旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � � � The SVCD Releasing Standards 2002 � � � 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � � � 읕컴[ RELEASE RULES ]컴켸 � � � � PROPERS: � � � � - No previous releases may be propered based on audio or video bitrate. � � - Propers will be allowed in the case of technical problems, bad aspect � � ratio, sync problems, skipping/freezing, interlaced, bad ivtc, etc � � � � VIDEO: � � � � - Must be at least 1750kbit average, with a maximum of 2450kbit. � � - TMPGENC: 2 pass minimum � � - CCE: 4 pass minimum � � - Menus allowed. (see notes) � � - Subtitles allowed (and encouraged for foreign releases) � � � � AUDIO: � � � � - Minimum 224kbit @ 44.1khz (regardless of source) � � - Secondary tracks shall be 224 or LESS � � � � PACKAGING: � � � � - All releases must be BIN/CUE. (remove path from cue files) � � - Must be packed with RAR, compression is NOT ALLOWED � � and broken into 15 or 20 MB volumes � � - Recovery record recommended. � � - Must have SFV � � - Must have NFO � � - NFO MUST INCLUDE: � � Group name � � Title � � Actual SVCD release date � � DVD release date � � US theater release date � � Audio bitrate � � Video minimum/average/maximum bitrate � � Movie runtime/length � � IMDB/adultdvdempire link � � Number of rars per cd (eg. 44x15MB) � � � � SAMPLES: � � � � - REQUIRED � � - Minimum 30 seconds, maximum 1 full minute in length and in separate � � folder marked 'SAMPLE'. � � - MUST be taken from the movie - NOT encoded separately. � � � � DIRECTORY NAMING: � � � � - Directory names shall NOT exceed 64 characters. � � - All releases are to include production year. � � - DO NOT indicate Ripping method (CBR/VBR/CCE/TMPGENC and so on), � � WS (widescreen), DVD/SVCD release DATE, GENRE or anything else � � in the directory name (ONLY within the NFO). � � - Acceptable characters in naming a directory include (NO spaces or � � double dots - single dots or underscores ONLY): � � � � ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ � � abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz � � 0123456789 . -_ � � � � - All Release directories, regardless of year, shall be named � � according to Movie.Name.Year.Source.Codec-Group � � (i.e. Movie.Name.Year.DVDRip.SVCD-Group) � � � � - Releases that are more than 1 CD will follow these specs: � � - MUST be named CD1, CD2, CD3 and so on. ('disc1', etc will NOT � � be allowed). � � - There MUST be a SFV included for each CD. � � � 읕컴컴컴쩟컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩟컴컴컴켸 � � � 읕컴[ NOTES TO THE RULES ]컴켸 � � � � Source related notes: � � - Source shall be DVD Only, no exceptions! � � - DVD Screeners shall be clearly marked in the directory name and the � � nfo shall contain presence of studio watermarking, or lack thereof. � � � � Ripping related notes: � � - Movies should be ripped in their most widescreen format available. � � - Group Watermarks WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN ANY CASE. � � - NO intros, outros, betweenos, or any other form of defacement of the � � movie including possible menus will be tolerated. � � � 읕컴컴컴쩟컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩟컴컴컴켸 � � � 읕컴[ GROUPS & MEMBERS ]컴켸 � � � � SVCD 2002 revision was organized by: � � - vimVam - ne14a69 - � � � � Respects to the original SVCD council organizers: � � � � iV - V4F - 4HM - XPD - DvCS - PTi - TBH - TWiLiGHT � � � � SVCD 2002 has been approved by the following groups: � � � � EPiC - V4F - aNBc - DEiTY - TheWretched - iFO - WiDE � � � � DvCS - PMM - TBH - SChiZO - ESVCD - PTi � � � � Also signed by: � � � � DMR - VCDWS - tNB - SportsVCD - iNFiNiTY - NAPALM - TmN � � � 읕컴컴컴쩟컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩟컴컴컴켸 � Special thanks to the TDX 2002 rules for their layout and guidelines. � 읕컴컴컴쩟컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩟컴컴컴켸