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¼ ¼
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¼ The TV XviD Releasing Standards 2007 ¼
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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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¼ Requirements Notepad with terminal font or any other ascii viewer. ¼
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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------¼
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¼ +---[ INTRO ]---+ ¼
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¼ Thanks to those who came before with TVx2642K7, TDX2K2, and TXD2K5. ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ These standards are intended to bring a level playing field to the TV-XviD ¼
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¼ scene and attempt to put down some rules to end some of the controversy ¼
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¼ that has plagued us in recent years. ¼
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¼ ¼
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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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¼ +---[ RELEASE RULES ]---+ ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ Release sizing: ¼
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¼ - Shows 18:00-23:59 shall be 175MB ¼
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¼ - Shows 24:00-34:59 shall be 233MB ¼
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¼ - Shows 35:00-52:59 shall be 350MB ¼
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¼ - Shows 53:00-59:59 shall be 440MB ¼
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¼ - Shows 60:00-64:59 shall be 525MB ¼
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¼ - Shows 65:00-95:00 Shall be 700MB ¼
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¼ *NOTE: Shows 60:00-64:59 may be sized at either 525 or 700MB at the ¼
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¼ capper's discretion based on show framerate and content. ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Best effort should be made to release all episodes of a given series ¼
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¼ at the same size. If one episode runs slightly over or under the size ¼
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¼ lines, it should still be done at the same size as other episodes in ¼
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¼ order to maintain consistency. ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - 2CD releases may be optionally split into separate discs, but this is ¼
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¼ not required. 3CD or more releases must be split to prevent issues with ¼
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¼ 2GB files. If releases are split into multiple discs, they must be ¼
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¼ placed in directories named CD1, CD2, CD3, etc. (No Disc1, cd1, or other ¼
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¼ naming styles). ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Episodes that air back-to-back without a natural break such as full ¼
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¼ credits or commercials in between must be encoded as a single release. ¼
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¼ Directory naming for this will be in the following format ¼
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¼ TV.Show.S03E04-E05.HDTV.XviD-Group. ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Releases must be within the range of 5.0MB under to 3.0 MB over the ¼
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¼ target size. ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ Previously on/Credits: ¼
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¼ - It is suggested that any previously on footage be included in the ¼
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¼ release, but it is not required. No release may be propered for glitches ¼
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¼ in or missing portions of previously on footage. ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Credits that are overlayed on actual show content are required to be ¼
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¼ included ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Credits that are run cleanly, i.e. with no modifications such as ¼
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¼ promos for upcoming shows, are encouraged but not required ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Credits run with promos for other shows are not recommended, but may ¼
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¼ optionally be included ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ Video: ¼
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¼ - 2-pass variable bitrate XviD must be used ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Quantization type must be either MPEG or H.263. Custom quantization ¼
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¼ matrices are not allowed. ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - QPel and GMC are not allowed ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - B Frames ¼
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¼ - The use of B frames is required ¼
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¼ - A maximum of 2 consecutive B frames may be used ¼
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¼ - This document gives no preference to packed vs. unpacked bitstreams ¼
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¼ as there are benefits to each format, and it is trivial to convert ¼
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¼ between them using MPEG4 Modifier. ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Framerates must be in relation to the original source. Valid ¼
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¼ framerates for releases are FILM (23.976 fps), PAL (25.000 fps), and ¼
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¼ NTSC (29.970 fps). ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Valid resolutions are 512x384 or 576x432 for 43; 624x352, 640x352, ¼
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¼ or 640x368 for 169; and 544x352 or 576x368 for 149. NTSC Video ¼
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¼ (29.970 fps) may also be released at 608x336. ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Releases shall be cropped so that all blacknoise on the edges is ¼
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¼ removed. In the case of changing crops, cropping should be done so that ¼
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¼ no part of the release is overcropped. Portions of a channel logo ¼
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¼ extending into black areas must be cropped. ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Video defacement such as intros, outros, and group watermarks is ¼
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¼ forbidden. ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ Audio: ¼
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¼ - Allowed audio formats are VBR MP3 and original AC3. ABR is considered a ¼
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¼ VBR technique. ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - MP3 audio should be encoded using standard LAME presets such as ¼
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¼ '--preset 128' or '-m s -V 5 -b 32' ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Average bitrate on MP3 audio may not exceed 192kbps ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - MP3 audio must be normalized ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Audio frequency must be maintained at 48kHz ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Original AC3 audio may be used at the discretion of the capper. ¼
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¼ However, transcoding to AC3 is forbidden. ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ Release Naming\Packaging: ¼
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¼ - Directory Naming ¼
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¼ - Numbering for episodic programming shall be in the format S00E00 or ¼
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¼ 0x00 (or S00E0000x000 for series with more than 99 episodes per ¼
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¼ season) ¼
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¼ - Number for date-based programming including sports and variety shows ¼
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¼ shall be in the format YYYY.MM.DD ¼
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¼ - Other numbering formats such as S00.E00, DD.MM.YY, and MM.DD.YY are ¼
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¼ not permitted ¼
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¼ - For variety shows, it is strongly recommended that the primary ¼
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¼ guest's name be included in the directory name ¼
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¼ - Different shows that have the same name in different countries should ¼
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¼ be tagged with the ISO country code for the country of airing ¼
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¼ - example Big.Brother.US.S01E01.PDTV.XviD-Group ¼
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¼ - Different shows with the same name produced in different years should ¼
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¼ be tagged with the year of airing of the first season ¼
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¼ - example Battlestar.Galactica.2003.S03E01.HDTV.XviD-Group ¼
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¼ - Releases are to be named in the format ¼
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¼ Show.Name.S00E00.HDTV.XviD-Group ¼
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¼ Show.Name.2007.08.10.Guest.HDTV.XviD-Group ¼
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¼ Show_Name.0x00.HDTV_XviD-Group ¼
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¼ - The episode title may optionally be included between the episode ¼
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¼ number and the source ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Additional Tagging: ¼
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¼ - PROPER, REPACK, RERIP, REAL, UNCUT, SUBBED, iNTERNAL, DIRFIX, ¼
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¼ SAMPLEFIX, NFOFIX, or Read.NFO are allowed (discretion is recommended) ¼
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¼ - All releases tagged PROPER, REPACK, RERIP, REAL, and Read.NFO must ¼
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¼ include notes in the NFO as to why the release was tagged that way. ¼
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¼ PROPER.Read.NFO is therefore redundant and should not be used. ¼
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¼ - Additional tagging should be placed directly before the source, i.e. ¼
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¼ Show.Name.S00E00.PROPER.HDTV.XviD-Group ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Source Naming: ¼
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¼ - Valid source names are DSR, WS.DSR, PDTV, WS.PDTV, HDTV, and no tag ¼
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¼ - Analog source will have no tag other than WS if appropriate. ¼
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¼ - Source Definitons: ¼
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¼ - 480i\576i\576p shall be tagged DSR when horizontal resolution is ¼
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¼ less than 704px ¼
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¼ - 480i\576i\576p shall be tagged PDTV when horizontal resolution is ¼
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¼ greater than or equal to 704px ¼
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¼ - 720p\1080i\1080p shall be tagged HDTV ¼
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¼ - 4:3 content broadcast at HDTV resolutions shall be tagged PDTV ¼
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¼ - Windowboxed (16:9 with black on all sides)\Letterboxed (16:9 with ¼
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¼ black on the top and bottom)\Native 16:9 content shall be labeled as ¼
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¼ Widescreen (WS.DSR or WS.PDTV) ¼
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¼ - The use of the HDTV tag implies widescreen, so WS.HDTV shall not ¼
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¼ be used ¼
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¼ - All sources listed must be 100% digital. S-Video, composite, or RF ¼
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¼ from a digital receiver to a tuner card is analog. Valid DSR, PDTV, ¼
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¼ and HDTV sources will be received via a digital connection such as ¼
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¼ USB, Firewire, or Ethernet from a receiver, or using an ATSC, QAM, or ¼
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¼ DVB tuner. ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - AVI: ¼
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¼ - Container must be AVI ¼
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¼ - The AVI itself should be named like the release and include some ¼
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¼ format of episode number (show initials are fine, as is shortening the ¼
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¼ episode number) ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - RAR\SFV: ¼
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¼ - Releases shall be packed into 15,000,000 or 20,000,000 byte rars ¼
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¼ using store compression ¼
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¼ - An SFV must be created for all RAR files in the release ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Sample: ¼
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¼ - All releases must include a sample of length :50-1:10, cut directly ¼
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¼ from the release ¼
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¼ - The sample must be placed in a directory named Sample (SAMPLE and ¼
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¼ sample are not permitted) ¼
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¼ - The file itself should be named uniquely, preferably containing the ¼
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¼ name of the release as well as the word sample ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - NFO: ¼
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¼ - An NFO must be included in the release and, at a minimum, must ¼
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¼ contain release name, episode number (or title), and date of ¼
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¼ airing/release ¼
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¼ - The NFO must be named uniquely based on the name of the release ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Allowed Characters: ¼
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¼ - abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ¼
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¼ - ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ¼
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¼ - 0123456789 ¼
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¼ - ._- ¼
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¼ - All Sample, NFO, SFV, and RAR names MUST be in all lowercase ¼
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¼ letters. The name of AVI inside the RARs is permitted to contain ¼
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¼ capital letters ¼
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¼ - Double dots (..) are not allowed ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ Propers: ¼
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¼ - Propers are only permitted in the case of technical flaws with the ¼
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¼ original release or violations of applicable rules ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - All propers must include a note in the NFO detailing the flaw in the ¼
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¼ original release, including timecodes if relevant ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Including a sample of the flaw is suggested but not required ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ - Propers are expressly permitted in cases of any of the following flaws ¼
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¼ in a release: ¼
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¼ - Audio 150ms or more out of sync ¼
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¼ - Severe audio drops resulting in the inability to understand material ¼
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¼ dialogue ¼
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¼ - Improper audio normalization, including audio with levels that vary ¼
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¼ widely between parts, very quiet audio, or audio with excessive ¼
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¼ clipping ¼
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¼ - Bad cropping resulting in a line of black pixels or noise along an ¼
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¼ edge for the entire episode ¼
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¼ - Releases missing a significant portion of video, either in duration ¼
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¼ or content ¼
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¼ - Loss of 2 seconds of fade in after a break, with no lost dialogue, ¼
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¼ is considered bad form, but is not a valid proper reason ¼
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¼ - Change in video format (i.e. PDTV on an HDTV release) exceeding five ¼
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¼ seconds or causing loss of dialogue. ¼
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¼ - Local overlays such as weather, breaking news, or Amber Alerts that ¼
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¼ exceed five minutes in length, cause a change in video format (i.e. ¼
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¼ drop to PDTV on an HDTV release), or cause loss of dialogue or video ¼
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¼ - The proper release must be completely free of overlays to be ¼
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¼ considered valid; merely having less spam is not enough ¼
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¼ - Inclusion of 2 or more seconds of commercials over an entire release ¼
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¼ - Releases with sizing outside the allowed range. 3.01MB oversize is a ¼
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¼ valid proper reason. ¼
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¼ ¼
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¼ The TV XviD Releasing Standards 2007 (2007-09-12) ¼
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¼ TVX2K7 rules signed by the following Groups: ¼
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¼ ------------------------------------------------ ¼
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¼ 2HD aAF AFFiNiTY BiA CAPH CaRaT CRiMSON FoV FUtV ¼
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