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An asset ID refers to a unique ID of every YTMND image and sound file. They're organized to save server space and bandwidth for YTMNDs which share the same asset.
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* Like many multimedia hosting sites, YTMND uses the [[w:md5|md5]] cryptographic hash function to compute a unique filename for every sound and image uploaded to the servers.
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* It is unclear if the asset ID refers to the md5 code of the file or another number.
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* MD5 hash codes are 128 bit values represented as 32 character strings.
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When a user creates a site and uploads a file, the server computes the md5 hash, and checks if any previously uploaded file's name exists with an identical hash code.
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* This prevents duplicate files without having to resort to bit by bit comparisons of every file.  What a computational bargain!  However there is a very rare possibility of two different files having a hash collision.  In this case, the YTMND author should slightly modify the offending file and re-upload.  It is unknown if this has ever happened on ytmnd.
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* In any case, once a file is uploaded it is stored with a filename and path based on the md5.
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Each YTMND's assets can be viewed from link in that YTMND profile.  
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==See also==
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*[[Saving Sound files from YTMNDs]]
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[[Category:YTMND creation]]
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Revision as of 09:42, April 15, 2012

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