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Title: Bit Torrent geek question Post by: tufty on July 23, 2008, 02:04:07 PM Sorry to put this here, but I figure all us race fans are prolly more proficient at this stuff.
Anyhow I'm using bit torrent on an Apple, streaming from Racing-underground, I get picture but no sound.... any suggestions? Title: Re: Bit Torrent geek question Post by: derby on July 23, 2008, 02:08:20 PM install: http://perian.org/
Title: Re: Bit Torrent geek question Post by: darylbowden on July 23, 2008, 02:28:35 PM Perian is cool, but still limited. VLC will play ANYTHING... http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Title: Re: Bit Torrent geek question Post by: mihama01 on July 23, 2008, 05:55:37 PM +1 on VLC just make sure you upgrade it regularly. Works with apple remote too!!
Title: Re: Bit Torrent geek question Post by: ducpainter on July 23, 2008, 06:32:00 PM +2 on VLC.
Title: Re: Bit Torrent geek question Post by: tufty on July 24, 2008, 04:58:15 AM Thanks Gents, I installed VLC and it works like a charm.
So many races to catch up on ;D. I watched BSB at Oulton Park last night, insane! Why can't we have Superbike racing like that in the AMA? Title: Re: Bit Torrent geek question Post by: Pakhan on July 24, 2008, 07:26:02 AM toss the apple and get a pc ;D
Title: Re: Bit Torrent geek question Post by: derby on July 24, 2008, 08:29:16 AM toss the apple and get a pc ;D you'd still have to install the required codec(s). Title: Re: Bit Torrent geek question Post by: TiNi on July 24, 2008, 08:55:38 AM geeks [roll] j/k ;D
Title: Re: Bit Torrent geek question Post by: tufty on July 24, 2008, 10:30:37 AM toss the apple and get a pc ;D huh that's like saying sell the Ducati and buy a Honda because the parts are easier to get ;) Complicated lives FOREVER!!! ;D Title: Re: Bit Torrent geek question Post by: Pakhan on July 24, 2008, 10:43:10 AM you'd still have to install the required codec(s). I download from racing underground regularly and have a PC, I use GOM player and it auto downloads codecs. I never need to search for anything like that or have any issues playing video with audio. Silly apple people [cheeky] huh that's like saying sell the Ducati and buy a Honda because the parts are easier to get ;) Complicated lives FOREVER!!! ;D That would only be the case if Honda had the same performance and feel a Ducati does. Ducati is no apple, It is passion filled [bacon] ;D Title: Re: Bit Torrent geek question Post by: tufty on July 24, 2008, 10:49:25 AM I download from racing underground regularly and have a PC, I use GOM player and it auto downloads codecs. I never need to search for anything like that or have any issues playing video with audio. Silly apple people [cheeky] That would only be the case if Honda had the same performance and feel a Ducati does. Ducati is no apple, It is passion filled [bacon] ;D Walk into an Apple Store and yell "PC's RULE!" and see how much non-passion you encounter. Let me know first though, I'd like to be there [clap] Title: Re: Bit Torrent geek question Post by: darylbowden on July 24, 2008, 11:09:52 AM I download from racing underground regularly and have a PC, I use GOM player and it auto downloads codecs. I never need to search for anything like that or have any issues playing video with audio. Silly apple people [cheeky] GOM still makes you download and install them manually even though it finds them for you. Otherwise they would be breaking numerous laws and would be out of business quite quickly I would imagine. I've never had to look for a codec using VLC and it's XP/Vista/OS X/Linux/BeOS compatible. That's pretty damn nice. Title: Re: Bit Torrent geek question Post by: gm2 on July 24, 2008, 11:29:52 AM i really appreciate the Be compatibility.
=) Title: Re: Bit Torrent geek question Post by: darylbowden on July 24, 2008, 12:15:27 PM i really appreciate the Be compatibility. =) Hehe, well IMHO BeOS is the greatest OS that was ever created. Unfortunately, it's not terribly useful for me anymore... :( Title: Re: Bit Torrent geek question Post by: Triple J on July 24, 2008, 06:55:40 PM Alright...I'm a tech retard and need help. :P
I downloaded VLC Media Player (and GOM). Neither will open the bit torrent files from racing underground (I tried two separate ones for the Laguna race). GOM said I needed the Codec (but its auto find feature didn't find anything), and VLC said it was an unrecognizeable file. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? I'm on Windows XP. Title: Re: Bit Torrent geek question Post by: derby on July 24, 2008, 07:13:24 PM you launched the torrent with a bt client (like vuze, or µtorrent) and downloaded the video that way, right?
the .torrent file isn't the video, it's just how you get the video. Title: Re: Bit Torrent geek question Post by: Triple J on July 24, 2008, 07:24:38 PM Nope. I'll download one of those and try that. Thanks...I figured I was missing a step.
I knew the torrent wasn't the video since it's so small...I guess I thought the players would magically start the download though. Duh. :P Title: Re: Bit Torrent geek question Post by: Pakhan on July 25, 2008, 04:37:27 AM GOM still makes you download and install them manually even though it finds them for you. Otherwise they would be breaking numerous laws and would be out of business quite quickly I would imagine. I've never had to look for a codec using VLC and it's XP/Vista/OS X/Linux/BeOS compatible. That's pretty damn nice. That sounds pretty good, guess time for me to check out VLC |