Ripping

First off, you’ll need a Blu-ray drive (duh). You can snag an OEM drive for under $70 on Newegg. Maybe even cheaper on eBay, Amazon or something. The faster the read rate the better. They usually start at about 4x, which is about the same as mine. It takes me about 30-40mins to rip an average Blu-ray for me @ 4x. You’ll also want to have at LEAST 50GB of extra space for the rip dump. There’s two options as far as the software goes for ripping and I’ll explain the reasons why.

The first one, which is also my favorite, is MakeMKV. It’s a cross-platform Blu-ray/HD-DVD/DVD ripper and decrypter. The only downside is that it’s a 60-day trial. After that period, it costs $50 to unlock, which is why I have provided an alternative (which I’ll explain after this part). You can grab the binary and source packages from the links below.

They need to be compiled, so follow the instructions and commands below:

***Keep in mind, the links below are as of 08/28/2010, so they may be outdated, depending on when you view this post. Check the source link below for up to date information.***

From: http://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=224

The linux release includes full source code for MakeMKV GUI, libmakemkv multiplexer library and libdriveio MMC drive interrogation library. Please use this forum for an up to date download and setup instructions. You need to follow the steps outlined below to compile and install the application and all libraries. Download binary and source packages: http://www.makemkv.com/download/makemkv … bin.tar.gz http://www.makemkv.com/download/makemkv … oss.tar.gz Make sure you have all required tools and libraries installed. You’ll need GNU compiler and linker and header and library files for following libraries: glibc, openssl-0.9.8, zlib, qt4. You may use the following command to install all prerequisites on debian-based system like ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install build-essential libc6-dev libssl-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libqt4-dev

Unpack both packages and starting from source package do the following steps for each package:

make -f makefile.linux sudo make -f makefile.linux install

Once unpacked, compiled and installed, you can launch makemkv by typing:

makemkv

in the terminal, or hitting Alt+F2 and type it in the Run Application Launcher. It may take a bit to load up the disc, but you’ll see something like the following:

Just choose the drive and click the main button there. It’ll then start reading each title of the disc and give you a list of titles to rip. Just check the one with the largest filesize as that is the movie. Everything else is probably just previews, content, etc… Once selected, click the button under Make MKV to rip.

The output will be around 30-40GB depending on the movie. Depending on your drive speed, it can take some time to rip. About 30-40mins for 4x for me on average, more for longer movies. The estimated time remaining on the screen is hardly accurate. Go make a sandwich and watch an episode of Arrested Development.

The Alternative Free Option

I mentioned earlier I would show you the alternative to the paid version. The free way is DVDFab HD Decrypter. It’s a Windows only app, but it has a Gold Rating on WineHQ. I’ve used it myself, and it works great. As of Wine 1.2, it works right out of the box without any tweaking. Even the installer runs well. Upon first boot, it will ask you which version you want to run, just choose HD Decrypter because all we need is the decrypter/ripper. Most other features besides those will be locked, and it will be sure to remind you each time you open it. Choose the region code of the disc you will be ripping. Keep in mind, usually there’s a limit on how many times you can switch this option, usually 5, depending on your drive’s firmware. It should have already chosen “Blu-ray Copy” and “Full Disc” for you.

So all you have to do is choose the Source and Target of where you want it to dump the streams. There should also be an estimated size below of the output. However, this will output the entire dics’s contents. All you really want is the main stream.

Go to “Blu-ray Ripper” on the left column, choose “to MKV” and select the longest stream, which is usually the movie. Choose your language options, or all of them. Then “Start”. I find this program to be slightly longer in rip times. Maybe it’s just me though.

Another alternative to the 2 options above is DumpHD. I won’t go into detail, but the resources are here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/BluRayAndHDDVD

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=123111

I prefer MakeMKV because one, it’s native to Linux and not via WINE, it’s easy, and it’s slightly faster. It’s also easier to keep up to date with volume keys. Some movies will require Volume Keys in order to view it. You can get the latest list of Volume Keys here: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=120988

Transcoding

30-50GB rips are not very optimal for storage. So you need to transcode them into a reasonable size. Handbrake, another cross-platform program is awesome for this. The .deb installer isn’t available on their site due to some compatibility issues with gnome, but they have a ppa for nightly builds. Run the following commands to add their ppa to keep up to date with updates, and install the program.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-snapshots sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install handbrake-cli && sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk

Then go ahead and launch it from Applications > Sound & Video. You’ll see a screen similar to below:

As you can see, the options are pretty simple and self-explanatory. Simply, choose the Source of the stream (ripped file), and choose the Destination where the transcode will output. You can go through the options to choose your favorite encoding options. I usually just keep it simple and go with the MKV container, default source parameters, H.264 of course, and usually keep the size at about 4GB. Other than that, start the encoding. The speed depends mostly on your CPU, on my Phenom x4 @ 3.5ghz (O.C.), it still takes me about 2-3 hours per movie on average. So usually I just queue up a few movies and let them run overnight.

I hope this guide helps in case you were having trouble finding an easy to way rip and transcode Blu-ray on Ubuntu, or any Linux Distro. There might be other methods or maybe even easier ways that I haven’t come across, but this is how I do mine.

Here are some useful resources below:

MakeMKV compile/install: http://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=224

Volume Keys: http://www.makemkv.com/faq/item/12 http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=120988

DVDFab Decryptor: http://www.dvdfab.com/free.htm

DVDFab’s WineHQ Page: http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=2377

Handbrake PPA page: https://edge.launchpad.net/~stebbins/+archive/handbrake-snapshots/+packages

Handbrake Support Forums: http://forum.handbrake.fr/viewforum.php?f=13&sid=29cf20894fbe5eb4bb15e27ac4a73b59

Container Comparison Chart: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_container_formats

You may have come across the following error:

No suitable decoder module:VLC does not support the audio or video format “avc1″. Unfortunately there is no way for you to fix this.

or

error while loading shared libraries: libx264.so.85

Luckily, there’s a quick fix. Run the commands below to remove VLC and it’s libraries, clean it up and re-install:

sudo apt-get remove libavutil*

sudo apt-get install vlc

That’s pretty much it. It should work, so test it out.

This seems to only be a problem with 10.04 LTS as it’s using an older version in the repository. This shouldn’t be a problem in 10.10.

So one day as I was cleaning out my closet and boxing up some old game systems such as my Sega Genesis, Dreamcast, Super Nintendo, PS2, and Atari Jaguar (lol), I got the idea of using one of the cases as an HTPC case. Most of those were too small except the PS2 case, but then I thought it would be even more awesome to go with a retro system. Since I didn’t have my NES anymore (no idea where it went  ), I checked up on eBay and snagged one for $30 shipped. It included the full system set with 2 controllers, a light gun, and the games Rampage and Super Mario/Duck Hunt.

I already had an idea of the dimensions after searching around on Google and knew the only motherboard that would fit inside this case would be a mini-ITX board; Zotac is known for these. I shopped around on Newegg and found a decent deal of a mini-ITX board with an integrated dual-core Atom along with an nVidia ION chip which also included a 90w external mini-PSU. So that knocks down the motherboard, CPU, GPU and PSU, perfect! This was the major component that would be taking up the most space, so figuring out the rest was the easy part.

Complete specs are below:

• ZOTAC IONITX-A-U Mini ITX Motherboard (6USB, HDMI, VGA, DVI, eSATA, Wireless b/g/n, 100/1000mbps)
• Atom 330 1.6GHz Dual-Core
• NVIDIA ION integrated graphics
• 4GB DDR2 800mhz Memory
• Seagate Barracuda 2TB 5900 RPM HDD

Now for the actual guide! Please note the required parts below are the exact parts I used during this build. I’m sure you can mix and match other parts or consider different combinations of parts, such as an SSD or 2.5″ HDD instead of the 3.5″ to fit in a BD slim drive or something similar. I chose to go with the 3.5″ for more storage space. This is what worked for me:

What you need:

• NES Case (duh) – $30-50 on eBay
• Zotac Mini-ITX Atom 330 1.6GHz Dual-Core 441 NVIDIA ION Mini ITX Motherboard/CPU Combo (with mini-PSU) – $~200 on Newegg
• Memory (DDR2 800mhz PC6400 with most mini-ITX motherboards.) – ~$50/2GB on Newegg
• HDD of your choice (In this build, I went with a 2TB 5900 RPM 3.5″ HDD)
• 60mm Case Fan – $5-$10 on Newegg.
• ASUS Optional Fan (not required, but highly recommended) – $5-$15 on eBay.
• 3- 2pin wires for power, reset and LED
• At least 7″x9″ PlexiGlass – $10-15 at your local Home Depot
• Dremel – Hopefully you already have one of these, if not: $~70 at your local Home Depot.
• OS of your choice (Windows/Linux) – Ubuntu ($0) / Windows 7 OEM ($100 via Newegg) [I'll go into details later in the post.]

Just to get an idea how small a mini-ITX board is:

Fairly easy to take out the NES internals to gut it out:

The Cutting!

Cut the PlexiGlass using the Dremel to about the size of 6.3″ x 8.9″. Place it over the bottom part of the case to get a feel for where it should fit. There’s 3 spots to drill a hole into so you can mount the PlexiGlass onto the case. Then according to the motherboard holes, there’s some more holes to drill to fit the motherboard mounts to. I have the HDD there just to get an idea how it should fit. Before drilling the motherboard mounts, make sure to keep in mind where the I/O ports will be facing and aligned.

General idea of how I mounted it.

Then there’s some cutting involved, again using the Dremel. This is mostly to help with more ventilation and airflow as heat is going to be a huge factor in this build. I’ll get into more details later on. I don’t have an exact picture of the plexiglass after, but here’s an example I drew up on how to cut it. The bottom is the front of the NES. Get a feel on how it should fit before cutting to make sure it’s as accurate as possible.

Aligning the interface ports. Don’t mind the bad leveling as it gets better later on.

Now, depending on your HDD size, whether it’s a 3.5″, 2.5″ or SSD, you may need to shave off the bottom part of the NES as on a 3.5″ HDD, it’s risen up way too high for comfort. So grab the Dremel and shave it down to something like the picture below. It’s not pretty, but no one is looking underneath anyway, let just call it air vents.

Now the “fun” part (not really). Take the upper part of the case and place it over to get an idea of where you’re going to be cutting. Take a marker and mark them. Remove the back black lid thing shown on the picture by unscrewing it from underneath. I can’t give exact specifications here, but you get the idea on what to do. Take your time and don’t rush it or you’ll cut too much. This is probably the hardest part.  Once it’s done, it should look something like below:

Electrical!

Just wiring things up a bit.

Now to wire up the Power, Reset and LED. All using a 2-pin wire each in which the adapter side plugs into the motherboard’s system panel connectors. Unscrew the Power and Reset buttons from the case to configure these easier. The power button has a toggle switch, which will not work very well when trying to power the system on and off. So remove the toggle spring with a small pick, it should be easy enough and you should not have to take apart anything, just remove the spring. Now it works like a regular button such as the Reset button.

Wire up the ends of the wires to their respective system panel connectors by linking them to the 2-pin wire we connected earlier. You can figure out which wire links to which button and it’s polarity by simply looking at the small circuit board you removed.  Link them using your favorite electrical connector, or just use black tape and twist them like me. Screw the circuit board back in and you’re all set.

This is the only image I have unfortunately, so I hope you have a general idea of electric basics.

By now, you should be able to fit in the components and wires in comfortably as well as closing the case, but try to keep in mind to keep wires tucked in for the best airflow, which we’ll be getting into next.

Ten Internet Points if you noticed I changed out the memory. The other cheap brand was failing some memtests so I exchanged them for these awesome Patriot HyperX blu memory.

The Cooling!

I can’t stress enough how important cooling is, especially in this small, non-ventilated box. I did some temperature tests and with the box closed, I got a temp reading of almost 90c!! I had to shut it down right away since the Dual Core Atom 330/ION is rated at 85c max operating temperature. We want to make sure to keep it well below that! The Atom 330 on this board can actually run without a fan and just the heat sink at a decent temperature, but that’s because it’s assumed it’s not in an NES case. But there’s simply no room to have a top mounted fan! So that’s what we’re getting into.

The fan that it comes with is fairly loud, and since this an HTPC for me, I had to go with a more quiet fan. So this is where I installed a 60mm case fan. I found this part to be the most optimal for two reasons: It’s near the Atom/ION/HS, and it’s less ugly in this spot. Make sure you measure correctly and cut using the Dremel slowly. You don’t want to cut too much.

Yes, that’s a grill I added and weatherstrip. I had to use something to cover up the ugly edges from the cutting. Do something similar if you wish. Use your imagination!

Don’t worry too much about mounting it just yet, just make sure it’s a good clean fitted cut.

Having a case fan will drastically lower the temperatures inside. Also consider opening up the vents shown in the picture below. You dremel this part from underneath and being very careful as the vents can get pretty thin. I found this to be enough. You can cut more if you wish, it’s kind of a pain though. You can possibly mount a 40mm case fan here if you wish.

Now, this part is optional because I ran the PC fine without it with decent operating temperatures, but I still highly suggest this as it dropped close to another 7-10c. Using the ASUS optional fan, which can usually be found in most medium to high-end ASUS motherboard sets, helped push air out of the heatsink to keep things a bit cooler. You have to shave some of the end off in order to have it fit properly within the case. Yes, that’s Scotch Mounting Tape, which can usually be found at any office store. It was thick enough to hold up the fan in place. I’m sure there’s other ways, again, use your imagination! Now that it’s mounted, you can also figure out how to mount the other fan into place as well. I also used the same mounting tape for that one as well.

Once that is all done. It’s really just a matter of fine tuning things, making sure things are fastened into place and stable. Comfortably fit everything into place so that the case can close with easy, you shouldn’t have to force the case to close at all. Adjust your fans so you make sure they’re pointing in the right direction and mounted properly. Double check wiring and memory seating. Tie wires up to keep a good airflow. Install the I/O Shield if you wish and maybe even adding better lining than I did to cover the edges of the cutting. Close the case, fasten things up and order a pizza for a break!

Just for an idea of average temperatures, it should always be sitting under 60c, even under load. On a regular cool night, it usually sits around upper 40′s while idle and 55c on load for 1080p video. This Atom CPU is rated up to 85c as the max operating temperature. So you shouldn’t really have to worry unless it’s creeping past 75c. Higher temperatures are normal for Atom CPUs compared to what you’re probably used to. However, if you wish to lower temps even more, you can put some padding in between the bottom of the plexiglass and the HDD so they don’t contribute heat to each other. Another method is to modify the heatsink using a sheet of copper, which can drop the temperature by another 10c or so.

Extra Cool Points if you wire up the controller ports to USB connectors like I did. (future project)

The Software!

As far as the OS goes, I tried both Linux (Ubuntu 10.04) and Windows 7, both 64 bit. Since there’s no actual optical drive in this build, you can go with a USB install for either Windows or Ubuntu. I try to go with Linux whenever I get a chance on any PC build. However, in the end I went with Windows 7 due to better performance, better nVidia drivers, better Flash support for Hulu and Silverlight for Netflix. I still keep Ubuntu on a separate partition to check back for updates from time to time. When the performance is somewhat comparable, I will update this post with results.

The media portal used to organize, play and fetch video/music data is Boxee, based on the XBMC software. It’s cross-platform, so it’s available for Windows, Linux and Mac. I compared and used Boxee for both Linux and Windows. It’s also one of the media players for Linux that actually supports VDPAU.

I use my old iPod Touch, using the official Boxee App from the App Store. It connects over the wireless network as long as the iPod Touch and HTPC are on the same network. I also have the XBMC-Remote installed for my Droid.

I also hear of some using the Windows Media Remote as a general media remote for their HTPC setups as well. Never tried it though.

You can also place an .exe shortcut of Boxee in the Start-Up Applications folder so Boxee runs right after Windows boots up. For Ubuntu, you can add the Start-Up Application from System > Preferences. That way you can just press the power button, sit back, and control everything else via the remote.

Well, that’s basically it. I hope you find this guide useful. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, fixes or would like to share a picture of your NES build, post it in the comments!

-Alf

Stay tuned!

-Alf

Just had to say I haven’t abandoned this blog.

via Twitter’s Blog post:

When we tweet what’s happening around us, we share not only our thoughts,
but also web pages, photos, videos, location…anything. Mobile phones
are increasingly part of our lives, and we seem to be doing everything
but making phone calls. Reading the news, watching a YouTube video, and
taking photos at events like the World Cup are things we expect to do on
mobile phones – sharing our experiences on these little screens should
be just as easy and fast as on big ones.

When apps work well with each other, sharing becomes as second nature on
machines as it does in person. The Android platform is really good at
that, and we’ve worked with the Android team to make it super easy to
share what’s happening. Today we are excited to announce that Twitter
for Android is available in Android Market!

Twitter for Android is a fantastic application to use, and sharing any link or
photo is super simple too – just look for the share button in your
favorite application and choose Twitter.

Reading tweets is easy in a bunch of places on your phone. Quickly access your
timeline with the home screen widget, view a tweet location on a map,
and see your friend’s latest tweet in your phonebook, GoogleTalk list or
any application that uses Android’s QuickContact bar.

Check out the screenshots to see it in action.

We had a great time working with the Android team and are thrilled that
Google will be open sourcing the code used in this app in the near
future. We look forward to the amazing experiences developers will
create using Twitter APIs in their upcoming Android apps.

This is just the beginning. We’ll be creating more great ways to read,
find, and share what’s happening an your Android phone soon!

(The Twitter for Android app is available for phones running Android 2.1 and
above. Don’t forget, you can always visit http://mobile.twitter.com/ on your
phone to use Twitter)

Anyways, looks like Ubuntu rebranded themselves. I think it looks great! Looks clean.

Source:  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Brand

Discussion: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1420839

A Fresh Look for Ubuntu

The new style of Ubuntu is driven by the theme “Light”. We’ve developed a comprehensive set of visual guidelines and treatments that reflect that style, and are updating key assets like the logo accordingly. The new theme takes effect in 10.04 LTS and will define our look and feel for several years.

Ubuntu has seen a tremendous amount of growth and change since it was conceived in 2004. Back then it was a small project with strong ambitions and a handful of developers passionate about delivering a world class Linux Operating System that can compete on every level with Microsoft and Apple. We adopted a style based on the tagline “Linux for Human Beings”, and called it “Human”. Six years on we have made incredible progress. Ubuntu is a global phenomenon: we have carved out a pervasive culture of quality and design, thoughtful usability and great technology all fused together in a project that maintains the same commitment to community and collaborative development that we embraced back in 2004.

In 2009, a small team lead by Mark Shuttleworth, conducted a review of our key brand values and identity. Based on that work, a set of visual treatments were produced, and shared with key members of the Ubuntu Art community, spanning the core distributions, derivatives, and aligned efforts like the Forums. Representatives from Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Xubuntu, Mythbuntu, SpreadUbuntu and more came to London and worked with the Canonical design team to refine the designs and work together. The results of that work are presented here.

Brand Values

The key values we believe are reflected in the Ubuntu project are:

• Precision. We ship high quality software, and we ship it exactly on schedule. Our Debian heritage means that the individual components of our platform are tightly defined and neatly arranged. There is no excess, no fat, and no waste in Ubuntu. We are a community that thrives on delivery.
• Reliability. We are building Ubuntu for serious use. Whether it is being deployed on the desktop or in the cloud, we care that Ubuntu is secure, reliable and predictable. We deliver updates to Ubuntu that are rigorously tested. When we make a mistake, we learn from it and put in place good processes to ensure that it does not happen again.
• Collaboration. Ubuntu is the result of collaborative work between thousands of people, and it is both the beneficiary and the public face of the collaborative work of *tens* of thousands of free software developers who build individual upstream components, or aggregate them in Debian. We go to great lengths to ensure that anybody, anywhere, who is passionate about Ubuntu and competent to participate, can do so. We enable virtual participation in our physical Ubuntu Developer Summits, we use mailing lists and IRC in preference to over-the-cubicle-wall communications, and we welcome contributions from both companies and individuals. Our governance bodies reflect the diversity of that participation, and leadership or permissions are based on proven merit, not corporate employment.
• Freedom. We strive to deliver the very best free software platform. Our highest mission is to accelerate the adoption and spread of free software, to make it the de facto standard way that people build and consume software. We celebrate the work of other groups committed to collaborative content development, and open content licensing. While we are pragmatic about this (we ship proprietary drivers when we believe they are a requirement to get free software working well on PC’s) we expressly do not include any proprietary applications in the default installation of Ubuntu. We want people to love and appreciate free software, and even though we work to make sure that Ubuntu is compatible with, certified with and iteroperable with popular proprietary software, we do so to facilitate the adoption of free alternatives to proprietary solutions.

While the branding has changed, the freedoms and rights have not: our global community will still maintain access to the resources needed to construct logos that use the branding. We will be providing the new font, images, colour specs, and a set of recommendations for creating branding for websites, t-shirts and the other needs of our community. As before we will protect the integrity of the Ubuntu brand with the Ubuntu Trademark Policy (http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/trademarkpolicy).

Light: Ubuntu is Lightware

The new style in Ubuntu is inspired by the idea of “Light”.

We’re drawn to Light because it denotes both warmth and clarity, and intrigued by the idea that “light” is a good value in software. Good software is “light” in the sense that it uses your resources efficiently, runs quickly, and can easily be reshaped as needed. Ubuntu represents a break with the bloatware of proprietary operating systems and an opportunity to delight to those who use computers for work and play. More and more of our communications are powered by light, and in future, our processing power will depend on our ability to work with light, too.

Visually, light is beautiful, light is ethereal, light brings clarity and comfort.

Historical perspective: From 2004-2010, the theme in Ubuntu was “Human”. Our tagline was “Linux for Human Beings” and we used a palette reflective of the full range of humanity. Our focus as a project was bringing Linux from the data center into the lives of our friends and global family.

The Gallery

To show off the new look and feel, we have prepared a number of examples applied to the many and sundry types of visual content we use across Ubuntu, merchandise and elsewhere.

Logos

After six years it was time to refresh the face of Ubuntu starting with the word mark. We wanted Ubuntu to reflect the precision and engineering that sits at the heart of the product. The new logo reflects this but not at the expense of the immediately recognisable circle of friends.

Shinjuku is one of the major districts of Tokyo, so there’s LOTS to do here. Most of the core area seems to be based around the Shinjuku station, which supposedly has 2 million train and subway passengers per day. So it’s very busy here, but there’s also a lot of entertainment, food, fashion and shopping areas around here and in the station itself.

I spent the last few days just exploring in and around the station. Enjoy the pictures and video below. Start by clicking the first image to start the gallery. Most of them have a brief description.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Square Enix has updated their site and are now taking applications for Final Fantasy XIV Beta Testing.

For anyone who is interested in applying for beta can use these links:

NA:

http://entry.ffxiv.com/na/index.html

EU:

http://entry.ffxiv.com/eu/index.html

Here are the requirements:

The purpose of this site is to recruit dedicated individuals seeking to take part in the Beta Test phase of FINAL FANTASY XIV. Participants will be testing game balance and mechanics prior to the launch of official service, as well as submitting bug reports.

All individuals are invited to apply, regardless of their past MMORPG experience. Before doing so, please take the time to read through the below information.

Applicants must fulfill all of the following requirements:

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Possess a Square Enix ID account
• Click here to register for a Square Enix ID account.
• Possess an internet connection
• Be capable of downloading large amounts of data
• Be capable of submitting bug reports in either Japanese, English, French, or German

Selection of Beta Testers

• Tester selection will be based solely upon the content of applications. Selected individuals will be contacted via e-mail.
• Priority will not be given to applications based on order of submission.
• There will be several rounds of tester selection, with the total number of participants increasing each time.
• Once selected, participants will be able to continue in their role until the end of the Beta Test phase.
• Submitted applications will be considered for each round of tester selections. It is not necessary to reapply.

The Fine Print

• The current tester recruitment is for the Windows version of the FINAL FANTASY XIV Beta Test only. Details regarding recruitment for the PlayStation 3 version will be released at a later date.
• The game to be tested is under development, and may differ significantly from the commercial release.
• Applicants may apply only once. Repeat submissions from an individual will invalidate all of that individual’s applications.
• Inquiries regarding the selection process and/or its results will not be answered.
• For more details, see the FINAL FANTASY XIV Beta Test Application FAQ here.
• Application contents cannot be changed once submitted.

Two New Final Fantasy XIV Tracks Revealed!

The Distant Worlds concert was held in Rosemont, Illinois. The two new tracks are called Twilight over Thanalan, and Beneath Bloody Borders. These songs were composed by Nobuo Uematsu.

Click here to view the embedded video.

I’ll still be posting pictures on my Facebook throughout the day though.

Stay tuned!

Edit: Having some trouble uploading images to my server from here. So it’s going to be delayed.