ZeromiserY Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Upscaling DVD players - Advanced Guides - Digital Home - Digital & Tech - Virgin MediaThis should at least partly answer your question rathen.I know that's not quite what you asked but its the same idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 DIY types. Riddle me this.My bathroom door handle keeps breaking. The door handle comes right off on the inside as screws keep ripping right out of the wood over a prolonged period of time, as you have to pull the door in pretty hard to align the lock so the door will lock. Any ideas on how to fix this, rather than just paper over the cracks by rescrewing it, just for it to rip out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 How do they transfer old films into HD? I thought it had to do with how the program was filmed - surely the old films from the 70s and 80s were filmed on old tape which has a poor picture quality. I don't understand how they can make that HD.Think about it like a slide - film is light flowing through a bit of film. Telly on the other hand is made up of lots of little dots.So whenever a "film" gets onto a telly somehow it needs to get converted into little dots. HD telly has more little dots than VHS. But with film you aren't limited by dots, therefore with anything shot on film it's very easy to convert into what we call "HD". But the actual film itself isn't limited, except by the quality of what was shot in the first place, the film stock, 35mm vs 8mm film etc etc.So really old stuff, like the 60s Star Trek was shot on film (except the effects) and can therefore be converted to HD easily. But stuff filmed in the 70s on video (ie little dots) can't be converted to HD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 DIY types. Riddle me this.My bathroom door handle keeps breaking. The door handle comes right off on the inside as screws keep ripping right out of the wood over a prolonged period of time, as you have to pull the door in pretty hard to align the lock so the door will lock. Any ideas on how to fix this, rather than just paper over the cracks by rescrewing it, just for it to rip out?The proper fix would probably be to drill the holes out and glue in dowels, but you could try glueing in a few cocktail sticks in the hole, letting it dry and then hopefully the screws will bite into the new wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelecasterSam Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 The proper fix would probably be to drill the holes out and glue in dowels, but you could try glueing in a few cocktail sticks in the hole, letting it dry and then hopefully the screws will bite into the new wood.DIY types. Riddle me this.My bathroom door handle keeps breaking. The door handle comes right off on the inside as screws keep ripping right out of the wood over a prolonged period of time, as you have to pull the door in pretty hard to align the lock so the door will lock. Any ideas on how to fix this, rather than just paper over the cracks by rescrewing it, just for it to rip out?A better fix probably, would be to unscrew and re-position the lock striker plate slightly so you don't have to pull the door so hard..... Neeps solution to anchor the screws more firmly on the handle is very sound advice too.... do both for piece of mind ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Think about it like a slide - film is light flowing through a bit of film. Telly on the other hand is made up of lots of little dots.So whenever a "film" gets onto a telly somehow it needs to get converted into little dots. HD telly has more little dots than VHS. But with film you aren't limited by dots, therefore with anything shot on film it's very easy to convert into what we call "HD". But the actual film itself isn't limited, except by the quality of what was shot in the first place, the film stock, 35mm vs 8mm film etc etc.So really old stuff, like the 60s Star Trek was shot on film (except the effects) and can therefore be converted to HD easily. But stuff filmed in the 70s on video (ie little dots) can't be converted to HD.Aye, that's a very good explanation. Most stuff in the 70s and 80s was still filmed on film though and there is actually "tape" that is capable of HD quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 So if you buy a blu ray of a movie made in the 90s/early 00s, it's not HD at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 So if you buy a blu ray of a movie made in the 90s/early 00s, it's not HD at all?No, completely the opposite. Almost all films are of a quality far superior to HD before they reach mass market media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 I found this job on gumtree: Home Based Typist/Data Entry Clerks Positions Available Data Entry & Junior Admin Jobs Aberdeenshire AberdeenIs it as easy as it seems or are these sorts of jobs generally hoaxes/in some way dodgy?Not a hoax, but you really have to be a SERIOUS applicant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 No, completely the opposite. Almost all films are of a quality far superior to HD before they reach mass market media.Ah ok cheers. I bought some films from round that era and when I read this I was like eh, excuse me?Not a hoax, but you really have to be a SERIOUS applicant.I once got a job offer through the job site Monster for a firm that thought my cv was great. So I let them email me. Basically I had to get money out of one account, transfer it into mine then have it taken out into another account. I kept a percentage of the money.They needed my bank details before I got the job. That's dodgy, I laughed, deleted and so on right away, but if I didn't.. I would've been money laundering or something eh? And Monster recommended me this job. BUHH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 I've been meaning to post this in pet hates for ages. That and farting in the bogs at work when other people are there. I can't help laughing; even though it's not fucking funny.Dude. I have posted about this at least twice on this website. It has reached the point where I now hold my poop in during the day until I get home, otherwise I fear relentless cubicle-based laughter, whilst my bare arse is perched over a porcelain bowl, and someone is attempting to roll out a toldy, with all the gasping, panting, squeaking and squeezing.I am laughing as I type this, and I am not proud of that.It's the reverb that does it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Dude. I have posted about this at least twice on this website. It has reached the point where I now hold my poop in during the day until I get home, otherwise I fear relentless cubicle-based laughter, whilst my bare arse is perched over a porcelain bowl, and someone is attempting to roll out a toldy, with all the gasping, panting, squeaking and squeezing.I am laughing as I type this, and I am not proud of that.It's the reverb that does it.I've laughed at every one of these echo farting posts. But you know me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Dude. I have posted about this at least twice on this website. It has reached the point where I now hold my poop in during the day until I get home, otherwise I fear relentless cubicle-based laughter, whilst my bare arse is perched over a porcelain bowl, and someone is attempting to roll out a toldy, with all the gasping, panting, squeaking and squeezing.I am laughing as I type this, and I am not proud of that.It's the reverb that does it.I laughed as I read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Most stuff in the 70s and 80s was still filmed on film though and there is actually "tape" that is capable of HD quality.Yeah, I don't know what the percentage breakdown would be between stuff shot of film and video. And quite often you would get shows where bits shot in the studio were shot on video, but then stuff outside was done on film, Monty Python (TV) for example. I think it would tend to be "cheaper" stuff that was done on video, say Diffren't Strokes or The Cosby Show. But a "drama" like TJ Hooker or something would be film. For me it's quite easy to tell straight away.And yeah, nowadays they have HD tape and even shoot "films" on HD video, like the Star Wars prequels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Does anything of this have anything to do with why the Star Wars trilogy isn't out on blu ray?It's been announced and is available for pre-order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Does anything of this have anything to do with why the Star Wars trilogy isn't out on blu ray?he has to rerecord it all in 3d first and add a new ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 he has to rerecord it all in 3d first and add a new ending.And more JarJar.xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Yas. I looked a while ago and found it really strange that it wasn't available.Go and look for the adywan avchd versions of IV and V, they are superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 I once got a job offer through the job site Monster for a firm that thought my cv was great. So I let them email me. Basically I had to get money out of one account, transfer it into mine then have it taken out into another account. I kept a percentage of the money.They needed my bank details before I got the job. That's dodgy, I laughed, deleted and so on right away, but if I didn't.. I would've been money laundering or something eh? And Monster recommended me this job. BUHH.Yeah, it's fair to say that'd be dodgy! I remember a girl coming into a branch I was working in who had taken on a similar type of job. She was sent international cheques, had to cash them within a certain timescale and then pay a portion of that value out of her account, keeping the rest. The people providing the cheques know when they'll be placed so they ensure that they cancel them between the placing and the cheque clearing, but not before the individual as paid out. That way you pay the money out, the cheque gets cancelled and you're out of pocket. A very simple scheme and clearly dodgy and yet a lot of people still fall for it. And the worst part of it is that since you chose to carry out the transactions, the bank won't cover you for it. Needless to say, she was less than impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 I'm looking for places online to list guitar gear for sale locally. Don't wanna put it on Ebay and have to post an amp that weighs about 3 stone. Would rather sell locally. All I know is Gumtree. Any other popular classified websites worth trying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Try ScotAds? You can place an ad online for free.Why not put it on eBay as 'local pickup only'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 he has to rerecord it all in 3d first and add a new ending.'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace' gets 3-D release date | Inside Movies | EW.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace' gets 3-D release date | Inside Movies | EW.comAye I saw that. What an abomination.But it's where the basis of my joke came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Yeah, I don't know what the percentage breakdown would be between stuff shot of film and video. And quite often you would get shows where bits shot in the studio were shot on video, but then stuff outside was done on film, Monty Python (TV) for example. I think it would tend to be "cheaper" stuff that was done on video, say Diffren't Strokes or The Cosby Show. But a "drama" like TJ Hooker or something would be film. For me it's quite easy to tell straight away.And yeah, nowadays they have HD tape and even shoot "films" on HD video, like the Star Wars prequels.I thought he was talking mostly about films, most TV stuff would've been tape.I was actually talking about D-VHS, which was released in 1998. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 I thought he was talking mostly about films, most TV stuff would've been tape.I was actually talking about D-VHS, which was released in 1998.Actually a lot of stuff that you might think is shot on tape is actually shot on film then transferred to tape. Friends for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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