+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¼ ¼ ¼ The FLEMISH TV XviD Releasing Standards 2011 (14-04-2011) ¼ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¼ ¼ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¼ +---[ RELEASE RULES ]---+ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ Release sizing: ¼ ¼ - Shows 18:00-23:59 shall be 175MB ¼ ¼ - Shows 24:00-34:59 shall be 233MB ¼ ¼ - Shows 35:00-49:59 shall be 350MB ¼ ¼ - Shows 50:00-64:59 shall be 550MB ¼ ¼ - Shows 65:00-95:00 Shall be 700MB ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - 2CD releases may be optionally split into separate discs, but this is ¼ ¼ not required. 3CD or more releases must be split to prevent issues with ¼ ¼ 2GB files. If releases are split into multiple discs, they must be ¼ ¼ placed in directories named CD1, CD2, CD3, etc. (No Disc1, cd1, or other ¼ ¼ naming styles). ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Episodes that air back-to-back without a natural break such as full ¼ ¼ credits or commercials in between must be encoded as a single release. ¼ ¼ Directory naming for this will be in the following format ¼ ¼ TV.Show.S03E04-E05.HDTV.XviD-Group. ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Releases must be within the range of 5.0MB under to 3.0 MB over the ¼ ¼ target size. ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ Previously on/Credits: ¼ ¼ - It is suggested that any previously on footage be included in the ¼ ¼ release, but it is not required. No release may be propered for glitches ¼ ¼ in or missing portions of previously on footage. ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Credits that are overlayed on actual show content are required to be ¼ ¼ included ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Credits that are run cleanly, i.e. with no modifications such as ¼ ¼ promos for upcoming shows, are encouraged but not required ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Credits run with promos for other shows are not recommended, but may ¼ ¼ optionally be included ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ Video: ¼ ¼ - 2-pass variable bitrate XviD must be used ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Quantization type must be either MPEG or H.263. Custom quantization ¼ ¼ matrices are not allowed. ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - QPel and GMC are not allowed ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - B Frames ¼ ¼ - The use of B frames is required ¼ ¼ - A maximum of 2 consecutive B frames may be used ¼ ¼ - This document gives no preference to packed vs. unpacked bitstreams ¼ ¼ as there are benefits to each format, and it is trivial to convert ¼ ¼ between them using MPEG4 Modifier. ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Framerates must be in relation to the original source. Valid ¼ ¼ framerates for releases are PAL (25.000 fps) and PAL HD (50.000 fps) ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Width: 576 - 640 pixels (width and height must be divisible by 16) ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Releases shall be cropped so that all blacknoise on the edges is ¼ ¼ removed. In the case of changing crops, cropping should be done so that ¼ ¼ no part of the release is overcropped. Portions of a channel logo ¼ ¼ extending into black areas must be cropped. ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Video defacement such as intros, outros, and group watermarks is ¼ ¼ forbidden. ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Pixel shape must be square. ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ Audio: ¼ ¼ - Allowed audio formats are VBR MP3 and original AC3. ABR is considered a ¼ ¼ VBR technique. ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - MP3 audio must be encoded using standard LAME presets such as ¼ ¼ '--preset 128' or '-m s -V 5 -b 32' ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Average bitrate on MP3 audio may not exceed 192kbps ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - MP3 audio must be normalized ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Audio frequency must be maintained at 48kHz ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Original AC3 audio may be used at the discretion of the capper. ¼ ¼ However, transcoding to AC3 is forbidden. ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ Release Naming\Packaging: ¼ ¼ - Directory Naming ¼ ¼ - Numbering for episodic programming shall be in the format S00E00 or ¼ ¼ 0x00 (or S00E0000x000 for series with more than 99 episodes per ¼ ¼ season) ¼ ¼ - Number for date-based programming including sports and variety shows ¼ ¼ shall be in the format DD.MM.YYYY ¼ ¼ - Different shows with the same name produced in different years should ¼ ¼ be tagged with the year of airing of the first season ¼ ¼ - example Battlestar.Galactica.2003.S03E01.HDTV.XviD-Group ¼ ¼ - Releases are to be named in the format ¼ ¼ Show.Name.S00E00.HDTV.XviD-Group ¼ ¼ Show.Name.31.12.2011.Guest.HDTV.XviD-Group ¼ ¼ - The episode title may optionally be included between the episode ¼ ¼ number and the source ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Additional Tagging: ¼ ¼ - PROPER, REPACK, RERIP, REAL, NLSUBBED, INTERNAL, DIRFIX, ¼ ¼ SAMPLEFIX, NFOFIX, or READNFO are allowed (discretion is recommended) ¼ ¼ - All releases tagged PROPER, REPACK, RERIP, REAL, and READNFO must ¼ ¼ include notes in the NFO as to why the release was tagged that way. ¼ ¼ PROPER.Read.NFO is therefore redundant and should not be used. ¼ ¼ - Additional tagging should be placed directly before the source, i.e. ¼ ¼ Show.Name.S00E00.PROPER.HDTV.XviD-Group ¼ ¼ - SFVFIX is not allowed. Use REPACK method. ¼ ¼ - Usage of FLEMISH or FLEMiSH is both allowed. Shows aired in DUTCH must ¼ ¼ be encoded according to the DUTCH ruleset. VLAAMS is not allowed. ¼ ¼ - Usage of S00E00 is encouraged although E00, E01 is also allowed on ¼ ¼ non-returning shows ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Source Naming: ¼ ¼ - Valid source names are FS.PDTV, PDTV, WS.PDTV, HDTV ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - All sources listed above must be 100% digital. Composite capping from ¼ ¼ T*l*n*t D*g*b*x or B*lg*c*m TV is forbidden. ¼ ¼ - Analog source will have no tag other than WS if appropriate. ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - AVI: ¼ ¼ - Container must be AVI ¼ ¼ - The AVI itself should be named like the release and include some ¼ ¼ format of episode number (show initials are fine, as is shortening the ¼ ¼ episode number) ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - RAR\SFV: ¼ ¼ - Releases shall be packed into 15,000,000 byte rars ¼ ¼ using store compression and old-style volume names. ¼ ¼ - An SFV must be created for all RAR files in the release ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Sample: ¼ ¼ - All releases must include a sample of length :50-1:10, cut directly ¼ ¼ from the release ¼ ¼ - The sample must be placed in a directory named Sample (SAMPLE and ¼ ¼ sample are not permitted) ¼ ¼ - The file itself should be named uniquely, preferably containing the ¼ ¼ name of the release as well as the word sample ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - NFO: ¼ ¼ - An NFO must be included in the release and, at a minimum, must ¼ ¼ contain release name, bitrate, resolution and the filesize of the avi ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - The NFO must be named uniquely based on the name of the release ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Allowed Characters: ¼ ¼ - abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ¼ ¼ - ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ¼ ¼ - 0123456789 ¼ ¼ - ._- ¼ ¼ - All Sample, NFO, SFV, and RAR names MUST be in all lowercase ¼ ¼ letters. The name of AVI inside the RARs is permitted to contain ¼ ¼ capital letters ¼ ¼ - Double dots (..) are not allowed ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ Propers: ¼ ¼ - Propers are only permitted in the case of technical flaws with the ¼ ¼ original release or violations of applicable rules ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - All propers must include a note in the NFO detailing the flaw in the ¼ ¼ original release, including timecodes if relevant ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Including a sample of the flaw is suggested but not required ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Propers are expressly permitted in cases of any of the following flaws ¼ ¼ in a release: ¼ ¼ - Audio 100ms or more out of sync ¼ ¼ - Severe audio drops resulting in the inability to understand material ¼ ¼ dialogue ¼ ¼ - Improper audio normalization, including audio with levels that vary ¼ ¼ widely between parts, very quiet audio, or audio with excessive ¼ ¼ clipping ¼ ¼ - Bad cropping resulting in a line of black pixels or noise along an ¼ ¼ edge for the entire episode ¼ ¼ - Releases missing a significant portion of video, either in duration ¼ ¼ or content. Releases having +5 missing frames due to bad reception can ¼ ¼ be propered with a better qualitative one. If artifacts appear on more ¼ ¼ then 5 frames a PROPER is also allowed. ¼ ¼ - Inclusion of 2 or more seconds of commercials over an entire release ¼ ¼ - Releases with sizing outside the allowed range. 3.01MB oversize is a ¼ ¼ valid proper reason. ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¼ The FLEMISH TV XviD Releasing Standards 2011 (14-04-2011) ¼ ¼ ¼ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¼ Most important changes since previous rules: ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ - Changed timetables ¼ ¼ - 440MB size has become obsolete ¼ ¼ - LAME audio is mandatory now ¼ ¼ - Removal of the best-effort rule ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¼ + ------[ GROUPS ] ------+ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ Rules created and signed by the following Groups: ¼ ¼ ------------------------------------------------ ¼ ¼ CROKY GUYLiAN SPABLAUW ¼ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+