?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Ŀ ? ? ? The federation of releasing groups presents ? ? ? ? The XviD Releasing Standards 2005 ? ? ? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Ŀ ? Requirements: Notepad with terminal font or any other ascii viewer. ? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Ĵ ? ????[ INTRO ]???? ? ? After a long wait and hours of work, I am proud to present, the new XviD ? ? scene standards. In this celebration note, I must condemn the leaking of ? ? the 2004 draft edition, which was written only for the purpose of helping ? ? us all in building this new set of guidelines. I wanna thank everyone who ? ? took time to express their ideas and experience into bringing this document ? ? to life. Also, we shall not forget, all the past teams from 2000 to 2002 ? ? that made the DivX and XviD scene guidelines available, for TXD2K5 to be ? ? built upon. So without further ado, Enjoy! ? ? ? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Ŀ ? ????[ RELEASE RULES ]???? ? ? ? ? Movie Length: ? ? - PAL (25 fps) = MINIMUM runtime is 100 minutes/CD. ? ? - FILM (23.976 fps) = MINIMUM runtime is 105 minutes/CD. ? ? - NTSC (29.97 fps) = MINIMUM runtime is 87 minutes/CD. ? ? - These runtimes are scalable via the following equation: ? ? N CD time minimum = (N-1) * allowed time where N is number of CDs and ? ? allowable time applies to fps as outlined above: ? ? i.e. 3 CD FILM rip minimum = 105 x (3-1) = 210 minutes. ? ? - MINIMUM time length rule is as implied - that is the MINIMUM time per ? ? CD -- NOT MAXIMUM!!! (i.e. no such thing as "must be more than 1 CD") ? ? - Release runtime must be at least 50 minutes for using the full burnable ? ? media capacity. In such cases, releases MUST utilize a MINIMUM of ? ? 680mb of the 700mb standard burnable media (Multi-CD releases MUST ? ? conform to the 680mb minimum, for each CD used). Any other use of the ? ? media shall not be over 350mb (Sizes between 350mb to 680mb are not ? ? allowed). ? ? - Media usage is at ripper's discretion, please use it. ? ? ? ? ? ? AUDIO: ? ? - MUST be MP3 or Studio AC3 (AC3 transcoding forbidden). ? ? - MUST be STEREO for STEREO sources, MONO for MONO sources ? ? (MONO audio as STEREO on source is considered a MONO source). ? ? - MUST BE VBR! NO CBR MP3! ? ? - MP3 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. ? ? - MP3 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 MP3. ? ? - 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! ? ? ? ? ? ? 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 XviD (all DivX codecs are banned). ? ? - 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 on CD with main movie, ? ? all other optional subs SHOULD fit on the CD. ? ? - 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 AVI, not BIN/CUE. ? ? - Must be packed with RAR and broken into 15 or 20 MB volumes. ? ? Releases that are more then 1 CD must have the RAR files broken into ? ? 2 or more CD 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 XviD 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. ? ? <This rule will not apply to movies ripped before TXD2K5> ? ? ? ? ? ? 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! <use nfo to mention the AR>. ? ? - 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 <and are not dupes of previous ? ? releases>. ? ? - 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 <rules above>, 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). ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? TV Series Notes: ? ? - All Episodes <DVD rips> are obligated to follow the above rules. ? ? - Media usage capacity: ? ? * 4x 20-23min = 1CD, Releases shall not be over 175mb. ? ? * 3x 23-35min = 1CD, Releases shall not be over 233mb. ? ? * 2x 35-50min = 1CD, Releases shall not be over 350mb. ? ? * Episodes further then 50 minutes, will follow the length rules ? ? of TXD2K5. ? ? NOTE: Runtimes not mentioned above should fit on 1 CD i.e. 5x120mb, ? ? 6x116mb, 7x100mb etc. ? ? - Sizes mentioned above may be used only when minimum runtime is applied, ? ? i.e. 23 minutes on 233mb or 35 minutes on 350mb. Media usage is at ? ? ripper's discretion (i.e. 25 minutes may also be on 175mb). ? ? - Recommendation: 26x22min = 1 DVD-R Disc, 13x45min = 1 DVD-R Disc ? ? i.e. 172mb x 26eps or 344mb x 13eps fits on 1 burnable DVD-R Disc. ? ? - Exception: 20-23min NTSC episodes (29.97 fps) may use 233mb. ? ? ? ? ? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Ŀ ? ????[ NOTES TO THE RULES ]???? ? ? ? ? ? ? Source related notes: ? ? - DVD source shall be RETAIL/DVD Screener only. Non DVD sources like ? ? CAM, TS, TC, VHS, SCREENER, PDVD, LDVD etc, MUST be tagged with source ? ? in dirname and MUST adhere to ALL TXD2K5 rules! ? ? - 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! <only untouched> ? ? ? ? ? ? Internals: ? ? - All INTERNALS must follow TXD2K5 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. ? ? - If DRF average would be over 4.0, the resolution should be lowered if ? ? possible, until the minimal res is reached. See Resolution rules. ? ? DRF average can be checked with DRF Analyzer <It is recommended to ? ? check the full avi file and not just the sample>. ? ? - Quant. Matrix always has to be H.263/MPEG due to lack of hardware ? ? support for Custom matrixes. ? ? - Quarterpel/GMC forbidden due to lack of hardware support. ? ? - Packed Bitstream is not supported on some of the major gen chipsets, ? ? therefore using it, is not recommended. ? ? - The use of ITU-R is not recommended since it gives an AR error of ? ? around 2% from the original DVD's Aspect Ratio. ? ? - 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. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Ŀ ? The Tradition Continues: TXD RULES 2K5 (2005-09-25) ? ? TDX2K2 <2002-07-12) 2K1 (2001-04-22) Original (2000-04-26) ? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Ŀ ? ?--------[ GROUPS ]--------? ? ? TXD2K5 Rules signed by the following XviD Groups: ? ? ????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? ? ALLiANCE HLS DMT DoNE XPD DEiTY DVL LRC ? ? ? ? FRAGMENT EPiC FiNaLe LiGHTNiNG iNCiTE PROMiSE ? ? ? ? VALiOMEDiA iMBT DDX VoMiT iNFiNiTE TWiST EXiLE LiNE ? ? ? ? TheWretched GoDSMaCK aAF iMMORTALs FiCO aNBc MEDiAMANiACS ? ? ? ? SAPHiRE TML iLLUSiON NEPTUNE MDX KiNOBOX SiNK RETRO ? ? ? ? EPiSODE TURKiSO SSB TDL CRDS WRD FEZ SAVANNAH ? ? ? ? AEROHOLiCS DnB BETAMAX CG MiNT DvF BiEN ? ? ? ? FFNDVD SAiNTS GOTHiC SFM FQM MEDiEVAL FoV ? ? ? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?----[ Edited By *** 2005. Respect goes to all TDX teams 2000-2002 ]----? |