DGBS Playlist - Until Further Notice

Hey folks... How are you. I hope you've all enjoyed the Chinese New Year Marathon. I've gotten a bunch of comments and emails about it, so I appreciate the kind words.

And now, on to the important stuff. I've finally decided to bite the bullet and make the big leap to VP6-encoded content. Since its inception this station has been running VP3 encoded content. Essentially this is the version of the Shoutcast codec used to convert the videos to be streamed across the web. Almost all of the stations out there use the newer VP6 codecs. However, I've been using the VP3 codec because that's what I started with (the tutorial I used to set up a station used VP3, so that's what I used)

I saw no reason to change it (despite the conventional wisdom saying that the newer codec is better) because in my mind "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". But after Winamp released their newest version last summer, their support for the older VP3 codec has fallen by the wayside. This has resulted in a lot of people being unable to watch the station (without tinkering with the plugins for Winamp, which many people who don't read my blog may not even know is possible) My viewer numbers took a steep nosedive around last summer, almost by 60 percent, and I have a feeling that this codec issue is to blame. I've been waiting for them to fix the issue in a newer version of Winamp, but in about 6 months there hasn't been anything done about it.

So - what does this mean for the station? Well, in essence I have to start from Square One. I have to throw out all the video I already have encoded and uploaded to the station. I have somewhere around 200GB of VP3 encoded movies & TV shows, and that has allowed me to have varied playlists week after week. Unfortunately, it will take me a while to get back to there again.

For now, I'm going to go ahead and start encoding stuff (another reason why I've avoided switching over is that the encoding process takes longer with VP6), and I'll make the switch over some time the week after next. So what I've done is program a DGBS A-Z playlist. One feature for every letter of the alphabet (except 'Q', which I don't have), which I will let play for the next two weeks or so. Then, the new content should be ready, and I'll try to update with new stuff (or re-encoded old stuff) every week.

So bear with me folks. This will be a bit like starting over for me, but in the long run I think it will be a change for the better!

1. 200 Motels.1971.Part1.nsv
2. 200 Motels.1971.Part2.nsv
3. Altered States.1980.Part1.nsv
4. Altered States.1980.Part2.nsv
5. Altered States.1980.Part3.nsv
6. Beastmaster.1982.Part1.nsv
7. Beastmaster.1982.Part2.nsv
8. Beastmaster.1982.Part3.nsv
9. Columbo.The Bye Bye Sky High IQ Murder Case.Part1.nsv
10. Columbo.The Bye Bye Sky High IQ Murder Case.Part2.nsv
11. Dune.Extended Cut.1984.Part1.nsv
12. Dune.Extended Cut.1984.Part2.nsv
13. Dune.Extended Cut.1984.Part3.nsv
14. Dune.Extended Cut.1984.Part4.nsv
15. Evil Dead 2.Dead By Dawn.1987.Part1.nsv
16. Evil Dead 2.Dead By Dawn.1987.Part2.nsv
17. Freddy vs Jason.2003.Part1.nsv
18. Freddy vs Jason.2003.Part2.nsv
19. Ghoulies.1985.Part1.nsv
20. Ghoulies.1985.Part2.nsv
21. Happy Birthday To Me.1981.Part1.nsv
22. Happy Birthday To Me.1981.Part2.nsv
23. Happy Birthday To Me.1981.Part3.nsv
24. Interstella 5555.2003.Part1.nsv
25. Interstella 5555.2003.Part2.nsv
26. John Leguizamo - Freak.Part1.nsv
27. John Leguizamo - Freak.Part2.nsv
28. KISS - Attack Of The Phantoms.1978.Part1.nsv
29. KISS - Attack Of The Phantoms.1978.Part2.nsv
30. Ladyhawke.1985.Part1.nsv
31. Ladyhawke.1985.Part2.nsv
32. Ladyhawke.1985.Part3.nsv
33. Meatballs.1979.Part1.nsv
34. Meatballs.1979.Part2.nsv
35. Nosferatu.1922.Part1.nsv
36. Nosferatu.1922.Part2.nsv
37. Our Man Flint.1965.Part1.nsv
38. Our Man Flint.1965.Part2.nsv
39. Our Man Flint.1965.Part3.nsv
40. Phantasm.1979.Part1.nsv
41. Phantasm.1979.Part2.nsv
42. Richard Pryor - Live In Concert.1979.Part1.nsv
43. Richard Pryor - Live In Concert.1979.Part2.nsv
44. Spaceballs.1987.Part1.nsv
45. Spaceballs.1987.Part2.nsv
46. Trading Places.1983.Part1.nsv
47. Trading Places.1983.Part2.nsv
48. Trading Places.1983.Part3.nsv
49. Uncle Buck.1989.Part1.nsv
50. Uncle Buck.1989.Part2.nsv
51. Voltron.Defender Of The Universe.Part 1.nsv
52. Voltron.Defender Of The Universe.Part 2.nsv
53. Voltron.Defender Of The Universe.Part 3.nsv
54. Voltron.Defender Of The Universe.Part 4.nsv
55. Voltron.Defender Of The Universe.Part 5.nsv
56. Wonder Woman.1975.Part1.nsv
57. Wonder Woman.1975.Part2.nsv
58. X-Ray.1982.Part1.nsv
59. X-Ray.1982.Part2.nsv
60. You Only Live Twice.1967.Part1.nsv
61. You Only Live Twice.1967.Part2.nsv
62. Zombie Island Massacre.1984.Part1.nsv
63. Zombie Island Massacre.1984.Part2.nsv