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the shizzle => bouldering => Topic started by: BB on April 02, 2012, 04:43:43 am
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Massive YYFY! Life on Hold available for download today!
http://www.outcropfilms.com/ (http://www.outcropfilms.com/)
Not available quite yet, but I guess I'm a bit early. It's only 4:42am in the UK.
Hurry up and take my money, DAMN YOU!
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:bounce:
the joy of night shifts.
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:bounce:
the joy of night shifts.
Gah! Still saying sold out.
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Not any more.
Think I'll wait for a DVD/download bundle.
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Not any more.
is showing as sold out again... :-\ :(
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You snooze you loose :tease:
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You snooze you loose :tease:
Snooze...
get up early and take Jr T to pre-school...
comme cie comme ca
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10 pound?! :jaw:
What a deal!
How do you sell out of a digital item?
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Its not sold out, its just not been available yet (I was teasing in poor taste earlier, not that a few hours here or there are really cause for consternation).
Probably best to follow @OutcropFilms (https://twitter.com/#!/OutcropFilms/status/186753580714307584) (on Twitter) for when sales are actually live.
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FB says: Apologies for today's tardiness. We are still trying to get the LIFE ON HOLD download out to you today. Worst case scenario: You will get it tomorrow.
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TOMORROW? but I want it TODAY!
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FB says: Apologies for today's tardiness. We are still trying to get the LIFE ON HOLD download out to you today. Worst case scenario: You will get it tomorrow.
right now it's still "sold out" but the DVD appears to be retailing at £0.01
a barginous price that I'm sure will be corrected soon...
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720p is up now - downloading as we speak. 1080p will have to wait until tomorrow apparently
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I ordered the 720p download and DVD package but link I got sent appears not to be working...
So psyched!!
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Had same problem, but emailed them and they sent one that did work. Downloading right now. ;D
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I kicked the wife out tonight, got some beers in and watched Life On Hold. I have to say it was worth the wait! Particularly enjoyed Dense's appearance :bow:
Good work chaps. Just wish there'd been some North Wales footage...
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I quite enjoyed that. Needed more Dense IMHO.
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Good work chaps. Just wish there'd been some North Wales footage...
And Scotland footage? Never mind, hopefully that's planned for LOH II
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Good work chaps. Just wish there'd been some North Wales footage...
And Scotland footage? Never mind, hopefully that's planned for LOH II
See these blog entries for why the film is as it is, its meant to showcase the change in climbing attitudes & standards as oppossed to being a tour de force of great venues around the country....
We've Made a Film (http://www.outcropfilms.com/weve-made-a-film)
Guest Blog: Dan Varian – UK Bouldering (http://www.outcropfilms.com/guest-blog-dan-varian-uk-bouldering)
Life on Hold isn’t a UK or even a whole of England film. Because shortly after starting to film it Rich and Nick realised there was enough stuff going on around the Peak District, Yorkshire and Northumberland to fill a feature length film. Yet the quip of there being nowt to do in the UK is so often bandied about by some people in the upper echelons of UK bouldering. Yet this film shows enough bouldering for the strongest of fingers to go at for a while and I’d guess it shows only 10% of the best lines in the whole of the UK. There are many things it missed off. But what it captures is predominantly what us yoof are up to in the film with no one being over 30. Fresh knees and fresh tendons.
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Interesting. However
hopefully that's planned for LOH II
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Noooooo!!!!
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:lol:
I don't think Outcrop's blog has been assimilated to the blog pile yet, so thought those posts would help explain the absence of Wales & Scotland from the film which was being questioned.
No attempt at pedantry was being made.
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Yeah that was fair enough, I was more concerned about Chris starting a tit for tat Mr Logic style exchange!
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Just rising (or is that stooping) to slackers' level.
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Its more than stooping, it'd be limboing!
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Definitely looking forward to watching this one. I think that the films outlook on pre-schoolers (as opposed to post-30 old schoolers) should be quite interesting, although I do find the new-school 'self-opinionated' views a bit stale now.
Saying this, they could be correct - I went to a Helmet gig on Tuesday,z 20 years on after watching them in Reading on the first Meantime tour - I think I put my back out in the pit.
If the filming quality of the SA film is anything to go by, I'm psyched - that's what does it for me.
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Its pretty damn good. :2thumbsup: :clap2:
Well done Nick & Rich.
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Its pretty damn good. :2thumbsup: :clap2:
Well done Nick & Rich.
:agree: Awesome.
I have watched it twice now, also made me to watch tomorrow I will be gone again great films.
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Really great film. :clap2: I was too excited to go to bed for a while after so thought I might suddenly be able to do a one-armer....
I couldn't :'(
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thoughts:
It's great, def worth the money.
Those disappointed by the lack of interviewy type bits in TIWBG, will also be disapointed by this - it's in the same vein. Personally I think that's not a bad thing, I've yet to see anything along those lines in a climbing film that didn't feel faintly embarassing for both the viewer and interviewee (except the amazing DG interview).
It's just Peak/Yorkshire/Nothumberland - that's fine, but it was initially billed as a film of UK bouldering film, and I'd missed the mission shift that Dan talks about in his guest blog.
It's a NF/DV/MP film, other appearances are cameos.
I'd really like to have seen more wide shots, esp of the bigger stuff - you never really get an impression of the whole of Samson, Hi Fidelity, or the Promise. The opening section of Careless Torque is awesome in comparison.
Not withstanding the above The Promise section is brilliant, really gripping.
Dense is the best thing in it, no doubt.
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thoughts:
It's great, def worth the money.
Those disappointed by the lack of interviewy type bits in TIWBG, will also be disapointed by this - it's in the same vein. Personally I think that's not a bad thing, I've yet to see anything along those lines in a climbing film that didn't feel faintly embarassing for both the viewer and interviewee (except the amazing DG interview).
It's just Peak/Yorkshire/Nothumberland - that's fine, but it was initially billed as a film of UK bouldering film, and I'd missed the mission shift that Dan talks about in his guest blog.
It's a NF/DV/MP film, other appearances are cameos.
I'd really like to have seen more wide shots, esp of the bigger stuff - you never really get an impression of the whole of Samson, Hi Fidelity, or the Promise. The opening section of Careless Torque is awesome in comparison.
:agree: pretty much summed up my thoughts - some great footage but it needs something more pulling it all together in order to turn it from a good film into an awesome one
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:agree: too.
lots of the filming is stunning my only gripe would be the fact it dots around a lot from one location to the next without a reason.
it might be chronological, but I found it tricky to keep up.
appreciate their comments about aspiring to be the next stick it, without being stick it 2, but i think the location based segments do make it much easier to follow.
saying that its a brilliant watch. :2thumbsup:
hard grit above mats.
:jaw:
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One of the things it highlighted for me was the contrast between old and new approaches. The vision and talent of Big Ron, Andy Earl, Steve Dunning etc etc is still amazing when you look back. Then the ground up highballing is just mindblowing.
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Awesome. Watched it twice already and fully intend to watch it again. Wider shots defintely, it would be good the place some of the climbs in the context of their surroundings.
Inspired, psyched and gagging to get one rock after watching it.
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I thought it was a really good film...far better than a lot of the bigger budget productions!!!
I also like a bit of banter...but understand they didn't want too much of it...what there was, was funny though!
Good footage, really well filmed and a solid soundtrack! I've watched it twice already...and getting a few mates round to watch it again tomo! Well done Nick and Rich!
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I downloaded this last night, but the misus decided Dexter was more important. I managed to watch 5 mins this morning over breakfast, looking good so far.
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Watched it last night- fantastic. Even more keen to fall off than usual now. :bounce:
I think one of the biggest strengths of the film is its simplicity and almost complete lack of narration- putting soft things under big rocks and trying to climb to the top is self-explanatory and if you have an interest in the history of this sort of stuff then the significance of doing the Promise, Samson etc. that way is, too. Good work by the producers in recognising this.
The landscape timelapse shots are amazing and you can tell that they were rightly given as much importance as the climbing (ie. special trips must have been made to get them right) which really lifted the film out of the ordinary for me. One part I thought was specially good was the shot when the train goes past the limestone crag mid-crush: strangely beautiful and uniquely British.
The only criticisms I can think of are that I would like there to have been more ladies (although I could pretty much apply this to anything) and that some of the filming of the smaller problems near the beginning is a bit cramped and wobbly. While wider shots would indeed have been great on the big problems though, most still look seriously fucking high to me! I'm sure these minor niggles can be fully addressed in the next volume...
:great:
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If (like me) your not able to buy it then Outcrop Films are hosting a few lectures around the country to see the film ;D
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on the whole i thought the film was quite good. apart from the climbing bits which bored me
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on the whole i thought the film was quite good. apart from the climbing bits which bored me
I reckon that's the nicest thing you've ever said about our films! Thanks dense ill treasure those words for ever. :)
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1080 now up for download for those who have been waiting like me.....
:popcorn:
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is a DVD version coming out? :tumble:
Edit.... just looked on the website....... what date for DVD please?
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downloaded the film the other night but having some problems unzipping it as it is "archive" apparently? any suggestions?
cheers
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Had the same issue - download 7zip (google it)...takes a few secs, then extract the film using it...voila!
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1080 now up for download for those who have been waiting like me.....
arse
I didn't realise this was coming
I'll wonder if they'll let me swap...
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yeah tried unzipping it using that program but it seems to not like it! oh well boring sunday night for me then!
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Any one having issues unzipping the file, try this
http://www.ehow.com/how_4453106_extract-files-from-compressed-folder.html (http://www.ehow.com/how_4453106_extract-files-from-compressed-folder.html)
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1080 now up for download for those who have been waiting like me.....
arse
I didn't realise this was coming
I'll wonder if they'll let me swap...
Um...ditto. Film is awesome but it would be nice to have it in 1080p if poss :goodidea:
Especially loved the intro on Careless Torque.
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Watched it on TV last night and not sure I'd have known the difference. Amazing film and great beta.
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1080 now up for download for those who have been waiting like me.....
arse
I didn't realise this was coming
I'll wonder if they'll let me swap...
Um...ditto. Film is awesome but it would be nice to have it in 1080p if poss :goodidea:
Especially loved the intro on Careless Torque.
Didn't you see the options when you ordered?
It was pretty clear to me what the options were and I was happy with 720, since I didn't have to wait and my netbook can handle 720 better than 1080.
where's the cheapskate emoticon :P
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1080 now up for download for those who have been waiting like me.....
arse
I didn't realise this was coming
I'll wonder if they'll let me swap...
Um...ditto. Film is awesome but it would be nice to have it in 1080p if poss :goodidea:
Especially loved the intro on Careless Torque.
Yeh, thirded. Would be great if we could download the larger file as well to appreciate a great film in all its glory.
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i just downloaded this... and now my computer illiteracy comes out... how do i unzip it to watch it? without buying winzip which is what its asking me to do.
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i just downloaded this... and now my computer illiteracy comes out... how do i unzip it to watch it? without buying winzip which is what its asking me to do.
Had the same issue - download 7zip (google it)...takes a few secs, then extract the film using it...voila!
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Didn't you see the options when you ordered?
It was pretty clear to me what the options were and I was happy with 720, since I didn't have to wait and my netbook can handle 720 better than 1080.
where's the cheapskate emoticon :P
same price innit
no, I didn't see a 1080 option - just the download and the DVD options
I may have been trying to multitaskTM at the time...
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Hi
Don't think the 1080 version was available for those keen enough to buy it in the morning. Quick email to Nick at outcrop films (outcropfilms@gmail.com) sorted it out for us. Nice work Nick - and great customer service!
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yep
he emailed me a new link for my 1080 version
getting 1.2MB/sec too, which is 8 times faster than when I got my 720 version
quality service on a bank holiday - mind you it is shit weather for climbing
nice one Nick
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I may have been trying to multitaskTM at the time...
Leave that to the ladies. Stick with the one track stuff.
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I may have been trying to multitaskTM at the time...
Leave that to the ladies.
but it looks so easy when they do it
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Watched this film yesterday.
Loved it.
Beautifully shot - for me the timelapse shots etc raised it above the normal level of climbing films.
Really liked the soundtrack too.
And the subject matter - scarily hard, scarily high bouldering - was great.
No fluff, just cranking. I'm psyched to go out and climb! :great:
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When will it be available on Betamax for the old skool? Sorry, I mean DVD.
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+1
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+2
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+£
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Hi chaps,
I think the DVDs will be about three weeks. Can't put an exact date on it, sorry!
Thanks for all the feedback and kind words everyone, glad you enjoyed it
Nick
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Hi chaps,
I think the DVDs will be about three weeks. Can't put an exact date on it, sorry!
Thanks for all the feedback and kind words everyone, glad you enjoyed it
Nick
Hi Nick, film sounds great, alas I can't open/unzip the link. Some help on the "unzipping thing" for mac would be useful :-[ Mailed outcrop with no reply as yet. :???:
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Hi chaps,
I think the DVDs will be about three weeks. Can't put an exact date on it, sorry!
Thanks for all the feedback and kind words everyone, glad you enjoyed it
Nick
Hi Nick, film sounds great, alas I can't open/unzip the link. Some help on the "unzipping thing" for mac would be useful :-[ Mailed outcrop with no reply as yet. :???:
sorry we must have missed your email, try this
http://www.stuffit.com/mac-expander.html (http://www.stuffit.com/mac-expander.html)
it should unzip the file for you
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Can I download this onto my iPad? Does anyone know?
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download it onto your normal computer, drag the mp4 into itunes and stick that on your ipad when you sync it.
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download it onto your normal computer, drag the mp4 into itunes and stick that on your ipad when you sync it.
Ah, will have to invest in a normal computer then :whistle:
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download it onto your normal computer, drag the mp4 into itunes and stick that on your ipad when you sync it.
I tried to add it to my ipod touch like this but it did not seem to work :-\
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Hi Nick, film sounds great, alas I can't open/unzip the link. Some help on the "unzipping thing" for mac would be useful :-[ Mailed outcrop with no reply as yet. :???:
sorry we must have missed your email, try this
http://www.stuffit.com/mac-expander.html (http://www.stuffit.com/mac-expander.html)
it should unzip the file for you
:great: Rich, worked a treat. Beautifully filmed.
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Anywhere I can get list of problems climbed on this vid?
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download it onto your normal computer, drag the mp4 into itunes and stick that on your ipad when you sync it.
I tried to add it to my ipod touch like this but it did not seem to work :-\
Hi, as far as i'm aware the bit-rate on the 720p version is still too high for the ipod touch, as the ipod needs to down res the video to be able to play it it simply cant handle the file size. As for ipad's im not sure, i think it would also depend on if it was an ipad 1, 2 or 3?!?!
Im not flush enough to own one so i cant really help, anyone who has one and has also put the film on can you help?
Ill look at putting a problem list together aswell.
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Just watched this. I love the (almost) total lack of spray or context, very refreshing for a modern bouldering film. Pretty different from the endless procession of Chuck Gashburger in the hood type flicks, and for that alone it gets a solid thumbs up from me.
I maybe think they could've gotten rid of the little bits of interview footage altogether.
Some of the footage is lovely, though I agree a few wider shots/ better angles would've been good too. Love the timelapse stuff, love the music.
All in all, well done, its brilliant.
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Anywhere I can get list of problems climbed on this vid?
Careless torque - ned
fire in the rain - ned
river of life - dave
Solomon grundy - ned
chiasmate - ned
300 hundred pounds of musclin man - dan
raw deal - ned
sal goose - dave
my orange - michele
the bitch - ned
8 ball - michele
lowrider - jon
andronicus - ned
cypher - dan
born lippy - dan
pulp friction - micky
working class sit - martin
the prow - dan
the pride - ned
lip of fools - ned
county ethics - dan
return of the jedi - dan and ryan
samson - ned
hi fidelity - micky
the promise - michele and ned
sauvito - mina
dark star - dave
walk on by - katy
voyager - micky
stanton deliver - dan
superboc - ned
angels share - michele
keen roof - chris
serenity - chris and micky
zoo york - shauna
dark reservation - alex
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Still have to download it, dammit!
No footage of Michele on The Ace?
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nope
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Thanks a lot!
Anywhere I can get list of problems climbed on this vid?
Careless torque - ned
fire in the rain - ned
river of life - dave
Solomon grundy - ned
chiasmate - ned
300 hundred pounds of musclin man - dan
raw deal - ned
sal goose - dave
my orange - michele
the bitch - ned
8 ball - michele
lowrider - jon
andronicus - ned
cypher - dan
born lippy - dan
pulp friction - micky
working class sit - martin
the prow - dan
the pride - ned
lip of fools - ned
county ethics - dan
return of the jedi - dan and ryan
samson - ned
hi fidelity - micky
the promise - michele and ned
sauvito - mina
dark star - dave
walk on by - katy
voyager - micky
stanton deliver - dan
superboc - ned
angels share - michele
keen roof - chris
serenity - chris and micky
zoo york - shauna
dark reservation - alex
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I couldnt get the 1080p version onto an ipad 3 despite them supposedly supporting that resolution. Anyone any idea why?
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Because Macs just work. Can't you put windows on it?
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I bought the 1080 version and it is awesome :great:
However, it will not transfer onto an external HD because of its size (stupid FAT32) but I need to move it off my laptop as it is crap and has no space. Is there any chance I could swap it for the slighter lower quality version please, so I can actually keep a copy to watch again? :sorry:
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Sounds like what you need is a portable format specifically designed for motion pictures that can be played almost anywhere.
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I couldnt get the 1080p version onto an ipad 3 despite them supposedly supporting that resolution. Anyone any idea why?
because you haven't paid the iTunes corkage fee?
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However, it will not transfer onto an external HD because of its size (stupid FAT32) but I need to move it off my laptop as it is crap and has no space. Is there any chance I could swap it for the slighter lower quality version please, so I can actually keep a copy to watch again? :sorry:
720p still weighs in at 2.1Gb (or 2254577200bytes) so it probably won't copy to FAT32 either.
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720p still weighs in at 2.1Gb (or 2254577200bytes) so it probably won't copy to FAT32 either.
I was under the impression that the limit on FAT32 was 4GB :shrug:
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Hmm, I could be confusing myself with the 2Gb contiguous RAM allocation under older M$-Win.
This table suggests its mostly a ~2Gb limit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Allocation_Table#Size_limits).
I'm probably wrong though as I only ever use FAT32 for small (upto 8Gb) USB and SD-cards. Likely something useful here (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/184006/en-us) but I can't be arsed reading it.
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Any word on the dvd's yet?
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+1
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Soonish (https://twitter.com/OutcropFilms/status/205974547546112000)
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I watched life on hold last night n can confirm it was the best nights sleep I've had for ages
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I watched life on hold last night n can confirm it was the best nights sleep I've had for ages
Slower than castaway...
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Sorry to badger but any news on the dvd's?
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+1
It was promised to me as a birthday present back in April!
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Sorry everyone. It all took far longer than anticipated. We were waiting for the music licenses to be sent to the DVD printers and this seemed to go on and on. We think it's sorted now and they should be ready in 2 weeks. Apologies to everyone that has been waiting and to those that have pre-ordered.
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Patience is allegedly a virtue! ;-). I can't wait, perfect timing to be ordered the week we come back from Font. Hooray! And nick, well done for letting us know, can you let us know when the DVD only is listed in your shop?
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can you let us know when the DVD only is listed in your shop?
+1. Is there going to be an option of a DVD only? I have no real interest in downloading so would prefer not to pay for it if possible.
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I have no real interest in watching it so I prefer not to pay for it if possible
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That's your rent money you're jeopardising.
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Dense makes money from rent services too.
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They wait
'cos that's what they do.
Where's the frikkin' DVD?
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Think I might just download it and cut it to DVD myself. Anyone else done this?
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Not long now. Should be printing as we speak. Can't apologise enough.
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Nick, post up here once its available to order please.
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Downloaded it today, just watched it.
I really really loved it.
:2thumbsup:
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Not long now. Should be printing as we speak. Can't apologise enough.
So a month later.....
Any chance of the discs being dispatched before xmas?
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The delay isn't actually nicks fault. One of the techs where the DVD is being done had the bright idea of watching it in its finished glory so now the company is refusing to put it out
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when are the extra's going to be available for download? Read it somewhere although I could of just made it up in my head!
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Your pre-ordered DVDs have been sent out and should arrive with you TOMORROW. If anyone has been waiting to order one, you will be able to later today here:
www.outcropfilms.com/shop (http://www.outcropfilms.com/shop)
Once again, I'd like to reiterate how sorry I am that this has taken so long. It's been a frustrating process...
Extras will be available to download in the next couple of days.
Thanks,
Nick
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As mentioned above, will there be an option of DVD only?
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Yes there will be an option later today
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Given current form, I won't hold my breath :)
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It's up but do I have to pay via Paypal?
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It's up but do I have to pay via Paypal?
It's possible to pay using paypal but as a guest, using a credit/debit card, no need to actually sign up for paypal. or is it paypal itself you are keen to avoid?
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Well done Nick, ordered at last!
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A belated review for those that are interested :
http://neclimber.blogspot.co.uk/p/dvd-review-life-on-hold.html (http://neclimber.blogspot.co.uk/p/dvd-review-life-on-hold.html)
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Life On Hold Extras are now available to download in 1080p and 720p from our website:
http://www.outcropfilms.com/shop-2 (http://www.outcropfilms.com/shop-2)
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good stuff, Brad's wall filming was top
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Very late to the party but just got this... A very good film that could have been brilliant. Probably repeating what other people said here, but:
Good:
+ Quality of footage is generally excellent.
+ Use of varying angles and focus on the holds and climbing is even better.
+ Many of the highball ascents are genuinely thrilling
+ Shows hard climbing looking suitably hard.
+ Dense
Not-so-good:
- Little progression through the film.
- Obvious theme of "strong boulderers revolutionising british highballing" was not capitalised on, this could have linked the grit and lime bouldering to the highballing well.
- More commentary would have been good.
I definitely enjoyed it, even though I wish it had told the tale that was therein, well worth the download for the pure crushing footage.