700 MB file size...

phoenixAE · November 26th, 2007, 03:00 AM

I'm not one to complain much, especially when I'm getting something like a delicious hour of Top Gear free of charge, but the file sizes have been increasing like mad.

There were some very good quality shows at 350 MB, and that was good. Then the size got bumped to 425 MB, and the quality was still very good... just a bigger file.

Now, every show is coming out at 700 MB. More time to download, more space to consume on a flash drive.

Nothing against anyone who wants (or needs) a huge-sized file -- I'm sure there's a use for files that size. But for those of us who are watching this on a regular TV (or a computer monitor under 20") it's just excess size.

Is there any way to effectively shrink-down the file size to a tide 350 MB again? My old G4 Cube only has a 120 gig HD, and 2/3 of it is now full of Top Gear images/smilies/smile.gif

I'd love to trim down some of the newer episodes and archive 'em on a external drive.

nist7 · November 26th, 2007, 03:13 AM

phoenixAE, welcome to the forum!

From what I understand, the "fresh off the oven" rips have always been the large, 700MB rips, simply because it's in the "raw" form and the rippers want to get the episode out as soon as possible to satisfy the demand. But, don't worry...after a few days or so, someone always re-do the rip and compress it down to 350MB or so without losing much visual quality. The finalgear.com front page will tell you when and where the smaller rip is out. Although for series 10 it has been a bit sporadic.

Or you can just go to a torrent website (like mininova) and look for smaller rips of the episodes that you want.

Or you can also get a bigger HD.....memory is getting cheaper and cheaper these days.

Viper007Bond · November 26th, 2007, 03:25 AM

Well, the 700MB filesize is actually due to Scene rules -- anything over ~42 minutes (an hour show with commercials) is too long for 350MB. So, the next biggest allowable size is 700MB.

Anyway, let's stick to one thread: http://forums.finalgear.com/the-site-itself/whered-the-smaller-size-rip-go-21974/

November 26th, 2007, 03:00 AM	#1
phoenixAE Joined: Jul 9th, 2006 Last Online: November 24th, 2008 Location: Springfield, VA, USA Posts: 1 Car: Dodge Neon Rep Power: 0	700 MB file size... I'm not one to complain much, especially when I'm getting something like a delicious hour of Top Gear free of charge, but the file sizes have been increasing like mad. There were some very good quality shows at 350 MB, and that was good. Then the size got bumped to 425 MB, and the quality was still very good... just a bigger file. Now, every show is coming out at 700 MB. More time to download, more space to consume on a flash drive. Nothing against anyone who wants (or needs) a huge-sized file -- I'm sure there's a use for files that size. But for those of us who are watching this on a regular TV (or a computer monitor under 20") it's just excess size. Is there any way to effectively shrink-down the file size to a tide 350 MB again? My old G4 Cube only has a 120 gig HD, and 2/3 of it is now full of Top Gear I'd love to trim down some of the newer episodes and archive 'em on a external drive. __________________ -- "Racing is life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting" -- Steve McQueen

November 26th, 2007, 03:25 AM	#3
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 01:05 PM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 24 Posts: 20,988 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 234	Well, the 700MB filesize is actually due to Scene rules -- anything over ~42 minutes (an hour show with commercials) is too long for 350MB. So, the next biggest allowable size is 700MB. Anyway, let's stick to one thread: http://forums.finalgear.com/the-site-itself/whered-the-smaller-size-rip-go-21974/ __________________ Fight back against the evil Quiky by +1'ing this post! There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

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November 26th, 2007, 03:13 AM	#2
nist7 Joined: Dec 20th, 2006 Last Online: 10:39 PM Location: KCMO Posts: 684 Rep Power: 14	phoenixAE, welcome to the forum! From what I understand, the "fresh off the oven" rips have always been the large, 700MB rips, simply because it's in the "raw" form and the rippers want to get the episode out as soon as possible to satisfy the demand. But, don't worry...after a few days or so, someone always re-do the rip and compress it down to 350MB or so without losing much visual quality. The finalgear.com front page will tell you when and where the smaller rip is out. Although for series 10 it has been a bit sporadic. Or you can just go to a torrent website (like mininova) and look for smaller rips of the episodes that you want. Or you can also get a bigger HD.....memory is getting cheaper and cheaper these days.

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