Guardian screencaps

[kernezelda]

Hi. :)

It's my first time posting here, so please let me know if I need to change/fix anything.



I don't if anyone's interested in screencaps, but I've capped the series frame-by-frame (no subtitling) in HQ PNG files from Solo's episodes. I'm looking for a vast image upload site, possibly SmugMug, and would post a folder of around 7,000-18,000 caps per episode upon request.

Samples are here: https://kernezeldayahoo.smugmug.com/Samples/n-v8GT38/

Comments

[glymr]

Yep, they're here: https://sid-guardian.dreamwidth.org/2893.html?thread=1477709#cmt1477709

They seem to be a fairly new development; the ones I watched not long ago from that site definitely had Chinese hardsubs.

Whew, that's a lot of GB. Hmmmm. Solo mentioned in that link above that they're paying for megaupload, and I notice the cheapest plan has a full TB of space available. AFAIK the full Guardian downloads only take up about 100 GB, so Solo may have space leftover (or they may be using it for something else, IDK). Might be worth talking to them and seeing if you can put up zip folders on that site, at least.

No matter what, it's a pretty awesome contribution to the comm you're making. I can imagine the icon makers are going to go nuts with them! XD

[kernezelda]

I've just finished downloading the fourth episode. Yay! Years ago, Megaupload was riddled with pop-ups and viruses, so I hadn't gone near it until this summer, and then only to the one page with Solo's uploads. It looks a lot safer now than it did a decade or so ago.

So far, I've uploaded to Smugmug and Dropbox on a spare PC at work; my computer at home is much too slow to upload anything big without bogging down completely. I like Smugmug's layout, and it seems pretty simple, with a reasonable monthly fee. I need to compare its pricing to Dropbox, and I may check out Megaupload, shaking free of years of accreted wariness.

And thank you, I like being able to participate in a fandom, and if I'm not writing, then some other way can be found to contribute. It's been years since I heavily capped or made icons, so it feels good. :)

[glymr]

I don't know anything about megaupload except for my interaction to get the vids, but so far it's been fine (I also have a very good ad blocker, though). I wouldn't necessarily recommend it one way or the other, but if Solo has extra space going unused that's being paid for either way, they may well be willing to extend some of it to a good cause (read: more Guardian fan stuff). For my personal use I use Dropbox, but neither of those are designed for photos and it looks like Smugmug is, so it might be the best.

This fandom seems small but still quite active, and very warm and welcoming! I just joined recently myself! :)