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