What is the best quality movie to download

[rcmpayne]

If i was to download a movie their are lots of diffrent extentions like .avi,.mpg, ext witch is the best one to download

[Doggiedaddy]

If i was to download a movie

Even the thread title is a give away.
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Edited 06/03/03
I did not realize that the rules were bendable, as perhaps they should be. I have made my last recommendation regarding same. This is and shall always be the work of the Mr. Baldrick and the MODS. After reading my post I sound a lot like Txpharoah,[no disrespect intended, you have the right to say what you like], so I burned my soapbox and again I apologize and will cease at once adding my opinion on what is or is not wares. This is a great forum and I enjoy most of the opinions on it but I guess I stuck my keyboard in were it did not belong on this one.
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[pacmania_2001]

Some users have complained about the locking of this thread therefore I have unlocked it and removed the warning.

However keep it clean.

[DVDJunkee]

Well I'm glad this thread was reopened. Both sides had valid arguments for locking/unlocking, but since we gave this guy the benefit of the doubt, I'll see what help I can offer, since there are many legal movies available for download.

Now to give an answer that can actually help you, it is necessary for you to give additional information on how you will be using this movie. Will you be watching it on a TV or computer? Do you want quality or size?

In most cases, if you are just watching it on a computer, Divx files, with the extention .avi will be best for you. They are better compressed than .mpg files and most often have better quality for the size.

However if you are looking to watch said video on a tv, then you should look for an .mpg file which is hopefully in vcd or svcd format, to burn to a cd.

Hope that helps ya a little.

[petesimon]

Some users have complained about the locking of this thread therefore I have unlocked it and removed the warning.

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[pacmania_2001]

Hmm.. the possibilities:

It could lead to a guide.
It could lead to a program.

Both of which would be legal.

[housepig]

If no person is allowed to talk about warez or illegal acts on this website then what the heck is "My one click solution to copying DVD's to DVD( -/+ )R/RW - Click Here" talking about?...

It is probably talking about a method of backing up dvd's you already own, which is legal (in the U.S., at least).

Remember, you can use a knife to cut bread or to cut someone's throat... same tool, different uses, legal and illegal....

[Gazorgan]

To actually answer the origianl question. 'Typically' you get the best results with AVI (in the form of DivX/XviD): commonly 350 MB/hour. A lot of MPG's are VCD, and the resolution and quality is less than AVI. RM can be good, but is typically horrible(max compression settings). WMV can also be excellant, but is often 'overcompressed' to the point of being like a VCD.

The best tip I can give you is look at the file size and length and do the bitrate in your head. You can download a few MB's of a file and view it to see the quality/resolution, then compare that to the size to see if it can be anygood.

Ther are no good 2 hour videos that are 200 MB :P
VCD is 800 MB/80 minutes. SVCD is 'good' at around 800 MB/45 minutes. AVI can be 'good' at 350 MB/hour. 'Good' RM and WMV have teh same data rate as AVI (all the latest are MPEG4).

[Conquest10]

i also think it depends on what the person defines as good quality. some people think vcd is great quality. others hate it and will only stick to dvd.

[nickerous]

Not trying to get on anyone's nerves or tick anyone off at all here, BUT....


I think all various types of files (if you got them off the internet) are not worth the time, effort, or money to burn to a disc. Go out and buy the thing. If it isn't out to buy yet, go see it at the theater, if it is out and you think it is priced too high, wait 6 months and then buy it. I can't think of any movie (just released, soon to be released, theater, or home video) that I would go to the trouble of burning to a disc. Now, I know, this could be about BACKUP, and people with kids or lots of animals around the house may actually have need of backups, but I have over 400 dvds and haven't backed up any of them. Why? Because I am careful with them, I don't let kids run around near them, I keep animals away from them.

All this dvd-burning stuff for me is a hobby and nothing more. The only stuff I burn to a disc are VHS tapes that are many years old and probably will never be released on DVD. BUT!!! If by some miracle they are released, I will be one of the first to plunk down my money for it.

[Conquest10]

good for you.

[housepig]

I think all various types of files (if you got them off the internet) are not worth the time, effort, or money to burn to a disc.

I would generally agree, except for the following : www.archive.org - full of great quality, rare "ephemeral films" - military footage, industrial training films, educational shorts, all kinds of good stuff. All public domain, free to download, and excellent quality.

All this dvd-burning stuff for me is a hobby and nothing more. The only stuff I burn to a disc are VHS tapes that are many years old and probably will never be released on DVD. BUT!!! If by some miracle they are released, I will be one of the first to plunk down my money for it.

agreed - I can't wait for The Haunting to come out next month, even though I did a really nice backup from the laserdisc...

now if they'd just release Gymkata on dvd...

[txpharoah]

I think all various types of files (if you got them off the internet) are not worth the time, effort, or money to burn to a disc.

No. Just look at some of the QuickTime and WMV files out there. They are better than VCD, and some QT files can rival DVD.

Real is crap. Low QT/WMV is bad. MPEG is fine, but large. AVi is fine, but large. XVID and DivX are crap (not because of format, but because normally used improperly).

Go out and buy the thing. If it isn't out to buy yet, go see it at the theater, if it is out and you think it is priced too high, wait 6 months and then buy it. I can't think of any movie (just released, soon to be released, theater, or home video) that I would go to the trouble of burning to a disc.

What if it does not exist? And is legal to copy (expired or relinquished copyrights)? Then your argument fails.

I've got some lovely declassified military videos than are not available in any known form, but are freely available (and legal to distribute) online in danged-near perfect quality.

[pacmania_2001]

No one format is better than others on the internet.

An MPEG-2 file, if not encoded correctly could be of worse quality than a RM file. It all just depends on the file size, resolution and bitrate settings.