A problem with TTT EE - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

dancing spawn of ungoliant · 12-06-2003, 05:51 AM

I bought my copy of EE (dvd) and everything seemed fine. Then I noticed that the dvd "jumps" or makes a little pause always in three different parts. I know it's not my dvd player that makes the pauses but the dvd (I have tried four different copies of TTT EE). So I'm wondering if your discs does this thing too. Or perhaps it deals just with those dvd's in Northern Countries. The first pause appears in the very end of the first disk after Faramir has said: "Bind their hands." The second pause is on the disc two in the "Glittering Caves" scene when they show how the men are taken away from their children and wives. The third pause is on the very beginning of the third disc after one has chosen the languange. Answers appreciated!

Luthien_ Tinuviel · 12-06-2003, 02:05 PM

Well, the discs in America are perfectly fine. I don't know what might be causing it, I know that usually it varies from disc to disc, some discs have a place where they always pause, but only on that one copy. For instance, my friend has a copy of FOTR:EE that always skips for a second when it is at the Mirror of Galadriel, but my copy of the movie plays perfectly well. So I can't offer you any help besides saying that it might be a problem that is only in your area, as you fear.

The Only Real Estel · 12-06-2003, 02:22 PM

I've never caught those on mine, but next time I watch it I'll look for those pauses.

Rindoien, elf of Lothlorien · 12-06-2003, 05:02 PM

On my FOTR: EE it always jumps slightly just after Gandalf has arrived at Isengard, just before they start talking. I live in the UK so maybe it has something to do with countries?

mollecon · 12-06-2003, 05:27 PM

It's a technical problem, more related to the interaction between the DVD's & the player(s) used. The DVD's are multilayered, & some (most, actually) DVD players aren't quite fast enough when changing in between different layers. It's a <I>bit</I> irritating, but nothing to worry about...

Knight of Gondor · 12-06-2003, 10:15 PM

I have the same thing. I noticed a few in the TTT:EE, though it does not come to mind where. But I noticed it primarily in the "wimpy" edition of TTT, right after Aragorn and the warg plunge off the cliff - just a slight pause before the movie continued. Probably not noticed by anyone else. But it's just a bit of technical difficulty that makes the scene selection thing possible.

Silmiel of Imladris · 12-06-2003, 11:31 PM

If you have a diagnosis setting on your DVD player try turning it on. My PS2 used to skip like that all the time until I called sony and they told me to put this setting on and it fixed the problem. I don't know what kind of DVD play you have but this setting can be found under the driver menu on a PS2 so yours may have something similar. You usually have to turn the setting on everytime you play a movie though. Good Luck!

12-06-2003, 05:51 AM	#1
dancing spawn of ungoliant Mischievous Candle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So near to Russia, so far from Japan, quite a long way from Cairo, lots of miles from Vietnam. Posts: 1,267	A problem with TTT EE I bought my copy of EE (dvd) and everything seemed fine. Then I noticed that the dvd "jumps" or makes a little pause always in three different parts. I know it's not my dvd player that makes the pauses but the dvd (I have tried four different copies of TTT EE). So I'm wondering if your discs does this thing too. Or perhaps it deals just with those dvd's in Northern Countries. The first pause appears in the very end of the first disk after Faramir has said: "Bind their hands." The second pause is on the disc two in the "Glittering Caves" scene when they show how the men are taken away from their children and wives. The third pause is on the very beginning of the third disc after one has chosen the languange. Answers appreciated! __________________ Fenris Wolf Last edited by dancing spawn of ungoliant; 01-13-2006 at 04:48 AM. Reason: Sweeping party...

12-06-2003, 02:05 PM	#2
Luthien_ Tinuviel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2002 Location: A very lovely tree-hut in the Chunnel. Posts: 804	Well, the discs in America are perfectly fine. I don't know what might be causing it, I know that usually it varies from disc to disc, some discs have a place where they always pause, but only on that one copy. For instance, my friend has a copy of FOTR:EE that always skips for a second when it is at the Mirror of Galadriel, but my copy of the movie plays perfectly well. So I can't offer you any help besides saying that it might be a problem that is only in your area, as you fear. __________________ I am a nineteen-year-old nomad photographer who owns a lemonade stand. You know what? I love Mip.

12-06-2003, 05:02 PM	#4
Rindoien, elf of Lothlorien Haunting Spirit Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Wales...hrumph, wish it was Lorien.. Posts: 89	On my FOTR: EE it always jumps slightly just after Gandalf has arrived at Isengard, just before they start talking. I live in the UK so maybe it has something to do with countries? __________________ "And he sang to them, now in the Elven tongue, now in the speech of the West, until their hearts, wounded with sweet words, overflowed, and their joy was like swords, and they passed in thought out to regions where pain and delight flow together and tears are the very wine of blessedness."

12-06-2003, 10:15 PM	#6
Knight of Gondor Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 744	I have the same thing. I noticed a few in the TTT:EE, though it does not come to mind where. But I noticed it primarily in the "wimpy" edition of TTT, right after Aragorn and the warg plunge off the cliff - just a slight pause before the movie continued. Probably not noticed by anyone else. But it's just a bit of technical difficulty that makes the scene selection thing possible. __________________ Eagerly awaiting the REAL Return of the King - Jesus Christ! Revelation 19:11-16

12-06-2003, 11:31 PM	#7
Silmiel of Imladris Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Looking into a crystal ball- still see nothing Posts: 395	If you have a diagnosis setting on your DVD player try turning it on. My PS2 used to skip like that all the time until I called sony and they told me to put this setting on and it fixed the problem. I don't know what kind of DVD play you have but this setting can be found under the driver menu on a PS2 so yours may have something similar. You usually have to turn the setting on everytime you play a movie though. Good Luck! __________________ Legolas 20 ales later: I feel something, a slight tingling in my fingers. I think it's affecting me. Figwit on his name: Are you suggesting that I have the wit of a fig?

12-06-2003, 02:22 PM	#3
The Only Real Estel Raffish Rapscallion Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Far from the 'Downs, it seems :-( Posts: 3,025	I've never caught those on mine, but next time I watch it I'll look for those pauses.

12-06-2003, 05:27 PM	#5
mollecon Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 188	It's a technical problem, more related to the interaction between the DVD's & the player(s) used. The DVD's are multilayered, & some (most, actually) DVD players aren't quite fast enough when changing in between different layers. It's a <I>bit</I> irritating, but nothing to worry about...