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[#33234]
Written by: aydin1954 [05/05/07, 07:35] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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I thought I start this to help new people to get up to speed... if the experts want to contribute I will be happy to add info here. How to access EZTV IRC channel: install mIRC or other IRC client on your PC. Goggle for others. Read a bit on the mIRC site to make yourself familiar with IRC. http://www.mirc.com/  The just click the big EZTV logo on top of the page and you will be in the EZTV IRC Channel. BitTorrent information: http://dessent.net/btfaq/ or if you like to read: BitTorrent for dummies ->amazon.com Computer Setup info: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgsf923m_37fghb8f Router Port Forwarding Guides: http://www.portforward.com/english/applications/port_forwarding/Utor/Utorindex.htm Bad ISP List: http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Bad_ISPs Bad Router List: http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Bad_routers Protection Software - do not go commando! http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/ Best Clients: http://www.utorrent.com/ http://azureus.sourceforge.net/ Best Video Player to try as it has most codecs built in: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ Programs that tell you if you have the codecs needed to play a movie in case you do want to use another player: http://www.kcsoftwares.com/?vtb http://www.headbands.com/gspot/ Best program to transcode .avi files to DVD: http://www.vso-software.fr/products/convert_x_to_dvd/ do not use Nero, it is a piece of crap. Places to check the quality of a release if it was nuked (meaning that there is a problem with it like glitches out of sync sound and so on), etc. Also to check if a given episode did pre (was released by a Scene Group) and when http://www.orlydb.com/tv.php http://www.vcdquality.com/index.php http://www.nforce.nl/ http://doopes.com Places to get info about your shows, airing dates, etc... in no particular order: http://www.pogdesign.co.uk/cat/ http://epguides.com/menu/current.shtml http://www.episodeworld.com/ http://tviv.org/Main_Page http://www.myepisodes.com/frontpage.php http://www.thefutoncritic.com/home.aspx http://www.tv.com/ http://www.tvrage.com/ http://next-episode.net/ http://www.imdb.com/ http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/tv/ -> AustraliaDigital TV - TV Tuners- TV Capture: If you want to find out more about Digital TV in general, there are specialist chatrooms. They are a treasure trove of useful information on the subject. Courtesy of SpXC22X Four of the best are: http://www.digitv-forum.co.uk ,http://www.tv-cards.com/messageboard ,http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/ andhttp://forum.sudhian.com/ http://www.doom9.org/ Pirated movie and show release types: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirated_movie_release_types Convert 1100MB .mkv files to 700MB .avi files - courtesy of tvdavid: If you install MediaCoder from http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/ , you caneasily convert the 1100MB MKV files to 700MB AVI files. Setup suggestions: On the video tab, set format=XviD, container=AVI, Mode=Bitrate-based, bitrate=2100Kbps. On the audio tab, set Encoder="LAME MP3". On the LAME settings, pick CBR/Stereo/128Kbps. Or, if you want to keep the AC3 audio (see "Copy Audio" checkbox), try video bitrate=1800Kbps. Then just load the MKV file, and hit start. |
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[#40925]
Written by: aydin1954 [15/06/07, 11:11] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Moved message from ABennett: In the hopes it might reduce the number of times we have to answer these questions, a quick FAQ regarding the 24 releases in the 720p x264 format. Q: Do you plan to keep doing 24 in this new format? A: Yes, at present the plan is to continue with 24 in this format. Q: What about other shows in 720p? A: That has not yet been completely determined. We'll see how 24 goes. Q: I prefer the 350Mb releases. Will you still release those? A: Yes, the 350Mb releases are still preferred by the majority of downloaders. They are not going anywhere. Q: Then where are the 350Mb releases for episodes 1-4? A: They were released around a week ago, DVD rips. Q: What is the difference between HR and 720p? A: Three main differences. 1) 720p release is a larger filesize 2) 720p release is a higher resolution 3) 720p release uses a different codec that will require a more powerful processor to decode successfully Q: Why the .mkv format? Can't you use a different format? A: No, this is the format that the scene releases. We have no control over it. EDIT aydin1954: here is a more in depth info on the advantages of .mkv files: http://www.matroska.org/technical/guides/faq/index.html Q: How can I help keep the 720p releases coming? A: As usual, the answer is SEED. With these large files there is a worry that people will drop off them quickly - seeing healthy swarms with lots of seeders on these will encourage us to do more. Seeing people drop off soon after finishing their download will encourage us to reconsider. Of course if you have a good connection we are always looking for new seeders, ask for an op in the IRC channel. Q: How do I play these .mkv files? A: Your best bet is to use VLC Player - http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ if your PC has the needed horspower. If not then you can try Media Player Classic with CoreAVC and AC3 http://www.coreavc.com/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/ac3filter/ |
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[#40927]
Written by: aydin1954 [15/06/07, 11:14] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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[#43960]
Written by: aydin1954 [04/07/07, 06:07] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Moved from other posting: It has come to our attention that if you use PeerGuardian 2 (which is a good idea) you might have trouble to connect to the VTV Trackers: http://85.17.42.17:7001/announce http://denis.stalker.h3q.com:6969/announce -> 217.13.206.147To verify that the problem is with PG2 disable it for a few min and see what happens. If your Torrent Client (we talk about uTorrent and Azureus, the rest is considered of inferior quality and frowned upon) connects then the next step is to check which list is has the blocking. Usually is the p2p one but you can do like and turn them all off and then sequentially on. When you find the culprit open that list and either do a find or better scroll to come around the IP address of the above trackers. Once you find the single entry or a range then right-click and allow it permanently. In my case the first one was not in the list but the second did fall in a blocked range named Chaos Computer Club. One important thing DO NOT add the additional trackers to obviate to this problem as suggested to cure other tracker problems but follow the above instructions. Otherwise you will not do yourself a favor but only prevent your client from joining the initial high speed seeders |
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[#45125]
Written by: aydin1954 [12/07/07, 06:16] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Serach tip from CTU_Bauer: Google only has 334 of the forum pages logged (search site:www.eztvefnet.org/ inurl:forum=view_thread to see them all) so it's not the most thorough search option, however I think it will suffice until a search feature is implemented. The above search string, with the addition of the parameters you're searching, will search within the threads listed, whereas searching inside the url for forum=index will search the topic titles, eg. 24 season 6 site:www.eztvefnet.org/ inurl:forum=index |
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[#61902]
Written by: aydin1954 [15/10/07, 09:24] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Answer by Azriel on why EZTV does not release RAR/SFV/NFO 1. Because the sfv/rar method was introduced to maintain file integrity. Torrents use hashing as a way of maintaining file integrity. So the sfv/rar method is superfluous to requirements. 2. Torrents are not FTP. When you see the NFO/SFV/RAR method used in torrentsit's because the files originated from FTP servers and the torrent releaser could either: not be arsed to unrar or wanted to provide the release in its original untouched state. 3. We would have more people asking the opposite of your question if we did it the other way. E.g. "How do I open these rars?! with Windows Media Playz0r?!!!" 4. When it comes to certain things, more information for the general public is not always in the best interest of the groups. |
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[#63055]
Written by: aydin1954 [19/10/07, 14:35] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Login bug and how to fix it when it happens: search for and delete the EZTV cookie from your browser. |
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[#79261]
Written by: aydin1954 [14/02/08, 01:26] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Definitions: NUKED = A release that has some sort of problem, usually video, audio, or size related. REPACK/RERIP = The scene release group caught their own mistake and released a new torrent for one they already released, fixing the problem. PROPER = A different release group released a torrent, fixing a problem, or not having it, that the winning release group released. also look for addition words/combinations like REAL.PROPER = means the proper was also nuked REAL.PROPER.REPACK = as above Here are some real examples taken from actual .avi files i have Smallville.S07E09.PROPER.HDTV.XviD-XOR.avi smallville.s07e10.real.proper.hdtv.xvid-notv.avi Smallville.S07E11.REPACK.PROPER.HDTV.XviD-2HD.avi |
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[#89367]
Written by: aydin1954 [21/04/08, 07:06] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File Meaning Malware, SpyWare, etc... etc... http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm |
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[#89369]
Written by: aydin1954 [21/04/08, 07:12] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Having Download or Tracker Problems? Read here! Courtesy of Ven - Slightly edited First make sure you are using uTorrent or eventually Azureus on Win and Azureus on Mac all the other clients will cause you problems and we do not support them. On bittorrent you are rewarded for sharing more, however when you have your uploads set to unlimited (or too high) it will actually slow you down because your upload bandwidth will be saturated uploading to peers and there will be no upload bandwidth available for you to send ACK confirmations and make requests for new packets. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACK_%28computing%29 For example on a 1500/256 connection set upload to 15 kB/s and you will receive a well peered file (aka - any EZTV torrents) at 150 kB/s (unless the tracker/s is flooded with 50,000 leeches to 1000 seeds). Consider these factors if you are having problems. -- Are you using a decent torrent client? EZTV recommends: uTorrent or Azureus for Windows Azureus for Mac rtorrent with dht patch for Linux http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=293892 or if you use graphical environments under Linux (Gnome/KDE) kTorrent. If you are using anything else do not bother to complain you are using a crappy client and it is your problem. -- Try putting a limit on your uploads ... it could actually make things faster. -- Have you tried port forwarding? Enabling UPnP port mapping? Turning on your DHT? -- Are you downloading/seeding more than one torrent at a time? This will create a problem on slower connections. It can be fine to do when downloading torrents that are slower due to small peer numbers (cause it obviously won't download faster than the few available people can upload to you) ... but when it comes to popular torrents, you "spread your upload too thin" between multiple files/peers/trackers - and then the tracker on each torrent thinks you are leeching and limits your download. -- In uTorrent "Options > Preferences > BitTorrent" have you set-up your "Numbers of Connections"? For the same line speed example courtesy of aussiemadmum: Max global connections : 600, Max per torrent : 100, upload slots : 6. info on a site suggesting the calculations: http://www.johntp.com/2006/04/19/how-to-increase-download-speeds-of-utorrent/ -- Is your connection flooded? You might stopped your torrents, even closed your torrent client, but after downloading popular torrents your IP is still hit by thousands of peers looking to connect to you. It is easy to forget the 50,000+ peers that have hit your connection when your client has been running non-stop for weeks on end. Sometimes the only cure is to reset your modem and get a new IP. Downloading Lost, Jericho, and Heroes in one day will most certainly crash my connection by days end. -- In uTorrent "Options > Preferences > Queuing" Check your upload ratio settings. -- Use the program mentioned in the FAQ to increase the amount of connections in Windows XP Pro SP2 -- Have you tried adding extra trackers? You'll probably find the single tracker provided with brand new Prison Break torrents will be off line and wont connect for hours which can also be a culprit for slow downloads. Try the tracker list below -- Does your ISP limit torrent traffic? You can try by encrypting your torrents. -- You should be aware that the majority of the service providers these days "shape" the data flow of their users as they see fit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_shaping this means reducing the undesirable traffic during the times they feel necessary. One such undesirable traffic is P2P networking traffic. If you experiment you will find in most cases that your downloads will run much much faster overnight, this is when most of the traffic shaping is turned to a minimum or off. This is done by the majority of ISP's, Courtesy of funem ------------------- Here is a tracker list for EZTV torrents. Use this list of trackers and you will always connect ... even on the most popular of EZTV torrents. ------------------- http://tracker1.istole.it:60500/announce http://tracker2.istole.it:60500/announce http://tracker3.istole.it:60500/announce http://tracker4.istole.it:60500/announce http://tv.tracker.prq.to/announce http://tracker.prq.to/announce http://tracker.thepiratebay.org/announce http://vip.tracker.thepiratebay.org/announce http://tpb.tracker.thepiratebay.org/announce http://tpb.tracker.thepiratebay.org:80/announce http://open.tracker.thepiratebay.org/announce http://www.torrent-downloads.to:2710/announce http://denis.stalker.h3q.com:6969/announce -> Usually blocked by PG2http://tracker.zerotracker.com:2710/announce http://tv.tracker.thepiratebay.org/announce http://eztv.tracker.thepiratebay.org/announce not all of them work all the time so you check the status on uTorrent and add and remove as needed. |
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[#90934]
Written by: aydin1954 [02/05/08, 16:04] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Some common questions answered. Q: Where is the password to the file I just downloaded? A: We do not have it as we do not release password protected files, or .rar files or viruses, or trojans. You got duped into downloading such a file from another place not from here. Even if it is labeled EZTV is not from us. There are plenty of dishonest people that release fake EZTV files on other places. Q: My file is a FAKE! A: EZTV does not do fakes see answer to the above question. Q: Why can't I find older episodes of a season or older seasons? A. Because EZTV caters only to new shows and episodes and does not have the ability to maintain archives of old shows and episodes. So our tracker get regularly purged of old episodes and shows to make place to new ones. So you need to search elsewhere for them. Q: Why do I see the wrong number of seeds and peers on the tracker for old episodes? A: See above. Q: I cannot download the file when I click on the link I get an error message A. Try another mirror -> [2][3] Q: I do not get any video/audio on the downloaded file. Why? A: you have a missing codec or using a bad player. Use VLC Player. Q: How do I PM somebody? A: Just click on the person name anywhere you see it. Q: How I change my password? A: You do not need to. There is no security issue as an account is only needed to post on the forums. Q: The .avi file I downloaded does not play on my stand alone DVD Player, Media Box, etc... A: Try using VirtualDub (http://www.virtualdub.org ) to remux your AVI. Choose"Direct stream copy" for both video and audio to remux without re-encode the file. |
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[#94904]
Written by: aydin1954 [04/06/08, 09:47] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Mininova links leading to malware sites As reported in the forum we are aware of this and here is the thread on Mininova forum abut this problem you may want to read and follow the advice given there: http://forum.mininova.org/index.php?s=e570ed3f5cea69160841a071146afbf4&showtopic=235009007&st=0&p=367210&#entry367210 |
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[#94905]
Written by: aydin1954 [04/06/08, 09:53] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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If you are having problems with BT-CHAT pop-ups read here: 1. Do use their forum as we do not have any influence. 2. Here is a link to report problems with the BT-Chat site if you detect virus/trojan/spyware in the ads you captured: http://www.PayPopup.com/adreport.php?username=btchat and here are informative posts: Our site (bt-chat) has been mirror 1 for a long time now. Our change in site was necessary in order to pay our bills. The popup has always been there, just that sites like eztv were getting direct linked torrents to our site, which was causing bandwidth but no traffic to our ads to pay for that extra bandwidth. In a few months when we build up enough cash to cover the server, the popups will be again removed like we always do when we don't need them. So please just bare with us...it's only one popup, which SHOULD happen only once per session (as it does with me), otherwise it could be a browser problem and we'll look on setting this session limit server side ourselves. There are NO spyware and trojans in our ads. If there so happens to be, please report it at the following address: http://www.paypopup.com/adreport.php?username=btchat Anyone that knows us well, knows that we have always fully supported eztv the best we can, and have even hosted their site, and our own tracker for them to use in the past. If you don't want to deal with our site now, then use the mininova mirror, but please understand our circumstances also that we need to cover server costs. We did a poll on bt-chat months ago, asking if users wanted to donate and have ad free browsing, or have ads and no donating, and ads won by a landslide ;p We're trying our best to provide what we can, and with our newer server that was needed to handle things, we again need to cover more costs. I hope most people can understand this. Thanks for everyones support. - BT-Chat Team A disable ad feature has been added inside the user account's control panel at BT-Chat. So that regulars, who are annoyed by the ads can now disable the popups, while those who don't care, will keep BT-Chat's revenue going the best it can. BT-Chat hope this will make a few people more happy ;p Please read the news post on BT-chat.com for more infos. BT-Chat do not post virri (something that a few people have said - not in here). Obviously there is limited ammounts we can do to prevent some of the more spurious people injecting stuff at the ad hosters. But the policy of all the ad content providers explicitelly ban virri. So if you follow our procedures then it can be quickly resolved. The more people who do that, the less likelly it is to continue, as the companies have to pay to provide ads, and they aren't going to want to do that if their ads are removed. Beyond that, there are ways to stop pop-ups from appearing. Most of them have been repeatedly posted on here! Beyond that there are a few things to remember (reiteration of aydin1954 and other mods): 1) specific complaints should be directed to BT-Chat directly (i haven't seen anyone in here do that to date. I don't check this forum *that* often. I don't have the time. If there is a specific issue then there isn't much point posting it here, cos the chances are, neither I nor the other admins will get it.) 2) A properly configured browser negates all of the above 3) we have options for stopping popups - don't bitch if you can't be bothered to make use of them! 4) this is likelly to become defunct, as we are looking at taking popups off soon anyway. |
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