Being Human US S02E09 HDTV x264-ASAP

xvid / avi here:

http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/7097787/being_human_us_s02e09_when_i_think_about_you_i_shred_myself_hdtv

this is case where xvid is smaller size than the x264, 350mb vs 384mb. just saying ...

there are a lot of them like that. way too many to make the x264 a viable alternative to xvid

i was adverse to these x264 versions because of their somewhat smaller size and wasn't sure if
they'd play on my stand-alone blu-ray player (but thankfully they do and i have to say the quality
is better), but i wish the "scene" stuck to some form of rules about their file-size, like what they
did with xvid's. weren't most half hour shows a maximum of 175mb and 1 hour shows (40-43 min without
advertisements) all meant to be 350mb.

here we've got a new standard (x264), but it's like the groups can make the file-sizes whatever they
want, which makes it a lil harder to spot the fakes, but that being said, eztv's done a fantastic
job of keeping up with all the releases each day.

sweet thanks so much!!

the old rules were essentially make it fit into one of these exact file sizes (mainly to make them fit on
cd's and dvd's). the new rules are much more detailed and aim to have a consistant quality instead of
consitant file size because most people don't care if they fit on cd's and dvd's anymore. you can't
dictate a file size if you dictate a quality as the only way to adjust the file size is to adjust the quality.

with the old way they either reduced the quality when a longer episode aired or they jumped up to the
550mb size and wasted a bunch of space doing it.

agreed using x264(mp4) for the sd releases instead of xvid (avi) is the single stupidest thing
they've ever done the avi is better quality (sound much better vid equal) and it works for everyone
unlike the mp4

they should just release both formats. i for one don't like the mp4's because my dvdplayer wont play
them.. but i know that there are people who like the mp4 better so.....

my proposal: release both formats!!

have you ever capped and encoded shows? it's already a lot of work, and your suggestion doubles
the workload. have mercy on the cappers!

great series thanks