Post Description

Fargo (1996)


Blu-Ray (HD/Mpeg4-AVC)
http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=1455579
http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=17713#1
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Fargo-Blu-ray/4352/#Review
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/37431/fargo/


Original Disc Specifications

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
IMDB Reported Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 2.0
French: DTS 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: DTS 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
German: DTS 5.1
Italian: DTS 5.1
(unreported)
English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Commentary

Original Video Size: 22.43GB, 30,457Kb/s 1:38:11 (5891s)



MERGEKIT.A (Recoded to BD25 size)
Movie Video Recode Specifications:
Codec: x264 (2Pass)
Container: MKV
Size: Video 19.48GB, 26,465Kb/s 1920x1040 (MeGUI/DXVA-HD)
13% reduction, 87% of original
Audio:
DTS-HD/MA 5.1 (English Original)
Dolby 5.1 (from DTS-HD/MA English Original)
Dolby 2.0 (English Original)
Dolby 2.0 (English Original) Commentary, With Director Of Photography Roger A. Deakins

Chapters and English SRT subtitles (from PGS Original) 

Includes extras (SD/Mpeg2/NTSC) from Fargo Special Edition DVD
(see http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=1823#3 for complete listing)
*No Recode* 

BURN TESTED W/ both BD-RE and BD25 (25.01GB)
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MERGEKIT.B
All Audio Streams from Original Disc, plus generated, including:
DTS-HD/MA (English Original)
Dolby 5.1 (from DTS-HD/MA English Original)
Dolby 2.0 (English Original)
Dolby 2.0 (English Original) Commentary, With Director Of Photography Roger A. Deakins
DTS 5.1 (French Original)
Dolby 5.1 (French Original)
Dolby 5.1 (Portuguese Original)
DTS 5.1 (Spanish Original)
Dolby 5.1 (Spanish Original)
DTS 5.1 (German Original)
DTS 5.1 (Italian Original)

Chapters, PGS Subtitles, and English SRT Subtitles (from PGS Original)

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MERGEKIT.C
Includes extras (SD/Mpeg2/NTSC) from Fargo Special Edition DVD
(see http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=1823#3 for complete listing)
*No Recode* 
All as included in MergeKit.A

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MERGEKIT.D
BD50 DISC - COMPLETE ORIGINAL (~34.57GB)
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NOTE: MediaInfo listing included with most MergeKits


ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ON USENET:

Fargo Special Edition DVD (Post: 26Feb11)

Filename: "Fargo.SE.NTSC.DVD9"
http://nzbmatrix.com/nzb-details.php?id=859341&hit=1
http://www.newzbin.com/browse/post/5972113/


http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=534934
http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=1823#3
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/7490/fargo-special-edition/



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

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MOVIE.TITLE.MERGEKIT.A x264 Movie

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MOVIE.TITLE.MERGEKIT.C All Extras

MOVIE.TITLE.MERGEKIT.D Complete BD25/50