FIREFLY EPISODE DISCUSSIONS

SVCD MPEGs of HoG, Trash, and The Message now available

POSTED BY: TRS80
UPDATED: Monday, June 16, 2003 08:42
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Monday, June 9, 2003 8:55 AM

TRS80


Hi all,

I've made SVCD MPEG2 copies of the missing episodes from the VHS tape I acquired recently. Please bear in mind the quality of the VHS wasn't all that good to start with. On a scale of Bad/OK/Good/Excellent I'd rate these as OK.

It is my hope that those who download these files will share them with others via whatever means available. If you can point me to evidence on the messageboard which shows you share files with others to help out, please contact me directly using the email address below. I have setup one special login with a faster connection and no timeout so that you get priority access to the files so you can share them too :)

RULES FOR DOWNLOADING PLEASE READ!!!
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4 users max / 1 login per IP address allowed

10Kb/sec max upload per user

idle time-out 5 min (sit idle on the connection this long and you'll get auto booted)

session time-out 24 hours (if you've been connected to the server this long you'll get auto booted, even if you're actively xferring data) This should give you time enough to download ONE of the THREE EPISODES available. After that you'll have to try to get in again to download another of the 3 episodes.

PASV xfers and RESUME are supported

DO NOT HAMMER THE SERVER!! You know the server is going to be very busy...be patient! THE SERVER WILL AUTO BAN you for 72 hours if you attempt to connect MORE THAN ONCE EVERY MINUTE! CHECK THE SETTINGS IN YOUR FTP CLIENT TO MAKE SURE IT WILL COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT!!

If when trying to connect you see this in the status window of your ftp client:

STATUS:>Connecting to ftp server ftp.hitechgadgets.net:21
STATUS:>Socket connected. Waiting for welcome message...
ERROR:>Control connection closed.

it means you've been auto banned from the server.

You can either click this link:

ftp://browncoat:serenityvalley@ftp.hitechgadgets.net

to download it using a browser (not recommended), or use an ftp client:

ftp.hitechgadgets.net port 21
username: browncoat
password: serenityvalley

Enjoy!!

-trs (trs80@cornerpub.com)

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Monday, June 9, 2003 9:04 AM

PHYSICSCHICK


Wow, you rock. I'd be willing to host the BitTorrents again, I've sent you email.

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Monday, June 9, 2003 9:19 AM

TRS80


Quote:

Originally posted by PhysicsChick:
Wow, you rock. I'd be willing to host the BitTorrents again, I've sent you email.



Check yer mail

-trs

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Monday, June 9, 2003 9:22 AM

HOTFORKAYLEE


Thank you thank you thank you. Downloading The Message right now Trs. Thank you thank you thank you.

Edit: By the way, this will be on Kazaa tonight!

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Monday, June 9, 2003 9:51 AM

PHYSICSCHICK


So... if there's no mail from you, is that a no?


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Monday, June 9, 2003 10:08 AM

TRS80


Quote:

Originally posted by PhysicsChick:
So... if there's no mail from you, is that a no?




I sent you a reply with the info (so a YES). You haven't gotten it yet??

Let me send it from another acct.

-trs

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Monday, June 9, 2003 10:30 AM

LJC


Heya--I can mirror on my server too, I emailed you the FTP info... Lemme know if you can upload them okay? And then I'll post the info!

--
Some take the high road. Some take the low road.
And some just go screaming down the highway, dropping flaming bits of wreckage.

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Monday, June 9, 2003 11:01 AM

AMNON


Any chance http://versaphile.com/download/firefly.html will carry these files? Kazaa tends to be a bit iffy for me

--
Too much of you is less of a balm.

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Monday, June 9, 2003 11:07 AM

LJC


She downloaded "Trash" from my site--so I don't know if she has access to Kaaza or Bittorrent, but I'm sure as soon as she gets the files, she'll put them up...

--
Some take the high road. Some take the low road.
And some just go screaming down the highway, dropping flaming bits of wreckage.

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Monday, June 9, 2003 11:11 AM

TRS80


Quote:

Originally posted by LJC:
Heya--I can mirror on my server too, I emailed you the FTP info... Lemme know if you can upload them okay? And then I'll post the info!

--
Some take the high road. Some take the low road.
And some just go screaming down the highway, dropping flaming bits of wreckage.



Hey LJC check your email. I just sent you a reply about my uploading of the files...

-trs

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Monday, June 9, 2003 11:22 AM

LJC


I *think* I understood the email (HTML geekl I am. Expert on UNIX boxes, I am not), and sent you one right back :)

--
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And some just go screaming down the highway, dropping flaming bits of wreckage.

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Monday, June 9, 2003 11:25 AM

GOLDENTHORN74


>>Edit: By the way, this will be on Kazaa tonight!<<

THANK YOU!!! :-)

Can you get "Heart of Gold" on Kazaa too?


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Monday, June 9, 2003 1:29 PM

OLDGUARD


TRS80,
I keep getting the following error message whenever I try to connect:

!Can't get "ftp.hitechgadgets.net port21" entry
!Connection failed ftp.hitechgadgets.net port21

So what am I doing wrong?

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Monday, June 9, 2003 1:37 PM

ALEXANDRIA


I Love you Trs80!!!!!!!!!!!! (there is not enough room to put the amount of exclamation points to show my love for you!!!)

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Monday, June 9, 2003 1:43 PM

SHINY


Quote:

Originally posted by Oldguard:
TRS80,
I keep getting the following error message whenever I try to connect:

!Can't get "ftp.hitechgadgets.net port21" entry
!Connection failed ftp.hitechgadgets.net port21

So what am I doing wrong?



I suspect the server is just overloaded and refusing additional connections; I am getting "Host is unreachable" errors from my FTP client. Guess I'll have to wait until I get home tonight and search for it on Kazaa (unless the bit torrent link goes up first...any luck, physics chick?)

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Monday, June 9, 2003 1:45 PM

OLDGUARD


Thanks. I changed a few things and at least get to the site now. "421 Too many users, try again later" is what I am getting now. I don't doubt it!

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Monday, June 9, 2003 1:53 PM

JAYNESGIRLFRIEND


First, thank you! thank you! thank you! Second, if someone gets these up as torrents please post something here. I promise I'll seed the hell out of them as soon as I can. TVtorrents.com might be a good place to upload to if anyone wants.

"I was gonna get me an ear, too." - Jayne

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Monday, June 9, 2003 1:56 PM

PHYSICSCHICK


I'm downloading Heart of Gold right now, BitTorrent should be up (knock on wood) by ~8 pm PST. I'll get The Message after that and put it up tomorrow morning (or, my fiance will do it late tonight since he goes to bed at 4 am), and Trash after that (I'm assuming this one is a MUCH better copy than I have - no ICQ noises! - but I still do have that old one for BitTorrent if people want it, so it goes last).

Oh, I should add the page:
http://grove.susurrous.net/trash.html
will have the links on it when they're ready. It's got the old version of Trash and the Kaylee fan vid (with authour's permission) up there now.

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Monday, June 9, 2003 2:03 PM

SHINY


Thanks, PC! And much thanks to TRS80 too!

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Monday, June 9, 2003 2:11 PM

DEFENDER82


okay, displaying ingornance now. What is bitTorrent? I downloaded Trash successfully from Versaphile but neve could get it from LJC though I did try for a couple of days. Don't know what I am doing. In Captain Dummy talk please.
Thanks
Kate

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Monday, June 9, 2003 2:13 PM

LJC


Okay--I'm working on downloading the eps and then re-uploading them to my site. However, it looks like it may take a day or so (8 hours to download each 800meg file, even on my work's t1 line. "Whoa," she says, using her best Neo voice). But as soon as I get them uploaded, I'll let you guys know!

--
Some take the high road. Some take the low road.
And some just go screaming down the highway, dropping flaming bits of wreckage.

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Monday, June 9, 2003 2:26 PM

SHINY


Quote:

Originally posted by defender82:
okay, displaying ingornance now. What is bitTorrent? I downloaded Trash successfully from Versaphile but neve could get it from LJC though I did try for a couple of days. Don't know what I am doing. In Captain Dummy talk please.
Thanks
Kate



Bit Torrent is a program that makes it easier to distribute files on the Internet by allowing those who have already downloaded a file to help by automatically sending the file (or at least a part of it) to those who are still trying to download it. A little bit like those peer-to-peer file swapping applications like Naptster/Morpheus/Kazaa. You can download it here for Windows:

http://osdn.dl.sourceforge.net/bittorrent/bittorrent-3.2.1.exe

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Monday, June 9, 2003 2:36 PM

DEFENDER82


Do I need any special program to download it? I don't wnat to be banned because I kept trying when I didn't have the right tools to get it.
Thanks!

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Monday, June 9, 2003 2:39 PM

SHINY


Quote:

Originally posted by defender82:
Do I need any special program to download it? I don't wnat to be banned because I kept trying when I didn't have the right tools to get it.
Thanks!



For the Bit Torrent program, you can just right click on the link I gave and select 'save as...' and then double-click on the file after it downloads to install the program. However, you have to wait until PhysicsChick uploads the new files tonight before you can get the new episodes (but you can always test it by downloading Trash from the link PhysicsChick provided, if you don't already have it)

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Monday, June 9, 2003 2:55 PM

PHYSICSCHICK


You'll really see it at it's most powerful once downloading hits it's highest rate. I've had BitTorrent downloads come in at over 300 k/s... you almost never see that on Kazaa.

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Monday, June 9, 2003 3:07 PM

CYRIDEL


A wubba? Bahha mena weh. Weda sopa culu!!!

That was pretty much my first reaction to reading TRS's post. Just was not expecting to see that the remaining unaired eps were available. Holy Crap!!! We needs it...it's our precious!!! Damn the fact that I have to go to work in an hour. Means I won't get to start downloading until sometime tomorrow. Tomorrow's gonna be a damn good day though. Hopefully two new eps of Firefly and season four of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on DVD. Woo-Hoo!!

Edit: Aw hell, in all my blabbery babbling I forgot to give a huge thanks to TSR!!! *Kneels at feet* What is thy bidding my master? (Yeah, I'm a geek, sue me)

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Monday, June 9, 2003 3:27 PM

CYRIDEL


Oh yeah...so when is the next DVD gonna be done TRS80?

j/k

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Monday, June 9, 2003 4:02 PM

TREIZA


excuse me for a moment while my brain boggles at this good fortune....

TRS80, you are so amazingly shiny!


hmmm, I wonder if I should try to be good and attempt to ration myself?

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Monday, June 9, 2003 4:03 PM

TREIZA


ack, a triple post! sorry!

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Monday, June 9, 2003 4:06 PM

MSCKAREN


I second the request for another DVD, TRS80. I love the first set I got from you - I have at least one in the DVD player at all times. Work great for my missionary work in spreading the "Firefly" gospel.

"Appears they've canceled the show and we're still here. What does that make us?"
"Big damn junkies, Sir!"
"Ain't we just."

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Monday, June 9, 2003 4:57 PM

TRS80


Quote:

Originally posted by msckaren:
I second the request for another DVD, TRS80. I love the first set I got from you - I have at least one in the DVD player at all times. Work great for my missionary work in spreading the "Firefly" gospel.

"Appears they've canceled the show and we're still here. What does that make us?"
"Big damn junkies, Sir!"
"Ain't we just."



I'm afraid the files I've made available are all I'm going to have time for in the next 2 months at least. Real Life(tm) is keeping me pretty busy.

Making the MPEGs was easy...I just clicked a few things and walked away. DVD authoring is a lot more time consuming than that!

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Monday, June 9, 2003 5:15 PM

CYRIDEL


In the immortal words of Inigo Montoya:

"I hate waiting."

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Monday, June 9, 2003 5:19 PM

PHYSICSCHICK


Alright, BitTorrent users, "Heart of Gold" is now ready at http://grove.susurrous.net/trash.html

If you want to see the tracker, it's at http://grove.susurrous.net:6669/

Enjoy!

Thanks again, trs80! I'll have the other two up as soon as I can download them.


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Monday, June 9, 2003 5:22 PM

CYRIDEL


Quote:

Thanks again, trs80! I'll have the other two up as soon as I can download them.


The other two?

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Monday, June 9, 2003 5:25 PM

PHYSICSCHICK


The Message and a better version of Trash than I've got.

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Monday, June 9, 2003 5:27 PM

CYRIDEL


Oh yeah....guess I'll have to re-download Trash as well. Wasn't thinkin'...thanks!

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Monday, June 9, 2003 5:56 PM

JAYNESGIRLFRIEND


Thanks, PC!

"I was gonna get me an ear, too." - Jayne

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Monday, June 9, 2003 6:00 PM

SUNDERWOOD


This is shiny of you. I just paid for mine off Ebay about a week ago though. I guess I should've waited, but it was money well spent.

Thank you for sharing so the gigging of the browncoats from Ebay will stop.

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Monday, June 9, 2003 6:04 PM

CYRIDEL


Hmm, I think I might be addicted to Firefly. I've just snuck out of work two hours into my shift so I could come home and start the download. And now I gotta get back before anyone notices I'm gone (not that that will happen).

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Monday, June 9, 2003 6:11 PM

REZLEOG


Does anyone know who runs "Hello Cowgirl"? That's where I downloaded "Trash", and I would love to see "The Message" and "Heart of Gold" there. I cannot use BitTorrent at work (too many proxies and firewalls) and the DSL at my apartment is of extremely s(low) quality. OH, well, I guess I am just too impatient! I truely love Firefly and still can't believe it was cancelled! I feel like a beloved family member has died. I grew up on science fiction, and love Star Trek only because that's what it is. Compared to Firefly, Enterprise is a disgrace. Please, "Hello Cowgirl", distribute "The Message" and "Heart of Gold"!!!


How come it seems like every time I find something I really love, it gets taken off the market??????

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Monday, June 9, 2003 7:34 PM

TALONPEST


Any chance of getting these episodes in lower quality... like maybe the 300-400 neighborhood? I'm gonna be getting the DVDs whent they come out, so I don't really need them in uber high quality right now... and my DSL slows to a crawl when I have to upload at the same time I'm downloading, like with Bittorrent.

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Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:25 AM

MIKEWARNS


Quote:

Originally posted by Rezleog:
Does anyone know who runs "Hello Cowgirl"?

Her email is on her site and she responds quickly. But, as LJC said, she'll probably have them up as soon as she can.

Thanks for the uploads, TRS80. By the way, as the current owner of three CoCos and two Model 100s and former owner of a Model 1 with monitor serial number 00058, I can't help but love your username!

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Tuesday, June 10, 2003 5:08 AM

BUFFYVOL


Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! I've got HOG downloaded, but have to wait until tonight to watch it. I think it is going to be a long day. It loaded overnight, and usually I'd leave the torrent thing going for an hour after I'm done, but today I've left it open for 5 hours so far. Hope it helps others get the ep. Thanks so much to all the people who are more computer savy than I am and can get these eps. out to us! If it weren't for you smart people, this dummy wouldn't get to enjoy these! Thank You!

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Tuesday, June 10, 2003 5:09 AM

BUFFYVOL


Told you I was a dummy!

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Tuesday, June 10, 2003 5:32 AM

LJC


Once I have them downloaded, if I can open them in Quicktime Pro, I can see about making smaller versions and uploading them for folks who don't intend to burn them to VCD.

--
Some take the high road. Some take the low road.
And some just go screaming down the highway, dropping flaming bits of wreckage.

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Tuesday, June 10, 2003 5:52 AM

SUNDERWOOD


Quote:

Originally posted by LJC:
Once I have them downloaded, if I can open them in Quicktime Pro, I can see about making smaller versions and uploading them for folks who don't intend to burn them to VCD.



Once I have them, I'm going to run them through TMPGEnc to take the SVCDs down to VCD so I can watch them on my DVD player.

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Tuesday, June 10, 2003 5:53 AM

LJC


Okay, finally got "The Message" downloaded, and then uploaded :) Go here:

http://www.loony-archivist.com/firefly/message.htm

to download (it's 804 meg, so it may take a few hours.)

--
Some take the high road. Some take the low road.
And some just go screaming down the highway, dropping flaming bits of wreckage.

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Tuesday, June 10, 2003 6:06 AM

ALEXANDRIA


maybe it's me, but the link to the message isn't working...
edit: nevermind, im a dork, its working now

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Tuesday, June 10, 2003 6:36 AM

EMBASSY


I have HoG downloading via BitTorrent and "The Message" from LJC's site. Thanks.

I'm a mac person as well, and I wouldn't use QuickTime Pro for this application. Instead, consider ffmpegX, available from http://homepage.mac.com/major4. It's very fast for VCD, does avi reasonably well, and has DVD/SVCD features also. I use it frequently to make XSVCDs of Buffy, Angel, etc. direct from captured digital source and the results are pretty good.

Finally, I have a DVD burner and some media. I think with a little hacking of the content I should be able to get DVDs made relatively rapidly with DVD Studio Pro, and without Tmpgenc transcoding. Making DVDs from SVCD dubs of middlin' quality VHS tape is a little like choosing the wine to serve with a Big Mac, but it would be nice to be able to watch them in that format, too. So, if TRS80 doesn't mind, I would be willing to sling DVDs at cost to such browncoats as wants them.



Embassy
"The glass is neither half full nor half empty. It is twice as large as it needs to be"

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Tuesday, June 10, 2003 8:01 AM

SPARRONI


LJC, will I be able to burn 'The Message' to a VCD? Is 804 meg. too big to fit?

By the by, thanks again to all you guys for getting this stuff out there!

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