June 14, 2010 by sharky
The origin of Previndico is somewhat of an enigma, although we know for certain that this one rose from the ashes of an earlier site: a relatively unknown PreDB that indexed approximately 1,250 new scene releases on any given day - stats which are comparable to any other reputable pre database. Despite the recent switch in domain name Previndico hasn’t missed a beat (that said, their pre history has started anew at ground zero). Quite possibly this is the net’s first complete ’scene’ public PreDB that includes scene trackers.
The PREs Page…
In-depth description here is not required: scene releases are indexed in Previndico’s PREs section. But click on a release title and you’ll be presented with info about the release (number of files, size, category and Pred time). Often there will be NFO and SFV files available.
Results from the torrent race (when applicable) are also displayed along with each tracker’s pre times. Private trackers that are in ‘the race’ are shown for each release. How would that be handy? Easy answer here - what’s the point of a PreDB, if it can’t point you to real site to download a release? Of course, you’ll require axx on certain private trackers.
Sites…
Trackers and their overall stats can be browsed manually using the sites.php link. Individual tracker acronym names can be clicked on to reveal a race history for each (total number of wins, second & third-place finishes - as well as the last 5 torrents raced).
The Future…
Previndico is still in the process of adding new features. For example, the old DB contained an excellent feature in their pre table: a separate column called "Raced" which displayed directly whether a scene release has been indexed by a private tracker (or more than one). For this, viewers are able to tell immediately if a certain release title is available on private trackers (and which ones) or if not at all. So far, this feature has not (yet) been added to Previndico. Below is an example:
Final Thoughts…
Typical PreDB’s are known simply as indexers of scene releases. Some are more informative than others, and some are quite specialized. Take Dup3.me for example - releases can be arranged via category with extended info about each release (nuked/non-nuked, NFO, SFV). In contrast, Trac3.me is a site that only indexes "torrent races" but it doesn’t represent a good coverage of scene releases (in general). The only best of both worlds scenario (a complete PreDB with tracers) seems to be Previndico. But it needs more work yet.
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