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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: aldo_14 on June 10, 2004, 08:54:16 am

Title: Has anyone got Starship Troopers (1) on DVD?
Post by: aldo_14 on June 10, 2004, 08:54:16 am

I want to try and find a good image of the scene where the damaged destroyers are limping into / docked at the battle station (Ticonderoga?).  I can;t find any on the net, so is there a chance someone could do me a favour and rip a couple of images for me?

Thanks in advance.

Title: Has anyone got Starship Troopers (1) on DVD?
Post by: kasperl on June 10, 2004, 08:59:35 am

I do have VHS, but not the time to drag down my VHS+TV combo to my dad's PC and find out how the bloody capture works.

Title: Has anyone got Starship Troopers (1) on DVD?
Post by: Martinus on June 10, 2004, 09:55:16 am

[color=66ff00]Hang about and maybe an0n will sort you out. :nod:
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Title: Has anyone got Starship Troopers (1) on DVD?
Post by: an0n on June 10, 2004, 10:06:57 am

Gimme like 20 minutes and I should have some good shots.

Title: Has anyone got Starship Troopers (1) on DVD?
Post by: aldo_14 on June 10, 2004, 10:12:24 am

Thanks muchly.

NB:  I'm more interested in the wreckage than the station :)

Title: Has anyone got Starship Troopers (1) on DVD?
Post by: an0n on June 10, 2004, 10:23:16 am

GAH!

I need some kind of screenshot software, or a DVD player that can take shots; C'z my computer is doing that stupid ****ing thing where it ignores the video.

I take a screenshot and I can paste it into MS-Paint but then when I move the rest of the picture, the DVD part stays where it is and when I save it it saves as a big blank space.

Piece of crap!

*kicks the crappy computer*

Title: Has anyone got Starship Troopers (1) on DVD?
Post by: Fineus on June 10, 2004, 10:26:11 am

Hmm... doesn't PowerDVD write screenshots? Could've sworn it did...

Title: Has anyone got Starship Troopers (1) on DVD?
Post by: an0n on June 10, 2004, 11:22:03 am

PowerDVD works fan-frickin-tastic.

But with one proviso: It pastes the shots into Paint in a square, regardless of their aspect ratio. As such, the shots are a little askew and need squishing length-wise by maybe 10%.

Two other things: My monitor is too dark, so the shots might need lightening up some; And I don't have PS on this computer so I had to user ReaConverter Pro to convert (from BMP), sharpen and lighten them.

Other than that, VOILA!:

(http://www.penguinbomb.com/images/shot1.jpg)
(http://www.penguinbomb.com/images/shot2.jpg)
(http://www.penguinbomb.com/images/shot3.jpg)
(http://www.penguinbomb.com/images/shot4.jpg)
(http://www.penguinbomb.com/images/shot5.jpg)
(http://www.penguinbomb.com/images/shot6.jpg)
(http://www.penguinbomb.com/images/shot7.jpg)
(http://www.penguinbomb.com/images/shot8.jpg)
(http://www.penguinbomb.com/images/shot9.jpg)
(http://www.penguinbomb.com/images/shot10.jpg)

Title: Has anyone got Starship Troopers (1) on DVD?
Post by: aldo_14 on June 10, 2004, 11:33:47 am

Brilliant, cheers.

Title: Has anyone got Starship Troopers (1) on DVD?
Post by: übermetroid on June 10, 2004, 04:05:01 pm

So whens SCP going to look like that?