+──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+ │ The United Federation of │ │ │ │ ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: │ │ :+: :+: :+: :+: :+: :+: │ │ +:+ +:+ +:+ +:+ +:+ +:+ │ │ +#++:+ +#++:+ +#++:+ │ │ +#+ +#+ +#+ +#+ +#+ +#+ │ │ #+# #+# #+# #+# #+# #+# │ │ ### ### ### ### ### ### │ │ │ │ Release Groups Presents... │ │ │ │ The SD x264 XXX Releasing Standards 2012 │ │ │ └─────┬─┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬─┬─────────┘ ┌──┴─┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴─┴─────┐ │ Requirements: Notepad with terminal font or any other ascii viewer. │ +──┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───+ │ ────[ INTRO ]──── │ │ │ │ In an unparalleled event of co-operation and innovation, the XXX scene │ │ united to bring you the first ever XXX Releasing Guidelines. We thank │ │ all of you who took time to express their ideas, shared experiences and │ │ helped bring this document to life. This document will cover the rules and │ │ guidelines for only SD resolution x264 XXX rips. So without further ado, │ │ we present to you, h264 ripper/enthusiast, the 2012 XXX Releasing Standards. │ │ │ └─────┬-++-++─┬────────────────────┬-++-++─┬────────────────────┬-++-++─┬──────┘ ┤ X X X ├ ┤ X X X ├ ┤ X X X ├ +─────┴-++-++─┴────────────────────┴-++-++─┴────────────────────┴-++-++─┴──────+ │ ────[ RELEASE RULES ]──── │ │ │ │ Video: │ │ ò Sources requiring resize are to be cropped and resized using sharp │ │ resizers such as Lanczos4, Spline36, or Blackman. Bicubic is banned. │ │ ò Deinterlace/ivtc as necessary │ │ ò Resolutions: 640-720 │ │ ò Width mod16 / Height mod2 │ │ ò Upscaling is forbidden │ │ ò Max AR error 2%. │ │ ò No watermarking, intros and etc. │ │ ò Warnings, Compliance Disclaimers, Advertisements, etc. MUST be removed │ │ ò Overcropping/undercropping the picture not allowed. │ │ - When cropping, remove everything that is not actual picture, │ │ including black or other colored borders. Removing or retaining │ │ fading edges is at capper's discretion and shall not be considered │ │ undercropped or overcropped. │ │ - Actual picture area may be over- or under-cropped by 1px maximum per │ │ side. More than 1px on any side is considered a technical flaw. │ │ - In the case of varying crops/mixed scenes, crop to largest image as │ │ to not lose any pixels on any scene. │ │ ò Mixed frame rate: In the case of varying frame rates keep highest frame │ │ rate. Improper IVTC methods that result in jerky playback are banned. │ │ Ripper should mention any claim for ITVC or lack thereof in nfo. │ │ │ │ Codec: │ │ ò Video codec must be H264 encoded with 8-bit depth x264. │ │ ò Custom Matrices are allowed. │ │ ò Stripping or falsifying encode information in the file header is banned. │ │ ò Zones (--zones) are forbidden. │ │ ò Level 3.1 must be respected. │ │ ò No setting can go below what is specified by --preset slow │ │ ò Codec must be up to date. A maximum of 5 versions difference. │ │ ò Level 3.1 │ │ ò Allowed CRF Values: 19-22 │ │ ò Suggested Constant Rate Factor (--crf) Values: │ │ │ │ +───────┬───────────────────────────-+ │ │ │ CRF │ Run Time in Minutes │ │ │ ├───────┼────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ 19-21 │ 0:00-210 │ │ │ │ 22 │ 211+ and for Extras/BTS │ │ │ └───────┴────────────────────────────┘ │ │ │ │ ò Suggested command line: │ │ x264.exe --level 3.1 --preset slow --crf [19-22] --no-fast-pskip │ │ │ │ Container: │ │ ò Container must be MP4. │ │ ò Support for file streaming and playing from rars is strongly encouraged. │ │ ò Custom muxing tools are permitted; however, output must be compatible │ │ with standard demuxers. │ │ │ │ Samples: │ │ ò Required. │ │ ò 60-120 seconds in length and in a separate directory marked as Sample. │ │ ò Must be taken from the encoded movie, not encoded separately. │ │ ò Extra samples are recommended for any questionable issue with the │ │ source, e.g. no IVTC possible. │ │ │ │ Audio: │ │ ò Allowed audio format is VBR AAC LC (Low Complexity). │ │ ò Average bitrate on AAC audio must be between 96 - <Source Bitrate> kbps. │ │ ò AAC audio must be normalized. │ │ ò Original samplerate/channels must be kept, up/down sampling is forbidden. │ │ ò Nero and Apple encoders are recommended. FFmpeg and FAAC are banned. │ │ ò Multiple language audio tracks are forbidden. │ │ │ │ Packing: │ │ ò Release must not be split. │ │ ò Release must be packed in RAR file format. │ │ ò Rars may be in multiples of 50 MB. │ │ - Multiples of 50 MB must contain 10-101 files. │ │ - 1MB = 1,000,000 bytes. │ │ ò RAR compression must not be used. │ │ ò Recovery record is optional but recommended. 2% max. │ │ ò Encryption or password protection is forbidden. │ │ ò Must have SFV and NFO. │ │ ò RAR, SFV, and sample files must have unique, lowercase filenames with │ │ the group tag. │ │ ò NFO SHOULD INCLUDE: │ │ - Group Name │ │ - Title │ │ - Release Date │ │ - DVD Release Date │ │ - CRF Value Used │ │ - Final Size │ │ - Resolution / Aspect Ratio │ │ - Audio codec / Audio bitrate │ │ - Movie runtime │ │ - DVD site info link │ │ │ │ Propers: │ │ ò Propers are only permitted in the case of a technical flaw in the │ │ original release (e.g. Bad IVTC, Interlacing, missing footage, and │ │ bad x264 settings used). │ │ ò Propers MUST include a note in the NFO file detailing the reason. │ │ ò Sample of propered release is encouraged. │ │ ò Qualitative propers are not allowed. │ │ ò Releases may not be propered for bad tagging or missing nfo/sample. │ │ │ │ Nukes: │ │ ò Releases must be nuked for any of the following reasons: │ │ - Any valid proper listed in the propers section. │ │ - Missing nfo or missing Sample. │ │ - Mislabeled directory that could prevent finding the release in │ │ a dupecheck, including incorrect Title or Date. │ │ - Dupe. │ │ ò Glitches/Drops must be at least 2 seconds long in any one instance │ │ to be considered a technical flaw and can not be nuked/propered. │ │ - Can be nuked if more than 3 glitches/drop of any length throughout │ │ the film. │ │ │ │ Fixes: │ │ ò The following fixes are allowed: NFOFix, SampleFix, DirFix, SyncFix. │ │ ò DirFix requires NFO and NFO must state which release is being fixed. │ │ ò The original release shall be unnuked when a valid fix is released. │ │ ò A proper may not be released for an issue that was fixed, unless the │ │ fix does not completely correct the issue. │ │ │ │ Tagging │ │ ò Encouraged Tagging: │ │ <Title>.XXX.<Source>.x264-Group │ │ ò <Title> should always be the same as on the physical disc, the cover or │ │ the intro of the movie. Never take the name a Website provides you. │ │ ò <Year> can be added after <Title>, and should be added if a movie with │ │ the same name was already pre'd before. │ │ ò <Language> should be added, for non english movies. │ │ ò <Source> should indicate from what medium this movie is (DVDRip/BDRip) │ │ ò Acceptable characters in naming a directory include (NO spaces or │ │ double dots - single dots or underscores ONLY): │ │ │ │ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ │ │ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz │ │ 0123456789.-_ │ │ │ │ ò Other permitted tags are: PROPER, REPACK, RERIP, NFOFix, SampleFix, │ │ DirFix, SyncFix, ProofFix. │ │ │ └─────┬-++-++─┬────────────────────┬-++-++─┬────────────────────┬-++-++─┬──────┘ ┤ X X X ├ ┤ X X X ├ ┤ X X X ├ +─────┴-++-++─┴────────────────────┴-++-++─┴────────────────────┴-++-++─┴──────+ │ ────[ NOTES TO RULES ]──── │ │ │ │ ò Extras, Behind the Scenes and Bonus Scenes may be included in release. │ │ - Must be unique material. DO NOT include previously or soon to be │ │ released Bonus Scenes or Trailers. Discretion is strongly advised. │ │ - Each extra must be tagged uniquely and based on the main release name. │ │ - Each extra must be encoded seperately but packed together. │ │ - Must be put in a separate directory marked as Extras and include sfv. │ │ - Must use CRF 22 │ │ - Nfo must have information on what is included in the Extras directory │ │ eg. behind the scenes, bonus scene, etc. No other information needed. │ │ - Releases may not be nuked/propered for the absence of Extras. │ │ ò Source related notes: │ │ - Source shall be DVD or BluRay Only, no exceptions! │ │ - Re-encoding material of any transcoded source is strictly forbidden! │ │ ò Propers/Nukes based upon the rules set forth here are allowed only on │ │ releases that come after this document goes into effect. │ │ │ └─────┬-++-++─┬────────────────────┬-++-++─┬────────────────────┬-++-++─┬──────┘ ┤ X X X ├ ┤ X X X ├ ┤ X X X ├ +─────┴-++-++─┴────────────────────┴-++-++─┴────────────────────┴-++-++─┴──────+ │ ────[ GROUPS ]──── │ │ │ │ XXXRS12 rules created & approved by the following groups: │ │ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ │ Listed in Alphabetical order │ │ │ │ CiCXXX DivXfacTory FLESHLiGHT Jiggly NYMPHO PBU PORNOLATiON Pr0nStarS │ │ SLiEZE STARLETS SWE6RUS TattooLovers UPPERCUT VBT XCiTE │ │ │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘