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!
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!
