Tomorrow, full details of the [long-gestating](http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/hive-mind-trailer) [trailer](http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/trailer-competition-update) [competition](http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/trailer-competition-second-update) will be announced here (and at the [lookforthenines](http://lookforthenines.com) site). You’ll have two versions of footage to choose from: DV and MPEG-4. The DV is big and beautiful. The MPEG-4 is small and nimble — and not as bad as you’d think.
To get ready, Erik Beeson has helped seed two torrents of goodness, which you can start downloading **right now.**
[The DV footage – 1.76GB](http://yoursharade.com/thenines/thenines-dv.torrent)
[The MPEG-4 footage – 525MB](http://yoursharade.com/thenines/thenines-mpeg4.torrent)
Here’s the deal: If you’re using the torrents, help us seed. That means **keeping your client open after you finish downloading,** so others can share.
If all this talk of torrents and seeds makes you curl into a fetal ball, fear not: there will be a directly-downloadable version of the MPEG-4 footage tomorrow. (We’ll need mirrors, so if you have some bandwidth to spare, leave a comment to volunteer.)
Also tomorrow, you’ll get the quote-unquote rules, including the deadline (it’s one week) and details about how to post your work, promote it and rig things in your favor.