How to Download a Show (re-seeding instructions at bottom)
(Much easier & quicker than it looks)

2. Find a show you want in the Audio or Video sections at PLG. Right click & save the *.torrent file to your desktop

3. Download ABC Bittorrent client then run Setup & Install. You can also run the excellent Bittorrent client The author if this tracker, Bram, started the entire Bittorent movement, so show him some love...)
Mac Users: search for mac bittorrent client & choose one that works for you

Open ABC Bittorent Client from your Desktop shortcut - It will look something like this:

4. Go to File > Preferences & you will see the download & upload settings - we recommend you set these all to 0 for maximum, but sometimes you may want to limit your max upload rate.
Change these settings-
Seeding Options - Unlimited upload
Queue - Maximum # of simultaneous downloads (more than 2)
Disk - Set Default Download Folder (browse using "..." to your PLG folder
You may want to change what stats are displayed under Columns

5. Drop the *.torrent file(s) onto the ABC window - it will immediately ask you where you wish to downlad to
Click your PLG folder, then OK (if you have the folder somewhere else, choose that folder).

ABC will start hooking up with the seeder & you'll start to see some stats. If nothing is moving, you may need to request a reseed or check the thread itself.
Note: You will not be able to hear your show until it downlaods the full 100%.

6. As you download, you also upload - When your show is finished, please keep uploading for awhile so everyone can finish - your ratio at PLG is tracked:
If you do not upload at least 25% of what you download, you will be barred from further downloading.

How to listen to your show(s)
If you want to listen to your show right away, you can keep seeding by simply copying the folder & using jetaudio to play the flac files in the folder copy directly,
or decode the copied folder into WAV files using flacfrontend (wav conversion to flac) or DBpoweramp (more conversions but may need to pay after trial)

With flacfrontend --> Run Setup & Install. Open shortcut on Desktop - you will see this:

Drop your media folder in the FLAC frontend window, then select Decode in the lower right.
Flacs are used b/c they are MUCH smaller than the full WAV file (faster uploading), but can be decompressed to full quality.

You're Done!

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Questions? Bug Schoeps (mod in the audio section) or Viddy (mod in the video section).

How to Re-Seed a Show
(Easy,)

2. To reseed, make sure you have the same media folder as the original available.

3. Drop your torrent file onto the ABC window - it will immediately ask you where the folder is:
Click your PLG folder, then OK (if you have the folder somewhere else, always browse to 1 level above the show folder -
i.e. if the path is C:\Programs\Downloads\GREATLIVESHOW - send it to C:\Programs\Downloads\).

ABC will find your folder & say "Checking" in BT Status column - it willcheck it until it gets to 100%, then say "Completed/Seeding" - You're re-seeding!
Note: In some rare cases you have to hit stop then start again after it gets to 100%, or right-click the torrent while it is started and choose "Use Super-seed mode."
If you browsed to the wrong directory &/or it does not say checking, just hit stop, then right click on the torrent & towards the bottom choose
"Changel Download Directory" & browse to 1 level above your media folder

Questions? Bug Schoeps (mod in the audio section) or Viddy (mod in the video section).