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Old 2007-02-21, 10:45 PM
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Question My DVD Torrent: a couple questions.

I am preparing a DVD torrent. It's not my first ever but my first here.

First of all, the video codec shows: MPEG-1 Layer 2. I know that it is unacceptable for uploading. What I don't understand is that I transfered this myself from VHS via a Liteon Standalone. Why am I getting this lossy crap?

Second, I have had no problem creating MD5 Checksums (via MD5summer) but I don't know how to create/copy the hashes so that I may post them on my torrent's posting page as required. I am able to get a printout w/ "ok"s that I can post.

Any help here would be appreciated and I have some rare jazz footage to spread far & wide.

Thanks!
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Old 2007-02-21, 11:49 PM
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Re: My DVD Torrent: a couple questions.

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First of all, the video codec shows: MPEG-1 Layer 2. I know that it is unacceptable for uploading. What I don't understand is that I transfered this myself from VHS via a Liteon Standalone. Why am I getting this lossy crap?
MPEG-1 Layer 2 is an audio codec. Most standalone DVD recorders use this format when using the 2 hour (or greater) mode. Does your LiteOn standalone recorder have a 1 hour setting? (sometimes known as: XP mode). This setting will usually use PCM (lossless) audio.
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Old 2007-02-22, 12:46 AM
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MPEG-1 Layer 2 is an audio codec. Most standalone DVD recorders use this format when using the 2 hour (or greater) mode. Does your LiteOn standalone recorder have a 1 hour setting? (sometimes known as: XP mode). This setting will usually use PCM (lossless) audio.
Thanks. Yeah.. that was dumb re: the audio codec. Looks like it's MPEG- 2 video. RE: mode that I recorded it in. There's a chance that I did it in 1 hr mode since it's under 1 hr but then again- it could have been in 2 hr mode. That's SP though, right?

Now what about this little spreed bump in the MD5 hash info that I can't find?

Anybody? Thanks in advance.
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Re: My DVD Torrent: a couple questions.

open the md5 file using TextEdit or NotePad
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Old 2007-02-22, 11:09 AM
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open the md5 file using TextEdit or NotePad

Thanks- I knew it was right in front of me!
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Old 2007-02-23, 05:55 AM
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