DCDivX Question

ShiroiKumo · Post by **ShiroiKumo** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 4:04 pm

Hello,

I searched through the forums for a while, and I couldn't find the answer to this problem I have. I recently download DCDivX player to play Final Fantasy Unlimited on TV. I went through the tutorial which made me convert the files to a lower resolution, and did everything the tutorial said. I burnt the first 5 episodes to try it out, and only episode 2 and 5 plays. Episode 1 starts out with a bunch of pixelation yet you can hear ths ound then it turns black and nothing happens. Episode two doesn't have pixelation, and plays well. Episode 3 and 4 do the same as episode 1. And episode 5 has pixelation but fixes itself once the FFU logo is done being displayed, and the rest of it plays well.

I was wondering if any of you all have had the same problem, where it pixelates and then the screen just turns black. I burnt them again, and the same episodes mess up. Any insight on this problem would be great, and I thank you ahead of time!

jessman · Post by **jessman** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 5:38 pm

hm............I've never seen a problem QUITE like this, but have almost killed myself with DcDivX, lol. Well, first of all, the ideal codec to have is DivX version 5.0.2, because ANYTHING above that may have problems. As for your movies, first try them all out on your pc (both pre-coded and post-coded) to make sure that the encoding was a success. Then, make sure that when burning and coding that you don't run anything in the background. I was about to say that maybe too many things were on a cd, but I just remembered that I've successfully put six DBZ episodes on a DcDivX disk, so that can't be the problem. Hm......well, if you don't mind japanese with English subtitles you can order the series from http://www.discountanimedvd.com . They also have the English episodes but those are more expensive. I've ordered the entire series in japanese here for $40 a set. It's a pretty sweet deal. Just try coding around 800 bitrate for a better quality as it doesn't slow the framerate down a bit. Good luck, and let me know what your finds are.

OneThirty8 · Post by **OneThirty8** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 9:15 pm

Yeah, what jessman said is basically what I'd say. Try re-encoding them again, and use DivX 5.0.2 or earlier. Don't use GMC or Quarter-Pixel, and other than that just do what Jessman said.

ShiroiKumo · Post by **ShiroiKumo** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 9:40 pm

Thanks a lot for your help, the reencoding worked!

About FFU I am seriously considering purchasing the DVD from that website you gave me. I wasn't originally going to buy it, because each phase for the english was $20+ for only 4-5 episodes. I actually like the japanese voices, and $40 sounds great for all of them! One thing though...it says box two has episodes 14-26. There was a 26th episode!?

I only knew of 25... I didn't know there were 26! (everything is going well today

) Thanks a million jessman.

OneThirty8 · Post by **OneThirty8** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 12:00 am

Considering the warez rule around here, it's probably best not to let us know that you have movies on your hard drive that you don't legally own. Yeah, I know it's a common thing, as is downloading albums, but it's not generally looked upon favorably by those making the movies/albums.

jessman · Post by **jessman** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 5:59 pm

Wow! I actually helped? It makes me feel all tingly inside...

jessman · Post by **jessman** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 7:49 pm

well, you probably knew this, but the average anime series consists of 26 episodes. Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, Tenchi (each Tenchi series individually). I have no clue why this is, but in most cases it's some kind of trend, I guess.

DeGamer · Post by **DeGamer** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 12:11 pm

Usually 1 season of anime is 13 episodes (2 seasons would be 26). Even with some american cartoons it's that way.

curt_grymala · Post by **curt_grymala** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 8:28 pm

DeGamer wrote:Even with some american cartoons it's that way.

Actually, with any American show that comes on once a week, the season is usually contains 13 new episodes. With 52 weeks in a year, that divides the year nicely up into 2 sets of 26 weeks (fall season and spring season), with room for 13 new episodes and 13 reruns (or special events, etc.) in each season.

ShiroiKumo · Post by **ShiroiKumo** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 10:32 pm

Thanks again for all of your info. I still don't know what the 26th episode of FFU would be though... I DID end up buying for all the episodes by the way, but at a different site for $20.