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==Files== | ==Files== | ||
These are usually the most easy creqs to make, as you generally do them if you have the file at hand, and notice that things are wrong/missing in the file entry. It should be enough to auto-creq files with [[ | These are usually the most easy creqs to make, as you generally do them if you have the file at hand, and notice that things are wrong/missing in the file entry. It should be enough to auto-creq files with [[Avdump2]] in most cases. There are however some fields that is not handled when auto-creqing. These are specified below. | ||
{{eyecatch|Warning|It is considered "bad manners" to creq fields that can be handled by | {{eyecatch|Warning|It is considered "bad manners" to creq fields that can be handled by Avdump2. You should have a very good reason for doing it.}} | ||
:If you do not know whether you have files like this or not, you should check your [[MyList reports]]. There are a number of reports made specifically for the purpose of finding missing information. | :If you do not know whether you have files like this or not, you should check your [[MyList reports]]. There are a number of reports made specifically for the purpose of finding missing information. | ||
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#The file needs to be released by an actual group. | #The file needs to be released by an actual group. | ||
#The group that released it has to have listed the official CRC. This can either be in the group's IRC-channel '''topic''', their '''website''', their '''forum''', or the '''filename''' as long as you got the file directly from the group. | #The group that released it has to have listed the official CRC. This can either be in the group's IRC-channel '''topic''', their '''website''', their '''forum''', or the '''filename''' as long as you got the file directly from the group. | ||
#Additionally, an MD5 matching an officially released .md5, CRC matching an officially released .sfv, or some other AniDB recognized hash matching an officially listed hash or released hash file, is also acceptable for CRC status verification purposes. | |||
{{eyecatch|Note|You need to provide source for this.}} | {{eyecatch|Note|You need to provide source for this.}} | ||
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===Languages=== | ===Languages=== | ||
|Language information is often required to be set manually as not all file formats store that type of information. There is also no guaranty that such information is correct even when supplied. (This is the reason why it is not that uncommon to see file entries verified by | |Language information is often required to be set manually as not all file formats store that type of information. There is also no guaranty that such information is correct even when supplied. (This is the reason why it is not that uncommon to see file entries verified by Avdump2 that has wrong language information set.) | ||
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===Video=== | ===Video=== | ||
|The only parts that is not handled by | |The only parts that is not handled by Avdump2 are the flags ''clean video'' and ''wrong aspect ratio''. ''Clean video'' means that the video is exactly in the shape it was broadcast / released in. That is; the encoder did not add any logos or text on top (including hard subs). Aspect ratio is a problematic area in general and has to be handled manually in some cases. | ||
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===Audio=== | ===Audio=== | ||
|It is usually only ''the number of channels'' that has to be set manually/corrected, due shortcomings in | |It is usually only ''the number of channels'' that has to be set manually/corrected, due shortcomings in Avdump2. Most commonly seen is ''fake 5.1 AAC'' audio that should be set to ''stereo''. This is usually checked by listening to each channel one by one using an audio mixer. | ||
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===URL=== | ===URL=== | ||
|Specify the official URL of the group if it has one. Do not link to a | |Specify the official URL of the group if it has one. Do not link to a BitTorrent tracker page as a group's website, even if that's all they have. | ||
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* The recommended size for pictures is <tt> | * The recommended size for pictures is <tt>400x500</tt> or <tt>500x200</tt>. | ||
* Don't use animated pictures. | * Don't use animated pictures. | ||
* There is no size limit, but the picture should stay under 100kb, if possible.}} | * There is no size limit, but the picture should stay under <tt>100kb</tt>, if possible.}} | ||
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