Pushing Daisies... - Blu-ray Forum

Mr. Joshua · 10-12-2007, 05:19 PM

Anyone heard if the new series Pushing Daisies is coming to blu-ray? Also, I'm a big fan of Barry Sonnenfeld, so would like to see Men In Black, Men In Black II, and Wild Wild West on blu-ray and hopeully soon...

Would love to have Addams Family and Addams Family Values on blu-ray but gotta wait for Paramount to come to their senses...

Thanks much if anyone has info on these titles coming to blu-ray...

WickyWoo · 10-12-2007, 05:22 PM

They wouldn't announce such a thing until next summer at the earliest. I'm sure they're prepping extras though

lforigno · 10-12-2007, 05:26 PM

i have to admit i had my doubts and was made watch the first episode by the woman but i liked it alot. pretty cool show

Deadster · 10-12-2007, 07:08 PM

It sort of reminds me of like a Dr Seuss or Tim Burton thing.

Sane · 10-12-2007, 07:21 PM

I was also pleasantly surprised. I just recorded it one day because I heard a couple of good things (I never saw a preview for it or anything). Definitely one I plan on watching more!

atomik kinder · 10-12-2007, 07:59 PM

I wanted to see this, but I forgot the first episode, so unfortunately, that means I probably not watch it at all. Anyway, what studio is this from? It is on ABC, right? I would guess that it would come out on BD if the show is a hit. If it gets cancelled before the end of the year, then probably not.

jamclaur · 10-12-2007, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deadster

It sort of reminds me of like a Dr Seuss or Tim Burton thing.

Dr. Seuss is how most of my friends described it. I haven't got to see it yet.

I'll have to get it on i-tunes.

MasterXeus · 10-12-2007, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamclaur

Dr. Seuss is how most of my friends described it. I haven't got to see it yet.

I'll have to get it on i-tunes.

You can watch the show on abc.com for free.

jamclaur · 10-12-2007, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MasterXeus

You can watch the show on abc.com for free.

I know... but i-tunes is covert for bittorrent

Deadster · 10-12-2007, 09:50 PM

When I miss a show I just download it in XVID from eztv or mininova and watch it on my DVD player. Sorry if mentioning this is against the forum rules.

Iceman_II · 10-12-2007, 09:55 PM

I don't think downloading "OTA broadcast shows" constitutes piracy...

To heck with xvid, get the MKV (encoded with x264), transcode to MP4, and watch it on your PS3 in all its 720p glory!

jadafa · 10-12-2007, 10:19 PM

It's a WB show, produced by WB and sold to ABC for an enormous cost per episode.

Deadster · 10-12-2007, 10:23 PM

I've never been able to transcode to a format that my PS3 will read. And my attempts have come out looking crappy on my PC, if they play on it at all. Can you give me any tips?

Iceman_II · 10-13-2007, 03:51 AM

Get Video9 from red kawa

http://www.redkawa.com/videoconverters/ps3video9/

It has a "wizard" but I don't like it, I want to bloody well control the conversion, not just click radio buttons and hope for the best. To gain this control, I use the current conversion tab to launch the conversions, and I use an encoding profile I set up under the converter tab which is under the settings tab

First
Create an encoding profile (or modify one of the existing ones)

General video tab
MPEG-4 AVC
Main profile
Level 3.1,
ABR
2048 kbps

Original resolution across the board, and enable the auto resize to 1280*720 and enable auto framerate.

The rest of the video tabs can be left alone, except for the "advanced 1" tab, if you have a multithreaded OS, you need to enable multithreading, I run WinXP-32 on a duocore machine, and enable a total of 4 threads (cuts the processing time in half)

On the audio tab, I run AAC-LC, ABR, 160kbps, Stereo in the channels, and use the original sampling rate.

2048 kbps is OK for 720P using AVC, but if you transcode to MPEG2 so you can stream to your PS3 (I have NEVER had luck streaming MP4 but MP2 streams wonderfully), you need higher bitrates, even going up to around 15360 kbps for fast action 1080p

When you are done setting up the profile, go ahead and make it the "one click profile" and don t forget to save your changes on the setting page.

Second
Go into settings, and tell it where to output the transcoded file

Third
Go to "current conversion" and start a conversion

When you are set up, you should be able to convert a 45 minute video to about a 700MB file or so.

Happy transcoding, and let us know how it works for you.

u_nick · 10-13-2007, 03:56 AM

A made a thread about the show in the off topic or maybe general section last week after the first episode aired. my thoughts ont he first episode are there, but im too lazy to go look for it.

i really really loved the first episode. i felt the second lost me a bit on a few things i didnt care for.

overall though, ill keep watching. the show is too quirky for the general audience though, so i doubt it lasts.

Iceman_II · 10-13-2007, 03:56 AM

I forgot to mention, transcoding, like all things computer is a GIGO process, Garbage in, Garbage out.

You need to start with good quality x264 coded 720p mkv files, the size should be about 1.2 GB or so for an hour long episode, 600MB or so for a half hour... these recommended sizes are NOT cast in stone, but remember, the smaller your original file before transcoding, the lower quality your transcode will be.

Iceman_II · 10-13-2007, 04:00 AM

Sorry for hijacking the thread

I totally agree with you "u_nick" there were a couple things I didn't like, but for the most part, I enjoy the quirkeyness... alas, I also agree, that it won't last either.

What the heck, you got to love a restaurant called the "Pie Hole"

blublublu · 10-13-2007, 05:56 AM

Nice show! The HD picture quality is excellent... Would look nice on Blu Ray.

However, I honestly cannot watch a TV show more than once. I'll only buy sets of shows that I haven't seen.

Deadster · 10-13-2007, 03:41 PM

Thanks a lot, Iceman. I did my attempts with PS3 Video 9 but I will definitely follow your instructions. Most of my tries were starting with the iPod profile which I saw recommended online for PS3 compatibility. Also, the program seemed to crash a lot. I'll go try it again.

Deadster · 10-13-2007, 03:44 PM

One show that I've been able to watch repeatedly (I've seen most of the seasons over 3 times) is NYPD Blue. I can also watch my old favorites like Buffy at least once on DVD after the original airing. I watched all of Bones season 1 on DVD too. I definitely buy way more TV on DVD than I get around to actually watching. Oh yeah, I enjoyed Futurama on DVD, and have watched some of the episodes several times on there.

10-12-2007, 05:19 PM	#1
Mr. Joshua Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2007 Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:153	Pushing Daisies... Anyone heard if the new series Pushing Daisies is coming to blu-ray? Also, I'm a big fan of Barry Sonnenfeld, so would like to see Men In Black, Men In Black II, and Wild Wild West on blu-ray and hopeully soon... Would love to have Addams Family and Addams Family Values on blu-ray but gotta wait for Paramount to come to their senses... Thanks much if anyone has info on these titles coming to blu-ray...

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10-12-2007, 05:22 PM	#2
WickyWoo Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2007 Trading Score:2	They wouldn't announce such a thing until next summer at the earliest. I'm sure they're prepping extras though

10-12-2007, 05:26 PM	#3
lforigno Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:South Lyon, MI 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:218 Trading Score:95	i have to admit i had my doubts and was made watch the first episode by the woman but i liked it alot. pretty cool show

10-12-2007, 07:08 PM	#4
Deadster Active Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Toronto Blu-ray collection:59 Trading Score:1	It sort of reminds me of like a Dr Seuss or Tim Burton thing.

10-12-2007, 07:21 PM	#5
Sane Active Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Ottawa, Canada	I was also pleasantly surprised. I just recorded it one day because I heard a couple of good things (I never saw a preview for it or anything). Definitely one I plan on watching more!

10-12-2007, 07:59 PM	#6
atomik kinder Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Omaha NE 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	I wanted to see this, but I forgot the first episode, so unfortunately, that means I probably not watch it at all. Anyway, what studio is this from? It is on ABC, right? I would guess that it would come out on BD if the show is a hit. If it gets cancelled before the end of the year, then probably not.

10-12-2007, 09:50 PM	#10
Deadster Active Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Toronto Blu-ray collection:59 Trading Score:1	When I miss a show I just download it in XVID from eztv or mininova and watch it on my DVD player. Sorry if mentioning this is against the forum rules.

10-12-2007, 09:55 PM	#11
Iceman_II Expert Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Ft. Worth Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:308 Blu-ray reviews: 4	I don't think downloading "OTA broadcast shows" constitutes piracy... To heck with xvid, get the MKV (encoded with x264), transcode to MP4, and watch it on your PS3 in all its 720p glory!

10-12-2007, 10:19 PM	#12
jadafa Member Member since:May 2007	It's a WB show, produced by WB and sold to ABC for an enormous cost per episode.

10-12-2007, 10:23 PM	#13
Deadster Active Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Toronto Blu-ray collection:59 Trading Score:1	I've never been able to transcode to a format that my PS3 will read. And my attempts have come out looking crappy on my PC, if they play on it at all. Can you give me any tips?

10-13-2007, 03:51 AM	#14
Iceman_II Expert Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Ft. Worth Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:308 Blu-ray reviews: 4	Get Video9 from red kawa http://www.redkawa.com/videoconverters/ps3video9/ It has a "wizard" but I don't like it, I want to bloody well control the conversion, not just click radio buttons and hope for the best. To gain this control, I use the current conversion tab to launch the conversions, and I use an encoding profile I set up under the converter tab which is under the settings tab First Create an encoding profile (or modify one of the existing ones) General video tab MPEG-4 AVC Main profile Level 3.1, ABR 2048 kbps Original resolution across the board, and enable the auto resize to 1280720 and enable auto framerate. The rest of the video tabs can be left alone, except for the "advanced 1" tab, if you have a multithreaded OS, you need to enable multithreading, I run WinXP-32 on a duocore machine, and enable a total of 4 threads (cuts the processing time in half) On the audio tab, I run AAC-LC, ABR, 160kbps, Stereo in the channels, and use the original sampling rate. 2048 kbps is OK for 720P using AVC, but if you transcode to MPEG2 so you can stream to your PS3 (I have NEVER had luck streaming MP4 but MP2 streams wonderfully), you need higher bitrates, even going up to around 15360 kbps for fast action 1080p When you are done setting up the profile, go ahead and make it the "one click profile" and don t forget to save your changes on the setting page. Second* Go into settings, and tell it where to output the transcoded file Third Go to "current conversion" and start a conversion When you are set up, you should be able to convert a 45 minute video to about a 700MB file or so. Happy transcoding, and let us know how it works for you.

10-13-2007, 03:56 AM	#15
u_nick Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2007 Location:CT, US Trading Score:27	A made a thread about the show in the off topic or maybe general section last week after the first episode aired. my thoughts ont he first episode are there, but im too lazy to go look for it. i really really loved the first episode. i felt the second lost me a bit on a few things i didnt care for. overall though, ill keep watching. the show is too quirky for the general audience though, so i doubt it lasts.

10-13-2007, 04:00 AM	#17
Iceman_II Expert Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Ft. Worth Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:308 Blu-ray reviews: 4	Sorry for hijacking the thread I totally agree with you "u_nick" there were a couple things I didn't like, but for the most part, I enjoy the quirkeyness... alas, I also agree, that it won't last either. What the heck, you got to love a restaurant called the "Pie Hole"

10-13-2007, 05:56 AM	#18
blublublu Banned Member since:Jan 2007	Nice show! The HD picture quality is excellent... Would look nice on Blu Ray. However, I honestly cannot watch a TV show more than once. I'll only buy sets of shows that I haven't seen.

10-13-2007, 03:41 PM	#19
Deadster Active Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Toronto Blu-ray collection:59 Trading Score:1	Thanks a lot, Iceman. I did my attempts with PS3 Video 9 but I will definitely follow your instructions. Most of my tries were starting with the iPod profile which I saw recommended online for PS3 compatibility. Also, the program seemed to crash a lot. I'll go try it again.

10-13-2007, 03:44 PM	#20
Deadster Active Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Toronto Blu-ray collection:59 Trading Score:1	One show that I've been able to watch repeatedly (I've seen most of the seasons over 3 times) is NYPD Blue. I can also watch my old favorites like Buffy at least once on DVD after the original airing. I watched all of Bones season 1 on DVD too. I definitely buy way more TV on DVD than I get around to actually watching. Oh yeah, I enjoyed Futurama on DVD, and have watched some of the episodes several times on there.

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