Simfile Filesize Limit

[Juub005]

Originally Posted by sanchny

That's why.

Yeah. You're forgetting the fact that videos can and DO often add to the quality of a file. sanchny's files are the most obvious example of this. There's no reason all those great Hello! Project files shouldn't be on the database now when they were before.

[Armalyte]

Originally Posted by Phuzion

A 6:15 song encoded at 192Kbps CBR MP3 is about 8.5-9.0MB, depending on a few factors. Your banner and background image shouldn't take up more than 100K, and your .SM/.DWI files shouldn't take up more than 10K a piece. This still adds up to less than 10MB. Most songs in the simfile database aren't 6 minutes long, and they don't have any real extras that should take up a ton of space (readme's, CD titles, etc.).

Even with no video, 10M is still a bit restrictive. I have made a simfile myself (DM Ashura's Neomax -full version-) which exceeds that for the MP3 alone.

[Keith]

What's the bitrate of the mp3?

[Armalyte]

Keith: 192 CBR. Remember, the thing is 8 minutes long.

[Keith]

I'm sorry but we just can't host files like that, we have to put a limit somewhere. If anything I would rather lower the limit than raise it. The site already uses A LOT of bandwidth and we just simply can't afford it, I pay out more money each month than the site generates.

[sanchny]

Would you accept donations to raise that person's file size limit?

[Keith]

We are working on a VIP system. I'll let you know.

[Lisek]

But ... can I upload sim in one zip and in other video? I really want to upload my sim with video because without it ... it's not full.

[Patashu]

Originally Posted by Lisek

But ... can I upload sim in one zip and in other video? I really want to upload my sim with video because without it ... it's not full.

Yeah, nothing's stopping you from uploading things that aren't simfiles. I've seen people put up banners and noteskins and themes with it. Just make sure you mark it clearly enough.

[Lisek]

But ... this will take the same amount of badwith, am I right?

[ANGRY ABOUT ENGLISH]

Originally Posted by Lisek

But ... this will take the same amount of badwith, am I right?

Arguably, it might use a little less (if people who don't care about the video just snag the stepfiles).

Granted, this is moot since I'm not an admin and am just speculating.

[Jubo]

Since the limit is up... and VIP system in the works... kool.

Just do what I'm doing... just upload the video somewhere else..
aka Megauploads or Rapidshare.


But, now my method is change from 10 MB limit since v6.0 days of over the limit of 10 MB.
Putting the video quality so low that you can see blurry scenes. which just fits below the 10 mb... So here comes rapidshare and megaupload (<- I love the most btw) with videos that HQ video over 20mb at least... well depending on the size of the original video.

And post a link to the video on the description.

[Lisek]

I hate mu and rapidshare ... because mostly I can't download anything from them because of ... stupid limits?! And I know that more people hawe this problem, not only I.