Thanks for the tip on the beach HD movie series. Sounds very good and may just inspire me to join next week sometime. Close to my budget for the month but got a membership expiring next week so frees up some cash for this site.
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That's alright. The point I am trying to make about the zips is that ALS needs to combine the zips better. Some of the models have 4 or 5 zips for her entire collection which is fine. But, others have more than 40 zips which only 15 pictures per zip. This can get rather annoying quickly. It also seems that there are several design styles they use for different models seemingly based on when she was posted. I love the content, it is just that obtaining it leave much to be desired.
There are sites that are much larger and require much less browsing to download and find what you want. Most sites do not split up the photo sets like ALS does. 1667 zips sounds like a lot, but it should be 400 at most. Users have to do a lot of extra clicking to get what they want!
Now, the videos seem fine though. A little work could be done for organization, but all in all it is not bad. The videos are all on the main page of each model and are easy to get to. If someone only wants the videos than navigation should be no issue at all.
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I did not say 1 zip per picture! I said that if you wanted every picture they have to offer you needed 1667 zips at minimum. They have many more pictures than 1667! A good number of the pages had two zips on it with only 15 pictures in the zips! That is how that added up like that. Please tell me what made you think I meant 1 picture per zip. If I said something that would make people think that is what I meant then I want to change it.
I seen ALS Angels, it is tempting to join, but I am afraid the navigation will be just as bad. I am not saying that not having bigged boob models is a terrible thing. I just would have expected a few, but the models they did have are all very attractive though! :)
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I am certainly not complaining that it is there. I think it is great when sites post extra things like this, the more content the better. I am just mentioning it for people who do not want to spend a bunch of time downloading something of far less quality than would be expected based on the file size and sell up the site did about the videos.
I did not think much for the extra stuff either. They really do need to run some compression on it, H.254 would be nice to cut out some of the junk and filter the noise from the archaic VHS. Thank the porn gods the days of VHS are passed!
I have not downloaded everything yet...was there anymore of these oer-rated VHS tapes on here?
More details on improvements - from Alex's blog 3/04/08:
We are in the process of changing our navigation and layout for the better; yes, we are going to move into the 21st century and get rid of those fucking frames. :) Please be patient with us during the next week or so while we get the navigation and links optimized and remove the frames from the member's section. Take another look at yesterday's Hailey Young photo update and you will see additional improvements to the navigation links from the way it looked before.
We are going to more than double the amount of pictures that we release in our members section. Here is the new ALS Scan release schedule. We are going to have new release updates seven (7) days a week. A new complete photoset will be released every other day; so for example, we will release a new photo set on Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun, Tue, Thur, Sat, Mon, Wed... and so on. On days that we do not release a photoset we will release a brand new full scene video. We will continue to release videos 7 days a week until our complete archive has been remastered and is available online full time.
Forgot to mention, PP - I know they are clearly labelled as to whether they are photo shoots or whatever - that wasn't the point of my comment.
And the talking thing - he definitely talks in most non-photo shoot vids. I know it's generally not much - but just the occasional sound of his voice is still surely not a pleasant experience for the vast majority of viewers. Does anyone actually think it's a good thing? I suspect that most people who sign up to an all-girl site are people who really *really* would not want to hear a male voice in their porn vids at all, never mind occasionally. I reckon that's fair to say.
Hi Pink Pantha, thanks for your reply mate. But I didn't think I was being inaccurate - if you notice I never suggested Alex actually was gay - I personally couldn't care less about someone's sexuality (I have gay friends like most people these days). I only said he *sounded* gay, which I think is fair to say - because he really does! Any male voice is not nice to hear on a site aimed at lesbian-loving hetro guys - but a gay-sounding one is even worse! Just my take on it.
I agree ALSScan has been doing a good job of portraying some of the more fun aspects. The most recent Caribbean trip is certainly one of the highlights of the work done thus far. I think the fun level has certainly been increasing over the past months. But, I think there's a slightly different focus between the ALS and FTV sites.
For one thing, FTV is oriented predominantly towards presenting the single female. There are occasional interactions between the model and an associate of the site, such as Allison or Lia. And there is a small percentage of girl-girl work presented. But, every model that appears on that site has the opportunity to be presented in real-world contexts: out at a restaurant, park, countryside, etc., in addition to their sexual activity. And, I think the limitation on the amount of girl-girl on FTV has been almost exclusively due to the desires of the models, who are almost all amateurs.
A majority of ALS models are still only presented in their sexual activities. I can say, though, that ALS has been making improvements in this area. And, as for their girl-girl work, it has been largely centered around a core group of girls. This does not tend to diminish the enjoyment of the work for most, and it does tend to increase the fun level due to the dynamics of familiarity between the models. But, that's something FTV is not as well poised to capitalize on as the focus of the site is predominantly amateurs and not the well-ensconced models such as Nella, Jana, Faith, and Carli.
I used the term "improvement" and it's a subjective usage. Some are going to prefer only sexual presentations but I prefer a more well-rounded presentation. Still, I recognize DivBZero gave an honest (if largely subjective) review and, by that I mean, didn't resort to presenting falsehoods in his review. I wish I could say the same about some others on here.
Well, as the Civil War was gaining steam, Maryland was definitely a southern state. Lincoln had to travel through it incognito to begin his presidency as people there were out to get him. Still, I wouldn't have guessed "southern porn," either. It is the decor, the occasional palm tree? Does Alex DeLarge speak with a drawl? Are Mili Jay and Judy (Lenka Horokova) from "south Czech"? Did I miss one of them smearing pecan pie all over herself?
Oh, stop your whining, PinkPanther. I was totally up front about the kind of review I was posting -- with specific negatives *and* positives (this wasn't a hatchet job) -- and you and anyone else reading my review had every right to dismiss it if you saw fit.
More over, while I hadn't been a member in a year, I'd been a member previously not once but twice; I'd also revisited the ALS page several times since, including just before I wrote the review -- to gauge what sort of content was being featured, who the new models were, etc. I wasn't merely conjuring up a review from some distant past with an Alberto Gonzalez "I don't recall" sensibility.
If you found my review worthless, so be it. I imagine if I read all of your reviews, I might feel the same about something you've written -- and I'd ignore it because my experience (and taste) were different. What I wouldn't do is attack the user for posting a review that differed in assessment from my own, especially if that person made it abundantly clear how they'd arrived at their evaluation (and in what context).
Actually, the tokens can be used to purchase physical DVDs or to purchase the video files themselves. When last I looked, there was a much broader selection available for download than on DVD so the download option may be preferable for most users. The tokens can be used up to 90 days after purchase and the material available is from both the ALSScan and the ALSAngels sites. DVDs numbering from 18 to 100 are presently available for download. Alex indicated there are to be an additional ten DVDs to be individually released at irregular intervals up to Nov. 14th.
Now that I look back through the video releases, it appears ALSScan releases one DVD video per week. The videos come from a variety of DVDs. But the DVDs may have anywhere from 8 to 12 files per DVD so there's still a lot of content that doesn't get released through the ALSScan site.
Also, since DVD #93, the format of the video files offered was raised to 2.0 Mb/sec (640x480), 3.0 Mb/sec (800x600), and 5.0 Mb/sec (640x480) MPEG2. Prior to that, the formats of the videos are offered were 1.5 Mb/sec (640x480), 2.0 Mb/sec (720x540), and 5 Mb/sec (640x480) MPEG2.
Thanks, PinkPanther, for the info. It's good to know they do make some of the product they offer for sale on ALSDVDS available for download for free and that they've publicly acknowledged it. It appears to be a unique business model, one oriented towards giving the customer a satisfying experience (except, perhaps, for some of those who purchase scenes from ALSDVDS only to find what they purchased have become available for free. :) ). But, it would make sense if their sales are predominantly from the ALSScan and ALSAngels websites.
And, I agree about their most recent Caribbean trip. From what I've seen so far, it looks like the models have a lot more fun in situations that are less scripted. The good thing for the people behind the site is, while there's a lot more filming, there's less editing. The great thing for the viewers is getting a more authentic, flowing, whole experience, rather than the standard no talking, slow strip, the annoying patterned breathing ("uuuuuuu", followed by sucking air through the teeth, continue to repeat until simulating cumming), the pseudo-seductive glances at the camera or someone in the scene, touching, maybe toying, maybe cumming, then supposedly drifting off to sleep ("CUT") fare that is seen so often on other sites. So far as I'm concerned, the people at ALS are setting a standard of quality that is plainly lacking in other sites, although abbywinters and ftvgirls seem to come closer to meeting that standard than the rest.
I love EA's material. I've been a fan from their early beginnings. That's part of why I'm so frustrated with the way the network is handled. Like I said in my review. This network appears more like a marketing tool to showcase movies from EA's various directors past & present. It mey be set-up this way because they have contracts with other sites? That might be a reason.
This network could be great if the owners make an effort to fix the navigation and surfing speed.
This looks like a good bunch of sites, especially with the discount available through TBP. I have always liked John Stagliano (Buttman). It's sad that he caught HIV but I guess that's one of the dangers of the industry. Jay Sin is great too. I love his milk enema stuff.
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Usually I don't think much of the ethnicity, but back when I first started to join ATK Exotics I wondered if Anetta would be on it. I had told one of the reps on the Euro sites that I would be willing to photograph an Eve and Anetta set for free. All I know is if I took her out for dinner, there better be some dessert!
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This is a great note. I am more inclined towards her video content - hadn't noticed this. Good critique.
The production values of all of her content is fairly low-end - but damn - she's cute. What I love about her is the way she interacts and speaks...you don't have that kind of early 20's innocence in too many models - they all want it hard and now...Anna is content to be sexy and playful.
That's a good suggestion about a poll; I'll get right on that! And there are some former NN models I'd love to see go "all the way", one being Jen Hilton!
thanks for the informative response. One question about Jsexnetwork: could you give me a figure on what you mean by 'good amount' of uncensored stuff? Also, do they have HC uncensored material? Your description of the site makes me wanna look into it. :-)
i understand that and i respect you guys for supporting the industry. i have subscribed to many sites as-of-late and felt my perspective would be unique. i did give the site some pros because it's a decent collection of videos. what i hope users walk away with from my review is that it's not the be-all-end-all for bukkake collectors. i don't think you could argue w/that or any other criticism i gave. if that's not important to readers, they can disregard my review.
Wow, that is truly amazing. I had assumed that every volume pre-existed before the latest update and that only the latest gallery was being added to previous updates. I tried to get an answer from support but they simply replied that they were in the process of changing things and to try them again in a little while. Would be nice if they dated everything because, to the new member, it was far from clear that all 12 galleries were actually new material. Needless to say, I'll be back often, or might even re-subscribe and let it run from month to month. 7 videos in an update? 12 galleries? THAT is being extremely generous to your users. :-)
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