How to name a flick proper

ThEdEaDLiVe

I was just wondering how you would name a flick properly in this situation. I downloaded a full dvd off of usenet and ripped it myself. I want to give credit to the uploader of the dvd also so i was wondering how you would name it then. I was thinking like this(The movie is Terror Tract)...

Terror.Tract.2000.DVD-Screamer_XviD-ThEdEaDLiVe

or

Terror.Tract.2000.FULLDVD-Screamer_XviD-ThEdEaDLiVe

Anybody know how to properly name something like this. Spud do you still have the link to that website with the guidlines on naming flicks?

paul-scream22 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:42 pm **Post subject:**

To be honest mate it's personal preference.

As long as you include what's important :wink:

The TDX guidlines can be found in this thread

<a href="http://forum.dead-donkey.com/viewtopic.php?t=4548" target=blank>TDX Guidelines</a>
I just go for what looks the best :beerchug:

As long as the info is there!

ThEdEaDLiVe · **Posted:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:48 pm **Post subject:**

Thanks Paul Scream. Spuds talked about them guidelines before but because of my alcohol induced delusions i can never remember the link when i need it :wacky:

TaKYoN · **Posted:** Sun Oct 24, 2004 1:21 pm **Post subject:**

Those guidelines suck balls, just name it what the fuck ya want. Like the dude said, as long as the info is there then there should be no problems.

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Sun Oct 24, 2004 6:10 pm **Post subject:**

Don't agree, filenaming like TDX is anything but tak, it includes every bit of info in a neat way without any shit. If you name like that, its less likely to be renamed.... so i disagree with you tak. Infact, you'll probably see STRs be renamed a lot more on the movies that don't follow those guidelines.

Title.YEAR.Detail.Source.codec-Group.CD.avi

ie.

Misc.1999.INTERNAL.DVDrip.Xvid-ThEdEaDLiVe.avi
is the best filenaming convention I've yet to see. I wouldn't bother with AC3 or other tags, I wouldn't use brackets!!!!! especially not [] That's incitement for removal

Maybe CD is translatable to:
Misc.1999.INTERNAL.DVDrip.Xvid-ThEdEaDLiVe.CD1.avi
Misc.1999.INTERNAL.DVDrip.Xvid-ThEdEaDLiVe.CD2.avi

Since your not a release group, either remove internal if there's another release, since its balls, if its a gorey movie, replace it with cut status, and if the other rip is crap, Proper.

Its the rest of TDX thats gay, but that's spot on imo.

It doesn't matter, but if you do this, then you are reducing the chances of renaming a hell of a lot.

Ed2k related. Don't use _, [, or typeface specific characters or your file *will* be renamed. Almost garanteed.

TaKYoN · **Posted:** Sun Oct 24, 2004 6:20 pm **Post subject:**

Hey Spud, it was just my personal opinion. TBH I only ever grab films after I have read the comments left on the various forums, it would make no diference to me if I ran a search for something and it said it was a DVD rip, I would not believe it until I read it on a release forum.

If it posted on a forum I am only interested in the source. Ripper and group whatever means little to me. Codec mean shit to me either, I output everything to my TV. I can see the advantages to the naming scheme, but I have never understood why so many ppl get uptight if they are not followed to the letter.

ThEdEaDLiVe · **Posted:** Sun Oct 24, 2004 6:21 pm **Post subject:**

But shouldn't i credit the original releaser of the full dvd?

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Sun Oct 24, 2004 6:59 pm **Post subject:**

ThEdEaDLiVe wrote:

But shouldn't i credit the original releaser of the full dvd?

Keep the tags just as they are. If its an abbreivation with no ripping tags, then just name it wat you want and put the ripper tags on if you want. He obviously didn't care, so I doubt he really wants any 'credit'

I don't get what you mean by full DVD? You mean a DVDr? Well ed2k has a filesize limitation so you cant share DVDrs... if you mean its just a rip. then either keep the filename the same, or just change it to:

Terror.Tract.2000.DVDscr.XviD-RIPPERNAME.avi

I dunno why you put your screenname on, but don't tag things that aren't yours

If the filename already has the movie, year and the fact its a dvdscreener, then don't bother renaming it

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Sun Oct 24, 2004 7:06 pm **Post subject:**

oh and I would point out that perhaps this is a retagged release group rip... if its:
http://www.izonews.com/release.php3?releaseid=28269

Then the filename should be:
Terror.Tract.2000.DVDrip.XviD-SFM.avi

and the uploader has retagged it

This is why, when the movie filename contains all the info already, to just leave them as is.

ThEdEaDLiVe · **Posted:** Sun Oct 24, 2004 7:13 pm **Post subject:**

Well i ripped the file. The user named Screamer uploaded the full dvd(as in it's untouched or not ripped). He used DVd Decrypter and then made an iso out of the vobs and upped that on the newsgroup. I downloaded it and ripped the dvd (or dvd-r if it makes more sense) into an XviD. Hence the question on how to name it properly. Seeing as it was not my dvd but i was the one who ripped it.

Here was his .nfo...

Code:

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                                 TERROR TRACT
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                              General Information
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Type.................: Movie
DVD Size.............: 3.80 GB
Number of Parts......: 78x50 MB
Compression Format...: RAR
File Validation......: PAR2
Image Format.........: .iso
Image Created with...: CloneDVD2
Burn Tested..........: Yes


Source...............: US DVD
Original Format......: NTSC (Region Free)
Video................: Untouched
Audio................: English 2.0 DD
Subtitles............: None
Stripped.............: "Cherry Falls" Movie


Genre................: Horror
IMDb Rating..........: 5.5/10
Movie Information....: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211661/


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Posted to............: alt.binaries.dvd.midnightmovies


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                                 Release Notes
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Bob Carter, a suburban real estate agent, tries to get a kindly couple, Allen
and Mary Ann Doyle, to buy a house only to give them horrifying stories about
the pasts of three of them.

In the first story "Nightmare" a businessman discovers his wife cheating on
him only to be killed by his spouse and her boyfriend in which she begins
having dreams of her husband not staying dead.

The second story "Bobo" involves increasing fear and paranoia from a kindly
family man whose young daughter finds and adopts a stray monkey who turns out
to be more than meets the eye.

The third story "Come To Granny" involves a troubled teenager with psychic
abilities who visits a therapist to warn her that she happends to be the next
victim of a vicious serial killer called The Granny.

Starring: John Ritter, David DeLuise, Allison Smith, Kim Correll
Director: Lance W. Dreesen & Clint Hutchison


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Extract the .ISO file with WinRar.  Burn with DVD Decrypter.


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spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Sun Oct 24, 2004 7:17 pm **Post subject:**

ah, I understnad now! I wouldn't bother crediting the releaser of DVDr, its not needed since you've done all the ripping and are entirely to blame :lol:

Terror.Tract.2000.DVDrip.XviD-ThEdEaDLiVe.avi

If you do an nfo file too, then mention the source, but otherwise, there's no need.

ThEdEaDLiVe · **Posted:** Sun Oct 24, 2004 7:28 pm **Post subject:**

Ok. Thanks Spud. I'm getting a little better at ripping now(although there's still a lot i don't understand) so your probably not too far off with the blaming bit

ThEdEaDLiVe · **Posted:** Sun Oct 24, 2004 7:31 pm **Post subject:**

By the way i notice Return of the Living Dead Pt.2 DVD-R is up on the newsgroups now so maybe i'll get it next just to see how badly they butchered the dvd.

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