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( `._________________________________________________________________________.' ./ ``::│ ▄ ▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄ ▄▄ │::'' \. │ ─ ─┴──┤ █ █ █ █ █▄▀ █ █ ├──┴─ ─ │ │ █ █ █ █ █ █ ▀▄█ │ │ │ │ A lot has changed since 2009, when the last revision of the XviD rules was │ │ released. While these rules have served us well over the years, the need │ │ for a change has come. The weaknesses of the XviD codec have become obvious │ │ and as habits change the need for strict size-based releases has gone. │ │ After the non-retail TV scene moved to x264 the advantages of the codec │ │ over XviD for SD resolutions became clearer for everyone and with CRF in │ │ the mix, we can also ensure that the diverse array of material will get │ │ the most appropriate bitrates and not arbitrarily fixed sizes. So once │ │ again the active TV & Movie groups have gathered to bring the retail SD │ │ rules in line with other sections using x264. │ │ │ │ Compliance with this document is optional as of its pre date, and │ │ mandatory as of 2013-11-01 00:00 UTC (1383264000 unixtime) │ │ │ └─┬───────────────┬┬──┬┬────────────────────────────────┬┬──┬┬──────────────┬─┘ ./' ``::│. █▀▄ █▀▀ █ █▀▀ █▀▄ ▄▀▀ █▀▀ .│::'' `\. │ ─ ─┴──┤ █▀▄ █▀ █ █▀ █▀█ ▀▄ █▀ ├──┴─ ─ │ │ ▀ ▀ ▀▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀▀ ▀ ▀ ▀▀ ▀▀▀ │ │ █▀▄ █ █ █ █▀▀ ▄▀▀ │ │ █▀▄ █ █ █ █▀ ▀▄ │ │ ▀ ▀ ▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀▀ ▀▀ │ │ [ Video ] │ │ 1.1) English spoken movie sources with non-English overlays in the actual │ │ movie footage are NOT allowed. This does not count for start/end │ │ credits, but for relevant movie parts. e.g. on screen locations text, │ │ hardcoded non-English subtitles (hardsubs) and similar occurrences. │ │ Foreign overlays can be present on iNTERNAL releases. │ │ 1.2) Watermarks, intros, outros, or any other form of defacement of the │ │ movie or episode are banned including during the credits. │ │ 1.3) Splitting the video into multiple files is not allowed. │ │ 1.4) Movies split into 2 discs (ie LOTR Extended) must still be pred as │ │ one file, assuming the movie only has start credits on D1 and end │ │ credits only on D2. │ │ 1.5) Removing credits is not allowed, and they must not be encoded with │ │ settings different to the main footage, except as follows: │ │ With sources where only credits are interlaced, you may either leave │ │ the credits interlaced or de-interlace the credits ONLY, but you must │ │ NOT de-interlace the whole footage. │ │ 1.6) Irrelevant material such as studio worksheets and test screens must │ │ be removed. │ │ │ │ [ AR/Resolution ] │ │ │ │ [ General ] │ │ 2.1.1) Black borders must be removed completely with cropping. Where the │ │ video has changing ARs, it must be cropped to the widest frame. │ │ 2.1.2) Height and width must be mod2. │ │ 2.1.3) Over/under-cropping by more than 1px is considered a technical │ │ flaw. It is recommended to crop the 1 pixel out. │ │ 2.1.4) Video AR must be within 0.5% of the original AR. │ │ 2.1.5) AR for all releases must be based on the actual source AR, not on AR │ │ listed on IMDB, cover or other sources. │ │ 2.1.6) In rare cases where the source AR is incorrect (i.e. bad mastering), │ │ a source sample and a comparison screenshot explaining how you came │ │ to the corrected AR is required. │ │ 2.1.7) The ITU-R Standard, which assumes anamorphic WS DVD as 1.82 and │ │ FS as 1.36, is not allowed. │ │ 2.1.8) Only sharp resizers such as Lanczos/Lanczos4, Spline36, or Blackman │ │ are allowed. Simple resizers (bicubic, simple, etc) are banned. │ │ │ │ [ BluRay ] │ │ 2.2.1) Width must be 720 for Bluray material. │ │ 2.2.2) The AR of the source must be applied to the encode, while resizing │ │ the resulting height to mod2. │ │ Examples : 1920x1080 -> 720x404 │ │ 1920x1040 -> 720x390 or 720x388 │ │ 1800x1080 -> 720x432 │ │ 1920x816 -> 720x306 │ │ 1440x1080 -> 720x540 │ │ 1920x800 -> 720x300 │ │ │ │ [ DVD ] │ │ 2.3.1) Sources with a horizontal resolution of 720 will be cropped as │ │ required and only the height must then be resized to the closest │ │ mod2 ensuring the correct AR, except as follows: │ │ - 4:3 NTSC sources (720x480) with non-anamorphic letterboxed WS │ │ content should use a width of 640. │ │ - 4:3 NTSC sources (720x480) with window/pillar boxed WS content │ │ should be cropped by height and then resized by width. │ │ 2.3.2) Width must be the highest possible after crop, except for sources │ │ with AR lower than 1.66, where the width must not exceed 640. │ │ 2.3.3) Resizing in a way that would cause the encode to be upscaled is not │ │ allowed. │ │ Examples (pixels after crop --> anamorphic / non-anamorphic) : │ │ NTSC: │ │ 720x480 --> 720x406 / 640x480 │ │ 716x478 --> 716x404 / 636x478 │ │ 720x460 --> 720x386 / 640x460 │ │ 718x362 --> 718x304 / 638x362 │ │ PAL: │ │ 720x576 --> 720x540 / 640x480 │ │ 716x574 --> 716x540 / 640x482 │ │ 720x552 --> 720x518 / 640x460 │ │ 718x434 --> 718x406 / 640x362 │ │ │ │ [ Framerate / Filters ] │ │ 3.1) IVTC or deinterlacing must be applied when required. │ │ 3.2) Only smart deinterlacers, such as Yadif, may be used. FieldDeinterlace │ │ is banned. │ │ 3.1) MUST be as close to original source framerate as possible. │ │ 3.3) In some cases PAL movies need to be IVTC'd (e.g. to 24fps). Therefore │ │ using a PAL source is not an excuse for lack of IVTC. │ │ 3.4) Hybrid sources will be left to ripper's discretion when it comes to │ │ IVTC, but they must explain and provide source proof for any use, or │ │ lack of IVTC. │ │ 3.5) In cases of a problematic source (e.g. PAL content on NTSC disc or │ │ NTSC content on PAL disc) resulting in ghosted/blended/duplicated │ │ frames, the video must be source restored to its original frame rate │ │ with restore techniques. When the result still presents consistently │ │ noticeable issues a vob/m2ts is required or use the INTERNAL tag and │ │ mention it in the NFO. │ │ 3.5.1) Provided that the initial release was encoded from a source which │ │ required restoration; a native source may be released at a later │ │ date. Such a release must then be tagged as NATIVE and the original │ │ release will not be nuked. This rule, however, does not apply for │ │ simple NTSC to PAL speed up releases. │ │ 3.6) VFR (Variable Frame Rate) techniques are not allowed. │ │ │ │ [ Container ] │ │ 4.1) Container must be MKV, and MKVMerge is the recommended muxer. │ │ Custom muxing tools are permitted; however, output must be compatible │ │ with standard demuxers to the same extent that files created with │ │ MKVMerge are. │ │ 4.2) Support for file streaming and playing from rars is mandatory. │ │ 4.3) MKV headers must be kept intact and are not allowed to be blanked or │ │ modified, also MKV header compression must not be enabled. │ │ │ │ [ Codec ] │ │ 5.1) Video codec must be H264 encoded with 8-bit depth x264. │ │ 5.2) x264 version used must be no more than 50 revisions from newest at pre │ │ time. │ │ You should use http://tinyurl.com/mcekcw8 as reference to check what │ │ the latest revision is. │ │ 5.3) CRF must be used: │ │ 5.3.1) CRF values below 19 and above 26 are never permitted. │ │ 5.3.2) A CRF value of 19 must be used for all sources where production │ │ year is 2007 or NEWER, except sporting events and as follows: │ │ - If at CRF 19 the resulting video's average bitrate is above │ │ 2000 kbps, a CRF value of 21 MUST be used. │ │ - If at CRF 21 the resulting video's average bitrate is above │ │ 1500 kbps, CRF values of 22-23 MAY be used. │ │ - If at CRF 21 the resulting video's average bitrate is above │ │ 2000 kbps, CRF value of 23-24 MUST be used. │ │ 5.3.3) CRF values within the 19-21 range must be used for all sources │ │ where the production year is 2006 or OLDER, except sporting events. │ │ It is the ripper's discretion to choose the most appropriate value │ │ from this range. Exceptions are as follows: │ │ - If at CRF 21 the resulting video's average bitrate is above │ │ 1500 kbps, CRF values of 22-23 MAY be used. │ │ - If at CRF 21 the resulting video's average bitrate is above │ │ 2000 kbps, CRF values of 23-24 MUST be used. │ │ 5.3.4) CRF values of 23-26 must be used for sporting events. The exact │ │ value to use will be left to ripper's discretion. │ │ 5.3.5) For TV season/volume sets the CRF value used must be the same for │ │ all episodes, however for a maximum of 25% of the total episodes │ │ different CRF values can be used to allow for variations in source │ │ material, compressibility etc. │ │ 5.3.6) Bonus complete episodes must be encoded at the same CRF value as │ │ the rest of the season/volume set, however the CRF value used for │ │ any extras like deleted scenes/bloopers/bonus scenes will be left │ │ to ripper's discretion. Rule 5.3.1 still applies. │ │ 5.4) No dupes based on source type (DVD/BD) are allowed, use INTERNAL. │ │ 5.5) No setting can go below what is specified by --preset slow. │ │ 5.6) Sample Aspect Ratio (--sar) must be square (1:1). │ │ 5.7) Keyframe interval (--keyint) must be at least 200 and at most 300 │ │ (inclusive). It is recommended to be 10*framerate (rounded up) │ │ (film=240, PAL=250, NTSC=300). │ │ 5.8) Minkeyint (--min-keyint) must be at least 20 and at most 30 │ │ (inclusive). It is recommended to be 1*framerate (rounded up) │ │ (film=24, PAL=25, NTSC=30). │ │ 5.9) Colormatrix must be set to source specification. If not specified by │ │ source, bt709 must be used for BD sources, DVD sources must use │ │ 'undef' (default). │ │ 5.10) Zones (--zones) are forbidden. │ │ 5.11) --output-csp must be kept at default │ │ 5.12) --level 3.1 must be respected. │ │ 5.13) Custom matrices are not allowed. │ │ │ │ [ Optional Psychovisual settings ] │ │ 5.14.1) Allowed parameters for --tune (optional) are film/grain/animation │ │ 5.14.2) --deblock ( Default : 0:0 ) │ │ + -2:-2 recommended for film content (--deblock -2:-2) │ │ + 2:1 recommended for animation content (--deblock 2:1) │ │ 5.14.3) --aq-strength XX ( Default : 1.0 ) │ │ Sets the strength of AQ bias towards low detail ('flat') │ │ macroblocks. Background is considered a low detail area, while │ │ actor's face is a complex area. A lower value than 1.0 will give │ │ more bitrate for complex areas. │ │ Recommended value : 0.6-0.9 (Example: --aq-strength 0.7) │ │ 5.14.4) --psy-rd xx:yy Default: 1.0:0.0 │ │ xx is the strength of Psy-RDO, yy is the strength of Psy-Trellis. │ │ Note that Trellis is still considered 'experimental', so leave that │ │ at 0.0 . │ │ Recommended value for film content xx = 0.8-1.2 │ │ Recommended value for animation content xx = 0.4-0.7 │ │ (Example: --psy-rd 0.5:0.0) │ │ │ │ [ Suggested basic command lines ] │ │ 5.15.1) BD: │ │ x264.exe --level 3.1 --crf xx --preset slow --colormatrix bt709 │ │ -o output.mkv input.avs │ │ 5.15.2) DVD: │ │ x264.exe --level 3.1 --crf xx --preset slow -o output.mkv input.avs │ │ │ │ [ Audio ] │ │ 6.1) The only allowed audio format is VBR AAC LC (Low Complexity). INTERNAL │ │ AC3 releases are allowed. │ │ 6.2) Nero and Apple encoders are recommended. FFmpeg and FAAC are banned. │ │ 6.3) Average audio bitrate must be between 96 and 160 kbps (inclusive) for │ │ stereo and between 60 and 100 kbps (inclusive) for mono. │ │ 6.4) MUST be STEREO for STEREO sources, and MONO for MONO sources. │ │ (Any audio track with identical channels is considered a MONO source). │ │ Dual mono is also forbidden. However this does not apply to remastered │ │ audio tracks for titles that may originally have been mono. │ │ 6.5) Audio with more than 2 channels must be downmixed to stereo, with the │ │ exception of INTERNAL releases. │ │ 6.6) Audio tracks must be kept with the original frequency as it was on the │ │ source: e.g. 48khz for 48khz and 44.1khz for 44.1khz. │ │ 6.7) AAC audio must be normalized. │ │ 6.8) Dual-language audio tracks are allowed for non-English material ONLY. │ │ 6.9) English dubbed titles without original audio track must be tagged │ │ DUBBED. │ │ 6.10) Dubbed releases are only allowed if no release with a secondary │ │ English dubbed audio track exists. │ │ │ │ [ Subtitles ] │ │ 7.1) Only Vobsub and accurately OCR'd srt are allowed. │ │ 7.2) Subtitles are required for non-English movies and movies with │ │ non-English spoken parts. │ │ 7.2.1) If you chose to use srt, you must mux the English subtitles into │ │ the MKV container and enable this stream by default. │ │ 7.2.2) If you chose to use vobsubs, and the foreign parts are not │ │ available on a separate stream, but only embedded/flagged on the │ │ full subs, a forced only stream must be provided. It must be muxed │ │ into the full subpack, with the exception of DVD forced subs that │ │ can also be provided as a separate idx/sub set. │ │ 7.3) In all other cases it is recommended to mux srt subtitles into the MKV │ │ container. Packing them separately is also allowed. │ │ 7.4) Vobsubs are NOT allowed to be muxed into the MKV container. │ │ 7.5) Subtitle files must have identical filenames to the video file, with │ │ the exception of separate forced idx/sub subset from DVDs that should │ │ be tagged *.forced. │ │ (i.e. Movie.2013.720p.BluRay.x264-group.forced.idx) │ │ 7.6) Vobsubs from BD sources must be resized to 720x480 or 720x576. This │ │ can be achieved using BDSup2Sub/BDSup2Sub++. │ │ 7.7) External subtitles MUST be packed in a RAR file with the best │ │ compression available: <video-name>.subs.rar = │ │ [ <video-name>.idx + <video-name>.rar(packed <video-name>.sub) ] │ │ This RAR file must be placed in a directory named 'Subs' along with │ │ a SFV file containing standard checksum information for that RAR. │ │ The subtitles must not be packaged in the main RARs for the release │ │ and the RAR file containing the subtitles must not be listed in the │ │ main SFV for the release. │ │ 7.8) There must only be one set for all the included subtitles. │ │ VobsubMuxer can be used to merge VobSubs. │ │ Point 7.2.2 is the only case this rule can be ignored. │ │ 7.9) Hardcoded subtitles are only permissible when present in the source. │ │ If the subtitles overlay both active video and matting (black bars), │ │ cropping to the bottom of the subtitles is permissible, and an equal │ │ amount of matting shall be left at the top. If the burned subtitles │ │ overlay only matting, they must be OCR'ed and cropped out. │ │ 7.10) English subs must be synced with the video. │ │ 7.11) Foreign releases (non-English spoken) lacking English subtitles MUST │ │ be tagged with the spoken language. Releases with English subtitles │ │ MUST NOT be tagged with the spoken language. A release containing │ │ English subtitles after a foreign-tagged release is not considered a │ │ dupe, regardless of whether or not the foreign-tagged release has │ │ English subs. │ │ 7.12) Only Retail subtitles are allowed. Fan/Custom subs are not allowed. │ │ Use INTERNAL. │ │ 7.13) Multi-language subtitles cannot be used as a basis for a dupe. Use │ │ INTERNAL. │ │ 7.14) SUBBED tag MUST be used on hardsubbed releases. This only applies to │ │ fully non-English movies. │ │ │ │ [ Packaging ] │ │ 8.1) Must be packed with RAR files, broken into a max of 99 volumes. │ │ Allowed rar sizes: 15,000,000 bytes and 50,000,000 bytes. │ │ 8.2) Filenames (even the subpack rar file) MUST be unique (to avoid dupe). │ │ 8.3) Compressed RARs or Recovery records are not allowed. │ │ 8.4) Must have an SFV for main RARs and another for subtitle RARs │ │ (if applicable). │ │ 8.5) Must have an NFO. │ │ 8.6) It is recommended to include the following information in the NFO: │ │ Group name │ │ Title │ │ Release date │ │ CRF Value │ │ IMDB / Amazon / TVRage / Any other release relevant iNFO site link │ │ Number of rars (e.g.30x15MB) or total video size │ │ │ │ [ Samples ] │ │ 9.1) It is required to include a 50-70 seconds sample for each release. │ │ 9.2) The sample must have a unique filename and be in a separate directory │ │ named 'Sample'. │ │ 9.3) It MUST be cut from the video, NOT encoded separately. │ │ 9.4) Source samples are required for any rip that is deemed questionable, │ │ e.g. when no clean IVTC is possible on the source, or all ghost frames │ │ can't be removed etc. See 'Framerate / Filters' section above. │ │ │ │ [ Propers / Repacks / Rerips ] │ │ 10.1) Propers are only permitted in the case of a technical flaw in the │ │ original release (e.g. bad IVTC, interlacing, wrong CRF value). │ │ 10.2) Propers MUST include a note in the NFO file detailing the reason. │ │ 10.3) Releases not globally nuked MUST include a sample or screenshots from │ │ the original release that demonstrates the flaw in the release sample │ │ dir. │ │ 10.4) Qualitative propers are not allowed, nor are propers based on │ │ decisions made by a ripper, where it is allowed. Use INTERNAL. │ │ 10.5) Releases containing hardcoded subs may be followed by non-hardsubbed │ │ video. Original release SHALL NOT be nuked. │ │ 10.6) Propering a release when a working fix is released is not allowed. │ │ 10.7) Propers for XViD releases can only be done if the release in question │ │ violated the XViD rules in effect at the pre time of the release. │ │ Propers must be done respecting the current SD-x264 ruleset. │ │ 10.8) Detailed reason must be included in the NFO for all repacks and │ │ rerips. │ │ │ │ [ Special Movie Editions ] │ │ 11.1) Allowed: DC, EXTENDED, UNCUT, REMASTERED, UNRATED, THEATRICAL, │ │ CHRONO, SE (or any other special edition). │ │ 11.2) Special Edition releases with the same runtime as previously │ │ released versions of the movie will be considered dupes. │ │ 11.3) Shorter cut version of a movie after a longer version was released is │ │ allowed (e.g. THEATRICAL), and MUST be mentioned in the dirname. │ │ 11.4) Remastered releases after the original have been released are allowed │ │ and must be tagged REMASTERED. │ │ 11.5) Extras released in a special movie edition cannot be used as a basis │ │ for a dupe, unless released separately and are not dupes of previous │ │ releases. │ │ 11.6) Homemade sources are not allowed. │ │ 11.7) NOTE: PAL - NTSC length differences come from the number of frames │ │ per second and not extra footage. │ │ │ │ [ WS vs. FS ] │ │ 12.1) WS or FS tags on the release name are ONLY allowed in case of a rip │ │ with a different AR existing. │ │ 12.2) A WS release after a FS release (and vice versa) requires proof that │ │ the new release contains more picture area than the original release │ │ (provide sample from the original release or JPG screenshot of the │ │ same frame in both releases showing additional area). A release not │ │ documenting additional picture area is considered a DUPE. │ │ 12.3) Wider wide screen where more of the original source is visible is │ │ valid and not considered a dupe but must be tagged as WS not PROPER. │ │ Original release must not be nuked. Provide proof as listed above. │ │ 12.4) Letterboxed DVDs are not considered FS even if the aspect ratio │ │ flagged on the disc is 4:3; only active picture area must be │ │ considered. │ │ │ │ [ Directory and File Naming ] │ │ 13.1) Mandatory directory format: │ │ Movie.Name.YEAR.<PROPER/READ.NFO/REPACK>.<BDRip/DVDRip>.x264-GROUP │ │ TV.Show.SxxExx.<PROPER/READ.NFO/REPACK>.<BDRip/DVDRip>.x264-GROUP │ │ 13.2) ALL movie releases must include production year in the directory name.│ │ 13.3) TV shows that have a matching name to a previously released show must │ │ either use a country tag, if different (US, UK, etc) or a production │ │ year tag. │ │ 13.4) Use DVDRip for DVD sources, BDRip for BD sources, etc. │ │ 13.5) DO NOT indicate ripping method, DVD/BD/X264 release date, genre, │ │ audio that was used or anything else. (Use the NFO for that) │ │ 13.6) Movie distribution tags e.g. FESTIVAL, STV, LIMITED or TV (TV tag is │ │ used for TV movies only) are allowed and must be used wisely and │ │ correctly. │ │ 13.7) READ.NFO tag is allowed, but shall not be abused. │ │ 13.8) Other permitted tags are: WS/FS (rules above), PROPER, REPACK, RERIP, │ │ REAL, RETAIL, EXTENDED, REMASTERED, RATED, UNRATED, CHRONO, │ │ THEATRICAL, DC, SE, UNCUT, INTERNAL, DUBBED, SUBBED, FINAL, │ │ COLORIZED. │ │ 13.8.1) Use RERIP for ripping issues and REPACK for packing issues. │ │ 13.8.2) RERIP's/REPACK's must use different file names from the │ │ previous release. │ │ 13.9) Acceptable characters in naming a directory include (NO spaces or │ │ double dots/slashes - single dots/slashes ONLY): │ │ │ │ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ │ │ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz │ │ 0123456789.- │ │ │ │ [ Proof ] │ │ 14.1) ALL retail (including R5) releases MUST now include source proof in │ │ the following way: │ │ Photograph (not scan) of the actual physical disc (printed side) │ │ with a group tag in JPEG format. The image must be good quality with │ │ disc details clear and readable. Small portions containing sensitive │ │ information may be blurred or blackened. │ │ 14.2) The proof picture(s) must have unique filenames and be in a separate │ │ directory named 'Proof'. │ │ 14.3) Cover scans and m2ts/vob samples may be added but DO NOT count as │ │ sufficient proof. │ │ 14.4) Releases that fail to pre with such proof are to be considered a nuke │ │ and can be propered. Proofixes later than 4 hours from pre (if a │ │ proper has not been pred during that time) will not be accepted. │ │ 14.5) For TV series one of the following is allowed: │ │ a) Include a proof image with all the discs in the first pred │ │ episode of the set. │ │ b) Include a proof image of the relevant disc in every episode of │ │ the set. │ │ c) Include a proof image of the relevant disc once in one episode of │ │ your choice from that disc. In this case you MUST mention in all │ │ the relevant NFOs the release name where proof can be found. │ │ d) Include a proof image of all the discs in every episode of the │ │ set. │ │ 14.6) It is ESSENTIAL to make sure EXIF metadata is removed from your image.│ │ 14.7) As a transitional measure, VOB source proof instead of picture proof │ │ will be allowed for titles that match ALL of the following conditions:│ │ a) Come from a DVD source. │ │ b) Retail date of the DVD is before the date this document is pred. │ │ c) The pre is NOT iNTERNAL. │ │ │ │ [ Source Related Notes ] │ │ 15.1) Re-encoding material of any transcoded source is forbidden. │ │ 15.2) Non-studio audio must be tagged accordingly, e.g. LINE audio. │ │ 15.3) Releases provided with studio audio do not dupe releases with │ │ non-studio audio. The reverse does not apply. │ │ 15.4) The use of sources like CAM, TS, TC, Workprint, SCREENER, Laserdisc, │ │ etc. MUST be tagged with the source in the dirname and must adhere │ │ to ALL the rules of this document, except for the proof rules. Such │ │ releases are not considered retail however, so retail DVD or BD rips │ │ pred after are not to be considered dupes. │ │ 15.5) Screeners must be clearly marked in the directory name and the NFO │ │ must contain presence of studio watermarking, black&white scenes and │ │ counters or lack thereof. │ │ 15.6) SD WEBRips from sources that offer SD downloads such as iTunes must │ │ follow this ruleset without reencoding where possible. HD downloads │ │ must be reencoded. │ │ 15.6.1) WEBRips that are "capped" such as Netflix, Amazon VOD, etc must │ │ follow TV rules. │ │ 15.6.2) Proof must be a screenshot of the download in progress. │ │ 15.6.3) BDRip/DVDRip can be pre'd after WEBRip - WEBRip is NOT allowed │ │ AFTER BDRip/DVDRip. │ │ │ │ [ Internals ] │ │ 16.1) INTERNALS must follow all rules stated in this document and are exempt│ │ from CRF rules and certain conditions explicitly mentioned throughout │ │ the rules. │ │ 16.2) INTERNALS are not exempt from proof rules. │ │ 16.3) Other codecs and containers are allowed for experimental purposes. │ │ 16.3.1) XviD has been superseded. XviD releases must be kept INTERNAL. │ │ 16.4) Dirfixing a release to INTERNAL must not be done to avoid a nuke │ │ and the release will remain nuked. │ │ 16.5) INTERNAL must also be used for any releases that have already been │ │ pred as XViD. Non-internal codec dupes are not allowed. │ │ │ │ ______ ______ │ │ /\ \ / /\ │ ├────────__/ \_____\───/ ▄▀▀ ▀ ▄▀▀ █▀▄ █▀▀ █▀▄ \───/_____/ \───────────┤ ├─── ─ /\__\ / / ─((── ▀▄ █ █ █ █ █ █▀ █ █ ──))─ \ __\ /__─ ─ ────┤ └─┬─────\/__//_____/─────) ▀▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀▀▀ ▀▀ (─────\_/__/\/__/ \─────┬─┘ ./' ─ /\__\ \__\/ \__\/ ─ `\. │ ─ \/__/ ─ │ │ │ │ 0x539 aAF AEN AFFECTION AFO ALLiANCE AMIABLE ANiHLS AN0NYM0US ARCHiViST │ │ │ │ ARROW BALKAN BAND1D0S BiGGiESmaLLz BiQ BOV COCAIN Counterfeit DAA DeBTViD │ │ │ │ DEiMOS DEMAND DERANGED DOCUMENT DoNE DRAWER EMX FARGIRENIS FFNDVD FiHViD │ │ │ │ FLAiR FRAGMENT FUtV GECKOS GORE GxP HAGGiS I_KnoW iBlade iFH iFPD iGNiTiON │ │ │ │ IGUANA iNGOT KEBAP KiDDoS KYR Larceny LiQUiD LPD Ltu NCAXA NODLABS │ │ │ │ NOSCREENS OSiRiS OSiTV PFa PHOBOS PSYCHD QCF RCDiVX RedBlade REWARD ROVERS │ │ │ │ RUNNER RUSTED SAiNTS SCREAM SDTV SFM SMOKEY SPARKS SPRiNTER TASTE TASTETV │ │ │ │ VETO VH-PROD WaLMaRT WASTE WiDE XSTREEM │ │ │ │ o │ │ o /─\ │ │ () / \ () │ ├─ o . /_(O)_\ . o ─┤ │`\____________ / _________ \ ____________/'│ : ))________ / / \ \ ________(( : . /______ / /________ _/ ────── ─ \_ ________\ \ ______\ + )_______( (__\_(__/ / S i L K \ \__)_/__) )_______( + . . + )_) :: /_______________\ :: (_( + ' ') (` ` + . + + ___ ( pH7 & 0ND ) ___ + /__/\ . . /\__\ . . . _ \__\/ \/__/ _ . . . \_ . . . _/