... oh gods! Yes! Thank you, a thousand times thank you! :)

qsqlsharsh...

I think now it would be a good time to get one... for myself anyway.

The Devil likes The Red Fox 😈😈😈
Would be cool...but I don't have a VR device.

Put your VR headset on!
We have just released the video 180° of The Red Fox! And I can tell you she's breathtaking :-P
Open iStripper and click on the VR section to acces her :-P

Still clips #6 and #10 are 24Hz.

Yeah, I can confirm.

Valeria's red in the card is nowhere close to the picture provided.

Lelya on the other hand is almost a replicate of the image quality of the picture.

Actually went back and looked at few of the cards released in the past few weeks. Paulina Soul cards could be a early trial run of CC+ without disclosing it. Its looks to of the same level Leyla card. The color reproduction is spot on and the clarity is prestine. Why these new cards nose dived in quality is good question.

The two cards (e1280 and f480) have just been updated and reverted to old codec also, so you will not able to see the difference I am talking about, then...

@HansSachs - Thanks for the explanation. I can't comment on the quality that I see as at the moment I am on a metered and capped connection so I can't download these shows yet to see for myself. I should be able to get them next week.

I have also noticed (to me) e1280 has a wider color palette than the other CC+ shows. They have a washed out effect to then and seem a little duller.

I mentioned 24Hz rate just to identify the cards, but I am talking just about video quality.
I resume:

• e1280 and f480 used new codec
• other "crystal clear+" reverted to old codec (as Wyldnimal said)
• e1280 and f480 had a better visual quality than other crystal clear+
• I therefore think that new codec had a noticeable impact on visual quality

Thanks @Ullubu

I bought and downloaded this card. If the stores (website and GUI) are correct and this is a crystal clear+ card, then it should not be playing on Ver. 1.2.132

Why do you think that the frame rate difference is due to a different codec rather than just using a different setting with the same codec ?

I a not saying you are wrong, I am just trying to understand.

I told I noticed a really better quality in the only two cards (e1208 and f480) which were released with 24Hz codec (and that have now been updated). So It's reasonable to think that also new codec gave an emprovement.
In any case, I agree with the decision to revert to old codec, so no problem...

Still clips #6 and #10 are 24Hz.

How can you separate out the contribution that was due to the encoder ?

Yes, it's reasonable, but I still see a quite noticeable difference.

The store in the GUI says it's Crystal Clear+.

@HansSachs - if @Wyldanimal is correct in his post about 9 to 10 hours ago regarding the filming, post processing and encoding steps then it is quite reasonable to believe that the increase in quality is mainly due to the improvements in the first two with little improvement coming from the encoding step.

Hi. Can anybody tell me if this card is Crystal Clear+. Or if it is one of the cards which had its codec reverted back to the older codec.

When I bought it off the website store, it was marked as 'crystal clear+’. After purchase the quality marking of the card was gone, as it always disappears after the card is purchased.

Not a fan of the tattos on her, usually right under the breast is to hide implant scars.
But anyway, congrats for her and those who enjoy it.

I wish they would hurry up and fix Leyla 1208. One of the clips is encoded corrected strangely enough (I believe clip #21) and she has a lot of potential. She could be 5 star quality.

Correction - I just downloaded a it again and BOOM its fixed now. Good job team!!!

@rb42 Hello, please log a ticket through the customer service or send us an email to [email protected] . Please provide all the details , your username We will get back to you as soon as possible. thank you

Using a New Encoder with Higher Bit rate, caused the Process to go from 2 hrs, to almost 24 hrs per card.
And the End result, was minimal with the New encoder, and Also Broke XP

I don't agree at all that the quality result of the new encoder was minimal.
A very big increasing of image quality and an amazing clarity of detalis is in my opinion clearly visible only in the two cards which were actually released in new 24Hz codec (Leyla 1208 and Lesya 480). In other "crystal clear+" new cards, not so much.
Unfortunately, such 24Hz animations are also quite clicky and therefore almost unwatchable for so many of us; so I too have to support the decision to revert to old encoder, anyway.

i seem to gave gotten a free scratchcard i duuno why any explination?

@kitchenking

The Team has Worked with her, and have seen all of her performance,
even though Members only have seen what is released.

We have to trust that the Team has made a good Choice.

I think they did !

Congratulations Liya Silver !

There is a translation that you can help me with though

@Rex wrote in English, using “France - male” as the perspective,
@Chicsans read in English, using “Canada - female” as the perspective.

And we both know that what is written by a man is not how those words are read by a woman.

Ha, that is so funny...yet true.. and I have an Example...

I told someone how to format a usb stick to work with an older PC.

You have to right click the usb, and select tools
then you have to select format..
use the drop down to change it to FAT or FAT32
Then give it a name.

And right there, she stopped me, and Said
Did you just Call me FAT?

All I could do was give her a blank look and I'm thinking...
"Of all that I was explaining, the only thing you heard was FAT?"

Oh, here, just let me do it...

Did you Just call Me FAT? HA !

thank you very much chicsans

thank you very much

@rb42

Welcome to iStripper!!

Your scratch card winnings are automatically applied to your account if you uncover 3 "S" on a single card.

If you win a card instead of credits it should be automatically added to your collection. I Say "should" because I can't win any cards as I have them all already, so I really don't know for sure.

Yes, the iStripper application will run offline and will play your cards, provided you have downloaded at least one complete card to have something to play.

The only way to play the game or to purchase credits for this application is through a third party processor and as such your credit card only gets charged once for those credits and once you run out of credits in the application the only way to get more is to run your credit card through the third party processor again manually. Totem can not just keep charging your card as they don't have the information to do it.

This may be more information than what you were asking for but your question was slightly ambiguous to me so I added the last bit just in case.

HTH

PD48

@Wyldanimal

Thank you for that explanation.

@Chicsans, are you sure of the translation: yah or nah...i'll give it a go if you'd like

@gkar45

There was no translation involved. That is a screencap of @Rex actual post. I sent my comment, then as an afterthought decided that I would add his words as a quote. It seems that the system will not allow a quote to be added in an edit, nor was I allowed to copy/paste - using ***** and drop or Ctrl-C with Ctrl-V. I was able to add a picture as a posting edit, which is what I did.

There is a translation that you can help me with though

@Rex wrote in English, using “France - male” as the perspective,
@Chicsans read in English, using “Canada - female” as the perspective.

And we both know that what is written by a man is not how those words are read by a woman.

with my scrachcard winnings does it charge my card if i use my winning and can i use istripper offline with my downloaded cards?

talent of the month....after only 2 shows? I don,t think so.

@wuxjnozy

looks like you only have 30 cards Not yet Bought.
And if any of them are less than 45 days old, they do not count towards Cards that can be Won in the Game.

This type of Game is Not the Best suited for Members with Full or Close to Full Collections.

unless your Goal is to Get one of the Special Event Cards you Don't already have.

You could play for Fun, and if you Do uncover and Win a Card, you get 10 credits instead of a card.

But that is a decision only the Member can make.
to Play, or Not to Play, that is the Question.

Filming
with New 6K camera = Better Clarity, Better Focus, Better RAW video to Start with.

Post Processing
Cut and Edit Raw Video into Clips
Create Masks for Clips using New 256 levels of Transparency, for Smoother Edges
Finer details.
This is the new CC+ type clips.

Encoding
Compress the Clips to a Smaller size.
Set the Bit Rate
Create the Security

As REX explained it
Using a New Encoder with Higher Bit rate, caused the Process to go from 2 hrs, to almost 24 hrs per card.
And the End result, was minimal with the New encoder, and Also Broke XP

So the Decision was made to Keep the New 6K camera, Keep the New CC+ Post Processing
But revert back to the Old Encoder.

To See CC+ clips you will still need to use Newer Version of the Software.
But by using the Old Encoder, XP should once again work.

If i've gotten anything wrong, then one of the Team members can add to this description.

Won't play this game due to the results of the last one. Lost 800+ credits and did not get a single card of any kind.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Not happening.

@Chicsans 😊😊😊 beautifully put

I think we are *****

I think so too.

Is there an ELI5 (Explain Like I'm 5) for most of the comments made in this thread, in particular starting with what @Rex wrote.

If there is no ELI5 available for us lesser beings, then perhaps a warning to not read the comment if ELI5 is needed.

Settings
Advance setting
Scroll down to Display
put check mark in Clip list.

I think we are ***** the Encoding, with Post Processing.

The 'crystal clear+’ is part of the post processing

Encoding is the Bit Rate, Compression, and Security.
Done to the clips after they have been post Processed in to 'crystal clear+' playable clips.

Reading this thread, here are some suggestions:

To the Post Producing in 6K you need powerful hardware (Mac Pro 8K or similar) trying to do it with less can end up being a ***** for the time that can lead to encoding a video.

As for the Codec, I do not know which one is used here, but using H264 is recommended (It could be HEVC H265 but it could not run on operating systems before 2017 - Users with Windows 10 back would be obsolete)

The software engine used here is QT 5.4 (This makes it backwards compatible with XP) but at the expense of not taking advantage of the potential of QT 5.12 and that causes failures in the new operating systems. So seeing 4K or 5K here will be difficult (it ***** if you are using a 6K camera)

Working with UHD (about 4K) It is devourer of everything, as an example when I make a clip of 3 min in 4K, this weighs finally 900MB average in H264 (in H265 it is reduced between 10 and 20% less approximately) and came to occupy a 300GB buffer in the development. At the beginning I used a MacBook Pro and it was a *****, today I use a better computer and the Work Flow was greatly reduced (from 6 hours of rendering, lower to 20 minutes)

If external disks are used it is better to use the thunderbolt port, the transfer speed is up to 60% faster than USB 3.0

Approach: Currently many low average equipment already incorporate HDMI 2 (4K) and the cost is reasonable. The resolution is important. Smart TVs are attached to current computers, either by HDMI or by Airplay or Cast. 1080p is already considered obsolete and 4K in 2 more years will have been displaced by 8K. In terms of multimedia content is a point to consider.

To keep users with XP, it is worth sacrificing the younger consumer market that does not want to buy more because it feels that this is outdated in technology?

To cover a lot is to tighten a little. It is better less customers, happier and consume more (It is my personal opinion). Less can be more financially advantageous. To give an example: Ferrari (Sells less units than massive brands but it is more profitable than many) Pay the one that can pay, it is the market law.

Many users suggest that cards are made in several codecs, that is not viable, it would be crazy. This is not Netflix or YouTube that has a self-management system. So that it is better understood, when I see a video on a cell phone with a 4G network, a smaller file is read and when it is for Wi-Fi, another larger file is read.

The resolution of the GUI is efficient, if it is of higher resolution. It would be too heavy the database (it would eat the hard disks) It is not relevant when the important thing is the final deployment (small mode or Full Screen). IF someone uses PLEX or KODI in the multimedia management of insurance, they understand it. Each Kb must be optimized to the maximum.

iStripper is very complex in that. Large database management, generate iFrame in small mode and render in real time in Full Screen? It should not run on operating systems lower than 2014 given the complexity. In that I recognize achievement.

Hopefully TEAM wish you that mistakes are improved soon and that users are a little more tolerant.

Easy way to find out. WA has some test environments. He can see if a new card runs under the old software. Anyone with the old software can do the same. Just be sure that the new card is not using the new codec.

@Dorsai6 , And how is a person to know if a new card is not using the new codec? It was said last week by a Totem employee that there are still over 20 cards to be released that are not of 'crystal clear+' quality, which to me means they were made with the older technologies These fall into the 'new card' category and can still be played on an older software.

I am assuming here, of course, that 'crystal clear+’ is one of the visual identifiers that a card is made with the new codec.

so how do you delete the previews ?

Nope.

All clips are barefoot - including the table clips.

That's from a quick skim through and assumes she doesn't put the shoes on partway through the performance.

I can take it then that the latest version of the GUI will not be required to play the newest cards that will be post productioned with the older codec.

Easy way to find out. WA has some test environments. He can see if a new card runs under the old software. Anyone with the old software can do the same. Just be sure that the new card is not using the new codec.

It doesn't matter why people are using it. I would not but they may have good reasons, e.g. some old important (to them) software that only runs under XP. The important thing is that Totem have said that XP SP3 is supported,
Totem is in error for supporting a obsolete unsecure OS. As Ubullu said why put yourself into this situation if the manufacturer doesn't support it anymore. New CPU instruction sets are released, microsoft has updated new libraries to better support new coding in that 20 year gap. Your going to eventually run into trying to hack stuff together to make it playble on the older software(which in this case it doesn't work.) Some things are just best left in the past.

I disagree. The software could be considered 11 years old or even older. I still play games that are from the same year of release and could be expected to play those games on the same computer, infact most of my system is still from 2007. Can you imagine if Medieval 2 or Skyrim just decided you couldn't play the game anymore on the OS that you bought the game on? Istripper works the same way. Eventually games become too outdated...as there are games from the mid-90s that just do not work anymore on modern computers but I do not believe the tech has advanced so far to say that a person can't use an operating system that still works for a majority of content including fairly modern games.

i agree that Totem might be better off if they did not support XP - but if they claim that they do then they had better do so. At some point I can see them dropping support but if so, even though I do not use XP myself, I would expect an announcement well in advance. For all we know there may be a significant number of very active purchasers using XP (though I rather doubt it).

It is rarely an error, as you put it, to continue to support old customers though it can become impractical to do so.

Does anyone know if Sofie Lilith's 'Into The Fire' card has any 'Standing Up' clips where she's actually got her red shoes on while she's standing or on the Pole? I ask because the three previews for this card only show her standing up in bare feet?

Many thanks for any responses, and my apologies if this is in the wrong section.

It doesn't matter why people are using it. I would not but they may have good reasons, e.g. some old important (to them) software that only runs under XP. The important thing is that Totem have said that XP SP3 is supported,

Totem is in error for supporting a obsolete unsecure OS. As Ubullu said why put yourself into this situation if the manufacturer doesn't support it anymore. New CPU instruction sets are released, microsoft has updated new libraries to better support new coding in that 20 year gap. Your going to eventually run into trying to hack stuff together to make it playble on the older software(which in this case it doesn't work.) Some things are just best left in the past.