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│▌ Nuking has always been an issue in the TV ███ ▐│
│▌ scene. So here is the ruleset that tries ▀██ ▐│
│▌ to cover up the mess a little. ▀▀ ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ DIGITAL CAP: ▐│
│▌ ──────────── ▐│
│▌ This includes any real digital source that didn't pass through any ▐│
│▌ analog interface between the source (Sat/Antenna/Cable) and the file ▐│
│▌ on your computer. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ This includes ATSC off-air antenna signals carrying MPEG2 Transport ▐│
│▌ Streams (using cards such as MyHD/Hipix/WinTV-HD), DirecTiVo MPEG2 ▐│
│▌ Streams (not standard TiVo!) and DVB Stream Capture cards. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ *HDTV* (High Definition Televison): Digital recording from a source ▐│
│▌ stream at either 1080i or 720p at a bitrate from 19,39mbps or ▐│
│▌ higher. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ *PDTV* (Pure Digital Television): Other resolution digital recor- ▐│
│▌ dings from source streams at a bitrate of 10+mbps or higher. ▐│
│▌ - This includes digital recordings from digital C-Band and ▐│
│▌ DVB. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ *SDTV* (Standard Digital Television): Digital recording or capture ▐│
│▌ from a source stream at any resolution with bitrate under ▐│
│▌ 10mbps. ▐│
│▌ - This includes DirecTiVo but also captures from digisat or ▐│
│▌ digicable with analog capture cards. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ note: For SVCD, analog cable and antenna caps are not allowed, so ▐│
│▌ SDTV is the lowest allowed source and will have no label. See ▐│
│▌ NAMING below. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ note: HDTV and PDTV rips are digital recordings, although PDTV was ▐│
│▌ labeled wrongly in the past by some groups (TiVo is NOT PDTV). ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ ANALOG CAP: ▐│
│▌ ─────────── ▐│
│▌ This includes any source that went through at least one Digital -> ▐│
│▌ Analog -> Digital process. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ This includes Standard TiVo, any MPEG2 capture card, any DV source ▐│
│▌ (unless you're releasing your home videos that were actually shot on ▐│
│▌ a DV camera) or any other standard capture card. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ PDVTV and HDTV is NEVER captured in analogue, on the other hand a ▐│
│▌ SDTV cap can be both. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ COMMENTS: ▐│
│▌ ───────── ▐│
│▌ For SVCD/DivX, any video, regardless of Analog or Digital should be ▐│
│▌ converted to 23.976fps (NTSC) or 25fps (PAL) "Progressive Film" for ▐│
│▌ correct encoding. ▐│
│▌ A LOT of group don't bother with this step and thus their encoding ▐│
│▌ quality suffers, regardless of their source quality. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ Even if your source video comes as Progressive 59.976fps (as it can ▐│
│▌ with ATSC sources), you must still convert to the proper frame rate ▐│
│▌ or your video will be jerky or waste bits. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ For any NTSC encode (other than live shows like the "Tonight Show") ▐│
│▌ the video must be converted to 23.976fps through the use of IVTC or ▐│
│▌ duplicate frame elimination (for ATSC 59.976fps progressive sources) ▐│
│▌ prior to SVCD encoding. And once encoded, you must enable the 3:2 ▐│
│▌ pulldown flag to enable playback at 29.976fps (even though the sour- ▐│
│▌ ce still remains at 23.976fps). ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ Analog Cable or Analog Antenna rips on SVCD are NOT allowed. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ DUPE RULES: ▐│
│▌ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ - SVCD Releases: ▐│
│▌ . HDTV: ▐│
│▌ - DUPE if there was a PDTV or a HDTV release. ▐│
│▌ - NO DUPE if there was only a SDTV or a VCD version. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ . PDTV: ▐│
│▌ - DUPE if there was a PDTV or a HDTV release. ▐│
│▌ - NO DUPE if there was only a SDTV or a VCD version. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ . SDTV: ▐│
│▌ - Obvious. DUPE if there was previous release without ▐│
│▌ technical issues. ▐│
│▌ - NO DUPE if there was only a VCD version. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ . Widescreen does NOT dupe Fullscreen and vice versa. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ - VCD Releases: ▐│
│▌ . No matter what source, the first release wins. Every ▐│
│▌ other VCD release is a dupe. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ - DivX/Xvid Releases: ▐│
│▌ . HDTV: ▐│
│▌ - DUPE if there was a PDTV or a HDTV release. ▐│
│▌ - NO DUPE if there was only a SDTV or an analog cap. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ . PDTV: ▐│
│▌ - DUPE if there was a PDTV or a HDTV release. ▐│
│▌ - NO DUPE if there was only a SDTV or an analog cap. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ . SDTV: ▐│
│▌ - DUPE if there was already a analog cap. ▐│
│▌ technical issues. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ . Analog cap: ▐│
│▌ - Obvious. DUPE if there was previous release without ▐│
│▌ technical issues. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ . Widescreen does NOT dupe Fullscreen and vice versa. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ NUKE RULES: ▐│
│▌ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ - A release is considered as a NUKE, if: ▐│
│▌ . It's a DUPE. ▐│
│▌ . It has technical issues. ▐│
│▌ . Wrong or no source/cap information is specified in the .nfo. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ NAMING RULES: ▐│
│▌ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ The following tags are used for SVCD releases: ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ - "HDTV" for HDTV caps. ▐│
│▌ - "PDTV" for PDTV caps. ▐│
│▌ - "SDTV" or nothing for SDTV caps. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ . VCD releases don't need to be tagged. ▐│
│▌ . Widescreen releases are tagged with "WS", otherwise they are ▐│
│▌ supposed to be fullscreen. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ PROPER RULES: ▐│
│▌ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ - A PROPER is only valid when the previous release has technical ▐│
│▌ issues. A HDTV after a PDTV rip is no reason to dupe and there- ▐│
│▌ fore no reason for a PROPER if the previous release was ▐│
│▌ ok. ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ GROUPS AND MEMBERS: ▐│
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│▌ ▐│
│▌ This ruleset was written and organized by: ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ ■ FoV ■ SD-6 ■ PHRENiC ■ FTV ■ FFN ■ SFM ■ STN ■ ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ Signed and approved by: ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ ▐│
│▌ ▐│
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