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== | ===Censored=== | ||
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This only applies to animes that have both an uncensored and a censored version. If it only has one, leave this setting as the default: Unknown. | This only applies to animes that have both an uncensored and a censored version. If it only has one, leave this setting as the default: Unknown. | ||
==Quality== | ===Quality=== | ||
*This is a very arbitrary field. It depends completely on the eye of the beholder. You should not put too much meaning into it, but rather use it as a general pointer of quality. | *This is a very arbitrary field. It depends completely on the eye of the beholder. You should not put too much meaning into it, but rather use it as a general pointer of quality. | ||
*This field should '''not''' be used to rate releases from different groups. Use anime-group comments/votes to express opinions about such. | *This field should '''not''' be used to rate releases from different groups. Use anime-group comments/votes to express opinions about such. | ||
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*Although there have never been any written rules; ''quality is usually bound to source''. Ie. DVD -> very high, DTV -> high, VHS -> low, etc.. It is generally ok to follow this scheme, but don't go about creqing just because of it. There are many good reasons for not following it. | *Although there have never been any written rules; ''quality is usually bound to source''. Ie. DVD -> very high, DTV -> high, VHS -> low, etc.. It is generally ok to follow this scheme, but don't go about creqing just because of it. There are many good reasons for not following it. | ||
*Note that 'very high' quality rating is not reserved for the theoretical perfect release, or bound to DVD source or anything like that. It can be used more freely to differentiate. | *Note that 'very high' quality rating is not reserved for the theoretical perfect release, or bound to DVD source or anything like that. It can be used more freely to differentiate. | ||
*If you want to request a change, check the history of the file first. It might have some useful information (discussion) about why the current rating was selected and save you | *If you want to request a change, check the history of the file first. It might have some useful information (discussion) about why the current rating was selected and save you from a humiliating deny. | ||
*Feel free to discuss this system in our forum/channel, but '''never''' start a personal creqing spree to "reform" it. | *Feel free to discuss this system in our forum/channel, but '''never''' start a personal creqing spree to "reform" it. | ||
==Source== | ===Source=== | ||
Here you can set the source of the raw (unsubbed) anime. If you don't know the source, leave it as "unknown". If you find a tag like "(S)VHS" or "DVD" in the filename, choose the according option from the dropdown-menu. | Here you can set the source of the raw (unsubbed) anime. If you don't know the source, leave it as "unknown". If you find a tag like "(S)VHS" or "DVD" in the filename, choose the according option from the dropdown-menu. | ||
Sometimes, it's ok to make an educated guess: For animes that are released fansubbed shortly (within days/weeks) after they aired in Japan, you can safely assume "DTV" (Digital TV) as source. Another case for educated guessing is "HKDVD" (Hongkong-DVD) - the video-quality may be ok for them, but the translation is usually horrible, which is how you can spot them. | Sometimes, it's ok to make an educated guess: For animes that are released fansubbed shortly (within days/weeks) after they aired in Japan, you can safely assume "DTV" (Digital TV) as source. Another case for educated guessing is "HKDVD" (Hongkong-DVD) - the video-quality may be ok for them, but the translation is usually horrible, which is how you can spot them. | ||
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When creqing this field you should provide some sort of proof unless the old value is obviously wrong or set to "unknown". This means that you should be sure about the change and not just base it on assumptions. For example, don't creq DTV -> HDTV based on resolution/quality/filesize/etc. only. | When creqing this field you should provide some sort of proof unless the old value is obviously wrong or set to "unknown". This means that you should be sure about the change and not just base it on assumptions. For example, don't creq DTV -> HDTV based on resolution/quality/filesize/etc. only. | ||
== | ===Video Flags=== | ||
*Clean video: set this flag if there is nothing hardsubbed in this file. RAWs are always clean. | |||
*Wrong Aspect Ratio: If the file was encoded with the wrong viewing aspect ratio, check this box. One way to tell whether this is true is if what should be a circle on the screen isn't completely round, but rather elliptic. | |||
==Aspect Ratio== | |||
==Trivial fields== | |||
These fields can be supplied manually when adding, but not creqed. They should be automatically set by [[avdump]] and are not possible to change after verification. | |||
===Length=== | |||
How many hours, minutes and seconds the file lasts. Just check in your favourite media player. If you have a file that won't display its length correctly, try to use [[avdump]] to determine the length. | |||
===Resolution=== | |||
The actual pixel resolution of the video. <tt>Width x Height</tt>. It should not be confused with display (playback) resolution. | |||
===Aspect Ratio=== | |||
The playback aspect ratio of the video. | |||
===Video Codec=== | ===Video Codec=== | ||
===Video Bitrate=== | ===Video Bitrate=== | ||
===FPS=== | ===FPS=== | ||
Frames per second. This should be set to 0 if the video is VFR. | |||
==Video Flags== | ===Video Flags=== | ||
*Anamorphic: for an explanation of this, see [[Wikipedia:Anamorphic|here]]. | *Anamorphic: for an explanation of this, see [[Wikipedia:Anamorphic|here]]. | ||
*VFR: Variable Frame Rate. | |||
*VFR: Variable Frame Rate | |||
Revision as of 11:32, 30 May 2007
This expands on the special fields for video files that should be supplied.
| Note: | On most video files, you will also need to fill in the audio and subtitle information as well! |
Length | Censored | Quality | Source | Resolution | Aspect Ratio | Video Codec | Video Bitrate | FPS | Video Flags
Censored
This only applies to animes that have both an uncensored and a censored version. If it only has one, leave this setting as the default: Unknown.
Quality
- This is a very arbitrary field. It depends completely on the eye of the beholder. You should not put too much meaning into it, but rather use it as a general pointer of quality.
- This field should not be used to rate releases from different groups. Use anime-group comments/votes to express opinions about such.
- This field should be considered per group: When multiple releases exists from a group it can (and should) be used to differentiate them.
- Although there have never been any written rules; quality is usually bound to source. Ie. DVD -> very high, DTV -> high, VHS -> low, etc.. It is generally ok to follow this scheme, but don't go about creqing just because of it. There are many good reasons for not following it.
- Note that 'very high' quality rating is not reserved for the theoretical perfect release, or bound to DVD source or anything like that. It can be used more freely to differentiate.
- If you want to request a change, check the history of the file first. It might have some useful information (discussion) about why the current rating was selected and save you from a humiliating deny.
- Feel free to discuss this system in our forum/channel, but never start a personal creqing spree to "reform" it.
Source
Here you can set the source of the raw (unsubbed) anime. If you don't know the source, leave it as "unknown". If you find a tag like "(S)VHS" or "DVD" in the filename, choose the according option from the dropdown-menu. Sometimes, it's ok to make an educated guess: For animes that are released fansubbed shortly (within days/weeks) after they aired in Japan, you can safely assume "DTV" (Digital TV) as source. Another case for educated guessing is "HKDVD" (Hongkong-DVD) - the video-quality may be ok for them, but the translation is usually horrible, which is how you can spot them.
When creqing this field you should provide some sort of proof unless the old value is obviously wrong or set to "unknown". This means that you should be sure about the change and not just base it on assumptions. For example, don't creq DTV -> HDTV based on resolution/quality/filesize/etc. only.
Video Flags
- Clean video: set this flag if there is nothing hardsubbed in this file. RAWs are always clean.
- Wrong Aspect Ratio: If the file was encoded with the wrong viewing aspect ratio, check this box. One way to tell whether this is true is if what should be a circle on the screen isn't completely round, but rather elliptic.
Trivial fields
These fields can be supplied manually when adding, but not creqed. They should be automatically set by avdump and are not possible to change after verification.
Length
How many hours, minutes and seconds the file lasts. Just check in your favourite media player. If you have a file that won't display its length correctly, try to use avdump to determine the length.
Resolution
The actual pixel resolution of the video. Width x Height. It should not be confused with display (playback) resolution.
Aspect Ratio
The playback aspect ratio of the video.
Video Codec
Video Bitrate
FPS
Frames per second. This should be set to 0 if the video is VFR.
Video Flags
- Anamorphic: for an explanation of this, see here.
- VFR: Variable Frame Rate.