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by Ben Model
Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:49 pm
Forum: Books, DVDs, Broadcasts & Screenings
Topic: slightly OT: Ernie Kovacs DVD box set
Replies: 2
Views: 12229

slightly OT: Ernie Kovacs DVD box set

It can now be revealed... http://www.erniekovacs.info/ErnieKovacsCollection-150w.jpg "The Ernie Kovacs Collection", a six-disc DVD box set from Shout!Factory is now available for pre-order. The set's 13+ hours of Kovacs programs, sketches and rarities was curated by yours truly; I'd been w...
by Ben Model
Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:05 am
Forum: SCM 101
Topic: closest thing to vari-speed DVD playback
Replies: 0
Views: 7847

closest thing to vari-speed DVD playback

I'd posted something about this in the CC Keystone thread, but thought I'd mention this in its own thread here to make it easier to find. The VLC player is a free download and runs on Mac and Windows. It has an option to adjust playback speeds that's a little more fine-tuned than a DVD player: 0.5x,...
by Ben Model
Sun Oct 31, 2010 10:16 pm
Forum: Books, DVDs, Broadcasts & Screenings
Topic: First review I've seen of "Chaplin at Keystone"
Replies: 26
Views: 49657

Re: First review I've seen of "Chaplin at Keystone"

Bill Coleman wrote:I have 1.1.4....maybe that's why? The option is one of the choices under playback.

Ah. 1.1.4 is only for Windows. I'm on a Mac, and am hoping 1.1.4 will be released for Mac OS soon...

Ben (who saw a bunch of the new Keystones projected at the Zanesville conference)
by Ben Model
Sat Oct 23, 2010 1:00 pm
Forum: Books, DVDs, Broadcasts & Screenings
Topic: First review I've seen of "Chaplin at Keystone"
Replies: 26
Views: 49657

Re: First review I've seen of "Chaplin at Keystone"

I'm running VLC v1.1.3 and don't see the Faster(fine) option, just regular 'faster' and 'slower'. Where is that...?
by Ben Model
Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:01 pm
Forum: Books, DVDs, Broadcasts & Screenings
Topic: First review I've seen of "Chaplin at Keystone"
Replies: 26
Views: 49657

Re: First review I've seen of "Chaplin at Keystone"

Approx 15 per reel comes out to 18 fps. BTW, the VLC player also has a 0.67x speed which takes silents transferred at 24 fps down to 16 fps, which is great for looking at slapstick in real-time.
by Ben Model
Fri Oct 22, 2010 2:06 pm
Forum: Books, DVDs, Broadcasts & Screenings
Topic: First review I've seen of "Chaplin at Keystone"
Replies: 26
Views: 49657

Re: First review I've seen of "Chaplin at Keystone"

The current release of VLC includes the option to play back DVDs at 1.5x speed. Motion is smooth. I have a Pioneer DVD player (DV200, from last year) that goes at 1.4x with audio, and then 2x, 4x etc without audio and wonder if there are other players out there with this feature. Great for watching ...
by Ben Model
Sat Oct 02, 2010 7:04 pm
Forum: Books, DVDs, Broadcasts & Screenings
Topic: more "Cruel and Unusual Comedy" at MoMA in Oct '10
Replies: 3
Views: 9676

Re: more "Cruel and Unusual Comedy" at MoMA in Oct '10

This nice write-up for "More Cruel and Unusual Comedy" appeared in the New York Times on Fri, 9/30.
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by Ben Model
Tue Sep 14, 2010 3:27 pm
Forum: Books, DVDs, Broadcasts & Screenings
Topic: more "Cruel and Unusual Comedy" at MoMA in Oct '10
Replies: 3
Views: 9676

Re: more "Cruel and Unusual Comedy" at MoMA in Oct '10

Here's the line-up: "More Cruel and Unusual Comedy" Oct 6-14 at MoMA. 5 new programs of (mostly) rare silent comedy shorts from MoMA's collection, co-curated by Ron Magliozzi, Steve Massa and Ben Model. Live piano accompaniment by Ben Model at all programs. MoMA's page for the series is at...
by Ben Model
Sun Aug 29, 2010 3:57 pm
Forum: Books, DVDs, Broadcasts & Screenings
Topic: more "Cruel and Unusual Comedy" at MoMA in Oct '10
Replies: 3
Views: 9676

Re: more "Cruel and Unusual Comedy" at MoMA in Oct '10

I will be presenting and accompanying a sampling of "C&U" titles from our May 2009 and upcoming Oct 2010 series this week at the 5th annual "Stumfilmdager" ("Silent Film Days") in Tromsø, Norway. Steve Massa and I picked, for this program: Fri, Sept 3, 7:00 "Cr...
by Ben Model
Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:44 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: God bless you, Ben Model
Replies: 9
Views: 18107

Re: God bless you, Ben Model