look all I want is conversion from to.....

[swedman]

My simple task is to convert downloaded Movies using Torrents to DVD so I can display on my TV.

This should be EASY!
But can I find the software to perform this TASK without PROBLEMS NO.....

I must have tried them ALL!!

So come on, give me some ideas PLEASE!!!


I would like someone to give me SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS!!!

[superpotts]

Simple instructions:

Drive to the store, buy the dvd, watch it on your dvd player, and stop pirating movies.

[Baldrick]

or rent your movies!

for other downloaded free video use convertxtodvd.

[ROF]

I would like someone to give me SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS!!!

Drive or walk to your nearest media retailer and use some form of currency to purchase or rent the movie. In this way you will have shown your support for those who provide entertainment.

[thecoalman]

You're making friends quick...

1. the D word

2. No information

3. Demanding

[swedman]

OK GOODBYE!

[FulciLives]

You're making friends quick...

1. the D word

2. No information

3. Demanding

I thought the "D" word was for DEMANDING but you used that as Point #3 so I take it you mean DUMB for the "D" word?

Or am I wrong?



- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[smearbrick1]

That was quick! Too bad they all can't go away that fast.

[thecoalman]

Or am I wrong?

Downloading

Why even mention it all. He didn't say what the movies are though so I guess point one doesn't apply.

[smearbrick1]

Downloading

Why even mention it all. He didn't say what the movies are though so I guess point one doesn't apply.

My simple task is to convert downloaded Movies using Torrents to DVD so I can display on my TV.

Check me if I'm wrong, but I believe he did mention downloading.

[Treebeard]

OK GOODBYE!

1 down, how many to go?

[AlecWest]

My simple task is to convert downloaded Movies using Torrents to DVD so I can display on my TV.

(...and...)
I would like someone to give me SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS!!!

In order to give you simple instructions, we'd need to know some simple facts. First and foremost, we'd need to know the format of the movie you've downloaded - AVI, MPG, RM, ASF, WMV, etc. Secondly, we'd need to know if the movie being downloaded comes from a public-domain source ... like the plethora of MPEG2 (DVD-ready and free) files downloadable from:

http://www.archive.org

Once we know the format of the film you've downloaded ... and once we know the film comes from a public domain source ... folks here would be glad to give you the proper conversion instructions. If the movie doesn't come from a public domain source, Torrents is not the best way to acquire them. You have a number of online alternatives. One of them (one I've used myself) gives specific instructions on how to play them on your TV once you've downloaded them. You can find a list of these alternatives in the last paragraph on this page:

http://tinyurl.com/qkk7r

And, if their alternatives don't make sense to you, put your question to them. I'm certain they'll steer you in the proper direction. 8)

[dphirschler]

Downloading movies is not illegal, nor is it against this site's rules. He made no mention if this was copyrighted material. For all we know it's free internet porn he wants to convert.


Darryl

[SLK001]

For all we know it's free internet porn he wants to convert.

Darryl

There's free internet porn?

[AlecWest]

Downloading movies is not illegal, nor is it against this site's rules. He made no mention if this was copyrighted material. For all we know it's free internet porn he wants to convert.

Darryl

Exactly ... which is why I answered the way I did. I downloaded "Hercules" and "Night of the Living Dead" from http://archive.org and both were legal downloads ... and Torrent is just a "vehicle" for downloading which in and of itself is not illegal. Depends on what's in the Torrent file. Oh, well, I suspect he's already gone.

P.S. BTW, here a list of 597 DVD-ready (MPEG2) movies that can be downloaded free:

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=mpeg2%20AND%20mediatype%3Amovies%20AND%20colle...Afeature_films

[FulciLives]

The original NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD is one of the most illegally pirated movies due to a technical error at the time that the film was originally made and released.

The technical error is in the lame league as a criminal who gets off because a search warrant had one number in his address incorrect or someone getting out of jail because the Miranda rights were not read 100% completely or accurately etc.

It's totally stupid !!!

This is not a swip at AlecWest ... it's just info I know about having been a fan of the film and reading a lot about it over the years.

One thing I do know is that the best video transfer is the one that ELITE ENTERTAINMENT did for the LD and DVD versions they have released and that "print" or "transfer" (whatever word you want to use) is copy protected ... but as long as you obtain your own film print of the movie and make your own film-to-video transfer you can "get away" with selling it.

Although I do seem to recall that in the 1990's that George Romero and crew did finally get some legal papers from some court saying that the original error was a "blunder" that should not be legal and that the movie should no longer be considered to be in the public domain ... but that hasn't seemed to have done any good.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[AlecWest]

Although I do seem to recall that in the 1990's that George Romero and crew did finally get some legal papers from some court saying that the original error was a "blunder" that should not be legal and that the movie should no longer be considered to be in the public domain ... but that hasn't seemed to have done any good.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

I didn't know about that. However, I can imagine a "by the book" judge saying, "He who makes the 'blunder' pays the price." Now, if it was the "court" that made the blunder, that's different. A lot of artists are trying to yank works back "out" of the public domain and back under the copyright umbrella ... some for reasons not as honorable as Romero's reason might be. This is why he might be finding a deaf ear in court. But, most of those are works after 1991 and use a legal term called "droit morale":

http://www.quizlaw.com/copyrights/what_is_droit_morale.php

But, some have used "droit morale" to claim rights on works prior to 1991. I see this a lot in the realm of old-time radio broadcasts ... some of which were never copyrighted because the 1909 Copyright Act simply didn't envision "radio" or "broadcast" rights. And, droit morale has even been used in court by someone I consider a hustler (no names mentioned ) to glom onto the works of the great illustrator/artist, Maxfield Parrish:

http://www.parrish-house.com

[kschang]

Boy, this really gets into gray area like adaptations and such. Doesn't right of integrity conflict with adaptations? But I sense we're really running off the topic here. So I think I'll start another topic for this.

[FulciLives]

Concerning NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD ...

I forgot the nitty gritty details so I didn't want to bring it up before without being 100% correct BUT as I recall reading the reason why NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD has been considered PUBLIC DOMAIN is that the original film print(s) did not have a copyright logo or symbol on the actual print ... either it wasn't there at all or it was there but didn't appear when it should have appeared i.e., was on the "wrong" frame of film or some such nonsense.

That's why I called it a dumb technicality type issue and used the examples I did before.

It's a shame because other than the costs of theatrical exhibition and advertising it was George Romero and crew who paid for the movie themselves through their own monies and borrowed monies etc. yet the distributor shafted them by paying next to nothing by way of fudging box office receipts and then no copyright to uphold it for future revenue.

On top of that the original film negative was stolen from the Pittsburgh office many years later although the remastering job ELITE ENTERTAINMENT did was pretty incredible.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman