Posted by Greg Farr on 08/29/07 04:15

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:30:40 -0400, "AMUN" <spamblocker@bell.net>
wrote:

>
>"
>>>>>>>>> <gregfarr@comcast.net>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I had a lead but misplaced it as I tend to forget things. I
>>>>>>>>>>remember
>>>>>>>>>>someone had a place with good fair hash numbers for movies, was
>>>>>>>>>>that
>>>>>>>>>>here or somewhere else?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Never mind. I found it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Greg
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Congratulations. I'm happy for you. It'd be nice if you shared it.
>>>>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>>>>>--Alan
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm sorry, it's just that I seem to be alone as a film fan around
>>>>>>> here;
>>>>>>> http://winmxworld.com/extras/mxcentral.winmxworld.com/index.html?contact.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>>You're not the only film fan around here Greg but you may be the only
>>>>>>one
>>>>>>who would consider using WinMX to download a film? I certainly
>>>>>>wouldn't.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>(kim)
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Which one do you use, is it superior?
>>>>
>>>>eMule, BitTorrent or Usenet, all have better resistance to file
>>>>corruption.
>>>>
>>>>On a big file like a movie that's crucial.
>>>>
>>>>(kim)
>>>
>>>
>>> Which is easiest?
>>
>> eMule (eDonkey2000) is most similar to WinMX and the best option for
>> finding obscure video titles. It's also the slowest.
>>
>>> Are they equal in speed, I have broadband.
>>
>> Usenet is fastest. It will always download at maximum speed but is the
>> most complicated to use. There is also a limit on how long a particular
>> title can be stored on a newsserver. BitTorrent lies somewhere between the
>> two in terms of speed, availability and ease of use. Checkout the guides
>> at Slyck.com to compare the advantages and disadvantages of different file
>> sharing apps: http://www.slyck.com/guides.php
>>
>>> I don't
>>> get a lot of corrupt files, just found one tho, that stops playing
>>> half way thru and I'd like to try & fix it by changing to mpeg or
>>> something. Do you know how to do a repair job. It's a rare film,
>>> otherwise, I'd just d/l it again.
>>
>> There are programs which can make corrupted avi files playable again but
>> I've never used one as picture quality is all important for me.
>>
>> (kim)
>>
>
>There are a few of those programs floating around on the various P2P's
>Or places like download.com
>one is ASF AVI RM MPEG WSM repair.
>(hey, I didn't name it)
>
>However most of these "fixer" programs I have tried merely crop out the
>corrupted sections, so you end up with missing content.
>And it's not unusual to lose 99% of the file, but if the file is
>irreplaceable it may still be a valid/last chance option.
>
>However as with all working programs on P2P beware malware and viruses.
>


I got the one with the weird name, we'll see.
Thanks for help.

Greg
http://gregsplace.50megs.com
http://www.picturetrail.com/fugitive1

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