-----------------------[- SWESUB STANDARDS 2004 -]------------------------------- .1-[ViDEO] ---| Aspect Ratio PAL 576x480 / NTSC 480x480. ---| Only FS 4:3 and WS 16/9 are allowed. Not anamorphic ws becouse they ---| dont work 100% on all standalone dvdplayers. ---| Telecid should be turned on to get ultimate quality ( if movie is interlaced ) ---| Never release a movie if less bitrate then 1674 or highest 2450 +-1% ---| Examples below ---| ( 104Min 74Min=2CDS = 1702 Bitrate ) ---| ( 112Min 80Min=2CDS = 1708 Bitrate ) ---| ( 156Min 74Min=3CDS = 1702 Bitrate ) ---| ( 168Min 80Min=3CDS = 1708 Bitrate ) ---| MAX Bitrate 2496 MIN Bitrate 1554 use 120 or more from MIN/MAX AVG bitrate ---| else cce/tmpgenc can fail ---| Never use less PASS then below and always use Varible Bitrate. ---| Tmpgenc: 2 PASS VBR (Min) ---| Cinema Craft Encoder: 4 PASS MVBR (Min) ---|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- .2-[ViDEO+SOUND] ---| PEAK Video + Audio ---| Bitrate on video max avg 2450 + Sound 224kbs 44.1Khz = PEAK at MAX 2674 AVG ---| Bitrate on video min avg 1674 + Sound 224kbs 44.1Khz = PEAK at MIN 1898 AVG ---| So never go less then 1898 AVG. and never go higher then 2674 AVG ---|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- .3-[AUDiO] ---| 224Kbs 44100Khz STEREO ---|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- .4-[SUBTiTLES] ---| Subtitles should be as on DVD. / alternative at one 16/9 movie 50/50 on bottom ---| border if subtitles 100% is in the picture. ---| Only Permanent subtitles allowed. ---| Fonts should be ( Verdana ) they are easiest to read. ---| Subtitle color should be white. ---|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- .5-[SAMPLE] ---| Sample should be 1Min no more or less. ---|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- .6-[PACKAGiNG] ---| All releases must be BIN/CUE. ---| Must be packed with RAR, compression is NOT ALLOWED and broken into 15MB volumes ---| If 2/3/4 CD release last CD shouldnt be less then 44/45X15MB = 650MB+ ---| Must have SFV ---| Must have NFO ---| Directory names shall NOT exceed 64 characters. ---| Another.Movie.SVCD.DVDRip.SWESUB.YEAR-GROUP : Example what should be in one dir ---| Allowed disc dirs CD1 CD2 CD3 Sample not Cd1 Cd2 Cd3 or Disc1 Disc2 Disc3 ---| Always use small letters in the .rar archive and .nfo ---| Nfo file another.movie.svcd.dvdrip.swesub.year-group.nfo : Example ---| If its possible please use SVCDINFO.TXT its one proof of the svcd quality ---| FS = 4:3 and WS = 16/9 and if movie is STV or LiMiTED you need to have that info ---| in .NFO or DIRNAME. ---| On movies from .SE .NO .DK .FI should movie be named like retail/theater title ---| from that country. ---| On other movies use .US retail/theater title. ---| Acceptable characters in a directory ---| ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ---| abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ---| 0123456789 . -_ ---|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- .7-[MENUES/INTRO] ---| Menu is allowed if they are like source. ---| Never use intro/cd change pictures ---|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- .8-[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, wrong placed subtitles, ---| other font colour then allowed and bad .rar archives,, or stolen sourches. ---|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- .9-[DUPES] ---| FS = 4:3 Dupes WS = 16/9 ---| Wierd proper reasons ---| Retail subs never dupe Custom sub.... ---|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- .10[REENCODE] ---| Dl a dvdr and encode to svcd its NOT oké... And if its one COMPLETE DVDR ---| (not encoded movie) then you need to have PERMISSION from the group that ---| released it to make svcd swesub from that.. or else its STOLEN. ---| Simple honor by thiefs..... ---|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- .11[THEATER?] ---| What is limited and stv? ---| An limited movie has 1-499 (SCREENS) .US and 1-299 (SCREENS) .UK ---| A stv never hit one public theater and got straight to video ---| If movie is Festival it will go like limited. ---| You can find all info at www.imdb.com ... ---|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------[- SiGNED BY -]------------------------------------ BBSvCD - PWRSVCD - CaKe - PiTch - iNSANE - DiTS -------------------------------[- 2004 -]--------------------------------------- Updated 2004-01-26