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Posted by: kyonpalm Dec 15 2014, 12:04 PM
INITIAL D ANIME - Complete collection. Includes English subs for every series.
UPDATE: Better subs for Battle Stage.
INITIAL D LIVE ACTION - The 2005 film, in its original Cantonese audio with English subtitles.
INITIAL D MANGA - The entire manga (chapters 001-719) in English, including extra stories.
INITIAL D SOUNDTRACKS - All OSTs in FLAC. Alternate torrent, including a link to an MP3 version.

That's it. Initial D in one post. This is everything you could possibly want in the highest quality currently available (in most cases). No, I won't post links to shitty streaming sites. No, I won't post links to online manga readers. No, I won't post MP3s. If you have a problem with that, get some quality standards and deal with it.

PLEASE READ:

I know a lot of users on this site are still stuck ten years in the past streaming, so I'll go ahead and add this recommendation if you're planning on downloading this (or any other) anime:

KCP - Kawaii Codec Pack

Grab that and install it. Stop using VLC. Jesus Christ, is that WMP? No, I don't care if it "just werks". Get KCP. Are you really that lazy? Okay fine, get CCCP, it's so much easier to install, even a monkey could do it.

What, you don't like FLAC? That's fine, not everyone wants to archive their stuff. MP3s sound just as good anyway. Just grab freac (or better, acquire yourself a copy of dbpoweramp) and convert the files down to whatever you want.

You're welcome. Any questions?

Posted by: Perry Dec 15 2014, 12:08 PM
HOLY SHMOLEY!!! This is really godly... I am going to archive Initial D now!!! biggrin.gif

Posted by: GoP-Demon Dec 16 2014, 11:32 AM
holy shit I need my bandwidth limit to reset.

Posted by: kyonpalm Dec 16 2014, 11:37 AM
QUOTE (GoP-Demon @ 2 minutes, 14 seconds ago)
holy shit I need my bandwidth limit to reset.

>having bandwidth limits

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Sometimes it feels good to live in Burgerland.

Posted by: Rudy Dec 16 2014, 12:08 PM
QUOTE (GoP-Demon @ 35 minutes, 38 seconds ago)
holy shit I need my bandwidth limit to reset.

Why not just use your cable internet instead of your cell connection?

Posted by: the_fr3sh Dec 16 2014, 01:16 PM
thanks man!! damn it feels good to be a gangster

Posted by: kyonpalm Dec 16 2014, 02:42 PM
QUOTE (Rudy @ 2 hours, 32 minutes ago)
Why not just use your cable internet instead of your cell connection?

QUOTE (Rudy @ 2 hours, 32 minutes ago)
instead of your cell connection?

QUOTE (Rudy @ 2 hours, 32 minutes ago)
cell connection?

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Posted by: Falbere Dec 16 2014, 06:01 PM
Holy crap i need to wait for bandwidth limit to reset too!
*hi hives* *quietly cries in one corner*

@Rudy cell connection isn't unlimited!

Posted by: THE_HONDA_CG2 Dec 16 2014, 09:07 PM
I hereby nominate kyonpalm for MVP status. By the power invested in me by this forum as an administrator, I give you a cookie. Next time we meet. At AX.

Posted by: Rudy Dec 16 2014, 09:19 PM
QUOTE (Falbere @ 3 hours, 18 minutes ago)
Holy crap i need to wait for bandwidth limit to reset too!
*hi hives* *quietly cries in one corner*

@Rudy cell connection isn't unlimited!

I know, but cable internet is. That's why I suggested using his home internet.

Unless he has something crazy like satellite internet... sad.gif

Posted by: GoP-Demon Dec 17 2014, 09:49 AM
I don't think it's just a Canada thing? dsl and cable can both have limits... I can go to the university and steal internet there though.

Posted by: kyonpalm Dec 17 2014, 10:24 AM
QUOTE (GoP-Demon @ 35 minutes, 33 seconds ago)
... I can go to the university and steal internet there though.

Just pray they allow torrenting.

Posted by: GoP-Demon Dec 17 2014, 10:57 AM
they do and I graduated a while ago but my password still works.

Posted by: Rudy Dec 18 2014, 09:24 AM
QUOTE (GoP-Demon @ Yesterday, 12:49 PM)
I don't think it's just a Canada thing? dsl and cable can both have limits... I can go to the university and steal internet there though.

What? That's horrible. I understand speed classes, but not actual bandwidth limits. That's unfathomable.

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Posted by: Falbere Dec 18 2014, 09:48 AM
The problem at my school is they actually check on users that go over a certain bandwidth limit. I remember that there was an entire class that got detention for starting a fucking lan party after class. They deserved it though.

Posted by: maxofsteam Dec 20 2014, 01:08 PM
i have a little problem with the manga collection
volume 8-15 are tokyopop translations which means all the names have been replaced by american names. i mean i am not sure they changed any of the text but it's kinda annoying.

Posted by: char Dec 20 2014, 04:58 PM
actually the last 2 chapters of volume 7 are Tokyopop as well

Posted by: kyonpalm Dec 20 2014, 05:07 PM
QUOTE (maxofsteam @ 3 hours, 59 minutes ago)
i have a little problem with the manga collection
volume 8-15 are tokyopop translations which means all the names have been replaced by american names. i mean i am not sure they changed any of the text but it's kinda annoying.

Yeah, unfortunately, some of the volumes don't currently have proper scanlations (to my knowledge), so Tokyopop scans have to make do in the meantime. This is still (again, as far as I know) the most comprehensive, highest-quality Initial D collection out there.

Posted by: RacerBest Dec 23 2014, 01:37 AM
Very nice!

I have already seen all of the Initial D, but would appreciate if someone could share the Wangan Midnight anime with english subtitles.

Posted by: hackgrid Dec 23 2014, 02:57 PM
Great, thank you!

Which groups did you use for the anime collection?

Are bluray rips of stage 1-4 out yet?

Posted by: Mad David Dec 23 2014, 03:49 PM
First Stage: NMH (The No_More_Hero)
Second Stage: NMH
Third Stage: Central Anime (remux of mine)
Fourth Stage: NMH
Fifth Stage: Central Anime
Final Stage: Central Anime + Mad&Meteor (remux of mine)
Extra Stage: NMH
Extra Stage 2: Live-eviL
Battle Stage: Soldats
Battle Stage 2: Shinsen-Subs

EDIT 2: Sorry, it seems those are not from Anime-Supreme after all, give me some time to find out.

EDIT 3: Got it.

I will upload Wangan Midnight too as soon as I don't get an error. biggrin.gif

EDIT 1: Here it is.

Posted by: kkullar Dec 25 2014, 07:14 PM
kyonpalm - Winning since a really long time ago. smile.gif

A hard copy of the manga ohmy.gif no more manga fox with those ads that annoy me lol

Posted by: ruc3 Dec 27 2014, 08:59 AM
Thanks a Ton for the Albums.

Posted by: RIT_ninja Dec 29 2014, 06:10 PM
still waiting for Avex to release them in HD 60fps

Posted by: kyonpalm Dec 29 2014, 06:11 PM
QUOTE (RIT_ninja @ 50 seconds ago)
still waiting for Avex to release them in HD 60fps

Better make that 4K too.

Posted by: RIT_ninja Dec 29 2014, 06:28 PM
QUOTE (kyonpalm @ 16 minutes, 33 seconds ago)
Better make that 4K too.

I think first stage would just look like a bunch of colored blobs moving around...in 60fps

Posted by: Ahmed1993 Jan 6 2015, 03:47 PM
Holy shit !
Thanks bro smile.gif * now to go archive Initial D cool.gif *

Posted by: Venny503 Jan 26 2015, 09:38 AM
ID soundtracks in FLAC? You are a god.

Also, http://mpc-hc.org/

Posted by: HashiriyaR32 Jan 26 2015, 11:51 AM
Is the IDW sub of Battle Stage 1 still floating around somewhere?

Posted by: sderenzi Jan 29 2015, 10:40 AM
My preferred media player for a long time (replaced The KMPLayer) has been Daum PotPlayer available at http://www.dvbsupport.net/ check it out

Posted by: yellow4ever Feb 9 2015, 03:41 PM
is NMH basically funimation? Because I'm not a fan of the funimation subs

Posted by: Tessou Mar 13 2015, 09:13 AM
Where are the preview movies for Third and Fourth Stages?

Posted by: kyonpalm Mar 13 2015, 10:42 AM
QUOTE (yellow4ever @ Feb 9 2015, 06:41 PM)
is NMH basically funimation?

Funimation doesn't love you, Jesus Kuhriiiist.

QUOTE (Tessou @ 1 hour, 27 minutes ago)
Where are the preview movies for Third and Fourth Stages?

If someone can find and link them, I'll add them to the OP.

Posted by: Tessou Mar 13 2015, 12:00 PM
I would have to rip my copy of "Road to Project D". I know Takumi Trueno has a copy of the Third Stage one.

Posted by: 000destruct Mar 15 2015, 04:45 PM
I just downloaded this. Superb quality. I was wondering however if the audio for stage 1-4 is English dub only or if there was a way to switch it to Japanese with English subtitles ?

Posted by: Spaz Mar 17 2015, 08:08 AM
QUOTE (000destruct @ Mar 15 2015, 07:45 PM)
I just downloaded this. Superb quality. I was wondering however if the audio for stage 1-4 is English dub only or if there was a way to switch it to Japanese with English subtitles ?

They make a right mouse button for that. wink2.gif

Posted by: 000destruct Mar 17 2015, 07:50 PM
QUOTE (Spaz @ Today, 8:08 AM)
They make a right mouse button for that. wink2.gif

Oh... there's a second button on my mouse... That doesn't really answer my question though does it?

Posted by: kyonpalm Mar 17 2015, 08:08 PM
QUOTE (000destruct @ 18 minutes, 4 seconds ago)
Oh... there's a second button on my mouse... That doesn't really answer my question though does it?

In MPC, hit "Play" at the top. You should see options to change audio/subtitles there.

Posted by: BOZZ Mar 17 2015, 08:12 PM
QUOTE (000destruct @ 21 minutes, 14 seconds ago)
Oh... there's a second button on my mouse... That doesn't really answer my question though does it?

Usually you can right click on the video playing and select subtitles from the menu that appears.

Posted by: Spaz Mar 18 2015, 08:18 AM
QUOTE (BOZZ @ Yesterday, 11:12 PM)
Usually you can right click on the video playing and select subtitles from the menu that appears.

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Posted by: 000destruct Mar 18 2015, 05:19 PM
Ok great. That's what I was trying before I posted my question, but couldn't find any other audio options. Wanted to know if I was doing it wrong or if there simply wasn't any other audio.

I gather that stage 1-4 are only in English audio then.

Posted by: kyonpalm Mar 18 2015, 05:28 PM
QUOTE (000destruct @ 9 minutes, 6 seconds ago)
I gather that stage 1-4 are only in English audio then.

That seems extremely unlikely, but I'll check the files soon and confirm.

Posted by: kyonpalm Mar 18 2015, 06:46 PM
Just checked. Sorry buddy, this is dual-audio.

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Posted by: 000destruct Mar 19 2015, 07:49 AM
You're right. Had to update my MPC. Works.

Posted by: Wanadrift Mar 19 2015, 08:19 PM
You know after all of these years I never actually read the Initial D manga other than the few I got with tokyo pop dvds that were available here for a while. Thanks for the upload OP. I'll finally get the entire story.

Posted by: blakninja Mar 26 2015, 11:17 AM
Hello,

Thanks!

Is the First Stage rip from Bluray?

Cheers,

Posted by: kyonpalm Mar 26 2015, 01:20 PM
QUOTE (blakninja @ 2 hours, 3 minutes ago)
Hello,

Thanks!

Is the First Stage rip from Bluray?

Cheers,

No, it's a DVD rip. The Blu-rays are just upscales anyway.

Posted by: blakninja Mar 27 2015, 08:48 AM
Thanks. I downloaded the bluray first stage ep 3 to compare.. the colors are better but it looks blurry (and no eng subs).. I think I prefer the dvd rips. Probably will buy the DVD sets.

Posted by: Snowflake172 May 20 2015, 05:18 PM
Thanks for the links! So far, the videos work perfectly on VLC and I'm watching Third Stage right now so yeah, thanks again. thumbsup.gif

Posted by: kyonpalm May 20 2015, 05:26 PM
QUOTE (Snowflake172 @ 7 minutes, 36 seconds ago)
Thanks for the links! So far, the videos work perfectly on VLC and I'm watching Third Stage right now so yeah, thanks again. thumbsup.gif

>VLC

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Posted by: jy1235689 Jun 8 2015, 03:00 PM
^^^Lol

Posted by: minah09 Jun 9 2015, 11:34 PM
thanks for sharing.

Posted by: Heldent Sep 24 2015, 07:08 AM
seeds please.

Posted by: Dinosbacsi Oct 17 2015, 01:45 AM
I feel like rewatching the series (or some parts of it at least) so I'm downloading the whole thing then gonna seed it until eternity. Just like I do with Ookami-san.

Posted by: speedracex Dec 10 2015, 06:24 PM
I don't see any seeders for the Manga torrent. If someone can please seed, id appreciate it.

Posted by: Nomake Wan Dec 10 2015, 10:03 PM
http://bakabt.me/torrent/155852/initial-d

Looks seeded to me...

Posted by: speedracex Dec 15 2015, 08:17 PM
QUOTE (Nomake Wan @ Dec 10 2015, 10:03 PM)
http://bakabt.me/torrent/155852/initial-d

Looks seeded to me...

Yea it started downloading a couple minutes after posting, thanks

Posted by: sanelcar Jan 1 2016, 06:50 PM
Thank u for making my start in year 2016 the best possible. And a happy new year biggrin.gif

Posted by: Tessou Jan 1 2016, 07:18 PM
Hope you post more often than just this once. It's not hard to make links completely invisible to newbies.

Posted by: GoP-Demon Feb 14 2016, 02:05 PM
Is there 2 different versions of battle stage 1? The one here doesn't have the movie battle between takumi and ryouske. Also in this one the order is a bit different after the rain battle. This one has the battle at the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8SneYF-TaY

Posted by: Rain197 Feb 14 2016, 02:23 PM
It isn't this ?
YOUTUBE ( https://youtu.be/a8SneYF-TaY?t=48m43s )

Posted by: GoP-Demon Feb 14 2016, 05:28 PM
No its by Soldats and its like 40 minutes.

It's missing the GTR vs fd3s and the final fc vs ae86 battle.

The order is weird also. It goes fc vs ae86 then rain battle then snow battle then back to emporer battle.

Posted by: CARiD Feb 15 2016, 06:35 AM
Pretty cool video though

Posted by: Ryutsuki Feb 24 2016, 06:13 PM
My god...

Posted by: Metamorphic Apr 17 2016, 01:30 AM
Thanks for the share. I can finally see how this ends biggrin.gif I fell behind when fifth stage came along because I couldn't find any subs. And I had since lost the CDs I burnt off the original four stages its good to relive the excitement again!

Posted by: Ryutsuki May 26 2016, 04:11 PM
This is fantastic...

Posted by: avkel Jun 6 2016, 03:01 AM
thank you for sharing

Posted by: PedroCaseiro95 Aug 30 2016, 06:34 AM
I'm new to the Initial D world! Thank you very much! I'm 21 I don't know how it is possible that during all my childhood I missed this amazing anime!

Btw, I can't download the manga !

Posted by: Classic324 Aug 31 2016, 06:10 AM
QUOTE (PedroCaseiro95 @ Yesterday, 6:34 AM)
I'm new to the Initial D world! Thank you very much! I'm 21 I don't know how it is possible that during all my childhood I missed this amazing anime!

Btw, I can't download the manga !

Try downloading the manga from here: nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=841944
I downloaded it from there some time ago and I had no problems.

The torrent should have all of the volumes and chapters but some of those are with English translation names.

I hope that this will help!

Posted by: PedroCaseiro95 Sep 1 2016, 08:36 AM
QUOTE (Classic324 @ Yesterday, 6:10 AM)
Try downloading the manga from here: nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=841944
I downloaded it from there some time ago and I had no problems.

The torrent should have all of the volumes and chapters but some of those are with English translation names.

I hope that this will help!

It worked ! Thanks! btw, Battle Stage has horrible quality sad.gif

Posted by: KevinMCMXXCIX Nov 5 2016, 10:23 AM
Thanks a BUNCH for this topic. My external hd is a RAW format now so I can't get in it.
So i'm downloading this one instead of episode by episode or season by seaon. happy.gif

Posted by: magiblot Mar 4 2017, 03:36 PM
Hello! I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this, but I'll be getting to the point anyway:

I'm looking for somebody who's willing to share a original VOB file from the Initial D First Stage TokyoPop DVDs. The reason being is that the current downloadable versions are not very well deinterlaced. For instance, the one shared in this thread has good quality, but animated parts have a noticeable amount of ghosting:

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Ghosting is caused by using the wrong deinterlacing algorithm, since it is possible to recover the original 24 fps animation, with no blending between frames.

On the other side are the CGI parts, which are natively rendered at 30 or 60 fps -- I can't exactly tell because I haven't seen the DVD source, but if as I suspect, the CGI animations are also interlaced, I could get them back into full 60 fps, because there exists another deinterlacing method for that.

However, there are other problems in the version shared here, as this 'pixellated' scene and the dot crawl noise:

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But these defects were introduced in Funimation's production process and the rippers are not to blame for them.

At this point I remind that the TokyoPop DVDs are said to have better video quality, and thus if somebody could share a sample I could try making a better quality release of the series.

So, if you want to help, please PM me! user posted image

Posted by: xiao Mar 4 2017, 05:10 PM
QUOTE (magiblot @ 1 hour, 20 minutes ago)
For instance, the one shared in this thread has good quality, but animated parts have a noticeable amount of ghosting:

I always thought the ghosting was just a natural part of the original animation haha laugh.gif derp.gif ~

QUOTE (magiblot @ 1 hour, 20 minutes ago)
On the other side are the CGI parts, which are natively rendered at 30 or 60 fps -- I can't exactly tell because I haven't seen the DVD source, but if as I suspect, the CGI animations are also interlaced, I could get them back into full 60 fps, because there exists another deinterlacing method for that.

Even if whatever 3D animation program the studio used to render the original CGI was done at 30 fps let alone 60 fps ~ it was probably all compressed into whatever anime motion picture FPS standard Japan had at that time for TV broadcast, laser discs, and DVD's ...

So I'd advise not just the TokyoPop DVD's (as I've heard they got better quality too) BUT the very first instance of Initial D for Digital ie. → try & find the earliest instance of Initial D on laser disc and/or DVD's ... via someone in Japan that can go to those hole in the wall rental or Mandarake~like Book-Off stores that could have the original Jap pressings! ohmy.gif

Good luck tho' clover.gif I've always just watched the Funi subs & never noticed anything haha ~ XD

Posted by: kyonpalm Mar 4 2017, 07:24 PM
QUOTE (magiblot @ 3 hours, 48 minutes ago)
Hello! I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this, but I'll be getting to the point anyway:

I'm looking for somebody who's willing to share a original VOB file from the Initial D First Stage TokyoPop DVDs. The reason being is that the current downloadable versions are not very well deinterlaced. For instance, the one shared in this thread has good quality, but animated parts have a noticeable amount of ghosting:

http://i.imgur.com/UHXeilh.png

Ghosting is caused by using the wrong deinterlacing algorithm, since it is possible to recover the original 24 fps animation, with no blending between frames.

On the other side are the CGI parts, which are natively redered at 30 or 60 fps -- I can't exactly tell because I haven't seen the DVD source, but if as I suspect, the CGI animations are also interlaced, I could get them back into full 60 fps, because there exists another deinterlacing method for that.

However, there are other problems in the version shared here, as this 'pixellated' scene and the dot crawl noise:

http://i.imgur.com/PLWbr7b.png

http://i.imgur.com/0BoqvHJ.png

But these defects were introduced in Funimation's production process and the rippers are not to blame for them.

At this point I remind that the TokyoPop DVDs are said to have better video quality, and thus if somebody could share a sample I could try making a better quality release of the series.

So, if you want to help, please PM me! http://forum.animelliure.net/images/smilie...ee_steering.gif

As I recall, the ghosting is still just as bad in the DVDs themselves. If no one else steps to the plate, I might rip one of mine, just to see for sure.

Posted by: magiblot Mar 5 2017, 12:43 AM
QUOTE (kyonpalm @ 4 hours, 51 minutes ago)
As I recall, the ghosting is still just as bad in the DVDs themselves.


That's normal. When converting animation (24 fps) to NTSC standard (30 fps), some frames are repeated or mixed. In playback, this results in ghosting. But it's totally soft ghosting, it can be reversed (if, and only if the video is still interlaced -- that's why I need a original VOB file). It's unusual to find unremovable ghosting in NTSC releases. That would mean the production team was very inexpert. More info here.

QUOTE (xiao @ 7 hours, 6 minutes ago)
~Even if whatever 3D animation program the studio used to render the original CGI was done at 30 fps let alone 60 fps ~ it was probably all compressed into whatever anime motion picture FPS standard Japan had at that time for TV broadcast, laser discs, and DVD's ...


Obscure standards are not frequent in the world of TV broadcasting. In fact, for I know the standard is 30 fps interlaced, it could contain a 60 fps animation.

QUOTE (xiao @ 7 hours, 6 minutes ago)
So I'd advise not just the TokyoPop DVD's (as I've heard they got better quality too) BUT the very first instance of Initial D for Digital ie. → try & find the earliest instance of Initial D on laser disc and/or DVD's ... via someone in Japan that can go to those hole in the wall rental or Mandarake~like Book-Off stores that could have the original Jap pressings! ohmy.gif


That's what all of us would like to do XD but since it might be a difficult search I prefer trying with what we already have in first place.

Posted by: kyonpalm Mar 5 2017, 02:49 AM
QUOTE (magiblot @ 2 hours, 6 minutes ago)

That's normal. When converting animation (24 fps) to NTSC standard (30 fps), some frames are repeated or mixed. In playback, this results in ghosting. But it's totally soft ghosting, it can be reversed (if, and only if the video is still interlaced -- that's why I need a original VOB file). It's unusual to find unremovable ghosting in NTSC releases. That would mean the production team was very inexpert. More info here.



Obscure standards are not frequent in the world of TV broadcasting. In fact, for I know the standard is 30 fps interlaced, it could contain a 60 fps animation.



That's what all of us would like to do XD but since it might be a difficult search I prefer trying with what we already have in first place.

Interesting. I gotta get ready for a trip soon and I won't be back until the 20th, so I'll definitely rip and post it assuming no one else does before then.

Posted by: magiblot Mar 5 2017, 05:41 AM
QUOTE (kyonpalm @ 2 hours, 51 minutes ago)
Interesting. I gotta get ready for a trip soon and I won't be back until the 20th, so I'll definitely rip and post it assuming no one else does before then.

That'd be great, thanks.

Posted by: xiao Mar 5 2017, 09:45 AM
QUOTE (magiblot @ 8 hours, 50 minutes ago)
Obscure standards are not frequent in the world of TV broadcasting. In fact, for I know the standard is 30 fps interlaced, it could contain a 60 fps animation..

Isn't the MPAA standard for DVD's something like 27 fps ohmy.gif ~ I'd imagine Japan always followed suit with Hollywood standards but I've never really check'd tho ~ XD

QUOTE (kyonpalm @ 6 hours, 44 minutes ago)
Interesting. I gotta get ready for a trip soon and I won't be back until the 20th, so I'll definitely rip and post it assuming no one else does before then.

Godspeed in Japan my friend! (^o^)/~

If you got time go to a rental-shop & see if they have the original DVD pressing of 1st Stage. I've heard rental stores sell their stuff for beaucoup cheap ~ like Amazon JP re-seller cheap in the 2 to 5 to 10-max dollars range.

Or just rent it & see how the rip of TokyoPop fares compared to the olden R2's on your lappy ~ but yeah dun spend more than 3 bucks on it ... it'd be a cool little adventure if you got time to kill in between business & pleasure ~ ohmy.gif

Posted by: magiblot Mar 5 2017, 10:29 AM
QUOTE (xiao @ 44 minutes, 53 seconds ago)
Isn't the MPAA standard for DVD's something like 27 fps ohmy.gif ~ I'd imagine Japan always followed suit with Hollywood standards but I've never really check'd tho ~ XD

Film is recorded at 24 fps, the same framerate at which most animations are drawn (there might be contemporary animators using other framerates, but that's definitely not the case for anime).

Apart from that, there is the NTSC standard for TV broadcasting and everything that connects to the TV through RCA and S-Video cables: 29.970 fps (which is a periodic decimal number that results from dividing 30 by 1.001). This includes DVDs, VCRs, etcetera. The NTSC standard is used both in America and Japan.

So, films and animations are made a framerate conversion when encoding to DVD (telecine), which can be done easily with interlaced video (3:2 pulldown). NTSC DVD's usually have the advantage that a single framerate conversion was done; for instance, many PAL (Europe) studios get interlaced NTSC video masters and re-convert them directly, so the frame pattern becomes a mess, and ghosting and other artifacts are usually generated (double hard telecine or worse).

Thus, with a NTSC source, it is possible to recover the original 24 fps parts easily by undoing the 3:2 pulldown, which just implies re-ordering the interlaced half-frames (field matching) and then removing the repeated ones (decimation). This does not even require a lot of computational power. Getting 60 fps from interlaced 30 fps (what I intend to do with the CGI parts) does, though.

Posted by: xiao Mar 5 2017, 11:18 AM
Woah! I had no idea animation was done differently from film s'far as FPS ~

Do you know what was the main program the studio (OB Planning?) used to produce the original animation for 1st thru 3rd stage? Moreso what program they used for the CGI on all those 3 Stages?

I know 4th Stage's OB Planning used a variant of the Cel-Shader program Michael Arias, that anime director for Studio 4°C, helped develop ~ which had actually been in testing since way back in Capcom's Auto Modellista days ...

Animation by hand to wacom I've no clue what was even used back then ~ Premiere? & CGI all I know is Maya & AutoCAD lol ~ do you know what apps they used back then for both animation & CG? That'd be a super interesting tidbit! ohmy.gif

Posted by: magiblot Mar 5 2017, 11:34 AM
QUOTE (xiao @ 15 minutes, 15 seconds ago)
Woah! I had no idea animation was done differently from film s'far as FPS ~

Do you know what was the main program the studio (OB Planning?) used to produce the original animation for 1st through 3rd stages? Moreso what program did they use for the CGI on all those 3 Stages?

I know 4th Stage's OB Planning used a variant of the Cel-Shader program Michael Arias, that anime director for Studio 4°C, helped develop ~ which had actually been in testing since way back in Capcom's Auto Modellista days ...

Animation by hand to wacom I've no clue what was even used back then ~ Premiere? & CGI all I know is Maya & AutoCAD lol ~ do you know what apps they used back then for both animation & CG? That'd be a super interesting tidbit! ohmy.gif

Haha, I guess I really should excuse myself for explaining so many strange things nobody asked for -- but I can't stand being an Initial D fan and knowing nothing about cars ~ :'( ~, so I had to compensate it with some video-technical speech user posted image

Posted by: xiao Mar 5 2017, 11:45 AM
QUOTE (magiblot @ 9 minutes, 9 seconds ago)
Haha, I guess I really should excuse myself for explaining so many strange things nobody asked for -- but I can't stand being an Initial D fan and knowing nothing about cars ~ :'( ~, so I had to compensate it with some video-technical speech user posted image

haha ~ It's actually pretty interesting tho. online2long.gif

No-one knows anything about cars here lol we're all Programmers, Sushi Chefs, & AV☆Stars ... xiao being the Master Iron™ Sushi Chef of IDW of course! shifty2.gif paizuri sushi that is!

Posted by: Meteor Mar 5 2017, 01:56 PM
QUOTE
do you know what apps they used back then for both animation & CG?

For First Stage, the animation was done with hand painted cels most of the time, if not always. I'm sure there wasn't a dedicated animation app back then, as it wasn't the digipaint era yet, so compositing/editing was probably done with whatever general-use editing software they had at the time. As for CG, 3D Studio Max did exist as far back as 1996, so they probably used that by the time production got started. 3DS Max was probably used for every one of the stages too, as it's pretty much an industry standard.
By the time Second Stage came out, pretty much every animation studio was moving onto digital ink because cel animation cost a lot more. I couldn't find much info on what software they used for 2D animation back then, so my best guess is they just inked and colored the drawings in some image-editing software and then copied them over to some random video editing software later.
I have no idea about Third Stage, but they were using either Flash or RETAS by the time Fourth Stage came out. RETAS is more or less the industry standard for digital 2D animation in Japan now, so I'm guessing every subsequent Initial D anime used that as well.

Posted by: xiao Mar 5 2017, 03:11 PM
QUOTE (Meteor @ 1 hour, 14 minutes ago)
For First Stage, the animation was done with hand painted cels most of the time, if not always. I'm sure there wasn't a dedicated animation app back then, as it wasn't the digipaint era yet, so compositing/editing was probably done with whatever general-use editing software they had at the time. As for CG, 3D Studio Max did exist as far back as 1996, so they probably used that by the time production got started. 3DS Max was probably used for every one of the stages too, as it's pretty much an industry standard.
By the time Second Stage came out, pretty much every animation studio was moving onto digital ink because cel animation cost a lot more. I couldn't find much info on what software they used for 2D animation back then, so my best guess is they just inked and colored the drawings in some image-editing software and then copied them over to some random video editing software later.
I have no idea about Third Stage, but they were using either Flash or RETAS by the time Fourth Stage came out. RETAS is more or less the industry standard for digital 2D animation in Japan now, so I'm guessing every subsequent Initial D anime used that as well.

Woah-ly-moly! Super interesting Meteor my friend ~ ohmy.gif

Yeah I think I may've been mistaken on the 4th Stage CGI tho ... given I think Cel-Shader's just a plug-in of sorts for beefier 3D applications!

Posted by: Samoro May 2 2017, 09:03 AM
QUOTE (kyonpalm @ Dec 15 2014, 12:04 PM)
INITIAL D ANIME - Complete collection. Includes English subs for every series.
UPDATE: Better subs for Battle Stage.
INITIAL D LIVE ACTION - The 2005 film, in its original Cantonese audio with English subtitles.
INITIAL D MANGA - The entire manga (chapters 001-719) in English, including extra stories.
INITIAL D SOUNDTRACKS - All OSTs in FLAC. Alternate torrent, including a link to an MP3 version.

That's it. Initial D in one post. This is everything you could possibly want in the highest quality currently available. No, I won't post links to shitty streaming sites. No, I won't post links to online manga readers. No, I won't post MP3s. If you have a problem with that, get some quality standards and deal with it.

PLEASE READ:

I know a lot of users on this site are still stuck ten years in the past streaming, so I'll go ahead and add this recommendation if you're planning on downloading this (or any other) anime:

KCP - Kawaii Codec Pack

Grab that and install it. Stop using VLC. Jesus Christ, is that WMP? No, I don't care if it "just werks". Get KCP. Are you really that lazy? Okay fine, get CCCP, it's so much easier to install, even a monkey could do it.

What, you don't like FLAC? That's fine, not everyone wants to archive their stuff. MP3s sound just as good anyway. Just grab freac and convert the files down to whatever you want.

You're welcome. Any questions?

BAD NEWS
The page Nyaa.se closed your doors!

It means all the links aren't useful more...
There's some other torrent page we can download the series?

Posted by: Nomake Wan May 2 2017, 09:23 AM
Nope go buy them legally. troll.gif

Posted by: otacon May 3 2017, 12:42 AM
guys the link is dead

Posted by: Nomake Wan May 3 2017, 05:16 AM
QUOTE (otacon @ 4 hours, 34 minutes ago)
guys the link is dead

user posted image

Posted by: xiao May 3 2017, 07:46 AM
QUOTE (otacon @ Yesterday, 2:42 AM)
guys the link is dead

user posted image
Image size reduced, original size: 795 x 399. Click here to view the image in its original dimension.

Posted by: kyonpalm May 3 2017, 08:53 AM
Nyaa is dead (thank the EU) and BBT is private, so everyone should just use AnimeBytes at this point. I've updated the first post to reflect this. This is frustrating enough already so anyone else posting "UHHH LINK DEEAAADED?!??!" will be kicked in the ass by me immediately.

I'd close this thread but alternatives and links to other new content are always welcome, so here it stays.

Posted by: Tessou May 5 2017, 05:07 PM
Kickasstorrents and TBP torrent sets for Initial D are still active.

Posted by: jetpackz May 10 2017, 03:10 PM
helppppppppppppppppppp

Posted by: kyonpalm Jun 2 2017, 11:51 AM
By request, here's a VOB file from a TokyoPop DVD. This is from disc one of their First Stage box set, which I believe contains the same discs they used for the individual volumes sold separately.

Posted by: magiblot Aug 28 2017, 06:15 AM
https://nyaa.si/?f=0&c=0_0&q=initial+d

Posted by: SEB4EVER Aug 31 2017, 12:21 PM
QUOTE (xiao @ Mar 5 2017, 11:18 AM)
Animation by hand to wacom I've no clue what was even used back then ~ Premiere? & CGI all I know is Maya & AutoCAD lol ~ do you know what apps they used back then for both animation & CG? That'd be a super interesting tidbit! ohmy.gif

Premiere wasn't widely used even though it was introduced back in 2003. Avid Media Composer was introduced back in 1989. It was used in the early 90s and it quickly became the go-to NLE but its price tag was enough to cause a stroke: $100,000-$300,000. Now it costs $1300 and has come a long way in film editing.

Back in early 2000s, Apple and Avid dominated the editing field and continued to be rivals until FCP7 was declared EOL (End of Life in early 2016) and the fact FCPX which was released in 2011 that upset a lot of editors.

Apple had a sub-1000 Final Cut Pro 4 software back in 2003 which was used mostly in TV and film because of the fantastic Apple hardware used back then and it was still being used until 2012.

However, some editors back then were using either a Flatbed editor, Moviola, or any linear editor that was similar because back in those days computers were a hit-and-miss.

This is a condensed answer as I'm sure I'm leaving a lot out but I don't to make this a long post. This is just to give you an general idea.

You can read more: NLEs in the 1990s

Posted by: idforumsBMN Sep 11 2017, 01:02 PM
Since nyaa is down, can someone please send me the link to the manga originally posted in this thread?

Posted by: hen741 Sep 21 2017, 05:53 PM
QUOTE (idforumsBMN @ Sep 11 2017, 01:02 PM)
Since nyaa is down, can someone please send me the link to the manga originally posted in this thread?

there is now nyaa.si and nyaa.pantsu.cat


requesting a link or magnet link for a complete torrent of inishiaru dee in nipponese with eng subs...I lost everything due to a hdd crash, would highly appreciate it

Posted by: xiao Sep 22 2017, 01:34 AM
QUOTE (hen741 @ 7 hours, 38 minutes ago)
Nipponese

Neal Stephenson Hiro Protagonist Snow Crash reference ..

SPOILER

Posted by: Nerubian Sep 22 2017, 06:11 AM
QUOTE (hen741 @ Today, 3:53 AM)
there is now nyaa.si and nyaa.pantsu.cat

Oh boy, the domain's name couldn't be any more unimaginative, huh?

However, I'm glad nyaa is back.

Posted by: kyonpalm Sep 24 2017, 04:15 AM
I updated the OP with nyaa.si links to the same content. Thread is no longer obsolete.

Posted by: pimenta59 Oct 12 2017, 09:37 PM
I can´t find the links anywhere. I need to redownload this, since my external HDD decided it needed to die...(...)

EDIT: Forget about it, found it, for some reason links weren´t clickable as a link, just as plain text...

Posted by: neonfire Nov 10 2017, 08:00 PM
Why do you hate VLC?

Posted by: Nomake Wan Apr 15 2018, 03:05 AM
What's up, fools? How about a bluray release of Third Stage? cool.gif

https://nyaa.si/view/1026960

Posted by: fujito10 Apr 15 2018, 06:47 AM
Wow! w00t2.gif

Posted by: RobioCraft Jul 23 2018, 03:58 AM
Hello, is there a link somewhere with all of the Initial D sound files Volumes?
Preferably lossless or 320kbps

THX

Posted by: Nomake Wan Jul 23 2018, 11:03 AM
Wrong section, my friend. This is for the Anime, not the music.

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