Unsupported filetype video?

[Snipes]

I went to the sticky on Codecs, and it said I should use GSpot to figure out what codec I need to play a file. I opened up Naruto 151, and under stat, it said that it was "Not a valid AVI File". I clicked on that, and it said "This is, or appears to be, an unsupported filetype. GSpot provides full support for AVI and OGG media streams. Based on its composition, GSpot believes the filetype to be "Non-AVI File - Type Unknown.".

I tried downloading the CCCP, but that still didn't make it work. The player I usually use is Windows Media Player, but that didn't work, so I tried QuickTime and DivX (now uninstalled), but those didn't work either. I have no idea what to do.

[complich8]

Is it possible that you downloaded the torrent, and didn't point your torrent client at it?

What's the full file name, including extension (right-click on the file, hit properties). While you're there, what's the filesize?

We're going to need more information to help you, I think. Let's start with that ... full filename, filesize, we'll go from there.

[Kraco]

If the file got corrupted suitably during download or on your HD, it could render it unreadable. If the header got corrupted, it could be totally unrecognizable as well.

[Snipes]

Full filename is [AonE]_Naruto_151_[E57B748F]

Doesn't say extension, but the file type is Video Clip.

File size is 1024 KB or 1.00 MB

And I have no clue what a header is.

[Assassin]

if its only 1 mb, then its definately not a complete file. aer you sure you didn't close ur torrent soon after it started? redownload the file and let it reach 100% before you play it

[Munsu]

I would assume that what you have in your hands is a torrent...

Go to folder options and make it show the extension of your files.

[Kraco]

.torrent files aren't that big. A single episode torrent would be a few kilobytes. I think Assassin must be right. Although I assumed all torrent clients kept intermediate files with different file name extension, like "!ut" for utorrent, until they are finished. But maybe some clients don't.

[Snipes]

Usually a 25 min episode would be around 200 MB, so it must not be fully downloaded, but I was sure it was fully downloaded, so I'll try again.

Extension is .avi; on the main site the link to download it is [AonE]_Naruto_151_[E57B748F].avi, sorry didn't realize this.

I use BitTorrent to download episodes, the latest version since I last checked onto bittorent.com.

By the way, I've heard that making your starting port the same as the host you're downloading from makes your downloads really fast. Just verifying if this is true; if it is, then what's the port for downloads from the main site?

Also, does changing your upload speed affect download speed?

At the time I post this, time remaining to finish download is 2 hours, which keeps changing as the speed keeps changing too. And the file is now 11 MB.

[Kraco]

By the way, I've heard that making your starting port the same as the host you're downloading from makes your downloads really fast. Just verifying if this is true; if it is, then what's the port for downloads from the main site?

Sounds like a totally fabricated tale. And besides, more often than not you are downloading from more than one peer, and chances are they won't all have the same port in use. Ever. That being said, you aren't downloading from a host but from peers, if you use torrents.

Also, does changing your upload speed affect download speed?

So they always say, and according to my experience it's mostly true. Some really well seeded torrents produce high speeds with practically no upload, but that's mainly because there aren't many leechers downloading, only seeders.

Personally I get frustrated and annoyed if I only get high download without equally high upload (or higher preferably). I hate to keep the torrents running forever after getting the download home. I prefer to have a good ratio already right when the thing is finished downloading.

[Snipes]

All right the episode works. Thanks to all the people that helped me. Now I gotta download the 126-151 pack >_>. 14 days remaining *sigh*.

To Kraco, if he ever reads this post - So which is better: higher or lower maximum upload rate (try to tell me referring to the BitTorrent interface, since that's what I use)?

One more thing. My connection is DSL, and my connection speed is 10.0 mbps (I assume MB per second). According to the upload adjustment bar on the interface of BitTorrent, OC3 upload rate is 7.8 MB/s. And since my speed is 10 mbps, does that mean I have a faster connection than OC3, which is only at 7.8?

[Kraco]

To Kraco, if he ever reads this post - So which is better: higher or lower maximum upload rate?

The whole idea of torrents depends on sharing, that is, uploading, so keep it as high as you can. Just not so high that it'd prevent you from surfing and viewing images and such. Over 80% of your theoretical max won't probably be ever wise.

One more thing. My connection is DSL, and my connection speed is 10.0 mbps (I assume MB per second). According to the upload adjustment bar on the interface of BitTorrent, OC3 upload rate is 7.8 MB/s. And since my speed is 10 mbps, does that mean I have a faster connection than OC3, which is only at 7.8?

Don't mix bits and bytes. Theoretical connection speeds are always told in bits, or rather kilobits or megabits (kbps, mbps). However, one byte is eight bits, so you need to divide the speed by eight to get the actual practical speed, kilobytes per second, kB/s, or megabytes per second MB/s. These units are used in programs to tell the speed, not bits per second. DSL 10 would be 1.25 MB/s (I used to have 10/10 VDSL... Oh, those sweet times... Now I have 2/2.)

[Snipes]

Thanks for the help Kraco. No need to respond to this.

Thread closed.

[complich8]

just a note .... that upload cap should be in the neighborhood of 80% of your upload speed. Your download speed may be substantially higher than your upload, depending on your service provider. Virtually all DSL and Cable providers do that, and the data rates are typically in the neighborhood of 10:1 or worse download:upload (so like my connection is 7mbit down, 256kbit up, worse than 25:1).

I'd recommend turning the upload way up, really really high (like, 5000KB/sec on a very busy torrent (anything new with more than a couple hundred peers). Then see how fast you actually upload after a couple minutes (your upload will end up choking your download, more likely than not), and seeing how fast it actually gets uploading.

While you're doing that, you might watch your network latency by periodically pinging a well-known good-pinging site, (google, your isp's webpage). If your ping time is in the <100msec range, you're doing good, if it's more than 100 msec, you're starting to choke, and if it's mroe than 500, you're probably as saturated as you're going to be able to push your link.

Then set your max upload to 80% or so of that peak speed, or that value minus 15-20KB/s, whichever feels more comfortable (ie: if your peak is 150KB/sec up, cap it at 120 or so, if your peak is 80KB/sec up, cap it at 60 or so, if your peak is 35 up, cap it at 20 or so).