Looking at buying an exclusive site but the master DV tapes have been lost. Bad Idea? - GoFuckYourself.com

xNetworx · 09-14-2006, 04:07 PM

I know for a fact this guy owns the rights to all his content that he shot and is not trying to scam me but this one particualr site had all its DV tapes "lost in transit" at some point. He has average quality rips of the videos but there are no masters. How much would this affect the price of the site? (If you have never bought or sold exclusive content, please keep your comments sane)

After Shock Media · 09-14-2006, 04:08 PM

Paperwork lost as well?

xNetworx · 09-14-2006, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by After Shock Media

Paperwork lost as well?

nope ... all releases and ids are current

After Shock Media · 09-14-2006, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by pimpporn

nope ... all releases and ids are current

Are the current encodes done well, at a good bit rate?
Do they still have the unedited avi files or whatnot?

xNetworx · 09-14-2006, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by After Shock Media

Are the current encodes done well, at a good bit rate?
Do they still have the unedited avi files or whatnot?

Current encodes are of average quality. I will ask about the avi files. Thanks

DWB · 09-14-2006, 04:26 PM

Sounds fishy. You don't just lose ALL your dv tapes. Only a idiot would ship them all in the same box, and anyone dumb enough to do that, I would not want to do business with.

Could be because there is something on the tapes he does not want you to see?

DWB · 09-14-2006, 04:27 PM

Not to mention, if you also get the footage raw, you can open other sites with it down the road. If you already get them encoded, you are stuck with that watermark.

xNetworx · 09-14-2006, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

Not to mention, if you also get the footage raw, you can open other sites with it down the road. If you already get them encoded, you are stuck with that watermark.

They are not watermarked. It was his very first project at the time and he didn't understand that backup copies were essential.

Buzz · 09-14-2006, 04:35 PM

I would'nt mind raw tape loss if the guy has uncompressed avi. files. Wmv/mpeg at 3,5-4 kbps would be good too, that's just enough for online. But that's not enough if you ever want to sell the content on DVD market.

I agree with DWB though regarding the tapes. At least an uncompressed avi backup is a must nowadays, hard to believe someone 'd lost all tapes without even having a backup.

xNetworx · 09-14-2006, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Buzz

I would'nt mind raw tape loss if the guy has uncompressed avi. files. Wmv/mpeg at 3,5-4 kbps would be good too, that's just enough for online. But that's not enough if you ever want to sell the content on DVD market.

I agree with DWB though regarding the tapes. At least an uncompressed avi backup is a must nowadays, hard to believe someone 'd lost all tapes without even having a backup.

He was brand new to the biz when they were lost. Thanks for the input

SenSEO · 09-15-2006, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by pimpporn

He was brand new to the biz when they were lost. Thanks for the input

If it is wmv, I think it should be: 3 - 4,5 Mbps

Is the content provider going to shoot new video content for you??

squishypimp · 09-15-2006, 12:12 AM

id still be extremely careful dude.

09-14-2006, 04:07 PM	#1
xNetworx So Fucking What Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Whore Island Posts: 14,445	Looking at buying an exclusive site but the master DV tapes have been lost. Bad Idea? I know for a fact this guy owns the rights to all his content that he shot and is not trying to scam me but this one particualr site had all its DV tapes "lost in transit" at some point. He has average quality rips of the videos but there are no masters. How much would this affect the price of the site? (If you have never bought or sold exclusive content, please keep your comments sane)

09-14-2006, 04:08 PM	#2
After Shock Media It's coming look busy Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn". Posts: 35,299	Paperwork lost as well? __________________ [email protected] ICQ:135982156 AIM: Aftershockmed1a MSN: [email protected]

09-15-2006, 12:12 AM	#12
squishypimp PostMaster General Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 10,781	id still be extremely careful dude. __________________ Signature For Sale

09-14-2006, 04:26 PM	#6
DWB Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Encrypted. Access denied. Posts: 31,779	Sounds fishy. You don't just lose ALL your dv tapes. Only a idiot would ship them all in the same box, and anyone dumb enough to do that, I would not want to do business with. Could be because there is something on the tapes he does not want you to see?

09-14-2006, 04:27 PM	#7
DWB Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Encrypted. Access denied. Posts: 31,779	Not to mention, if you also get the footage raw, you can open other sites with it down the road. If you already get them encoded, you are stuck with that watermark.

09-14-2006, 04:35 PM	#9
Buzz Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,908	I would'nt mind raw tape loss if the guy has uncompressed avi. files. Wmv/mpeg at 3,5-4 kbps would be good too, that's just enough for online. But that's not enough if you ever want to sell the content on DVD market. I agree with DWB though regarding the tapes. At least an uncompressed avi backup is a must nowadays, hard to believe someone 'd lost all tapes without even having a backup.