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16. February 2009 @ 14:42 |
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16. February 2009 @ 16:02 |
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Originally posted by creaky:
Here yo go ~ http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_jump.cfm/631385/3821281
How does 2778341802 IP's grab you :)
That's the steps I followed saturday when peer guardian was telling me it blocked 0 IP's. I checked this morning, and it was working again, so I finally updated it. Nice to know there are 'other' alternatives when peer guardian is having trouble.
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16. February 2009 @ 17:37 |
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I downloaded my first movie and burned it!
Heres a couple of ques though:
1) every movie I download, does it have to be converted from AVI to DVD?
2) when looking at these various torrents, how do I know the quality I am downloading is good? I downloaded a flick and it really wasn't good quality, although my Denon reciever picked up the DTS sound, which amazed me!
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16. February 2009 @ 17:44 |
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1. Depends on what file types you're downloading. AVI's are commonly used due to the small file size.
2. Again, it depends on what you're downloading.
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16. February 2009 @ 19:24 |
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Ok - so currently I am downloading a torrent movie from Pirate Bay to my desktop - I have no way of knowing what the format will be until its finished?
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16. February 2009 @ 19:53 |
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Hi,
usually downloads of 700 Mb or less are avi (as a cd-r is 700 Mb in size)
When you see sizes of 4+ Gb, they usually are mpeg-2 (dvd) format. But this is a general rule only. Quality is seen from the download or the comments from the down load site.
Hope this helps,
Jo
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16. February 2009 @ 21:33 |
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Ok thanks!
I currently use DSL lite internet provider - does this explain why it takes almost 8 hrs to download a movie onto my PC?
My connection runs as follows:
500 Kbps download speed //
2 GB Monthly Usage Allowance
What internet speed would make this download faster? And approx how much faster are we talking?
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16. February 2009 @ 21:52 |
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Cam's and ts I wouldn't burn to DVD (ok to watch on pc and even then not good quality), tc is usually good, scr is vhs, tape and may be ok, DVD Scr and DVD Rip are good quality. The file should have the info on it. All sort's of factor's will affect your speed, total seed's, peer's, your connection to them, a router, public vs private site's, your download speed, etc. I'm on a 3 Mb DSL and can download a 700 MB avi in about 40 minutes- 1 Hour. Edit: here's more detail CAM -
A cam is a theater rip usually done with a digital video camera. A mini tripod is sometimes used, but a lot of the time this wont be possible, so the camera make shake. Also seating placement isn't always idle, and it might be filmed from an angle. If cropped properly, this is hard to tell unless there's text on the screen, but a lot of times these are left with triangular borders on the top and bottom of the screen. Sound is taken from the onboard microphone of the camera, and especially in comedies, laughter can often be heard during the film. Due to these factors picture and sound quality are usually quite poor, but sometimes we're lucky, and the theater will be' fairly empty and a fairly clear signal will be heard.
TELESYNC (TS) -
A telesync is the same spec as a CAM except it uses an external audio source (most likely an audio jack in the chair for hard of hearing people). A direct audio source does not ensure a good quality audio source, as a lot of background noise can interfere. A lot of the times a telesync is filmed in an empty cinema or from the projection booth with a professional camera, giving a better picture quality. Quality ranges drastically, check the sample before downloading the full release. A high percentage of Telesyncs are CAMs that have been mislabeled.
TELECINE (TC) -
A telecine machine copies the film digitally from the reels. Sound and picture should be very good, but due to the equipment involved and cost telecines are fairly uncommon. Generally the film will be in correct aspect ratio, although 4:3 telecines have existed. A great example is the JURASSIC PARK 3 TC done last year. TC should not be confused with TimeCode , which is a visible counter on screen throughout the film.
SCREENER (SCR) -
A pre VHS tape, sent to rental stores, and various other places for promotional use. A screener is supplied on a VHS tape, and is usually in a 4:3 (full screen) a/r, although letterboxed screeners are sometimes found. The main draw back is a "ticker" (a message that scrolls past at the bottom of the screen, with the copyright and anti-copy telephone number). Also, if the tape contains any serial numbers, or any other markings that could lead to the source of the tape, these will have to be blocked, usually with a black mark over the section. This is sometimes only for a few seconds, but unfortunately on some copies this will last for the entire film, and some can be quite big. Depending on the equipment used, screener quality can range from excellent if done from a MASTER copy, to very poor if done on an old VHS recorder thru poor capture equipment on a copied tape. Most screeners are transferred to VCD, but a few attempts at SVCD have occurred, some looking better than others.
DVD-SCREENER (DVDscr) -
Same premise as a screener, but transferred off a DVD. Usually letterbox , but without the extras that a DVD retail would contain. The ticker is not usually in the black bars, and will disrupt the viewing. If the ripper has any skill, a DVDscr should be very good. Usually transferred to SVCD or DivX/XviD.
DVDRip -
A copy of the final released DVD. If possible this is released PRE retail (for example, Star Wars episode 2) again, should be excellent quality. DVDrips are released in SVCD and DivX/XviD.
VHSRip -
Transferred off a retail VHS, mainly skating/sports videos and XXX releases.
TVRip -
TV episode that is either from Network (capped using digital cable/satellite boxes are preferable) or PRE-AIR from satellite feeds sending the program around to networks a few days earlier (do not contain "dogs" but sometimes have flickers etc) Some programs such as WWF Raw Is War contain extra parts, and the "dark matches" and camera/commentary tests are included on the rips. PDTV is capped from a digital TV PCI card, generally giving the best results, and groups tend to release in SVCD for these. VCD/SVCD/DivX/XviD rips are all supported by the TV scene.
WORKPRINT (WP) -
A workprint is a copy of the film that has not been finished. It can be missing scenes, music, and quality can range from excellent to very poor. Some WPs are very different from the final print (Men In Black is missing all the aliens, and has actors in their places) and others can contain extra scenes (Jay and Silent Bob) . WPs can be nice additions to the collection once a good quality final has been obtained.
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16. February 2009 @ 22:54 |
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All this info is great folks! Thanks so much!
Is there anything I can do to increase my download speed? Here is a bit of my info:
Downloading off my main PC, which is hooked up to a router (is there any changes I need to make to the router settings to increase these speeds)????? My router is DLink 1310 and I use Bitcomet.
I basically want to know if downloading these torrent movies is as easy as downloading music, which is very simple for someone like me.
I downloaded Happy Feet, mixed with having to change the format from AVI to DVD - it took me almost 2 days for the finished product! Is this normal?
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17. February 2009 @ 00:59 |
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If you have a router you need to port forward it and maybe set a static ip. Find your router here and click on it, find your program, click on it and follow the directions: http://www.portforward.com/english/route...routerindex.htm Guide for static address on that site too. Use a port or port's over 10,000 and uncheck randomize port at options>preferences>connection in older version's of utorrent. Check at port forward for your modem too, some have firewall's and make your client an exception in any firewall including window's. Also, I have only seen the timer in DVDScr a couple of time's out of many dozen's, Scr alway's unless it's blurred out. You will see a Property of and black and white about every 25 minute's or so in a DVDScr for about 30 second's. Edit: actually, a few other thing's too, some ISP's throttle torrent's, this isn't a complete list but check here: http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Bad_ISPs disable UPnP and if your client support's it, enable Protocol encryption: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/395674 Limit torrent's to 1 or 2 and pick torrent's with few peer's and many seed's.
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17. February 2009 @ 13:48 |
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Thanks Mistycat.
I guess my issue is that I am nervous adjusting anything pertaining to my router as I have NO idea about routers. I feel I might mess up something.
Does it really make downloading torrents faster by doing that? What if I get a higher internet speed?
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17. February 2009 @ 14:38 |
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A higher internet speed will up all downloading speed's but forwarding your router make's a huge difference regardless. If it messes up, there is a small, round reset spot on the back to set it back to factory spec's. A straightened paper clip held in the hole there for 60 second's usually work's fine, in fact, I've not heard of it not. You can see what speed you're capable of by taking this speed test: http://www.speedtest.net/ Most test's are in kb and torrent client's show KB so just take the download kb and divide by 8 to get KB (1 KB = 8 kb). Edit: kb = kilobit, KB = kilobyte
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18. February 2009 @ 04:52 |
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2 GB Monthly Usage Allowance
just forget it why not?
browsing and n00btube will eat that up.
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18. February 2009 @ 12:23 |
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varnull is right, I missed that and I'm surprised you stay within that cap. If you're looking at higher speed plan's, make sure they have a substantially higher cap.
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18. February 2009 @ 12:27 |
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LOL - sorry my mistake. I thought it was only 2 but when I called my provider it is 60GB per month.
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18. February 2009 @ 21:33 |
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So how are we all getting along?
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18. February 2009 @ 21:44 |
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Another ques - if I see a movie and its over 700mb, does that mean it's too big to fit on a burned DVD?
What are they #'s to look for regarding size of a movie?
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18. February 2009 @ 22:22 |
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When I use dvd flick for my avi files, I customize the size to 4300 MB for my dvd output. Makes sure I have enough space on the disk to ensure I'm not burning too close to the edge.
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18. February 2009 @ 22:24 |
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It doesn't matter what size the movie download's to, it's the running time and Bitrate used during encoding that determine's what size file you end with. If you have a DIVX player, you can burn avi as data and watch them on TV (6 x 700 MB avi to 1 DVD.
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19. February 2009 @ 19:23 |
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19. February 2009 @ 23:22 |
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Originally posted by mistycat:
Good search engine, not sure what thread to post in: http://btjunkie.org/
You got the right thread as the other is now closed.
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