downloading tv shows? Begging for help!!!

[FishNChips]

agggggg!!!!

u guys are awesome but I'm still not getting it...

I've got the torrent, I've got the program to extract that you linked to.

do I need to unpack all the files? I unpacked one and it ran but all that was there was a cool geometric video thingy and music...

help!

FishNChips

[eric5148]

What exactly did you do?

The way I normally extract .rar files is to right click on them from Azureus, click open file. Then highlight all the files that are Winrar archive or R## files, right click, and click extract files... .Then you'll get a window to select where you want the extracted file saved to. Then just click OK.

[Cry Me A River]

If you've never played an XVID file before (it opened in Windows Media Player, right?) you will need to install the XVID Codec (this is the program that actually does the work of translating the data in the .avi file into a video).

Got to www.xvid.org

[JackWilson]

Ok, there's 1 thing we need to be VERY clear on before we can proceed. Firstly you download a torrent, which is a small file that tells Azureus what you're downloading. After opening this torrent file with Azureus, it will begin downloading. It is possible to view all the files contained in the torrent (as in you can see the table of contents, but you don't have the contents) so just because you can supposedly "unpack" the torrent doesn't mean you've actually finished downloading it.

So the MILLION $$$ QUESTION IS:

Are you sure you finished downloading the actual tv episode, and not just the torrent?

EDIT: Nevermind. From the "cool geometric thingy and music" part I have deduced that all you need is the codec. Google for "gspot" which is a codec analysis tool. Run it on your video file and see what codec you need. Then google for that codec.

[contentless]

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Since this is a newbie torrent thread I don't feel silly asking, wtf do all those abbreviations mean? Is there a website I can go that lists what hdtv, xvid, tcm, lol, etc mean?

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Xvid is a codec that is basically an open source version of the DivX codec made because of licensing issues. Its 'heritage' is evident in its name, Divx backwards.

HDTV is high definition television, indicating what the source of the show was.

Both TCM and LOL are release groups, meaning all releases named as such are done by the same people. What they stand for, I have no idea.

As for a website explaining these, my knowledge comes from 'being in the know' (booya), but see if this site won't help, although I haven't looked at it: http://www.videohelp.com/glossary?all

[citanul]

dude, was the show Lost? my dvr chopped the last 5 - 8 min off the show too! good site i found is called something like "the pirates bay" should be findable with google.

citanul