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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ The 720p x264 TV Releasing Standards 2008 │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Requirements: Notepad with terminal font or any other ascii viewer. │ ├──────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬──────────────────────────────┤ │ └───[ INTRO ]───┘ │ │ │ │ Well, the 2007 rules did a pretty decent job of getting us here, but given │ │ the advances over the last year, it's time again to get together and bring │ │ better quality to the scene. │ │ │ └───────┬┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬┬───────┘ ┌───────┴┴─────────────────┬───────────────────────┬─────────────────┴┴───────┐ │ └───[ RELEASE RULES ]───┘ │ │ │ │ This document takes effect starting with shows airing 2008-04-20. │ │ │ │ Episode Sizing: │ │ - 12:15 - 16:30 = 373MB │ │ - 16:30 - 24:45 = 559MB │ │ - 24:45 - 33:00 = 746MB │ │ - 33:00 - 49:45 = 1119MB │ │ - 49:45 - 66:15 = 1493MB │ │ - 66:15 - 99:30 = 2239MB │ │ - Other runtimes should be scaled to keep a minimum video bitrate of │ │ 2700kbit/s at a multiple of 559 or 746MB. │ │ - Releases must be no more than 2MB undersized and must be no more than │ │ the even division of a 4479MB DVDR. For example, a 44:00 release must │ │ be no more than 4479 * 1/4 = 1119.75 MB, and a 25:00 release must be │ │ no more than 4479 * 1/6 = 746.5 MB. │ │ │ │ │ │ Audio: │ │ - Must be original source audio, AC3 if available │ │ - Re-encoding/transcoding audio is forbidden │ │ - Dupes based on audio format are forbidden and should be tagged INTERNAL │ │ - Sources with clipping audio will be considered a nuke │ │ - Multi-language audio tracks are allowed. Multiple languages must be │ │ muxed into the MKV. These languages must be identified in the container │ │ when muxing. │ │ - Audio that is 120ms or more out of sync or drifts more than 120ms │ │ between any two points (e.g. needing -80 at one and +40 at another) is │ │ considered to be technically flawed and may be propered │ │ │ │ │ │ Video: │ │ - 720p sources are not to be resized. In the event of imperfections │ │ lasting the majority of the episode, the release shall be cropped with │ │ borders added to retain 1280x720 resolution │ │ - 50/60fps 720p video such as sports must be dropped to 25/30fps │ │ - 1080i/p sources are to be cropped and resized using sharp resizers such │ │ as Lanczos/Lanczos4, Spline36, or Blackman. Bicubic is banned. │ │ - Improper methods of IVTC that result in loss of half the fields │ │ (SeparateFields.SelectEven, YV12InterlacedSelectTopFields) are banned │ │ - Improper IVTC methods that result in jerky playback, such as Force │ │ Film, are banned │ │ - 1080i video sources must be deinterlaced with a smart deinterlacer such │ │ as LeakKernelDeint. FieldDeinterlace is banned. │ │ - Group watermarks of any kind on the video will not be tolerated │ │ - Intros, outros, betweenos, or any other form of defacement of the │ │ episode will not be tolerated │ │ - Sources that sideconvert 1080i to 720p (such as Bell Expressvu) are │ │ banned │ │ - Upconverted sources must not be done as 720p.x264. See notes regarding │ │ HR.PDTV.x264. │ │ │ │ │ │ Framerate: │ │ - IVTC or deinterlacing must be applied as needed │ │ - In rare cases PAL shows should be IVTC'd to 24fps. Therefore using a │ │ PAL source is not an excuse for lack of IVTC. │ │ │ │ │ │ Codec/Container: │ │ - Must be x264 │ │ - Must use Matroska (.mkv) for container │ │ - Stripping or falsifying encode information in the file header is banned │ │ - Must be High Profile (MeGUI requires this to select some options) │ │ - Custom Matrices are allowed │ │ - Must be minimum 2 passes. The final pass must be done as one continuous │ │ encode spanning the entire episode, i.e. may not be segmented. │ │ - Deblocking must be used; values are at the discretion of the group but │ │ must be the same between passes (default is enabled, 0:0 settings) │ │ - Adaptive quantization must be used (enabled by default in builds >= │ │ 805 from x264.nl) │ │ - Chroma M.E. must be used (enabled by default) │ │ - M.E. Algorithm (--me) must be Hexagon (hex) or better │ │ - Subpixel refinement (--subme) must be 6 or 7 │ │ - Keyframe interval (--keyint) must be at least 200 and at most 300. It │ │ is recommended to be 10*framerate (film=240, PAL=250, NTSC=300). │ │ - Min GOP Size (--min-keyint) must be at least 20 and at most 30. It is │ │ recommended to be equal to the framerate (film=24, PAL=25, NTSC=30). │ │ - Trellis (--trellis) must be 1 or higher │ │ - Number of Reference Frames (--ref) must be 3 or higher │ │ - CABAC must be used (enabled by default) │ │ - Macroblock options (--partitions) must be default │ │ ("p8x8,b8x8,i8x8,i4x4") or higher ("all") │ │ - Adaptive DCT (--8x8dct) must be used │ │ - Number of B-frames (--bframes) must be 3 or higher and must be the same │ │ in both passes │ │ - Adaptive B-Frames must be used (enabled by default) │ │ - B-Pyramid (--b-pyramid) must be used in both passes │ │ - Weighted B-Prediction (--weightb) must be used │ │ - Bidirectional M.E. (--bime) must be used │ │ - B Frame mode (--direct) must be set to Spatial (default) or Auto and │ │ must be the same for both passes │ │ - Suggested command lines: │ │ x264.exe --pass 1 --bitrate #### --stats "some.stats" --threads auto │ │ --keyint 240 --min-keyint 24 --bframes 3 --b-pyramid --me dia --subme 1 │ │ --partitions none --progress --no-psnr --no-ssim --output NUL │ │ "some.avs" │ │ │ │ x264.exe --pass 2 --bitrate #### --stats "some.stats" --threads auto │ │ --keyint 240 --min-keyint 24 --ref 3 --bframes 3 --b-pyramid --bime │ │ --weightb --subme 6 --trellis 1 --8x8dct --progress --no-psnr --no-ssim │ │ --output "some.mkv" "some.avs" │ │ │ │ │ │ Resolution: │ │ - 1280 x 720 │ │ │ │ │ │ Subs: │ │ - Optional │ │ - VOBSUB is the preferred format │ │ - Subtitles must be muxed into the MKV. "Subs" directories are forbidden. │ │ - Burned subtitles will only be allowed when the source exhibits │ │ such subtitles in the picture itself │ │ - Release muxed with subs must still adhere to the filesizes listed above │ │ - Multi-language subtitles cannot be used as a basis for a dupe │ │ │ │ │ │ Packaging: │ │ - All releases must be MKV │ │ - Releases must be packed with RAR and broken into 50,000,000 byte RARs; │ │ 100MB RARs are allowed for releases 2200MB and larger. │ │ - Multi-episode releases should not be split │ │ - Compression must not be used │ │ - Recovery and MD5 record are optional │ │ - Encryption or password protection is forbidden │ │ - Must have SFV and NFO │ │ │ │ │ │ Credits/Previously On: │ │ - Not required. Ripper's discretion. │ │ │ │ │ │ Samples: │ │ - REQUIRED! │ │ - Roughly sixty seconds length and in a separate folder marked as Sample │ │ - Must be taken from the episode - not encoded separately │ │ - Stream samples are recommended for any questionable issue with the │ │ source, e.g. no IVTC possible, IVTC to 24.975fps, etc. │ │ │ │ │ │ Propers: │ │ - Propers are only permitted in the case of a technical flaw in the │ │ original release (e.g. Bad IVTC, Interlacing, missing footage, resizing │ │ 720p source, bad crop, commercials, bad x264 settings used, bad source, │ │ etc.) │ │ - Sample of propered release is encouraged │ │ - Proper reason must be stated in nfo │ │ - Qualitative propers are not allowed │ │ - Propers based upon the rules set forth here are allowed only on │ │ releases that come after this document is made public │ │ │ │ │ │ Directory Naming: │ │ - Show.Name.SXXEXX.720p.HDTV.x264-GROUP for normal series │ │ - Show.Name.YYYY-MM-DD.720p.HDTV.x264-GROUP for sports/daily shows │ │ - Show.Name.PartXX.720p.HDTV.x264-GROUP for miniseries │ │ - ALL others are FORBIDDEN. (e.g 0x00 000 EXX.EP.TITLE) │ │ - The use of audio format tags such as AAC, AC3, and AC3.x.x is FORBIDDEN │ │ - READ.NFO is allowed; however, discretion is recommended │ │ - PROPER.READ.NFO is NOT allowed. The NFO is REQUIRED to have a reason; │ │ therefore, the tag is redundant. │ │ - Other permitted tags are: PROPER, REPACK, RERIP, REAL, UNCUT, DUBBED, │ │ SUBBED, INTERNAL │ │ - Acceptable characters in naming a directory include (NO spaces or │ │ double dots - single dots ONLY): │ │ │ │ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ │ │ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz │ │ 0123456789._- │ │ │ │ │ └───────┬┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬┬───────┘ ┌───────┴┴───────────────┬────────────────────────────┬──────────────┴┴───────┐ │ └───[ NOTES TO THE RULES ]───┘ │ │ │ │ HR.PDTV.x264: │ │ - HR PDTV x264 encodes are allowed for shows airing on an HD channel but │ │ that do not air in HDTV │ │ - 4:3 resolution is 720x544, 16:9 resolution is 960x544 │ │ - 16:9 shows must fill the screen on the source broadcast. Widescreen │ │ shows letterboxed within a 4:3 frame within a 16:9 frame (aka │ │ windowboxing or postage stamp) lack sufficient source resolution to │ │ warrant releasing in an HR format. │ │ - Releases must be cropped and resized as necessary │ │ - Sizing is as follows: │ │ Animation │ │ 12:15 - 16:30 = 139MB │ │ 16:30 - 24:45 = 186MB │ │ 24:45 - 33:00 = 279MB │ │ 33:00 - 49:45 = 373MB │ │ 49:45 - 66:15 = 559MB │ │ 66:15 - 99:30 = 746MB │ │ Live action │ │ 12:15 - 16:30 = 186MB │ │ 16:30 - 24:45 = 279MB │ │ 24:45 - 33:00 = 373MB │ │ 33:00 - 49:45 = 559MB │ │ 49:45 - 66:15 = 746MB │ │ 66:15 - 99:30 = 1119MB │ │ - All other standard rules apply │ │ │ │ │ │ Internals: │ │ - All INTERNALS must follow TVx2642k8 rules apart from the time length │ │ rules │ │ - NOTE: INTERNAL dirfix is allowed as a basis of avoiding a nuke │ │ │ │ │ └───────┬┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬┬───────┘ ┌───────┴┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴┴───────┐ │ The 720p x264 TV Releasing Standards 2008 (2008-04-17) │ │ │ └───────┬┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬┬───────┘ ┌───────┴┴───────────────┬──────────────────────────┬────────────────┴┴───────┐ │ └--------[ GROUPS ]--------┘ │ │ │ │ TVx2642k8 rules created by the following groups: │ │ ──────────────────────────────────────────────── │ │ 2HD aAF BiA CTU DHD E7 GOTHiC KuDoS │ │ MirageTV ORENJi PiX TERRA YesTV │ │ │ └──┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──┘ └----\ Thanks to the x264 developers for their assistance in /----┘ └----\ determining the best mix of encode settings. /----┘ └----\ Edited By n 2008. Respect goes to all x264 teams. /----┘ This NFO File was rendered by NFOmation.net
ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ ³ ³ The 720p x264 TV Releasing Standards 2008 ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ Requirements: Notepad with terminal font or any other ascii viewer. ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³ ÀÄÄÄ[ INTRO ]ÄÄÄÙ ³ ³ ³ ³ Well, the 2007 rules did a pretty decent job of getting us here, but given ³ ³ the advances over the last year, it's time again to get together and bring ³ ³ better quality to the scene. ³ ³ ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ ÀÄÄÄ[ RELEASE RULES ]ÄÄÄÙ ³ ³ ³ ³ This document takes effect starting with shows airing 2008-04-20. ³ ³ ³ ³ Episode Sizing: ³ ³ - 12:15 - 16:30 = 373MB ³ ³ - 16:30 - 24:45 = 559MB ³ ³ - 24:45 - 33:00 = 746MB ³ ³ - 33:00 - 49:45 = 1119MB ³ ³ - 49:45 - 66:15 = 1493MB ³ ³ - 66:15 - 99:30 = 2239MB ³ ³ - Other runtimes should be scaled to keep a minimum video bitrate of ³ ³ 2700kbit/s at a multiple of 559 or 746MB. ³ ³ - Releases must be no more than 2MB undersized and must be no more than ³ ³ the even division of a 4479MB DVDR. For example, a 44:00 release must ³ ³ be no more than 4479 * 1/4 = 1119.75 MB, and a 25:00 release must be ³ ³ no more than 4479 * 1/6 = 746.5 MB. ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Audio: ³ ³ - Must be original source audio, AC3 if available ³ ³ - Re-encoding/transcoding audio is forbidden ³ ³ - Dupes based on audio format are forbidden and should be tagged INTERNAL ³ ³ - Sources with clipping audio will be considered a nuke ³ ³ - Multi-language audio tracks are allowed. Multiple languages must be ³ ³ muxed into the MKV. These languages must be identified in the container ³ ³ when muxing. ³ ³ - Audio that is 120ms or more out of sync or drifts more than 120ms ³ ³ between any two points (e.g. needing -80 at one and +40 at another) is ³ ³ considered to be technically flawed and may be propered ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Video: ³ ³ - 720p sources are not to be resized. In the event of imperfections ³ ³ lasting the majority of the episode, the release shall be cropped with ³ ³ borders added to retain 1280x720 resolution ³ ³ - 50/60fps 720p video such as sports must be dropped to 25/30fps ³ ³ - 1080i/p sources are to be cropped and resized using sharp resizers such ³ ³ as Lanczos/Lanczos4, Spline36, or Blackman. Bicubic is banned. ³ ³ - Improper methods of IVTC that result in loss of half the fields ³ ³ (SeparateFields.SelectEven, YV12InterlacedSelectTopFields) are banned ³ ³ - Improper IVTC methods that result in jerky playback, such as Force ³ ³ Film, are banned ³ ³ - 1080i video sources must be deinterlaced with a smart deinterlacer such ³ ³ as LeakKernelDeint. FieldDeinterlace is banned. ³ ³ - Group watermarks of any kind on the video will not be tolerated ³ ³ - Intros, outros, betweenos, or any other form of defacement of the ³ ³ episode will not be tolerated ³ ³ - Sources that sideconvert 1080i to 720p (such as Bell Expressvu) are ³ ³ banned ³ ³ - Upconverted sources must not be done as 720p.x264. See notes regarding ³ ³ HR.PDTV.x264. ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Framerate: ³ ³ - IVTC or deinterlacing must be applied as needed ³ ³ - In rare cases PAL shows should be IVTC'd to 24fps. Therefore using a ³ ³ PAL source is not an excuse for lack of IVTC. ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Codec/Container: ³ ³ - Must be x264 ³ ³ - Must use Matroska (.mkv) for container ³ ³ - Stripping or falsifying encode information in the file header is banned ³ ³ - Must be High Profile (MeGUI requires this to select some options) ³ ³ - Custom Matrices are allowed ³ ³ - Must be minimum 2 passes. The final pass must be done as one continuous ³ ³ encode spanning the entire episode, i.e. may not be segmented. ³ ³ - Deblocking must be used; values are at the discretion of the group but ³ ³ must be the same between passes (default is enabled, 0:0 settings) ³ ³ - Adaptive quantization must be used (enabled by default in builds >= ³ ³ 805 from x264.nl) ³ ³ - Chroma M.E. must be used (enabled by default) ³ ³ - M.E. Algorithm (--me) must be Hexagon (hex) or better ³ ³ - Subpixel refinement (--subme) must be 6 or 7 ³ ³ - Keyframe interval (--keyint) must be at least 200 and at most 300. It ³ ³ is recommended to be 10*framerate (film=240, PAL=250, NTSC=300). ³ ³ - Min GOP Size (--min-keyint) must be at least 20 and at most 30. It is ³ ³ recommended to be equal to the framerate (film=24, PAL=25, NTSC=30). ³ ³ - Trellis (--trellis) must be 1 or higher ³ ³ - Number of Reference Frames (--ref) must be 3 or higher ³ ³ - CABAC must be used (enabled by default) ³ ³ - Macroblock options (--partitions) must be default ³ ³ ("p8x8,b8x8,i8x8,i4x4") or higher ("all") ³ ³ - Adaptive DCT (--8x8dct) must be used ³ ³ - Number of B-frames (--bframes) must be 3 or higher and must be the same ³ ³ in both passes ³ ³ - Adaptive B-Frames must be used (enabled by default) ³ ³ - B-Pyramid (--b-pyramid) must be used in both passes ³ ³ - Weighted B-Prediction (--weightb) must be used ³ ³ - Bidirectional M.E. (--bime) must be used ³ ³ - B Frame mode (--direct) must be set to Spatial (default) or Auto and ³ ³ must be the same for both passes ³ ³ - Suggested command lines: ³ ³ x264.exe --pass 1 --bitrate #### --stats "some.stats" --threads auto ³ ³ --keyint 240 --min-keyint 24 --bframes 3 --b-pyramid --me dia --subme 1 ³ ³ --partitions none --progress --no-psnr --no-ssim --output NUL ³ ³ "some.avs" ³ ³ ³ ³ x264.exe --pass 2 --bitrate #### --stats "some.stats" --threads auto ³ ³ --keyint 240 --min-keyint 24 --ref 3 --bframes 3 --b-pyramid --bime ³ ³ --weightb --subme 6 --trellis 1 --8x8dct --progress --no-psnr --no-ssim ³ ³ --output "some.mkv" "some.avs" ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Resolution: ³ ³ - 1280 x 720 ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Subs: ³ ³ - Optional ³ ³ - VOBSUB is the preferred format ³ ³ - Subtitles must be muxed into the MKV. "Subs" directories are forbidden. ³ ³ - Burned subtitles will only be allowed when the source exhibits ³ ³ such subtitles in the picture itself ³ ³ - Release muxed with subs must still adhere to the filesizes listed above ³ ³ - Multi-language subtitles cannot be used as a basis for a dupe ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Packaging: ³ ³ - All releases must be MKV ³ ³ - Releases must be packed with RAR and broken into 50,000,000 byte RARs; ³ ³ 100MB RARs are allowed for releases 2200MB and larger. ³ ³ - Multi-episode releases should not be split ³ ³ - Compression must not be used ³ ³ - Recovery and MD5 record are optional ³ ³ - Encryption or password protection is forbidden ³ ³ - Must have SFV and NFO ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Credits/Previously On: ³ ³ - Not required. Ripper's discretion. ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Samples: ³ ³ - REQUIRED! ³ ³ - Roughly sixty seconds length and in a separate folder marked as Sample ³ ³ - Must be taken from the episode - not encoded separately ³ ³ - Stream samples are recommended for any questionable issue with the ³ ³ source, e.g. no IVTC possible, IVTC to 24.975fps, etc. ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Propers: ³ ³ - Propers are only permitted in the case of a technical flaw in the ³ ³ original release (e.g. Bad IVTC, Interlacing, missing footage, resizing ³ ³ 720p source, bad crop, commercials, bad x264 settings used, bad source, ³ ³ etc.) ³ ³ - Sample of propered release is encouraged ³ ³ - Proper reason must be stated in nfo ³ ³ - Qualitative propers are not allowed ³ ³ - Propers based upon the rules set forth here are allowed only on ³ ³ releases that come after this document is made public ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Directory Naming: ³ ³ - Show.Name.SXXEXX.720p.HDTV.x264-GROUP for normal series ³ ³ - Show.Name.YYYY-MM-DD.720p.HDTV.x264-GROUP for sports/daily shows ³ ³ - Show.Name.PartXX.720p.HDTV.x264-GROUP for miniseries ³ ³ - ALL others are FORBIDDEN. (e.g 0x00 000 EXX.EP.TITLE) ³ ³ - The use of audio format tags such as AAC, AC3, and AC3.x.x is FORBIDDEN ³ ³ - READ.NFO is allowed; however, discretion is recommended ³ ³ - PROPER.READ.NFO is NOT allowed. The NFO is REQUIRED to have a reason; ³ ³ therefore, the tag is redundant. ³ ³ - Other permitted tags are: PROPER, REPACK, RERIP, REAL, UNCUT, DUBBED, ³ ³ SUBBED, INTERNAL ³ ³ - Acceptable characters in naming a directory include (NO spaces or ³ ³ double dots - single dots ONLY): ³ ³ ³ ³ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ³ ³ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ³ ³ 0123456789._- ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ ÀÄÄÄ[ NOTES TO THE RULES ]ÄÄÄÙ ³ ³ ³ ³ HR.PDTV.x264: ³ ³ - HR PDTV x264 encodes are allowed for shows airing on an HD channel but ³ ³ that do not air in HDTV ³ ³ - 4:3 resolution is 720x544, 16:9 resolution is 960x544 ³ ³ - 16:9 shows must fill the screen on the source broadcast. Widescreen ³ ³ shows letterboxed within a 4:3 frame within a 16:9 frame (aka ³ ³ windowboxing or postage stamp) lack sufficient source resolution to ³ ³ warrant releasing in an HR format. ³ ³ - Releases must be cropped and resized as necessary ³ ³ - Sizing is as follows: ³ ³ Animation ³ ³ 12:15 - 16:30 = 139MB ³ ³ 16:30 - 24:45 = 186MB ³ ³ 24:45 - 33:00 = 279MB ³ ³ 33:00 - 49:45 = 373MB ³ ³ 49:45 - 66:15 = 559MB ³ ³ 66:15 - 99:30 = 746MB ³ ³ Live action ³ ³ 12:15 - 16:30 = 186MB ³ ³ 16:30 - 24:45 = 279MB ³ ³ 24:45 - 33:00 = 373MB ³ ³ 33:00 - 49:45 = 559MB ³ ³ 49:45 - 66:15 = 746MB ³ ³ 66:15 - 99:30 = 1119MB ³ ³ - All other standard rules apply ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Internals: ³ ³ - All INTERNALS must follow TVx2642k8 rules apart from the time length ³ ³ rules ³ ³ - NOTE: INTERNAL dirfix is allowed as a basis of avoiding a nuke ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ The 720p x264 TV Releasing Standards 2008 (2008-04-17) ³ ³ ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ À--------[ GROUPS ]--------Ù ³ ³ ³ ³ TVx2642k8 rules created by the following groups: ³ ³ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ³ ³ 2HD aAF BiA CTU DHD E7 GOTHiC KuDoS ³ ³ MirageTV ORENJi PiX TERRA YesTV ³ ³ ³ ÀÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÙ À----\ Thanks to the x264 developers for their assistance in /----Ù À----\ determining the best mix of encode settings. /----Ù À----\ Edited By n 2008. Respect goes to all x264 teams. /----Ù This NFO File was rendered by NFOmation.net