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▐░▌ The UK TV XviD Releasing Standards 2011 ▐░▌
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▐░▌ This rule set is written specifically for UK TV, taking into ▐░▌
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▐░▌ Release sizing: ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Shows 18:00-22:59 must be 175MiB ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Shows 23:00-30:59 must be 233MiB ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Shows 31:00-46:59 must be 350MiB ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Shows 47:00-73:59 must be 550MiB ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Shows 74:00-94:59 must be 700MiB ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - If the length of the show is near the end of any range, the ▐░▌
▐░▌ next size up may be used in the interests of quality, at cappers ▐░▌
▐░▌ discretion. For example, a 70 minute show could be either ▐░▌
▐░▌ 550MiB or 700MiB. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - Shows above these lengths must be a multiple of 550 or 700 while ▐░▌
▐░▌ keeping the average video bitrate above 880kbps. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - Splitting into CDs is OPTIONAL. If releases are split they must ▐░▌
▐░▌ be placed in directories named CD1, CD2, CD3 etc. No Disc1 cd1 ▐░▌
▐░▌ or other naming styles. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - Episodes that air back-to-back without a natural break such as ▐░▌
▐░▌ full credits or commercials in between must be pred as a single ▐░▌
▐░▌ release. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - All releases must be no more than 2.0MiB above the target size. ▐░▌
▐░▌ Releases up to and including 700MiB must be no more than 3.0MiB ▐░▌
▐░▌ under the target size. Releases larger than 700MiB may be no ▐░▌
▐░▌ more than 6.0MiB under. This applies to the size of the entire ▐░▌
▐░▌ release, not per CD. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ Previously on/Credits: ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Any "previously on" footage must be included. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - No release may be propered for glitches in, or missing portions ▐░▌
▐░▌ of previously on footage. ▐░▌
▐░▌ ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Full end credits must be included if they contain show content ▐░▌
▐░▌ or outtakes/bloopers. End credits are optional if they are clean ▐░▌
▐░▌ or contain promotions for future episodes or other shows. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ Video: ▐░▌
▐░▌ - 2-pass variable bitrate XviD must be used. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - Quantization matrix must be either MPEG or H.263. Custom ▐░▌
▐░▌ quantization matrices are not allowed. ▐░▌
▐░▌ ▐░▌
▐░▌ - QPel and GMC are not allowed. ▐░▌
▐░▌ ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Pixel Aspect ratio MUST be square (default). Custom 1:1 or any ▐░▌
▐░▌ other custom ratio is not allowed. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - B Frames: ▐░▌
▐░▌ - The use of B frames is required. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - A maximum of 2 consecutive B frames may be used. ▐░▌
▐░▌ ▐░▌
▐░▌ - This document gives no preference to packed versus unpacked ▐░▌
▐░▌ bitstreams as there are benefits to each format, and it is ▐░▌
▐░▌ trivial to convert between them using MPEG4 Modifier. ▐░▌
▐░▌ ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Framerates must be in relation to the original source. Valid ▐░▌
▐░▌ framerates for releases are PAL (25 fps). ▐░▌
▐░▌ ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Valid horizontal resolutions are are 512-576 for 4:3, 608-640 ▐░▌
▐░▌ for 16:9, 544-576 for 14:9 or 672-720 for 2.35:1. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - A maximum aspect ratio error of 5% is permissible. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - Releases shall be cropped so that all black/noise on the edges ▐░▌
▐░▌ of the first full scene of a show is removed. These crop values ▐░▌
▐░▌ must then be used for the entire show. ▐░▌
▐░▌ ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Live shows must be cropped to the first studio scene which may ▐░▌
▐░▌ not be the first full scene broadcast. ▐░▌
▐░▌ ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Live shows without any studio scenes must follow the main rule ▐░▌
▐░▌ and be cropped to the first full scene. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - In situations where the first scene has vastly different AR to ▐░▌
▐░▌ the rest of the episode, crop values that retain most picture ▐░▌
▐░▌ throughout must be used. (example: 2.35:1 for the opening scene, ▐░▌
▐░▌ 16:9 after - crop to 16:9) ▐░▌
▐░▌ ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Video defacement such as intros, outros, and group watermarks ▐░▌
▐░▌ are forbidden. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ Audio: ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Allowed audio formats are VBR MP3 and original AC3. ABR is ▐░▌
▐░▌ considered a VBR technique. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - MP3 audio must be encoded using standard LAME presets such as ▐░▌
▐░▌ '--preset 128' or '-m s -V 5 -b 32'. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - Average bitrate on MP3 audio may not exceed 192kbps. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - MP3 audio must be normalized. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - Audio sampling rate must be maintained at 48KHz. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - Original AC3 audio may be used at the discretion of the capper, ▐░▌
▐░▌ provided video bitrate remains above 890kbit. However, ▐░▌
▐░▌ transcoding to AC3 is forbidden. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ Release Naming: ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Numbering for episodic programming shall be in the format ▐░▌
▐░▌ S00E00 or 0x00 (or S00E000 / 0x000 for series with more than 99 ▐░▌
▐░▌ episodes per season). ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - Number for date-based programming including soaps, daytime TV ▐░▌
▐░▌ and variety shows shall be in the format YYYY.MM.DD. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - For variety shows, it is strongly recommended that the primary ▐░▌
▐░▌ guest's name be included in the directory name. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - Different shows that have the same name in different countries ▐░▌
▐░▌ must be tagged with the code for the country of airing. ▐░▌
▐░▌ (example: The.Apprentice.UK.S01E01.SOURCE.XviD-Group) ▐░▌
▐░▌ ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Different shows with the same name produced in different years ▐░▌
▐░▌ must be tagged with the year of airing of the first season. ▐░▌
▐░▌ (example: Doctor.Who.2005.S00E00.SOURCE.XviD-Group) ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - Releases are to be named in the format: ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Show.Name.S00E00.SOURCE.XviD-Group ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Show.Name.Part0.SOURCE.XviD-Group ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Show.Name.2008.00.00.SOURCE.XviD-Group ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Show.Name.S03E04-E05.SOURCE.XviD-Group ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Show_Name.0x00.SOURCE.XviD-Group ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Show_Name.Part_Zero.SOURCE.XviD-Group ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Show_Name.3x04_3x05.SOURCE.XviD-Group ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - The episode title may optionally be included between the episode ▐░▌
▐░▌ number and the source. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - Allowed Characters: ▐░▌
▐░▌ - abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ▐░▌
▐░▌ - ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ▐░▌
▐░▌ - 0123456789 ▐░▌
▐░▌ - .-_ ▐░▌
▐░▌ - All Sample, NFO, SFV, and RAR names MUST be in all lowercase ▐░▌
▐░▌ letters. The name of AVI inside the RARs is permitted to ▐░▌
▐░▌ contain capital letters. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Double dots (..) are not allowed. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - Additional Tagging: ▐░▌
▐░▌ - PROPER, REPACK, REAL, UNCUT, SUBBED, INTERNAL, ▐░▌
▐░▌ OAR (Original Aspect Ratio), DIRFIX, SAMPLEFIX, NFOFIX or ▐░▌
▐░▌ READNFO are allowed (discretion is recommended). ▐░▌
▐░▌ - All releases tagged PROPER, REPACK, REAL, and READNFO must ▐░▌
▐░▌ include notes in the NFO as to why the release was tagged ▐░▌
▐░▌ that way. PROPER.READNFO is therefore redundant and must not ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - Source Naming: ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Valid source names are WEBRIP, PDTV, WS.PDTV, HDTV, and no ▐░▌
▐░▌ tag (analogue). ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Analogue source will have no tag other than WS if needed. ▐░▌
▐░▌ ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Source Definitions: ▐░▌
▐░▌ - analogue, via svideo or the like, must have no tag. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - 576i\576p shall be tagged PDTV. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - 720p\1080i\1080p shall be tagged HDTV. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Content from iPlayer, 4oD or other/future services must be ▐░▌
▐░▌ tagged WEBRIP. Use common sense. If multiple streams are ▐░▌
▐░▌ available, use the highest quality one. Propering with a ▐░▌
▐░▌ higher quality source will not be tolerated. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - 4:3 content broadcast at HDTV resolutions shall be tagged ▐░▌
▐░▌ PDTV. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Windowboxed (16:9 with black on all sides), ▐░▌
▐░▌ letterboxed (16:9 with black on the top and bottom) and ▐░▌
▐░▌ native 16:9 content shall be labeled as Widescreen (WS.PDTV). ▐░▌
▐░▌ - The use of the HDTV tag implies widescreen so WS.HDTV shall ▐░▌
▐░▌ not be used. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Upscaled sources must be labeled PDTV. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - PDTV/HDTV sources must be 100% digital. S-Video, composite, ▐░▌
▐░▌ or RF from a digital receiver to a tuner card is analogue. ▐░▌
▐░▌ Valid PDTV and HDTV sources will be received via a digital ▐░▌
▐░▌ connection such as USB, Firewire, Ethernet from a reciever, ▐░▌
▐░▌ or DVB tuner. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Dupe order: ▐░▌
▐░▌ WEBRIP -> PDTV -> WS.PDTV -> HDTV ▐░▌
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▐░▌ Packaging: ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Container: ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Container must be AVI. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - The file must consist of one video stream, one audio stream ▐░▌
▐░▌ and the usual AVI overheads, files are not to be padded out ▐░▌
▐░▌ with junk. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - The AVI itself must be named like the release and include ▐░▌
▐░▌ some format of episode number (show initials are fine, as is ▐░▌
▐░▌ shortening the episode number). ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - RAR\SFV: ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Releases shall be packed into 15,000,000 or 20,000,000 byte ▐░▌
▐░▌ RARs using store compression. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - 50,000,000 byte RARs are allowed for releases that are 1100MiB ▐░▌
▐░▌ or larger, and MUST be used for larger releases to ensure ▐░▌
▐░▌ there are no more than 101 rar parts. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - An SFV must be created for all RAR files in the release. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - Sample: ▐░▌
▐░▌ - All releases must include a sample of length :50-1:10 cut ▐░▌
▐░▌ directly from the release (NOT encoded separately). ▐░▌
▐░▌ - The sample must be placed in a directory named Sample. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - The file itself must be named uniquely, preferably containing ▐░▌
▐░▌ the name of the release as well as the word sample. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - NFO: ▐░▌
▐░▌ - An NFO must be included in the release and, at a minimum, ▐░▌
▐░▌ must contain release name, episode number (or title), channel ▐░▌
▐░▌ the show was broadcast on, and date of airing/release. An ▐░▌
▐░▌ IMDB/tvrage/broadcaster link is recommended but not essential. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - The NFO must be named uniquely based on the name of the ▐░▌
▐░▌ release. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ Propers: ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Propers are only permitted in the case of technical flaws with ▐░▌
▐░▌ the original release or violations of applicable rules. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - All propers must include a note in the NFO detailing the flaw in ▐░▌
▐░▌ the original release, including timecodes if relevant. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - Including a sample of the flaw is suggested but not required. ▐░▌
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▐░▌ - Propers are expressly permitted in cases of any of the following ▐░▌
▐░▌ flaws in a release: ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Audio 120ms or more out of sync. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Severe audio drops resulting in the inability to understand ▐░▌
▐░▌ dialogue. Glitches that do not result in inability to ▐░▌
▐░▌ understand dialogue are not properable. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Improper audio normalization, including audio with levels that ▐░▌
▐░▌ vary widely between parts, very quiet audio, or audio with ▐░▌
▐░▌ excessive clipping. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Under or over crop of 2 or more pixels on any one side that ▐░▌
▐░▌ lasts for the entire show. Propers for under/over crop which ▐░▌
▐░▌ does not last for the entire show are not allowed. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Releases missing a significant portion of video, either in ▐░▌
▐░▌ duration or content. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Glitches that do not result in the inablity to watch the show ▐░▌
▐░▌ are not nukeable (we all agree Freeview isn't perfect). ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Change in video format (PDTV on an HDTV release) exceeding ▐░▌
▐░▌ five seconds or causing loss of dialogue. ▐░▌
▐░▌ - Inclusion of 2 or more seconds of commercials over an entire ▐░▌
▐░▌ release. ▐░▌
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