If you're rendering at 1920x1080, almost all current film recorders will place the 1920 in the academy area;
so unless you've got lots of money, time, money and more money, uprezing from HD to 2k isn't worth it. 4k maybe...
Getting a Spirit Datacine(4k) would be a bit expensive, although not a whole lot more than film-scanning
all your oneg at 4k. You benefit from the datacine by the ability to go straight to a color correction
suite(DaVinci) and speed, whereas a film-scan forces you deal with your shots as 'frames', not terrible, but you have to manage your production differently.
As for automated uprezing, you might want to investigate something like Genuine Fractals which does a
good job of uprezing 1024 all the way to big poster size(something like 6k across, last i heard, but the
limit is 600%) so in your case, you could batch-render the whole lot from 1920 to 11520. Going to 4k
academy would give you a nice 'velvety' look. That's not to say 1920 in academy sucks; it doesn't, it's just
that the uprez works on a diminishing-returns function and you only realize true quality if you originate
at high-ish resolutions.
I've personally worked on 2k and 4k shows and the difference is so subtle that the average movie-goer will not see
a difference. We've even used 2k VistaVision scans with good results on film(2k acad.) What you really need
the higher resolutions and bit-depth is for effects. Any processing, compositing, filtering, etc. should be done at a
higher rez and then resized to your final output. Higher rez(dimensions) reduces edge artifacts by
having more
pixels to work with. Using higher bit depth allows color-correction/artistic-bending with little or no
quantization artifacts(aka - banding.)
1 - scanning: the imagica XE can scan at a resolution of 4096x3112(1.31:1 aspect ratio), the just-announced
xe-advanced uses a 10k capture device that allows overscanning and subsequent downsampling from
8k(8192) to 4k. the 4096 pixels is the horizontal res. from perf-to-perf, and is nothing new(i've been
doing 4k since ~1995). the reason for 4k at the moment, is that 4096 pixels across is just _below_ the
grain of commonly used Oneg/intermediate stocks. using higher resolutions is a waste of processing
time and disk-space when your scanned resolution is higher than the source(this applies to t-grained
(tabular)films as well.)
anyway, you shouldn't see any pixels unless the color calibration is sub-optimal, you're looking at a digital
projection or there were hardware probs.
kodak(cinesite) has had "dust-busting" on their menu for quite a while now, although it was originally
done by hand, by artists using high-res paint programs(photoshop/matador, etc).
as correctly noted by another poster, the scanner is run by a linux based machine. the previous version
of their scanner used an SGI o2 running IRIX. see: www.imagica.com
Kodak used to make a commercial scanner(the cineon genesis scanner) that i believe is no longer avalable.
another scanner to look
at is the Oxberry Cinescan.
this is the week to look for info as it's NAB time; new products and updates are typically announced there.
2 - color: the dynamic range of film is described in logarithmic terms(due to the sensitivity function of the
emulsion-processing chemistry) so it is appropriate to record/store using a log-based imaging format.
in this case, a 14bit DAC is used to generate 10bit log/pixel color data stored in the industry standard
Cineon format(created by Glenn Kennel @kodak and subsequently adopted industry-wide. see FIDO, Cineon)
10bits log is equivalent to 14 bits linear and covers approximately a 10-stop range or a density
range from zero(or film base) to somewhere around 2.048D to as much as 3.0D depending and the
scanner and recorder.
3 - lowry and warner: lowry and warner are both working on restoration systems. warner has a large library of
SE(sequential exposure) shows that will need duplicate archives and cleaning for DVD releases. SE is a method
for recording the RGB channels on individual-sequential frames. this process retains color integrity by
maintaining channel separation as long as possible avoiding channel bleed/crossover. lowry is using
the Macs to do the image processing; a feature-length film can be very, very large(90min x 24fps x @4k)
since each image can be ~50MB each - lots of disk space and processing time. as previously mentioned,
warner has a system which resizes/aligns each channel in a logical frame, resulting in a very clean image
with no(virtually no) fringing or edge artifacts due to sep misalignment. this is normally not an
issue with SE as each sep is on a single piece of film. for three-strip technicolor, the alignment is
more critical as there are three individual pieces of film that were run through a special camera(the
Technicolor camera) which i believe has a patent...
for an interesting site with info on SE(w/pictures) goto: thedigitalbits.com/articles/robertharris/harris072 303.html
4 - some resolutions:
HDTV - 1280x720 or 1920x1080
NTSC - 640x480(4:3)
PAL - 720x486
film - 2048x1536(1.33:1 AR)
4096x6144(vista-vision 8-perf)
i can expound more if additional details/info is needed.
i've been researching this for a while; below is what i've got bookmarked. a vast number of LCDs only have NTSC input,
so those might not be so hot unless you've got TV/NTSC
out on your video card. LCDs with VGA controllers can be
found but are much more expensive. many vendors prefer to deal in volume only, so don't expect
too much help, or fast email replies.
i'd have to agree with some of the other posters; you might
want to get an old thinkpad and butcher it a bit if you need
to get more resolution than TV(less than 640x480 IIRC, maybe 425?)
anyway, here are some other novel uses:
1 - get a bunch and make a shutter for a window in a car, sunroom, etc.
2 - get a bunch and make Art, i.e. a large random color/shape
thingy to hang on a wall
3 - use it as a shutter in your front door for inspecting IDs
4 - use one as a digital shutter for a darkroom enlarger(for
those still using film, that is.)
5 - make your own car/truck rear-view screen(needs a vid-cam)
Sorry if it seemed like a rant; it wasn't meant to be. it's a Real(tm) question.
I am still running XP, which is fine, but at some point i'd like to get one of
the kernels to operate at least as well as XP does now.
while i don't have the kernel chops like many of the other readers here,
i'll get there when time allows for it. right now i'd like it to work better than it does.
let me re-phrase that: i'd like the distribution to have a smarter installer than it does now.
i bought RH9 for the following reasons:
1 - we're using it at work.
2 - i perceived it to be the most widely known dist.
(little did i know...)
3 - my basic research did NOT reveal the level of support
or lack thereof until after i bought the mobo.
this isn't buyers remorse or anything, it's related to all
previous articles about making linux
distributions more user friendly and possibly smarter.
i'll keep an eye all the forums i've discovered, and keep downloading and building kernels
until it works to my satisfaction.
don't you ever get tired of downloading, building and rebuilding?
OK. So i've got a DFI LanParty NF2 running an OC'd barton.
this is a pretty nice performing
nForce2 mobo with dual 10/100LANs, onboard 5.1 audio, SATA, 400MHz FSB, etc.
We all know that the 2.4 kernels don't do well with the onboard
LAN(realtek and nvidia), and
audio support is iffy, (although 2.6 is supposed to be better...)
AND we all know that nvidia's closed/proprietary drivers aren't
necessarily the best thing(kernel
taint, no tuning, etc.) which means the distribution I chose, RH9(2.40...shrike) sucks because
it's way too much work to get the LAN(nv) and audio(soundstorm) to work,(yes i did try
building from the source tarball downloaded from nVidias website.)
So i caved and bought XP. It works fine(other than actually giving money to M$).
Here's the big question: if i try to run RH9 on top of XP with colinux, will the network and
audio work better, since XP already knows how to talk to those devices?
and what about all those colliding IRQs that i can't figure out?
BTW, just because i use IRIX/RH9/NT4/OSX at work doesn't mean i want to hack at home too...
if we're gonna go this route, we might as well do the obligatory:
- akira2: you play an evolving human with superpowers you can't control unless you
can get special power-ups(downs?) to control your powers. you gain control of each power
(telekenesis, control of inanimate objects, morphing, fire, etc.) by completing each level.
you have to avoid the army, the rebels and the return of Tetsuo as the final, unpredictable, completely random Boss.
- FLCL: great music dominates this action packed shooter as you attempt to gun down unruly robots that pop out of your head. you can also whack them with the +5 Fender(tm)SuperMega Axe.
ride around a creepy town on your Vespa(tm) eluding the guy with the mono-brow and his cohorts.
Bonus points for actually making out with the fabulous alien girl(this requires a hack to unlock, of course.)
naturally, the story line, what there is of it, is confusing and bizarre; when you finish the game, you don't
know it, it just stops(like the series on Cartoon Network.)
i'll vote for the aliens too; i was thinking that was why people keep up and disappearing, then finding themselves away from home, dehydrated and disoriented. the aliens are trying out some new tests on us that aren't working so well. in this case, one of the aliens left something on that wasn't supposed to be on:
alien 1: did you remember to shut off the gamma regulator on the...
alien 2: uhh...well, i uhh...
alien 1: now we have to go back and turn it off! that'll put about another 30,000 light years on this boat. when they check the odometer at the rental place, we'll have to pay an over light-year-mileage charge!
a co-worker used to say that LAX was a giant battery that took the energy generated by all the people going in and out of the airport and stored it underneath in what looked like a huge capacitor( i was shown a map of LAX.) he also said the earthquakes around here were caused by the aliens blasting a deep underground tunnel from LAX to someplace in nevada(like area 51). they could just buy the chunnel borer now that it's on sale.
i love how this thread went from scientific hypothesis to linux lp0 on fire, to god, to magic, to tesla, to volcanic activity. the only thing i haven't seen yet is the de rigeur, "...in soviet russia..."
joke!
remember this is a cartoon/movie, and directors like to make sure the viewer _feels_ like the bike is doing something - electric motors are for the most part, pretty quiet and very un-interesting to listen to.
have you listened to an EV-1 or a any of the fully electric
cars? they're really, really quiet, and boring, definately not
like a harley, a VFR, a ducati, or hondas new rc211v. as the italians would say, "no soul", that is, nothing to make your blood boil;-)
(OT - BTW, Mazda never made a triple or quad rotor engine because at the time they couldn't make a drive train strong enough to withstand the torque from the 13B, a two-rotor design. what didn't break was too expensive to make and sell.)
that being said(movie-wise), why wouldn't a vehicle in a post-apocalyptic
-alt-future be multi-fueled? bio-diesel?
twin-ceramic- wankel? a 1liter 90degree twin with dual-camshafts? sure, why not? they'd supply the electric motor(s) with power, charge the battery(ies). you'd _want_ to have both wheels driven by motors that deliver power very linearly - easier to control.
anyway, these days, this is easy for arm-chair engineers
to contemplate, my 10-year-old road bike is a full carbon-fiber monocoque design with a titanium bottom bracket, and it weighs 19 lbs. when i bought it, 14.5lbs was ridiculous, but today, you can buy the bike that Lance Armstrong rides and wins on(a Trek) if it weighs 16lbs(with a triple for climbing) that's considered _heavy_.
so i believe there's an electric motor(s) in each wheel hub
and a battery(ies) underneath the bodywork, probably under
the seat. remember that this movie was made in 1987, so a
ceramic rotor electric motor wasn't quite practical yet.
a fan page is here: http://www.bbakira.co.uk/kanbike/bike.htm
googling for "anime akira motorcycle" nets you 6,960 hits,...
many sites think that there are any number of working prototypes
and an even larger number of non-working models.
i can't wait for the real deal!
oddly enough, googling for "gmail" or "Gmail" gets more
hits like:
gmail 0.4.3 Gmail is an experiment in an sql vfolder-based email system - from LWN 1999(!)
and much more, including many uses of gmail like:
Email it to AJBourg@gmail.cjb.net
http://www.gmail-london.freeserve.com
http://gmail.garfield.com
G-LINKS@gmail.newsavanna.com
and a project on sourceforge that was released in 2001
(although it appears to be inactive):
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gmail/
initial release: gorun - 2001-03-16 10:27
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THG sez you can still hear(barely) the HDD and optical, but if you're a noise weenie, do like the govt and replace everything with solid state(HDD and use CF for transportable media) The case is stupid expensive at $1400US and the adventurous could probably build one for less by cannibalizing heat pipes from VGA coolers and stripping heatsinks from dead hifi amps, but there are ways of reducing PC noise without killing yourself or your bank account:
case - antec sonata or slk3700bqe
PSU - antec's yet-to-be-released phantom 350W PSU, or check this list:
OR, get longer cables and put the machine in an airconditioned closet; with a long USB2 cable and a powered hub, you might never hear your machine again. it'd just be you, your KB, monitor and a 7-in-1 media reader.
Slashdot Mirror
If you're rendering at 1920x1080, almost all current film recorders will place the 1920 in the academy area; so unless you've got lots of money, time, money and more money, uprezing from HD to 2k isn't worth it. 4k maybe... Getting a Spirit Datacine(4k) would be a bit expensive, although not a whole lot more than film-scanning all your oneg at 4k. You benefit from the datacine by the ability to go straight to a color correction suite(DaVinci) and speed, whereas a film-scan forces you deal with your shots as 'frames', not terrible, but you have to manage your production differently.
As for automated uprezing, you might want to investigate something like Genuine Fractals which does a good job of uprezing 1024 all the way to big poster size(something like 6k across, last i heard, but the limit is 600%) so in your case, you could batch-render the whole lot from 1920 to 11520. Going to 4k academy would give you a nice 'velvety' look. That's not to say 1920 in academy sucks; it doesn't, it's just that the uprez works on a diminishing-returns function and you only realize true quality if you originate at high-ish resolutions.
I've personally worked on 2k and 4k shows and the difference is so subtle that the average movie-goer will not see a difference. We've even used 2k VistaVision scans with good results on film(2k acad.) What you really need the higher resolutions and bit-depth is for effects. Any processing, compositing, filtering, etc. should be done at a higher rez and then resized to your final output. Higher rez(dimensions) reduces edge artifacts by having more pixels to work with. Using higher bit depth allows color-correction/artistic-bending with little or no quantization artifacts(aka - banding.)
1 - scanning: the imagica XE can scan at a resolution of 4096x3112(1.31:1 aspect ratio), the just-announced
2 303.html
xe-advanced uses a 10k capture device that allows overscanning and subsequent downsampling from
8k(8192) to 4k. the 4096 pixels is the horizontal res. from perf-to-perf, and is nothing new(i've been
doing 4k since ~1995). the reason for 4k at the moment, is that 4096 pixels across is just _below_ the
grain of commonly used Oneg/intermediate stocks. using higher resolutions is a waste of processing
time and disk-space when your scanned resolution is higher than the source(this applies to t-grained
(tabular)films as well.)
anyway, you shouldn't see any pixels unless the color calibration is sub-optimal, you're looking at a digital
projection or there were hardware probs.
kodak(cinesite) has had "dust-busting" on their menu for quite a while now, although it was originally
done by hand, by artists using high-res paint programs(photoshop/matador, etc).
as correctly noted by another poster, the scanner is run by a linux based machine. the previous version
of their scanner used an SGI o2 running IRIX. see: www.imagica.com
Kodak used to make a commercial scanner(the cineon genesis scanner) that i believe is no longer avalable.
another scanner to look at is the Oxberry Cinescan.
this is the week to look for info as it's NAB time; new products and updates are typically announced there.
2 - color: the dynamic range of film is described in logarithmic terms(due to the sensitivity function of the
emulsion-processing chemistry) so it is appropriate to record/store using a log-based imaging format.
in this case, a 14bit DAC is used to generate 10bit log/pixel color data stored in the industry standard
Cineon format(created by Glenn Kennel @kodak and subsequently adopted industry-wide. see FIDO, Cineon)
10bits log is equivalent to 14 bits linear and covers approximately a 10-stop range or a density
range from zero(or film base) to somewhere around 2.048D to as much as 3.0D depending and the
scanner and recorder.
3 - lowry and warner: lowry and warner are both working on restoration systems. warner has a large library of
SE(sequential exposure) shows that will need duplicate archives and cleaning for DVD releases. SE is a method
for recording the RGB channels on individual-sequential frames. this process retains color integrity by
maintaining channel separation as long as possible avoiding channel bleed/crossover. lowry is using
the Macs to do the image processing; a feature-length film can be very, very large(90min x 24fps x @4k)
since each image can be ~50MB each - lots of disk space and processing time. as previously mentioned,
warner has a system which resizes/aligns each channel in a logical frame, resulting in a very clean image
with no(virtually no) fringing or edge artifacts due to sep misalignment. this is normally not an
issue with SE as each sep is on a single piece of film. for three-strip technicolor, the alignment is
more critical as there are three individual pieces of film that were run through a special camera(the
Technicolor camera) which i believe has a patent... for an interesting site with info on SE(w/pictures) goto:
thedigitalbits.com/articles/robertharris/harris07
4 - some resolutions:
HDTV - 1280x720 or 1920x1080
NTSC - 640x480(4:3)
PAL - 720x486
film - 2048x1536(1.33:1 AR)
4096x6144(vista-vision 8-perf)
i can expound more if additional details/info is needed.
so those might not be so hot unless you've got TV/NTSC out on your video card. LCDs with VGA controllers can be
found but are much more expensive. many vendors prefer to deal in volume only, so don't expect
too much help, or fast email replies.
i'd have to agree with some of the other posters; you might want to get an old thinkpad and butcher it a bit if you need
to get more resolution than TV(less than 640x480 IIRC, maybe 425?)
anyway, here are some other novel uses:
1 - get a bunch and make a shutter for a window in a car, sunroom, etc.
2 - get a bunch and make Art, i.e. a large random color/shape thingy to hang on a wall
3 - use it as a shutter in your front door for inspecting IDs
4 - use one as a digital shutter for a darkroom enlarger(for those still using film, that is.)
5 - make your own car/truck rear-view screen(needs a vid-cam)
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how is this different from the "Google" box
provided at the top of Safari?
woo hoo. snappy.
Sorry if it seemed like a rant; it wasn't meant to be. it's a Real(tm) question.
I am still running XP, which is fine, but at some point i'd like to get one of
the kernels to operate at least as well as XP does now.
while i don't have the kernel chops like many of the other readers here,
i'll get there when time allows for it. right now i'd like it to work better than it does.
let me re-phrase that: i'd like the distribution to have a smarter installer than it does now.
i bought RH9 for the following reasons:
1 - we're using it at work.
2 - i perceived it to be the most widely known dist. (little did i know...)
3 - my basic research did NOT reveal the level of support
or lack thereof until after i bought the mobo.
this isn't buyers remorse or anything, it's related to all previous articles about making linux
distributions more user friendly and possibly smarter.
i'll keep an eye all the forums i've discovered, and keep downloading and building kernels
until it works to my satisfaction.
don't you ever get tired of downloading, building and rebuilding?
OK. So i've got a DFI LanParty NF2 running an OC'd barton. this is a pretty nice performing
nForce2 mobo with dual 10/100LANs, onboard 5.1 audio, SATA, 400MHz FSB, etc.
We all know that the 2.4 kernels don't do well with the onboard LAN(realtek and nvidia), and
audio support is iffy, (although 2.6 is supposed to be better...)
AND we all know that nvidia's closed/proprietary drivers aren't necessarily the best thing(kernel
taint, no tuning, etc.) which means the distribution I chose, RH9(2.40...shrike) sucks because
it's way too much work to get the LAN(nv) and audio(soundstorm) to work,(yes i did try
building from the source tarball downloaded from nVidias website.)
So i caved and bought XP. It works fine(other than actually giving money to M$).
Here's the big question: if i try to run RH9 on top of XP with colinux, will the network and
audio work better, since XP already knows how to talk to those devices?
and what about all those colliding IRQs that i can't figure out?
BTW, just because i use IRIX/RH9/NT4/OSX at work doesn't mean i want to hack at home too...
if we're gonna go this route, we might as well do the obligatory:
- akira2: you play an evolving human with superpowers you can't control unless you
can get special power-ups(downs?) to control your powers. you gain control of each power
(telekenesis, control of inanimate objects, morphing, fire, etc.) by completing each level.
you have to avoid the army, the rebels and the return of Tetsuo as the final,
unpredictable, completely random Boss.
- FLCL: great music dominates this action packed shooter as you attempt to gun down unruly
robots that pop out of your head. you can also whack them with the +5 Fender(tm)SuperMega Axe.
ride around a creepy town on your Vespa(tm) eluding the guy with the mono-brow and his cohorts.
Bonus points for actually making out with the fabulous alien girl(this requires a hack to unlock, of course.)
naturally, the story line, what there is of it, is confusing and bizarre; when you finish the game, you don't
know it, it just stops(like the series on Cartoon Network.)
i'll vote for the aliens too; i was thinking that was why people keep up and disappearing, then finding themselves away from home, dehydrated and disoriented. the aliens are trying out some new tests on us that aren't working so well. in this case, one of the aliens left something on that wasn't supposed to be on:
alien 1: did you remember to shut off the gamma regulator on the...
alien 2: uhh...well, i uhh...
alien 1: now we have to go back and turn it off! that'll put about another 30,000 light years on this boat. when they check the odometer at the rental place, we'll have to pay an over light-year-mileage charge!
a co-worker used to say that LAX was a giant battery that took the energy generated by all the people going in and out of the airport and stored it underneath in what looked like a huge capacitor( i was shown a map of LAX.) he also said the earthquakes around here were caused by the aliens blasting a deep underground tunnel from LAX to someplace in nevada(like area 51). they could just buy the chunnel borer now that it's on sale.
i love how this thread went from scientific hypothesis to linux lp0 on fire, to god, to magic, to tesla, to volcanic activity. the only thing i haven't seen yet is the de rigeur, "...in soviet russia..." joke!
agreed. although that would be with the infrared and microwave
enhanced image.
"hey, the cover of this mag shows my dog taking a dump
in the backyard..."
remember this is a cartoon/movie, and directors like to ;-)
make sure the viewer _feels_ like the bike is doing
something - electric motors are for the most part, pretty quiet
and very un-interesting to listen to.
have you listened to an EV-1 or a any of the fully electric cars?
they're really, really quiet, and boring, definately not
like a harley, a VFR, a ducati, or hondas new rc211v.
as the italians would say, "no soul", that is, nothing
to make your blood boil
(OT - BTW, Mazda never made a triple or quad rotor engine because
at the time they couldn't make a drive train strong enough to
withstand the torque from the 13B, a two-rotor design.
what didn't break was too expensive to make and sell.)
that being said(movie-wise), why wouldn't a vehicle in a post-apocalyptic
-alt-future be multi-fueled? bio-diesel? twin-ceramic- wankel?
a 1liter 90degree twin with dual-camshafts? sure, why not? they'd
supply the electric motor(s) with power, charge the battery(ies).
you'd _want_ to have both wheels driven by motors that deliver
power very linearly - easier to control.
anyway, these days, this is easy for arm-chair engineers
to contemplate, my 10-year-old road bike is a full carbon-fiber
monocoque design with a titanium bottom bracket, and it weighs 19 lbs.
when i bought it, 14.5lbs was ridiculous, but today, you
can buy the bike that Lance Armstrong rides and wins on(a Trek)
if it weighs 16lbs(with a triple for climbing) that's considered _heavy_.
i commented below about the drivetrain specifics, but i
forgot to add these notes:
if anyone is doubting the stability of a "recumbent" design
such as this needs to look at Dan Gurney's Gator(see his
website:
http://www.allamericanracers.com
it's been tested by a couple of the mtorcycling mags with
generally favorable reviews.
tetsuo is seen muttering about the mecanicals of of the bike, something like:
"...ceramic, double-rotor two-wheel drive, computer-controlled anti-lock brakes, 12,000 rpms"..."
so i believe there's an electric motor(s) in each wheel hub
and a battery(ies) underneath the bodywork, probably under
the seat. remember that this movie was made in 1987, so a
ceramic rotor electric motor wasn't quite practical yet.
a fan page is here: http://www.bbakira.co.uk/kanbike/bike.htm
googling for "anime akira motorcycle" nets you 6,960 hits,...
many sites think that there are any number of working prototypes
and an even larger number of non-working models.
i can't wait for the real deal!
oddly enough, googling for "gmail" or "Gmail" gets more hits like:
:PHP Foundry
gmail 0.4.3 Gmail is an experiment in an sql vfolder-based email system - from LWN 1999(!)
and much more, including many uses of gmail like:
Email it to AJBourg@gmail.cjb.net
http://www.gmail-london.freeserve.com
http://gmail.garfield.com
G-LINKS@gmail.newsavanna.com
and a project on sourceforge that was released in 2001 (although it appears to be inactive):
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gmail/
initial release: gorun - 2001-03-16 10:27
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- THGs review of the TNN500A
THG sez you can still hear(barely) the HDD and optical, but if you're a noise weenie, do like the govt and replace everything with solid state(HDD and use CF for transportable media)The case is stupid expensive at $1400US and the adventurous could probably build one for less by cannibalizing heat pipes from VGA coolers and stripping heatsinks from dead hifi amps, but there are ways of reducing PC noise without killing yourself or your bank account:
case - antec sonata or slk3700bqe
PSU - antec's yet-to-be-released phantom 350W PSU, or check this list:
using vibration absorbing grommets for everything that vibrates(HDD, Optical, fans, etc.)
quieter fans:
OR, get longer cables and put the machine in an airconditioned closet; with a long USB2 cable and a powered hub, you might never hear your machine again. it'd just be you, your KB, monitor and a 7-in-1 media reader.