What is Yify.vc?
Yify.vc is a website that provides torrent downloads for movies and TV shows. It was originally launched in 2011 by a group called YIFY that focused on encoding videos in small file sizes while maintaining high visual quality. The files use the advanced video coding (H.264) codec and audio coding standards to achieve this.
The site organizes content by genre, year, and quality, making it easy for visitors to find movies and shows to download. It offers videos in resolutions from 480p up to 1080p. The small file sizes, typically around 1GB or less for a full length film, enables faster downloading compared to uncompressed videos.
Yify became hugely popular in the BitTorrent ecosystem due to their exceptional encoding techniques and curated content. However, it closed down in 2015 after legal pressure from film studios. Since then, various YIFY proxy and mirror sites have emerged to continue providing access to the library of encoded videos.
Yify.vc is one such mirror that allows visitors to browse and search YIFY's database of movies and TV shows. It provides torrent magnet links and facilitates peer-to-peer downloading through BitTorrent protocols. The site is free to use but does contain ads. It cautions visitors to use VPN services and download content at their own risk given the legal grey area of some torrent-based services.