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Post by DancyGeorgia on Jul 6, 2012 23:55:02 GMT -5
Obtaining the 1 GB Kiev concert video!The 6.6 GB Kiev video (without watermarks like the 4 GB video) was converted to a 1 GB video by @mmyy9 and loaded to a site from which you can very easily download the file. The slight 150 ms out-of-sync between the audio & video was fixed in this video. There are 2 versions of the file, one with iTunes chapters for each song and one without the chapters. The video can be played in iTunes, QuickTime, Windows Media Player, and probably any other software that will play MP4 files. However, the chapters will ony display on iTunes and supposedly on an iPhone and iPod. There is a link to the chaptered version on Terra's adamwiki site at: www.adamwiki.org/wiki/2012-06-30_Kiev,_Ukraine_(Queen_%2B_Adam_Lambert) Or the direct link for the chaptered version is: minus.com/lvhKDgWkLuq6HThe link to the version without chapters is:
minus.com/lqnQGpAb3e2BPDownload the 1 GB file by clicking on the "Download" button on the top right of the web page. Here are some instructions for displaying the chapters in iTunes taken for the Apple site ( www.apple.com/itunes/features/): "While a movie or video is playing, move the pointer to bring up onscreen controls. You can play, pause, scan backward or forward, and adjust volume. iTunes lets you navigate through chapters if this option is included in the video or movie."
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Post by DancyGeorgia on Jul 6, 2012 23:59:59 GMT -5
How to make a DVD of the 4 GB Kiev video file (or other video files):
From indigobay's post on Jul 4, 2012, 1:35pm:
Hi, In case people are still wanting to make a DVD, the following worked for me if you want to give it a go:
1. Download Terra's 4.1Gb files (there are 3 files)
2. Extract the files using winRAR or 7-Zip ( I used winRAR for this but 7-Zip will work also)
3. Put all 5 files to a single folder
4. Open the folder containing the 5 files in 7-Zip, highlight all 5 files, extract -> this will write a larger single 4.1GB file with MPEG2-TS format
5. I used the FREESTUDIO software (I downloaded both the "Free Video to DVD Converter" and "Free DVD Video Burner" programs) to convert the MPEG2-TS to DVD NTSC format (you can choose Higher quality conversion which resulted in 7.88GB folder. If you choose standard quality, this gives you a 4.02GB folder)
6. Open FreeDVD Video Burner program. Use browse to get to the above folder. Insert a new DVD disk to the DVD writer drive. For the 7.88GB folder, you need the DVD+R DL (double or dual layer DVD disk which can write 8.5GB 240min). For the 4.2GB folder, the normal DVD+R 4.7GB 2hr disk is ok to use.
7. Click burn
8. When finish, the processing window should say completed successfully. Another smaller error window says insert a disk which I ignored.
This worked for me and I have replayed the disk on my DVD player on TV or computer. I found the high quality convert is better but the standard is not too bad if you don't have the DL dual layer disk handy or your DVD drive doesnot support it.
Note that I did all of this on Window 7 system.
Additional notes from DancyGeorgia:
With the "Free Video to DVD" tool in the Free Studio software you can choose the quality of the video and the software will show you what size DVD the video will fit on. If you see only a GREEN line at the bottom of the page, it fits on a 4.7 GB DVD. If you see a GREEN+BLUE line it requires a 8.5 GB DVD. If the line is RED at the end, then it will not fit on a 8.5 GB DVD and you must reduce the quality of the video.
The 4 GB or 1 GB Kiev videos will fit on a 8.5 GB dual layer DVD with:
DVD NTSC Widescreen High Quality
DVD NTSC High Quality
The 4 GB or 1 GB Kiev videos will fit on a 4.7 GB single layer DVD with:
DVD NTSC Widescreen Standard Quality
DVD NTSC Standard Quality
Note that how the Widescreen & other option look on your TV is different. You might want to try each.
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Post by DancyGeorgia on Jul 7, 2012 0:23:02 GMT -5
Obtaining the highest quality audio recordings of Moscow concert:The FLAC recordings from Moscow are absolutely beautiful!! They were recorded with better audio recording equipment. The FLAC format preserves the highest quality of audio in a "loss-less" format. You can convert these files to the "lossy" MP3 or other format. Thanks so much to Talon for providing these to us! The files can be download from his MediaFire site at: www.mediafire.com/?ytz6inwt9jq8pThe FLAC files cannot be played in iTunes - Apple does not provide the audio codec (software to process the audio format). FLAC files can be play in Windows Media Player if you download the codec and follow the instructions at: www.howtogeek.com/howto/13843/how....-center-player/FLAC files can be played directly in the free VLC media play which is available for Windows, Mac, & Linux at: www.vlcmediaplayer.org/To play the FLAC files in VLC, clidk the tiny VLC Menu button in the top left corner, then select Open Media, then Open Folder. Find the folder with the FLAC files and it will put all files on a playlist and play through the list. Note: When I played the FLAC files on Windows Media Player I heard beautiful distortion free sound. When I played them on VLC some were distorted. Not sure that the problem is with this. So I recommend following the link above for adding FLAC playing ability to WMP. Here's a link for instructions for converting FLAC to MP3 on Windows (I haven't tried this yet). www.makeuseof.com/tag/convert-flac-mp3-music-portable/And a few Android phone apps that will play FLAC files are: PowerAmp PlayerPro Winamp Pro
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Post by DancyGeorgia on Jul 7, 2012 1:32:23 GMT -5
What is the best software for making DVDs from videos?For making DVDs, I tried the free software, Free Studio, suggested by indigobay and it works fine with both the 4 GB (TS format) & 1 GB (MP4 format) Kiev videos. It is very basic and does no let you specify bookmarks for chapters, but if you put in more than 1 video it has a separate menu item for each. The main menu of the DVD is just a simple list of videos and does not have fancy graphic backgrounds or background music, etc. www.dvdvideosoft.com/free-dvd-video-software.htm/
ETA: Another recommended free software for making DVDs is DVDFlick. This software has a feature for adding menus to the DVD.
www.dvdflick.net/
End ETAI tried the free Windows DVD Maker that comes on Windows 7 and it would not read either the 1 GB (MP4 format) nor the 4 GB (TS format) Kiev files. I also tried the commerical Roxio MyDVD which would not read the 1 GB MP4 file and converted the 4 GB TS file incorrectly to MPEG. (The actual video files on a DVD have the VOB extension, but they are really MPEG files, just renamed. You can copy a VOB file from a DVD, rename it to a MPG file and it will pay in any video player.) For making DVDs with fancy menus, there are so many different softwares. One that was suggested by the QueenZone folks because it allows some audio editing is MPEG Video Wizard DVD 5.0 which costs $99: www.womble.com/products/There are other commerical products for basic video editing both less and more expensive - generally in the $49-$99 range but sometimes up to $149. I think Adobe Premier is fairly popular. I used an older version and it was OK but not as intuitive as the old Ulead product I used regularly. My old Ulead product would not read the MP4 or TS files. Ulead has since been bought out by Corel and I don't know if the new Corel VideoStudio is any better. Here are a few review articles that will compare some of these products: dvd-authoring-software-review.toptenreviews.com/www.laptopmag.com/best-video-editing-software/
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Post by DancyGeorgia on Jul 7, 2012 4:46:07 GMT -5
First of all, THANK YOU Tinafea for creating this thread. I feel like I've been spamming the News thread with my tech questions so this is GREAT.  I got a DVD burning question! I have downloaded the wonderful Kiev file that someone posted a link to. It's the entire concert in best possible quality & I'd like to have it on DVD. I've googled DVD burner software & get a ton of different programs, some free, most not. CAN SOMEONE RECOMMEND A SOFTWARE THAT WORKS & also doesn't cost too much?? I bought Bigasoft Audio Converter software to convert FLAC files from Moscow & it worked great. I keep seeing another program called Aimersoft that looked very easy with the free trial but of course it will only burn with a watermark unless I buy it. :  I bought a pack of DVD+R DL discs that will hold 240 min. Concert is labeled as 121 min. I'd like to find a program that will have the "fit to disc" option (Aimersoft does) that will give the highest quality possible. (Am I asking for the world here?) I would really appreciate any personal experiences/troubleshooting tips anyone has to offer! THANKS PEEPS! ;D gingerpf, Please see the following postings in this thread for answers to you questions: « Reply #13 Today at 1:32am » DVD authoring software recommendations « Reply #1 Yesterday at 3:05am » Number of video minutes & DVD size « Reply #11 Yesterday at 11:59pm » Additional notes I added on which video quality selections work with Kiev videos Dancy |
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Post by adamrocks on Jul 8, 2012 13:46:09 GMT -5
Could someone tell me the difference from a mp4 360, 1080HD, and a 720 HD except for the picture quality? Will they all work well to put on my iPod? Thanks!
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Post by tinafea on Jul 8, 2012 21:37:14 GMT -5
Could someone tell me the difference from a mp4 360, 1080HD, and a 720 HD except for the picture quality? Will they all work well to put on my iPod? Thanks! If you are only going to watch on your Ipod you probably don't need the HD. If you will be also watching it through your ITunes on a tv or computer you might want one of the higher quality versions |
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Post by adamrocks on Jul 9, 2012 15:12:58 GMT -5
Could someone tell me the difference from a mp4 360, 1080HD, and a 720 HD except for the picture quality? Will they all work well to put on my iPod? Thanks! If you are only going to watch on your Ipod you probably don't need the HD. If you will be also watching it through your ITunes on a tv or computer you might want one of the higher quality versions Thanks for answering my question. One more question. After I download the mp4 to my iTunes the guy at Apple told me I need to do the 'create iPod version' converter so it will go into my iPod. Do I then delete the one I converted it from or do I put both in my music videos? Thanks for any help on this. |
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Post by Misha on Jul 12, 2012 12:56:58 GMT -5
Does anyone know of a good program to use to trim or split audio without losing any of the quality of the original file? Is it possible to do so and still preserve the exact same quality as the original or is it always reduced or altered in some way?
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Post by theosgma on Jul 15, 2012 17:00:26 GMT -5
OK. That last gif of Adam drove me here to ask if anyone knows how to save gifs on a Mac. I must have it!
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