The Breathtaking Blue... Graphics ?

[hardin]

I wonder what the Graphics is on the Breathtaking Blue is... what do I need to see it?
Has anyone seen that?
<img src=icon_smile_question.gif border=0 align=middle>

Mathias Härdin

[Avil]

Dear dancer...You need a graphic player...(or something like that) or a Mac...
I haven´t seen them, but...=(

*I´m your best friend-the dream*

[Adiville]

i saw it on my sony playstation.
its not a real thriller...

@ville - forever and ever.

[AV_defender]

Alpha-x is it really possible to check the graphic stuff on playstation or computer??
what is the contents of it..anything with Marian??
your defender

[wii]

I had it on video, but the quality was bad - I did plan to offer the graphics on our website, but it´s not very interesting anyway, and Alphaville do not appear anywhere.

visit us at:
http://www.alphaville.org

[Adiville]

the CD contains graphics of colours and shapes...
no AV... <img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>

@ville - forever and ever.

[Krapplund]

I would like to see the graphics.....bad or good but is anywhay made by Alphaville....



'Jeder geht allein...
Jeder für sich...
Auf seinem Weg nach Alphaville'

[Avil]

I agree with you Krapplund...

*I´m your best friend-the dream*

[sonic boomboy]

you can also watch the graphics on an amiga cd32 game console (should be quite cheap these days...)

[AV_defender]

nothing with av??
hmm..well from my opinion they are the centre of the music making..are they afraid of showing themselves??
like to see the band members moove just to be sure of that they are real,like in a video..but the world is so shit today that they only show britney spears and backstreet boys on the screen..dude that makes me mad!!

GRRR:(

your defender

[Mrs.Picard]

Hi defender,

no there's nothing with AV on the Graphic CD Breathtaking Blue. I saw it one time and I was very surprised how bad it is. This is only my opinion but I think that Breathtaking Blue is not one of the best AV albums. 'Romeos' is one of my favourite songs but thats the only good song of TBB, I think.

Greetings from MC Morlock

[Avil]

The only good song from TBB is She fades away...

*I´m your best friend-the dream*

[Mrs.Picard]

Welll that's your opinion :-)
I like the demo version of She Fades Away on Dreamscapes better than the TBB version....

MC Morlock

[voyager]

sorry: no matter which audio cd you play on a playstation: you'll get graphics and shapes.
the graphics of TBB consist of black/white photograph and lyrics in different languages.


quote:
the CD contains graphics of colours and shapes...
no AV... <img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>

@ville - forever and ever.

[melloman]

I remember seeing the label, but now that I have machines that could probably work with it, and decode it, I don't know if my version of the CD has the grapics. Is there any way to tell???

[hardin]

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just testing some graphics here

[wii]

Oh my GOD !!!!

[poul e]

Looks really great Mathias!!!

[Adiville]

AMAIZING !!! [party]

[Jonatan]

Looks very nice!

[Agnes]

Congratulations, Mathias!!!! It is a real masterpiece!

[wii]

I have to try this online...

[mAjor]

WII, it looks g8t at the top. Nice work Mathias!!!

[wii]

I also changed the login/out button so it matches better.

[Trent]

Looks good, I really like it...but what about Mr. Lloyd's pope?

[wii]

We´ll find a way to include it - hang on...

[poul e]

Marian could be in the logo as an angel and Bernhard as a pope....then we would have Alphaville and Atlantic Popes in the logo....

[wii]

A logo should be simple...

[poul e]

I agree Willy....but as last time we talked about this we agreed that it´s very hard to include the words "The Dreamroom", "Alphaville" AND "Atlantic Popes" in the same logo.....I´m just trying to make suggestions of how to avoid using all 3 names...

And a small AV sign of some sort and a popesign in the logo could be an idea....

[wii]

There IS a AV sign.

[poul e]

I´m so used to that being there that I don´t think about it as an AV sign :-)))

[Alien]

WOW! I had to refresh but now I see this picture! Oh mama!

[Mags]

Mathias,
the picture is beautiful!!! Congrats [approve]

[hardin]

Thank you everybody!
I didn't expect that positive refectations.
I just playing with the graphics ;)

[Agnes]

Keep on playing, Mathias... [wink]

[Adiville]

I must say it looks so much better !!!!
It really belongs there [wink]
Just add the little pope and its perfect !

[hardin]

I don't think the pope is nessicary. If you look at the top of your browser it already said "The Dreamroom - alphaville / atlantic popes".
I think it's enough... a logo must be the simply as possible.

[wii]

Exactly hardin - all pages at the forum will have the title in the browser !! but in any case, I´m still thinking of a way to put the AP relation at the top, it will NOT be in the logo.

[Agnes]

[question] What about putting simply the two pope-tiaras right next to the Dreamroom-logo?...

[wii]

But that will not look simple...the area around a logo has to be free.

[Agnes]

[headache] [ouch]

[wii]

Ok, what about now ?

[Agnes]

MAAAAARVELLOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[jump2][jump2][jump2][smile][smile][smile][smile]

[wii]

It´s even more simple and I added the pope.

[Agnes]

[star] [smile2][smile2][smile2][smile2][smile2][smile2][smile2]

[wii]

Is it best with or without the clouds ?

[Agnes]

Hm, let's give it a try with the clouds... (though I love it with no clouds either)

[poul e]

I can´t decide which is best.....try adding the clouds so we can see the "full logo".

[wii]

Maybe clouds are best - without them it´s too much NFL over it.

[poul e]

I like it best with the clouds.....it was like something was missing without them....and the text was perhaps a bit too big...

[wii]

I agree...and we get the pope back !!!!

[poul e]

Yes....let´s keep it this way!!

[wii]

YEP !!!!!!!

[hardin]

http://www.alphaville.org/forum/data/200348232529_popes.gif
New Horizons Popes :-)

[wii]

The one in the middle looks best ! [wink]

[hardin]

you're right willy [jester]

[wii]

He, he........

[hardin]

who?? me?? ;)

[Agnes]

WOW... [bigeyes2][bigeyes2][bigeyes2][bigeyes2][bigeyes2][bigeyes2] AMAZING!!! [thumbup][thumbup][thumbup] Keep up the great work, Mathias! [smile2][smile2][smile2]

[hardin]

ok I'm busted [paperbag]

[wii]

Now, it looks right !!!!!!!!!!!

[hardin]

boooo :-)

[wii]

Actually, hardins idea reminds me what I did with Bernd and AP:

http://www.alphaville.org/forum/Data/20021024235145_avap.gif

[hardin]

nice pope!! [popes] :-)

[Agnes]

[bigeyes][bigeyes][bigeyes][bigeyes][bigeyes][bigeyes][bigeyes][bigeyes][bigeyes][bigeyes][bigeyes][bigeyes][bigeyes][bigeyes] OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wii]

Agnes, I have a topic for my work (needs to be updated though):

http://www.alphaville.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1353

[Agnes]

PFHHHHH....
[drool][drool][drool][drool][drool][drool][drool][smile2]

[Mags]

[idea]

Suddenly I noticed...there's a pope again!

It's perfect! Way to go! And I like the clouds [smile].

[approve][beer][approve]

[hardin]

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maybe? (even if I don't like the idea with a pope in the logo, it's too much)

[wii]

I like your version better hardin.

AP needs to be shown somewhere at the top - I tried different ways, but this is still the best...

[poul e]

I agree! This is better!

[Agnes]

Absolutely! [thumbup]

[hardin]

ok, If you satisfied... then I'm satisfied [smile]

[wii]

We are...and you have been credited for it (look below to the right).

[hardin]

thank you willy :-)
[beer] cheers!
now I'm leaving Sweden for two weeks.

[lassie]

quote:Originally posted by hardin

ok, If you satisfied... then I'm satisfied [smile]


*applauding*
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Lassie

[Adiville]

Its beautiful !!!
Congrats [beer]

[Trent]

Very nicely done guys

[MalilaM]

Beautiful graphics that suit perfectly a comfortable place to stay. :D
Just lovely. Thanks for the nice things to see.

Malila M.

[Alien]

Looks great!

[Jonatan]

The Pope is very good!

[Mags]

Mathias, it looks wonderful! The pope's, ummm, for lack of the correct term, hat [laugh], looks great there just sitting in the clouds! I like it very very much [smile]!

[FallenAngel]

Hello,

This is maybe a strange question I have, if it is a question at all! :-)

I got two times the CD TBB.

The first one I have from 1990 and the second one I bought now.

Is it normal that there are differences between both?

- The color of the cd is not the same
- On the first one I see 'manufactured in Germany by Teldec Record Serves GmbH', the second one only mention 'Made in Germany'
- On my first one I see two times 'ALPHAVILLE', like it is a misprint - on the second only one time.
- The fonts are also different

Can someone explain maybe???

Thanks!

Romeo

[Krapplund]

@Hardin: Looks great....very nice!!

[Krapplund]

What do I need to look at the movies on The Breathtaking Blue??

What a hell is CD Video???

Maybe im a bit to young....but have never heard about this before...

Is it a early version of CD or what? Only that the "CD" are like a LP....12"

Have someone been looking at the movies from this CD Video [question]

[wii]

I wouldn´t worry about it - there´s nothing to see, just some strange pictures, like a slideshow.

[MalilaM]

Has anyone tried a Karaoke player?

Anytime I've tried to find a suitable driver to see those graphics, I get directed to karaoke websites (none of the software has been useful in my pc), but it ocurred to me that maybe a karaoke machine would let see the images...

[Alien]

I've heard something about those graphics being able to be seen in karaoke player... but I don't have it to try.

[Krapplund]

News about my CD....

You don't own the "normal" cd-graphic-images CD but the
complete short-movies collection. it's pretty rare, a sort of ancient DVD
technique.

@Wii: Still in the right topic [question] [smile]

[MalilaM]

@Krapplund: So, it cannot be viewed in a karaoke player either? :(

[FallenAngel]

To tell the truth, I don't understand anything that is told here.

What I understand is that there are two versions of TBB, right? One normal and one with graphics.

Ok? And how can you see what version that you have?

[lassie]

quote:Originally posted by FallenAngel

... And how can you see what version that you have?
There is one way that I know of, even though there may be more ways to see it.

I read what it says on the CD, the booklet and the case.

I have this gold foil sticker on the back of my TBB CD case.

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In my TBB booklet it says about this:

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On the TBB CD itself it says GRAPHICS on the right hand side.

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All these things combined make me believe that I have a disc which is capable to show this hidden treasure.

Unfortunately I have never seen it [sad]

[Krapplund]

@FallenAngel:

If I´m right now there´s a one "normal" CD that looks like a normal CD and you can listen to the music in your stereo....if you have a CD at home from the album you have the "normal" CD and can look at the graphics in some special machines (like some Playstations) and than there´s a CD VIDEO that looks like a golden 12" vinyl but are thicker than a ordinary vinyl and hard. On that "vinyl" you can look at all the videos that are on the VHS-version from TBB.

But you need a special machine that´s a sort of ancient DVD technique to look at the "golden"-CD....

[Krapplund]

@Lassie: I´m not talking about the "normal" TBB CD with the graphics....I´m talking about the music-videos (244 855-6)

I will make some photos from the "golden"-CD and show here.....

[lassie]

quote:Originally posted by Krapplund

@Lassie: I´m not talking about the "normal" TBB CD with the graphics....I´m talking about the music-videos (244 855-6)

I will make some photos from the "golden"-CD and show here.....
Cool, cant wait to see some of that ![smile2]

[lassie]

I always assumed there were TWO versions of TBB on CD.

1) one with just the audio
2) one with audio and the GRAPHICS

Am I correct in assuming there are actually THREE TBB CD versions ?

1) one with just the audio
2) one with audio and the GRAPHICS
3) one with audio and the short movie collection (golden disc)

or is there just TWO ?

1) one with audio and the GRAPHICS
2) one with audio and the short movie collection (golden disc)

Please enlighten me. thanks a million!

Going back to bed now, made my wife breakfast, one hour left before the kids wake up.[sleep]

[FallenAngel]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH........ Confusion is my middle name!!!


I have already two cd's 'normal', and they are already different ...

[Krapplund]

@lassie:

Think it´s like this:

Three TBB CD versions!

1) one with just the audio
2) one with audio and the GRAPHICS
3) one with the short movie collection (golden 12" disc)

[lassie]

quote:Originally posted by Krapplund

@lassie:

Think it´s like this:

Three TBB CD versions!

1) one with just the audio
2) one with audio and the GRAPHICS
3) one with the short movie collection (golden 12" disc)
Thanks peter ![thumbup]
*tries to unconfuse Angel* [laugh][smile]

[Krapplund]

@lassie:

Your welcome!

But i´m not still 100% sure.....but it have to be this way....[smile]

[FallenAngel]

@Krapplund


Ok, my dear friend, and call you tell me now that it is also that er are two versions of the normal cd?

The confused fallen normal cd angel[crazy]

[Jonatan]

Thanks Krapplund, btw...when will you update your personal discography on your homepage?

[Krapplund]

@Jonatan: My update are ready since a week....but no pictures are updated (need a digital camera).....I just have to make it online at the net

[Valdemar]

Mine copy of TBB is the german with GRAPHICS.

I have a Sony Playstation, but I can't see the footage.

By the way, I saw the photos once in a SATURN (if i remember well) videogame, I'm not sure what's the videogame console.

There are VICTOR VALENTINO photo and more...

Anyone know a good software to watch the graphics on computer?

The old software availabe on MOONBASE in 1998 (by Tobias Prohl) simply dont' work, unfortunatelly...

V

[Krapplund]

Ohh....By the way...there´s a picture on my 12" with the short movie collection (golden 12" disc) at my homepage now....www.krapplund.com/collection (http://www.krapplund.com/collection) under "Video/DVD"...

[jetset]

Basically, I once heard that some encoded photos show galloping giraffes, which explains the Marian's comment on First Harvest. Surprisingly, up to now no photos available from any websites. That's a curse !

[Avil]

Is there ANYONE who has the pictures from TBB??

[russharvey]

Terry Foster used to have them on his website (Channels of Adaar or something like this) but he finally took his website down for personal reasons..... I believe he still has the pictures on his hard drive - I will ask him for you.

[jetset]

Besides this, no information ever about who made the stills. Is it part of Songlines project or something ? One thing for sure is that the pics are black & white encoded, and no subtitles are available (from what I heard).
too bad :(

[jetset]

quote:Originally posted by jetset

Besides this, no information ever about who made the stills. Is it part of Songlines project or something ? One thing for sure is that the pics are black & white encoded, and no subtitles are available (from what I heard).
too bad :(


Maybe even Marian could not tell !

@JetSet : why do ya reply to yourself, man ?

[FallenAngel]

quote:Originally posted by jetset

quote:Originally posted by jetset

Besides this, no information ever about who made the stills. Is it part of Songlines project or something ? One thing for sure is that the pics are black & white encoded, and no subtitles are available (from what I heard).
too bad :(


Maybe even Marian could not tell !

@JetSet : why do ya reply to yourself, man ?


@JetSet

And what did JetSet answered???

[Krapplund]

I know that I hade a program to listen at the music and to look at the pictures at the same time....but don´t remember the name of the program [cry]

Maybe someone here [question] But don´t think that someone know this program.....

[Krapplund]

Look what I found on my harddrive...

Enjoy and have fun....now we have some more to talk about....[smile][wink]

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(Do we know this boy [question]) [wink]
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(Think that this pictures are moving)

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[russharvey]

once again, Peter to the rescue!!!

THANKS MAN!!!!!

[FallenAngel]

Thanks Peter!!![beer]

[Alien]

Oh My Gold... I mean Oh My God... [smile2]

Thank you, Peter!

[MalilaM]

Wow!

[Kaz]

Same thing Alien?? [laugh]

I agree, many thanx Peter!! Brilliant job! [smile]

[jetset]

quote:Originally posted by Krapplund

Look what I found on my harddrive...

Enjoy and have fun....now we have some more to talk about....[smile][wink]

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(Do we know this boy [question]) [wink]
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(Think that this pictures are moving)

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well, i'm speechless. just one comment, the little boy on the bench looks like the one in The Wall (Pink Floyd), in the pathetical park scene-trying to grab the hand of a substitute father...

[Kaz]

That pic of that boy we all know you mean?? [wink] [laugh]

[jetset]

quote:Originally posted by Kaz

That pic of that boy we all know you mean?? [wink] [laugh]


yep ! let's add i'm still mesmerized by Krapplund's pix; thanks xxxx

[Alien]

quote:Originally posted by Kaz

Same thing Alien?? [laugh]




Aha... I guess so! [laugh]

[Krapplund]

@All: Thanks...hope you enjoy the pictures....we give and take....[smile]

I think I have to go thru my BIG Alphaville-folder after more pictures from the TBB....but don´t think I find more....but how knows [laugh][laugh]

[FallenAngel]

Good hunt Krapplund![smile2]

[Krapplund]

Hunting, hunting, huNtING, HUNTING!! [laugh][laugh]

[Mags]

Wow...thank you Peter!!!!!![approve][smile2]

[Adiville]

@Krapplund : COOOOOOOOOOOOOL !!!!!!!!
JetSet : You're right !!! Little Marian reminds of the kid who played young Roger Waters in THE WALL [wink]

[jetset]

quote:Originally posted by alpha-x

@Krapplund : COOOOOOOOOOOOOL !!!!!!!!
JetSet : You're right !!! Little Marian reminds of the kid who played young Roger Waters in THE WALL [wink]

there's a little confusion : The Wall tells the story about the rock-star named Pink (christian name) Floyd (last name), so in the movie the little boy is the young Pink.

Amazing because AV music & lyrics has some connections w/ PF. For example, see like one the of "Waiting !" sung in Soul Messiah is nearly the same as the "Waiting!" in Waiting For The Worms. No kidding !

[Adiville]

@JetSet : and who do you think Pink represents....?
Roger Waters of course [wink]

[jetset]

@lassie :

Here are some links leading to CD+G players for PC :
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~aa571/cdgfaq.htm
and especially this one :
http://www.ncf.ca/~aa571/software.htm#cdgplay
for CDGPLAY Version 1.2
Hope this helps !

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[jetset]

just forgot this little comment found on a music site :
Alphaville "The Breathtaking Blue" Atl 81943 A series of black and white photographs are panned and scanned while the lyrics (1 - English, 2 - French) are constantly displayed below the pictures.

I'd be very interested to know how the lyrics have been translated in french, and who did it!!!

[Krapplund]

Great....now we can look at all the pics...THANKS!! [thumbup]

[jetset]

quote:Originally posted by Krapplund

Great....now we can look at all the pics...THANKS!! [thumbup]

...unless we have the normal TBB version (without the Graphics logo)like...myself !
By the way, how did u manage to visualize your pics ?

[Krapplund]

I don´t know...I hade a program yeas ago...don´t now the name and the photos I found in my Alphaville-folder I have on my computer....so I made it several years ago and forgot that I hade the photos....

[jetset]

quote:Originally posted by Krapplund

I don´t know...I hade a program yeas ago...don´t now the name and the photos I found in my Alphaville-folder I have on my computer....so I made it several years ago and forgot that I hade the photos....

Something is surprising...at the time, the Cd+G format was to disapear, but thanks to the Karaoke wave the format experiences a rebirth, mostly for the lyrics display of course. Be my karaoke king ! (and keep us informed if the software works...)

[Tommie]

I've tried to make the CD+G software programs to work to see the images from The Breathtaking Blue but I never got it to work. About 10 years of testing on almost all computers/drives/systems I've had access to. Every time there was a problem that I couldn't solve. Thanks to Krapplund's pictures I realized that it was possible so I tried one more time, this time with the new softwares. It didn't work... on my DVD reader, but it DID work on my old CD-recorder that I never tested before! I just made .bin files from the CD and I can watch them on my HD...
Thanks, jetset and Krapplund!!!

[jetset]

quote:Originally posted by Alphaville_S.M.I².L.E

I've tried to make the CD+G software programs to work to see the images from The Breathtaking Blue but I never got it to work. About 10 years of testing on almost all computers/drives/systems I've had access to. Every time there was a problem that I couldn't solve. Thanks to Krapplund's pictures I realized that it was possible so I tried one more time, this time with the new softwares. It didn't work... on my DVD reader, but it DID work on my old CD-recorder that I never tested before! I just made .bin files from the CD and I can watch them on my HD...
Thanks, jetset and Krapplund!!!


Glad to help ! Can you confirm us :
- that we need the CD with the Graphics logo;
- that we can switch german/french lyrics;
Btw, can you technically make screen copies ?

[Tommie]

quote:Originally posted by jetset

Glad to help ! Can you confirm us :
- that we need the CD with the Graphics logo;
- that we can switch german/french lyrics;
Btw, can you technically make screen copies ?


- My CD has the Graphics logo.
- About the language of the lyrics I haven't figured that out yet. On one player (that only plays 45 sek in demo version) it was the english lyrics but when I made binary files with another program the lyrics were in German. Don't know why. But when I know how to get the french translation I will let you know, jetset.
- I can make screen captures. I have started to save all pictures from the first three songs. The pictures are black & white and very small (288x166) and the lyrics are listed below the picture. So far there are just over ten pictures for every track.

[jetset]

quote:Originally posted by Alphaville_S.M.I².L.E

quote:Originally posted by jetset

Glad to help ! Can you confirm us :
- that we need the CD with the Graphics logo;
- that we can switch german/french lyrics;
Btw, can you technically make screen copies ?


- My CD has the Graphics logo.
- About the language of the lyrics I haven't figured that out yet. On one player (that only plays 45 sek in demo version) it was the english lyrics but when I made binary files with another program the lyrics were in German. Don't know why. But when I know how to get the french translation I will let you know, jetset.
- I can make screen captures. I have started to save all pictures from the first three songs. The pictures are black & white and very small (288x166) and the lyrics are listed below the picture. So far there are just over ten pictures for every track.


Thank you for the info.Eager to see that.

According to the "user's guide", you can use the following command line switch :
The /LANG &lt;language number&gt; option selects the language of the lyrics
(if any) that are displayed when the music is playing. The numbers are:
1 - English
2 - Spanish
3 - French
4 - German
5 - Italian

Talkin about encoding, maybe it's a newbie comment but when playing AV CDs using Winamp (except Crazy Show), the CDDB function retrieves all the CD infos : band name, CD name, songs list. Unfortunatly, it ain't CD-Text. Have you ever notice this ?

[Tommie]

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For a Million
"Every time I hear the instrumental part at the end, two specific pictures come to my mind which I once found in an old photo-album: a blond nazi-boy and two galloping giraffes."
Marian

[jetset]

quote:Originally posted by Alphaville_S.M.I².L.E

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For a Million
"Every time I hear the instrumental part at the end, two specific pictures come to my mind which I once found in an old photo-album: a blond nazi-boy and two galloping giraffes."
Marian

That is a teasing ! your post just confirm one of my previous msg regarding giraffes & Fist Harvest. Pleaz keep on !

[jetset]

No more stills ? If we count an average of 10 pix per song, we may have more or less a hundreds ?

[Tommie]

jetset - I haven't done Patricia's Park yet, because the pictures are moving and I have to take several screen captures and then paste the images together. I will try to make it soon... Without it it's 105 images.

[jetset]

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Yes !

[jetset]

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[Avil]

None of the softwares seem to work for me.

[jetset]

quote:Originally posted by Avil

None of the softwares seem to work for me.

obviously the software i found works fine, but Smi2le must explain us how to handle the files (.cda/.bin) !

[Krapplund]

And I need a crack or a password...but don´t find any [sad]

[jetset]

quote:Originally posted by Krapplund

And I need a crack or a password...but don´t find any [sad]

cdgplay.exe sets up and executes without passwd required ; unless you're talkin about another one ? can I help ?

[Valdemar]

Looking for one whose run under WINDOWS XP...

v

[jetset]

quote:Originally posted by Valdemar

Looking for one whose run under WINDOWS XP...

v

i don't have XP but i assume that this system still provides a DOS session (in which this software usually runs) ?
so, no more pictures ?

[Kaz]

quote:Originally posted by jetset


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This should be in the Captions thread too [laugh] I remember this pic from a TV interview yes?

[jetset]

quote:Originally posted by Kaz

quote:Originally posted by jetset


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This should be in the Captions thread too [laugh] I remember this pic from a TV interview yes?

Sez who ?

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[FallenAngel]

Pas moi![smile2]

[jetset]

where are we up to in decoding this hidden treasure ? i thought by finding out this software the hardest stuff was done :)

[paulg]

I have just bought the Medion 40814 DVD player as it plays CD/DVD/MP3/DIVX/MPEG/JPEG/XVID etc etc. It's £50 from Amazon in the UK but I have seen it in ALDI in Austria for 80 euros.

So I burnt all my Alphaville videos/tv shows to disc and they played perfectly. The quality wasn't too bad as most were poor quality to start with (still waiting for the official release!!).

But I thought I would try and see if it passed the ulimate test and played something I've never seen! The Breathtaking Blue CD+G. And yes it does, for the first time ever I've seen the pictures!! Ok they are not that fantastic but someone went to a lot of trouble to put the concept together and match the theme to the songs.

So if you are in the market for a new DVD player then go no further. It also plays downloaded divx films burnt to CD-R...apparently [wink]

[Avil]

I still haven't seen those pictures. I've been waiting for years. =(

[jetset]

quote:Originally posted by Avil

I still haven't seen those pictures. I've been waiting for years. =(

There are some captions from the CD+G in this forum, thanks to Tommie-I was glad to see that the DOS software I found out was working.

As for the DVD player, I think I have the right one (Divx compatible + upgradable firmware), but I own the BB version without the encoded stills...so if someone got one CD to sell/trade...

By the way, the standalone Karaokee players do play CD+Graphics, and should decode the BB pictures "fingers in the nose".

[Avil]

I remeber that I tried that but it didn't work. =/

[jetset]

quote:Originally posted by Avil

I still haven't seen those pictures. I've been waiting for years. =(


Seite 8 of the same topic.

still looking for a CD+G of The Breathtaking Blue

[Tommie]

I don't know if it's OK to put the pictures here. I don't think so because the last time I tried to use some Alphaville pictures here I got two angry mails from Moonbase and we had to remove the topic...[cry]

[jetset]

quote:Originally posted by Avil

I remeber that I tried that but it didn't work. =/

You mean the CD-G emulation software or the standalone player ?

still searching for a CD+G TBB

[MalilaM]

I asked a friend of mine who deals a lot with Mac computers to look for a way to watch the graphics. It's been months since I gave him the CD and now I don't seem to have a way to get it back [banghead] [banghead] [banghead]

[Jonatan]

quote:Originally posted by MalilaM

I asked a friend of mine who deals a lot with Mac computers to look for a way to watch the graphics. It's been months since I gave him the CD and now I don't seem to have a way to get it back [banghead] [banghead] [banghead]


You created a new fan [laugh]

[MalilaM]

@Jonatan: [laugh] It seems I have... but for some reason I'm not contented enough about it [wink]

[jetset]

Eventually having the right device to caption the stills. Just waiting for TBB Graphics owners (with hi-speed ADSL) that could make an ISO image of the CD...

[Krapplund]

Like me than...[wink]

[wii]

Talking about graphics, this is kinda cool:

http://www.bednaric.net/bild.klangbilder.alphaville.html

[jetset]

Found another freeware that is supposed to convert CD+G Graphics into an AVI file :

http://www.tricerasoft.com/karaoke_software/CDG_to_AVI_Conversion_Tool.html

Can't test it, because I don't have any CD+G discs so far...

[jetset]

This free tool should work too :

http://www.karaokebuilder.com/download/cdgplayer.exe

And a handy soft to create CD+G's :

http://www.metagames-fr.com/downloads/VIDEO/cdgcreator.zip

[Krapplund]

@jetset: will take a look at this......

[Valdemar]

Hello, there!

In 1990 I bough my original CD+G 'The Breathtaking Blue'.
In 1997 I watch my copy on a old SEGA SATURN Video Game.
Last week I watch it on a DVD Player Phillips I bough to my son as a Xmas gift.

Today I use it finally at computer.

You will need 2 softwares:

TriceraSoft CDG Ripper
TriceraSoft WinCDG Pro 2

Download at www.tricerasoft.com

Note: the software CDG to AVI unfortunatelly don't work.

With TriceraSoft CDG Ripper you will rip the CD+G to your HD; and
With TriceraSoft WinCDG Pro 2 you can reproduce the videos at your computer.

Both are limited to 60 seconds only.

Here's the first 3 images of SUMMER RAIN:

[Valdemar]

Second image from Summer Rain...

[Valdemar]

3° image from Summer Rain

[Valdemar]

Maybe someday I'll finished my DVD SONGLINES, and I hope include as EXTRA the entire CD+G pictures from The Breathtaking Blue:

ALPHAVILLE SONGLINES DVD

Disc 01
The videos

01-Songlines (full remastered - 5.1);
02-Comentary by selected people from Alphaville fanclub;
03-Slide show;

Disc 02
Extras:

01-Complete set of photos from CD+G The Breathtaking Blue GRAPHICS CD;
02-Photos and interviews from the period;
03-Biography;
04-Discography;
05-The Breathtaking Blue promo videoclips;

Perhaps someday this project will see the light og the day.

C-ya,
W

[FallenAngel]

Wow.... that looks..... to beautifull for words!

Why didn't they asked you to design the cover of DS Revisited?? Then we would have something unique and made by someone that works with an heart for his designs.

[wii]

I agree, let´s see some more of your work Valdemar !!!!

[Valdemar]

Thank you, Wii & Fallen Angel (did you receive my e-Mail)?

See you around,

Valdemar

[FallenAngel]

e-mail???? don't think so, only a PM...

[Valdemar]

Old covers...

[Valdemar]

Old covers... part2

[FallenAngel]

OMG..... I think I felt in love with a cover!!!

[alphaville88]

Could somebody help me to play the graphics contained in the cd "Breathtaking blue"? Is it possible to play it in computer using windows media player?
I can't play the graphics in my dvd player.[bigeyes] [smile2]
Thanks from Brazil

[wii]

Always do a search before posting, almost every possible AV topic has already been talked about here.

And no, I have no idea how to play those in Window, but read above, I think someone mentioned a possible way to do this.

[jetset]

Anyone having troubles playing the CD+G under windows can contact me.

[bowler_one]

You don't miss a thing, it is very boring...

[jetset]

It's about time to revive this old topic, Romeos is dedicated to Rudolph Valentino (please note that his mother is french [smile] ). He died aged 31.

[Clare]

Cool. It's great to have access to some of the content. I don't have the graphic one. My TBB was a tape not a CD an although I have the mp3s now it's nice to see some of the content.

[MalilaM]

Interesting... I have never been able to find a device or software to watch those images. [banghead]

[Foolship1077]

For a short time (a couple of days), we had one of those CD-i players that could play a CD+G disc. I tried it with TBB, and we only got through the first track. Having the lyrics on the screen was pretty cool, but considering that it was done in 1989, there really wasn't much they could do with images at the time.

No other things we have around here can show this stuff, at least I'm sure of it. It doesn't work in CD-Roms, DVD players or my PS3, just plays the music.

[jetset]

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[MalilaM]

Oh, interesting! You have solved one of those mysteries in AV world.... where does jetset avatar pic comes from? ;)

[sophienoelle]

For those of us with Macs - Seems like Karaoke software is the way to go, I'm looking for a not too expensive one (the problem with Macs, LOL). I'll report back on what I find.

[MalilaM]

Good luck with it, Sophie. A couple of years ago I tried hundreds of such programs, always unsuccessfully. That was in my PCs though.

[sophienoelle]

Good luck with it, Sophie. A couple of years ago I tried hundreds of such programs, always unsuccessfully. That was in my PCs though.
Malila, I hear you loud and clear and don't hold out much hope. But I'm home a lot these days, and hopefully the karaoke business has improved LOL;

[Foolship1077]

Oh, interesting! You have solved one of those mysteries in AV world.... where does jetset avatar pic comes from? ;)
Apparently, it's the same song, but specifically?

I'm willing to guess it's just before the pic js posted.

[jetset]

Yes Foolship, actually Heaven Or Hell contains seven stills.
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[jetset]

For A Million
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[Foolship1077]

Thanks, js! It's kinda cool seeing the collections for each song like that.

I do remember in "Summer Rain," where they showed the astronauts that were in the Challenger back in '86.

[MalilaM]

Moonbase asked the forum once to withdraw the BTB images that were published here. I hope it won't be against them once more. [watching]

Btw, jetset... what are you using to watch them? Specific hardware/software? [?]

[jetset]

I ignored that Malila, but if you ask me to, I'd remove them.
As for the viewing : very few CD drives are CD+G compatible, so it's all softwares.

[sophienoelle]

I have a week's vacation ahead of me, staying in Brussels, so I will investigate seriously for us Mac people[smile]

[MalilaM]

@Jetset: I think we can leave them for now, but if we're asked to remove them, we'll have to. :(

@Sophie: Happy hunting! [wink]

[Pitesina]

Why, Malila? Do we have a link related to this?

Thx!

[Clare]

I hope Moonbase don't ask for their removal.

[MalilaM]

@Pitesina: I cannot find the comments about BTB's pictures removed, but you can see the reasons why we can't so easily publish some material here (http://www.alphaville.org/showthread.php?t=1290).

Btw... Peter had posted some of the images on page 12 of this thread, but they seem to have got lost in a forum migration. ;(

[MalilaM]

Alright... I think I have been conned.

All this time I have assumed I have a CD+G, but only now have I realised that the files are all .cda, not .cdg or anything else, so it seems my BTB with the big "Graphics" label is just another CD. [grumpy]

[Pitesina]

Thanks, Malila. I haven´t seen that advice.

Cheers!

[Krapplund]

And back on track....

Look what I found on my harddrive...

Enjoy and have fun....now we have some more to talk about....[smile][wink]



Anyway

[Krapplund]

Anyway 2......

[Krapplund]

Anyway 3....

[Krapplund]

Anyway 4.......

[Krapplund]

Patricias Park "Its Moving"

[Krapplund]

Middle Of The Riddle

[Krapplund]

Middle Of The Riddle 2

[Krapplund]

Middle Of The Riddle 3

[Krapplund]

Middle Of The Riddle 4

[Krapplund]

Middle Of The Riddle 5

[Intuition]

Thank you for the pictures! I wondered what they looked like. It's amazing to think how far ahead the technology has moved since then, and of course it isn't compatible with any of my computers.

I have to admit, the pictures are a lot more abstract than I expected them to be. Also, they are black and white, which sort of invokes a historical feel. For me, Alphaville always seems to be looking to the future and the past at the same time!

[jetset]

Alright... I think I have been conned.

All this time I have assumed I have a CD+G, but only now have I realised that the files are all .cda, not .cdg or anything else, so it seems my BTB with the big "Graphics" label is just another CD. [grumpy]

No Malila, so long as your physical CD shows the CD+G logo, you have the right version [wink]
What you see is an information file Windows creates for each track. The graphics are encoded directly in the audio files.

[jetset]

Ok, I finally came up with a free technical solution for those who hold the CDG TBB, so here is my tutorial :

[PART 1 / The Ripping]

- Download the free software Audiograber at http://www.audiograbber.org/download.html (http://www.audiograbber.org/download.html)
- Install, then run Audiograber
- Insert the CD in your CD-drive
- Menu : CD\Extract CDG tracks\Extract to CDG+WAV. You may first choose a destination folder for the generated files in the main options.
- Select all tracks, click on the "Extract" icon, then let the ripping process go.

[PART 1 / The Playing]

Actually there's a bunch of free CDG players that will do the job, such as Karaoke Builder CD+G Player (http://www.karaokebuilder.com/kbdown.php (http://www.karaokebuilder.com/kbdown.php))
- Download, install and run the player
- Select a CDG file then click play

Note that very few softwares propose the channels switch (ENG/GER), and are mostly not freewares.

[jetset]

---------She Fades Away (Titanic version)-----------------------

[MalilaM]

Thank you so much, Jetset, it works!!! [bouncy]

If you weren't already taken, I'd kiss you!! [smile2]

[FallenAngel]

Thanks Jetset, I don't think you mind if I don't kiss you!! [eyebrows]

[jetset]

Thanks :)
People running under Mac OS or without the cd+g album, those ones are for you :

[jetset]

--------------------------Anyway-------------------

[jetset]

-------Middle Of The Riddle (German channel)-------------------

[Clare]

*also offers Jetset a kiss* [kiss]

[jetset]

--------------Summer Rain-----------------

[sophienoelle]

Thx Jetset! My plans got somewhat sidetracked concerning Mac users and the CD+G...[banghead]

[jetset]

---------------The Mysteries Of Love--------------------

[Foolship1077]

Awesome, JS! [thumbup]

[Clare]

Aweome indeed. I've wondered for years what was on that CD+G

[jetset]

------------------Ariana (Maniacs)--------------------------

[vafe]

thanks for all!
but, the pics of the Particia's Park were already? I didn't see them.

[jetset]

Particia's Park stills are planned :)
The photos animation is different from the other tracks, in a way like Song For No One clip it's a continuous plan, it starts from a high point then descends on a horizontal view, to end/resume with an ascending angle. Therefore the board will betray the spirit.

[jetset]

--------------------Patricia's Park--------------------

[Clare]

Oooops, missed these. But glad to see them. Didn't see them on my new topics today. Odd.

[MalilaM]

@jetset: Did you stitch the long ones together? [bigeyes]

[jetset]

Yes Malila, and because of the scrolling, making a seamless one was not a piece of cake...

[Clare]

Well done! [smile2]

Anyone tried the software for the CD+G itself?

[vafe]

--------------------Patricia's Park--------------------

Thank you so much!!! [smile2]

[MalilaM]

@Clare: It didn't work for me... the software looks for .cdg or .bin files, but all you can see in windows is a list of .cda files. [bah]
But thanks to jetset's dedication, the converter worked fantastically. [smile2]


Yes Malila, and because of the scrolling, making a seamless one was not a piece of cake...

I bet. [bigeyes]

[jetset]

Yes, unless you own a standalone compatible device, you have to desinterleave the data (part1 of the tutorial) then play the generated files (part2).

[Pitesina]

Great! Great!!!

--------------------Patricia's Park--------------------