wasitgood4u said:

And it's the wrong aspect ratio: 16:9 squeezed into 4:3.

Meanwhile Nine Inch Nails are re-upping all of the vids they have the rights to to YouTube and Vimeo so users can see them in high quality and/or high definition. Oh, and you can download the original 500+ MB MOV files if you have a (free) account at Vimeo, i.e. you can get the same file Trent has on his Mac.

Just sayin'.

BartVanHemelen said:

He can't help it.



Don't worry, Barty, all the vids will be in high quality on the site. It's not launched yet. It is called a little teaser.

salaciousV said:

Ha Ha.Very funny!
I hope that the tv screen size is just a tease & that when the site is fully fuctioning it will be at the very least viewable!!

sarkozyiszeman said:

Tell it to Trent Reznor! Oh, oops, sorry, you can't. He's in my living room shooting a video with my cats. Because that's what Trent does for his fans.

BartVanHemelen said:

You're always 'just sayin'

Let someone else take over this next decade. Or at least change your friggin' name. Gawd.

ok i check out "turn me loose" and it's ok. I wish, after you click on the tv the video maximize so you can see it better. I'm a hugh prince fan, but maybe it me and my musical taste isn't the same as in the 80's but Turn me loose sounds like an old fashion jam session from James Brown..for example if you listen to turn me loose and sexy MF. it the same thing! I'm straving for something to blow me out the water...what do u think?

JJAMES2U said:

Though you may not like it either, check out the studio version. Much different song, to me.

TURN ME LOOSE...prince was snapping wit that song! thrill you or kill you THE REBELS album...
..i can't wait 2 c his per4mance!..he is going 2 b ELEGANT..muy elegante!..he is going 2 be so excellant ..he building up the site perfectly..the TNT is there 2 let u know he is serious..he might make u bleed..AWW BABY!..
...mzsexybaby'DISCO AWAY'

sarkozyiszeman said:

Just like the MP3s on NPGMC? Oh wait, no, we only got decent quality MP3s after A LOT OF BITCHING.
How often did they have to recode the videos?
Remember when they were SELLING BOOTLEGS VHS tapes in B/W?
Remember the Horny Pony MP3 that was RIPPED FROM CASSETTE?
HouseQuake had a thread where they pointed out the differences in several tracks downloaded from NPGMC, depending on when you had downloaded something.
Ever ween the Aladdin DVD?

Yeah, trust Prince to bring quality. Even when you PAY for it, he still rips you off and you have to bitch, whine and complain before it is fixed. If it gets fixed, of course.

BartVanHemelen said:

No, but it wasn't for the lack of trying. That DVD just wasn't interested in my hairy nipples.

Number23 said:

I can't get the little tv to turn on this morning!

Anxiety said:

Anxiety said:

BartVanHemelen said:

And when you get the flash and examine it closely you see that that is true, besides the rotation which is not done by rotating the flash stream but by rotating the video *IN* the stream.
The video quality is pretty bad.
The audio is passable on an ipod I guess. (don't have one)
192 kbit/s from TV source, how does modern youth think about that?

But yes; thanks mr Prince! (it's a freebie, we don't complain)

udo said:

besides, this is obviously not what the real videos will look like once
the site goes online.

the way people talk about his new website and the questions they ask or
the way they seem to think really makes me wonder what some of you are
like in the real world. some of you must be very exhausting for those
who have to be around you at work etc.

IstenSzek said:

I've actually thought the same thing in the past. I see I'm not the only one who's thought that. Truth be told, if this is how they are in real life, then I don't want to meet them, real talk.

IstenSzek said:

We haven't seen anything yet, so how obvious is that?
I can understand your hope.
But there is no fact yet.


You divert in a not so nice or perhaps weird manner .
There is a whole lot of electronics between us and you start imagining to be sitting in a cafe with people here.
Why oh why?
You didn't notice the technicalities we mention?
Nothing in taste, but mostly facts?

And if you can't keep up, because of the exhaustion you mention, what is the issue?

purplecam said:

Well then, same for you:
Don't you have any real arguments besides your supposed taste in people?

We do care and you don't even see it!

udo said:[quote]

IstenSzek said:

i'm not imagining sitting next to you in a cafe i'm simply saying that if
you are as weird/unclear in real life, i can't imagine people haven't told
you more often that it's annoying.

comparing the tiny video on the tv to what will be on offer once the site
is open is like looking at a car brochure and stating "oh, these cars are
tiny, i will never fit in them, i can't even fit my foot in them".

i imagine some of these crackpots would even call mercedes hq and be all
"yes hello, i got your brochure and your cars are too small. they are no
bigger than my hand and they cost too much but the brochure was free and
i like the picture so thank you mister mercedes" [all in fezz voice]

if you can't tell the difference, that's ok. and i should be fair, it's
not just you, it's many people. there are threads of 10+ pages where a
certain fact is repeated every third post and on the 11th page someone
is bound to show up and ask about that very fact or say something that
is so contrary to that fact that it's like a kick in the teeth, and yet
they are very serious and actually think they are right.

call me a nitpicking fucktart but that just bothers me. especially when
the tone of the "facts" or "arguments" they state/make is condescending
or superior.

Enjoy!!!

http://www.culturebully.c...h-jay-leno


I hope this is allowed lol
[Edited 3/15/09 14:08pm]

JugHead said:

Just download the flash and play it in your favourite media player.
Adjust the aspect ratio to anamorphic (at least not 4:3) and double the size.
The video is low-res so don't be shocked.
Be thankful for a freebie!

IstenSzek said:

And even if so? What is the relevance to the subject of the discussion?


Strange comparison.
You compare paper to the real thing.
I don't compare, I state stuff you can verify about the video.
So why is it relevant?


You must be kidding.


Think of this:
Prince giving out high qaulity content (high bitrate, resolution) in an open format, properly done, etc.
What will that cost to him in data traffic? Production cost?
What will his ideas be about freeing his children this way?


That is what you read in them
That is what you can't bear.
I try not to call people names like you imply.

I'm going to play that video one more time.
Did you notice that it is a relatively short performance yet it has almost all parts of a full jam?

udo said:

i did cool guitar solo, very cool renato solo. i like it

JugHead said:

Ain't that the truth! Prince we can barely see it!

thecloud said:

See my link further up the page..

Anxiety said:

he could be doing that in my living room and I still wouldn't care about NIN

The size of the video corresponds to the quality of the song.

Yet another boring, James Brown rip-off with the musical punch of a feather gloved quadriplegic.

Wall said:

U trippin!!! Clearly that little ditty Funky.....Justthank the the man!!!