (again, the
one that runs the FTP server). I'm tempted to buy one of the new
Radeon 9700s (which is about 250%+ faster than the fastest nVidia
card, according to the recent articles). I used to think ATI sucked
until I picked up a Radeon card (now listed as a Radeon 7200). I
personally like ATI over nVidia when it comes to video editing cards.
If you can name a nVidia card that has TV-IN, then I'll consider
buying one. I can cap movies on my ATI card with ease and then watch
it later. IEEE 1340...? I don't quite remember what the 1340 standard
defined, and in most cases, what I don't know won't hurt me (is 1340
Serial ATA?). USB 2.0... Hmmm... Why the fuck would I want USB 2.0?
It's not like I need it. I don't have any external devices. Don't want
to be mean Vaughn, but saying that I need USB 2.0 is like saying I
need to run WindowsXP. Everything I have in that machine now is more
than enough for the work I do (in my sparetime).

Don't mean to be rude, but, I'm a network admin. I keep up with most
of the new gadgets (http://slashdot.org is your friend). It sure as
hell doesn't mean I'm going to buy it just because it's the newest and
"greatest" (I don't use POS hardware that is Win only). It's nice to
have, say, an AthlonXP 2200, since it has a superior FPU over the P4
2.2Ghz. Then again, how much of that horsepower do you _REALLY_ use
any damn way? If you were encoding video on that machine, then I could
understand it. In the end, the numbers just really say "My dick is
bigger than yours! Ha ha!" But, in the end, do you really need that
big powerhouse machine to run Word? Nah. Do you really need 280 fps in
Quake III? Nah. It's all just bragging rights.

>> I did that rip with TMPGEnc with all the goodies turned on using 2
>> pass VBR. A very good HQ SVCD rip in my opinion. I hope you enjoy it
>> as much as I do. ^_~
>>
>> On Fri, 19 Jul 2002 18:17:54 +1000, dill
>> <max@Dills-lappy.artrmn1.nsw.optushome.com.au> wrote:
>>
>> >Hey Tessai ,
>> >Im a big fan of Hayao Miyazaki films and i got most of them
>> >
>> >Laputa , My neighbour totoro, KiKi's Delivery Service, Porco Rosso to
>> >name a few...
>> >But i have been looking for grave of the fireflies dvd rip for a LONG
>> >time
>> >
>> >your a legend...
>> >If you want any of these movies let me know ill upload for ya
>> >
>> >Thanks again
>>
>> ------
>> Tessai
>>
>
>I plan to once I've upgraded my hardware and subscribed to a high-speed
>internet service. 56K dialup just doesn't cut it for your wares.
>
>                          Vaughn L.Porter
>                           Keep on ripping!
>
>
Yeah, dialup sucks. Why the hell would anyone living (except my
buddies down under) in the free world be using dialup? Most broadband
services (at least in California) are not much more expensive than the
best dialup services. If you're using dialup to download anything over
600 megs (which I did a long time ago... it took about 72 hrs), I
don't know who I should slap: a.) You or b.) Your mother for raising
someone so silly (<disclaimer>no moms were meant to be hurt during the
duration of this joke</disclaimer>).

Don't let the new tech buzzwords make you think you need 10 USB 2.0
ports to be the coolest kid on the block. I'd be more impressed if you
_WROTE_ a USB memory devices (flash card, etc.) driver for Linux. I'm
learning C now to develop software for Linux (knowing Perl and FORTRAN
can only take you so far). If I can do it, anyone can. So, crack open
those O'Reilly books and get cracking (Practical C Programming is the
second best book I own next to Advanced Perl Programming).


------
Tessai

More information that you can shake a stick at: www.evafaq.com
Always check there for the latest ftp information, 
as well as all of the other cool goodies.
GO GO GO!!! Now!!! Hurry!!! If you don't the gods 
will not be pleased. And of course, when you mess 
with the forest gods, well, you know what happens.

perl -e "eval pack 'h*','675636824225c203c2332392d303875324532363544324b36756368242e4c203c2332392d303875344534363537333b36756368242b4c203c2332392d303877333631363932303b3072796e6474225c242e4c242b4'"