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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. │
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│ Compliance with this document is optional as of its pre date, and │
│ mandatory as of 2013-11-01 00:00 UTC (1383264000 unixtime) │
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│ [ 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 │
│ 1920x816 -> 720x306 │
│ 1920x800 -> 720x300 │
│ 1800x1080 -> 720x432 │
│ 1440x1080 -> 720x540 │
│ │
│ [ 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 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 │
│ 4:3 NTSC sources, 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 --> 720x388 / 640x460 │
│ 718x362 --> 718x306 / 638x362 │
│ PAL: │
│ 720x576 --> 720x404 / 720x540 │
│ 716x574 --> 716x404 / 716x538 │
│ 720x552 --> 720x388 / 720x518 │
│ 718x434 --> 718x306 / 718x406 │
│ │
│ [ 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. │
│ │
│ [ Changelog ] │
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│ Rev1.1 - Fixed the resizing examples │
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