no, i'm not. i never get this low resolution version. i always get the hr hdtv
version. currently, i'm downloading the 720p x264 ctu version, but i'm not sure
if my
computer is enough to play it (p4 2.8ghz ht, 1gb ram, 1280x1024 res, geforce
7600gs, sound blaster audigy 2 zs).
also, i don't know if vlc player 0.86a can play this format (.mkv right ?).
vlc sucks man, get media player classic your pc's specs meet the minimum
requirements for playing 720p video (however, x264/h264 is more resource hungry
than wmv hd),download coreavc codec and in media player classic, right click and
go to options, click on external filters and add coreavc. you should be able to
play the file without any probs. if it doesn't recognize the format (unlikely),
then download and install "ffdshow decoder" hope this helped. pm for any more
help
[#31623]
Written by: p0rnstar [27/04/2007, 23:12]
i was wondering on the size of the file but a supposed hour of television
clocking in at just under 40 minutes with ads removed (along with 30 seconds or
so of end credits which do get counted in the official runnning time) is par for
the course with the network fomerly known as wb. satellite feeds of "charmed"
episodes were coming down (god, i miss the days when we could get stuff uncut
and in advance) at around 41 minutes as far back as the fourth season. even hour
long programs on the big networks are shorter than ever; you're lucky if you see
anything with a trt over 45 minutes.
so it's nothing new - the only place you get anywhere close to an hour of
television in an hour is somewhere like bbc. even the new "doctor who" series
is intentionally shorter than a lot of other bbc hour series so there's room for
co-producer cbc's ad breaks. scifi channel in the us cuts out even more,
shaving another minute or two here an there using a combination of outright cuts
(mostly scene trimming) and time compression.
p*
[#31627]
Written by: p0rnstar [27/04/2007, 23:22]
Quote by 24
vlc sucks man, get media player classic your pc's specs meet the minimum
requirements for playing 720p video (however, x264/h264 is more resource hungry
than wmv hd),download coreavc codec and in media player classic, right click and
go to options, click on external filters and add coreavc. you should be able to
play the file without any probs. if it doesn't recognize the format (unlikely),
then download and install "ffdshow decoder" hope this helped. pm for any more
help
good info. i've got similar specs and *should* be able to run 720p video but
have never been able to without the video freezing every few seconds. up until
now, vlc has pretty much been the player of choice as it seems to play just
about everything with the fewest hassles. i'd love nothing more than to have a
reason to download the hd versions of a lot of my shows. i've got a computer
hooked up to my plasma screen for that very purpose. i have to say, even the
350 mb stuff that's been mastered from the hd feeds still looks amazingly good,
much better than i was getting from directv and cable. being able to get even
higher quality viewing is just a little more much appreciated icing on the cake.
p*
