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Amanda (0)
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Hi skippy. Thanks for the comments. Our TBP is pretty outdated, so I'm reaching out to get a new login so we can refresh it.
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11-09-17 05:16am
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tangub (0)
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I would really like to join this size but it is a gamble trying to decide which membership option to choose. I'm not that interested in videos but if I joined I would most likely want to download every photo set in zips at the highest resolution and really don't have any idea if the 300 GB or 500 GB membership option would allow me to do that. If there is anyone out there who has downloaded every photo set and can tell me the total file size of all the sets it would be much appreciated.
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11-09-17 06:43am
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elephant (0)
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I am often surprised how this site survives being one of the most expensive around, I guess it must have a loyal fanbase with deep pockets.
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11-11-17 03:07am
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skippy (0)
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REPLY TO #3 - elephant :
Well, after looking at what was available, I downloaded the material I want and some of that was the picture sets since I last joined. Looking back at my history, I have about 42,000 images that were all downloaded in zip files. That's about 28 gigs of unzipped images and I would guess that this is about 80% of the images on the site.
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11-19-17 09:55pm
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inthecrack (0)
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Something is a bit off about this comment. The user was obviously experiencing an unexpected anomaly or else his account was hacked. The 3D videos average around 1.2 GB per file in the highest resolution, not 10 GB. The download limit will allow for about 25 of these videos per day.
As for the download limits, are they really that restrictive? The 4K plan allows for 2 full length 4K videos per hour which is faster than you can view them, and 7 full length 4K videos per day, and 70 full length 4K videos per month. If you exceed these limits you have bionic stamina. If you go for 1080 versions then these numbers go up immensely. We believe these limits are really quite generous.
The download limits are in place to defeat abusers from ripping the entire site and sharing it and to keep the site running for legitimate customers rather than choking under the load of abusers. Yes the price of the unlimited plan is crazy, and deliberately so. It's just there for abusers and to appease those who have a mental block about download limits. We see plenty of people buying the unlimited plan but almost none of them reach the limits they would have been subject to had they paid $30 less.
-ITC webmaster.
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12-18-17 04:35pm
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skippy (0)
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REPLY TO #2 - tangub :
Hi Tangub,
I just looked at my image collection over three years from ITC and it totals 41,770 images, which is probably about 70% of the sets available. Image sizes range from about 1000 x 1600 pixels for the older sets, to 1800x2400 or 3000 x 4500 for the most recent sets. I have videos and images in the same folders, so my computer is having a hard time figuring out how large that is, but it looks like it is about 36GB. So the 300GB level should allow you to download all of the images you want....just not within the first hour. :-)
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12-19-17 05:25pm
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skippy (0)
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REPLY TO #5 - inthecrack :
My reference to 10GB was in regards to the size of most 20-30 minute 3D video files from the most popular 3D sites. You can go look at my reviews for pretty much all of them.
BTW, I did go ahead and purchase the unlimited plan for $70 so I could download the files I want without being treated like a thief and then cancelled it. I think there is a fundamental problem with offering access to a site and then restricting how much a subscriber can actually download from it. Your use of the term "abusers" in your response is particularly insightful, reflecting your attitude toward "subscribers" very clearly. As I mentioned, I offered to pay $100-150 for an annual subscription, but you aren't interested in that, so I'll be back in a year or two and will again buy an unlimited subscription so I can catch up.
And there is one final point I wish to make here. When I subscribe to a site, I want to be able to watch the videos whenever and wherever I am without having to wait for anything to download or having a stream stutter or having it switch to a lower resolution because of traffic. Actually possessing the file means I can play it instantly, fast forward, skip huge sections or replay the section I like over and over, all on the player of my choice and regardless of where I am or whether or not I have an internet connection. So when I sign up for a site, the first thing I do is download a handful of videos so I have them and can watch them any time once they've downloaded. Except for your site. On your site, I downloaded part of a handful of videos before I hit my quota. The downloads stop so I don't get the files, but the portion download still applies to my quota. So on your site I was unable to apply the same download-and-watch methodology that I have applied to dozens of other sites. Why? Because downloading 5 videos is abusing the system? You really need to rethink this logic.
See you next time!
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12-19-17 05:45pm
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tangub (0)
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REPLY TO #6 - skippy :
Thanks for the info skippy, that's a big help.
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12-20-17 05:24am
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