April 22, 2010 by sharky
With NewSceneFiles a done-deal, there doesn’t seem to be any other DDL site out there that is both fully automated and resolves to keep actual untouched releases - until now. Everything at SceneFlux is automated from downloading to posting; their unique script takes releases from scene FTPs (not torrents), RARs them and uploads them to various filehosters, then posts the releases on the website. All these steps are displayed & updated on the website in real time (main page and upload queue page), and SF already indexes more than 4,100 unique posts.
TV Releases…
Scene/release blogs rely heavily on TV releases, notably because these are smaller and of course more common. SceneFlux is no exception; nearly two-thirds of all releases pertain to TV eps (in both French & English, x264 & XviD). One thing that really stands out is their ever-growing TV Show Database which boasts more than 400 individual shows.
Readers can get relevant information about a TV show and even view all the releases of the show currently available on SceneFlux (for example - http://sceneflux.net/show/Fringe). The database can also list (filter) shows for a given genre/year/network while also providing external links to TVRage/IMDB/TVDB.
The above feature is also directly added into blog posts. Often there will be a "TV show banner" associated to new TV episode posts - simply click this banner to take you to a complete list of all other available releases (for the same show) at SF.
MP3/Music Releases…
SceneFlux has an "MP3 Archive" page which displays all current music releases - but what’s really neat is that genres can be browsed by their music type (Rock, Techno, House, Blues, Pop, etc) - as seen in this example:
http://sceneflux.net/mp3_genre/Hardcore
Other SceneFlux Features…
For an automated DDL project, SceneFlux offers an incredible array of features unseen anywhere else, such as:
Multiple filehosters — Readers are not limited to download from just one or two hosters; SceneFlux offers links for RS, MU, HF, FileFactory, DepositFiles & SharingMatrix.
Search and Archive pages allows to directly see the size/number of files/pretime of the releases (comparable to what torrent trackers do).
‘Release Blog’ Style & Layout — Unlike most automated sites which are quite boring to browse, SceneFlux is more akin to a release blog. Screenshots are posted for many of the releases, as well as movie & TV poster art. Pertinent release info is available, including:
- • Proper release name, size of release, number of files, pretime, etc.
- • On-site NFO & SFV viewing, and episode name (for TV releases).
- • Links to TVRage, IMDb, TheTVDB - with extended info available for some releases.
IRC Announce — Their IRC channel (irc.sceneflux.net @ #sceneflux - hotlink here) announces each release as soon as it is finished downloading, and thus enters the queue, as well as a permalink on the site that will show the status of the upload (with links updated in real time) as well as the usual show/album/movie data.
The "Queue" — Followers of SceneDDL/XLDR will remember the queue - SceneFlux incorporates their own queue system for new releases pending publication to the site, which is updated in real-time.
Real-time "Links Updating" — Filehosters tend to delete content & links often; and SceneFlux has an answer to this - viewers are able to refresh the list of available links in real-time. Simply use the "click to refresh download links" option to show current viable links. As far as we know, this feature is unavailable anywhere else (release blog or otherwise).
No Ads — SceneFlux is AD FREE, therefore they need donations to survive since they require upload servers to create the links, and not just index them as most other DDL blogs do.
Many features will come in the future as a request system based on newsgroups and many other cool stuffs. Twitter and RSS options are already available; check back for updates!
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