file limit too small

[Rage*]

i've just tried to upload a stepfile to the database, after a lot of requests.
i have no idea why the file is popular, but it is. :s
the site says the file is too, big, which is just bizarre.

it's 12 megs, which is average for a stepfile with a decent-quality video.

what's the meaning of this?

the default limit should be 15 megs.

this is just a feeble excuse to get money out of people.

[Jubo]

10mb limit is always not enough for me even the last version (v6.0) was around 15mb limit I happy with that

But the new version is now 10mb... It was pretty much I felt err... dammit. Waited for a something that enable over 10mb then donate 10 dollars was kool idea (BTW this was back when v7.0 was launched) since I get what I wanted 30mb limit, and bemanistyle get 10 dollars (USD dollars so I actually paid more on Canadian dollars hehe...) so I contribute the site at least.
-Opps.... forgot other currencies after Akira's post

Well... if can't donate that 10 dollars then you the options of:

Don't upload
-simple

Upload without Video
-That gives the upload of music, graphics, and stepfile but no video

Upload the Video into a Free-One-Click-Server
-Then you can upload the stepfile, graphics and music into the database and post a (Rapidshare, Megaupload, Yousendit, SendSpace) download link on your video in the simfiles description

Upload it to Another Site
-I think, I'm pretty much going get bashed on it, if I mention other sites for simfile database. But I won't since Bemanistyle is always been no.1 (my home) Simfiles Database

[Akira]

Y HALO THAR RAGE* HOW'S DDREX GOIN?

sorry to say that it's just up to 10MB per upload here. But yeah, Jubo said it all. If you want to, you can just sacrifice some of the mp3's or the AVI's quality to make it lower than the quota.

Jubo, he cannot donate dollars, but he can donate euros


just kidding lol

EDIT: rage*, i'll be moving this to the help forum a little later after you read this so you won't wonder where this thread is

[TougaKiryuu]

I'd have to say the limit itself is rather annoying but it's to help us save on bandwith, we have ALOT of simfiles in the database and if everyone's files were 15megs we'd be in some trouble anyways your best alternative is upload the vid somewhere else and provide a link to it with the simfile

[Daniel]

Your getting simfile hosting and exposure for free. Beggars can't be choosers. If anything you should be thankful. What makes people think Internet conveniences will last forever?

[phuzion]

I'd also like to point out that we also have an option available where you can bump up your maximum simfile size on your account. It is a lifetime membership, your account filesize limit is increased to 30MB per simfile, and it's only ten bucks. So, if you want to support Bemanistyle, and be able to upload high quality simfiles with excellent quality audio, or just extremely long simfiles, you might want to consider this, rather than an external hosting option.

http://www.bemanistyle.com/help.php?h=sims_limit

[Xythar]

I'd say just downgrade the video quality until it fits. Most people won't even care, I guarantee it. If I can fit Re-sublimity's 3:38 video into 10MB and still have it decent quality then it shouldn't be too much of a problem for a shorter file :P

I don't want to pay the $10 not because I can't afford it, but because I feel that contributing quality simfiles to Bemanistyle is contribution enough without also having to pay to contribute to the site. It's the principle of the thing.

I know you could also consider hosting people's simfiles to be a service in itself, but I think the simfile database also serves to attract people to the site, especially when people contribute quality files to it.

I can understand that in a situation like this each side feels like they're the ones providing the other side a service, so I might just have to agree to disagree. I just feel it's not fair that the ones contributing should also be the ones who have to pay when the majority of the bandwidth by far is used up by people who only download and don't contribute.

[Keith]

Of course submitting simfiles is a contribution which is why we offer 10mb. To upgrade to 30mb it is a 1 time charge for the premium service.

Also you say your simfiles are quality which may be true, but we all know that not all the simfiles that are uploaded are good quality.

[Xythar]

That's right, although I think that's another problem entirely which will need to be solved in another way. You don't sentence everyone just because some people committed a crime.

[Keith]

10mb has always been the limit on 7.0. We added the 30mb upgrade option for users who want to do it. There's really no other way for us to be able to let you guys upload bigger files like that without using all of our bandwidth all the time.

[Xythar]

That's fine, the 10MB isn't a problem for me personally (as I said, I haven't really had any trouble compressing to fit that, even for long songs). I'm just saying why I dislike asking the people to contribute for money on general principle - I'd rather just degrade the quality of my videos and let the people who download deal with that.