? Movie Length: ? ? - Size must be 1/3 or 1/2 DVD ? - 1/2 DVD is acceptable only when the movie bitrate is <1mbps ? - In the rare occasion of there being a release that is <1mbps AND 1/2 DVD 2/3 DVD is acceptable, but only in that case ? ? ? ? ? AUDIO: ? ? - MUST be AAC or Studio AC3 (AC3 transcoding forbidden). ? ? - MUST be ORIGINAL CHANNELS (5.1 for 5.1, stereo for stereo, etc.) ? - MUST BE VBR! NO CBR AAC! ? ? - AAC tracks must have the original frequency as it was on the DVD's ? ? audio: i.e. 48khz for 48khz and 44.1khz for 44.1khz. ? ? - AAC files must be normalized. ? ? - ABR is considered a VBR technique. ? ? - AC3 MUST be used wisely and correctly. Ripper's discretion on when to ? ? use it. Using or not using AC3 IS NOT a technical flaw. ? ? - MONO AC3 is not allowed, in that case must encode to mono AAC. ? ? - Multi-language audio tracks are FORBIDDEN! (Use INTERNAL!) ? ? ? ? ? ? VIDEO: ? ? - Keyframe: ? ? MUST be <=20 seconds and MUST be inserted according to scene changes ? ? and framesizes as determined by the codec or encoding application. ? ? - Group watermarks of any kind on the video will not be tolerated! ? ? - Intermission messages must be removed from the avi! ? - B Frames: At least 6 ? ? ? ? ? Framerate: ? ? - MUST be as close to original source framerate as possible. ? ? - In some cases PAL movies should be ivtc'd (i.e. to 24fps). Therefore ? ? using a PAL source is not an excuse for lack of ivtc. ? ? ? ? ? ? Codec: ? ? - MUST BE x264 ? ? - MUST use 2 pass technique during encoding. ? ? - NO DUPES BASED ON CODEC TYPE, USE INTERNAL! ? ? ? ? ? ? Resolution and Aspect Ratio: ? ? - Width: 512 - 672 pixels for WS movies (Letterboxed is considered WS). ? ? 448 - 576 pixels for FS movies (Only 4:3 images). ? ? - Height and Width: Must be a multiple of 16. ? ? - Cropping is required to be the MAXIMUM possible (black borders must ? ? be cropped to their maximum). Over cropped releases are considered ? ? a technical flaw. Some movies present changing ARs, in that case the ? ? cropping applies only to the image that presents more pixels (Means ? ? that part of the movie will have bad cropping). ? ? - Movie encodes must be within 5% of the original aspect ratio. ? ? Calculating AR % error: (Release AR - Original AR)/Original AR x 100 ? ? ? ? ? ? Subs, Interactive Menus, Trailers: ? ? - OPTIONAL (ONLY if all other requirements have been met). ? ? - VOBSUB is the preferred format due to the fact it does not use OCR. ? ? However, any format that displays with DVobSub is acceptable. ? ? - Subtitles may be MUXED with video stream, but MAY NOT be BURNED into ? ? video stream. MUXED subs will proper BURNED subs. ? ? - Subtitles not muxed into video stream MUST be encapsulated in a .rar ? ? file with the MOST compression available and shall be contained in ? ? the directory named 'Subs' and will NOT be packaged with main movie ? ? rars. ? ? - Burned subtitles shall only be permissible when the source exhibits ? ? aforementioned subtitles in the picture itself (i.e. Subs in the ? ? matte portion of the picture MUST be typed in a separate file and the ? ? frame shall be cropped). If there is a part of the burned subtitles ? ? on the picture itself, and another part on the matte portion of the ? ? picture, the frame must be cropped to 2 pixels from the start of the ? ? subtitles on the matte portion. Upside cropping of the picture has ? ? nothing to do with the downside, therefore the cropping on the upside ? ? MUST BE to it's maximum. ? ? - English subs on non English movies MUST fit onto the 1/3 DVD size with main movie, ? ? all other optional subs SHOULD fit with the size. ? ? - Foreign movies (Non English Spoken) with no English subs, must have ? ? the language name taggings (applies to the various non English ? ? scenes). Movies with English subs present, WILL NOT HAVE any language ? ? tag on them! ? ? - Using of hand made subs on non English releases (i.e. fansubs) MUST ? ? be mentioned in the nfo, and at nuker's discretion if to nuke the ? ? release for Bad.Subs, depends on how bad the subtitles are. Please ? ? use common judgement! Releases that were nuked for bad subtitles, may ? ? be propered only by subtitles that came from the retail DVD (Ripper's ? ? choice if to release the full movie again or just the subtitles). ? ? - Multi-language subtitles cannot be used as a basis for a dupe. ? ? ? ? ? ? Packaging: ? ? - All releases must be MKV, no exceptions! ? ? - Must be packed with RAR and broken into 15 or 20 MB volumes. ? ? ? - Compression is not allowed. ? ? - Recovery and MD5 record are recommended. ? ? - Must have SFV included for each CD. ? ? - Must have NFO. ? ? - NFO SHOULD INCLUDE: ? ? Group name ? ? Title ? ? Actual x264 release date ? ? DVD release date ? ? Theatrical release date (US preferably) ? ? Video size ? ? Framesize/Aspect Ratio ? ? Audio bitrate ? ? Video bitrate ? ? Movie runtime/Length ? ? IMDB/Amazon/Any other DVD site info link ? ? Number of rars per CD (i.e. 50x15MB) ? ? Ripping method ? ? DRF average ? ? ? ? ? ? Credits: ? ? - Movie credits can be encoded separately at a lower bitrate only if the ? ? time length exceeds the no. of CDs used (i.e. 106 min on 1CD for FILM ? ? source, or 201 min on 2CDs for PAL source, etc). ? ? - Any movies with scenes in the credits (i.e. bloopers or continuation ? ? of story) MAY NOT be downsampled! ? ? - Cutting Credits is not allowed. ? ? ? ? ? ? Samples: ? ? - REQUIRED! ? ? - 1 full minute in length and in a separate folder marked as 'Sample'. ? ? - MUST be taken from the movie - NOT encoded separately. ? ? - Vob samples are recommended for any rip that is deemed questionable: ? ? i.e. no ivtc possible on source, ivtc to 24.975fps etc. ? ? ? ? ? ? Propers: ? ? - Propers are ONLY permitted in the case of a technical flaw in the ? ? original release (i.e. Bad IVTC, Interlacing, bad number of CDs). ? ? - Releases not nuked on release lists and/or sites MUST include ? ? original sample of the technical flaw. ? ? - Qualitative propers are not allowed, nor are propers based on ? ? decisions made by a ripper (i.e. No. of CDs, AC3 or MP3, etc). ? ? - Propers based upon the compliance with new instances of TXD2K5 ? ? guidelines are also forbidden. ? ? Only propers acceptable when propering old tdx rips are propers based ? ? on picture damage: Aspect Ratio, IVTC, Over-Cropping. Other propers ? ? acceptable are propers based on releases that did not follow previous ? ? tdx guidelines, at the time they were released. ? ? - Subbed (in original movie language) propers dubbed (in any language). ? ? - Hardcored Subs may be propered by releases containing Vobsub/Srt. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? WS vs. FS: ? ? - FS movies after WS was out, are FORBIDDEN unless proven it contains ? ? more picture (use of sample or .jpg as proof). ? ? - WS movies after FS was out, MUST HAVE original sample from the ? ? previous release, unless proven no WS DVD was out at the time the FS ? ? was released. A WS not following the above is considered a DUPE! ? ? - WS or FS name tags on the release name, if the other wasn't released ? ? in the past, WILL NOT BE TOLERATED! . ? ? - WS cannot proper another WS: for example 2.35:1 after 1.85:1 is out. ? ? Use the tag WS in the dirname instead. However WS after a wider WS ? ? was released, will be considered a DUPE unless proven it contains ? ? more picture! Sample rule applies here also. ? ? - Letterboxed DVDs are not considered FS even if it's FS on the source! ? ? ? ? ? ? Special Movie Editions: ? ? - Allowed: SE, DC, EXTENDED, UNCUT, REMASTERED, UNRATED, THEATRICAL, ? ? CHRONO. ? ? - Special Edition releases without any different features in the film ? ? itself will be considered dupes of previous releases of the same ? ? movie. ? ? - Shorter cut version of a movie after a longer version was released is ? ? allowed (i.e. THEATRICAL), and MUST be mentioned in the dirname. ? ? - Remastered movies after the original have been released are allowed ? ? only if the original release was in BLACK AND WHITE and the ? ? remastered edition is colour. Everything else use INTERNAL! ? ? (Remastered DVD releases that were nuked in the past and were colour ? ? after black and white, shall not be unnuked and shall not be duped!) ? ? - Remastered audio will be considered a dupe if it's the only reason ? ? movie was re-released. ? ? - Extras released in a special movie edition, cannot be used as a basis ? ? for a dupe, unless released separately . ? ? - Homemade Rips are not allowed (Use INTERNAL!). For example adding of ? ? deleted scenes, alternate endings, chrono editions. Only retail DVD ? ? rips of this versions are allowed. ? ? - NOTE: PAL - NTSC length difference comes from the no. of frames, not ? ? extra footage. ? ? ? ? ? ? Directory Naming: ? ? - All releases are to include production year (applies to the pre scene ? ? as well). ? ? - DO NOT indicate Ripping method, DVD/XviD release date, Genre, Audio ? ? which was used (no AC3) or anything else! (ONLY WITHIN THE NFO) ? ? - Movie distribution tags i.e. FESTIVAL, STV, LIMITED or TV (TV tag ? ? is used for TV movies only) are allowed and shall be used wisely and ? ? correctly. ? ? - READ.NFO is strictly forbidden. ? ? - Other permitted tags are: WS/FS , PROPER, REPACK, RERIP, ? ? REAL, RETAIL, EXTENDED, REMASTERED, UNRATED, CHRONO, THEATRICAL, DC, ? ? SE, UNCUT, INTERNAL, DUBBED, SUBBED. ? ? - Acceptable characters in naming a directory include (NO spaces or ? ? double dots - single dots or underscores ONLY): ? ? ? ? ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ? ? abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ? ? 0123456789 .-_ ? ? ? ? - Releases that are more than 1 CD MUST be named CD1, CD2, CD3 and so ? ? on ('disc1' and others are NOT allowed). ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 滥哪哪哪侣哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪穆履哪哪哪? 谀哪哪哪亮哪哪哪哪哪哪哪穆哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪哪履哪哪哪哪哪哪牧聊哪哪哪? ? 滥哪[ NOTES TO THE RULES ]哪馁 ? ? ? ? ? ? Source related notes: ? ? - DVD source shall be RETAIL/DVD Screener only. ? ? - DVD Screeners shall be clearly marked in the directory name and the ? ? nfo shall contain presence of studio watermarking and counters or ? ? lack thereof. ? ? - Use of downsampled DVD-Rs as source is FORBIDDEN! ? ? ? ? ? ? Internals: ? ? - All INTERNALS must follow these rules, apart from the time length ? ? rules and multi-language audio tracks rule (and will not be considered ? ? as dupes). Other codecs and containers are allowed for experimental ? ? purposes. ? ? - NOTE: INTERNAL dirfix is not allowed as a basis of avoiding a nuke. ? ? ? ? ? ? Ripping related notes: ? ? - Maximum VIDEO bitrates are covered by length rules. ? ? - Custom Quant. Matrices are allowed ? ? - Multi-language audio tracks are allowed only for INTERNALS. ? ? Multiple languages should be interleaved into the AVI, with a ? ? graphedit filter for each appropriate audio stream. ? ? - NO intros, outros, betweenos, or any other form of defacement of the ? ? movie will be tolerated. ? ? ? ? ?