YIFY’s primary "innovation" wasn't quality, but . For a movie like Superbad , the YIFY release offered a file size (typically 700MB to 1GB) that was significantly smaller than standard Scene or P2P encodes of the time.
While popular, YIFY releases were frequently criticized by home theater enthusiasts and "torrent prudes" for several technical drawbacks: Superbad YIFY
: Technical analysis of YIFY encodes often showed "odd horizontal crops" and reduced quality in the latter half of movies to meet specific file size targets. Why the Site Shut Down YIFY’s primary "innovation" wasn't quality, but