Blue and White Army Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 JohnMark recorded the Canada-Guatemala match onto his computer using a TV tuner, compressing it with DivX software. I was able to turn the file into a torrent and share it on the internet with bittorrent software, allowing people around the world to watch the match. Because of this, both Canadians abroad and Canadians who don't normally watch Canuck soccer were able to download and watch the match. Sounds like a good way to bring more interest to the national team, and to help keep Canucks abroad connected. JohnMark will be at the Honduras match this Saturday, and thus may not be able to record the match onto his computer. As such, I was wondering if any of you might be able to record the match onto your computer and compress it with DivX/Xvid/etc. Any takers? Also, if any of you want to record Montreal's FWSC playoff onto a computer, I'd be happy to distribute it as a torrent as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Blue and White Army JohnMark recorded the Canada-Guatemala match onto his computer using a TV tuner, compressing it with DivX software. I was able to turn the file into a torrent and share it on the internet with bittorrent software, allowing people around the world to watch the match. Because of this, both Canadians abroad and Canadians who don't normally watch Canuck soccer were able to download and watch the match. Sounds like a good way to bring more interest to the national team, and to help keep Canucks abroad connected. JohnMark will be at the Honduras match this Saturday, and thus may not be able to record the match onto his computer. As such, I was wondering if any of you might be able to record the match onto your computer and compress it with DivX/Xvid/etc. Any takers? Also, if any of you want to record Montreal's FWSC playoff onto a computer, I'd be happy to distribute it as a torrent as well. You sure that there aren't copyright restriction to doing this? I know that its one thing to tape a game and re-watch it or even give it to a couple of people to watch. But an entire broadcast on the web for anyone around the world to download and do whatever they want with it. I don't know. Remember what happened to that web site with all the soccer goals of the past in all events around the world? what was it called? footofgod.com or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and White Army Posted August 31, 2004 Author Share Posted August 31, 2004 Yeah, I have taken this into consideration. But there are soccer torrent websites put up by other people, and we might as well take advantage of them. If we were hurting Sportsnet or FSWC in any way, I would be against it. But it seems to me that we're either delivering games to Canadians overseas, or those who would not ordinarily watch Canadian soccer. If we get new people interested in Canuck footie, there will be more people watching Sportsnet's broadcasts (and thus Sportsnet's advertisements) in the future. People within Canada who download such a match are those who were usually unaware that the game even took place at all, and thus would never have seen Sportsnet's adverts in the first place. Win-win, if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Anyone who tapes the game certainly can capture it on his/her computer at a later date it they have the software and a TV Tuner in their computer. I have the software and the TV tuner but don't know squat about compressing it to DivX, nor do I want to incur any bitching from SHAW who like to bitch. Plus I'm going to be away for awhile. As for the legalities, I hardly doubt that sportsnet is going to be making their own DVD copies and selling them, so who are we ripping off? It's no different than sports tape trading that people do all the time, except it's a lot less expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 I can tape the game and burn it into a DVD for those in the UK, if they want. Hopefully, they just distribute it to all the Canadians who want it. Email me if you wish. (cad141@mts.net) fza, could you email me your address in Chile so that I can mail you the Belize game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and White Army Posted August 31, 2004 Author Share Posted August 31, 2004 Redhat, any chance of making it into an .AVI or .MPEG, rather than a DVD? Much easier to distribute it electronically.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 I'll see what I can do as MPEG. The reason I burn it to DVD is the storage issue, with 4.7 GB per DVD, probably too overloading. I'll see if I can get a conversion program... Other than that, DVD is my preferred route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and White Army Posted August 31, 2004 Author Share Posted August 31, 2004 Thanks. The more people who record it to their computer, the better, so we can have back-ups in case someone screws up somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fza Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 quote:Originally posted by redhat I can tape the game and burn it into a DVD for those in the UK, if they want. Hopefully, they just distribute it to all the Canadians who want it. Email me if you wish. (cad141@mts.net) fza, could you email me your address in Chile so that I can mail you the Belize game? Hey!!!!..Nice to hear from you again!!..I already sent you an email with my address. Email me yours as well so I can send you some Chilean soccer merchandise!..they play Columbia on Sunday,I might go, if I do then I`ll pick you up some stuff at the Stadium. Cheers! fza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 quote:Originally posted by fza Hey!!!!..Nice to hear from you again!!..I already sent you an email with my address. Email me yours as well so I can send you some Chilean soccer merchandise!..they play Columbia on Sunday,I might go, if I do then I`ll pick you up some stuff at the Stadium. Cheers! fza Oh please... here we go again. How many times I need to remind you that the name of the country is Colombia, not Columbia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fza Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 quote:[ Email me yours as well so I can send you some Chilean soccer merchandise!..they play Columbia on Sunday,I might go, if I do then I`ll pick you up some stuff at the Stadium. Cheers! fza Oh please... here we go again. How many times I need to remind you that the name of the country is Colombia, not Columbia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 quote:Originally posted by fza Oh please... here we go again. How many times I need to remind you that the name of the country is Colombia, not Columbia. Ningún problema mi viejo. No, no soy Colombiano. Hahaha..sorry man...do you happen to be "Colombiano"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 quote:Originally posted by The Ref Hahaha..sorry man...do you happen to be "Colombiano"? That's one way to offend a Chilean-Canadian ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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