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

POSTED BY: trs80
UPDATED: Monday, June 16, 2003 18:42
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TRS80

Monday, June 9, 2003 6:55 PM

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)

PHYSICSCHICK

Monday, June 9, 2003 7:04 PM

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

TRS80

Monday, June 9, 2003 7:19 PM

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

HOTFORKAYLEE

Monday, June 9, 2003 7:22 PM

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!

PHYSICSCHICK

Monday, June 9, 2003 7:51 PM

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

TRS80

Monday, June 9, 2003 8:08 PM

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

LJC

Monday, June 9, 2003 8:30 PM

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.

AMNON

Monday, June 9, 2003 9:01 PM

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.

LJC

Monday, June 9, 2003 9:07 PM

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.

TRS80

Monday, June 9, 2003 9:11 PM

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

LJC

Monday, June 9, 2003 9:22 PM

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

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

GOLDENTHORN74

Monday, June 9, 2003 9:25 PM

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

THANK YOU!!! :-)

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

OLDGUARD

Monday, June 9, 2003 11:29 PM

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?

ALEXANDRIA

Monday, June 9, 2003 11:37 PM

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

SHINY

Monday, June 9, 2003 11:43 PM

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?)

OLDGUARD

Monday, June 9, 2003 11:45 PM

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!

JAYNESGIRLFRIEND

Monday, June 9, 2003 11:53 PM

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

PHYSICSCHICK

Monday, June 9, 2003 11:56 PM

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.

SHINY

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 12:03 AM

Thanks, PC! And much thanks to TRS80 too!

DEFENDER82

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 12:11 AM

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

LJC

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 12:13 AM

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.

SHINY

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 12:26 AM

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

DEFENDER82

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 12:36 AM

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!

SHINY

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 12:39 AM

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)

PHYSICSCHICK

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 12:55 AM

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.

CYRIDEL

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 1:07 AM

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)

CYRIDEL

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 1:27 AM

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

j/k

TREIZA

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 2:02 AM

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?

TREIZA

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 2:03 AM

ack, a triple post! sorry!

MSCKAREN

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 2:06 AM

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."

TRS80

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 2:57 AM

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!

CYRIDEL

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:15 AM

In the immortal words of Inigo Montoya:

"I hate waiting."

PHYSICSCHICK

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:19 AM

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.

CYRIDEL

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:22 AM

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

The other two?

PHYSICSCHICK

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:25 AM

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

CYRIDEL

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:27 AM

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

JAYNESGIRLFRIEND

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:56 AM

Thanks, PC!

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

SUNDERWOOD

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 4:00 AM

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.

CYRIDEL

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 4:04 AM

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).

REZLEOG

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 4:11 AM

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??????

TALONPEST

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 5:34 AM

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.

MIKEWARNS

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 1:25 PM

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!

BUFFYVOL

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:08 PM

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!

BUFFYVOL

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:09 PM

Told you I was a dummy!

LJC

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:32 PM

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.

SUNDERWOOD

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:52 PM

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.

LJC

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:53 PM

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.

ALEXANDRIA

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 4:06 PM

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

EMBASSY

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 4:36 PM

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"

SPARRONI

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 6:01 PM

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!

SWITCHY

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 6:18 PM

Can anyone guess why I couldn't play HOG on my windows media player. It seemed unable to obtain the proper codec. Am I wrong in thinking most mpegs are mpeg2? I had to go get an independant mpeg2 player.

SHINY

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 6:25 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by switchy:
Can anyone guess why I couldn't play HOG on my windows media player. It seemed unable to obtain the proper codec. Am I wrong in thinking most mpegs are mpeg2? I had to go get an independant mpeg2 player.

I think it uses the DIVX codec. You can download it from http://www.divx.com/

LUNATIKAT

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 6:26 PM

me, me wants 'em, pick me, me. Ummm, I mean to say, that's awf'ly decent of you old chap, and how might I ask you for this kindness?

Lunatikat

DUNDEE

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 6:49 PM

12 hours remaing on download for the message Chug a lug chug a lug... the little cable connection that could

Im saving these for friday, im gonna make pop corn and watch this at 8:00 it will be like old times... kinda sorta but not really.... BUT NONE OF YOU CAN STOP ME AHHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA

and all you guys who are getting these epps out to everybody = BIG DAMN HEROS, thanks alot

Dear diary, Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy,
Today we where kidnapped my hill folk never to be seen again, it was the best day ever.

ZIKZAK

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 7:03 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Shiny:
Quote:
Originally posted by switchy:
Can anyone guess why I couldn't play HOG on my windows media player. It seemed unable to obtain the proper codec. Am I wrong in thinking most mpegs are mpeg2? I had to go get an independant mpeg2 player.

I think it uses the DIVX codec. You can download it from http://www.divx.com/

It's an MPEG2 file, not DIVX. I can't open it with anything on my PC either. I downloaded the torrent version.

Trash is a DIVX AVI file, and you need the codec for that, but not HoG. I went ahead and burned an SVCD in VCDEASY and will try it out when I get my hands on a DVD player.

But it's not looking good yet!

Ped Xing

SUCCATASH

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 7:17 PM

Wow, BitTorrent is a cool program! I've never used it before. Downloading HoG now...

Yee Haww!

PHYSICSCHICK

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 7:33 PM

The Message download from trs80 just finished up (thanks!), so that BitTorrent will be up when I can get home from work... stupid job, interferring with my Firefly obsession.

AERUNDEL

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 7:39 PM

I've downloaded HoG using BitTorrent. I get video and audio, but covering over a third of the right side of the picture is a blue/green/purple/plaid corruption thing. Media Player tries to download a codec in the beginning, but there's an error and the episode starts playing? Anyway to fix it?

I've also tired realplayer and that doesn't work either.

SUCCATASH

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 7:58 PM

From what I can gather, it sounds like a problem playing mp2. Someone on this thread mentioned that they had to download an mp2 player. I'm sure there's a bunch of free ones at download.com.

TRISANAMCGRAW

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 8:09 PM

Would it be too much to ask if someone could convert the episodes into RealPlayer/RealMedia files?

CCT

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 8:10 PM

For them that need it, I have a FTP site up with all of the aired eps on it, as well as "Trash". I'm in the process of downloading "The Message" but it's a few hours off still.

The site is http://CCTalbert.homeip.net I'm limiting it to 5 clients; I'd do more but my upstream speed is somewhat weak.

IS there anybody out there that I can download "Heart of Gold" from? My server is a plain-vanilla NT box, no Kazza or Bittorrent etc., just FTP or HTTP. (I've found that the less software you load on an NT box the better it works. If you graph it you find that with 0 software it approaches 100% reliable! Too bad that also makes it 100% useless..)

cct

SERENIDAD

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 8:37 PM

Yeah!!! I am now getting THe Message. I love you people. HMMM, does that make me sound like a stalker? Well, at least in thought.

And because I'm feeling particularly violent towards FOX today:

Methos: I managed to liberate that from the lost and found.
Duncan: There's blood on it.
Methos: I didn't say it was easy.

LONE

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 8:38 PM

AERUNDEL:
HoG works perfectly fine in Winamp 2.91 ( http://classic.winamp.com/) as well as Windows Media Player(6.4 or newer).

Winamp appears to have the required codecs built in, so it may be your best bet.

Windows media automatically downloads the codecs you need (it gives an error message after the download, but the file plays just fine...).

AERUNDEL

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 8:55 PM

I just tried winamp 2.91, and the picture's terrible. It's got green interlacing over it all, with only half the picture showing. And that half is TILED across the whole window. Also, Mal sounds like he's on Helium.

...I'm gonna try it on a different computer, but I'm not expecting much now

Update:

I tried it on another comp, and it's fine. But as I look at it, I notice the picture is smaller than I thought it would be. So the big green crap on MY computer wasn't actually covering anything, it was just being ugly Funny thing is, I come back to my comp, play the file, and the green stuff has shrunk, thereby showing it wasn't hiding anything in the first place. Kinda creepy, but I have my eps now, so I don't care. Thanks for the advice guys. Off to watch some Firefly!

PHYSICSCHICK

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 9:00 PM

Alright, ditched work to get the BitTorrent up. I hate my job anyways, this was as good an excuse as any.

The torrent is at http://grove.susurrous.net/trash.html, and the tracker is at http://grove.susurrous.net:6669/

Someone let me know if it works?

ORANGEHORSE

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 9:08 PM

You guys are all the greatest . . .
Honestly - tears in my eyes.

I love this show so much . . . and clearly you all do just as much. Only with the most dedicated fanbase in the history of television shows could something like this have happened. A show that was cancelled still completely watchable because of the dedication of those it has infused with it's love.

I love everyone who's a fan of the show, Whedon and his team, and the crew of the Serenity . . . just as real to me, amazingly, as all of the previous.

LONE

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 9:44 PM

PHYSICSCHICK: It appears to be working, thanks!

BOUNTYBOY56

Tuesday, June 10, 2003 11:41 PM

Let me first say that this is completely awesome that we are getting to see these episodes ahead of schedule (not sure which schedule that is, but hey). Unfortunately, my problem is that I downloaded HoG usin' bittorrent and it went smooth as..well I've seen nothin smoother. But the audio track doesn't work! This would be expected of real player or any other program thats not up to playin MPEG2 files, but the audio doesn't even come through on the DIVX codec. Yes, my speakers are on. Yes, they are turned up. Just wondering if anyone else is having this problem or if there is yet another alternate download site. Thanks everyone, little bummed to be able to see all this greatness right before me but have to "subtitle" it by reading the script!

BOUNTYBOY56

Wednesday, June 11, 2003 12:32 AM

20 minutes later... HAha! solved it, all is well in the 'verse once again. and for anyone else havin this problem, here's the link that fixed me up. http://nimo.titanesk.com/modules/freecontent/content/filemirror/dl.php
?mid=20
(just click "here")

KATSINNUYORK

Wednesday, June 11, 2003 12:40 AM

can i view this in quicktime? i'm on a mac ...
thanks, LJC.

kat

TWOBLUE

Wednesday, June 11, 2003 1:07 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by 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.)

I'm on a Mac and and Option-clicked the link at the above site (many thanks LJC) to download "The Message". It downloaded as a QuickTime movie but when I tried to play it a message appeared saying "Couldn't open the file "message.mpg because a software component needed by the movie could not be found"

Anyone know what I need to do to get it to play ?

also... love Firefly and this site, spreading the word to all who'll listen, and thanks to all of you involved for sharing these episodes !

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME

MSCKAREN

Wednesday, June 11, 2003 2:13 AM

Yes, I understand how life can get in the way sometimes.

Thanks again for all you've done already. I'll just have to keep saving my pocket change for Christmas time. So far I have plans to buy 5 sets of the DVDs - 1 for me, of course, and then for each of my friends that I know/think would get into FF. Come to think of it, I better get two (always good to have a backup!).

I'm expecting to see FF DVDs in the top 100 list on Amazon for a while like all the rest of Joss's work...

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

CHRISTHECYNIC

Wednesday, June 11, 2003 2:57 AM

I was thinking, that we should probably all get DVDs for friends: nice gift, plus get more people hooked on Firefly. What better way to introduce someone to it then with it on DVD? (Unless they don’t have a DVD player.)

PENSIVEBUFFALO

Wednesday, June 11, 2003 3:56 AM

First, Hello everyone. Long time lurker, but this is my first post.

I just needed to show my gratitude to people like TRS, and LJC. thank you, thank you, thank you.

TRS for the rips, and LJC for the awesome web-based DL. I got 'trash' from you as well, both at about 250 k/s. Hopefully HoG will end up on loony-archivist or versaphile soon.

A few Q's though. I thought VCD's were limited by video length, and not file size. Since an ep is only 2/3 of a vcd, I would expect them to weigh in at about 430 M, the average size of most good Ep's available. So why are these files bigger than average? will it be re-encoded into a 400+ M file if I put it on a vcd? Or are these some kind of higher quality SVCD files that will fill an entire CD?

Lastly, since this is my first post, I just wanted to say that some 6 months after firefly was cancelled, I still visit this site every few days, and watch at least one episode a week. I'm sure there are people far more obsessed than I, but considering the apathy with which I treat everything else, That's frickin' nuts.

LJC

Wednesday, June 11, 2003 4:38 AM

You need to download and installed the SVCD codec, and then your media player should be able to open it.

I downloaded it from here:

http://www.divxmovies.com/software/

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

DEFENDER82

Wednesday, June 11, 2003 6:14 AM

my Media player is version 9 and when I tried to download the 6.4 it says it is not supported. I am running XP and the codec from the divxmovies.com/software site is not loading in my machine. I have been able to watch the Message from your (LJC) download with no difficulty at all but downloaded Heart from the Physicschick site. any chance you will be putting up Heart soon? or any other suggestions?
Thanks!!
Kate

VAMPMAN

Wednesday, June 11, 2003 1:24 PM

Whoever has downloaded "HoG" via Bittorrent, please keep your Bittorrent running for as long as possible so others can download. I'm stuck at 41%.

TWOBLUE

Wednesday, June 11, 2003 2:02 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by LJC:
You need to download and installed the SVCD codec, and then your media player should be able to open it.

I downloaded it from here:

http://www.divxmovies.com/software/

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

many thanks LJC for trying to help me out, sorry to say it didn't work. The software wouldn't install, maybe because I'm on a Mac ?

Oh, the pain ! The Message sitting on my desktop, unable to play ! Anyone with a Mac who's been successful with suggestions on what to do ?

SHIPSIDE77

Wednesday, June 11, 2003 2:16 PM

Sigh. I haven't posted on a Firefly board since a few months after cancellation. But after seeing "Trash" I just could not stay away. It was just like hopping into those comfy pair of shoes everyone seems to hate, but you love. If only they could wear those shoes for a while they would know just how perfect they are...the ignorant bastards!

Initially I had to do a double take when I first watched it...here were the characters that I grew so passionate about in new situations, sharing witty dialogue with each other and getting into all sorts of trouble. I almost wanted to cry out "Don't you know you are going to get cancelled?!" Okay, I, like most of you, love this show a bit too much at times - but damnit if it didn't feel good to fly again with the best crew in the 'verse. It feels even better now to post with the best fans out there.

Thanks guys and gals for making the early viewing of these episodes possible - and rekindling my love of this show. Never before have I seen such cooperation and love in a fanbase before. I am sending along everything I get from here to Kazaa so those other fans everywhere can grab 'em. Lots of love you guys!

Keep Flyin'
-Shipside

SHINY

Wednesday, June 11, 2003 3:27 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by PhysicsChick:
Alright, ditched work to get the BitTorrent up. I hate my job anyways, this was as good an excuse as any.

The torrent is at http://grove.susurrous.net/trash.html

It appears that the newer/better version of Trash is also up at this link now for download via BitTorrent. Thanks PhysicsChick, and of course thanks again trs80!!!

TRS80

Wednesday, June 11, 2003 11:06 PM

Hi all,

Unfortunately I've unexpectedly had to stop offering the new ep files for now. I need to free up bandwidth for work related matters, and after that project is over I need to take the server down to swap out a failed drive in the disk array (it was on the verge of failing before all of this started, so it wasn't caused by Firefly! ) May be a couple days before I can offer it as a download source again.

Those people currently connected will be able to stay connected for the current session only. Once the file you're getting now is complete (or you timeout without getting the whole file), you'll be auto disconnected from the server.

I hope several people who did get the files already are sharing them!!

In case anyone is interested, there were 37GB worth of transfers off the server for the 3 eps.

-trs

TWOBLUE

Wednesday, June 11, 2003 11:48 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by twoblue:
Quote:
Originally posted by LJC:
You need to download and installed the SVCD codec, and then your media player should be able to open it.

I downloaded it from here:

http://www.divxmovies.com/software/

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

many thanks LJC for trying to help me out, sorry to say it didn't work. The software wouldn't install, maybe because I'm on a Mac ?

Oh, the pain ! The Message sitting on my desktop, unable to play ! Anyone with a Mac who's been successful with suggestions on what to do ?

well, happily I'm able to answer my own question. Mac X users can go here http://www.apple.com/quicktime/buy/mpeg2playback.html to unfortunately, purchase, the component needed to play the video. It's $20. Painful, but worth every penny, The Message is playing now and it's gorgeous in Quicktime. There might be a free way to do this but I couldn't wait, two days of it sitting on my desktop was too much. Thanks again LJC for making the download available !

EMBASSY

Thursday, June 12, 2003 1:53 AM

The VLC player, which you can find by searching Versiontracker.com, is free and also manages to play MPEG2 files just fine.

SUCCATASH

Thursday, June 12, 2003 2:34 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by vampman:
Whoever has downloaded "HoG" via Bittorrent, please keep your Bittorrent running for as long as possible so others can download. I'm stuck at 41%.

How do I turn Bit Torrent back on? I'm trying to share but cannot figure out how.

OUTLANDER

Thursday, June 12, 2003 2:37 AM

PowerDVD and WinDVD can play mpeg2 files and if you get Nero you can create a Super Video CD (SVCD)and which will play in some DVD players.

LAZARUS

Thursday, June 12, 2003 2:56 AM

I've just put "Trash" and "Message" up on eDonkey/eMule (I recommend the eMule client if you're new to the system--the eDonkey client is programmed by retards). I've got decent upstream bandwidth, but it'll still take the files a little while to percolate, so be patient. I plan on staying up as much as possible to make sure that enough people get complete copies of the episodes.

If anyone has a source for "Heart of Gold," please let me know. I wasn't able to get it from the ftp before TRS80 had to take it down. (Thanks, btw!)

You can get eMule at emule.sourceforge.net. Yay, no spyware! And remember, you need the SVCD codec to play these files.

STONEGARGOYLE

Thursday, June 12, 2003 3:28 AM

For those of you that have the episodes downloaded to help us that don't, here is what you can do. (bittorrent users)

If I understand it correctly, go back to this link
http://grove.susurrous.net:81/trash.html
and click on the episodes you've ALREADY downloaded. This will re-establish the bit torrent connection, allowing us to download from you. The more people that do it, the faster the rest of us can enjoy this shiny goodness!

If anyone can do this I would appreciate it tremendously, as will probably others!

I am dying to see these - downloading and viewing and sharing Trash was the highlight of my MONTH! I made the VCD of that one and shared it with all my FF fans at work, and made some new converts!

SHINY

Thursday, June 12, 2003 5:17 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Succatash:
Quote:
Originally posted by vampman:
Whoever has downloaded "HoG" via Bittorrent, please keep your Bittorrent running for as long as possible so others can download. I'm stuck at 41%.

How do I turn Bit Torrent back on? I'm trying to share but cannot figure out how.

You just have to go back to PhysicsChick's download page and click on the link for the file you have already downloaded that you want to share. Then when it asks where to save it, choose the same directory you already have the file in. The program is smart enough to realize you already have 100% of the file, so it won't re-download anything, but as long as the BitTorrent window is showing, you will be helping out your fellow Browncoats with their downloads. I will have my HoG available via BitTorrent all night. Good luck downloading, all!

KATSINNUYORK

Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:23 AM

help, please.
i've downloaded the VLC player but my "message" mpg (which i got from LJC's site) is still not working :( i'm on a mac. when i double click on the VLC document it says "the application program that created it cannot be found."
what else can i do? is there anybody out there who can convert it the files to run in "normal" quicktime? i remember the gag reel played OK in quicktime ...

kat

TWOBLUE

Thursday, June 12, 2003 11:06 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Embassy:
The VLC player, which you can find by searching Versiontracker.com, is free and also manages to play MPEG2 files just fine.

Many thanks Embassy (and Maguinan for your e-mail) for the info, got it too late though, I had already purchased the component needed from Apple. Impatience and computer illiteracy are expensive !

So for those Mac X users needing to know, free MPEG-2 players available at versiontracker.com, either VLC player or mPlayer were recommended.

GREASESPOT

Thursday, June 12, 2003 2:52 PM

Quote:
http://grove.susurrous.net/trash.html
http://grove.susurrous.net:81/trash.html

Neither of these links are working for me at the moment (6/12 10:45 EST). Is grove.sussurous.net down? I'm trying to get the episodes to spread the BitTorrent love.

ALEXANDRIA

Thursday, June 12, 2003 3:40 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by GreaseSpot:
Quote:
http://grove.susurrous.net/trash.html
http://grove.susurrous.net:81/trash.html

Neither of these links are working for me at the moment (6/12 10:45 EST). Is grove.sussurous.net down? I'm trying to get the episodes to spread the BitTorrent love.

I'm trying to do the samething, leaving it up all night as I get the eps, but I can't get back on the site this morning. i think it may be down...Anyone else have the problem? PHYSICSCHICK, did the server go down? is there anything we can do to help?
p.s., I've been meaning to say a Huge Thanks to you for getting them up there! I've never used Bittorrent before (though my little sister has been hassling me to try it), and now I'm a believer!

CLAUDIA

Thursday, June 12, 2003 4:09 PM

Thank you to all you kind people! I have all the episodes now, and when susurrous is back up I'll connect to help in the BitTorrent effort. I've only lurked but really thought I ought to say thanks now that I'm profiting by everyone's efforts.

I'd serve files myself, but it's a work computer and they wouldn't be pleased.

SUCCATASH

Thursday, June 12, 2003 4:19 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Shiny:
Quote:
Originally posted by Succatash:
Quote:
Originally posted by vampman:
Whoever has downloaded "HoG" via Bittorrent, please keep your Bittorrent running for as long as possible so others can download. I'm stuck at 41%.

How do I turn Bit Torrent back on? I'm trying to share but cannot figure out how.

You just have to go back to PhysicsChick's download page and click on the link for the file you have already downloaded that you want to share. Then when it asks where to save it, choose the same directory you already have the file in. The program is smart enough to realize you already have 100% of the file, so it won't re-download anything, but as long as the BitTorrent window is showing, you will be helping out your fellow Browncoats with their downloads.

Hey, thanks very much.

JRC

Thursday, June 12, 2003 5:21 PM

I'm also using OSX and I can't understand why the latest Quicktime won't play MPEG2 files. I downloaded Message a couple of days ago and had the same problem. Now I'll have to download again, whenever that's possible who knows. Off to versiontracker!!

Talk peace, but, carry a BIG stick.

SOULSONG

Thursday, June 12, 2003 5:24 PM

I'm downloading Trash and The Message happily, but is HoG available anywhere other than via the currently non-functional susurrous.net bittorrent link?

I love you guys. *weeps with gratitude*

MIKEWARNS

Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:28 PM

I have "Heart of Gold" but only on my work machine. I can transfer it quickly (via T1) to one other person but I am not allowed to be on Kazaa and only have dialup at home. Email me if you have a fast connection, can share it, and know a way I can send it to you.

edited to add:
BTW, add me to the list of people who can't get the files off TRS80's site to run, though the copy of "The Message" from Physicschick runs just fine. Her copy of "The Message" also zips very nicely--down to about 168mb (starts out at 804mb!).

OLDGUARD

Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:36 PM

If someone wants to Get HoG to me I can put it on KaZaa today. Using a LAN and have plenty of speed.
Email me at frankwo@hotmail.com

OLDGUARD

Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:36 PM

If someone wants to Get HoG to me I can put it on KaZaa today. Using a LAN and have plenty of speed.
Email me at frankwo@hotmail.com

CHRIS

Thursday, June 12, 2003 11:34 PM

Anyone know what the story behind the susurrous.net bot torrent page/server being down is? Will it be coming back up? Can we get the matster of that site to ring in and give us some info on this? Thanks...

Chris.

Chris

"Have Good Sex" - Kaylee ;)

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