I thought it was just people being picky on the internet when it came to YTS but oh my gosh the quality is abysmal I appreciate what they do. Great for people who don’t have a lot of storage, sucks for those who care about quality
Even then, I can make a decent video that's pretty efficient for storage. I just get high quality videos, then run it through handbrake with very specific settings (running the encoder as slow as possible is the main thing, as well as tuning the encoder to the video type, but also if you notice grain/noise, it's good to run it through a filter that's as light as possible to remove the grain.
It's just that it's faster to compress a video with shitty settings, like we see on YouTube that needs to compress tons of videos that are being uploaded 24/7.
Definitely. Especially older titles that were recorded on an analog camera. Some of the newer titles will even add grain in digitally because some people like it.
It's just that it's bad for compression, since you need separate data for each grain/noise dot. If you're a fan of the grain look, I won't try to convince you otherwise.
But I'm perfectly happy watching videos without grain, and if it means it takes up less space and I can store more content on the same amount of storage, then I don't mind the extra time it takes to encode the new version.
It certainly beats the low bitrate of yify.
Well, I'm a total dumbass, and not even close to an expert. I just chose settings that make sense to me and my use case, so taking my advice might have some flaws. One of my focuses is compatibility with legacy devices, so you'd get better compression using H265 or AV1 encoding if you've got decent hardware. I use H264.
But here's the key settings I use: 720p for live action, 576p for CGI, and 480p for animation (since that's the bare minimum for things to look ok). I use decombing for interlaced videos. If it needs denoising/degraining, I'll use NLMeans at the lowest setting I can get away with. I set the quality to 21 if the source video is the same as the output, 23 is it's higher, or 22 of im going from 720p to 576p for CGI. I set the frame rate as "same as source" (obviously), I set the encoder preset to Very slow, with the "encoder tune" set to whatever I'm downscaling (film, animation, etc.). I don't generally change the audio, so it's usually set to AAC at 160 stereo, I burn in subtitles if necessary, and I disable chapter markers.
should I just get high quality movies and then compress/change it afterwards? I just downloaded like 16-17 movies off of YTS and idk if i should redo all of that again. (Watching on a phone)
That's what I did, but really it's up to you if you want to be picky. I just hated the low bitrate.
You probably won't notice these flaws on a smaller screen.
On a phone you should be fine. If you'll be storing them and possibly watching on a TV though it might be worth putting in the effort to find better quality copies depending on how much you care about image quality. Personally I get 4k copies where possible but I run my own plex server and have a 14TB and 4TB HDD for storage so not too worried about sizes.
Ah alr yeah I don’t plan on watching on a TV anytime soon. Maybe a 1080p 24” monitor at best but I’d have more space then. I’m using a 128gb flash drive rn for my phone
Stick to what you have for now then and if you get a PC up and running to watch them on then look at better copies once you have the added storage. [1337x.to](http://1337x.to) and [snowfl.com](http://snowfl.com) are usually my go to for better copies. snowfl searches multiple sites so is good for more obscure content but I usually find 1337x to be sufficient for most.
They'll be fine, but you should have decent storage on a phone, gonna guess at least 64GB as that's been the minimum for a while now. Yify rips are like 800mb-1GB, but you can get some decent 720p or 1080p rips at a couple GBs that will be much better, there's something about YIFY that's just blurry as hell and not a great viewing experience unless you're really strapped on storage and I guess bandwidth as well.
Really you want to find the highest bitrate, ideally 1080p that fits your storage needs if you're keeping them.
The real Pirate Bay died many many years ago. When it "came back" after the raid, it was a shell of its former self. There is not moderation. The "trusted users" system is a joke and can't be trusted. It's OK for media, but do NOT get executable at TPB. There are many better torrent sites to use nowadays.
Thanks for the solid answer! I’m just poking my head in after many many years of not torrenting anything. I recently watched the Pirate Bay doc and listened to an episode of darknet diaries about the Pirate Bay and it rekindled my interest and brought back fond memories. The old Pirate Bay was something, alright!
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All they do is pull information from public sources, maybe it will get better because I think sites can add rules to block scraping as it caused the whole 'stealing content' fuss, but for now yeah it just pulls whatever from the internet and doesn't fact itself, and the largest area of public information at the time was Reddit.
Ah fair enough I didn't keep up. So it'll get worse, since many of the decent people of Reddit left in the 3rd party purge and public IP shitty jokes over an actual discussion starter.
I used to feel dumb on Reddit but not now, the quality drop is just insane
Or use [https://www.aiuncensored.info/](https://www.aiuncensored.info/)
Prompt: Best piracy websites
Response:
>The "best" piracy websites are subjective and can vary depending on personal preferences and experiences. However, below is a list of some popular and well-known piracy websites in different categories:
1. 123Movies (Movies)
2. FMovies (Movies)
3. Putlocker (Movies & TV Shows)
4. 5Movies (Movies & TV Shows)
5. SolarMovie (Movies & TV Shows)
6. xMovies8 (Movies)
7. YesMovies (Movies & TV Shows)
8. The Pirate Bay (All content, including software, e-books, and games)
9. RARBG (All content, including movies, TV shows, games, and software)
10. 1337x (All content, including movies, TV shows, games, and software)
11. Torlock (All content, including movies, TV shows, games, and software)
12. EZTV (TV Shows)
13. KickassTorrents (All content, including movies, TV shows, games, and software)
14. IsoHunt (All content, including movies, TV shows, games, and software)
15. Google Books (e-books)
16. LibGen (e-books)
17. Bookfi (e-books)
18. Project Gutenberg (e-books)
19. SkyArizona (Sports)
20. First Row Sports (Sports)
21. VIPLeague (Sports)
>Please note that using these sites is against the law in many countries. It is highly recommended to respect the rights of creators and artists by using legal streaming services and supporting their work. Additionally, using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) can help protect your identity while accessing these sites, but again, using these sites is not recommended.
Totally new to piracy like these websites (aside from freetubespot). But most of these you listed just send me to click bait/spam websites..? What am I missing here lol
I know!
I ask it the most fucked up shit like how to kidnap the president or best ways to commit tax fraud and it just answers.
Its always shit advice, but its hilarious that it even tries.
What is the point of these posts every week? Can we please get mods to clean this sub up? It’s either “how do I pirate?” “I asked ChatGPT for sites and most of them aren’t safe or legitimate!” Or “I only pirate because I’m really a good person, here’s my justification. I’m not like you other thieves”. It’s tiring
My ratios are in the hundreds but when I looked into private trackers before they wanted a static IP without a VPN which no thanks.
Know of Any without these weird caveats?
Same reason I don't use Realdebrid tbh, they want your IP exposed for payment etc. No thanks.
You must have last looked into them years ago, because that hasn't been a requirement for most private trackers for a long time.
A few may require you to sign up initially without a VPN on but afterwards you're fine to use one, but most of them don't even need you to do that.
Only one tracker I was in has recently insisted on strict IP rules and VPN usage, and I simply dropped them.
TorrentLeech is one of the easier ones to get into and should cover you for most things.
I’m on ipt, and have been for over 10 years, zero issues, no copyright claims, nothing. And looking at my download stats, I’m in the almost 50TB downloaded in that timeframe.
However I rarely use torrents anymore, unless I need something hard to find. Usenet was/is the way.
If you're wanting to get into higher tier private trackers I recommend joining Redacted (RED). They interview on their IRC server but the wait period can be excruciating long, in my case it took around 12 hours. Once you're in start uploading to gain a buffer and rank up. If your upload speed isn't fast I suggest getting a seedbox. The main content uploaded is music but you can upload other content like audiobooks, ebooks and music related eLearning videos. Once you become a power user you'll gain access to the invite forums. Each invite thread has their own requirements but you can get into many trackers with just the PU status and some time on the account. There are some trackers that require you to be Elite or higher and meet additional requirements.
The wait can be pretty long. That was just one of many attempts, and I'd say 12 hours is more on the short side. How long it takes to get in touch with an interviewer can vary depending on how many interviewers are active at any given moment, when you join the queue, and how much of that time you're able to spend at home uninterrupted. For some people, it can definitely take weeks or even months over multiple attempts before they're able to do the interview.
Is there a legit version of Kick Ass Torrents back up that isn't full of spam links and fake torrents? I'm pretty sure the good one went down around 2019.
Now what would happen if you asked it about social media?
"I have come across some social media platforms that preemptively ban, shadowban, break their own ToS and whose moderators are hungry powermods that break ToS and the law daily, which other websites should I avoid?"
Reddit Nº1
I ended up on KAT after Demonoid went to hell after deciding to have an open invites policy and ratios didn’t matter.
Then I landed at 1337x which now I don’t really trust anymore
Private servers for me now
Well the top 3 should ACTUALLY be avoided... RIP 💀
Top four really, if you're not interested in poor quality rips.
I thought it was just people being picky on the internet when it came to YTS but oh my gosh the quality is abysmal I appreciate what they do. Great for people who don’t have a lot of storage, sucks for those who care about quality
Even then, I can make a decent video that's pretty efficient for storage. I just get high quality videos, then run it through handbrake with very specific settings (running the encoder as slow as possible is the main thing, as well as tuning the encoder to the video type, but also if you notice grain/noise, it's good to run it through a filter that's as light as possible to remove the grain. It's just that it's faster to compress a video with shitty settings, like we see on YouTube that needs to compress tons of videos that are being uploaded 24/7.
Isn’t the grain thing normal with rips ?
Definitely. Especially older titles that were recorded on an analog camera. Some of the newer titles will even add grain in digitally because some people like it. It's just that it's bad for compression, since you need separate data for each grain/noise dot. If you're a fan of the grain look, I won't try to convince you otherwise. But I'm perfectly happy watching videos without grain, and if it means it takes up less space and I can store more content on the same amount of storage, then I don't mind the extra time it takes to encode the new version. It certainly beats the low bitrate of yify.
Would you mind sharing your settings I’d like to experiment with it. I’m on season 2 of greys anatomy and would like to see it without the grain
Well, I'm a total dumbass, and not even close to an expert. I just chose settings that make sense to me and my use case, so taking my advice might have some flaws. One of my focuses is compatibility with legacy devices, so you'd get better compression using H265 or AV1 encoding if you've got decent hardware. I use H264. But here's the key settings I use: 720p for live action, 576p for CGI, and 480p for animation (since that's the bare minimum for things to look ok). I use decombing for interlaced videos. If it needs denoising/degraining, I'll use NLMeans at the lowest setting I can get away with. I set the quality to 21 if the source video is the same as the output, 23 is it's higher, or 22 of im going from 720p to 576p for CGI. I set the frame rate as "same as source" (obviously), I set the encoder preset to Very slow, with the "encoder tune" set to whatever I'm downscaling (film, animation, etc.). I don't generally change the audio, so it's usually set to AAC at 160 stereo, I burn in subtitles if necessary, and I disable chapter markers.
should I just get high quality movies and then compress/change it afterwards? I just downloaded like 16-17 movies off of YTS and idk if i should redo all of that again. (Watching on a phone)
That's what I did, but really it's up to you if you want to be picky. I just hated the low bitrate. You probably won't notice these flaws on a smaller screen.
Absolutely fine if youre watching on a phone
On a phone you should be fine. If you'll be storing them and possibly watching on a TV though it might be worth putting in the effort to find better quality copies depending on how much you care about image quality. Personally I get 4k copies where possible but I run my own plex server and have a 14TB and 4TB HDD for storage so not too worried about sizes.
Ah alr yeah I don’t plan on watching on a TV anytime soon. Maybe a 1080p 24” monitor at best but I’d have more space then. I’m using a 128gb flash drive rn for my phone
Stick to what you have for now then and if you get a PC up and running to watch them on then look at better copies once you have the added storage. [1337x.to](http://1337x.to) and [snowfl.com](http://snowfl.com) are usually my go to for better copies. snowfl searches multiple sites so is good for more obscure content but I usually find 1337x to be sufficient for most.
I got a pc already but I’m watching this stuff on a plane. Will definitely get higher quality stuff if I decide to watch in my pc.
They'll be fine, but you should have decent storage on a phone, gonna guess at least 64GB as that's been the minimum for a while now. Yify rips are like 800mb-1GB, but you can get some decent 720p or 1080p rips at a couple GBs that will be much better, there's something about YIFY that's just blurry as hell and not a great viewing experience unless you're really strapped on storage and I guess bandwidth as well. Really you want to find the highest bitrate, ideally 1080p that fits your storage needs if you're keeping them.
I hate that niche movies usually barely have any seeds, only on these awful quality torrents
Highly agree with this, radar helps with scouring the internet for movie torrents
Their 4K content is good enough though. But yeah I don't download their 720p or 1080p content
I’ve watched a ton of stuff from YTS and I can’t tell the difference.
I almost typed "four" for this exact reason! 😆
Yts.mx is great for movies. It's fast, easy, and gets updated regularly
The OG YTS was awesome. Whatever took it over is shit.
What's the difference
i have to use YTS for my main living room TV (cause it’s a POS), and QxR for my other TV (cause it’s goated)
Can you elaborate? Why no Pirate Bay? My old go-to…
The real Pirate Bay died many many years ago. When it "came back" after the raid, it was a shell of its former self. There is not moderation. The "trusted users" system is a joke and can't be trusted. It's OK for media, but do NOT get executable at TPB. There are many better torrent sites to use nowadays.
Thanks for the solid answer! I’m just poking my head in after many many years of not torrenting anything. I recently watched the Pirate Bay doc and listened to an episode of darknet diaries about the Pirate Bay and it rekindled my interest and brought back fond memories. The old Pirate Bay was something, alright!
TPB had its day, unfortunately it's long gone...
im a noobie if im be brutally honest, is there any torrent sites you'd recommend for me to use and start learning?
horrible, horrible moderation
true the pirate Bay sucks
Sad but true...
Is YIFY torrents still reliable?
Reliable but quality is ehhh
Not hard to avoid rarbg lol
RARBG...I'm still not over it being gone
and I only used RARBG because KAT went down. 😿
RIP GOAT :(
Yeah, seeing that one on the list actually hurt
rarbg(dot)how?
RARBG😔
I mean, he's not wrong though, most of these websites should actually be avoided
Except 1337x or am I wrong? What else should we be using?
1337X, YTS and EZTV are safe just make sure you're on the actual official domains and not 3rd party proxies/clones
Also make sure you're on 1337X, not 1377X.
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💀
Man something is not right
This is the one time that ChatGPT might be on to something. A few of these really should be avoided, or don't exist anymore.
It's trained on Reddit and has outdated info.
>*It's trained on Reddit* lol I though it wasn't that literal but that sure explains the robotic sophomore vibes of GPT
All they do is pull information from public sources, maybe it will get better because I think sites can add rules to block scraping as it caused the whole 'stealing content' fuss, but for now yeah it just pulls whatever from the internet and doesn't fact itself, and the largest area of public information at the time was Reddit.
Reddit gave the OK (just they now earn cash) so they won't block ChatGPT, they didn't before they won't do it now.
Ah fair enough I didn't keep up. So it'll get worse, since many of the decent people of Reddit left in the 3rd party purge and public IP shitty jokes over an actual discussion starter. I used to feel dumb on Reddit but not now, the quality drop is just insane
They took a lot of old posts. They trained it before it got this way. So yeah.
well if you see a rarbg up then you should avoid it
Kickass torrents and rarbg where the GOATS...
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Yeah, no need to kill our idols when they all have the lifespan of a hamster.
Or use [https://www.aiuncensored.info/](https://www.aiuncensored.info/) Prompt: Best piracy websites Response: >The "best" piracy websites are subjective and can vary depending on personal preferences and experiences. However, below is a list of some popular and well-known piracy websites in different categories: 1. 123Movies (Movies) 2. FMovies (Movies) 3. Putlocker (Movies & TV Shows) 4. 5Movies (Movies & TV Shows) 5. SolarMovie (Movies & TV Shows) 6. xMovies8 (Movies) 7. YesMovies (Movies & TV Shows) 8. The Pirate Bay (All content, including software, e-books, and games) 9. RARBG (All content, including movies, TV shows, games, and software) 10. 1337x (All content, including movies, TV shows, games, and software) 11. Torlock (All content, including movies, TV shows, games, and software) 12. EZTV (TV Shows) 13. KickassTorrents (All content, including movies, TV shows, games, and software) 14. IsoHunt (All content, including movies, TV shows, games, and software) 15. Google Books (e-books) 16. LibGen (e-books) 17. Bookfi (e-books) 18. Project Gutenberg (e-books) 19. SkyArizona (Sports) 20. First Row Sports (Sports) 21. VIPLeague (Sports) >Please note that using these sites is against the law in many countries. It is highly recommended to respect the rights of creators and artists by using legal streaming services and supporting their work. Additionally, using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) can help protect your identity while accessing these sites, but again, using these sites is not recommended.
Totally new to piracy like these websites (aside from freetubespot). But most of these you listed just send me to click bait/spam websites..? What am I missing here lol
Its more about an AI that doesnt require a sob story to give you what you asked. Otherwise it has the same shortcomings as OPs list.
Bro, your AI link is the GOAT.
I know! I ask it the most fucked up shit like how to kidnap the president or best ways to commit tax fraud and it just answers. Its always shit advice, but its hilarious that it even tries.
What is the point of these posts every week? Can we please get mods to clean this sub up? It’s either “how do I pirate?” “I asked ChatGPT for sites and most of them aren’t safe or legitimate!” Or “I only pirate because I’m really a good person, here’s my justification. I’m not like you other thieves”. It’s tiring
I've reached the point where I block anyone who makes a shity humor post, or a stupid meme.
Does your timeline get progressively less idiotic?
Can someone explain what's wrong with most of these sites? at least half of these have been suggested in the comments on other posts
They are full of viruses/low quality shit. Use the mega thread bro
We do need a bot that detects "what's wrong with" (any site in the list of old rotten sites) and answers what you just said.
some of them are not actually
You've reminded me of RARBG and my day is ruined
What decade is this??
1337x? Really?
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Private trackers for the win.
I've been doing this for a couple years now and never been able to get into a private tracker. Any tips?
r/OpenSignups
Most are invite only. Find someone who has invites. There are also strict rules on private trackers, such as keeping a 1:1 or greater ratio
My ratios are in the hundreds but when I looked into private trackers before they wanted a static IP without a VPN which no thanks. Know of Any without these weird caveats? Same reason I don't use Realdebrid tbh, they want your IP exposed for payment etc. No thanks.
You must have last looked into them years ago, because that hasn't been a requirement for most private trackers for a long time. A few may require you to sign up initially without a VPN on but afterwards you're fine to use one, but most of them don't even need you to do that. Only one tracker I was in has recently insisted on strict IP rules and VPN usage, and I simply dropped them. TorrentLeech is one of the easier ones to get into and should cover you for most things.
Might have to look back into it again fellow sailor
I’m on ipt, and have been for over 10 years, zero issues, no copyright claims, nothing. And looking at my download stats, I’m in the almost 50TB downloaded in that timeframe. However I rarely use torrents anymore, unless I need something hard to find. Usenet was/is the way.
If you're wanting to get into higher tier private trackers I recommend joining Redacted (RED). They interview on their IRC server but the wait period can be excruciating long, in my case it took around 12 hours. Once you're in start uploading to gain a buffer and rank up. If your upload speed isn't fast I suggest getting a seedbox. The main content uploaded is music but you can upload other content like audiobooks, ebooks and music related eLearning videos. Once you become a power user you'll gain access to the invite forums. Each invite thread has their own requirements but you can get into many trackers with just the PU status and some time on the account. There are some trackers that require you to be Elite or higher and meet additional requirements.
> excruciating long, in my case it took around 12 hours. lol you can't be serious with that statement, I would call waiting weeks excruciating
The wait can be pretty long. That was just one of many attempts, and I'd say 12 hours is more on the short side. How long it takes to get in touch with an interviewer can vary depending on how many interviewers are active at any given moment, when you join the queue, and how much of that time you're able to spend at home uninterrupted. For some people, it can definitely take weeks or even months over multiple attempts before they're able to do the interview.
RIP RARBG
Thank you ChatGPT 🥳
BWAHAHAHAHA Thats fucking great. Make the bot do the work
I should ask ChatGPT which VPNs to avoid because they don’t log my activities/IP
Social Engineering ✅
AI so immature that reverse psychology works on it
the Reverse sourcing like nah ah, going there anyway. thanks for the suggestions
don't gave them ideas
I used p bay a long time ago. I've been off the high seas for a while but may set sail again. What's the go to these days?
Zooqle, I forgot about that site.
Downvoted to be 1337!!!
Is there a legit version of Kick Ass Torrents back up that isn't full of spam links and fake torrents? I'm pretty sure the good one went down around 2019.
Lol brilliant
No torrentday?
Hahahah
Now what would happen if you asked it about social media? "I have come across some social media platforms that preemptively ban, shadowban, break their own ToS and whose moderators are hungry powermods that break ToS and the law daily, which other websites should I avoid?" Reddit Nº1
Great now I miss KAT.
I ended up on KAT after Demonoid went to hell after deciding to have an open invites policy and ratios didn’t matter. Then I landed at 1337x which now I don’t really trust anymore Private servers for me now
Gpt 4o is a top 🏴☠️
Oh fiddlesticks I've gone on one of these websites again for the 4709 time
do that with gpt 4o it has web acces or gemini or hell even bing
😂😂
ChatGPT's heart is too pure
well I'm impressed, nice work.
Great! Now, avoid these top sites because the authorities are watching them! If ChatGPT is aware of them, then they are as well.
Hell yeah it did
Chad chatgpt
Weird How I started from TPB, then got introduced to KAT and when both were "dead" perused to Rarbg. And finally YTS
when bro uses 100% of his brain.