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³ ³
³ The 1080p x264 TV Releasing Standards 2012 ³
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³ Requirements: Notepad with terminal font or any other ascii viewer. ³
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³ ÀÄÄÄ[ RELEASE RULES ]ÄÄÄÙ ³
³ ³
³ Compliance with this document is optional as of its pre date, and ³
³ mandatory as of 2012-04-25 00:00 UTC. ³
³ ³
³ Video: ³
³ - 1080i/p sources are to be cropped crop/addborders() ³
³ - Video taken from the decoded HD output of a set-top box (e.g. ³
³ component, DVI, HDMI) may be used as a source; source must be tagged ³
³ in dirname as AHDTV. Releases taken from a natively recorded transport ³
³ stream shall be tagged as HDTV and do not dupe AHDTV releases. ³
³ - If there is a question as to the validity of a source, the release ³
³ may be nuked source.sample.requested_<reason.for.nuke> (e.g. ³
³ source.sample.requested_suspicion.of.analog.source) within 24 hours of ³
³ pre. The group has 24 hours from the nuke to pre a RARed SOURCE.SAMPLE ³
³ that is at least 10 seconds in length in order to document that the ³
³ source is valid. Failure to provide source proof or providing bad ³
³ source proof shall result in the release remaining nuked, and it may ³
³ then be propered. ³
³ - Improper methods of IVTC that result in loss of half the fields ³
³ (SeparateFields.SelectEven, YV12InterlacedSelectTopFields) are banned ³
³ - Improper IVTC methods that result in jerky playback, such as Force ³
³ Film, are banned ³
³ - 1080i video sources must be deinterlaced with a smart deinterlacer such ³
³ as Yadif. FieldDeinterlace is banned. ³
³ - Group watermarks of any kind on the video are banned ³
³ - Intros, outros, betweenos, or any other form of defacement of the ³
³ episode are banned ³ ³
³ - "Native" refers to the standard in which the video was produced (e.g. ³
³ NTSC or PAL). NTSC produced video is native to NTSC, PAL produced video ³
³ is native to PAL. PAL produced video that is broadcast in NTSC is ³
³ converted. NTSC produced video that is broadcast in PAL is converted. ³
³ - Converted video that has significant artifacting (e.g. blended frames) ³
³ and cannot be reversed to native must use CONVERT tag ³
³ - Converted video that does not have significant artifacts does not need ³
³ convert tags and may not be nuked for the conversion ³
³ - Native releases are allowed after those tagged CONVERT. Use NATIVE tag. ³
³ ³
³ Audio: ³
³ - Must be original source audio, AC3 if available. Transcoding audio that ³
³ is already in a consumer-grade format (AAC, AC3, MP2, etc.) is banned. ³
³ Minor adjustments to audio (channel count, adding/removing frames) in ³
³ order to prevent issues with playback or sync are permitted. ³
³ - Dupes based on audio format are forbidden and must be tagged INTERNAL ³
³ - Multiple language audio tracks are allowed and must be listed in NFO ³
³ - Dupes are not allowed based on multiple audio tracks ³
³ - Severe audio drops resulting in one full missing word or otherwise the ³
³ inability to understand material dialogue is considered to be a ³
³ technical flaw and may be propered ³
³ - Audio that is 120ms or more out of sync or drifts more than 120ms ³
³ between any two points (e.g. needing -80 at one and +40 at another) is ³
³ considered to be technically flawed and may be propered ³
³ ³
³ Framerate: ³
³ - IVTC or deinterlacing must be applied as needed ³
³ - In rare cases, 25/50Hz sources should be IVTC'd to 24 or 30 fps. ³
³ - In rare cases, 30/60Hz sources should be IVTC'd to 25fps. ³
³ Failure to apply IVTC when needed is a technical flaw. ³
³ ³
³ Codec/Container: ³
³ - Must be x264 (8-bit depth). ³
³ - Must use Matroska (.mkv) for container ³
³ - You will have 30 days from latest x264 rev date to update in order to ³
³ maintain all bug fixes and improvements in the x264 codec ³
³ - Stripping or falsifying encode information in the file header is banned ³
³ - Custom muxing tools are permitted; however, output must be compatible ³
³ with standard demuxers to the same extent that files created with ³
³ MKVToolnix are. ³
³ - Custom Matrices are allowed ³
³ - Encoded colorspace must be 4:2:0. ³
³ - Deblocking must be used; values are at the discretion of the group. ³
³ (default is enabled, 0:0 settings) ³
³ - Sample Aspect Ratio (--sar) must be square (1:1). ³
³ - No setting can go below what is specified by --preset slow. ³
³ - Reference Frame _(--ref) must be 4 ³
³ - Keyframe interval (--keyint) must be at least 200 and at most 300. It ³
³ is recommended to be 10*framerate (film=240, PAL=250, NTSC=300). ³
³ - Minkeyint must be 30 or less ³
³ - me umh or higher is required. ³
³ - Constant Rate Factor (--crf) must be as follows: ³
³ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³
³ ³ Compressibility ³ CRF ³ General Examples ³ ³
³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÅÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³
³ ³ High ³ 18-19 ³ Scripted, Talk Shows, Poker, Animation ³ ³
³ ³ Medium ³ 20-21 ³ Documentary, Reality, Variety ³ ³
³ ³ Low ³ 22-23 ³ Sports, Awards, Live Events, Competitive- ³ ³
³ ³ ³ ³ Reality ³ ³
³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ³
³ - x264 parameters shall not vary within a release ³
³ - Zones (--zones) are forbidden. ³
³ - Any deviation in CRF from given examples must be specifically justified ³
³ in the NFO. Use discretion when deviating CRF by matching the ³
³ compressibility of the show to a corresponding CRF value. CRF values ³
³ below 18 and above 23 are never permitted. ³
³ - As a general suggestion, average video bitrate in excess of 7000kb/s ³
³ is a sign that a higher CRF value should be chosen, when possible ³
³ - Allowed parameters for --tune (optional) are film/grain/animation ³
³ - Level 4.1 must be respected. ³
³ - Suggested command line: ³
³ x264.exe --level 4.1 --crf ## --ref 4 --me umh ³
³ ³
³ Resolution: ³
³ - 1080i/p sources must be cropped as needed and add border to fit within ³
³ 1920x1080 with width=1920 and/or height=1080. Never upscale. ³
³ Resolution must be mod2. ³
³ - 180i/p sources may optionally be cropped to the nearest mod2, or may be ³
³ left at mod8 ³
³ - When cropping, remove everything that is not actual picture, including ³
³ black or other colored borders, duplicate lines, and full-time tickers. ³
³ Removing or retaining fading edges is at capper's discretion and shall ³
³ not be considered undercropped or overcropped. ³
³ - In the case of varying crops, crop to the most common frame size (e.g. ³
³ pitch/primary view in sports). ³
³ - Actual picture area may be over- or under-cropped by 1px maximum per ³
³ side. More than 1px on any side is considered a technical flaw. ³
³ - Encoded Video resolution must be within 2% of the original aspect ratio ³
³ To calculate AR error (%): (Original AR - Release AR)/Original AR * 100 ³
³ OAR = (SourceWidth-CropLeft-CropRight)/(SourceHeight-CropTop-CropBottom)³
³ Release AR = EncodedWidth / EncodedHeight ³
³ - 1080i/p sources shall never be resized ³
³ ³
³ Subs: ³
³ - Optional, but encouraged ³
³ - Text based format is preferred (e.g. SubRip, SubStation Alpha, etc). ³
³ - Subtitles must be muxed into the MKV. "Subs" directories are forbidden. ³
³ - Burned subtitles will only be allowed when the source exhibits such ³
³ subtitles in the picture itself ³
³ - Subtitles cannot be used as a basis for a dupe ³
³ - Group marks in subtitles are banned ³
³ ³
³ Packaging: ³
³ - Releases must be packed in RAR file format. ³
³ - Rars must be in multiples of 50 MB, no more than 101 files (.rar-.r99) ³
³ if using old-style naming, or 99 (.part01.rar-.part99.rar) if using ³
³ new-style naming. 1MB = 1,000,000 bytes ³
³ - Multi-episode releases with no clear delineation such as credits must ³
³ not be split ³
³ - RAR Compression must not be used ³
³ - Recovery and MD5 record are optional ³
³ - Encryption or password protection is forbidden ³
³ - Must have SFV and NFO ³
³ - RAR, SFV, and sample files must have unique, lowercase filenames with ³
³ the group tag. ³
³ - Missing SFV or RAR(s) on all sites is considered a technical flaw. ³
³ Corrupt RARs (errors on extraction) are considered technical flaws. ³
³ SFVFix and RARFix are not permitted. Uploading a missing SFV or RAR to ³
³ all presites after pre is not permitted. Release REPACK. ³
³ ³
³ Credits/Previously On: ³
³ - Previously on footage is optional, but suggested to be included ³
³ - Full end credits must be included if they contain show content or ³
³ outtakes/bloopers. End credits are optional and suggested if they are ³
³ clean, and purely optional in other cases. ³
³ ³
³ Samples: ³
³ - REQUIRED! ³
³ - 50-70 seconds in length and in a separate folder marked as Sample ³
³ - Must be taken from the episode, not encoded separately ³
³ - Stream samples are recommended for any questionable issue with the ³
³ source, e.g. no IVTC possible, IVTC to 24.975fps, etc. ³
³ ³
³ Propers: ³
³ - Propers are only permitted in the case of a technical flaw in the ³
³ original release (e.g. Bad IVTC, Interlacing, missing footage, resizing ³
³ 1080p source, bad crop, commercials, bad x264 settings used, bad source,³
³ etc.) ³
³ - Scrolling or other alert messages added by a station (e.g. weather, ³
³ Amber alerts) must be at least 30 seconds in length in order to ³
³ nuke/proper ³
³ - Drops with missing footage but no missing dialog must be at least 2 ³
³ seconds long in any one instance to be considered a technical flaw ³
³ - Proper reason must be clearly stated in nfo, including timecodes and ³
³ extent of the flaw when appropriate ³
³ - Sample of propered release is encouraged ³
³ - Qualitative propers are not allowed ³
³ - Flaws (such as drops) present in any optional content are not a flaw ³
³ and shall not be nuked or propered. ³
³ - Propers based upon the rules set forth here are allowed only on ³
³ releases that come after this document goes into effect ³
³ ³
³ Internals: ³
³ - Internals are allowed to be pred for any reason, including releases ³
³ with technical flaws or those done with alternate codecs, containers, ³
³ or settings for experimental purposes ³
³ - Any severe technical flaws or deviations must be mentioned in the NFO ³
³ - With the exception of the following rule, internal releases may only be ³
³ nuked for severe technical flaws or deviations that are not mentioned ³
³ in the NFO ³
³ - Using DIRFIX.iNTERNAL to avoid a dupe nuke is banned, and such ³
³ dirfixes shall be nuked fix.for.nuke ³
³ ³
³ Directory Naming: ³
³ - Show.Name.SXXEXX.Episode.Title.1080p.HDTV.x264-GROUP ³
³ - Show.Name.YYYY.MM.DD.Guest.Name.1080p.HDTV.x264-GROUP for daily or other ³
³ dated shows ³
³ - Episode title and guest name are optional ³
³ - Show.Name.PartXX.1080p.HDTV.x264-GROUP for miniseries ³
³ - ALL others are FORBIDDEN. (e.g 0x00 000 EXX.EP.TITLE PART.VI) ³
³ Sport: ³
³ - League.YYYY.MM.DD.Event.EXTRA.TAGS.1080p.HDTV.x264-GROUP ³
³ - Competition.YYYY-MM.Event.EXTRA.TAGS.1080p.HDTV.x264-GROUP ³
³ Using just the year is only permitted if the event is once per year ³
³ (e.g. a WWE PPV). In the case of leagues which have seasons that span ³
³ multiple years, it is permissible to tag the release with just the years³
³ of the season. Inclusion of MM and DD is mandatory for all constantly ³
³ running shows (e.g. WWE). ³
³ If there is no league, the sport needs to be used instead ³
³ The following are some examples of correct directory names: ³
³ - EPL.2010.01.01.Manchester.United.vs.Arsenal.1080p.HDTV.x264-GROUP ³
³ - TNA.Impact.2010.03.02.1080p.HDTV.x264-GROUP ³
³ - WWE.WrestleMania.2010.PPV.1080p.HDTV.x264-GROUP ³
³ - Tennis.US.Open.2011.Final.Player1.vs.Player2.1080p.HDTV.x264-GROUP ³
³ - Different shows that have the same title in different countries (e.g. ³
³ The Marriage Ref) must have the ISO 3166-1 alpha 2 country code in the ³
³ directory name, except for UK shows (e.g. The.Marriage.Ref.UK not ³
³ The.Marriage.Ref.GB). ISO country code is not needed for the original ³
³ show (e.g. The.Marriage.Ref.US is forbidden). ³
³ - Different shows with the same name in the same country produced in ³
³ different years must have the year of the first season in the directory ³
³ name, e.g. Human.Target.2010 and Doctor.Who.2005. Year is not needed ³
³ for the first show with a particular name. ³
³ - Channel name (e.g. National.Geographic, History.Channel) shall not be ³
³ tagged on any normal series starting after this ruleset's effective ³
³ date. Miniseries and single-episode docus may optionally be tagged with ³
³ the channel name. ³
³ - The use of audio format tags such as AAC, AC3, and AC3.x.x is FORBIDDEN ³
³ - READ.NFO tag is allowed; however, discretion is recommended ³
³ - PROPER.READ.NFO is NOT allowed. The NFO is REQUIRED to have a reason; ³
³ therefore, the tag is redundant. ³
³ - All repacks must include detailed reason as to why it's being repacked ³
³ in the nfo ³
³ - Other permitted tags are: PROPER, REPACK, RERIP, REAL, UNCUT, DUBBED, ³
³ SUBBED, iNTERNAL, OAR, PPV, CONVERT, NATiVE ³
³ - Acceptable characters in naming a directory include (NO spaces or ³
³ double dots - single dots ONLY): ³
³ ³
³ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ³
³ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ³
³ 0123456789._- ³
³ ³
³ Nukes: ³
³ Releases must be nuked for any of the following reasons: ³
³ - Any valid proper listed in the propers section ³
³ - Missing nfo, or missing Sample ³
³ - Invalid directory naming format ³
³ - Mislabeled directory that could prevent finding the release in a ³
³ dupecheck, including incorrect season/episode/date or incorrect title ³
³ - Dupe ³
³ - Releases may not be propered for bad tagging or missing nfo/sample ³
³ ³
³ Fixes: ³
³ - The following fixes are allowed: NFOFix, SampleFix, DirFix, SyncFix, ³
³ ProofFix ³
³ - DirFix requires NFO and NFO must state which release is being fixed ³
³ - The original release shall be unnuked when a valid fix is released ³
³ - A proper may not be released for an issue that was fixed, unless the ³
³ fix does not completely correct the issue ³
³ ³
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³ The 1080p x264 TV Releasing Standards 2012 (2012-04-23) ³
³ ³
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³ ³
³ 1080p-TVx2642012 rules created by the following groups: ³
³ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ³
³ QCF ³
³ ³
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