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IRC

2009-02-11T06:01:57Z

Jisakujien: Adding direct links to irc channels at top of page. People are most likely coming here wanting to join the channels, after all.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC '''IRC'''] ('''Internet Relay Chat''') is something that, if you stay online long enough, you will have to fool around with. It's a real-time internet chat where users chat with each other in ''channels'' which are located on a server (which house hundreds if not thousands of different channels). It's often the fastest way to get in touch with another person on BoxTorrents since many idles the IRC, which is not the case with the forum.

There are two official BoxTorrents IRC channels on the DeltaAnime IRC network: [irc://irc.deltaanime.net/#boxtorrents #boxtorrents] and [irc://irc.deltaanime.net/#box-support #box-support].

==IRC Clients==
This is a list of the best IRC clients available.

===ChatZilla===
One of the easiest clients to use, if you use Firefox. Since its a Firefox plug-in, it should work on any operating system. If you want a simple, clean IRC client to get in and out, ChatZilla will work fine.<br />
====Installation====
Follow this [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/16 link]. Then just hit the big green button that says "Add to Firefox". Give it permission to install, let Firefox restart, and it's installed. To use, just go to the "Tools" drop down menu in Firefox and select "ChatZilla".

===mIRC===
Another popular IRC client for Windows. While free to use, a donation nag window pops up at startup after the 30th day.
* [http://www.mirc.com/ mIRC Homepage]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIRC mIRC on Wikipedia]

===Colloquy===
Colloquy is a full-featured open source IRC client for the Macintosh, iPhone, and iPod Touch.
* [http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy Homepage]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloquy_(IRC_client)/ Colloquy on Wikipedia]

===Pidgin===
Pidgin is a multi-protocol instant messaging program. It supports many common IM protocols out of the box (such as Messenger, AIM, Yahoo, ICQ, etc.), and it also supports the IRC protocol.
* [http://pidgin.im/ Pidgin Homepage]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin_(software) Pidgin on Wikipedia]

===Opera===
The Opera browser comes with an inbuilt IRC chat client. It's fairly similar to ChatZilla.
* [http://www.opera.com/ Opera Homepage]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_browser Opera on Wikipedia]

===Trillian===
Trillian is another multi-protocol instant messaging program, coming with IRC support as well. There are currently two available versions of Trillian: Basic and Pro. Both have IRC support, so there's no need to buy the Pro version.
* [http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/learn/ Trillian Homepage]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian_(instant_messenger) Trillian on Wikipedia]

===XChat===
XChat is an IRC client that rivals mIRC not only in power but also in popularity.

It was originally completely free and open-source, but now it only remains free for Linux.

The Windows version is available to try at the homepage, while there is a version compiled by someone else (for free) available at [http://www.silverex.org/ silverex].
Keep in mind that the latest free compiled version is still many steps behind the latest official release, and that it is compiled from the Linux source (freely available), rather than the source used in official Windows releases, meaning that free compiled versions may not function as well as the official releases.
* [http://xchat.org/ X-Chat Homepage]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xchat XChat on Wikipedia]

===Mibbit Webchat===
For those who don't want to install more software on their computer, Mibbit is the solution. You can register an account to store all your servers and channels so you don't have to do it each time you go to the site, but you can always use it without an account.
*[http://mibbit.com/ Mibbit Homepage]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mibbit Mibbit on Wikipedia]

===daIRC Webchat===
For even greater convenience, you can use daIRC's Webchat client. It only allows access to channels on irc.deltaanime.net, but if you're just looking for a quick way to get onto #boxtorrents or #box-support through a browser this is your best bet.

Since the server is automatically set to irc.deltaanime.net, you can bypass the "/server" step in the instructions below.

[http://chat.dairc.net/ daIRC Chat]

==Connecting to BoxTorrents==
'''Most guides here were made with ChatZilla in mind!'''

BoxTorrents uses the IRC server:
irc.deltaanime.net
The main chatroom is:
#boxtorrents
And the support room is:
#box-support

===How to connect to #boxtorrents===
*Start your IRC client
*Enter the Nickname you want into the bottom left button, beside the input bar.
*Now, to join the server. Type (or copy/paste) into the input bar:
/server irc.deltaanime.net
*If your nickname hasn't been used yet (by you or another person) it will tell you the nickname needs to be registered.<br />To do this type (or copy/paste) into the input bar:
/msg nickserv register your_password your_email
Where "your_password" is the password you want, and "your_email" is your e-mail address.
An activation code will be sent to your email address (used for registration). Read the email, type the command into IRC and your nickname will be registered (one nickname/group of nicknames per email address).
Registration is not usually required to join a channel, but some channels explicitly require one (such as #boxtorrents).
*The battle is done at this point! To connect to a channel, so you can talk to people, type (or copy/paste) into the input bar:
/join #boxtorrents

=== How to reconnect to #boxtorrents===
*Start your IRC client
*Your Nickname should still be in your client, so leave that part alone.
*To join the server again, type (or copy/paste)into the input bar:
/server irc.deltaanime.net
*Instead of asking you to register this time though, it will ask for your password. To do that, just type (or copy/paste) into the input bar:
/msg NickServ IDENTIFY password
Just replace "password" with the password you gave when registering.
*Now, you can reconnect to the chat room by typing (or copy/paste) into the input bar:
/join #boxtorrents

===How to auto-connect, auto-join and auto-identify===
To auto-connect a server, select the tab of the server you wish to auto-connect to in the future (you must have a window open assigned to that server in the first place!). Right click within the window, and select 'Open this network on startup'.

To auto-join a channel, select the tab of the channel you wish to auto-join in the future. Right click within the window and select 'Open this channel on startup'.

To auto-identify, go to the toolbar at the top, click Chatzilla -> Preferences -> Select the server in the panel on the left (in this case irc.deltaanime.net) -> click the 'Lists' tab -> Press 'Add...' in the Auto-perform section -> Fill in the following (remember to replace "password" with whatever your password is!): <br/>
/msg nickserv identify "password"

===Connecting to different channels===
To connect to another channel when first starting up, just replace #boxtorrents with the channel you want (like #box-support). If your already connected, type (or copy/paste) into the input bar:<br />
/join #channelname
Where "#channelname" is the channel-which-you-want-to-connect-to's name.

Talk:BT Terminology

2009-02-06T20:00:45Z

Jisakujien: New page: === Merge into Terminology === Terminology seems to already include all this information. This article should be merged into Terminology. ~~~~

=== Merge into Terminology ===

[[Terminology]] seems to already include all this information. This article should be merged into Terminology. [[User:Jisakujien|Jisakujien]] 20:00, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Terminology

2009-02-06T19:50:15Z

Jisakujien: Comments on definition lengths, clarification of WP licensing.

This page needs a lot of work. In particular, as this seems to be a collection plate of all kinds of terminology, it will eventually grow to an unmanageable size and need to be split to subcategories. Software, Formats, Containers belong together, but OGM and MKV don't belong in the same article as shounen, or chibi. As other wikis, notably wikipedia, are free and in the public domain, it is fundamentally permissible that information be copied from there to here (or vice versa) wholesale, with editing appropriate to adhere to this particular wiki's purpose.

I can think of three categories right away:
Technical terminology
Anime terminology
BoxTorrnents terminology

=== Some TL;DR Definitions ===

A lot of these definitions are ridiculously long. If the definition of a term is more than a sentence or two, there should be a wiki page containing said overly long definition. This page should link to the longer definitions.

In regards to Wikipedia licensing, it is NOT public domain. WP is LGPL, and a good percentage of the content in wikimedia is even less permissibly licensed. There is a huge difference between public domain and the LGPL.

[[User:Jisakujien|Jisakujien]] 19:50, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Combined Community Codec Pack

2009-02-06T01:30:38Z

Jisakujien: Updated a bit, added section on coreavc+cccp.

The '''Combined Community Codec Pack''', more commonly referred to as '''CCCP''', is a filter pack for Microsoft Windows designed for playback of most common media formats. CCCP is developed and maintained by members of various fansubbing groups, and is specifically designed for viewing anime.

The name '''CCCP''' is a pun on the Союз Советских Социалистических Республик (Soyuz Sovyetskikh Sotsialistichyeskikh Respublik), the Russian name for the USSR; the Cyrillic name for the USSR is initialized CCCP, however it transliterates to '''SSSR'''.

As of 2006, the CCCP is the official Matroska playback solution on Windows, having superseded the Matroska Playback Pack.

== Contents ==
''Note: Installing all of these separately will not have the same effect as installing the CCCP because the ffdshow build (the core video/audio decoding software) is customized and so are all of the components' settings.''

'''Splitters and Decoders'''
* CoreWavPack
* ffdshow-tryouts (custom build)
* Gabest's FLV Splitter
* Gabest's MPV (MPEG-2) Decoder
* Haali Media Splitter
* VSFilter

'''Players'''
* Media Player Classic Home Cinema
* Zoom Player

== Supported ==

'''Supported Formats'''
* Container formats: AVI, OGM, MKV, MP4, FLV, 3GP and TS
* Video codecs: MPEG-2, DivX, XviD, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, WMV9, FLV1, Theora, and Generic MPEG-4 ASP (3ivx, lavc, etc.)
* Audio codecs: MP1, MP2, MP3, AC3, DTS, AAC, Vorbis, LPCM, FLAC, TTA and WavPack

== High Def h264 Playback ==
The ffdshow h264 decoder included in CCCP may have issues playing high resolution (720p, 1080p) video on some machines. It is possible to install [[CoreAVC]] [http://www.cccp-project.net/wiki/index.php?title=CoreAVC alongside CCCP] to improve h264 decoding performance.

== External Links ==
* [http://www.cccp-project.net Official homepage]

Common Playback Problems

2009-02-04T07:13:42Z

Jisakujien: Don't want to come off sounding anti-mac. I've had this issue on a 2.6ghz core 2 macbook pro in OS X and found it infuriating as playback worked fine in Windows on the same machine. - JJ

On this page is a compiled list of commonly encountered problems when playing videos on different platforms.

__TOC__

==Platform Agnostic==


==Windows==

Please keep in mind that all solutions for the following problems assume that you have [[CCCP]] installed on your computer.

;I tried playing a video and the sound is awful! However, nobody else has complained...:
Run CCCP configuration again, and select an audio setting that best fits your speakers. You'll most likely have a 2.0 set-up. Select your speaker configuration from the drop down box on the first page of the CCCP Settings window. [http://i37.tinypic.com/11w3r7c.jpg Screenshot]
* True multi-channel sound can only be obtained with proper physical speaker configuration. Even if you have a 5.1 system, running a normal 3.5mm stereo output from your computer to it will only deliver 2.0 output.

;Why is the sound and video not synced in my h264 file?:
''Stolen from [http://forums.boxtorrents.com/index.php?topic=8513.0 Psyren's H.264 Guide]''

This guide is intended for use by those who are currently using the latest [http://www.cccp-project.net CCCP] (version 2008-1-24 as of this guide). For those who are not using it, find a way to disable your codec pack's h264 decoder.

;Some preliminary steps:
# Using Windows Media Player or VLC makes this guide pointless. I recommend Media Player Classic (included in the CCCP), or the newer Media Player Classic Home Cinema (google 'MPC HC').
# Free up your RAM. A lack of free RAM has been known to cause streaming problems between your HDD and CPU when playing video on older PCs, made all the worse by the CPU barely being able to keep up. Download [http://www.download.com/FreeRAM-XP-Pro/3000-2086-10070530.html?part=dl-FreeRAMXP&subj=dl&tag=button FreeRAM XP Pro] and run it to clear some free space in your memory before attempting to play the video.
# This is sort of a 'last resort' step, since it removes some of the eye candy that soft subs can provide. Pre-buffer the subtitles. This will cause special effects such as fading or dynamic resizing to not display, but it will remove a fair amount of laggy spots on h264 video. To do so, go to your CCCP start menu folder -> Filters -> VSFilter configuration. Go to the Misc. tab and check 'Pre-buffer subpictures'. Alternatively, if (for what ever reason) you use MPC's subtitle renderer, then go to MPC's options menu, click on the Subtitles option on the left side and make sure 'Number of subpictures to buffer ahead' is not set to 0. I have no idea what a good figure might be, as I've never had to use that option, but the default value is 3.

Now, onto the main part:

;Step 1:
* Go to your CCCP start menu folder, and click on the settings icon. Uncheck the 'h264' button, then click Next -> Apply. You MUST do this step first in order for the next to work.

;Step 2:
* Find and install CoreAVC Professional. Google (amongst other resources) is your friend here.

* Verify that playback will use the h264 codec you just installed instead of using ffdshow by playing a h264 video in MPC. If successful, the ffdshow video icon will not show up in your taskbar. Done.

* Test out this fix with the [http://varis.se/tom/box/1080ptest-1080p(h264.aac).mkv Kanon 2006 OP upscaled to 1080p]. More HD videos available from [http://thoranime.5gbfree.com/misc%20page.htm THORA's website].

If, after applying these 'fixes', your PC is still unable to play SD h264 encodes, then it's definitely time for a new PC or an upgrade. Remember, it's not the codec at fault, it's your PC. Don't complain to us that the PC you bought when the Beatles were around can't handle it.

;I hear dual audio playing in both languages!:
# Before anything, close the video.
# Get into the audio codec's settings. Programs -> Combined Community Codec Pack -> Filters -> FFDShow Audio Decoder Configuration.
# Select the "DirectShow Control" menu option on the left.
# Make sure the "Multiple ffdshow instances:" is set to one of the options that contain "only one". If it already is, select either "only one - check all previous filters" or "only one - check all filters in graph" if the other two still don't work. If by some weird chance this still doesn't fix your problem, use a different player. However, I have yet to find this solution not to work.
# Play the movie again, and only one audio track should be playing now.

;When I switch subtitle and/or audio tracks, the playback freezes!:
# This has happened for me only with ogm/ogg, only once on mkv videos. Unfortunately the only workaround to try is switching players. Please check the [http://forums.boxtorrents.com/index.php?board=27.0 Playback Forum] for help if changing players doesn't resolve this issue.

Obviously, please check the [http://forums.boxtorrents.com/index.php?board=27.0 Playback Forums] for issues not mentioned in here.

Second obviously, get the [http://www.cccp-project.net CCCP], this is emphasized enough that everyone should have it if they can use it. (If you haven't already, you must be truly stubborn!)

==Mac==

;I tried playing an AVI file in Quicktime Player (or some other QT-based player) but the video doesn't show up. What's wrong?:
Two possibilities exist:
*The AVI file uses DivX or XviD for its video track and you do not have a DivX codec installed. To resolve this, install [[Perian Quicktime Components]].
*Your AVI file is one of the rare videos that Quicktime/Perian will not play for some reason. The solution to this problem is to play the video with one the standalone video players listed at [[Mac Video Playback]].

;I have Perian installed, but MKV video files are either associated with a non-QT player or are not associated with any player at all. How can I fix this?:
By default, Quicktime Player cannot open MKV files. Because of this, even when Perian is installed, it will not show up as an application that is capable of opening MKV files. To fix this, first install [http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/25243/perian%27s-type-installer Perian's Type Installer]. If MKV files are still not associated with QT Player after that, use File > Get Info on any MKV file in the Finder, change its association in that window, and click "Change All...".

;I experience poor performance, stuttering, tearing, etc playing HD (1080p) h264 video in Mac OS X.
It has been reported that some Macs running OS X, even very high end Core 2-based Mac Pros, have issues decoding and displaying complex high resolution h264 streams. If Perian, VLC, or MPlayer (including pre-release or latest [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision_control VCS] builds) will not play HD h264 smoothly, try the OS X versions of [http://xbmc.org/ XBMC] or [http://coreplayer.com/content/view/31/69/ CorePlayer]. There is also a wealth of information on various blogs and forums regarding high resolution h264 playback in OS X, including: [http://chipmunkninja.com/1080p-MKV-playback-on-Mac-1r@ tweak VLC decoder options], [http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1017&message=30278947 general discussion on 1080p playback], [http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20081015222601377 forcefully update/replace Perian plugins].

==Linux==
Common Linux playback problems usually have nothing to do with codecs like with Windows and can get pretty intricate so it is best to seek information and help from the [[Linux Video Playback]] page or the forums.

User:Jisakujien

2009-02-02T23:16:53Z

Jisakujien: New page: I'm new to the BxT Wiki. If any of my edits seem less-than-awesome, please let me know on my talk page. Don't hesitate to revert my [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloviation bloviations],...

I'm new to the BxT Wiki. If any of my edits seem less-than-awesome, please let me know on my talk page. Don't hesitate to revert my [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloviation bloviations], I won't take it personally!

Common Playback Problems

2009-02-02T23:05:02Z

Jisakujien: Added some info on resolving poor playback in OS X -- JJ

On this page is a compiled list of commonly encountered problems when playing videos on different platforms.

__TOC__

==Platform Agnostic==


==Windows==

Please keep in mind that all solutions for the following problems assume that you have [[CCCP]] installed on your computer.

;I tried playing a video and the sound is awful! However, nobody else has complained...:
Run CCCP configuration again, and select an audio setting that best fits your speakers. You'll most likely have a 2.0 set-up. Select your speaker configuration from the drop down box on the first page of the CCCP Settings window. [http://i37.tinypic.com/11w3r7c.jpg Screenshot]
* True multi-channel sound can only be obtained with proper physical speaker configuration. Even if you have a 5.1 system, running a normal 3.5mm stereo output from your computer to it will only deliver 2.0 output.

;Why is the sound and video not synced in my h264 file?:
''Stolen from [http://forums.boxtorrents.com/index.php?topic=8513.0 Psyren's H.264 Guide]''

This guide is intended for use by those who are currently using the latest [http://www.cccp-project.net CCCP] (version 2008-1-24 as of this guide). For those who are not using it, find a way to disable your codec pack's h264 decoder.

;Some preliminary steps:
# Using Windows Media Player or VLC makes this guide pointless. I recommend Media Player Classic (included in the CCCP), or the newer Media Player Classic Home Cinema (google 'MPC HC').
# Free up your RAM. A lack of free RAM has been known to cause streaming problems between your HDD and CPU when playing video on older PCs, made all the worse by the CPU barely being able to keep up. Download [http://www.download.com/FreeRAM-XP-Pro/3000-2086-10070530.html?part=dl-FreeRAMXP&subj=dl&tag=button FreeRAM XP Pro] and run it to clear some free space in your memory before attempting to play the video.
# This is sort of a 'last resort' step, since it removes some of the eye candy that soft subs can provide. Pre-buffer the subtitles. This will cause special effects such as fading or dynamic resizing to not display, but it will remove a fair amount of laggy spots on h264 video. To do so, go to your CCCP start menu folder -> Filters -> VSFilter configuration. Go to the Misc. tab and check 'Pre-buffer subpictures'. Alternatively, if (for what ever reason) you use MPC's subtitle renderer, then go to MPC's options menu, click on the Subtitles option on the left side and make sure 'Number of subpictures to buffer ahead' is not set to 0. I have no idea what a good figure might be, as I've never had to use that option, but the default value is 3.

Now, onto the main part:

;Step 1:
* Go to your CCCP start menu folder, and click on the settings icon. Uncheck the 'h264' button, then click Next -> Apply. You MUST do this step first in order for the next to work.

;Step 2:
* Find and install CoreAVC Professional. Google (amongst other resources) is your friend here.

* Verify that playback will use the h264 codec you just installed instead of using ffdshow by playing a h264 video in MPC. If successful, the ffdshow video icon will not show up in your taskbar. Done.

* Test out this fix with the [http://varis.se/tom/box/1080ptest-1080p(h264.aac).mkv Kanon 2006 OP upscaled to 1080p]. More HD videos available from [http://thoranime.5gbfree.com/misc%20page.htm THORA's website].

If, after applying these 'fixes', your PC is still unable to play SD h264 encodes, then it's definitely time for a new PC or an upgrade. Remember, it's not the codec at fault, it's your PC. Don't complain to us that the PC you bought when the Beatles were around can't handle it.

;I hear dual audio playing in both languages!:
# Before anything, close the video.
# Get into the audio codec's settings. Programs -> Combined Community Codec Pack -> Filters -> FFDShow Audio Decoder Configuration.
# Select the "DirectShow Control" menu option on the left.
# Make sure the "Multiple ffdshow instances:" is set to one of the options that contain "only one". If it already is, select either "only one - check all previous filters" or "only one - check all filters in graph" if the other two still don't work. If by some weird chance this still doesn't fix your problem, use a different player. However, I have yet to find this solution not to work.
# Play the movie again, and only one audio track should be playing now.

;When I switch subtitle and/or audio tracks, the playback freezes!:
# This has happened for me only with ogm/ogg, only once on mkv videos. Unfortunately the only workaround to try is switching players. Please check the [http://forums.boxtorrents.com/index.php?board=27.0 Playback Forum] for help if changing players doesn't resolve this issue.

Obviously, please check the [http://forums.boxtorrents.com/index.php?board=27.0 Playback Forums] for issues not mentioned in here.

Second obviously, get the [http://www.cccp-project.net CCCP], this is emphasized enough that everyone should have it if they can use it. (If you haven't already, you must be truly stubborn!)

==Mac==

;I tried playing an AVI file in Quicktime Player (or some other QT-based player) but the video doesn't show up. What's wrong?:
Two possibilities exist:
*The AVI file uses DivX or XviD for its video track and you do not have a DivX codec installed. To resolve this, install [[Perian Quicktime Components]].
*Your AVI file is one of the rare videos that Quicktime/Perian will not play for some reason. The solution to this problem is to play the video with one the standalone video players listed at [[Mac Video Playback]].

;I have Perian installed, but MKV video files are either associated with a non-QT player or are not associated with any player at all. How can I fix this?:
By default, Quicktime Player cannot open MKV files. Because of this, even when Perian is installed, it will not show up as an application that is capable of opening MKV files. To fix this, first install [http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/25243/perian%27s-type-installer Perian's Type Installer]. If MKV files are still not associated with QT Player after that, use File > Get Info on any MKV file in the Finder, change its association in that window, and click "Change All...".

;I experience poor performance, stuttering, tearing, etc playing HD (1080p) h264 video in Mac OS X.
Some Macs running OS X, even very high end Core 2-based Mac Pros, have issues decoding and displaying complex high resolution h264 streams. If Perian, VLC, or MPlayer (including pre-release or latest [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision_control VCS] builds) will not play HD h264 smoothly, try the OS X versions of [http://xbmc.org/ XBMC] or [http://coreplayer.com/content/view/31/69/ CorePlayer]. There is also a wealth of information on various blogs and forums regarding high resolution h264 playback in OS X, including: [http://chipmunkninja.com/1080p-MKV-playback-on-Mac-1r@ tweak VLC decoder options], [http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1017&message=30278947 general discussion on 1080p playback], [http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20081015222601377 forcefully update/replace Perian plugins].

==Linux==
Common Linux playback problems usually have nothing to do with codecs like with Windows and can get pretty intricate so it is best to seek information and help from the [[Linux Video Playback]] page or the forums.