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Can BxT also be bad for fansub groups and their releases?
kristen:
--- Quote from: macros74 on May 01, 2009, 04:53:40 AM ---Good point. Although there are still torrents here that have renamed files, recently came across one from Live-eviL. Then I can imagine a fansub group would be less happy because you then create a closed seeding pool (well, or people will have to change the file names to help seed)...
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I don't mind it when people re-name Chihiro files and make a batch, so long as chihiro is kept in the filename. I mean, we don't do logos or credits or anything to credit us other than the file name, so I don't like it when the only means of credit to the subbers is removed, even if the batch gives credit in the torrent comments or their website.
morreful, that is correct for the most part. And heck, it's free publicity. But there are 3 situations I would not want a torrent on box. Those are:
1. If I personally feel embarrassed by the work we did. Things like World Destruction, Rosario to Vampire 2, Zettai Karen Children with the original 15-22, Kyou no Go no Ni (Until we get around to doing a v2 of the series), etc. In that case, I'd want it covered up and die.
2. If it is a mixed torrent with a group that Chihiro dos not get along with. I wouldn't want associations with them.
3. If the torrent is a re-encode and/or re-mux of a show that we've already done and liked the quality of. For instance, if someone were to re-encode the Minami-ke torrents to the same resolution, I wouldn't want it on here.
But, my wants and what happens are different. :p
mgz:
--- Quote from: kristen on May 01, 2009, 02:52:11 PM ---
--- Quote from: macros74 on May 01, 2009, 04:53:40 AM ---Good point. Although there are still torrents here that have renamed files, recently came across one from Live-eviL. Then I can imagine a fansub group would be less happy because you then create a closed seeding pool (well, or people will have to change the file names to help seed)...
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I don't mind it when people re-name Chihiro files and make a batch, so long as chihiro is kept in the filename. I mean, we don't do logos or credits or anything to credit us other than the file name, so I don't like it when the only means of credit to the subbers is removed, even if the batch gives credit in the torrent comments or their website.
morreful, that is correct for the most part. And heck, it's free publicity. But there are 3 situations I would not want a torrent on box. Those are:
1. If I personally feel embarrassed by the work we did. Things like World Destruction, Rosario to Vampire 2, Zettai Karen Children with the original 15-22, Kyou no Go no Ni (Until we get around to doing a v2 of the series), etc. In that case, I'd want it covered up and die.
2. If it is a mixed torrent with a group that Chihiro dos not get along with. I wouldn't want associations with them.
3. If the torrent is a re-encode and/or re-mux of a show that we've already done and liked the quality of. For instance, if someone were to re-encode the Minami-ke torrents to the same resolution, I wouldn't want it on here.
But, my wants and what happens are different. :p
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I understand that part but i used to in the past for archive sakes rename all my episodes for convenient looking around of.
So the folder might say [FanSub Group] Series Title
and in it the series were all labeled how i wanted them and when i offer these torrents on the likes of demonoid i credit the subbers
but my file names read
Series - 01
Series - 02
Series - 03
So that i can organize it by name and it stays nice and orderly
kristen:
Yeah, something like that, or even making it something like
K-On_-_01_[Chihiro][1280x720_H.264_AAC][YURIGOGG].mkv
is fine. I just don't like batches that would be named "K-On" and contain the files K-On_01_[YURIGOGG].mkv, K-On_02_[MIOXMUGI].mkv, K-On_03_[RAEPRAEP].mkv, etc.
Xiong Chiamiov:
If I were a fansubber, I'd probably try and use BxT for official distro because
a) Everything would be seeded. Now there's no need for a distro team, yay.
b) It would guarentee that I/my group produces stuff that doesn't suck balls. If it's not good enough to be on BxT, then there was no point in making it.
Of course, you'd have to release single eps somewhere else, since BxT only does completes, but... I don't know, I don't really have any experience in this, so this may just be the ravings of a mad lunatic.
--- Quote from: kristen on May 01, 2009, 04:03:22 AM ---In addition, the BxT tracker seems to be faster. I tried leeching a Chihiro batch with 50 seeds on it and go 50 kb/s. I tried a different one here with many less seeds and got 2 MB/s.
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Why were you downloading a Chihiro batch?
kureshii:
--- Quote from: Anime Classic ---[..]
Folks, there's a reason our stuff is poorly seeded: there aren't very many fans of vintage anime out there, and none of us have the bandwidth to spare to anally reseed everything ourselves, nor do we have the cash laying around to pay for a seedbox to do it for us. We don't repack things very often because, well, repacks are lazy releases. Fansubbing is not a big part of our lives (hence the only one episode a week thing) and if we have something new to put out, we put it out. Repacks are for weeks that things slip by or when real life interferes beyond redemption.
But, nevertheless, it seems that all everybody wants these days are repacks. They're so in demand that over the past three weeks we've seen at least three (possibly more) of our projects repacked and posted elsewhere.
And by "elsewhere" I mean "Sites that do not communicate with our tracker and are not listed on any of our sites." In other words, it's an attempt to create a new seed pool (sometimes on a reg only ratio tracker) and by extension keeps people who want to seed away from here..
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I don't see a problem here.
none of us have the bandwidth to spare to anally reseed everything ourselves, nor do we have the cash laying around to pay for a seedbox to do it for us. We don't repack things very often because, well, repacks are lazy releases. Fansubbing is not a big part of our lives [...]
Why don't they let someone else handle the bandwidth/seeding and packing then, so they can focus on their lives and on fansubbing? It seems to me their only complaint is that repacks drive seeders away from their site, which baffles me.
Here we have anime nerds (and I don't mean this negatively; everyone has something they're nerdy about anyway) for whom torrent/site management and anime-watching/archival constitute a big part of their interests. Here, people will spend hours making a nice description for you, CRC-checking your files and making sure filenames match, and seeders will gladly seed your torrents.
And if they're not using your official repack or if the torrent fails for some valid reason, you are free to use the torrent report button. Better still, you're free to have a go at making a replacement offer :)
Seeders are seeders, and as long as they remain accessible to the public pool, what does it matter if that seeder is on TPB, scarywater or BxT? I'm pretty sure vintage fans will still frequent their website (to get new episodes, etc), so if torrents aren't working out well for them as a means of distribution, maybe they should consider alternative distribution methods instead?
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