It’s time for another giveaway! Yeah, I know, the last one just ended, but I’m moving soon, so I need to get rid of stuff.
The rules are exactly the same as last time, except I’ll ship anywhere this time. And I could go into a lengthy description of the DVDs, but let me let this guy explain it all:
The two DVDs are The Dish, and Hyperspace. They are used, but work. They are Region 1 DVDs, by the way. Since they are both used, their combined value is unlisted, so I’ll say it’s <Dr. Evil voice>one meellion dollars <\Dr. Evil voice>.
As usual, I have opened a thread in the Fun and Games section of the BAUT forum. Just post there — once only — and you’re entered. I’ll end the contest at noon Pacific time on Saturday, May 5. I’ll then pick a random number and whoever has that post number wins! I’ll contact you via private message through the board as well as email. If I don’t hear back by noon Tuesday I’ll pick another winner. As for the other rules, check the old contests.
April 30th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
Before you give away your DVDs, you want to rip bthem to the hard drive of your new Mac. This is what to do:
0 - Google “HandBrakeâ€.
1 - Set the Codec to AVC/H.264 / AAC Audio.*
2 - Set the sample rate (Hz) to “48000â€.
3 - Use 2-pass encoding
4 - After you rip all of your DVDs and name all of the files, drop them ontop of iTunes when it is open. iTunes will copy the files into its library. You can use iTunes as a videjukebox. You will have instant access to all of your movies.
* This codec is the best but also the slowest because it is so numerically intensive. Your new Mac will still rip the DVDs at faster than realtime.
April 30th, 2007 at 11:53 pm
Awesome tip. If only I used a Mac. Also awesome that Phil is plugging a New Zealander!
May 1st, 2007 at 3:56 am
Thanks for this great advice, Walabio. I really try to migrate from Mac to Linux, but there are some cool things about the Mac that I would have trouble with under Linux. HandBrake isn’t one of them, as it runs on Linux as well.
Still, using iTunes as a Jukebox for movies… cool.
May 1st, 2007 at 4:41 am
Yeah…. I wouldn’t put “1 meelllion dollars!” down on the shipping slip. They base the shipping insurance payment you give on the dollar amount you specifiy as the worth of the item being shipped.
May 1st, 2007 at 7:08 am
I have both of those DVD’s already…and they are both great and worth having.
Watching “The Dish” with some friends recently reminded me what exciting times those were, i.e. back in 1969. Sometimes I think the U.S. “peaked” about that time. It’s been downhill ever since (but I’m still optimistic).
Hyperspace is great too — it’s a science documentary about the cosmos, the stars and our own sun, black holes, etc. Very interesting stuff.
May 1st, 2007 at 7:23 am
Oh, I love the dish! Them playing cricket in the radio telescope cracks me up every time!
May 1st, 2007 at 10:09 am
I’ve never seen either one, so I hope I get the nod this time.
May 1st, 2007 at 10:36 am
If you liked The Dish, you should see The Castle. It’s made by the same people on a low budget and the success of that movie allowed them to make The Dish.It’s one for the pool room.
May 2nd, 2007 at 7:47 pm
I just realized, I won’t be home when the contest ends! I’ll be at a fly-in breakfast a couple hundred miles east, agonizing over whether I won! The pain!
May 2nd, 2007 at 7:50 pm
[...] PSA: Hey, don’t forget to register to win the Sam Neill DVDs! [...]
May 2nd, 2007 at 9:03 pm
I’ve been waiting to see these movies, just hasn’t worked out. Maybe this is a sign.
-jgs
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:25 am
…their combined value is unlisted, so I’ll say it’s one meellion dollars .
If I win, do I have to report it as income to the Internal Revenue Service?
May 4th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
[...] Note: Tomorrow is the last day for the DVD giveaway! [...]
May 4th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Phil, welcome to the Bright Side. I take it you have invested in a Mac with a decent range of facilities, and plenty of memory. Tho just when *enough* memory IS enough, you will probably find, as we all do, in the future. And maxxed out Raid 5 is obsoleted by the next “latest” developments.
I’m sure you will benefit greatly by your decision, as we will by your increased productivety.
Now if we could persuade you to join the Apple board of directors……..!
Ivan.
May 7th, 2007 at 8:42 am
as an american who lived in parkes for awhile (home of “the dish”) i gotta say they are great movies if not entirely accurate – cricket in the dish? really? and i’m also not positive most americans would appreciate the humor of the castle, but as always . . . i could be wrong