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Web Casts . . .
Lots of prime stuff out there, maybe a new thread for these?
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Re: Web Casts . . .
Just got a Billy Cobham, 2015' from Dime Looks Great! . . . IMO . . .
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Re: Web Casts . . .
This is covered in the Audio BitTorrent Seeding Policy.
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Re: Web Casts . . .
TTD admins, et al,
This is 2015, not 1998. It is beyond laughable that TTD hasn't found a way to allow webcast rips/dumps on this invaluable site while still maintaining acceptable levels of quality and proper documentation of lineage. There are tools like rtmpdump and AdobeHDS.php that enable "lossless" (untouched would be a more appropriate term here, with the point being that these tools enable one to grab a bit-for-bit accurate rip of the webcast feed) rips. Let people upload webcast rips, but require that they provide screen grabs proving that the method that they used meet acceptable standards to be outlined by the TTD admin team. It's one thing to implement quality standards (no screencasting grabs [blech], minimum bitrate requirements, accurate description of the method/software used, lineage, etc, but an outright ban?!! C'mon Den, you're better than that. There are so many excellent high definition streams out there these days that can only be obtained via webcast rip, and it's damn near a crime to deprive this community of music lovers of the plethora of material they're missing out on due to this antiquated rule. Sure, there are other sites where one can find webcast rips, but I don't want to see TTD go the way of Sugarmegs and fade away into obscurity because of a failure to change with the times. As the aged hippie so eloquently told Monty Burns: "Contemporise, man!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdqLMkPqjOQ - Uber PS: DVD as a format is dying. It's on life support right now. It's now possible to convert a DVD to an mkv (matroska) file without transcoding thanks to FFMPEG and the libav dev team, yet per the TTD rules I think this also is currently disallowed. Yet another example of how this community is falling prey to stubbornly ignoring current technology trends. Sure, there's blu-ray, but why burn BD disks when one can simply use a media player/HTPC and playback their media without the need to buy/burn physical media? /end rant No members have liked this post.
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Re: Web Casts . . .
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International Jazz Day All Star Jam was webcasted yesterday in 1080p quality, but since it wasn't on "TV" it's disallowed unless I am misunderstanding the rules: Quote:
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Re: Web Casts . . .
PS, that rule cites "slippery slope" as a rationale, but slippery slope is a logical fallacy:
https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/slippery-slope It wouldn't be a slippery slope as long as well thought out and clearly defined rules/standards were implemented. It would be a wise move to explore this, IMO, but either way I am eternally grateful to you and all the other TTD admins who make this site possible. I just want to see the site keep up with modern times, and in 2015 (some) webcasts are the cat's meow when it comes to high quality video. It's just a matter of separating the wheat from the chaff and determining minimal quality standards for bitrates, rules about no re-encodes, proper methods of pulling dumps that don't transcode/screen capture, etc. No members have liked this post.
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Re: Web Casts . . .
I don't know if any other mods have seen this thread, and I'm not much of a video guy, but I'll pass it along. The video mods may have more to say.
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Re: Web Casts . . .
UberDemon is right. There are no significant differences between a digitally captured HDTV broadcast and a digitally captured HD webcast. Both situations are capturing a lossy video (and often lossy audio) source and writing it to a container (like mkv).
Rewriting the rules to state a minimum bitrate, resolution, and lineage requirements would be a much more rational approach. The following members like this post: Allesnurgeklaut
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Re: Web Casts . . .
I'm throwing my hat in this ring, Traders Den NEEDS to allow Webcasts . . .Small Files, Quicker than a VOB file . . .
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Re: Web Casts . . .
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With the proliferation of high quality digital video, dvds are basically best for backing up important data as a hard copy, as hard drives will ultimately fail. At least half of my video downloads are digital source, and I watch them with my media player on my home theater system. I will continue to make my archive vids dvd compliant for now, but sooner than later I will be uploading in digital format, to meet the needs of traders. I too hope that the Trader's Den will consider this advancement in file sharing.
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Re: Web Casts . . .
1. Must come from a conformed source,
2. All the lineage rules apply . . . 3. The quality of the webcast varies, so no whining if the webcast doesn't meet your standards These would be a starting point . . . . . No members have liked this post.
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Re: Web Casts . . .
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From the mission statement on the front page: Quote:
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Re: Web Casts . . .
I agree with those that think we should figure out a standard to allow webcasts. I think the time has come.
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