HQ PICS DOWNLOADS and Status List (MTG) 2013

[Campeador]

Hello and thanks for all your hard work. Really, thanks.

This is not a request, more like a couple of questions.

Since I came late to the party I think I'm missing something. Actually, I think I'm missing a lot of things.

Is the Theros block (THS-BNG-JOU) complete?

I think I saw some posts back an upload that said that the BNG and JOU XLHQ files are ready but it seems that they're 96 dpi (or I'm reading something wrong). Is this the standard? I thought it was 300dpi for XLHQ and 600dpi for 4KHQ pics, since I have an earlier THS release with these specs.

Sorry if this is an inappropriate place for the question. Any informative link or FAQ is more than welcome.

Thank you very much in advance for your patience and for taking the time to answer.

[MTGCardslist]

See PM

[seedds]

Some of these xlhq pics cannot be downloaded, for example:
Barrage Tyrant.xlhq.jpg
Breaker of Armies.xlhq.jpg
Expedition Envoy.xlhq.jpg
Forest10.xlhq.jpg
Ghostly Sentinel.xlhq.jpg
Kalastria Nightwatch.xlhq.jpg

Thank you very much.

Battle for Zendikar is now available in the More Releases folder.

[Xitax]

Very strange. You might try downloading the folder as a zip file. The files were all good for me.

[pieterisme]

Nice work on BFZ 300dpi, but seem to be having issues with the following now,

Barrage Tyrant.xlhq.jpg
Breaker of Armies.xlhq.jpg
Expedition Envoy.xlhq.jpg
Ghostly Sentinel.xlhq.jpg
Kalastria Nightwatch.xlhq.jpg
Makindi Sliderunner.xlhq.jpg
Plated Crusher.xlhq.jpg
Resolute Blademaster.xlhq.jpg
Retreat to Valakut.xlhq.jpg
Sanctum of Ugin.xlhq.jpg
Stasis Snare.xlhq.jpg
Void Attendant.xlhq.jpg

[pieterisme]

Very strange. You might try downloading the folder as a zip file. The files were all good for me.

I tried as zip & separate. Temporary Error

[orban]

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[skibulk]

We quit using MediaFire because our uploads were being banned. We started using Mega because New Zealand has more lenient copyright enforcement. We haven't had any issues with deleted content since. Maintaining zip files is a real PITA for our Photoshopper. Whenever an error is made, all seven corrected image versions have to be merged with the set. Seven zips must be re-created and re-uploaded. When people download the corrected zips, terabytes of redundant data is downloaded with them.

The benefits of Mega are:

• Based in New Zealand
• Mega Sync enables us to upload and rename individual images without using a browser
• Zipping Options are offered upon download
• People often post to the Pictures forum asking for individual images. This way they can grab what they want.
• People need to download corrected images. Doing so individually saves bandwidth.
• 50GB free storage

Yes, Mega has it's temporary outages. Is there an alternative with the same feature set? Not that I'm aware of. Most people download the images without any issues. I'll bet that errors are related to content delivery network nodes. Try using Hola Better Internet and select a different continent. Where are you uploading from Charlequin?

[charlequin]

West Coast US.

[pieterisme]

Nice work on BFZ 300dpi, but seem to be having issues with the following now,

Barrage Tyrant.xlhq.jpg
Breaker of Armies.xlhq.jpg
Expedition Envoy.xlhq.jpg
Ghostly Sentinel.xlhq.jpg
Kalastria Nightwatch.xlhq.jpg
Makindi Sliderunner.xlhq.jpg
Plated Crusher.xlhq.jpg
Resolute Blademaster.xlhq.jpg
Retreat to Valakut.xlhq.jpg
Sanctum of Ugin.xlhq.jpg
Stasis Snare.xlhq.jpg
Void Attendant.xlhq.jpg

Got a few more working / still having issues with

Breaker of Armies.xlhq.jpg
Expedition Envoy.xlhq.jpg
Kalastria Nightwatch.xlhq.jpg
Resolute Blademaster.xlhq.jpg
Sanctum of Ugin.xlhq.jpg
Stasis Snare.xlhq.jpg
Void Attendant.xlhq.jpg

[skibulk]

Whatever happened to our mirrors? We used to have a bunch of people who would re-upload our releases.

@pieterisme What country are you downloading from? Did you try Hola Better Internet and selecting a USA proxy?

[JohnnyTH]

Guys have you ever considered switching to the serial number name format?

1.jpg, 2.jpg, 3.jpg and so on?

[Nyth]

Picture names are infinitely more searchable than numbers. Numbers only work when you're using a content management system on a website and have key fields in a table. For humans, the names are quicker and easier without having to view each picture independently.

[kudit]

JohnnyTH,

FYI, I have developed a unique ID mapping for all cards using multiverse IDs when available and generating unique IDs when not which allows cataloging tip cards and promos which are not in gatherer.

[Moonstone]

You guys rock! Thanks a lot.