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A couple questions about Sounds Resource - Simpsons Dumper - 11-23-2018
I'm planning to upload a large amount of sound from Grand Theft Auto V to the Sounds Resource but there are a couple things I'd like cleared up before doing so.
First up, the easy question. What is the size limit? My upload speeds aren't incredible and I'd rather not find this out through trial and error. If there isn't a size limit, is there a certain point at which it becomes a good idea to split archives into multiple uploads (e.g. "Ambience 1/3")?
Now the complicated one (simple if the answer is a resounding "no"). I understand there is a "no music" rule. This is understandable, for copyright reasons. But are there any exceptions, such as royalty-free music or original music from an old game by a company that no longer exists, or if the game's copyright is in limbo?
In particular, I recently uploaded the audio for Green Eggs and Ham. A lot of it is less like a video game and more like a short animated movie. Its soundtrack in the files is mixed with the dialogue. See https://youtu.be/OX38TylcjwM?t=59s for an example - what you hear is exactly what the raw files sound like, as the game only ever plays one audio track at a time. Does this exclude it from being a candidate for the website (unless those files are removed, but then the archive would be quite incomplete)?
Thinking about it, is "no music" the only rule? Would large amounts of dialogue be seen as useless?
That's all for now. Thanks for hosting these splendid websites!
RE: A couple questions about Sounds Resource - Petie - 11-23-2018
To your first question, the limit is technically 250 MB for any individual upload though I'd suggest not exceeding 200 MB if it can be avoided.
To your second, while I get where you're coming from, there aren't any exceptions to the no music rule. You're welcome to upload an archive that's technically incomplete if it's incomplete because of the removal of music from it.
As far as what's useful or not, we don't have any rules, so to speak, about it. Personally, I wouldn't find dumping all of the dialogue of the game to have much value but we don't reject based on that alone. That said, consider what you want to upload carefully as we aren't fond of submissions that wind up encompassing dozens or more GB.
RE: A couple questions about Sounds Resource - Simpsons Dumper - 11-23-2018
Thanks for your response. That is understandable about not wanting dozens of gigabytes, presumably due to hosting costs. What I think I might do is put sound effects here and dialogue on YouTube, though I'll see what the file sizes say first.
RE: A couple questions about Sounds Resource - Petie - 11-23-2018
Sounds good. Thanks for checking first!