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Hello,
I would find it useful and I'm interested in knowing the difference between all these types of
video:
DVDRip
DVDRip VOSTFR
DVDSCR/R5
TS/CAM
HD 720p/1080p
DVD-R
I already know a bit, like the fact that HD is of much better quality, but I would like to know more in detail. Thank you
Configuration: Windows XP / Firefox 3.6
I would find it useful and I'm interested in knowing the difference between all these types of
video:
DVDRip
DVDRip VOSTFR
DVDSCR/R5
TS/CAM
HD 720p/1080p
DVD-R
I already know a bit, like the fact that HD is of much better quality, but I would like to know more in detail. Thank you
Configuration: Windows XP / Firefox 3.6
1 réponse
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CAM :
Recording made in a cinema using a camcorder.
Poor sound and image quality, audience noise, camera movements ...
Download at your own risk.
CAM is short for Camcorder, an American term that is itself short for camera recorder.
TS :
Recording made in a cinema using a camcorder.
In this case, the sound is of better quality, generally recorded from a headphone jack for the hearing impaired.
Sometimes, a tripod is used.
TS stands for TeleSync.
TC :
Recording made from the projection booth of a cinema.
The image and sound are recorded from the masters (reels and soundtrack): the quality ranges from average to very good.
Given the equipment required, TCs are very rare. TC stands for TeleCine.
PPVRiP :
A PPVRip is a Pay-Per-View video that has been recorded from a hotel room.
PPVRips come from Pay-Per-View sources, all PPVRip releases are brand new films that have not yet been released or DVD Screeners, but are available for viewing by hotel guests.
DVDSCR :
Encoding made from a promotional DVD. The image is of good quality, close to that of a DVDRIP on recent DVDSCRs.
However, a warning message (Do not copy, Copyright ...) or a counter may be embedded in the video.
The sound quality is variable, from very average to very good.
Since promotional DVDs only exist in English (for films shot in English, obviously),
the French soundtrack comes from another source, usually CAM or TS. DVDSCR stands for DVD Screener.
R5 :
DVDSCR whose encoding was done from a zone 5 (Russia) or zone 3 (Asia) DVD. Same comments as for the DVDSCR.
DVDRIP :
Encoding made from a retail DVD. The quality is close to that of a DVD, it's the best quality/size ratio.
These releases are commonly referred to as "divx".
This is the default quality, representing about 90% of the available releases.
DVDR :
Rip, whole or not, of files contained on a retail DVD. The files are not encoded in DVDRIP, it's DVD quality.
Size ranges from 4.5GB for single-layer DVDs to 9GB for double-layer DVDs.
TVRIP :
Encoding made from the recording of a program broadcast on television.
Increasingly rare in the United States (supplanted by HDTVRIP), this is the quality of series and documentaries recorded from French channels. TVRIP and HDTVRIP can be a bit mixed up.
HDTVRIP :
Encoding made from a television program broadcast in HD.
There are usually two versions of an HDTVRIP: a 720p version and
a lower-sized re-encoded version (350MB for a 40-minute episode) .
Always in 16/9, HDTVRIP is of better quality than TVRIP.
95% of US series are available in HDTVRIP. TVRIP and HDTVRIP can be a bit mixed up.
720p :
High-definition video ripped and encoded from a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD.
The encoding is done in "HD Ready", meaning with a resolution of 1280×720.
You can also find HDTVRIPs of US series in this quality. In 720p,
a film typically weighs 4.5GB, a 40-minute episode 1.1GB.
Generally, the sound is in 5.1. These videos are not .avi but .mkv. Easily playable on PC,
they are rarely playable on standalone players.
1080p :
High-definition video ripped and encoded from a BR or HD-DVD. The encoding is done in "Full HD", meaning with a resolution of 1920×1080.
This is the best image quality (and sound, generally 5.1) available today. In 1080p, a film typically weighs 10GB.
These videos are not .avi but .mkv. Easily playable on PC, they are rarely playable on standalone players.
NFO
An NFO file is provided with each release to promote the group and provide general information about the release such as format, source, size, and any notes that may be useful. Generally, if you view them in Notepad or similar, they look pretty ugly, which is normal. You should use software like Dawn NFO Viewer with which you can really see the ASCII art.
LD / MD
MD = Mic Dubbed (micro sound).
MD/Micro Dubbed: Suffix that generally accompanies a video quality tag (Example: TS MD), meaning that the audio track of the downloaded file comes from a microphone or is generally from a camera in a cinema (note that the quality is usually poor).
LD = Line Dubbed (direct sound).
LD/Line Dubbed: Suffix that also accompanies a video quality tag (Example: TS LD), meaning that the audio track of the downloaded file comes from a direct source, that is, recorded directly from an audio jack (Headphone for the hearing impaired in a cinema for example). The sound quality is generally good.
TV Series
There are different tags used in the names of releases for TV series:
TVRiP: capture via a terrestrial capture card or analog capture card with an analog cable source and RCA video/audio inputs.
SATRiP: capture from a satellite or cable digital source with an analog capture card or DVD recorder with analog connection.
PDTV: digital capture via a DVB card (C or S or T).
HVTV: the image coming exclusively from an HR HDTV/HDTV Z1 or Z2 and the sound coming from a high-quality source from HR HDTV/HDTV/PDTV.
HDTV: digital capture via an HDTV card in High Definition TeleVision format or High Resolution High Definition TeleVision.
DVTV: the image coming exclusively from DVD Z1 or Z2 and the sound coming from a high-quality source of PDTV/HDTV.
SUBFORCED
French subtitles are embedded in the video for foreign language passages.
WS or FS
*WS* for WideScreen (letterbox) and *FS* for FullScreen (full screen). According to standards, DVDRiPs are always in WideScreen. If this is not the case, the tag *FS* is specified in the release name.
UNRATED
This term means that the film is uncensored. The "UNRATED" scenes are usually in English and French subtitles are available.
REPACK / REPACK.1CD
REPACK: indicates that the previous release has a problem (sound/image desynchronization or other)
REPACK.1CD: video compression of an original 2 CD release to fit the film on a single CD.
STV
Straight to Video: the film was never released in theaters.
CAM :
Recording made in a cinema using a camcorder.
Poor sound and image quality, audience noise, camera movements ...
Download at your own risk.
CAM is short for Camcorder, an American term that is itself short for camera recorder.
TS :
Recording made in a cinema using a camcorder.
In this case, the sound is of better quality, generally recorded from a headphone jack for the hearing impaired.
Sometimes, a tripod is used.
TS stands for TeleSync.
TC :
Recording made from the projection booth of a cinema.
The image and sound are recorded from the masters (reels and soundtrack): the quality ranges from average to very good.
Given the equipment required, TCs are very rare. TC stands for TeleCine.
PPVRiP :
A PPVRip is a Pay-Per-View video that has been recorded from a hotel room.
PPVRips come from Pay-Per-View sources, all PPVRip releases are brand new films that have not yet been released or DVD Screeners, but are available for viewing by hotel guests.
DVDSCR :
Encoding made from a promotional DVD. The image is of good quality, close to that of a DVDRIP on recent DVDSCRs.
However, a warning message (Do not copy, Copyright ...) or a counter may be embedded in the video.
The sound quality is variable, from very average to very good.
Since promotional DVDs only exist in English (for films shot in English, obviously),
the French soundtrack comes from another source, usually CAM or TS. DVDSCR stands for DVD Screener.
R5 :
DVDSCR whose encoding was done from a zone 5 (Russia) or zone 3 (Asia) DVD. Same comments as for the DVDSCR.
DVDRIP :
Encoding made from a retail DVD. The quality is close to that of a DVD, it's the best quality/size ratio.
These releases are commonly referred to as "divx".
This is the default quality, representing about 90% of the available releases.
DVDR :
Rip, whole or not, of files contained on a retail DVD. The files are not encoded in DVDRIP, it's DVD quality.
Size ranges from 4.5GB for single-layer DVDs to 9GB for double-layer DVDs.
TVRIP :
Encoding made from the recording of a program broadcast on television.
Increasingly rare in the United States (supplanted by HDTVRIP), this is the quality of series and documentaries recorded from French channels. TVRIP and HDTVRIP can be a bit mixed up.
HDTVRIP :
Encoding made from a television program broadcast in HD.
There are usually two versions of an HDTVRIP: a 720p version and
a lower-sized re-encoded version (350MB for a 40-minute episode) .
Always in 16/9, HDTVRIP is of better quality than TVRIP.
95% of US series are available in HDTVRIP. TVRIP and HDTVRIP can be a bit mixed up.
720p :
High-definition video ripped and encoded from a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD.
The encoding is done in "HD Ready", meaning with a resolution of 1280×720.
You can also find HDTVRIPs of US series in this quality. In 720p,
a film typically weighs 4.5GB, a 40-minute episode 1.1GB.
Generally, the sound is in 5.1. These videos are not .avi but .mkv. Easily playable on PC,
they are rarely playable on standalone players.
1080p :
High-definition video ripped and encoded from a BR or HD-DVD. The encoding is done in "Full HD", meaning with a resolution of 1920×1080.
This is the best image quality (and sound, generally 5.1) available today. In 1080p, a film typically weighs 10GB.
These videos are not .avi but .mkv. Easily playable on PC, they are rarely playable on standalone players.
NFO
An NFO file is provided with each release to promote the group and provide general information about the release such as format, source, size, and any notes that may be useful. Generally, if you view them in Notepad or similar, they look pretty ugly, which is normal. You should use software like Dawn NFO Viewer with which you can really see the ASCII art.
LD / MD
MD = Mic Dubbed (micro sound).
MD/Micro Dubbed: Suffix that generally accompanies a video quality tag (Example: TS MD), meaning that the audio track of the downloaded file comes from a microphone or is generally from a camera in a cinema (note that the quality is usually poor).
LD = Line Dubbed (direct sound).
LD/Line Dubbed: Suffix that also accompanies a video quality tag (Example: TS LD), meaning that the audio track of the downloaded file comes from a direct source, that is, recorded directly from an audio jack (Headphone for the hearing impaired in a cinema for example). The sound quality is generally good.
TV Series
There are different tags used in the names of releases for TV series:
TVRiP: capture via a terrestrial capture card or analog capture card with an analog cable source and RCA video/audio inputs.
SATRiP: capture from a satellite or cable digital source with an analog capture card or DVD recorder with analog connection.
PDTV: digital capture via a DVB card (C or S or T).
HVTV: the image coming exclusively from an HR HDTV/HDTV Z1 or Z2 and the sound coming from a high-quality source from HR HDTV/HDTV/PDTV.
HDTV: digital capture via an HDTV card in High Definition TeleVision format or High Resolution High Definition TeleVision.
DVTV: the image coming exclusively from DVD Z1 or Z2 and the sound coming from a high-quality source of PDTV/HDTV.
SUBFORCED
French subtitles are embedded in the video for foreign language passages.
WS or FS
*WS* for WideScreen (letterbox) and *FS* for FullScreen (full screen). According to standards, DVDRiPs are always in WideScreen. If this is not the case, the tag *FS* is specified in the release name.
UNRATED
This term means that the film is uncensored. The "UNRATED" scenes are usually in English and French subtitles are available.
REPACK / REPACK.1CD
REPACK: indicates that the previous release has a problem (sound/image desynchronization or other)
REPACK.1CD: video compression of an original 2 CD release to fit the film on a single CD.
STV
Straight to Video: the film was never released in theaters.
Rania
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Babou24
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232426
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