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Originally Posted by Lenny2
They're all mpeg. However, I think that's a function of the MGP's requiring mpegs (or movie clips over X megabytes in size) than it is a function of what sells better.
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If I use mpeg galleries on my MGPS I get more clicks. More clicks=better trades=mgp growth. So I'd prefer to use mpeg galleries atleast at the top of my index
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Originally Posted by Lenny2
I notice programs like nastydollars and bangbros use mpegs on their FHG's, but use WMV's for their tour trailers.
So it makes me wonder do the galleries convert better with the mpegs, or do they do that because it's what the MGP owners who list the galleries want?
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We do that too. I think when a surfer hitting the gallery he's in a hurry to see what goodies we got if it's not something he likes he wants to quickly move on to the next gallery. But if he watched the clips then decided to clickthru to the tour would mean he's liked what he saw and now gonna take his time to figure if he's gonna pull his walet out so longer/better quality wmv clips on the tour not a bad idea
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Originally Posted by Lenny2
Personally I never understood the whole "we won't list you if your movies are under 2MB in size" thing.
If I can encode video better than the average bear and save myself bandwidth why should I be penalized for that?
I can understand requiring something like 60 seconds of total playtime and a minimum screen size of 320x240 or something....but forcing someone to encode movies badly just to meet a size requirement is silly.
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I think that kinda requirement they put in to make sure the owner doesn't have to weed thru a lot of crappy galleries to find the good ones. Kinda rule of thumb if the clips are not too short and not too compressed galleries will comtain nice quality clips (and by default they are thinking it's mpeg gallery since majority are). Lotsa Idiots out there would still submit 12 x 500 kbps even after that rule's stated trust me on that. These MGP owners are not couting on very few good clip builders like yourself to fill up their mgp indexes everyday
Also wmv version could create probs for many surfers who don't update their WMP. Then some old wmv formats could become incompatible to be played with WMP 11 like it's happening with HomeGrown Vids and stuff like that so MGP owners become a bit too anal cos they are afraid they could lose some bookmarks cos of that