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torrents question
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are you trying to open the file directly with quicktime? if so, you need to open it in azureus first and let it do its thing.
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No, azerus is downloading the file to a QT file. The end product is not working.
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The trick to downloading torrents is getting them from a good site. Most torrent trackers out there a full of crap. Slow downloads and most of the files are corrupted. As far as programs go, I was never able to get Azerus to work well for me and have switched to Utorrent and it works great. Make sure you read the tutorials on setting them up right. Torrents are awesome when they're from a good site and you have your program and internet connections set up to handle them.
Jamie
Jamie
I have not used torrents much, played with it a little some time ago but could not tell when a file to download was legal or pirate and decided to remove it.
Recently I installed utorrent to download Ubuntu Linux which is almost 700 MB and it worked fine, I also played a bit with torrents in Ubuntu (with bittorrent and bittornado) and they seem to work OK, I only downloaded one file but it was fairly large (another Linux distribution).
Luis
Recently I installed utorrent to download Ubuntu Linux which is almost 700 MB and it worked fine, I also played a bit with torrents in Ubuntu (with bittorrent and bittornado) and they seem to work OK, I only downloaded one file but it was fairly large (another Linux distribution).
Luis
I have a mac, and azureus always worked well for me. It was actually the best torrent client i have used. I would try downloading another file player that will support more types of media files. I rarely use quicktime because in my opinion its crap. Try VLC media player you can download it at download.com in the mac software section.
The quality of your BIT torrent download program makes a difference in addition to the media you are downloading.
A lot of the BIT Torrents people put out are either poorly made or, loaded with spyware and other stuff. Be very picky about what you download and where you download it from or you will cause yourself lots of grief.
Of course this doesn't touch on copyright infringement issues which can be a problem as well.
A lot of the BIT Torrents people put out are either poorly made or, loaded with spyware and other stuff. Be very picky about what you download and where you download it from or you will cause yourself lots of grief.
Of course this doesn't touch on copyright infringement issues which can be a problem as well.
I went on a hunt for the best torrent client I can find. Everything from Bit Torrent, to Bit Comet, to BitLord, to Azureus. uTorrent ended up being the most clean-cut client I could find. And, avoid quicktime. Just use default Windows Media, or if you don't want to install codecs, VLCPlayer. What you're describing sounds like a codec issue, so try downloading VLC and opening the file with that. IF it doesn't work, i'll help trouble shoot you further! (Also remember, as for slow download speeds, to make sure your OS and Router can handle UPnP, or that you have the proper ports forwarded. I can help you with those, too.)
I admit I do a lot of downloading. Games and movies, for the most part. Go on, get it out of your system...Call me a pirate. Happy?
Now... Like the guys say, try more-or-less reputable sites. (reputable piracy?)
Pirate bay, Torrentreactor.... Like that.
Always look to see if there are any comments on the file at the site. Usually, downloaders are very vocal when things are not working.
See if there are any complaints about the file being corrupted, incomplete, or whatever.
Second, SCAN EVERYTHING. Never open anything that you've downloaded without scanning it, and keep your virus scanner up to date.
There are a variety of formats for putting this stuff up. The easiest is when you find you've recieved a ready-to-go media file.
Click and play. Or not. You may need a codec or some other upgrade to the media player to get things to work. There's a cute little program called Videoinspector that will examine the file, tell you if it's complete, and tell you what codec you need to play it.
Lots of files arrive compressed in various formats. WinRAR is common. You need the Winrar program to "unpack" the file. (It's free)
Sometimes you have to jump through hoops. The guy putting the file up will have broken it up into (maybe dozens!) of little chunks that have to be unpacked into a seperate folder.
With games, they may include a "crack", a device to let the game play without the CD (or DVD). If not, you will need some sort of Virtual CD program like Daemon to "mount" the thing. Then your computer reads it as another CD drive.
I've actually had very few bad files, and a good torrent program will often read a corrupted file as you're downloading it.
I use Bit Torrent (the original one), it seems to work fine.
Now... Like the guys say, try more-or-less reputable sites. (reputable piracy?)
Pirate bay, Torrentreactor.... Like that.
Always look to see if there are any comments on the file at the site. Usually, downloaders are very vocal when things are not working.
See if there are any complaints about the file being corrupted, incomplete, or whatever.
Second, SCAN EVERYTHING. Never open anything that you've downloaded without scanning it, and keep your virus scanner up to date.
There are a variety of formats for putting this stuff up. The easiest is when you find you've recieved a ready-to-go media file.
Click and play. Or not. You may need a codec or some other upgrade to the media player to get things to work. There's a cute little program called Videoinspector that will examine the file, tell you if it's complete, and tell you what codec you need to play it.
Lots of files arrive compressed in various formats. WinRAR is common. You need the Winrar program to "unpack" the file. (It's free)
Sometimes you have to jump through hoops. The guy putting the file up will have broken it up into (maybe dozens!) of little chunks that have to be unpacked into a seperate folder.
With games, they may include a "crack", a device to let the game play without the CD (or DVD). If not, you will need some sort of Virtual CD program like Daemon to "mount" the thing. Then your computer reads it as another CD drive.
I've actually had very few bad files, and a good torrent program will often read a corrupted file as you're downloading it.
I use Bit Torrent (the original one), it seems to work fine.
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If I may.
Like most of you have said utorrent is the best client out so far. It is highly configurable but for the basic user is not so complicated to get the best features out of it such as bandwidth usage and upload / dl limits.
Mininova is a great engine for music , BTjunkie is great for nearly everything else you cant find on mininova , some trackers (many of the top notch ones ) require that you register on thier site and contribute posts and torrents. You would be suprised at the sheer number of private trackers as opposed to the massive number of 'public' trackers , it's pretty crazy.
I have been doing this for a couple of years now , there are a ton of file hosts and game sites that spcficially use torrents for thier clients to d/l files, it is probably the future of filesharing both legal and otherwise, , until someone comes up with something better , BT is awesome because it forces otherwise leechlike users to share and become part of the community , hopefully utorrent will make it so that upload speed cannot be turned off, keep the leeches out.
I have had very, very few corrupt or infected files , out of hundreds , it is just not that big of a problem , the thing is you have to get your torrent from a reputable site such as mininova or btjunkie , avoid googling a torrent and getting it from shady site. Still though sometimes a corrupt file comes thru , that is part of life , but it need not be the norm.
Thisis the most important bit of info you need for using torrents , be sure to use a good firewall ( you will have to configure it proplerly as to open specific ports for your torrent client ) and you need to use a "p2p" program such as Peerguardian which is like.. the pit bull that guards what your firewall cannot.
Always make sure to use your Peerguardian. :thumbup:
Like most of you have said utorrent is the best client out so far. It is highly configurable but for the basic user is not so complicated to get the best features out of it such as bandwidth usage and upload / dl limits.
Mininova is a great engine for music , BTjunkie is great for nearly everything else you cant find on mininova , some trackers (many of the top notch ones ) require that you register on thier site and contribute posts and torrents. You would be suprised at the sheer number of private trackers as opposed to the massive number of 'public' trackers , it's pretty crazy.
I have been doing this for a couple of years now , there are a ton of file hosts and game sites that spcficially use torrents for thier clients to d/l files, it is probably the future of filesharing both legal and otherwise, , until someone comes up with something better , BT is awesome because it forces otherwise leechlike users to share and become part of the community , hopefully utorrent will make it so that upload speed cannot be turned off, keep the leeches out.
I have had very, very few corrupt or infected files , out of hundreds , it is just not that big of a problem , the thing is you have to get your torrent from a reputable site such as mininova or btjunkie , avoid googling a torrent and getting it from shady site. Still though sometimes a corrupt file comes thru , that is part of life , but it need not be the norm.
Thisis the most important bit of info you need for using torrents , be sure to use a good firewall ( you will have to configure it proplerly as to open specific ports for your torrent client ) and you need to use a "p2p" program such as Peerguardian which is like.. the pit bull that guards what your firewall cannot.
Always make sure to use your Peerguardian. :thumbup: