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│ The 720p x264 TV Releasing Standards 2011 │
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│ Requirements: Notepad with terminal font or any other ascii viewer. │
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│ └───[ INTRO ]───┘ │
│ │
│ This standard aims to produce consistent quality releases. If consistent │
│ release size doesn't matter, but consistent quality does, this is for you. │
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│ └───[ RELEASE RULES ]───┘ │
│ │
│ This document takes effect starting with shows airing from 2011-06-15. │
│ │
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│ Video: │
│ - 1080i/p sources are to be cropped and resized using sharp resizers such │
│ as Lanczos/Lanczos4, Spline36, or Blackman. Bicubic is banned. │
│ - Video taken from the decoded HD output of a set-top box (e.g. │
│ component, DVI, HDMI) may be used as a source; source must be tagged │
│ in dirname as AHDTV. Releases taken from a natively recorded transport │
│ stream shall be tagged as HDTV and do not dupe AHDTV releases. AHDTV │
│ releases do dupe HDTV. AHDTV captures must be done at the native format │
│ of the channel, i.e. 720p or 1080i. │
│ - Improper methods of IVTC that result in loss of half the fields │
│ (SeparateFields.SelectEven, YV12InterlacedSelectTopFields) are banned │
│ - Improper IVTC methods that result in jerky playback, such as Force │
│ Film, are banned │
│ - 1080i video sources must be deinterlaced with a smart deinterlacer such │
│ as Yadif. FieldDeinterlace is banned. │
│ - Group watermarks of any kind on the video will not be tolerated │
│ - Intros, outros, betweenos, or any other form of defacement of the │
│ episode will not be tolerated │
│ - Sources that sideconvert 1080i to 720p (such as Bell Expressvu) are │
│ banned │
│ - Upconverted sources must not be done as 720p.x264. See notes regarding │
│ HR.PDTV.x264. │
│ │
│ Audio: │
│ - Must be original source audio, AC3 if available │
│ - Re-encoding/transcoding audio or faking header is forbidden │
│ - Dupes based on audio format are forbidden and must be tagged INTERNAL │
│ - Multi-language audio tracks are not allowed. │
│ - Severe audio drops resulting in the inability to understand material │
│ dialogue is considered to be technically flawed and may be propered │
│ - Audio that is 120ms or more out of sync or drifts more than 120ms │
│ between any two points (e.g. needing -80 at one and +40 at another) is │
│ considered to be technically flawed and may be propered │
│ │
│ Framerate: │
│ - IVTC or deinterlacing must be applied as needed │
│ - 50/60fps video such as live events may be kept at original fps, if it │
│ was produced at such high rate (i.e has unique frames) │
│ - In rare cases, 25/50Hz sources should be IVTC'd to 24fps. │
│ - In rare cases, 30/60Hz sources should be IVTC'd to 25fps. │
│ Failure to IVTC is a technical flaw. │
│ │
│ Codec/Container: │
│ - Must be x264 │
│ - Must use Matroska (.mkv) for container │
│ - x264 version used must be no older than 30 days from the newest revision│
│ available on x264.nl │
│ - Stripping or falsifying encode information in the file header is banned │
│ - Custom muxing tools are permitted; however, output must be compatible │
│ with standard demuxers to the same extent that files created with │
│ MKVToolnix are. Custom muxers may not excessively pad files; excessive │
│ padding is defined as more than is used by mkvmerge 4.0.0 with header │
│ compression disabled. │
│ - Custom Matrices are allowed │
│ - Deblocking must be used; values are at the discretion of the group. │
│ (default is enabled, 0:0 settings) │
│ - Minimum medium (default) or higher (--preset) must be used │
│ - Encode must not be segmented │
│ - Keyframe interval (--keyint) must be at least 200 and at most 300. It │
│ is recommended to be 10*framerate (film=240, PAL=250, NTSC=300). │
│ - Constant Rate Factor (--crf) must be 20 for low motion shows (e.g. │
│ documentary, reality, scripted, variety, talk shows). │
│ - Constant Rate Factor (--crf) must be 21-23 for high motion shows │
│ (e.g. sports). values are at the discretion of the group │
│ - Allowed parameters for (--tune) are film/grain/animation │
│ - Level 4.1 must be respected. │
│ - Suggested command line should be: │
│ x264.exe --crf 20 --level 4.1 -o out.mkv in.avs │
│ │
│ Resolution: │
│ - Crop to closest mod2 without undercropping. Then, if width>1280 or │
│ height>720, downscale with 1:1 SAR to fit in 1280x720. Never upscale, │
│ never add borders. │
│ - Encoded Video resolution must be within 2% of the original aspect ratio │
│ To calculate AR error (%): (Original AR - Release AR)/Original AR * 100 │
│ OAR = (SourceWidth-CropLeft-CropRight)/(SourceHeight-CropTop-CropBottom)│
│ Release AR = EncodedWidth / EncodedHeight │
│ │
│ Subs: │
│ - Optional, but encouraged │
│ - text based format is preferred (e.g. SubRip, SubStation Alpha, etc). │
│ - Subtitles must be muxed into the MKV. "Subs" directories are forbidden. │
│ - Burned subtitles will only be allowed when the source exhibits │
│ such subtitles in the picture itself │
│ - Multi-language subtitles cannot be used as a basis for a dupe │
│ - Group watermarks in subtitles are strictly forbidden. │
│ │
│ Packaging: │
│ - Releases must be packed in RAR file format. │
│ - Rars must be in multiples of 50 MB, no more than 99 files │
│ 1MB = 1,000,000 bytes │
│ - Multi-episode releases with no clear delineation such as credits must │
│ not be split │
│ - RAR Compression must not be used │
│ - Recovery and MD5 record are optional │
│ - Encryption or password protection is forbidden │
│ - Must have SFV and NFO │
│ - RAR, SFV, and sample files must have unique filenames │
│ │
│ Credits/Previously On: │
│ - It is suggested that any previously on footage be included in the │
│ release, but it is not required. │
│ - 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. │
│ │
│ Samples: │
│ - REQUIRED! │
│ - 50-70 seconds in length and in a separate folder marked as Sample │
│ - Must be taken from the episode, i.e.- not encoded separately │
│ - Stream samples are recommended for any questionable issue with the │
│ source, e.g. no IVTC possible, IVTC to 24.975fps, etc. │
│ │
│ │
│ Propers: │
│ - Propers are only permitted in the case of a technical flaw in the │
│ original release (e.g. Bad IVTC, Interlacing, missing footage, resizing │
│ 720p source, bad crop, commercials, bad x264 settings used, bad source, │
│ etc.) │
│ - Scrolling messages added by a station (e.g. weather, Amber alerts) must │
│ be at least 30 seconds in length in order to nuke/proper │
│ - Over- or under-cropping by more than 1 pixel is considered a technical │
│ flaw, although it is preferable to crop the 1 pixel out. │
│ - Proper reason must be clearly stated in nfo, including timecodes and │
│ extent of the flaw when appropriate │
│ - Sample of propered release is encouraged │
│ - Qualitative propers are not allowed │
│ - Flaws (such as drops) present in any optional content are not a flaw │
│ and shall not be nuked or propered. │
│ - Propers based upon the rules set forth here are allowed only on │
│ releases that come after this document is made public │
│ │
│ Internals: │
│ - All internals must conform to TVx2642k11 rules, with the exception of │
│ minor known technical issues and different (--crf) parameter. │
│ Using the INTERNAL tag to try and protect a severely flawed release │
│ from nukes is forbidden. │
│ - Using INTERNAL.DIRFIX as a cheap attempt at avoiding a nuke is │
│ forbidden. If the release is technically flawed, it is still deemed │
│ nukable both before and after an attempted INTERNAL.DIRFIX and the │
│ DIRFIX shall be nuked for fix.for.nuke. │
│ │
│ Directory Naming: │
│ - Show.Name.SXXEXX.Episode.title.720p.HDTV.x264-GROUP │
│ Episode title is optional │
│ Episode title is required on some shows that dont have SxxExx │
│ - Show.Name.PartXX.720p.HDTV.x264-GROUP for miniseries │
│ - Show.Name.YYYY-MM-DD.720p.HDTV.x264-GROUP for daily shows │
│ Sport: │
│ - League.YYYY.MM.DD.Event.EXTRA.TAGS.720p.HDTV.x264-GROUP │
│ - Competition.YYYY-MM.Event.EXTRA.TAGS.720p.HDTV.x264-GROUP │
│ Using just the year is only permitted if the event is once per year │
│ (e.g. a WWE PPV). In the case of leagues which have seasons that span │
│ multiple years, it is permissible to tag the release with just the years│
│ of the season. Inclusion of MM and DD is mandatory for all constantly │
│ running shows (e.g. WWE). │
│ The following are some examples of correct directory names: │
│ - EPL.2010.01.01.Manchester.United.vs.Arsenal.720p.HDTV.x264-GROUP │
│ - TNA.Impact.2010.03.02.720p.HDTV.x264-GROUP │
│ - WWE.WrestleMania.2010.PPV.720p.HDTV.x264-GROUP │
│ - ALL others are FORBIDDEN. (e.g 0x00 000 EXX.EP.TITLE) │
│ - Different shows that have the same title in different countries (e.g. │
│ Law & order) must have the ISO 3166-1 alpha 2 country code in the │
│ directory name, except for UK shows (e.g. Law.and.Order.UK not │
│ Law.and.Order.GB). ISO country code need not apply to the show's │
│ country of origin (e.g. Law.and.Order.US is forbidden). │
│ - Different shows with the same name and produced in different years │
│ must have the year of the first season in the directory name, │
│ e.g. Human.Target.2010 and Doctor.Who.2005. However, the initial │
│ series does not need a year tag. │
│ - The use of audio format tags such as AAC, AC3, and AC3.x.x is FORBIDDEN │
│ - READ.NFO is allowed; however, discretion is recommended │
│ - PROPER.READ.NFO is NOT allowed. The NFO is REQUIRED to have a reason; │
│ therefore, the tag is redundant. │
│ - Other permitted tags are: PROPER, REPACK, RERIP, REAL, UNCUT, DUBBED, │
│ SUBBED, INTERNAL, OAR, PPV │
│ - Acceptable characters in naming a directory include (NO spaces or │
│ double dots - single dots ONLY): │
│ │
│ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ │
│ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz │
│ 0123456789._- │
│ │
│ Nukes: │
│ Releases must be nuked for any of the following reasons: │
│ - Any valid proper listed in the propers section │
│ - Missing nfo, or missing Sample │
│ - Invalid directory naming format │
│ - Mislabeled directory that could prevent finding the release in a │
│ dupecheck, including incorrect season/episode/date or incorrect title │
│ - Dupe │
│ │
│ │
│ Fixes: │
│ - The following fixes are allowed: NFOFix, SampleFix, DirFix, SyncFix │
│ - RAR and SFV fixes are not allowed. REPACK your entire release. │
│ - The original release shall be unnuked when a valid fix is released │
│ - A proper may not be released for an issue that was fixed, unless the │
│ fix does not completely correct the issue │
│ │
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┌───────┴┴───────────────┬────────────────────────────┬──────────────┴┴───────┐
│ └───[ NOTES TO THE RULES ]───┘ │
│ │
│ HR.PDTV.x264: │
│ - HR PDTV x264 encodes are allowed for non-HD shows airing fully │
│ upscaled on HD channels │
│ - Crop to closest mod2 without undercropping. Then, if width>960 or │
│ height>540, downscale with 1:1 SAR to fit in 960x540. Never upscale, │
│ never add borders. │
│ - All other standard rules apply │
│ │
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┌───────┴┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴┴───────┐
│ The 720p x264 TV Releasing Standards 2011 (2011-06-15) │
│ │
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│ └--------[ GROUPS ]--------┘ │
│ │
│ TVx2642k11 rules created by the following groups: │
│ ───────────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ aAF BALLS BiA C4TV DiCH DiVERGE FTP IMMERSE │
│ KYR LMAO MOMENTUM NGCHD RiVER W4F WHEELS │
│ │
└──┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──┘
└----\ Thanks to the x264+matroska developers for their assistance in /----┘
└----\ determining the best mix of encode settings. /----┘
└----\ /----┘
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