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wylde
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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 Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 10:47 pm Post subject: bit torrent - wtf is this file "tcr-10ycd1"? |
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its great but i'm having some issues with file names...
eg - "tcr-10ycd1" wtf is that?
somebody was kind enough to explain how to watch some of these files before but i can't remember what they said or the program they used...
this is a nice, new clean partition and i can't access the old drive so i will need it explained again..
also, i just d/led 'the last samurai' 2.4gb and the file types are .VOB
i have the codecs and whatever else is needed ((i think)nimo codec pack) but it says 'unknown file format' when i run the files.. is it just broken or should i do something else?
i did a search but couldn't find anything useful..
i just got another hdd and am wanting to take advantage of my new free space and watch some stuff that i haven't seen yet...
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wylde
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 5:39 am Post subject: |
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| *bump* cuz i am waiting to watch these flicks if possible |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 5:54 am Post subject: |
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Gord's the one who should be answering this but he's probably out womanizing.
The vob files are DVD. Load Windows Media Player, go to 'open file,' browse to the directory where the files are saved, select 'files of type' *.*, and click on (probably) the smallest vob file.
the tcr-10cd1 thing is probably zipped or something. They often take the file extensions off. I can't say with certainity what you can do, but in this case I'd try unzipping it with winzip. |
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wylde
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 6:17 am Post subject: |
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| thanks... i tried winzip but no dice. |
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Derrek
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 6:17 am Post subject: |
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If you have a DVD player program, then open it and drag/drop the VOB files into it.
If you have a DVD Burner, use Nero Classic or a similar program to burn 2 folders -- AUDIO and VIDEO. Put all of the files you downloaded into the VIDEO folder. Leave the audio folder empty. Burn it.
Presto, you now have a DVD. |
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wylde
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 6:30 am Post subject: |
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| Derrek wrote: |
If you have a DVD player program, then open it and drag/drop the VOB files into it.
If you have a DVD Burner, use Nero Classic or a similar program to burn 2 folders -- AUDIO and VIDEO. Put all of the files you downloaded into the VIDEO folder. Leave the audio folder empty. Burn it.
Presto, you now have a DVD. |
thanks derrek.. i have a dvd program 'power dvd' but when the VOB files for last samurai are played i get an 'unknown file format' error.. its really pissn me off..
to have 40 people seeding it would suggest that the files are valid and playable.. i just can't get em up..
i haven't a dvd burner..
the "tcr-10ycd1" file is giving me the chits too.. 'the whole 10 yards' is the movie but the stoopid thing won't play either |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 6:46 am Post subject: |
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| wylde wrote: |
| thanks derrek.. i have a dvd program 'power dvd' but when the VOB files for last samurai are played i get an 'unknown file format' error.. its really pissn me off.. |
It's possible that power DVD won't play it. Try again with Windows Media Player.
For a better answer to your questions, however, you could sign up at the suprnova forums -- somebody there is bound to know something. |
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the_beaver
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| Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 6:50 am Post subject: |
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Actually, I just pulled this off the suprnova forum.
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How To deal with File Types
File types can be a bit of a pain if you've never come across them before but as long as you have the right tools dealing with them can become as easy as looking at them.
Compressed Files
Rar/Zip/Ace/Tar
Rar files are becoming more and more popular lately with the massive success of Winrar 3.2. They are very easy to deal with as long as you have Winrar 3.2. If the files are a simple rar file then just right click on it and choose extract here, the file will then unrar to reveal the folder or file that was zipped. Sometimes you may come across files that are in r.00, r.001, r.002 etc form, they look like this:
(IMG:http://www.torialtown.co.uk/images/Filetypes/rar.jpg)
All you do with these is go to the 1st number in the series (either r.00 or r.001) and right click and choose extract here. Winrar will piece together the end file from all the other rar's in the sequence leaving you more often than not with a bin/iso file (see that filetype for details). Zip, Ace and Tar files follow the same rules as above.
If you have files that have names like flt-ba.001, flt-ba.002 etc that look like this:
(IMG:http://www.torialtown.co.uk/images/Filetypes/00.jpg)
All you need to do is open up Winrar and navigate to the 1st file in the series (.000 or .001) and highlight then choose Extract To. Make sure you don't extract to the same file and overwrite it, probably best choose a different folder to extract it too. You will also notice another file with a .sfv extension, this is just a file for checking the integrity of the whole volume of the files, it's not usually necessary but if you want to do this u can with SFV Checker.
NB. People are getting archive corrupted errors when they try to unrar a file using an earlier WinRar than 3.2. The reason for this is that 3.2 uses a different compression matrix to earlier versions so if you try to unrar a file made by 3.2 and your using an earlier Winrar then your not going to have much luck, upgrade and try again.
Cbr & Cbz
These are basically rar'd up comic book files, although you can use WinRar on them it is also worth using CDisplay as this allows you to view the pages sequentially the way they were intended.
Image Files
Bin, Cue & Iso files
Bin/Iso files are exact images of a CD/DVD, a cue file is a small information file that tells a player how to play or burn the bin. Iso files do not have cue files. Both Bin and Iso files can be dealt with in a variety of ways, you can mount them with Daemon Tools (see tutorial) and then install/watch from your virtual drive or you can burn them to disc so that they are identical to the original image. To burn them:
Nero 6: Open Nero & cancel the wizard -> Recorder -> Burn Image and select the cue, now select disc-at-once, burn speed and your off.
Nero 5.x: Open Nero & cancel the wizard -> File -> Burn Image and select the cue, now select disc-at-once, burn speed and your off.
For Iso files just select the file itself using the above methods and don't forget it is always best to select a low burn speed and use good quality discs for this.
NB. Image files are often more than the standard 700mb's a disc can hold, don't worry just burn it anyway. It will fit. This is because a lot of the mb's are taken up by the file index data that aren't present on the actual CD when burnt.
Nrg Files
These are image files made by Nero, same as a bin/iso file. You can mount them or burn to disc using Nero. If you don't want to do that you can convert them to a Bin with Isobuster or WinIso (see How To Make A Bin). If Nero is not accepting the image it may be because you are using an earlier version of Nero and the image was made on 6 or above. Upgrade or convert as explained before.
Mdf & Mds Files
These are Media Descriptor Files, basically image files made by Alcohol 120% software, they have the same relation as bin & cue and can be mounted with Daemon Tools or burnt with Alcohol 120%/appropriate software.
Bwt, Bwi & Bws Files
These are the same as above but made by software called Blindwrite, just mount the BWT file with Daemon or burn to disc with Blindwrite/appropriate software.
Ccd, Img & Sub Files
These are the same as above but made by software called CloneCD, just mount the Ccd file with Daemon or burn to disc with CloneCD/appropriate software.
Cdi Files
These are image files made by software called DiscJuggler, burn with DiscJuggler/appropriate software or mount with Daemon Tools.
Audio/Video Files
Ogg Vorbis Files
Ogg Vorbis is a new audio compression format. It is roughly comparable to other formats used to store and play digital music, such as MP3, VQF, AAC, and other digital audio formats. It is different from these other formats because it is completely free, open, and unpatented. Most players will play this format as well as MP3, check out http://www.vorbis.com/ for more details.
MPEG Files
MPEG (pronounced M-peg), which stands for Moving Picture Experts Group, is the name of family of standards used for coding audio-visual information (e.g., movies, video, music) in a digital compressed format.
The major advantage of MPEG compared to other video and audio coding formats is that MPEG files are much smaller for the same quality. This is because MPEG uses very sophisticated compression techniques. Check the How To Find Codecs for links to a wide variety of codecs for these files. There are several different types of MPEG:
MPEG-1
This is one of the most common compression formats for VCD, it is slowly being taken over by SVCD and KVCD formats but still gives very good quality results.
MPEG-2
MPEG-2 is the new compression standard, which allows the coding of studio qualtity video for digital TV, high-density CD-ROMs and TV-broadcasting. You will mostly come across this if you download a DVD or an SVCD, check the How to Find Codecs topic for links to codecs.
MPEG-3
Needs no introduction, the standard format for virtually all music files that are shared on networks.
MPEG-4
This is the next generation of MPEG, whilst audio and video are at the core of the MPEG-4 specification, MPEG-4 can also support 3D objects, sprites, text and other media types. So watch out for this in the future. You won't come across this much at the minute, if you do u can find a codec for it in the How To Find Codecs thread. |
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wylde
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 6:59 am Post subject: |
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| the_beaver wrote: |
| wylde wrote: |
| thanks derrek.. i have a dvd program 'power dvd' but when the VOB files for last samurai are played i get an 'unknown file format' error.. its really pissn me off.. |
It's possible that power DVD won't play it. Try again with Windows Media Player.
For a better answer to your questions, however, you could sign up at the suprnova forums -- somebody there is bound to know something. |
they don't play in media player either..
thanks beaver... i'll do the suprnova chat thing.. thats a good idea
btw... the thing you pulled off suprnova doesn't mention tcr files... doh
thanks for your efforts |
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oneiros
Joined: 19 Aug 2003
Location: Villa Straylight
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| Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 7:26 am Post subject: |
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| Have you tried Videolan? It plays a lot of those odd file formats, without requiring you to burn them to cd first. |
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wylde
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 7:44 am Post subject: |
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| oneiros wrote: |
| Have you tried Videolan? It plays a lot of those odd file formats, without requiring you to burn them to cd first. |
YAY THANKS
it plays the tcr files but i still have trouble with the VOB files..
thanks mate... good job! |
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