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516 ) ÚÄ Ä ÜÜÛÛÜÞÛÜ ÄÄÄ Ä ( ³ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Ü²ß ß ÞÛ ß²ÜÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ ßßßÛÜ ÞÛ ÞÛß ³ ³ : ÜÜÜÜÜ ßßßÜÜÛÝÞÛ Üß ÜßßßÜ : ) ³ Üß ÜÜÜ ßßßÜÜ ß² ÛßÜßßßßÜ Üßßß ÛÜ ßÜ³ . ( ÚÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÛ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜ ßÜ Üß ÜÛ² Ûß ÜÛ² ÛÛ² ÛÁÄ¿ . . . ³ ÜÜÜ Û ²ÛÛßß²ÛÛÛÜ ßÜß ÛÛ² Üß ÛÛ² ÛÛ² Û ³ ) . )\._ . ³Üß Ü ßÜß Ü ßÛÛÛ ß²ÛÛ ß ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛ² Û ³ . _./( / \ )³Û ÛÛ² ß ÛÛ² ß²ÛÜ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ßÛÛ ÛÛ² Û ³( / \ _______( ( ( ³ßÜ ßÛ²ÜÛ²ß ÜÜÛÛß ÛÛ²ÜÛÛÛ²Ü ÛÛÜÜ ÛÛ² ßÜ ³ ) ) )_______ `\_ _ ` __\³ Û ÜÛÛ²Ü ÜÜÛÛÛßß Ü ÛÛÜß ßÛ²ßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛ Û ³/ _ ' _ _/' _\___\ \ \Üß ÜÛ²ßÛÛ² ßÛÛ² ÛÛ²ÛÛ² ÞÛ² ÛÛ² Üß / / /___/_ _\_ \ \ Û ÛÛ² Ü ÛÛ² ÛÛÛ² ÛÛ² ÛÛ²Ü ÞÛ² ÛÛ² Û / / _/_ .\_ \____\_ _ \ ßÜ ß ÜßÜ ß Ü ßßÛÛ²ÜÛÛ² ßÛÛÛÜÜÛÛß ÛÛ² Û / _ _/____/ _/. `` \ ßßß ßßß ßßßÜÜÜ ßÛÛß ÛÜ ßßßÛ²ß ÜßÜ ÛÛß Û / '' \___\ /'\( . ßÜÜÜÜß ßßßÜÜÜÜß ßÜÜÜß `\ /___/ `\/³\ ) ( /³\/' .ÄÄÄÄÄ´ \ ( . ÜßßÜ ÜßßÜ ÜÛ ÜßßÜ . ) / ÃÄÄÄÄÄ. ___)____:, .`. 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The weaknesses of the XviD codec have become obvious ³ ³ and as habits change the need for strict size-based releases has gone. ³ ³ After the non-retail TV scene moved to x264 the advantages of the codec ³ ³ over XviD for SD resolutions became clearer for everyone and with CRF in ³ ³ the mix, we can also ensure that the diverse array of material will get ³ ³ the most appropriate bitrates and not arbitrarily fixed sizes. So once ³ ³ again the active TV & Movie groups have gathered to bring the retail SD ³ ³ rules in line with other sections using x264. ³ ³ ³ ³ Compliance with this document is optional as of its pre date, and ³ ³ mandatory as of 2013-11-01 00:00 UTC (1383264000 unixtime) ³ ³ ³ ÀÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÂÄÄÂÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÂÄÄÂÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÙ ./' ``::³. ÛßÜ Ûßß Û Ûßß ÛßÜ Üßß Ûßß .³::'' `\. ³ Ä ÄÁÄÄ´ ÛßÜ Ûß Û Ûß ÛßÛ ßÜ Ûß ÃÄÄÁÄ Ä ³ ³ ß ß ßßß ßß ßßß ß ß ßß ßßß ³ ³ ÛßÜ Û Û Û Ûßß Üßß ³ ³ ÛßÜ Û Û Û Ûß ßÜ ³ ³ ß ß ßß ßß ßßß ßß ³ ³ [ Video ] ³ ³ 1.1) English spoken movie sources with non-English overlays in the actual ³ ³ movie footage are NOT allowed. This does not count for start/end ³ ³ credits, but for relevant movie parts. e.g. on screen locations text, ³ ³ hardcoded non-English subtitles (hardsubs) and similar occurrences. ³ ³ Foreign overlays can be present on iNTERNAL releases. ³ ³ 1.2) Watermarks, intros, outros, or any other form of defacement of the ³ ³ movie or episode are banned including during the credits. ³ ³ 1.3) Splitting the video into multiple files is not allowed. ³ ³ 1.4) Movies split into 2 discs (ie LOTR Extended) must still be pred as ³ ³ one file, assuming the movie only has start credits on D1 and end ³ ³ credits only on D2. ³ ³ 1.5) Removing credits is not allowed, and they must not be encoded with ³ ³ settings different to the main footage, except as follows: ³ ³ With sources where only credits are interlaced, you may either leave ³ ³ the credits interlaced or de-interlace the credits ONLY, but you must ³ ³ NOT de-interlace the whole footage. ³ ³ 1.6) Irrelevant material such as studio worksheets and test screens must ³ ³ be removed. ³ ³ ³ ³ [ AR/Resolution ] ³ ³ ³ ³ [ General ] ³ ³ 2.1.1) Black borders must be removed completely with cropping. Where the ³ ³ video has changing ARs, it must be cropped to the widest frame. ³ ³ 2.1.2) Height and width must be mod2. ³ ³ 2.1.3) Over/under-cropping by more than 1px is considered a technical ³ ³ flaw. It is recommended to crop the 1 pixel out. ³ ³ 2.1.4) Video AR must be within 0.5% of the original AR. ³ ³ 2.1.5) AR for all releases must be based on the actual source AR, not on AR ³ ³ listed on IMDB, cover or other sources. ³ ³ 2.1.6) In rare cases where the source AR is incorrect (i.e. bad mastering), ³ ³ a source sample and a comparison screenshot explaining how you came ³ ³ to the corrected AR is required. ³ ³ 2.1.7) The ITU-R Standard, which assumes anamorphic WS DVD as 1.82 and ³ ³ FS as 1.36, is not allowed. ³ ³ 2.1.8) Only sharp resizers such as Lanczos/Lanczos4, Spline36, or Blackman ³ ³ are allowed. Simple resizers (bicubic, simple, etc) are banned. ³ ³ ³ ³ [ BluRay ] ³ ³ 2.2.1) Width must be 720 for Bluray material. ³ ³ 2.2.2) The AR of the source must be applied to the encode, while resizing ³ ³ the resulting height to mod2. ³ ³ Examples : 1920x1080 -> 720x404 ³ ³ 1920x1040 -> 720x390 or 720x388 ³ ³ 1800x1080 -> 720x432 ³ ³ 1920x816 -> 720x306 ³ ³ 1440x1080 -> 720x540 ³ ³ 1920x800 -> 720x300 ³ ³ ³ ³ [ DVD ] ³ ³ 2.3.1) Sources with a horizontal resolution of 720 will be cropped as ³ ³ required and only the height must then be resized to the closest ³ ³ mod2 ensuring the correct AR, except as follows: ³ ³ - 4:3 NTSC sources (720x480) with non-anamorphic letterboxed WS ³ ³ content should use a width of 640. ³ ³ - 4:3 NTSC sources (720x480) with window/pillar boxed WS content ³ ³ should be cropped by height and then resized by width. ³ ³ 2.3.2) Width must be the highest possible after crop, except for sources ³ ³ with AR lower than 1.66, where the width must not exceed 640. ³ ³ 2.3.3) Resizing in a way that would cause the encode to be upscaled is not ³ ³ allowed. ³ ³ Examples (pixels after crop --> anamorphic / non-anamorphic) : ³ ³ NTSC: ³ ³ 720x480 --> 720x406 / 640x480 ³ ³ 716x478 --> 716x404 / 636x478 ³ ³ 720x460 --> 720x386 / 640x460 ³ ³ 718x362 --> 718x304 / 638x362 ³ ³ PAL: ³ ³ 720x576 --> 720x540 / 640x480 ³ ³ 716x574 --> 716x540 / 640x482 ³ ³ 720x552 --> 720x518 / 640x460 ³ ³ 718x434 --> 718x406 / 640x362 ³ ³ ³ ³ [ Framerate / Filters ] ³ ³ 3.1) IVTC or deinterlacing must be applied when required. ³ ³ 3.2) Only smart deinterlacers, such as Yadif, may be used. FieldDeinterlace ³ ³ is banned. ³ ³ 3.1) MUST be as close to original source framerate as possible. ³ ³ 3.3) In some cases PAL movies need to be IVTC'd (e.g. to 24fps). Therefore ³ ³ using a PAL source is not an excuse for lack of IVTC. ³ ³ 3.4) Hybrid sources will be left to ripper's discretion when it comes to ³ ³ IVTC, but they must explain and provide source proof for any use, or ³ ³ lack of IVTC. ³ ³ 3.5) In cases of a problematic source (e.g. PAL content on NTSC disc or ³ ³ NTSC content on PAL disc) resulting in ghosted/blended/duplicated ³ ³ frames, the video must be source restored to its original frame rate ³ ³ with restore techniques. When the result still presents consistently ³ ³ noticeable issues a vob/m2ts is required or use the INTERNAL tag and ³ ³ mention it in the NFO. ³ ³ 3.5.1) Provided that the initial release was encoded from a source which ³ ³ required restoration; a native source may be released at a later ³ ³ date. Such a release must then be tagged as NATIVE and the original ³ ³ release will not be nuked. This rule, however, does not apply for ³ ³ simple NTSC to PAL speed up releases. ³ ³ 3.6) VFR (Variable Frame Rate) techniques are not allowed. ³ ³ ³ ³ [ Container ] ³ ³ 4.1) Container must be MKV, and MKVMerge is the recommended muxer. 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 MKVMerge are. ³ ³ 4.2) Support for file streaming and playing from rars is mandatory. ³ ³ 4.3) MKV headers must be kept intact and are not allowed to be blanked or ³ ³ modified, also MKV header compression must not be enabled. ³ ³ ³ ³ [ Codec ] ³ ³ 5.1) Video codec must be H264 encoded with 8-bit depth x264. ³ ³ 5.2) x264 version used must be no more than 50 revisions from newest at pre ³ ³ time. ³ ³ You should use http://tinyurl.com/mcekcw8 as reference to check what ³ ³ the latest revision is. ³ ³ 5.3) CRF must be used: ³ ³ 5.3.1) CRF values below 19 and above 26 are never permitted. ³ ³ 5.3.2) A CRF value of 19 must be used for all sources where production ³ ³ year is 2007 or NEWER, except sporting events and as follows: ³ ³ - If at CRF 19 the resulting video's average bitrate is above ³ ³ 2000 kbps, a CRF value of 21 MUST be used. ³ ³ - If at CRF 21 the resulting video's average bitrate is above ³ ³ 1500 kbps, CRF values of 22-23 MAY be used. ³ ³ - If at CRF 21 the resulting video's average bitrate is above ³ ³ 2000 kbps, CRF value of 23-24 MUST be used. ³ ³ 5.3.3) CRF values within the 19-21 range must be used for all sources ³ ³ where the production year is 2006 or OLDER, except sporting events. ³ ³ It is the ripper's discretion to choose the most appropriate value ³ ³ from this range. Exceptions are as follows: ³ ³ - If at CRF 21 the resulting video's average bitrate is above ³ ³ 1500 kbps, CRF values of 22-23 MAY be used. ³ ³ - If at CRF 21 the resulting video's average bitrate is above ³ ³ 2000 kbps, CRF values of 23-24 MUST be used. ³ ³ 5.3.4) CRF values of 23-26 must be used for sporting events. The exact ³ ³ value to use will be left to ripper's discretion. ³ ³ 5.3.5) For TV season/volume sets the CRF value used must be the same for ³ ³ all episodes, however for a maximum of 25% of the total episodes ³ ³ different CRF values can be used to allow for variations in source ³ ³ material, compressibility etc. ³ ³ 5.3.6) Bonus complete episodes must be encoded at the same CRF value as ³ ³ the rest of the season/volume set, however the CRF value used for ³ ³ any extras like deleted scenes/bloopers/bonus scenes will be left ³ ³ to ripper's discretion. Rule 5.3.1 still applies. ³ ³ 5.4) No dupes based on source type (DVD/BD) are allowed, use INTERNAL. ³ ³ 5.5) No setting can go below what is specified by --preset slow. ³ ³ 5.6) Sample Aspect Ratio (--sar) must be square (1:1). ³ ³ 5.7) Keyframe interval (--keyint) must be at least 200 and at most 300 ³ ³ (inclusive). It is recommended to be 10*framerate (rounded up) ³ ³ (film=240, PAL=250, NTSC=300). ³ ³ 5.8) Minkeyint (--min-keyint) must be at least 20 and at most 30 ³ ³ (inclusive). It is recommended to be 1*framerate (rounded up) ³ ³ (film=24, PAL=25, NTSC=30). ³ ³ 5.9) Colormatrix must be set to source specification. If not specified by ³ ³ source, bt709 must be used for BD sources, DVD sources must use ³ ³ 'undef' (default). ³ ³ 5.10) Zones (--zones) are forbidden. ³ ³ 5.11) --output-csp must be kept at default ³ ³ 5.12) --level 3.1 must be respected. ³ ³ 5.13) Custom matrices are not allowed. ³ ³ ³ ³ [ Optional Psychovisual settings ] ³ ³ 5.14.1) Allowed parameters for --tune (optional) are film/grain/animation ³ ³ 5.14.2) --deblock ( Default : 0:0 ) ³ ³ + -2:-2 recommended for film content (--deblock -2:-2) ³ ³ + 2:1 recommended for animation content (--deblock 2:1) ³ ³ 5.14.3) --aq-strength XX ( Default : 1.0 ) ³ ³ Sets the strength of AQ bias towards low detail ('flat') ³ ³ macroblocks. Background is considered a low detail area, while ³ ³ actor's face is a complex area. A lower value than 1.0 will give ³ ³ more bitrate for complex areas. ³ ³ Recommended value : 0.6-0.9 (Example: --aq-strength 0.7) ³ ³ 5.14.4) --psy-rd xx:yy Default: 1.0:0.0 ³ ³ xx is the strength of Psy-RDO, yy is the strength of Psy-Trellis. ³ ³ Note that Trellis is still considered 'experimental', so leave that ³ ³ at 0.0 . ³ ³ Recommended value for film content xx = 0.8-1.2 ³ ³ Recommended value for animation content xx = 0.4-0.7 ³ ³ (Example: --psy-rd 0.5:0.0) ³ ³ ³ ³ [ Suggested basic command lines ] ³ ³ 5.15.1) BD: ³ ³ x264.exe --level 3.1 --crf xx --preset slow --colormatrix bt709 ³ ³ -o output.mkv input.avs ³ ³ 5.15.2) DVD: ³ ³ x264.exe --level 3.1 --crf xx --preset slow -o output.mkv input.avs ³ ³ ³ ³ [ Audio ] ³ ³ 6.1) The only allowed audio format is VBR AAC LC (Low Complexity). INTERNAL ³ ³ AC3 releases are allowed. ³ ³ 6.2) Nero and Apple encoders are recommended. FFmpeg and FAAC are banned. ³ ³ 6.3) Average audio bitrate must be between 96 and 160 kbps (inclusive) for ³ ³ stereo and between 60 and 100 kbps (inclusive) for mono. ³ ³ 6.4) MUST be STEREO for STEREO sources, and MONO for MONO sources. ³ ³ (Any audio track with identical channels is considered a MONO source). ³ ³ Dual mono is also forbidden. However this does not apply to remastered ³ ³ audio tracks for titles that may originally have been mono. ³ ³ 6.5) Audio with more than 2 channels must be downmixed to stereo, with the ³ ³ exception of INTERNAL releases. ³ ³ 6.6) Audio tracks must be kept with the original frequency as it was on the ³ ³ source: e.g. 48khz for 48khz and 44.1khz for 44.1khz. ³ ³ 6.7) AAC audio must be normalized. ³ ³ 6.8) Dual-language audio tracks are allowed for non-English material ONLY. ³ ³ 6.9) English dubbed titles without original audio track must be tagged ³ ³ DUBBED. ³ ³ 6.10) Dubbed releases are only allowed if no release with a secondary ³ ³ English dubbed audio track exists. ³ ³ ³ ³ [ Subtitles ] ³ ³ 7.1) Only Vobsub and accurately OCR'd srt are allowed. ³ ³ 7.2) Subtitles are required for non-English movies and movies with ³ ³ non-English spoken parts. ³ ³ 7.2.1) If you chose to use srt, you must mux the English subtitles into ³ ³ the MKV container and enable this stream by default. ³ ³ 7.2.2) If you chose to use vobsubs, and the foreign parts are not ³ ³ available on a separate stream, but only embedded/flagged on the ³ ³ full subs, a forced only stream must be provided. It must be muxed ³ ³ into the full subpack, with the exception of DVD forced subs that ³ ³ can also be provided as a separate idx/sub set. ³ ³ 7.3) In all other cases it is recommended to mux srt subtitles into the MKV ³ ³ container. Packing them separately is also allowed. ³ ³ 7.4) Vobsubs are NOT allowed to be muxed into the MKV container. ³ ³ 7.5) Subtitle files must have identical filenames to the video file, with ³ ³ the exception of separate forced idx/sub subset from DVDs that should ³ ³ be tagged *.forced. ³ ³ (i.e. Movie.2013.720p.BluRay.x264-group.forced.idx) ³ ³ 7.6) Vobsubs from BD sources must be resized to 720x480 or 720x576. This ³ ³ can be achieved using BDSup2Sub/BDSup2Sub++. ³ ³ 7.7) External subtitles MUST be packed in a RAR file with the best ³ ³ compression available: <video-name>.subs.rar = ³ ³ [ <video-name>.idx + <video-name>.rar(packed <video-name>.sub) ] ³ ³ This RAR file must be placed in a directory named 'Subs' along with ³ ³ a SFV file containing standard checksum information for that RAR. ³ ³ The subtitles must not be packaged in the main RARs for the release ³ ³ and the RAR file containing the subtitles must not be listed in the ³ ³ main SFV for the release. ³ ³ 7.8) There must only be one set for all the included subtitles. ³ ³ VobsubMuxer can be used to merge VobSubs. ³ ³ Point 7.2.2 is the only case this rule can be ignored. ³ ³ 7.9) Hardcoded subtitles are only permissible when present in the source. ³ ³ If the subtitles overlay both active video and matting (black bars), ³ ³ cropping to the bottom of the subtitles is permissible, and an equal ³ ³ amount of matting shall be left at the top. If the burned subtitles ³ ³ overlay only matting, they must be OCR'ed and cropped out. ³ ³ 7.10) English subs must be synced with the video. ³ ³ 7.11) Foreign releases (non-English spoken) lacking English subtitles MUST ³ ³ be tagged with the spoken language. Releases with English subtitles ³ ³ MUST NOT be tagged with the spoken language. A release containing ³ ³ English subtitles after a foreign-tagged release is not considered a ³ ³ dupe, regardless of whether or not the foreign-tagged release has ³ ³ English subs. ³ ³ 7.12) Only Retail subtitles are allowed. Fan/Custom subs are not allowed. ³ ³ Use INTERNAL. ³ ³ 7.13) Multi-language subtitles cannot be used as a basis for a dupe. Use ³ ³ INTERNAL. ³ ³ 7.14) SUBBED tag MUST be used on hardsubbed releases. This only applies to ³ ³ fully non-English movies. ³ ³ ³ ³ [ Packaging ] ³ ³ 8.1) Must be packed with RAR files, broken into a max of 99 volumes. ³ ³ Allowed rar sizes: 15,000,000 bytes and 50,000,000 bytes. ³ ³ 8.2) Filenames (even the subpack rar file) MUST be unique (to avoid dupe). ³ ³ 8.3) Compressed RARs or Recovery records are not allowed. ³ ³ 8.4) Must have an SFV for main RARs and another for subtitle RARs ³ ³ (if applicable). ³ ³ 8.5) Must have an NFO. ³ ³ 8.6) It is recommended to include the following information in the NFO: ³ ³ Group name ³ ³ Title ³ ³ Release date ³ ³ CRF Value ³ ³ IMDB / Amazon / TVRage / Any other release relevant iNFO site link ³ ³ Number of rars (e.g.30x15MB) or total video size ³ ³ ³ ³ [ Samples ] ³ ³ 9.1) It is required to include a 50-70 seconds sample for each release. ³ ³ 9.2) The sample must have a unique filename and be in a separate directory ³ ³ named 'Sample'. ³ ³ 9.3) It MUST be cut from the video, NOT encoded separately. ³ ³ 9.4) Source samples are required for any rip that is deemed questionable, ³ ³ e.g. when no clean IVTC is possible on the source, or all ghost frames ³ ³ can't be removed etc. See 'Framerate / Filters' section above. ³ ³ ³ ³ [ Propers / Repacks / Rerips ] ³ ³ 10.1) Propers are only permitted in the case of a technical flaw in the ³ ³ original release (e.g. bad IVTC, interlacing, wrong CRF value). ³ ³ 10.2) Propers MUST include a note in the NFO file detailing the reason. ³ ³ 10.3) Releases not globally nuked MUST include a sample or screenshots from ³ ³ the original release that demonstrates the flaw in the release sample ³ ³ dir. ³ ³ 10.4) Qualitative propers are not allowed, nor are propers based on ³ ³ decisions made by a ripper, where it is allowed. Use INTERNAL. ³ ³ 10.5) Releases containing hardcoded subs may be followed by non-hardsubbed ³ ³ video. Original release SHALL NOT be nuked. ³ ³ 10.6) Propering a release when a working fix is released is not allowed. ³ ³ 10.7) Propers for XViD releases can only be done if the release in question ³ ³ violated the XViD rules in effect at the pre time of the release. ³ ³ Propers must be done respecting the current SD-x264 ruleset. ³ ³ 10.8) Detailed reason must be included in the NFO for all repacks and ³ ³ rerips. ³ ³ ³ ³ [ Special Movie Editions ] ³ ³ 11.1) Allowed: DC, EXTENDED, UNCUT, REMASTERED, UNRATED, THEATRICAL, ³ ³ CHRONO, SE (or any other special edition). ³ ³ 11.2) Special Edition releases with the same runtime as previously ³ ³ released versions of the movie will be considered dupes. ³ ³ 11.3) Shorter cut version of a movie after a longer version was released is ³ ³ allowed (e.g. THEATRICAL), and MUST be mentioned in the dirname. ³ ³ 11.4) Remastered releases after the original have been released are allowed ³ ³ and must be tagged REMASTERED. ³ ³ 11.5) Extras released in a special movie edition cannot be used as a basis ³ ³ for a dupe, unless released separately and are not dupes of previous ³ ³ releases. ³ ³ 11.6) Homemade sources are not allowed. ³ ³ 11.7) NOTE: PAL - NTSC length differences come from the number of frames ³ ³ per second and not extra footage. ³ ³ ³ ³ [ WS vs. FS ] ³ ³ 12.1) WS or FS tags on the release name are ONLY allowed in case of a rip ³ ³ with a different AR existing. ³ ³ 12.2) A WS release after a FS release (and vice versa) requires proof that ³ ³ the new release contains more picture area than the original release ³ ³ (provide sample from the original release or JPG screenshot of the ³ ³ same frame in both releases showing additional area). A release not ³ ³ documenting additional picture area is considered a DUPE. ³ ³ 12.3) Wider wide screen where more of the original source is visible is ³ ³ valid and not considered a dupe but must be tagged as WS not PROPER. ³ ³ Original release must not be nuked. Provide proof as listed above. ³ ³ 12.4) Letterboxed DVDs are not considered FS even if the aspect ratio ³ ³ flagged on the disc is 4:3; only active picture area must be ³ ³ considered. ³ ³ ³ ³ [ Directory and File Naming ] ³ ³ 13.1) Mandatory directory format: ³ ³ Movie.Name.YEAR.<PROPER/READ.NFO/REPACK>.<BDRip/DVDRip>.x264-GROUP ³ ³ TV.Show.SxxExx.<PROPER/READ.NFO/REPACK>.<BDRip/DVDRip>.x264-GROUP ³ ³ 13.2) ALL movie releases must include production year in the directory name.³ ³ 13.3) TV shows that have a matching name to a previously released show must ³ ³ either use a country tag, if different (US, UK, etc) or a production ³ ³ year tag. ³ ³ 13.4) Use DVDRip for DVD sources, BDRip for BD sources, etc. ³ ³ 13.5) DO NOT indicate ripping method, DVD/BD/X264 release date, genre, ³ ³ audio that was used or anything else. (Use the NFO for that) ³ ³ 13.6) Movie distribution tags e.g. FESTIVAL, STV, LIMITED or TV (TV tag is ³ ³ used for TV movies only) are allowed and must be used wisely and ³ ³ correctly. ³ ³ 13.7) READ.NFO tag is allowed, but shall not be abused. ³ ³ 13.8) Other permitted tags are: WS/FS (rules above), PROPER, REPACK, RERIP, ³ ³ REAL, RETAIL, EXTENDED, REMASTERED, RATED, UNRATED, CHRONO, ³ ³ THEATRICAL, DC, SE, UNCUT, INTERNAL, DUBBED, SUBBED, FINAL, ³ ³ COLORIZED. ³ ³ 13.8.1) Use RERIP for ripping issues and REPACK for packing issues. ³ ³ 13.8.2) RERIP's/REPACK's must use different file names from the ³ ³ previous release. ³ ³ 13.9) Acceptable characters in naming a directory include (NO spaces or ³ ³ double dots/slashes - single dots/slashes ONLY): ³ ³ ³ ³ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ³ ³ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ³ ³ 0123456789.- ³ ³ ³ ³ [ Proof ] ³ ³ 14.1) ALL retail (including R5) releases MUST now include source proof in ³ ³ the following way: ³ ³ Photograph (not scan) of the actual physical disc (printed side) ³ ³ with a group tag in JPEG format. The image must be good quality with ³ ³ disc details clear and readable. Small portions containing sensitive ³ ³ information may be blurred or blackened. ³ ³ 14.2) The proof picture(s) must have unique filenames and be in a separate ³ ³ directory named 'Proof'. ³ ³ 14.3) Cover scans and m2ts/vob samples may be added but DO NOT count as ³ ³ sufficient proof. ³ ³ 14.4) Releases that fail to pre with such proof are to be considered a nuke ³ ³ and can be propered. Proofixes later than 4 hours from pre (if a ³ ³ proper has not been pred during that time) will not be accepted. ³ ³ 14.5) For TV series one of the following is allowed: ³ ³ a) Include a proof image with all the discs in the first pred ³ ³ episode of the set. ³ ³ b) Include a proof image of the relevant disc in every episode of ³ ³ the set. ³ ³ c) Include a proof image of the relevant disc once in one episode of ³ ³ your choice from that disc. In this case you MUST mention in all ³ ³ the relevant NFOs the release name where proof can be found. ³ ³ d) Include a proof image of all the discs in every episode of the ³ ³ set. ³ ³ 14.6) It is ESSENTIAL to make sure EXIF metadata is removed from your image.³ ³ 14.7) As a transitional measure, VOB source proof instead of picture proof ³ ³ will be allowed for titles that match ALL of the following conditions:³ ³ a) Come from a DVD source. ³ ³ b) Retail date of the DVD is before the date this document is pred. ³ ³ c) The pre is NOT iNTERNAL. ³ ³ ³ ³ [ Source Related Notes ] ³ ³ 15.1) Re-encoding material of any transcoded source is forbidden. ³ ³ 15.2) Non-studio audio must be tagged accordingly, e.g. LINE audio. ³ ³ 15.3) Releases provided with studio audio do not dupe releases with ³ ³ non-studio audio. The reverse does not apply. ³ ³ 15.4) The use of sources like CAM, TS, TC, Workprint, SCREENER, Laserdisc, ³ ³ etc. MUST be tagged with the source in the dirname and must adhere ³ ³ to ALL the rules of this document, except for the proof rules. Such ³ ³ releases are not considered retail however, so retail DVD or BD rips ³ ³ pred after are not to be considered dupes. ³ ³ 15.5) Screeners must be clearly marked in the directory name and the NFO ³ ³ must contain presence of studio watermarking, black&white scenes and ³ ³ counters or lack thereof. ³ ³ 15.6) SD WEBRips from sources that offer SD downloads such as iTunes must ³ ³ follow this ruleset without reencoding where possible. HD downloads ³ ³ must be reencoded. ³ ³ 15.6.1) WEBRips that are "capped" such as Netflix, Amazon VOD, etc must ³ ³ follow TV rules. ³ ³ 15.6.2) Proof must be a screenshot of the download in progress. ³ ³ 15.6.3) BDRip/DVDRip can be pre'd after WEBRip - WEBRip is NOT allowed ³ ³ AFTER BDRip/DVDRip. ³ ³ ³ ³ [ Internals ] ³ ³ 16.1) INTERNALS must follow all rules stated in this document and are exempt³ ³ from CRF rules and certain conditions explicitly mentioned throughout ³ ³ the rules. ³ ³ 16.2) INTERNALS are not exempt from proof rules. ³ ³ 16.3) Other codecs and containers are allowed for experimental purposes. ³ ³ 16.3.1) XviD has been superseded. XviD releases must be kept INTERNAL. ³ ³ 16.4) Dirfixing a release to INTERNAL must not be done to avoid a nuke ³ ³ and the release will remain nuked. ³ ³ 16.5) INTERNAL must also be used for any releases that have already been ³ ³ pred as XViD. 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