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ª ª��
ª The Swedish TV XviD Releasing Standards 2008 ª��
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ª Requirements: Notepad with terminal font or any other ascii viewer. ª��
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ª +---[ INTRO ]---+ ª��
ª While the Americans were trying to agree on new TV-XviD rules we took ª��
ª their draft in our own hands and here we present the Swedish TV-XviD ª��
ª rules. They are specially adapted for Swedish television airtimes and ª��
ª formats. Big thanks goes out to the writers of the US draft for all the ª��
ª time and effort they put into it. ª��
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ª +---[ RELEASE RULES ]---+ ª��
ª ª��
ª Release sizing: ª��
ª - Shows 18:00-23:59 shall be 175MB ª��
ª - Shows 24:00-34:59 shall be 233MB ª��
ª - Shows 35:00-51:59 shall be 350MB ª��
ª - Shows 52:00-64:59 shall be 525MB* ª��
ª - Shows 65:00-95:00 Shall be 700MB ª��
ª *NOTE: Shows 52:00-64:59 may be sized at either 525 or 700MB at the ª��
ª capper's discretion based on show framerate and content. ª��
ª ª��
ª - Shows of any other length should be sized at ripper's discretion ª��
ª ª��
ª - Best effort should be made to release all episodes of a given series ª��
ª at the same size. If one episode runs slightly over or under the size ª��
ª lines, it should still be done at the same size as other episodes in ª��
ª order to maintain consistency. ª��
ª ª��
ª - 2CD releases may be optionally split into separate discs, but this is ª��
ª not required. 3CD or more releases must be split to prevent issues with ª��
ª >2GB files. If releases are split into multiple discs, they must be ª��
ª placed in directories named CD1, CD2, CD3, etc. (No Disc1, cd1, or other ª��
ª naming styles). ª��
ª ª��
ª - Episodes that air back-to-back without a natural break such as full ª��
ª credits or commercials in between must be encoded as a single release. ª��
ª Directory naming for this will be in the following format: ª��
ª TV.Show.S03E04-E05.SWEDiSH.HDTV.XviD-Group. ª��
ª ª��
ª - Releases must be within the range of 5.0MB under to 3.0 MB over the ª��
ª target size. ª��
ª ª��
ª ª��
ª ª��
ª ª��
ª Previously on/Credits: ª��
ª - It is suggested that any "previously on" footage be included in the ª��
ª release, but it is not required. No release may be propered for glitches ª��
ª in or missing portions of "previously on" footage. ª��
ª ª��
ª - Credits that are overlayed on actual show content are required to be ª��
ª included. ª��
ª ª��
ª - Credits that are run cleanly, i.e. with no modifications such as ª��
ª promos for upcoming shows, are encouraged but not required. ª��
ª ª��
ª - Credits run with promos for other shows are not recommended, but may ª��
ª optionally be included. ª��
ª ª��
ª ª��
ª ª��
ª ª��
ª Video: ª��
ª - 2-pass variable bitrate XviD must be used. ª��
ª ª��
ª - The second pass must be done as spanning the entire episode with ª��
ª bitrate distribution based on need determined from a stats file ª��
ª referencing the entire episode; segmenting with arbitrary bitrates is ª��
ª banned. ª��
ª ª��
ª - Quantization type must be either MPEG or H.263. Custom quantization ª��
ª matrices are not allowed. ª��
ª ª��
ª - QPel and GMC are not allowed. ª��
ª ª��
ª - B Frames: ª��
ª - The use of B frames is required. ª��
ª - A maximum of 2 consecutive B frames may be used. ª��
ª - This document gives no preference to packed vs. unpacked bitstreams ª��
ª as there are benefits to each format, and it is trivial to convert ª��
ª between them using MPEG4 Modifier. ª��
ª ª��
ª - Framerate must be 25.000 fps. ª��
ª ª��
ª - Valid resolutions are: ª��
ª Width: 512 - 640 pixels for WS material. ª��
ª 512 - 576 pixels for FS material. ª��
ª Height and Width: Must be a multiple of 16. ª��
ª ª��
ª - Must be within 5% of the original aspect ratio. ª��
ª ª��
ª - Releases shall be cropped so that all black/noise on the edges is ª��
ª removed. In the case of changing crops, cropping should be done so that ª��
ª no part of the release is overcropped. Portions of a channel logo ª��
ª extending into black areas must be cropped. ª��
ª ª��
ª - Video defacement such as intros, outros, and group watermarks is ª��
ª forbidden. ª��
ª ª��
ª ª��
ª ª��
ª Audio: ª��
ª - Allowed audio formats are VBR MP3 and original AC3. ABR is considered a ª��
ª VBR technique. ª��
ª ª��
ª - Average bitrate on MP3 audio may not exceed 192kbps. ª��
ª ª��
ª - MP3 audio must be normalized. ª��
ª ª��
ª - Audio frequency must be maintained at 48kHz. ª��
ª ª��
ª - Original AC3 audio may be used at the discretion of the capper. ª��
ª However, transcoding to AC3 is forbidden. ª��
ª ª��
ª ª��
ª ª��
ª ª��
ª Release Naming/Packaging: ª��
ª - Directory Naming: ª��
ª - Numbering for episodic programming shall be in the format S00E00 or ª��
ª or S00E000 for series with more than 99 episodes per season. ª��
ª - Number for date-based programming including sports and variety shows ª��
ª shall be in the format YYYY.MM.DD ª��
ª - Other numbering formats such as S00.E00, DD.MM.YY, and MM.DD.YY are ª��
ª not permitted. ª��
ª - For variety shows, it is strongly recommended that the primary ª��
ª guest's name be included in the directory name. ª��
ª - Releases are to be named in the format ª��
ª Show.Name.S00E00.SWEDiSH.HDTV.XviD-Group ª��
ª Show.Name.2007.11.06.Guest.SWEDiSH.HDTV.XviD-Group ª��
ª Show.Name.2007.E00.SWEDiSH.HDTV.XviD-Group ª��
ª ª��
ª - Additional Tagging: ª��
ª - PROPER, REPACK, RERIP, REAL, UNCUT, SUBBED, iNTERNAL, DIRFIX, ª��
ª SAMPLEFIX, NFOFIX, or Read.NFO are allowed (discretion is recommended) ª��
ª - All releases tagged PROPER, REPACK, RERIP, REAL, and Read.NFO must ª��
ª include notes in the NFO as to why the release was tagged that way. ª��
ª PROPER.Read.NFO is therefore redundant and should not be used. ª��
ª - Additional tagging should be placed directly before the language, i.e. ª��
ª Show.Name.S00E00.PROPER.SWEDiSH.HDTV.XviD-Group ª��
ª ª��
ª - Source Naming: ª��
ª - Valid source names are DSR, PDTV and HDTV ª��
ª - Source Definitons: ª��
ª - 480i/576i/576p shall be tagged DSR when horizontal resolution is ª��
ª less than 704px ª��
ª - 480i/576i/576p shall be tagged PDTV when horizontal resolution is ª��
ª greater than or equal to 704px. ª��
ª - 720p/1080i/1080p shall be tagged HDTV. ª��
ª - 4:3 content broadcast at HDTV resolutions shall be tagged PDTV ª��
ª - All sources listed must be 100% digital. S-Video, composite, or RF ª��
ª from a digital receiver to a tuner card is analog. Valid DSR, PDTV, ª��
ª and HDTV sources will be received via a digital connection such as ª��
ª USB, Firewire, or Ethernet from a receiver, or using an ATSC, QAM, or ª��
ª DVB tuner. ª��
ª ª��
ª - AVI: ª��
ª - Container must be AVI. ª��
ª - The AVI itself should be named like the release and include some ª��
ª format of episode number (show initials are fine, as is shortening the ª��
ª episode number). ª��
ª ª��
ª - RAR/SFV: ª��
ª - Releases shall be packed into 15,000,000 or 20,000,000 byte rars ª��
ª using store compression. ª��
ª - An SFV must be created for all RAR files in the release. ª��
ª ª��
ª - Sample: ª��
ª - All releases must include a sample of length :50-1:10, cut directly ª��
ª from the release. ª��
ª - The sample must be placed in a directory named Sample (SAMPLE and ª��
ª sample are not permitted). ª��
ª - The file itself should be named uniquely, preferably containing the ª��
ª name of the release as well as the word sample. ª��
ª ª��
ª - NFO: ª��
ª - An NFO must be included in the release and, at a minimum, must ª��
ª contain release name, episode number (or title), and date of ª��
ª airing/release. ª��
ª - The NFO must be named uniquely based on the name of the release. ª��
ª ª��
ª - Allowed Characters: ª��
ª - abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ª��
ª - ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ª��
ª - 0123456789 ª��
ª - ._- ª��
ª - All Sample, NFO, SFV, and RAR names MUST be in all lowercase ª��
ª letters. The name of AVI inside the RARs is permitted to contain ª��
ª capital letters. ª��
ª - Double dots (..) are not allowed. ª��
ª ª��
ª ª��
ª ª��
ª ª��
ª Propers: ª��
ª - Propers are only permitted in the case of technical flaws with the ª��
ª original release or violations of applicable rules. ª��
ª ª��
ª - All propers must include a note in the NFO detailing the flaw in the ª��
ª original release, including timecodes if relevant. ª��
ª ª��
ª - Including a sample of the flaw is suggested but not required. ª��
ª ª��
ª - Propers are expressly permitted in cases of any of the following flaws ª��
ª in a release: ª��
ª - Audio 150ms or more out of sync ª��
ª - Severe audio drops resulting in the inability to understand material ª��
ª dialogue ª��
ª - Improper audio normalization, including audio with levels that vary ª��
ª widely between parts, very quiet audio, or audio with excessive ª��
ª clipping ª��
ª - Bad cropping resulting in a line of black pixels or noise along an ª��
ª edge for the entire episode ª��
ª - Releases missing a significant portion of video, either in duration ª��
ª or content ª��
ª - Loss of 2 seconds of fade in after a break, with no lost dialogue, ª��
ª is considered bad form, but is not a valid proper reason ª��
ª - Change in video format (i.e. PDTV on an HDTV release) exceeding five ª��
ª seconds or causing loss of dialogue. ª��
ª - Local overlays such as weather, breaking news, or Amber Alerts that ª��
ª exceed five minutes in length, cause a change in video format (i.e. ª��
ª drop to PDTV on an HDTV release), or cause loss of dialogue or video ª��
ª - The proper release must be completely free of overlays to be ª��
ª considered valid; merely having less spam is not enough ª��
ª - Inclusion of 2 or more seconds of commercials over an entire release ª��
ª - Releases with sizing outside the allowed range. 3.01MB oversize is a ª��
ª valid proper reason. ª��
ª - The enumeration in this document, of certain proper reasons, shall not ª��
ª be construed to deny or disparage others that may be valid ª��
ª ª��
ª ª��
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ª The Swedish TV XviD Releasing Standards 2008 (2007-12-27) ª��
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ª + ------[ GROUPS ] ------+ ª��
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ª SWETVX2K7 rules signed by the following Groups: ª��
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ª HuBBaTiX MsR KlockreN OFFSiDE PRIPPS SPORT ST TELEFUNKEN TS TVS TX ª��
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