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[ss30]

What's with some of the new shows for d/l being .mp4 and not xvid

Anyone know?

[Zoots]

Are they WebDL's from iTunes?

[BigBird]

Most of the stuff available now is H.264/MPEG-4 due to the improved quality/size ratio. Was annoying at first for me because they wouldn't play in a standalone DVD player. I watch most on my PC anyway but if you want to convert them to XviD the best program I have used is WinFF available here. (">

[stimpy]

I love them as they are better quality and play natively on iOS.

Simple to convert if you need them as XViD.

[ss30]

Are they WebDL's from iTunes?

No from newsgroups

[ss30]

I have only tried 2 .mp4 files so far on our TV and they were the first two episodes of him and her and they seemed to skip a few frames now and then, the TV plays xvid and mkv's fine so I will have to try some other programs and see if it was just the ripper/uploader or whether it's the TV

[DJ OD]

Scene standards changed a while back.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_%28warez%29


DJ OD

[Zoots]

No from newsgroups

No, I meant are the rips from iTunes originally (then uploaded).

I've had a few mp4’s recently that were WebDL's.

[BigBird]

Scene standards changed a while back.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_%28warez%29


DJ OD

LOL. So there are defined standards and specifications for warez?

EDIT: Puts me in mind of the Terry Pratchet Discworld books where are are guilds for thieves and assassins. Help to keep things above board and easier to control. (">

[ss30]

LOL. So there are defined standards and specifications for warez? (">

I thought it was funny and the fact there is a Wiki page for warez too

[ss30]

No, I meant are the rips from iTunes originally (then uploaded).

I've had a few mp4’s recently that were WebDL's.

All episodes are grabbed with Sickbeard/Sab as soon as they are up on NZBMatrix so I assume that they are TV Rips

[DejaVu]

Not only is there a Wiki page for 'Warez' (the old skool definition), there is a whole set of standards the Release Groups have to adhere to in order to stop their releases from being 'Nuked'.

The particular rule you've pointed out here is documented here - http://scenenotice.org/details.php?id=2081

DivX & XviD is old hat now in favour of the more superior MP4 and MKV formats, which produce better quality, better sound at a smaller filesize.
The scene rules are changing all the time due to advancements in file formats.

Sickbeard wont discriminate against whether it is a WebDL, TV Rip or DVD Rip. It'll just download what it finds on Usenet as the best possible quality.
Sickbeard keeps up with scene rules.

[{{909}}]

The WEB DL downloads are great as they dont have any logos and shit on the screen, although they do usually clock in at 40% larger files than the usual HDTV rips. When I was catching up with family guy and american dad, i opted for the hdtv rips to save about 10gig of my limited HDD space.