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