Post Description

Master And Commander (2003)


Blu-Ray (HD/Mpeg4-AVC)
http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=1363174
http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=12845#1
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Master-and-Commander-The-Far-Side-of-the-World-Blu-ray/201/
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/33188/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world/


Original Disc Specifications

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
IMDB Reported aspect ratio: 2.35:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1


Original Video Size: 28.92GB, 27,871Kb/s, 2:18:20 (8300s)


*RECODE NOTE: Due to the long length (and high action) of this film, it has been
recoded twice for two sizings: The First WITH the additional extras, the second with
NO extras at all (4300+Kb/s or 1/3rd more bitspace), where one may complete the
movie with those extras either on a DVD5 (recoded, MergeKit.C), or with the original
DVD9 (D2 additional material). Your choice!


MERGEKIT.AE (With Extras, Recoded to BD25 size)
Movie Video Recode Specifications:
Codec: x264 (2Pass)
Container: MKV
Size: Video 15.37GB, 14,811Kb/s 1920x800 (MeGUI/DXVA-HD)
47% reduction, 53% of original
Audio:
DTS-HD/MA 5.1 (English Original)
Dolby 5.1 (from DTS-HD/MA English Original)

Chapters and English SRT subtitles 

Extras (SD/Mpeg2/NTSC) from Master And commander Collector's Edition DVD D2
(see http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=4820#3 for complete listing),
CCE/9P/1650-2914/50% reduction, 50% of original, DVD5 Sizing 

BURN TESTED W/ both BD-RE and BD25 (25.02GB)
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MERGEKIT.AM (Movie Only, No Extras, Recoded to BD25 size)
Movie Video Recode Specifications:
Codec: x264 (2Pass)
Container: MKV
Size: Video 20.08GB, 19,354Kb/s 1920x800 (MeGUI/DXVA-HD)
31% reduction, 69% of original
Audio:
DTS-HD/MA 5.1 (English Original)
Dolby 5.1 (from DTS-HD/MA English Original)

Chapters and English SRT subtitles 

Extras: None

BURN TESTED W/ both BD-RE and BD25 (25.02GB)


MERGEKIT.B
All Audio Streams from Original Disc, plus generated, including:
DTS-HD/MA 5.1 (English Original)
Dolby 5.1 (from DTS-HD/MA English Original)
DTS-HD/MA-Core 5.1 (from DTS-HD/MA English Original)
Dolby 5.1 (French Original)
Dolby 5.1 (Spanish Original)

Chapters, PGS Subtitles, and English SRT Subtitles
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MERGEKIT.C
Extras (SD/Mpeg2/NTSC) from Master And commander Collector's Edition DVD D2
(see http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=4820#3 for complete listing),
CCE/9P/1650-2914/50% reduction, 50% of original, DVD5 Sizing 
   
All as included in MergeKit.A

(newsgroup=alt.binaries.blu-ray)


MERGEKIT.D
BD50 DISC - COMPLETE ORIGINAL (~44.15GB)
(newsgroup=alt.binaries.blu-ray)


NOTE: MediaInfo listing included with most MergeKits


ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ON USENET:

(Note: These listings are for reference perposes only, no gaurantee as to their 
completeness or suitability is implied; in short, let the user beware)
 

Master And Commander D1 CE NTSC DVD9 (Posted: 19Dec2010)
filename: "Master.And.Commander.D1.CE.NTSC.DVD9"
8.57GB
http://nzbmatrix.com/nzb-details.php?id=802671&hit=1
http://www.newzbin.com/browse/post/5876289/


Master And Commander D2 CE NTSC DVD9 (Posted: 19Dec2010)
filename: "Master.And.Commander.D2.CE.NTSC.DVD9"
8.98GB
http://nzbmatrix.com/nzb-details.php?id=802673&hit=1
http://www.newzbin.com/browse/post/5876291/




What IS MergeKit?

Mergekit is all the 'extras' on a BR disc that, unless one downloads the
entire disc image, are the bits usually not included in the mkv or remux,
for whatever reasoning (or lack thereof) of the original poster.

You know, things like the chapters, commentaries, subtitles, full HD audio
streams (like DTS-HD/MA or Dolby TrueHD), or perhaps you have Dolby decoding
but not DTS, or the other way around.

So MergeKit gets you all those 'extras', again without spending the time and 
effort (and download blocks or caps) dealing with the full rip, simply to get
that one small part you feel is missing!

Integral to adding these bits to an mkv is mkvmerge, part of the MKVToolnix
package.  

Other s/w to process things like PGS subtitles (SRT conversion) can be easily
found on various websites.

Also, a Mediainfo text file, listing all the original BR parts, is included
with each MergeKit part.

MergeKits are divided into several parts, an example is below:

MOVIE.TITLE.MERGEKIT.A x264 Movie
(OR .AE w/EXTRAS)
(OR .AM Movie Only)

MOVIE.TITLE.MERGEKIT.B All Audio Plus

MOVIE.TITLE.MERGEKIT.C All Extras

MOVIE.TITLE.MERGEKIT.D Complete BD25/50