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I didn't think much of the content, but the production was ridiculously high quality, was like a high definition version of high def! without doubt the best quality video I have ever watch on the internet. How did you manage that if you dont mind responding.

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06-17-2009 , 06:37 PM

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kolotoure

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Originally Posted by Justin_Bobby

Reminds me of Intervention on A&E. Very well done !

I call BS on Zeebo up 2 mill

I was one of the biggest winners in the 5/10 party games iirc

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06-17-2009 , 06:40 PM

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Astyanax

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Decided to chill out watching it - I thought it was great.

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06-17-2009 , 06:41 PM

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PreacherCasy_151

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What a brilliant film. Well done, guys

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06-17-2009 , 06:41 PM

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runhot

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that was really good

edit:what is greg's name on 2p2?

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06-17-2009 , 06:42 PM

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aggie

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Such a well done doc on a subject i obviously love. Excellent job!

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06-17-2009 , 06:42 PM

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captZEEbo

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I'm here to field questions too

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06-17-2009 , 06:42 PM

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Dace

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absolutely amazing, one of the best things I have ever seen...

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06-17-2009 , 06:42 PM

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Ryan Firpo

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Originally Posted by Shadowrun

How many episodes will this be?

What cameras did you use?

How much is the total footage (not edited)?

Was there anything that you couldn't show?

I can't say how many episodes there will be at this point.

We shot everything on the Panasonic HDX900.

I believe we've currently shot 38 hrs of footage.

DJ Sensei went deep in the Bay 101 Shooting Star. We shot with him the whole time on the the day he busted out (I think 16th?). We may not be able to show very much of that footage due to legal issues with certain "TV pros" (you can see a brief shot from that in the trailer on the Bonus Features page). Other than that, not really.

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06-17-2009 , 06:43 PM

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enjoyable to watch

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06-17-2009 , 06:44 PM

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Entity

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Originally Posted by obvv

From the original video files which Ryan provided, I used an x264 encoding script which adopted settings and techniques used by Fabio Sonnati to reduce the bitrate as much as possible but keep the quality as high as possible. The final filesize for that 30min vid was ~115mb -- I think I could get it smaller, but eventually you start getting diminishing returns on your time invested in it.

x264 is a pretty sick codec overall, great for tiny filesizes and great quality.

Rob

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06-17-2009 , 06:47 PM

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aggie

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Originally Posted by captZEEbo

I'm here to field questions too

Zeebo, did you ultimately get all the hitches in the sack worked out?

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06-17-2009 , 06:50 PM

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trillions

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zeebo, what stakes do you play currently? have you had any trouble still beating the mid-stakes games as they've gotten tougher?

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06-17-2009 , 06:51 PM

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is it just me or this filmed like napoleon dynamite and does zeebo look and sound like John Heder(Napoleon Dynamite) haha its awesome. Well done Krantz and Zeebo and others involved.

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06-17-2009 , 06:54 PM

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Justin_Bobby

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Originally Posted by captZEEbo

I'm here to field questions too

Have you gotten better at sex?

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06-17-2009 , 06:55 PM

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BennyQuack

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The docu looks a v.high quality production but i hope the average american non poker player never gets to see it.

Zeebo's comments about not wanting to help the people of america and making online poker look like a huge degenerate hobby that will send you crazy with likely large cash losses some days as well do nothing to help the legalization of poker in your country.

I really hope the other docu's are more upbeat if they ever get aired on TV or else it's a pretty terrible idea to make a series as depressing as this.

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06-17-2009 , 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by captZEEbo

I'm here to field questions too

Question: Why don't you own one of these yet?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824002419

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06-17-2009 , 06:58 PM

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Zeebo, did you ultimately get all the hitches in the sack worked out?

Oh yeah!

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06-17-2009 , 06:58 PM

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siola

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my documentary was/is better. but i liked it.

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06-17-2009 , 06:59 PM

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mement_mori

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As others have said both the video and production quality was amazing, very well done!
and Zeebo you seem like a really nice guy and I'm really glad that everything worked out for you in the end

Any idea when the next one will be out?

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06-17-2009 , 07:00 PM

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trillions

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also, your top three simpsons episodes

off the top of my head:

1) bart sells his soul
2) homer the great (stonecutters)
3) homer's enemy (grimey)

very boring list but i felt compelled to be honest...

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06-17-2009 , 07:00 PM

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Ryan Firpo

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Originally Posted by BennyQuack

This was a concern we discussed before we started shooting Zeebo. I'd be interested to hear other people's thoughts on this.

Ryan
918 FILMS

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06-17-2009 , 07:00 PM

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septic

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Very well done!
Zeebo seems to be a nerd, but a very very nice one!
respect

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06-17-2009 , 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by trillions

zeebo, what stakes do you play currently? have you had any trouble still beating the mid-stakes games as they've gotten tougher?

Yeah, I've actually had a lot of trouble. I've been getting progressively lazier with my poker as the money earned isn't as important anymore. There were periods where I took like 3-4 months off and didn't do much. Now I can't really beat the medium stakes games anymore, and don't really want to devote the time to beat them again. I'm pretty close to leaving the poker world completely as of now. I hate to blame the meds I'm on, but they made me lose a bit of my edge for the sake of emotional stability. Overall it's worth it though.