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Post by QueenAllTheWay on Dec 3, 2020 0:52:51 GMT
Hello everyone! Well, I've received the tapes back and all the contents except for the bonus SECAM VHSs (which I will receive in a couple of days). First, the bad news: The U-MATIC contains the local version of Rare Live. :-( I guess it is the master from which all the Argentinian VHSs were dubbed. It has a very good picture quality and a decent mono audio track, but hardly an improvement. Now, the good news: Everything else looks and sounds fab! I will be uploading the stuff this week. By default, I will upload high quality H.264 files (15 Mbps MP4s) at the original resolution/frame rate and interlaced plus stereo (or dual mono) 48 kHz/24-bit FLAC files (lossless). I will also take requests to upload the original AVI files carrying the uncompressed YUV 4:2:2 10-bit stream. Again, thanks to all who contributed! Amazing!
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Post by Wilki Amieva on Dec 19, 2020 11:47:13 GMT
Hello everybody! Just a short message to tell that I will start uploading after Xmas... We did very last-minute arrangements for a trip to Patagonia to see the total solar eclipse - which was stunning! And hopefully we will be returning to our home on December 25th.
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Post by QueenAllTheWay on Jan 18, 2021 16:03:21 GMT
Any updates?
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Post by DasTarD on Oct 30, 2021 20:51:46 GMT
What ever happened to this project?
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Post by onedunpark on Nov 15, 2021 10:57:49 GMT
Hi, Wilki Amieva, has there been any movement in this? I'm sure those of us who contributed are all keen to see the end results. Cheers
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Post by Wilki Amieva on Nov 15, 2021 14:33:14 GMT
I got the tapes transferred, but I got stuck with a huge work load in the past months, so I didn't have time to upload them. I have the uncompressed AVI files in 2 mirrored HDDs waiting for me to edit and re-encode them to hi-Mbps H.264 mp4s. I have a week of holidays next week that I am going to take at home (for the first time since this project started), so I might be able to do some if not all.
Unfortunately, the most promising tape (the umatic) only had the local version of Rare Live. It seems to be the master from where all the VHSs were copied. The item might have some value. Its contents do not.
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Post by dane on Feb 28, 2022 11:03:06 GMT
It's always great to see lots like this getting into community hands. Even though the contents might not be of great interest to the collectors and fans.
I would argue that those original music videos like TSMGO, POTU etc. would be nice to see in low gen quality.
Who knows of any of these types of finds (production/company tapes) have ever surfaced WITH interesting content? I'm thinking the original tapes shown on the QTV channel at conventions etc. I loved the original Bohemian Rhapsody and Liar (correct me if I'm wrong) tapes with broadcast notes in front.
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Post by onedunpark on Feb 28, 2022 18:08:11 GMT
Hi, Wilki Amieva , whilst the news about Rare Live might not have been as promising as you were hoping for, I'm sure we are all looking forward to seeing the end results of the project anyway. I appreciate you are really busy with work, but are we any closer to having some of the stuff made available?
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Post by angusscrimm on Mar 2, 2022 1:25:10 GMT
Did anything ever come of this? Almost a year and half after the OP. Looked cool - even the Rare Live!
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Post by mikusguitarius on Mar 14, 2022 0:36:49 GMT
Agreed: to have the promos in proper original 4:3 (and without a horrible reprocessed colour balance from the GH DVDs) will be awesome!!
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Post by djgreg on May 24, 2022 6:45:18 GMT
Still not uploaded yet...
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Post by onedunpark on Sept 16, 2022 19:40:50 GMT
I appreciate we all have many demands on our time but have we now reached the point where we regard this one as officially dead??
I’m sure those of us who contributed to this had hoped for a better outcome.
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Post by Lord Fickle on Sept 16, 2022 20:51:28 GMT
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Post by BrƎИsꓘi on Sept 16, 2022 21:34:03 GMT
OP - Last Online: May 12, 2022 at 5:04pm
Thread definitely undergoing its death-rattle
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Post by emrabt on Sept 17, 2022 15:29:55 GMT
You win some, you lose some.
I'm not sure the current site rules allow for any of these to be shared now anyway.
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Post by angusscrimm on Oct 6, 2022 0:34:28 GMT
So did any of the financial backers at least get something out of this? Two years since OP. Bit odd.
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Post by BrƎИsꓘi on Oct 28, 2022 8:31:28 GMT
Hello everybody! Just a short message to tell that I will start uploading after Xmas... We did very last-minute arrangements for a trip to Patagonia to see the total solar eclipse - which was stunning! And hopefully we will be returning to our home on December 25th. I got the tapes transferred, but I got stuck with a huge work load in the past months, so I didn't have time to upload them. I have the uncompressed AVI files in 2 mirrored HDDs waiting for me to edit and re-encode them to hi-Mbps H.264 mp4s. I have a week of holidays next week that I am going to take at home (for the first time since this project started), so I might be able to do some if not all. Unfortunately, the most promising tape (the umatic) only had the local version of Rare Live. It seems to be the master from where all the VHSs were copied. The item might have some value. Its contents do not. Wilki Amieva quite a few folk have asked after an update. note that you managed to visit the forum just 48hrs ago - after a couple of long absences. any chance of an update? there are a few interested parties, cheers
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Post by Wilki Amieva on Jan 1, 2024 16:56:34 GMT
Hello BrƎИsꓘi and everyone! I did enter the forum that time to try and get the contact details of all the people who contributed so they'd have priority. Unfortunately, I did not have enough time to do the re-encoding properly. So things got delayed again... and again. Since then, I have privately contacted some of the folks, but now I am putting this on MEGA for all to see: mega.nz/folder/bYV1kRIY#tcAXC65nkIuHa458ozS6wAThe material is not that interesting, but anyway here's a spreadsheet with the details of the transfers: mega.nz/file/DZd3BDqQ#dWRW4A3AA7p44yJIgB5qqUmc4Hz-PJEuFjd1Okcdj6QThanks again to all who contributed. As you've sent a little more money than I needed, I've also transferred a couple of SECAM tapes that might be of interest. Sorry again for the delay. I'm really busy these days, and things are looking bad for 2024. It will probably be a long time before you hear from me again, so I wanted to settle this. You know where to find me. All the best!
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