":*Helpmonger*:" <*-Help@monger.com> wrote in news:030420050706113725%*-
Help@monger.com:
> I will be posting N10-2.mpg
>
> This will be a yEnc post, with no reposts.
> No .000, .CRC, .BAT files. Pars will be posted with the movie.
>
> It is 408MB, and plays to 24:49.15
> To be posted in 6 sets, there are 100 split 650k parts in sets 1
> through 5, and 114 split 650k parts in set 6, for a total of 614 parts.
>
> Not know and not responsible for content of post.
>
> Helpmonger
>
> From Y Not post:
>
>> I'll try to pass on the explanation I received for what it happening,
>> and add my own recommendations.
>>
>> Helpmonger has two copies of this video. They look identical to him, in
>> that no software he has will show any codec difference. BUT there is a
>> difference in the aspect ratio that they play in. One is wrong, and one
>> is correct. He posted the video that plays correctly on his system.
>>
>> Now my own comments:
>> Some movies that were captured/converted with the original Microsoft
>> Movie Maker program that came with the first version of WinXP, would
>> sometimes encode movies that, while they played with the correct aspect
>> ratio on a PC, played with the wrong aspect ratio in the Mac. This
>> movie may be one of them. Also Helpmonger, or someone else, may have
>> converted it to play correctly on Macintosh systems, and that is the
>> version he is posting.
>>
>> Here are some options for the posting of this movie:
>> 1. He can continue with the current posting, and cause non Mac users to
>> have get Quicktime to play it.
>> 2. He can start the post over with the version that plays normally on
>> PCs, but doesn't play correctly on Macs. If this happens, I can post
>> instructions for Mac users to fix the problem, if they have the Pro
>> version of Quicktime.
>> 3. He can re-encode the movie into another format, such as DivX, that
>> all who have the free codec can play. I don't know if he can
>> successfully do that, but he will try if he is asked.
>>
>> So, how will it be? Anyone have some thoughts on the matter?
>> When there a consensus of the opinions of the prospective downloaders,
>> he will continue with the best choice of what to post, AFTER his server
>> starts working again.
>>
>> In a way, this is kind of amusing. For years Mac users have been forced
>> to accommodate the PC users' choice of wild and sometimes incompatible
>> codecs, and the Windozers' unconcern over whether or not Mac users can
>> view what they post. This current reversal of the situation, can serve
>> to bring this problem into greater focus. Of one thing you can be sure;
>> Helpmonger will do his best to ensure that all who want to, can make
>> use of what he posts, if he is able.
>> After all, Mac users are nice people. :-)
>>
>>
>> Y Not
When I combined the first few parts, all I got was audio (no video). It
plays like it's an mp3. Something is screwed up here. No, I don't use a
Mac.
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