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RedAlert
Joined: 09 May 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:59 am Post subject: How BIG future release will be released? |
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Hi all,
I'd like to hear your opinion on how to release BIG releases of DivX/XviD releases
BIG is consider 3(and/or more) avi files for one release.
1) as they're, one file at a time as .avi files
2) packed with winrar as one file for better and longer availability
Note: combine the files as one big .avi file is not option for me. |
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collie
Joined: 03 May 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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For me there's a simple reason, why videos shouldn't be RARed:
A majority of people (including me) will surely not keep a RAR file shared, because they have to unpack the videos inside to watch them. That would take up double space.
So RARing will do just the opposite, from what you'd be suggesting.
What you can do is either release the files as they are, just like it has been for years.
Or you can use the emule feature of making a collection. But you'd still have to publish all the links, as emule is not used by everyone. |
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RedAlert
Joined: 09 May 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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good point collie.
more ideas other than collie? |
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mvprules
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| Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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If you release the movie in archives, people can't watch previews. Also it is waste of time having to open the archive, extract the movie out (include selecting the destination folder), and deleting the archive afterwards. Besides using WinRAR maximum conpression only results in a reduction of a few megabytes, which is not worth it. It's best to use max compression for 7-Zip, but the computer need 4GB of RAM to do it properly.
So leave it in avi format, because I'm not a fan of archives and neither is a lot of people. |
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Bandit224
Joined: 28 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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You should've added a choice between 3 (cd-sized) avi files, or just 1 (dvd-sized) avi file. That is a better debate. The 3 cd-sizes add more availability of particular portions, but rarely are all 3 seen complete. 1 dvd-size avi file is more convenient, but usually less overall availability.
Archives are only good for text files, warez, sitrerips, etc. where there are tons of files. Even then, people usually don't use compression, they just use winrar to group the 1000 small files into one complete file. |
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KeeSKLeF
Joined: 04 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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since you've done so much work to convert the dvd into an avi it's ok by me when you share them as separate files. They should spread best i guess. i would only rar the files when there is an absolute need to do so: when you built a dvd image which is (for non emule 0.47a users) too large > 4GB. Only then i would rar and split them. Or of course when there is a collection of pictures/smalle files to be kept together.
Question: is it for upload purposes only that you dont release movies in DVD-format? |
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[KraZaka]
Joined: 04 May 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:03 am Post subject: |
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despite the fact that avi files is the obvious answer I would like to clear up a myth
Quote: packed with winrar as one file for better and longer availability
it's simply not true that a bigger file will have better and longer availability. |
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annonymouslozah
Joined: 24 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:43 am Post subject: |
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i actual prefer mpg files true they are bigger.
but easier to preview and easier to edit and such. |
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