Torrents!? lord help

WhySoSerious · Aug 16, 2007, 02:26 PM

coming from a windows bassed machine, i used uTorrent; however, this is not available on Macs.

1. would someone be so kind to provide a usable/easy program for torrents that are relatively self-working (in laymen terms....a program that doesn't require some Mac genius to run)

2. some torrents i hear won't run in QuickTime because of a thing called "Xvid"...? do i need to get this and how do i incorporate it into QuickTime to work?

thanks!

bousozoku · Aug 16, 2007, 02:27 PM

Opera, the web browser will handle downloading Torrents for anyone.

lucasc896 · Aug 16, 2007, 02:29 PM

Transmission is a good torrent client. Also, to play xvid or divx in quicktime, just get the codecs or try 'democracy player'.

Eidorian · Aug 16, 2007, 02:29 PM

1. Transmission or Transmission Nightlies (My preference on the bleeding edge.)
2. Use VLC or Perian for Quicktime.

Simon1966 · Aug 16, 2007, 02:30 PM

I use a program called Azureus - just download your Torrent file and drop in download area and hey presto!

download here: http://azureus.sourceforge.net/

regards Simon

squeeks · Aug 16, 2007, 02:32 PM

transmission is awesome, coming from azerus on the pc, even though thats available on mac, transmission is far simplier to use, and works wonderfully...

p.s. there's an entire forum just dealing with mac applications right here this forum is for macbook and macbook pro questions

...though i do like the people who hang out here better then them people

Kilamite · Aug 16, 2007, 02:33 PM

+1 for Transmission.

Simply the easiest Torrent application to use - looks really sexy too.

squeeks · Aug 16, 2007, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kilamite

looks really sexy too.

im not sure about that, its a pretty basic window

WhySoSerious · 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squeeks

transmission is awesome, coming from azerus on the pc, even though thats available on mac, transmission is far simplier to use, and works wonderfully...

p.s. there's an entire forum just dealing with mac applications right here this forum is for macbook and macbook pro questions

...though i do like the people who hang out here better then them people

I just purchased a MBP 17" and wanted to stay in this community. Sorry for the confusion, I can go to another area.

thank you all!

Quote:

Originally Posted by lucasc896

Transmission is a good torrent client. Also, to play xvid or divx in quicktime, just get the codecs or try 'democracy player'.

getting teh codecs is just a matter of d/lding the file, right? But where do i place/install that file? in the QuickTime folder or just under Apps?

squeeks · 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by box33

I just purchased a MBP 17" and wanted to stay in this community. Sorry for the confusion, I can go to another area.

thank you all!

well, like i said, i do like the people in this paticular forum better, the some not all, seem to be a little too protective of their macs when software starts acting up, ive been accused of screwing up the program several times when it was a software area..but yeah

VLC looks neat, i love how websites that have multi os versions of its software give you the link for the OS you're using, i never realized sites did that until i started using a mac

Quote:

Originally Posted by box33

getting teh codecs is just a matter of d/lding the file, right? But where do i place/install that file? in the QuickTime folder or just under Apps?

there might be install scripts with them, or readmes

Eidorian · Aug 16, 2007, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by box33

getting teh codecs is just a matter of d/lding the file, right? But where do i place/install that file? in the QuickTime folder or just under Apps?

I suggest reading my previous post.

It's up to you if you want to use VLC as your main video player, it supports the Apple remote too, or just use the Quicktime plug-in.

interlaced · Aug 16, 2007, 03:00 PM

This is another vote for Transmission!

Samwise592 · Aug 16, 2007, 03:04 PM

+1 for Transmission

Sorkvild · Aug 16, 2007, 03:16 PM

transmission FTW

filmgirl · Aug 16, 2007, 03:18 PM

I like Transmisson's profile, but I actually swtiched back to Azureus (and I'm not an Az fan, so that was interesting...) because I got frustrated with certain interface aspects (it's very simple - too simple - I miss uTorrent SO much) and selective downloading isn't as functional.

Both are good - Az has memory issues - Transmission is as lightweight as uTorrent but not as functional. I read somewhere that the Mac development guy dropped out of the OS X uTorrent conversion - I hope they found a replacement.

daneoni · Aug 16, 2007, 03:18 PM

Another vote for Transmission here

Kilamite · Aug 16, 2007, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squeeks

im not sure about that, its a pretty basic window

Really? You must be using a pretty outdated version if yours looks like that!

jackiecanev2 · Aug 16, 2007, 04:19 PM

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.01; Windows CE; Sprint:PPC-6700; PPC; 240x320))

another vote for transmission. but for those who love utorrent, read this:

http://torrentfreak.com/utorrent-for-mac-is-coming-an-early-review/

just something to look forward to.

squeeks · Aug 16, 2007, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kilamite

Really? You must be using a pretty outdated version if yours looks like that!

stole the image off of version tracker, i thought it looked funny...

Chris F · Aug 16, 2007, 04:53 PM

Transmission is nice but does not support encryption so if your ISP uses traffic shaping to throttle p2p traffic you may wish to use Azureus. (and even then you may be screwed)

vicious7 · Aug 16, 2007, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris F

Transmission is nice but does not support encryption so if your ISP uses traffic shaping to throttle p2p traffic you may wish to use Azureus. (and even then you may be screwed)

I just noticed this. I was using Azureus and out of curiousity, I downloaded the latest version of Transmission. It is a very light and clean client but I did get some sort of pop-up from my ISP about traffic shaping. I should've read it first before clicking it closed.

Any way around the ISP playing around with p2p traffic?

Shorties · Aug 16, 2007, 08:57 PM

Transmission looks good I wished I knew about it earlier, but right now I am downloading something really big that I don't want to switch clients on. I currently use Tomato Torrent, which I really enjoy, previously I was using the official client and had really bad speeds and had trouble shutting down my computer. I just can't wait till uTorrent comes to macs that is one of the things I miss most about windows.

Chris F · Aug 16, 2007, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vicious7

I just noticed this. I was using Azureus and out of curiousity, I downloaded the latest version of Transmission. It is a very light and clean client but I did get some sort of pop-up from my ISP about traffic shaping. I should've read it first before clicking it closed.

Any way around the ISP playing around with p2p traffic?

It depends on the throttling implementation. If they implement it well even encryption will not help. For example torrent traffic is easy to detect despite encryption, just look for a ton of outgoing and incoming connections to a certain ip

ort and throttle based on that however implementations vary so encryption may help.

Catgofire · Aug 16, 2007, 10:49 PM

My votes for Azureus, Transmission, and VLC.

I used to use Azureus, and still prefer its options to Transmission's, but Transmission is getting better with each release and my GOD is it faster than Azureus (not downloading... just in terms of its tiny CPU usage).

Catgofire · Aug 16, 2007, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vicious7

.... but I did get some sort of pop-up from my ISP about traffic shaping. ....

Who is your ISP and why do they have software installed on your computer? I would recommend switching ISPs if possible... they shouldn't have anything but a passive relationship with your computer.

Aug 16, 2007, 02:26 PM	#1
WhySoSerious macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dallas, TX	Torrents!? lord help coming from a windows bassed machine, i used uTorrent; however, this is not available on Macs. 1. would someone be so kind to provide a usable/easy program for torrents that are relatively self-working (in laymen terms....a program that doesn't require some Mac genius to run) 2. some torrents i hear won't run in QuickTime because of a thing called "Xvid"...? do i need to get this and how do i incorporate it into QuickTime to work? thanks!

Aug 16, 2007, 02:29 PM	#3
lucasc896 macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2007	Transmission is a good torrent client. Also, to play xvid or divx in quicktime, just get the codecs or try 'democracy player'. __________________ SR MBP 2.2GHz + 500GB Mybook Pro Canon 400d 80GB Classic

Aug 16, 2007, 02:29 PM	#4
Eidorian macrumors G3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indiana	1. Transmission or Transmission Nightlies (My preference on the bleeding edge.) 2. Use VLC or Perian for Quicktime. __________________ MRoogle it! hikari T7500 2.2 GHz / 4 GB / 320 GB / GMA X3100 / 10.5.8 chobimaru Core i5 750 2.66 GHz / 4 GB / 640 GB / 4830 / Windows 7

Aug 16, 2007, 02:32 PM	#6
squeeks macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida	transmission is awesome, coming from azerus on the pc, even though thats available on mac, transmission is far simplier to use, and works wonderfully... p.s. there's an entire forum just dealing with mac applications right here this forum is for macbook and macbook pro questions ...though i do like the people who hang out here better then them people __________________ The Pirate Fleet putting the naughty in nautical Member of the Pirate Fleet Distributed Computing Team

Aug 16, 2007, 02:33 PM	#7
Kilamite macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scotland	+1 for Transmission. Simply the easiest Torrent application to use - looks really sexy too. __________________ - MacBook Pro Unibody 15" 2.8GHz 'anti-glare' - Apple TV 1TB (work in progress) - iPhone 3G 8GB - MobileMe // OS X 10.6.2

Aug 16, 2007, 02:27 PM	#2
bousozoku Retired (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gone but not forgotten.	Opera, the web browser will handle downloading Torrents for anyone.

Aug 16, 2007, 02:30 PM	#5
Simon1966 macrumors member Join Date: May 2006 Location: United Kingdom	I use a program called Azureus - just download your Torrent file and drop in download area and hey presto! download here: http://azureus.sourceforge.net/ regards Simon

Aug 16, 2007, 03:00 PM	#12
interlaced macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2005	This is another vote for Transmission!

Aug 16, 2007, 03:04 PM	#13
Samwise592 macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Long Island, NY	+1 for Transmission __________________ MacBook 2.16 Core 2 Duo \| OS X 10.5.6 \| 2gb/120gb \| iPhone 3G 16gb BenQ 20.1"Wide \| 80gb Black iPod (5.5g) \| Vx Revolution \| Apple Wireless Keyboard

Aug 16, 2007, 03:16 PM	#14
Sorkvild macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2007	transmission FTW

Aug 16, 2007, 03:18 PM	#15
filmgirl macrumors regular Join Date: May 2007	I like Transmisson's profile, but I actually swtiched back to Azureus (and I'm not an Az fan, so that was interesting...) because I got frustrated with certain interface aspects (it's very simple - too simple - I miss uTorrent SO much) and selective downloading isn't as functional. Both are good - Az has memory issues - Transmission is as lightweight as uTorrent but not as functional. I read somewhere that the Mac development guy dropped out of the OS X uTorrent conversion - I hope they found a replacement. __________________ iMac 27" i7/8GB RAM BlackBook 2.16 C2D Mac mini (2009), 2.0 C2D, 4GB iPhone 3GS 32GB, Gen 5 Nano 16GB, iPod touch 32 GB 2G, Gen 5 iPod 60 GB

Aug 16, 2007, 03:18 PM	#16
daneoni macrumors 601 Join Date: Mar 2006	Another vote for Transmission here

Aug 16, 2007, 04:19 PM	#18
jackiecanev2 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007	Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.01; Windows CE; Sprint:PPC-6700; PPC; 240x320)) another vote for transmission. but for those who love utorrent, read this: http://torrentfreak.com/utorrent-for-mac-is-coming-an-early-review/ just something to look forward to. __________________ MBA 1.86 \| 16GB iPhone 3G \| BB 8900 \| 24" ACD making drinks, cutting up bodies, and saving trees.

Aug 16, 2007, 04:53 PM	#20
Chris F macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2007	Transmission is nice but does not support encryption so if your ISP uses traffic shaping to throttle p2p traffic you may wish to use Azureus. (and even then you may be screwed)

Aug 16, 2007, 08:57 PM	#22
Shorties macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Southern California	Transmission looks good I wished I knew about it earlier, but right now I am downloading something really big that I don't want to switch clients on. I currently use Tomato Torrent, which I really enjoy, previously I was using the official client and had really bad speeds and had trouble shutting down my computer. I just can't wait till uTorrent comes to macs that is one of the things I miss most about windows. __________________ Santa Rosa Macbook Pro with 17 Inch High Resolution Screen Black iPhone 3G 16GB Black iPod Classic 160GB

Aug 16, 2007, 10:49 PM	#24
Catgofire macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2007	My votes for Azureus, Transmission, and VLC. I used to use Azureus, and still prefer its options to Transmission's, but Transmission is getting better with each release and my GOD is it faster than Azureus (not downloading... just in terms of its tiny CPU usage).

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