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macaddictguy · 2006-02-22 2:01 pm

The information provided in that brief article was extremely interesting.

However, I do not understand why according to that article why I need BitTorrent to download those public movies from publicdomaintorrents.com.

Perhaps someone could explain how all this works using BitTorrent.

And then after I download can I use Toast Titanium ( 7.0.2 ) to burn to DVD that I can play/watch on my TV?

Sure need help with this one folks because this is all so new to me.

Thanks.

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Jake · 2006-02-23 12:22 pm

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol that breaks huge files (like movies) down into smaller chunks, enabling you to download chunks from lots of different peers and assemble them later. That means no single server has to deal with the bandwidth issues that would come from supplying the entire file. But you need the BitTorrent client to manage the downloading and reassembly. There's more about it here.

I haven't done it myself, so I'm not sure about the burning part. It looks like you'd be able to burn the iPod versions, but to handle the full-res versions you'd need the DivX codec and/or a DivX-capable DVD player.

Digital Droo · 2006-02-23 1:34 pm

macaddictguy wrote:
I do not understand why according to that article why I need BitTorrent to download those public movies from publicdomaintorrents.com.

The files are in .torrent format, which requires a Bittorrent client to use. The .torrent file is not the movie itself. To add to what Jake said, as you download the "chunks" from the various peers, you yourself will become a peer, uploading your chunks to others. It's kind of like digital trading cards--you give to others what you already have and take from others what you need to complete your collection. The Bittorrent client manages the traffic.

The pictures on the BitTorrent.com page explains it well.

And then after I download can I use Toast Titanium ( 7.0.2 ) to burn to DVD that I can play/watch on my TV?

I believe that is possible. The Divx format is the largest file format on the Public Domain site, and will probably give you the best quality picture. Toast v.7.x encodes in Divx, so I can only assume it decodes Divx as well, which should allow it to convert to MPEG-2, the format for video DVD. Since you ask, I think I'm going to try it out. If I get it done soon enough, I can report back with results.

macaddictguy · 2006-02-23 4:16 pm

Digital DrooDigital and Jake,

Thanks for your interest and replies to my question.

Also

Since you ask, I think I'm going to try it out. If I get it done soon enough, I can report back with results.

Please let me know and also provide me with a heads up "how it's done".

MysticCow · 2006-02-24 8:00 pm

You can always get the new Opera, with Torrent support.

macaddictguy · 2006-02-25 4:58 pm

MysticCow wrote:
You can always get the new Opera, with Torrent support.

Thanks for the heads up about Torrent being available through Opera.

I'll try it.

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