The basic technique of chroma-keying, commonly called "green screen", is well known and there is nothing stopping you using it for your own videos (except maybe the cost of suitable video editing software).

I, and others here, use the technique quite often on Totem's own still photographs though in that case it is "white screen" chroma-keying not green.

However, beyond that, if Totem have developed anything specific it might be regarded as a case of a company "giving away the crown jewels".

It amuses me to see the mods trying to keep the Discord channels on-topic the same as they do on the forum. I respect their attempt and their motives, but I suspect the "real-time-y-ness" of Discord will render that a losing battle. 😆

What would be great is the ability to actually create your own clips potentially. I am just thinking for couples the ability to create clips for eachother might be a welcome mix up.

Additionally knowing the need to make money potentially the editing software could be licensed at a cost to allow it.

Why on earth would you want to upload something that is 50MB?When the server reaches Level 3 Boost, the Upload size will be 100Mb
And for any Member who subcsribes to Nitro, they Get 100MB regardless of the server boost level.

Think about full Screen Scenes
you can now upload them directly to the Thread about the Scene.
No more 3rd party ( jump through hoops ) download site needed.

Same with custom card and skins
they can be uploaded directly to the Thread for the Cards, or the Skin.

So having the Ability to upload Files of up to 100MB is a big Plus in my view.

TBH i hadn't realised that you could upload zip files which for small scenes might be helpful however as my smallest Fullscreen scenes folder is around 600Mb and many of them are in the 2+Gb region it is hardly an incentive for me. This is one of the reasons I stopped sharing my fullscreen scenes - the file size is beyond many user capabilities and certainly beyond the "free" file sharing services.

Also I was more concerned with users who have a low internet connection range. Even 3Mb can be a deterrent for some of them. Whilst most of my wallpapers are <5Mb the extra file size is useful as I don't have to reduce the quality it is still somewhat unfair on those that have low bitrate internet connections and /or download limits.

Sarah Sultry
Modeling Lingerie
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Rebecca Volpetti
The Stars Come Off At Night
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Asia Vargas
Nets And Whips
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Scarlett Jones
Fresh Ginger Ale
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Mary Popiense
I Have Nothing To Hide
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Medusa
Purple & White Delight
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Zlata Shine
Hello Bunnies !
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@willyweekly

Computer people have a joke....
Question:
What is the opposite of good?
Answer:
Better!
as in.. the old program was good, but this one is better!

That's how it's done! 👍👍👍

I don't really see any advantages to being on Discord.

This forum was working perfectly.

..

Computer people have a joke....

Question:
What is the opposite of good?






Answer:
Better!
as in.. the old program was good, but this one is better!

@lilitalessYes, "bald" means "shaved".And you don't need to be insulting with the use of the word "garbage". Thank you.

Sorry,English is't my mother tongue,so my expression is not right.

I think:buy 3 free 1 is very good TGIF; -20% is good TGIF; scratch card is bad TGIF.

I am in absolute agreement with everything in @DrDoom9 's post.

I do not think it is deteriorating, but for some months now it has been drifting away from my particular tastes and from what brought me to be a customer in the first place.

This "drift" finally resulted in a major change, a reduction, in my buying habits about two months ago.

No, I do not think the quality of the models is deteriorating.
Everyone is correct in saying that it is entirely a matter of personal taste, which probably varies widely with the age and nationality of the subscriber.
However, fashion can change and, as a subscriber of a certain age, some of these trends do not appeal to me.

For instance, I abhor tattoos, the bigger the worse! So an otherwise very attractive model can, in my view, become a 'no-buy' because of the tattoos. I have only been able to overcome this predjudice with absolutely stunning girls dressed in outfits that turn me on (e.g. Camila Chix).

Then there is the BDSM tendency. Some of the outfits are just silly, even ugly, and despoil an otherwise attractive model. A hint of menace can be attractive, but sometime it can go over the top.

Give me the 'clean-and-fresh' look any day (Nancy A), perhaps with a glint of the mischievous (Zazie Skymm), or seductively suggestive.
Eye-contact is also very important (Sasha Meow). So is the occasional smile ir even laughter after a dancing 'accident (Issuzu),

I prefer the classic long blond-haired, usually Russian, Czech or Hungarian, models. Tall models are rarer, but very elegant (Verena Maxima, Zlata Shine). I like traditional clothing - belt, stockings, heels. I also prefer genuine full strip-tease, rather than the 'start-nude' clips. I would like more dresses, with suggestive revellations of what lies beneath. I often appreciate the demo no-nudity clips. And a good dancer in a bikini or swimsuit (Viki) is a pleasure to behold!

So, I would say the standard of model has not really changed - just the change in fashion in an attempt to provide something new - which often fails with me more often now than it once did.

@781jingles
Melena has 33 cards yet, so let a place for new models to discover.

A Reprise Update of some earlier stuff which alas is buried in time..
My celebration of @TheEmu 's Carousels work circa 2017ish.
Share comment: European Roulette
Revisit of ArtShare - RRGameDevelopment scenes with corrections.
Same name zip at the time unfortunately may have had the .scn files set too
deep to play when peeps tried to extract it direct to ../scenes..if so, srry my Bad :-/

Main refreshments today are:

• changed the color profile of a plethora of scene pngs to sRGB.
• reset directory structure in zip for extract direct to ../scenes
• altered zip addy to https

https://scenes.virtuastripper.net/ETGamedev02.zip

zip size = 82.3 Mb Extract straight to ../scenes folder only.
Allow merged folders and to overwrite same name files.

NB: The game was written as four scenes a, b, c & d meant to be
played leaving only those 4 scenes active, to enable random starts.

• If links do not work..copy/paste https://scenes.virtuastripper.net

into your browser.

@Wyldanimal

I never said that there were no advantages and even said that Discord probably provided better versions of the forum's functions - but the advantages are not those that @Celine listed as if they were things that forum did not provide.

As I see it there are very large advantages for Totem (mainly in not having to maintain the Forum software which has long had major problems regarding its search function), some advantages for most users and also some disadvantages for some users.

3 - Not possible with the forum. Some may not want it known that they are on-line.

A discord Member can set their own Visibility level, even to invisible.

That is good - but it's not what @celine stated, which was that it was an advantage to see who was on-line (and hence who will immediately "hear" what you have to say and who will not) not just some of them.

4 - Is possible via the iStripper app and via the web site

On Discord it takes Place in Real Time, Text Chat between members is in Real time.

Real time text chat between members used to be possible in VGHD, and I have effectively done it here in the Forum with you and others - I get an immediate Windows pop-up when someone responds to a message so it can be "real time" if the participants want it to be.

5 - I get the occassional Windows notification from Totem about these things s this is not new.

Happens In real time on Discord.

I see no reason why it could not be "real time" via the iStripper app or web site. That it is not used that way does not mean that the feature does not exist.

Thanks SStrelli for putting in the hard yards of probability testing! I've been trying to figure out which of the games for Crazy Week is the most profitable, so I'll try to keep some records of my own.

Reminder to @everybody.............

Off topic posts Will be deleted............

Thank you

😆

Happens in Real Time on Discord

Real Time is, to me, not a benefit. I won't spend all day with Discord in the background, preparing to distract me, which is already far too easy to accomplish. I will use it the same as the "static" Forum, dropping in, browsing threads, and moving on after a few minutes.

Used in this way, Discord becomes inconvenient because it quickly becomes hard to sift through the posts that have built up since my last check-in. Participating in conversation becomes pointless because the conversations are hours old--which, unlike on the forum, is the distant past. This is, of course, not an argument against the use of Discord generally; it's just an explanation of why it isn't great for me, personally.

So basically, I guess what I'm saying is: "get off my lawn." 😂

@Wyldanimal

Think about full Screen Scenesyou can now upload them directly to the Thread about the Scene.No more 3rd party ( jump through hoops ) download site needed.Same with custom card and skinsthey can be uploaded directly to the Thread for the Cards, or the Skin.

Interesting point here which I had not considered.

Wow she is amazing!

Accoring t @Celine

Discord has a lot of advantages.

You can :

1 - post pictures, gifs and videos

2 - access it thru your browser or from their app on your computer and your mobile
2a - (which means you get way faster help from other members!)

3 - see who is currently online

4 - exchange private messages with other members

5 - get instantly notified of important news like reload bonus, fansign, giveaways and so on

6 - you can even have voice conversations with other members if you like !

All this, in the same place !

Of these
*see my remarks in bold

1 - Is possible with the forum, though posting video is new.
Can also just be a URL link, Which then give a Thumbnail Preview to the content.
Such as a Youtube Video.

2 - All of those options are possible for the forum.
2a - I don't see why this is implicit in 2.
Happens in Real Time on Discord

3 - Not possible with the forum. Some may not want it known that they are on-line.
A discord Member can set their own Visibility level, even to invisible.

4 - Is possible via the iStripper app and via the web site
On Discord it takes Place in Real Time, Text Chat between members is in Real time.
And Also you can have a Group Chat with Many Members all at the same time.

5 - I get the occassional Windows notification from Totem about these things s this is not new.
Happens In real time on Discord.
Also Live Hooks to Twitter, Instagram can be set up
So for example a Tweet made on Twitter, is also shown on Discrod.

6 - This is new.
You can Also have Video Chat with many Members.
Or One Presenter can Share their Video or Screen to an Entire Group.

So, not a lot of advantages only a couple. And as it splits up the comunity the "all in one place" would have been better served if that place was the forum.

What I'd like to know; is there a way to make a given playlist open at startup?

Unfortunately, none that I know of.

So it's still a manual process for now.

Why on earth would you want to upload something that is 50MB?

When the server reaches Level 3 Boost, the Upload size will be 100Mb
And for any Member who subcsribes to Nitro, they Get 100MB regardless of the server boost level.

Think about full Screen Scenes
you can now upload them directly to the Thread about the Scene.
No more 3rd party ( jump through hoops ) download site needed.

Same with custom card and skins
they can be uploaded directly to the Thread for the Cards, or the Skin.

So having the Ability to upload Files of up to 100MB is a big Plus in my view.

https://www.istripper.com/forum/thread/48572/1?post=726093

👍 😎

when is Melena Maria Rya coming back?.....miss that fun teasing beauty ....love to see her back on a regular basis....any possibilities of her appearing here anymore?

It works now thank you all for the help.

Why on earth would you want to upload something that is 50MB?

It doesn't matter if you want it, now you can just simply do it 😎

But it can make sense for Gaming Servers for example, when people want to share their
Mods for their Games. These Files are usually slightly bigger, depending on the Modcontent.

Furthermore i slightly remember on someone on the VR Paradise Discord Server,
which was asking for an Community based Modding Support for VR Paradise.

And indeed i could imagine that if this will ever happen, people would be glad to have a quick access
to these Mods, within that Discord Conversation without using an external Service
like Google Drive for example.

And as long as the Server is running the Content will stay within the Discord Server.

Should i get run over by a train tomorrow, my Content on Google Drive would be dissappear
at some point 😛

Why on earth would you want to upload something that is 50MB?

Because it takes me only 16 sec to upload.

It was interesting to see some 4600 people registered there,,,

No there are ony 100 actual members - they have all had to re-register 46 times because they keep changing the goalposts.😆

Is possible with the forum, though posting video is new.Thanks to all the Nitro Subscribers 😎 ✌ 💚 the Uploadlimit for Images, Movies and Gif's
is now increased to 50 MB per File, for every User.
The Forum is supporting only 3 MB Filesize for Images and Gif's.

Why on earth would you want to upload something that is 50MB?

Even 3MB is excessive for users with poor connections.😕

In which case how does it help with the Mastercard issue - which is primarily about taking
responsibility for and properly "policing" user's uploaded content - which has been given
as the reason for the switch.

I have no Idea i'm just sitting in front of my Screen as a Customer of iStripper to enjoy
naked Girls 😛

I can only see the Information behind these Links which are, as far as i can tell for everyone available.

Totem is using Discord as an external Service, so they have to stick to their own Guidelines,

https://discord.com/terms

exactly like the people which are using Discord and to those connected Servers.

Serverowners instead can and should make their own Rules within their Servers,
and the Team did that for the iStripper and VR Paradise Server way in the past already.

In which case how does it help with the Mastercard issue - which is primarily about taking responsibility for and properly "policing" user's uploaded content - which has been given as the reason for the switch.

That is a concern for me too.
Not sure I would want to go through all these changes again to find another location for the forum.

Totem is using Discord as an external Service, so they have to stick to their own Guidelines,

https://discord.com/terms

exactly like the people which are using Discord and to those connected Servers.

Serverowners instead can and should make their own Rules within their Servers,
and the Team did that for the iStripper and VR Paradise Server way in the past already.

Furthermore every Information about the NFSW Subject is available on the Discord Website as well.

https://discord.com/safety/360043653552-Adult-content-on-Discord

https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500005389362-NSFW-Server-Designation

There are also different Websites where you can search for all public Discord Servers,
and here are two examples.

https://discordservers.com/browse/nsfw

https://disboard.org/?updateLanguage=true

And i found at least the VR Paradise Discord Server,

https://disboard.org/de/server/456059227325333504

but not the other one.

Perhaps one day it will end up on the dark web 😲.

Believe me you don't want to have that slow Connection speed 😰

if at sometime in the future Mastercard extended those conditions to cover how Totem are using Discord

That is a concern for me too. Not sure I would want to go through all these changes again to find another location for the forum. Perhaps one day it will end up on the dark web 😲.

Wyldanimal, very helpful post, thank you. What I'd like to know; is there a way to make a given playlist open at startup?

With respect to its use to avoid Mastercard's new conditions I would not be at all surprised if at sometime in the future Mastercard extended those conditions to cover how Totem are using Discord as a surrogate for its own forum.

I wonder why Discord is not subject to these conditions? I think I saw that someone had asked the question, but there was no clear answer to it.

Je me demande d'ailleurs pourquoi Discord n'est pas assujetti à ces conditions ? Il me semble avoir vu que quelqu'un avait posé la question, mais il n'y a pas eu de réponse claire à celle-ci.

A new iStripper User want to see naked Girls in the beginning instead of
dealing with the Settings Page or the "User Manual" inside the Client.

Well, the same could be said about not wanting to have to deal with a separate app.

As I said, I am sure that Discord does provide a better forum, but there is not as much new functionality as has been claimed just a better interface to that functionalty.

With respect to its use to avoid Mastercard's new conditions I would not be at all surprised if at sometime in the future Mastercard extended those conditions to cover how Totem are using Discord as a surrogate for its own forum.

I don't really see any advantages to being on Discord.

This forum was working perfectly.

I think that the team had already planned to transfer to Discord, and that the story of Mastercard and the images was the perfect excuse to justify this transfer.

There are several people that you see on the right on Discord, who were already on Discord, who have registered on the iStripper server, and who are not necessarily iStripper customers like us here.

Obviously for Totem, this is an interesting window to attract new customers. Hence the fact that I find Discord impersonal.

Also I find it harder to read on Discord. I don't know if it's due to the layout, but it's not like here. The BOTS annoy me, with their rank advancement, totally useless.

Pour ma part, je ne vois pas vraiment d'avantages à être sur Discord.

Ce forum-ci fonctionnait parfaitement.

J'en reviens à penser, que l'équipe avait déjà en vu de transférer sur Discord, et que l'histoire de Mastercard et des images, a été le le prétexte parfait pour justifier ce transfert.

Il y a plusieurs personnes que l'on voit à droite sur Discord, qui était déjà sur Discord, qui se sont inscrit sur le serveur iStripper, et qui ne sont pas nécessairement des clients d'iStripper comme nous ici.

Évidemment pour Totem, c'est une fenêtre intéressante pour s'attirer de nouveaux clients. D'où le fait que je trouve Discord impersonnel.

De plus je trouve plus difficile la lecture sur Discord. Je ne sais pas si c'est dû à l'agencement, mais ce n'est pas comme ici. Les BOTS m'agacent, avec leurs avancement de rangs, compètement inutile..

For me the PM indicator rarely shows up in a timely manner so I use the sync to server or just have to remember to click my name and see. I tried that out when I was actively using it. It may have to do with my connection though.

As far as the Windows notifications are concerned it does not require being "a Tech Guy/Nerd"

• there is a tick-box for them on the iStripper settings page.

Yes i know that of course, and you also might know i'm not using Windows as my main Operating System.

Furthermore to see the Tickbox "Windows Notifications" you have to tick Advanced Settings
on the Settings page. A new iStripper User want to see naked Girls in the beginning instead of
dealing with the Settings Page or the "User Manual" inside the Client. 😛

But anyway i really enjoy Discord and the new possibilities ❤️

Fell free to join or not to join, it is as usual each to it's own 😎

@Stanston

I always have seen an indicator that I have received a PM in pretty much real time, certainly not requiring some drastic action such as restarting the app. It could certainly be improved, but I have seen no basic problem. In the old VGHD days there was even the possibility to have a private chat (instant message) session as well as PMs. I don't know why Totem withdrew that service.

As far as the Windows notifications are concerned it does not require being "a Tech Guy/Nerd" - there is a tick-box for them on the iStripper settings page and they just pop up in the bottom right corner of my screen.

It was interesting to see some 4600 people registered there however I wouldn't say I see more than a hundred active people posting here regularly on this forum... where were those people before ?! All the sudden sg. is forbidden they want to post... When they were free to give their opinion here without any efforts even in some critical questions, they sat in silence, now they suddenly want to talk, like I said, interesting.

4 - Is possible via the iStripper app and via the web site

Also true but now you can see it in real time, and as far as i can tell if someone was
sending me a PM through the Client, i was not be able to see it right away unless i restarted
the Client or changed one of my Skins.

5 - I get the occassional Windows notification from Totem about these things s this is not new.

Yes of course you are getting these Windows notifications, but please keep in mind not every iStripper
User is a Tech Guy/Nerd like You, stefnev1, Wyldanimal, myself and probably a few more.

You can be invisible!

So, in fact, you can't "see who is online", only a subset of them. The most important subset as far as this aspect is concerned, but not what was stated.

I am sure that Discord provides all of the stated functions in ways that are "better" than the forum, but for the most part they are not new.

Things like upload limits in the forum could presumably easily be changed.

Is possible with the forum, though posting video is new.

Thanks to all the Nitro Subscribers 😎 ✌ 💚 the Uploadlimit for Images, Movies and Gif's
is now increased to 50 MB per File, for every User.
The Forum is supporting only 3 MB Filesize for Images and Gif's.

By the way only 4 Boosts are missing then the Uploadlimit is increased to 100 MB per File,
which means only 2 Subscribers need to stuff their 2 free Boosts in to the iStripper Server.

3 - Not possible with the forum. Some may not want it known that they are on-line.

And like @wrightsayswow already mentioned, you can change your Online status to invisible
while you are logged in with the Discord Client or in your Browser.
Even if you are using Discord during this invisible status, no one will see that you are Online.

If you are closing the Discord App or logging out from yout Browser, while you are invisible
your status will remain, and if you are logging in the next time no one will see you either.

see who is currently online

You can be invisible! 😄