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│ Release Groups Presents... │
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│ The SD x264 XXX Releasing Standards 2012 │
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│ ────[ INTRO ]──── │
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│ In an unparalleled event of co-operation and innovation, the XXX scene │
│ united to bring you the first ever XXX Releasing Guidelines. We thank │
│ all of you who took time to express their ideas, shared experiences and │
│ helped bring this document to life. This document will cover the rules and │
│ guidelines for only SD resolution x264 XXX rips. So without further ado, │
│ we present to you, h264 ripper/enthusiast, the 2012 XXX Releasing Standards. │
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│ ────[ RELEASE RULES ]──── │
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│ Video: │
│ ò Sources requiring resize are to be cropped and resized using sharp │
│ resizers such as Lanczos4, Spline36, or Blackman. Bicubic is banned. │
│ ò Deinterlace/ivtc as necessary │
│ ò Resolutions: 640-720 │
│ ò Width mod16 / Height mod2 │
│ ò Upscaling is forbidden │
│ ò Max AR error 2%. │
│ ò No watermarking, intros and etc. │
│ ò Warnings, Compliance Disclaimers, Advertisements, etc. MUST be removed │
│ ò Overcropping/undercropping the picture not allowed. │
│ - When cropping, remove everything that is not actual picture, │
│ including black or other colored borders. Removing or retaining │
│ fading edges is at capper's discretion and shall not be considered │
│ undercropped or overcropped. │
│ - Actual picture area may be over- or under-cropped by 1px maximum per │
│ side. More than 1px on any side is considered a technical flaw. │
│ - In the case of varying crops/mixed scenes, crop to largest image as │
│ to not lose any pixels on any scene. │
│ ò Mixed frame rate: In the case of varying frame rates keep highest frame │
│ rate. Improper IVTC methods that result in jerky playback are banned. │
│ Ripper should mention any claim for ITVC or lack thereof in nfo. │
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│ Codec: │
│ ò Video codec must be H264 encoded with 8-bit depth x264. │
│ ò Custom Matrices are allowed. │
│ ò Stripping or falsifying encode information in the file header is banned. │
│ ò Zones (--zones) are forbidden. │
│ ò Level 3.1 must be respected. │
│ ò No setting can go below what is specified by --preset slow │
│ ò Codec must be up to date. A maximum of 5 versions difference. │
│ ò Level 3.1 │
│ ò Allowed CRF Values: 19-22 │
│ ò Suggested Constant Rate Factor (--crf) Values: │
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│ │ CRF │ Run Time in Minutes │ │
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│ │ 19-21 │ 0:00-210 │ │
│ │ 22 │ 211+ and for Extras/BTS │ │
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│ ò Suggested command line: │
│ x264.exe --level 3.1 --preset slow --crf [19-22] --no-fast-pskip │
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│ Container: │
│ ò Container must be MP4. │
│ ò Support for file streaming and playing from rars is strongly encouraged. │
│ ò Custom muxing tools are permitted; however, output must be compatible │
│ with standard demuxers. │
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│ Samples: │
│ ò Required. │
│ ò 60-120 seconds in length and in a separate directory marked as Sample. │
│ ò Must be taken from the encoded movie, not encoded separately. │
│ ò Extra samples are recommended for any questionable issue with the │
│ source, e.g. no IVTC possible. │
│ │
│ Audio: │
│ ò Allowed audio format is VBR AAC LC (Low Complexity). │
│ ò Average bitrate on AAC audio must be between 96 - <Source Bitrate> kbps. │
│ ò AAC audio must be normalized. │
│ ò Original samplerate/channels must be kept, up/down sampling is forbidden. │
│ ò Nero and Apple encoders are recommended. FFmpeg and FAAC are banned. │
│ ò Multiple language audio tracks are forbidden. │
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│ Packing: │
│ ò Release must not be split. │
│ ò Release must be packed in RAR file format. │
│ ò Rars may be in multiples of 50 MB. │
│ - Multiples of 50 MB must contain 10-101 files. │
│ - 1MB = 1,000,000 bytes. │
│ ò RAR compression must not be used. │
│ ò Recovery record is optional but recommended. 2% max. │
│ ò Encryption or password protection is forbidden. │
│ ò Must have SFV and NFO. │
│ ò RAR, SFV, and sample files must have unique, lowercase filenames with │
│ the group tag. │
│ ò NFO SHOULD INCLUDE: │
│ - Group Name │
│ - Title │
│ - Release Date │
│ - DVD Release Date │
│ - CRF Value Used │
│ - Final Size │
│ - Resolution / Aspect Ratio │
│ - Audio codec / Audio bitrate │
│ - Movie runtime │
│ - DVD site info link │
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│ Propers: │
│ ò Propers are only permitted in the case of a technical flaw in the │
│ original release (e.g. Bad IVTC, Interlacing, missing footage, and │
│ bad x264 settings used). │
│ ò Propers MUST include a note in the NFO file detailing the reason. │
│ ò Sample of propered release is encouraged. │
│ ò Qualitative propers are not allowed. │
│ ò Releases may not be propered for bad tagging or missing nfo/sample. │
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│ Nukes: │
│ ò Releases must be nuked for any of the following reasons: │
│ - Any valid proper listed in the propers section. │
│ - Missing nfo or missing Sample. │
│ - Mislabeled directory that could prevent finding the release in │
│ a dupecheck, including incorrect Title or Date. │
│ - Dupe. │
│ ò Glitches/Drops must be at least 2 seconds long in any one instance │
│ to be considered a technical flaw and can not be nuked/propered. │
│ - Can be nuked if more than 3 glitches/drop of any length throughout │
│ the film. │
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│ Fixes: │
│ ò The following fixes are allowed: NFOFix, SampleFix, DirFix, SyncFix. │
│ ò DirFix requires NFO and NFO must state which release is being fixed. │
│ ò The original release shall be unnuked when a valid fix is released. │
│ ò 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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│ Tagging │
│ ò Encouraged Tagging: │
│ <Title>.XXX.<Source>.x264-Group │
│ ò <Title> should always be the same as on the physical disc, the cover or │
│ the intro of the movie. Never take the name a Website provides you. │
│ ò <Year> can be added after <Title>, and should be added if a movie with │
│ the same name was already pre'd before. │
│ ò <Language> should be added, for non english movies. │
│ ò <Source> should indicate from what medium this movie is (DVDRip/BDRip) │
│ ò Acceptable characters in naming a directory include (NO spaces or │
│ double dots - single dots or underscores ONLY): │
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│ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ │
│ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz │
│ 0123456789.-_ │
│ │
│ ò Other permitted tags are: PROPER, REPACK, RERIP, NFOFix, SampleFix, │
│ DirFix, SyncFix, ProofFix. │
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│ ────[ NOTES TO RULES ]──── │
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│ ò Extras, Behind the Scenes and Bonus Scenes may be included in release. │
│ - Must be unique material. DO NOT include previously or soon to be │
│ released Bonus Scenes or Trailers. Discretion is strongly advised. │
│ - Each extra must be tagged uniquely and based on the main release name. │
│ - Each extra must be encoded seperately but packed together. │
│ - Must be put in a separate directory marked as Extras and include sfv. │
│ - Must use CRF 22 │
│ - Nfo must have information on what is included in the Extras directory │
│ eg. behind the scenes, bonus scene, etc. No other information needed. │
│ - Releases may not be nuked/propered for the absence of Extras. │
│ ò Source related notes: │
│ - Source shall be DVD or BluRay Only, no exceptions! │
│ - Re-encoding material of any transcoded source is strictly forbidden! │
│ ò Propers/Nukes based upon the rules set forth here are allowed only on │
│ releases that come after this document goes into effect. │
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│ ────[ GROUPS ]──── │
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│ XXXRS12 rules created & approved by the following groups: │
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│ Listed in Alphabetical order │
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│ CiCXXX DivXfacTory FLESHLiGHT Jiggly NYMPHO PBU PORNOLATiON Pr0nStarS │
│ SLiEZE STARLETS SWE6RUS TattooLovers UPPERCUT VBT XCiTE │
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