Frequently Asked Questions
Your links are broken/expired. Could you fix it?
First, read this post by devilsadvocate. Second, all of my MU links shouldnt expire indefinitely. But any of the following could happen:
- I screwed the links when copy/pasting them over.
- Megamanager spat up wrong links.
- MU was pissed and decided to delete them anyway.
- It really is expired; some people have claimed that their links expired even under platinum accounts(!)
- I ran out of MU space. Unlikely as I dont upload as much as the rest.
So how do I contact you?
Send me a PM in the forums. You need to be registered to do so.
Why not get your own chatbox?
I dont want one.
Why cant I play <insert title/episode here>?
Try any of the ff:
- Update your codecs. You could install CCCP + Real Alternative Lite. Be sure to read CCCP wiki about it. I'm using an earlier version of Storm Codec + ffdshow + MPC - Home Cinema or;
- Change your media player. KMPlayer is nice. It can even play SureStream w/o a hitch. VLC will not play realmedia content.
Your computer cant keep up (i.e. you're running too old hardware, too many background tasks sucking your computer's resources, etc.). Try the ff:
- Close unnecessary programs and/or background tasks.
- Install CoreAVC separately and let it do the decoding. Most codec packs already have this. But if yours doesnt have it, ask me or;
- Use The Core Pocket Media Player.
Something is really re-encoded wrong, audio/video is all messed up! Would you fix it?
Of course! Just tell me what. I apologize in advance.
Why do you even re-encode? Doesnt it uhm like lose quality?
Depends on a lot of things (e.g. source quality, how good the filtering was, etc.) but generally yes, re-encoding using lossy codecs loses quality no matter how people claim they're 100% copies. Some details are minute to notice but they do lose quality in one form/frame or another. But stop and think for one minute that it's not all about you. Not everybody has the same fast connection like you do and not everybody has the time to sit around nitpicking/obsessing over quality like you or they do (or dont do) archiving with them. If you dont like them then please, dont download them.
Fine. But you will still upload the HQ versions, right?
In case you're thinking, bigger filesize does not always mean High(er) Quality (HQ). A common misnomer. If you mean the original fansubs as they were distributed then maybe, maybe not.
Episode XYZ is really LQ. Could you reupload a better one?
I make sure what I upload are at least watchable. Download original fansubs instead if you're that picky.
Can I request you to upload <insert title here>?
Probably not. But you could always request in the forums.
You upload slow or not uploading much. Why?
Maintaining this blog is not the only thing I (wish to) do in life. Also, please read this.
I cant/dont download from Megaupload. Care to upload/mirror on another file host?
Well I upload some on other file hosts but mostly no, sorry. MU works for me fine so no need for me to change anything. Maybe this could help.
Realmedia, your encodes/blog/layout suck! What say you?
I'm no video expert so if you could do any better then good. And I aint a designer in real life so aesthetics is not ranked high on my priorities list. And keep in mind that at least 50% of people in this world would find YOU very ugly *g*
How did you make those "show/hide" download buttons?
Here. Have fun :-)
