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<pre class="nfo">MVID SECTION
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Music Video Council 6
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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2011
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This rule set has been approved by the following music video groups:
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CMS FRAY GWViD iUF JESTERS MV mV4U mVa NaWaK PmV SNO SRP uva UVZ VFi
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###### DEFINITIONS / TERMS ###################################################
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- "HD" refers to the resolution requirements outlined in 7.1
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- "DDC" refers to Downloadable/Direct Digital Content which is not freely available
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- "source" refers to the actual source material (i.e. dvd, dvb stream, etc.)
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- "replacement" refers to material used to REPLACE something from the source
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- "untouched" refers to content which is unaltered in any way
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- "IVTC" is an abbreviation for Inverse Telecine
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- "EXTENDED" refers to videos containing additional intro/outro/intermediate footage.
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- "Live performance" refers to any performance that is not part of a music video.
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- "Concerts" are simply live performances regardless if it's at a stadium, festival,
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concert hall, club, etc.
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- "Bootlegs" are defined as any self-made or live-filmed content not produced by the artist
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or their respective label and are not intended or licensed for network broadcast, commercial
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sales, or public release.
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- "Native" refers to the standard in which the video was produced, e.g. NTSC or PAL.
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NTSC produced video is native to NTSC, PAL produced video is native to PAL.
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Videos may be either IVTC'able or progressive.
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PAL produced video that is broadcast in NTSC is converted.
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NTSC produced video that is broadcast in PAL is converted.
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In some special cases converts can be restored to their original progressive state.
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- "Mod8" refers to a multiple of 8.
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- "cropped DAR" refers to the display aspect ratio after removing the letterboxes.
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- Any release pre'd in the MVID section must conform to this ruleset.
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###### CONTAINERS ###########################################################
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1.1) Allowed containers are: MKV
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1.2) MKV container:
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1.2.1) mkvmerge MUST BE USED to mux.
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1.2.2) Soft subbed lyrics are optional.
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1.2.3) Hard subbed lyrics are not allowed.
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1.2.4) Setting chapters in mkvmerge is allowed, but not required.
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1.2.5) Header compression must be disabled in mkvmerge by adding the following to
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the BEGINNING of the command line: --compression -1:none
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###### AUDIO #################################################################
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2.1) Allowed audio formats are: MP2, MP3, AAC, AC3, and lossy DTS. DTS is allowed from retail sources only.
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2.2) All audio must have a minimum sample rate of 44.1kHz.
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2.3) The first/default audio track MUST BE FULLY SYNCED.
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2.4) When no lip-sync is present in the video, you must use audio which matches the source.
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If you're unsure about this, put an alternative version as a 2nd track.
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2.5) Replacement audio, if exists:
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2.5.1) The best quality replacement audio for the song must be used. If multiple retail audio
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sources exist, any may be used but whichever has the highest average bitrate is recommended.
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2.5.2) The best quality replacement audio for any sfx must be used.
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2.5.3) In the event mixing song and sfx sources causes an obvious difference in quality, or the
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speed (or pitch) difference is too great, the original source audio must be used.
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2.5.4) Audio used for bootlegs, mixtapes, promos, etc. is often NOT the final mastered
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retail audio. Releases using these sources can be propered if/when final retail
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audio becomes available UNLESS it is near-same quality.
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2.6) When using scene or self-encoded audio:
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2.6.1) 2 channel audio must be MP3. 3 or more channel audio must be AC3.
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2.6.2) MP3 scene audio must not be nuked for a technical reason relating to the source (or encoded)
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audio being used at the time the music video is pre'd.
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2.6.3) Ripper-encoded MP3s must be in compliance with the most current MP3 scene ruleset settings.
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2.6.4) AC3 must be encoded at 128kbit per channel, with a maximum of 640kbit.
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2.6.5) Advanced AC3 encoder settings such as gain changes, filters, etc. are not allowed.
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2.7) Audio from a vinyl source is not allowed under any circumstances.
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2.8) If part of the source audio is only available from the source itself, it must be inserted
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into the replacement audio. This includes all sound effects.
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2.9) Transcoding unedited/untouched audio from one codec to another (unless to comply with 2.1), or
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re-encoding at a higher bitrate will NOT increase quality in ANY way, therefore not allowed.
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2.10) If no editing is required, the replacement audio must be directly inserted as-is.
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2.11) Multiple audio streams are allowed at the rippers discretion. For example,
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including both censored and uncensored audio, or multichannel AC3 audio.
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2.12) Altering the audio in any unnecessary way is not allowed. If gain adjustment is needed to even the
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volume between sfx and music, the sfx gain should be adjusted and music gain left alone. Do NOT normalize
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audio under any circumstances!
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2.13) Variable Bitrate WEB audio sources must have a minimum average bitrate of 160kbit. Constant Bitrate
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WEB audio sources must have a minimum bitrate of 192kbit.
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###### VIDEO #################################################################
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3.1) Allowed codecs: x264
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3.2) Video source MUST BE digital and NOT be passed thru any analog
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equipment (svideo output, analog capture card, etc.).
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3.3) Releasing raw source is NOT allowed!
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3.4) FPS must match that of the source, unless any of the following exceptions are met AND the
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replacement audio is in sync with the altered FPS:
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3.4.1) IVTC is applied.
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3.4.2) 50+ FPS sources where every other frame is a dupe, in which case half-framerate is allowed.
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3.4.3) Videos that don't need or contain any deinterlacing may be reversed/decimated back to their
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original FPS and considered native if the source was sped up/down, or contains dupe frames
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in the following orders: 5,6,25
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3.4.4) Converts where a restore/deinterlace method can be used to reverse back to the original FPS.
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3.5) Dupe frames must be removed unless needed to maintain sync.
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3.6) Encodes must be within 5% of the original aspect ratio. To calculate
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the AR % error use: (Release - Original AR)/Original AR x 100
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3.7) Upscaling is not allowed.
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3.8) Telecined video must be MANUALLY IVTC'ed using:
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2:2 pulldown NTSC/PAL
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3:2 pulldown NTSC
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3.8.1) If IVTC is not possible, the reason must be stated in your nfo.
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3.9) For non-telecined interlaced video, a deinterlacer must be applied before
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encoding.
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* It's STRONGLY RECOMMENDED you DO NOT use the following deinterlacers/filters
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due to poor quality output: fielddeinterlace, dgbob, decomb/telecide, VerticalReduceBy2
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3.10) Interlace of ANY KIND is not allowed. If you can see it, it's not allowed. No exceptions.
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3.11) Vfapi creates unnecessary colorspace conversions resulting in degraded color quality
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and is not recommended.
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To avoid this if using TMPGEnc for manual IVTC, use "tprivtc" to import your
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.tpr project file into avisynth.
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3.12) Videos containing mixed-fps/vfr (variable frame rate) must be IVTC'ed to preserve the vfr
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if IVTCing them normally causes jumpy/choppy playback.
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3.13) Deinterlacing the entire video is not permitted on IVTC'able or progressive sources.
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3.14) Extended videos are considered different versions from that of non-extended versions and therefore
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can not be used to proper non-extended versions. Refer to rule 8.1 for how to name extended versions.
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3.15) Adding an intro/outro, or watermark is not allowed.
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3.16) Freely available content, such as videos downloaded from YouTube, or subscriber based services
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that don't require payment, must be pre'd as internal.
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3.17) 25->24/23.97 (PAL->NTSC FILM). If sped up video requires an audio edit, such as input with sfx or
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an audio cut, source audio must be used at 25fps. If no edit is needed, use replacement audio at 23.97/24.
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3.18) Converting 2D <-> 3D is not allowed.
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3.19) If DVD5 and DVD9 sources are both available, DVD9 must be used.
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###### CROPPING ##############################################################
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4.1) Cropping the picture must be avoided if possible.
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* Stretched/duplicate lines caused by the provider are not considered part of the
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video and must be cropped out!
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4.2) Black letterboxing/borders (partial or full) must be removed.
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4.3) Both horizontal and vertical resolution must be cropped so the resulting resolutions are mod8.
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4.4) Cropping is allowed using the MKV container. When doing this, define the correct AR
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when muxing with mkvmerge. The encoded source must be uncropped, and the mod8 requirement in
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4.3 is also unnecessary.
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* This feature works correctly using newer mpc/mpc-hc, haali splitter & coreavc. However, while
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other player/spitter/codec combinations may work as well, some still haven't added support yet
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or their support isn't 100% (such as with VLC). While allowed, mkv cropping isn't recommended
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until it works correctly in more player/codec combinations.
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###### x264 ##################################################################
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5.1) Encoding must be done using within 50 revisions up to the most current x264.exe from http://x264.nl
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at the time of pre.
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5.2) Codecs supporting VFW are NOT permitted!
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5.3) Rips must use one of the following: main profile (level 3.0) for non-HD
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high profile (level 4.1) for HD
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5.4) CABAC encoding must be used.
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5.5) In-loop filtering must be used.
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5.6) Average quantizer must be lower than 28 for SD, and 30 for HD. Recommended is 24 or less.
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* You can use the "average drf:" field in avinaptic to check this, or use the following
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formula:
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AVERAGE=(I-Frame avg*I-Frames+B-Frames avg*B-Frames+P-Frame avg*P-Frames)/total frames
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* "--aq-mode" has nothing to do with this. 2 pass, crf, and abr videos can have their
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average quantization value calculated.
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5.6.1) If a higher quantizer is needed then the reason must be stated in the nfo.
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5.6.2) qp is not allowed.
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5.7) When using a non-square pixel shape, you MUST encode using the "--sar x:y" option and
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mux with "--engage keep_bitstream_ar_info". SAR can be calculated using the following
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formula in the following examples:
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SAR = (cropped DAR X * cropped height):(cropped DAR Y * cropped width)
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ex. 1: SAR = (16 * 576):(9 * 480)
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SAR = 9216 : 4320
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SAR = 32:15
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ex. 2: cropped DAR X * cropped height 16 * 576 9216
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SAR = ------------------------------ -------- = ---- SAR = 32:15
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cropped DAR Y * cropped width 9 * 480 4320
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5.8) REQUIRED encoder settings:
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5.8.1) --aq-mode must be enabled
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5.8.2) --bframes 3 (if vertical res is greater than 864), otherwise --bframes 16
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5.8.3) --subme 9 (or higher)
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5.8.4) --ref 4 (if vertical res is greater than 864), otherwise --ref 5
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5.8.5) --me umh (or higher)
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5.8.6) --trellis 1 (or higher)
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5.8.7) --merange 32 (if vertical res is greater than 864), otherwise --merange 24
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###### SD (Standard Definition) ##############################################
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6.1) Maximum allowed average bitrate is 6000 kbps.
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6.2) Maximum allowed resolution is 720x576.
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###### HD (High Definition) ##################################################
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7.1) Source resolution must have a minimum of 1280 horizontal pixels or 720 vertical pixels.
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7.2) For converts, same rules apply as for Standard Definition.
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7.3) Upscaled sources are NOT true High Definition and are not allowed for
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HD releases. These must be ripped according to Standard Definition.
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7.4) Maximum allowed average bitrates are as follows:
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7.4.1) 720p is 10000 kbps.
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7.4.2) 1080p is 14000 kbps.
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7.5) 1080i sources which aren't IVTC'able must be scaled to 720p.
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###### DIRECTORY/FILE NAMING, TAGGING, PACKAGING #############################
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8.1) The directory naming scheme is REQUIRED and enforced to maintain consistency
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in the scene. The following is a list of all valid tags, where applicable.
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LANGUAGE: (refer to 8.1.4)
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SHOW : (used for live & pre-recorded performance which were broadcast)
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DATE : (date of performance. must use the following format: YYYY-MM-DD)
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SOURCE : DDC, BLURAY, DVDRIP
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FORMAT : 720p, 1080p
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OTHER : 3D, CONVERT, PROPER, REPACK, RETAIL, NFOFIX, DIRFIX
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CODEC : (refer to the listed codecs in rule 3.1)
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YEAR : (refers to the year the video was released)
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8.1.1) The REQUIRED naming scheme is as follows:
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ARTIST-SONG_(SHOW_DATE)-LANGUAGE-SOURCE-FORMAT-OTHER-CODEC-YEAR-GROUP
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* If a tag field is not applicable, it may be excluded.
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The following are some examples:
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Artist-Song_Title-CODEC-YEAR-GROUP
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Artist-Song_Title-CODEC-YEAR-GROUP_INT
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Artist-Song_Title-LANGUAGE-CODEC-YEAR-GROUP
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Artist-Song_Title-DVDRIP-CODEC-YEAR-GROUP
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Artist-Song_Title-DVDRIP-RETAIL-CODEC-YEAR-GROUP
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Artist-Song_Title-BLURAY-CODEC-YEAR-GROUP
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Artist-Song_Title-BLURAY-RETAIL-FORMAT-CODEC-YEAR-GROUP
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Artist-Song_Title_(Extended)-CODEC-YEAR-GROUP
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Artist-Song_Title_(Tonight_Show_2011-01-31)-CODEC-YEAR-GROUP
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Artist-Song_Title_(54th_Annual_Grammys)-FORMAT-CODEC-YEAR-GROUP
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Artist-Song_Title_(2011_MTV_Music_Awards)-CODEC-YEAR-GROUP
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Artist-Song_Title-PROPER-CODEC-YEAR-GROUP
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Artist-Song_Title-DDC-CODEC-YEAR-GROUP
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Artist-Song_Title-DDC-RETAIL-CODEC-YEAR-GROUP
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Artist-Concert_Title_(DATE)-CODEC-YEAR-GROUP
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Artist-Concert_Title_(DATE)-CODEC-YEAR-GROUP_INT
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Artist-Concert_Title_(SHOW_DATE)-CODEC-YEAR-GROUP
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Artist-Concert_Title_(SHOW_DATE)-CODEC-YEAR-GROUP_INT
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8.1.2) Music videos bundled with CD or DIGITAL audio content must be tagged as DDC.
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8.1.3) The RETAIL tag is reserved for content from publicly accessible retail outlets, purchased
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directly by the group ripping the video(s).
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* Non-free subscriber-based services (such as Promo Only and Rock America) are NOT retail
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outlets. You are paying for a service, not purchasing content.
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8.1.4) Rips containing a non-english majority of vocals must be tagged with the corresponding
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ISO 639-1 language code: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes
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8.1.5) Internal releases must be tagged with -GROUP_INT and adhere to the allowed container types
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in rule 1.1, and video codecs in rule 3.1.
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8.2) SFV and NFO are required.
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8.3) Live performances, including pre-recorded, must include the show name (if applicable)
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and original broadcast date. If the performance wasn't broadcast (such as concerts
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released straight-to-video), use the date of the performance. Live performances used as music
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videos do not need a date.
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8.4) Events & awards shows occurring annually or less frequent (such as the Grammys and Rock am Ring),
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or occur more than once a year and are named with an edition/series number (such as The Dome),
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must be tagged with the show name and year OR the edition/series number.
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8.5) The appropriate tags, outlined in 8.1, must be used when applicable.
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8.6) RARing is at the rippers discretion but recommended for releases >=500MB. RAR'ed releases
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must be packaged as follows: 15MB, 50MB, 100MB or 200MB rars, and a 1 minute sample.
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8.6.1) RARing single file releases <500MB is not allowed.
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###### CONCERTS, LIVE PERFORMANCES, FREESTYLES, ETC. #########################
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9.1) Multi-pass vbr or crf encoding must be used for these. You may also split into
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separate tracks (NOT separate releases).
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9.2) Two or more songs by the same artist, from the same performance/event, ripped to
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individual files must be packaged in ONE release, similar to an MP3 album, for example:
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DIRNAME/00-artist-concert_title.nfo
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DIRNAME/00-artist-concert_title.sfv
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DIRNAME/01-artist-introduction.mkv
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DIRNAME/02-artist-song1.mkv
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DIRNAME/03-artist-song2.mkv
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...
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* refer to 8.1.1 for DIRNAME examples
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9.2.1) Award shows are an exception and must be packaged as single-song releases
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with any intermediate footage (interviews, presentations, etc.) removed.
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9.3) Third party videos (commercials, karaoke, bootlegs, etc.) are not allowed.
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###### NFO FILE ##############################################################
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10.1) NFO's MUST contain:
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- artist name and song title
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- format (x264)
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- resolution and aspect ratio
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- video source (DVD, DVB, DVB 1080i, DVB 720p, scene release title, etc.)
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- audio source (RETAIL CD, RETAIL WEB, scene release title, etc.)
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- deinterlace filter name(s) and IVTC method used
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- genre
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- year of video release
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- repack reason (if applicable)
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- proper reason and name of release you're propering (if applicable)
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* Broadcasted live performances MUST include the show it aired on and original air date.
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Other recommended (but not required) information to include:
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- filesize
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- video playtime (min:sec)
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- audio/video bitrate
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- album name (if available)
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10.2) If a scene-released audio or video source was used, the exact release name must be included.
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10.2.1) While we DO NOT require groups to ask "permission" to use sources, we encourage it.
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10.3) If non-scene web audio was used, the source/store url must be included.
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###### DUPES #################################################################
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11.1) mkv/x264 dupe all releases prior to the date of this ruleset.
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11.2) Fullscreen dupes widescreen. Widescreen does NOT dupe fullscreen.
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11.3) 720p/1080p do not dupe each other.
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11.4) The non-DDC dupe priority list is as follows, from highest to lowest:
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NATIVE BluRay/DVD RETAIL rip
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NATIVE BluRay/DVD rip
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NATIVE HDTV rip
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NATIVE SDTV rip
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CONVERT BluRay/DVD rip
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CONVERT HDTV rip
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CONVERT SDTV rip
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11.4.1) Native HDTV rips are NOT duped by DVD rips.
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11.5) The DDC dupe priority list is as follows, from highest to lowest:
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NATIVE HD DDC RETAIL
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NATIVE HD DDC/SD DDC RETAIL
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NATIVE SD DDC
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CONVERT HD DDC RETAIL
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CONVERT HD DDC/SD DDC RETAIL
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CONVERT SD DDC
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* NOTE: We want to allow users the choice of both fullscreen/widescreen rips, not force one or
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the other simply because it was released first. That is why native HDTV rips are
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allowed after SD dvdrips, as long as a native BluRay doesn't exist.
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11.6) We do not acknowledge releases pred in other sections therefore no release in MVID is subject
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to dupe of a non-MVID release.
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###### PROPERS/NUKES #########################################################
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Some example PROPER/NUKE reasons are as follows:
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12.1) out-of-sync audio
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12.2) incomplete or missing audio/video
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* NOTE widescreen can not be propered by fullscreen with this reason!
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12.3) improper or no IVTC when applicable
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12.4) 1 or more frames containing interlace
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12.5) incorrect aspect ratio
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12.6) out-of-spec encodes
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12.7) very bad audio/video quality (including low bitrate on high motion videos)
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12.8) improper audio replacement (excluding concerts/live performances)
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12.9) lip-sync or audio sync to source is broken
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12.10) missing 1 or more sound effects (profanity is NOT a sound effect!)
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* NOTE: if the video is available with and without sound effects, each is
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considered to be a different version from the other.
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12.11) bad cropping
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12.11.1) When propering for overcrop, the proper must have a minimum resolution of the video
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it's propering, PLUS at least 6 more pixels worth of image on either the horizontal
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and/or vertical.
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12.12) one-click tool (such as GordianKnot) was used for encoding
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12.13) disabled CABAC for x264 encodes
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12.14) improper naming/tagging
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12.15) unnecessarily re-encoded audio
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12.16) stream errors
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12.17) missing/incorrect/false .nfo
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* NOTE TO NUKERS/RIPPERS:
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If you don't know how to determine things like progressive ghosting vs. a bad ivtc, or a
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bad ivtc in general, please ask! We'll be more than happy to explain anything regarding
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our rules to eliminate any confusion!
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Use common sense. For example, we list all valid tags in rule 8.1. Any tag not listed
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in rule 8.1 is obviously invalid and therefore not allowed, and therefore nukable.
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Some groups take advantage of mkvcrop so make sure you're using a compatible player before
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nuking for "bad.crop"!
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