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<pre class="nfo">high.def.x264.movie.standards.rev2.nfo
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Revision 2 :: FINAL :: 2007-07-05
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[ Intro ]
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The High Definition x264 encoding scene has the goal of creating rips of HDDVD
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and BluRay sources that can be played by the majority of end users. Specific
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hardware (other than something higher then a mid-range Pent 4) should never be
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required to play releases. The goal is for these to be burnable to a DVD media
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source, playable on an HTPC. We are not releasing these to be re-authored onto
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HDDVD or BluRay media. These rules will be constantly updated to adjust for new
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audio formats that are playable.
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We have gotten together and discussed file sizing. DVD9 causes a much too high
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bitrate for releases around the 2 hour long mark. In reality leads to longer
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download times and more space being used on your hard drives for no real season.
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In addition, the higher bitrate causes playback to be tougher for lower end
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machines. Our goal is to reach as many people as possible, so this is an
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attempt to adjust for download times and playback.
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These rules apply to 720p releases only.
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[ Previous Releases ]
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These rules do not apply to previous releases, and propering for those reasons
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will not be tolerated. Groups who have released eac3 in the past have the
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option to repack, but this isn't mandatory. Common sense rules such as
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cropping are properable.
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[ General ]
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1.1) RAR/SFV/NFO needed.
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1.2) Rar's can be 50mb, 100mb or 150mb. Use your best judgment.
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1.3) Releases should be packed into mkv container.
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1.4) NFO must contain information on Audio and Video Bitrate.
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1.5) BluRay and HDDVD Sources dupe each other.
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1.6) Suggested Directory Format (not a properable reason):
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Movie.Name.Year.720p.<HDDVD/BluRay>.x264.<PROPER/READ.NFO/REPACK>-GROUP
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1.7) NO intros, outros, betweenos, or any other form of defacement of the film
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will be tolerated.
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1.8) Credits must not be removed
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1.8.1) Can be encoded at a lower bitrate provided they don't contain
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any scenes (bloopers, story, etc).
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1.9) A sample roughly 60 seconds in length is required.
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1.9.1) It must be cut from the final release and not encoded
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separately.
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1.9.2) Must be put within a directory named "Sample".
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[ Total Sizes ]
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2.1) Final file size must be DVD5, 1.5 x DVD5, or DVD9 size
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2.2) A size of 0.5 x DVD5 is acceptable for animated movies ONLY.
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2.3) A max undersize of 40 MiB can be tolerated
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2.4) DVD9 should be used only in cases of long movies, or high action movies.
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2.5) Propering a release that could have been a bigger size is not valid,
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unless below minimum bitrate.
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2.6) 2x DVD5 is NOT allowed.
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2.7) For very long movies like LOTR, you may deviate from rules. Please use a
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multiple of 0.5xDVD5 (2240 MiB).
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[ Audio ]
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3.1) No EAC3, DD+, TRUEHD or DTSHD audio until there is practical Windows and
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Linux support.
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3.1.1) This does not include VMWare or alienating any group of users.
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3.1.2) The solution should be a reasonable codec that has a high
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compatibly rate.
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3.2) Currently accepted audio:
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3.2.1) FLAC audio is allowed ONLY if created from LPCM or TRUEHD
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sources.
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3.2.2) Source AC3 or DTS from a BluRay
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3.2.3) AC3 transcoded from source LPCM, DD+ or EAC3
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3.3) All audio should be proper 5.1, with correct channels, except in the case
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of stereo/mono only.
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3.4) All AC3 audio with HDDVD releases should be at 640kbit/s, unless the disc
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only comes with lower bitrate audio.
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3.5) Releases may only contain one audio track muxed into the mkv container.
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3.5.1) Use English only if English is the native audio.
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3.5.2) If English audio is not native:
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3.5.2.1) English Subtitles must be included
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3.5.2.2) English dub is allowed as a secondary audio track.
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3.5.3) Other language audio may be released as a SECOND release with a
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bat file that will remux that audio into the release.
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[ Video ]
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4.1) Minimum bitrate should be 4 Mbit/s
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4.1.1) Animated movies allowed less than 4 Mbit/s bitrate.
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4.2) All movies must be at their original framerate.
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4.3) Use at least 3 bframes
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4.4) Must use a minimum encode of 2 passes.
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4.5) Crop the black borders from the source.
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Sharp edges in the encoded region will lead to border bits needing more
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information than they should.
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4.6) Height and Width of rip must be mod 16.
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4.7) 720p refers to a maximum resolution of 1280x720.
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4.7.1) Acceptable resolutions are:
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- 1280 x 528 = 2.40 AR
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- 1280 x 544 = 2.35 AR
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- 1280 x 688 = 1.85 AR
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- 1280 x 720 = 1.78 AR
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- 960 x 720 = 1.33 AR
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4.7.2) Rare occasions where a movie if VERY wide, use appropriate
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settings.
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4.8) Use the aspect ratio on the source, not what IMDB says.
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4.9) Custom Matrices are allowed.
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4.10) VfW (Video for Windows) is not allowed
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4.11) --deblock can be varied depending on the source.
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[ Subtitles ]
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5.1) Multi-language subtitles cannot be used as a basis for a dupe
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5.2) Subtitles are to be MUXED into the mkv container, but MAY NOT be burned
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in to the video stream.
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5.3) "Subs" directories are forbidden.
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5.4) Subs should not be HUGE AND UGLY. Check your settings!
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5.5) Subs must be a text-based format that will mux into an mkv container.
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[ Encoding ]
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Recommended settings are at least:
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Pass 1:
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x264.exe --pass 1 --bitrate x --threads auto --thread-input --bframes 3 --me dia --ref 1 --subme 1 --no-dct-decimate
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--partitions none --progress --no-psnr --no-ssim --output NUL
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Pass 2:
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x264.exe --pass 2 --bitrate x --threads auto --bframes 3 --b-pyramid --bime --weightb --b-rdo --me umh --ref 5 --mixed-refs
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--subme 7 --trellis 1 --8x8dct --no-fast-pskip --progress --no-psnr --no-ssim --output x.mkv
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[ Signed By (in alphabetic order) ]
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hV PPQ PROGRESS REVEiLLE SEPTiC
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[ These rules apply from 2007-07-06 00:00:00 GMT (1183680000 unixtime) ]
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