"Doomrider" Project (Old Video, New YouTube Encode

Post by **VegettoEX** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 11:12 am

Similar to when I put up a new encode of "Enter the Dragon", I decided to put up a new encode of the "Doomrider" project.

I was prompted to do this because I've lately seen some new "encodes" of the video popping up on YouTube that claim to be "remastered" in "HD"... which is... well, that's impossible and asinine. I'm the one with the master file, and the best they can do is just take the 160 MB XviD (which is always available for download) amd smooth it to Hell. Just going to copy-and-paste the revised description I wrote on the YouTube entry, since it works just fine:

What if there was a nine-minute DragonBall Z music video? What if some of your favorite AMV editors (and site owners!) participated? What if... it didn't suck?

Such was the idea behind "Doomrider"; it's a multi-editor, collaborative anime music video project with the goal of covering the entire DBZ series (beginning to end!) in a single music video, spread across individual editors. Seventeen tracks, twelve editors, a nine-minute song, and 291 episodes worth of material.

This project was coordinated between 2003 and 2005. It took a lot of blood, sweat, and tears... but it got done. You can see that at various points the source material switches from Dragon Box to FUNimation single discs to even VHS. Depending on who got their track done at what time, there was not even necessarily a Dragon Box to use footage from, nor even DVD releases from FUNimation! It is truly a relic of its time in that respect.

The version of "Sandstorm" used in this video was a custom mix spliced together from various remixes for the sole purpose of this video.

This is a brand-new encode for YouTube made from the actual, lossless, master version of the video. You can ignore any other upload/encode you've seen out there. This is the best it's going to get on YouTube, unless you can reach into my hard drive to see the HuffYUV version. Or... ya' know... just go and download it. A 160 MB XviD encode can be downloaded at "Daizenshuu EX" in the "Music Videos" section -- http://www.daizex.com

Godo · Post by **Godo** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 12:38 pm

I have a few questions regarding the production:

1) Did you put up a time line with clips that you wanted to show at certain parts?
2) Did you divide the timeline (if you used one) to contain certain fights and didn't exceed them?
3) Except for you and Meri (whose "Slugfest Can Can" video was one of the first Dragonball AMV I say and pretty awesome), who worked on it?
4) Did you work on the project occasionally or on a fixed schedule?
5) Did you use more than one editing program?

Thanks!

Amigo Ten · Post by **Amigo Ten** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 12:45 pm

So this place was responsible for the Doomrider video? I never knew.

JulieYBM · Post by **JulieYBM** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 12:53 pm

That was more exhausting to follow than a Michael Bay film. O.o

What intrigues me the most was the idea of editing it with mutliple editors. Like an older movie theater showing a double or triple feature or something! Although I suppose I'm not the biggest fan of that sort of music (espicially for a Dragon Ball project?) the flow of the music synch pretty well with the video.

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 1:11 pm

Godo wrote:I have a few questions regarding the production:

A few of your questions are answered here:

http://www.daizex.com/multimedia/mvideo ... ider.shtml

*insert the smartass remark about a site being here too*

Let me just say the DVD version of this video rocks on my setup, it's probably the best anime music video I've seen. Glad to see it's getting a quality YouTube upload from the people actually responsible for it. Of course, by now, I'm sure 20 people have already stolen the new encode and reposted it, but such is life on the interwebs

-Corey

Shiyonasan · Post by **Shiyonasan** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 3:53 pm

I'm glad to see that this was put up on YouTube. I first saw this a year or two ago and have watched it a few times since. The XviD version has much better quality, but it takes forever to load, so this is nice to have an official streaming version of it.

Definitely my favorite Dragon Ball AMV of all time with the one in my signature a close second.

SonGokuGT · Post by **SonGokuGT** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:27 pm

I really wish that this would have been digitally remastered in high definition and widescreen format. Then we would've had Doomrider the way it was meant to be seen...

Godo · Post by **Godo** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 6:03 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote:
*insert the smartass remark about a site being here too*

Of course I don't know the site as my own pocket, if you know what I mean.

MCDaveG · Post by **MCDaveG** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 6:34 pm

Awesome work..... Only I don't like that Darude - Sandstorm track, which is produced by JS16, guy responsible for Bomfunk MC's and Mighty 44 music....