What does ts 2 quality mean? Description of various video formats, What does TC, TS, DVDRip mean?

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CAMRip (CAM)
The so-called “screen” or “rag”. Video and sound are recorded on a camera in the cinema hall. The image can sometimes be shot at an angle to the screen, shake, in some films the heads of other moviegoers can be seen, etc. The sound quality varies, and interference such as audience laughter is possible. Usually the worst and very first quality that can be found after official release film.
Telesync (TS)
Ideally, the screen is recorded with a professional (digital) camera mounted on a tripod in an empty theater or in the operator's cabin.

The video quality is much better than CAMRip. Audio is recorded directly from the projector or another separate output, such as the chair's headphone jack. This way the sound is very good and without interference, usually in stereo mode.
Telecine (TC)
A copy is made from a film using special equipment. The film is recorded from a projector with outputs for audio and video. The quality can vary, from good to indistinguishable from DVD, depending on the equipment used, the sound is excellent. Sometimes there are problems with the naturalness of colors (“yellowness” of the picture).
Super Telesync (SuperTS, Super-TS)
The so-called “digitization”. This is TS (occasionally TS), run through a computer - the film is brightened, aligned, removed extraneous noise image and sound, etc. The quality is often good, but depends on the creator.
DVD-Rip (DVDRip)
A rip from the original DVD, often compressed in MPEG4 to reduce the size of the film. Mostly there are DVDRips with a capacity of 650-700 MB and 1.3-1.5 GB. The quality is very good, although it depends on the skill of the creator (ripper). Sometimes versions c best quality referred to as SuperDVD, HQ DVD.
SCREENER (SCR) or VHS-SCREENER (VHSScr)
The same as DVDScr, only from a video cassette. Copy from “promotional” VHS (cassette for film critics, promotional version or beta). The image quality is comparable to very good VHS, but the picture is usually "ruined" by watermarks, warning notices and black and white inserts (color fading). The sound is not bad, usually stereo or Dolby Surround.

Copy from a “promotional” DVD (Version for film critics, advertising version or beta) The same principle as in just Screener, but on DVD media. The quality is like DVDRip, but the picture is usually “spoiled” by watermarks, warning notices and black and white inserts (disappearing color).
TV-Rip (TVRip)
SAT-Rip (SATRip)
PDTV-Rip (PDTVRip)
Pure Digital Television Rip - Rip from “clean” digital television. The designation indicates that there was no conversion from an analog signal to a digital signal during encoding. IPTV-RIP, DVB-RIP, SAT-Rip can be hidden under the general designation PDTV-Rip. The source can be a satellite channel, uncoded terrestrial digital DVB-T broadcasting, sometimes IPTV and other channel digital broadcasting, in which they are not used (or successfully bypassed) special methods, preventing direct recording of the digital stream. Most often the channel logo is present.
DVD5 (DVD-5)
Copy (uncompressed) from the original DVD. Volume - 4-4.5 GB
DVD9 (DVD-9)
Copy (uncompressed) from the original dual-layer DVD. Volume - 7-9 GB
HDTV-Rip (HDTVRip)
Rip from an HDTV movie (1920x1080, 1280x720), which is usually done at the resolution of a regular rip (sometimes with the original resolution). The quality is often better than DVDRip
WEBDL-Rip
Rip from an Internet broadcast in excellent quality. The source from which this rip was made was downloaded from iTunes or another paid server for Internet broadcasts. There are no logos, no pop-up TV junk and there are end credits.

Which movie quality is better - SATRip, CAMRip, BDRip or HDRip

In general, we can say this the new kind rips that are not inferior to DVD rips, and are more likely even identical to BDRips.

Rip from Blu-Ray DVD disc(from 25 GB per layer). Applies to HDTV. The real ones BDRip movies The quality is much better than DVDRip. File size - 9.5 GB.

Video Quality Designation

hold your nose and speak - duplicate translation, and the polyphonic one is a man in a male voice says, but a woman is feminine, choose for yourself which is better

the best is dubbing, then you can’t hear the original language and the voices are synchronous with the movement of the lips, multi-voice voice-over, they simply overlay the translation and slightly muffle the original, often they will not get into the movement of the lips, and when they hold their nose, it’s a single-voice voice-over

polyphonic - when each character has his own voice. . Duplication can be of several types: Each actor is voiced (speaks for him) by another person (however, several characters can be professionally voiced by one actor-understudy, sometimes this fact can only be recognized by specialists); All the men are voiced by the same man, and the women are voiced by the same woman; All actors are voiced by only one person. It’s better to have many voices, but if you look at it subjectively, everything you listed is no different

Well, a polyphonic film is a film where each character has its own voice, and a dubbed film is a film in which the original is not heard soundtrack, Russian translation only. Typically these two concepts are related.

Dubbed - everyone speaks in their own voice, like in a movie theater, multi-voice - like on TV with three voices (man + man + woman) with audible English speech, amateur - translation with a “stuffy nose”. I think dubbed is best because it's always nice to hear individual voices.

Dubbed is when you hear the Russian translation and, say, English. And polyphonic is when it’s only Russian in the flesh, to the point that the sound of a fly flying is even in Russian

This is the slang of our masters against counterfeit goods.

This refers to how many people voice the translation of the film. In “dubbed” it’s just a translator droning on behind the scenes, who sometimes can’t be heard over the original voices. In “polyphonic”, these are 2 or more hired “actors”, usually a man for the entire male party and a woman for all the women. There are rarely more than 2 votes for each actor. Original track not jammed. Therefore, there is not much difference between them. In a normal (licensed) production, any translation is dubbed, but in this case this means not only translation, but also muting the original voice track and overdubbing the voices of dubbing actors. In addition, there is, but rarely, the opportunity to purchase a disc with the original audio track and subtitles. So, for example, the musical “Chicago” was released (for which I am immensely grateful to the creators). And in the case of a licensed DVD, you have the opportunity to choose between the original (in the language in which the film was shot) and translated audio tracks. So the license definitely rules :))

What is DVDRip, CAMRip, TS, TC, DVDSrc, etc.

Explanations of abbreviations found in the titles or descriptions of downloaded films.

Movie quality:

CAMRip (CAM, " screen", "rag")
Sometimes mistakenly labeled as Screen (SCR). Video and sound are recorded on a camera in the cinema hall. The image can sometimes be shot at an angle to the screen, shake, in some films the heads of other moviegoers can be seen, etc. The sound quality varies, and interference such as audience laughter is possible. Usually the worst and very first quality that can be found after the official release of the film.

Telesync (TS)
Ideally, the screen is recorded with a professional (digital) camera mounted on a tripod in an empty theater or in the operator's cabin. The video quality is much better than CAMRip. Audio is recorded directly from the projector or another separate output, such as the chair's headphone jack. This way the sound is very good and without interference, usually in stereo mode. A lot of TS are actually CAMRips with the name mixed up.

Telecine (TC, " roll")
A copy is made from a film using special equipment (film scanner) or recorded from a special projector with outputs for audio and video. The quality depends on the equipment used - from good to indistinguishable from DVD, the sound is excellent. Sometimes there are problems with the naturalness of colors (“yellowness” of the picture).

Super Telesync (SuperTS, Super-TS, " digitization")
This is TS (occasionally TS), run through a computer - the film is brightened, straightened, extraneous image and sound noise is removed, etc. The quality is often good, but depends on the creator.

DVD-Rip (DVDRip)
A rip from the original DVD, often compressed in MPEG4 to reduce the size of the film. Mostly there are DVDRips with a capacity of 650-700 MB and 1.3-1.5 GB. The quality is very good, although it depends on the skill of the creator (the “ripper”). Sometimes versions with better quality are indicated as SuperDVD, HQ DVD.

DVD-Screener (DVDScr, DVDScreener) (SCR)
A copy of a "promotional" DVD (disc for film critics, promotional version or beta).

The quality is like DVDRip, but the picture is usually “spoilt” with watermarks, warning notices and black-and-white inserts (“fading color”).

SCREENER (SCR) or VHS-SCREENER (VHSScr)
The same as DVDScr, only from a video cassette. Copy from "promotional" VHS (cassette for film critics, promotional version or beta). The image quality is comparable to very good VHS, but the picture is usually "ruined" by watermarks, warning notices and black-and-white inserts ("color fading"). The sound is not bad, usually stereo or Dolby Surround.

TV-Rip (TVRip)
Material recorded from TV signal, usually cable (but you can also get them from a simple antenna). Almost all television series are initially distributed in this or SATRip format. Quality depends on the equipment, software and ripping skills.

PDTV-Rip (PDTVRip)
Pure Digital Television Rip - Rip from “pure” digital television. The designation indicates that there was no conversion from an analog signal to a digital signal during encoding. Under the general designation PDTV-Rip may be hiding SAT-Rip, DVB-RIP, IPTV-RIP. The source can be a satellite channel (DVB-S), unencoded terrestrial digital broadcasting DVB-T, sometimes IP television and another digital broadcasting channel that does not use (or successfully bypasses) special methods that prevent direct recording of the digital stream. Most often the channel logo is present.

SAT-Rip (SATRip)
Similar to TVRip. The material was recorded from satellite video (usually digital MPEG2 video). The quality depends on the provider, the channel and the quality of the rip. Usually this Rip is only slightly inferior to DVDRip (although there are exceptions). Most often the channel logo is present.

DVB-Rip (DVBRip, DVB-T Rip)
Similar to SATRip. Material recorded on the ground digital television broadcasting(usually this is digital MPEG2 video, occasionally MPEG4). The quality depends on the provider, the channel and the quality of the rip. Usually this Rip is only slightly inferior to DVDRip (although there are exceptions). Most often the channel logo is present.

What is WEBDL, CAMRip, SATRip?

IPTV-Rip (IPTVRip)
Similar to SATRip. The material was recorded from digital IP television (usually digital MPEG2 or MPEG4 video). Usually this Rip is only slightly inferior to DVDRip. Most often the channel logo is present. Appeared relatively recently.

DVD5 (DVD-5)
Copy (compressed) from the original DVD. Volume - 4-4.5 GB

DVD9 (DVD-9)
Copy (compressed) from the original dual-layer DVD. Volume - 7-9 GB

HDTV-Rip (HDTVRip)
Rip from an HDTV movie (1920x1080, 1280x720), which is often done at the resolution of a regular (non-HDTV) rip (sometimes with the original resolution). The quality is often better than DVDRip. Under the general name HDTV-Rip there are rips with BD-Rip, HDDVD-Rip, digital satellite and cable operators broadcasting in HDTV. The description often contains designations 720p, 1080p, 1080i, 1280p(see below.)

BD-Rip (BDRip, BRRip, BR-Rip)
Rip from Blu-Ray DVD disc (from 25 GB per layer). Applies to HDTV. Real BDRip movies have much better quality than DVDRip. File size - 9.5 GB. Often the size of the picture is immediately indicated in the designation. For example, BDRip.720pBDRip.1080p. Sometimes there are rips from DVDs with an enlarged picture and an incorrect BDRip designation.

HD-DVD-Rip (HDDVDRip, HDDVD-Rip, HDDVD)
Rip from HD DVD disc (from 15 GB per layer). Applies to HDTV. Due to the fact that HD-DVD actually lost in the war of Blu-Ray VS HD-DVD formats, the number of such rips will be insignificant.

Laserdisc-RIP (LDRip)
Similar to DVDRip. This version is made from Laserdisc. It is quite rare, mostly old films.

VHS-Rip (VHSRip)
The source of the material is a VHS tape, usually of fairly average quality.

Other abbreviations:

Workprint (WP)
This is the so-called "Beta version" of the film. Particularly interesting for film lovers. It is usually released in VCD format much earlier than it is shown in cinemas around the world. Due to the fact that this is a pre-release film, the quality of the material may vary from excellent to very poor. Often some scenes and computer special effects may be missing. However, there may also be scenes in Workprint that will be cut in the final version. You can recognize such versions by the timer at the top or bottom of the screen (it is needed for subsequent editing of the final version).

720p, 1080p, 1080i, 1280p etc. - designations appear in HDTV-movies and rips.
The number is the vertical resolution of the picture with an aspect ratio of 16:9. For example - 720p - 1280×720
i (interlaced scan) - interlaced scanning, the image is formed from two half-frames (as in regular television). At the same time, the flow (and therefore the file size) decreases, but in motion you can see the so-called. “comb effect” at the border of colors. Frequency 50 or 60 half frames per second
p (progressive scan) - progressive scanning, the frame is transmitted and formed as a whole, while the picture in motion is not distorted. The disadvantage of progressive is that the flow is twice as large as interlaced. The result is a larger file size or lower frame rate.

Fullscreen (FS)
release in full screen mode, video resolution 3:4. Often a Fullscreen is made from a Widescreen version using the Pan and Scan (PS) method, cutting off part of the frame on the sides.

Widescreen (WS)
widescreen video, usually 16:9. When viewed on a regular 3:4 aspect ratio screen, there will be black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.

DUPE
Second release of the same film by a different release group (usually stolen from the first)

Director's Cut (DC)
The director's cut is a special edition of the film, presenting the film from the director's point of view, and not edited according to the requirements of customers, distributors, studios, film critics, etc.

Dubbed
The original sound has been removed from the film. For example, they took a track from a Russian cinema and put it on an American release.

Line.Dubbed
The same as Dubbed, only in this case the sound was taken from the “chair” or “projector” (Line).

LETTERBOX
Same as Widescreen (WS)

LIMITED
The film was shown in a limited number of cinemas. Usually no more than 250-500.

Mic.Dubbed
Same as Dubbed, only the sound was recorded with a microphone in a movie theater.

Pan and Scan (PS)
Method for converting widescreen (WS) video to full screen mode fullscreen (FS). In this case, part of the frame on the right and left is cut off.

PROPER
Re-release of a film (sometimes by a different group) due to poor quality previous one.

RECODE
Release re-formatted or re-encoded

RERIP
New movie rip

Special Edition(SE)
Special version film. A striking example is the restored version of " Star Wars"with the addition of material from the 70s computer graphics, animation, 3D models.

Straight To Video (STV)
The film was immediately released on DVD/cassette, bypassing cinemas. Quality - DVDrip or VHSrip, respectively.

Subbed
Film with subtitles

WATERMARKED
Small logos of a TV channel or releaser.

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QUALITY OF MOVIES

First, let's discuss the original quality of a film, depending on the source.

CamRip (CAM): Lowest quality. The film is recorded with a camera from a cinema screen. In some films the heads of other moviegoers are visible, etc. The sound quality varies, and interference such as audience laughter is possible.

Telesync (TS): Recorded from the screen with a professional (digital) camera mounted on a tripod in an empty theater. The video quality is much better than from a simple camera (Cam). Sound is recorded directly from the projector or from another separate output, such as the headphone jack in the seat (like on an airplane). The sound this way is very good and without interference. As a rule, the sound is in stereo mode.

Screener (SCR): Second place in quality. A professional press videotape is used for this purpose. The picture quality is comparable to a very good VHS. The sound is also excellent, usually stereo or Dolby Surround.

Dvd screener (DVDSCR): the same as Screener, but taken from promotional DVD. Promotional DVDs are usually released without additional materials or subtitles. Sometimes (completely optional) the DVD screener contains counters, black and white inserts, and inscriptions.

VHS-Rip: rip made from a VHS tape. Characterized by oversaturation of colors (typical of VHS). In addition, the film contains horizontal stripes and jittering of the picture - defects of jammed film or loss of tracking. At the edges, characteristic VHS noise can be seen - white specks and stripes.

Workprint (WP): A special treat for movie lovers. This is the so-called "Beta version" of the film. Usually released in VCD format and much earlier than the start of the show in cinemas around the world. This is a pre-release version of the film. Because of this, everything can be expected. From super quality to complete crap. Some scenes are often missing. However, it may also happen that all the scenes are there, and then they are cut out... You can recognize such versions by the timer at the top or bottom of the screen - it is needed for subsequent editing.

Telecine (TC): These versions are very rare. But the quality is very good. The source is a projector with outputs for audio and video. The film is recorded directly from the projector. The video and sound quality is excellent.

DVDRip and LDRip: This version is made from DVD or Laserdisc. The quality is the best of all the above. Such releases are released after theatrical release with DVD release.

TV-Rip, SAT-Rip: rips from a TV channel or satellite channel, respectively.

On them you can see the logos of the corresponding TV channels or satellite channels.

HDTV-Rip: - rip from an HDTV broadcast (cable HDTV channel or other HDTV source). HDTV stands for High Definition TeleVision (high definition television), and its most important distinguishing feature- this is an exceptionally high resolution: 1280*720 (720p standard) or 1920*1080 (1080i standard). Sometimes the resolution is several pixels less - the ripper *cut off* the edge of the frame. As a rule, such rips are the size of 1 or even 2 DVDs.

BDRip: - rip made from BluRay Disc, also available in 1280*720 (720p standard) or 1920*1080 (1080i standard), but can also be in regular (DVD) size. It all depends on the "weight" of the file. These media produce the best quality, high resolution rips available.

HDDVDRip: -rip made from HDDVD (high-definition DVD), also available in 1280*720 (720p standard) or 1920*1080 (1080i standard), but can also be in regular (DVD) size. It all depends on the "weight" of the file. HDDVDRip is a little worse than BDRip (quite a little)

STV: Straight To Video means that the film was never released in theaters, but was released straight to video (DVD)

Dubbed: The original sound was removed (For example, they took a track from a Russian cinema and put it on the American release)

Line.Dubbed: Same as Dubbed, only in this case the sound was taken from the “chair” or “projector” (Line).

Mic.Dubbed: Same as Dubbed, only the sound was recorded with a microphone in a movie theater.

What is BDRip

other abbreviations:

LETTERBOX = another term for Widescreen

LIMITED = the film was shown in fewer than 500 theaters

DC = "Director's Cut"

SE = "Special Edition"

FS = Fullscreen release

PROPER = Another version of the release, with the shortcomings of the previous one eliminated. For CAMRip and TS-Release removed after the first best camera and has noticeably better video and sound quality (not to be confused with SUPER!)

SUPER = Release passed through filters (lightening, increasing contrast and color)

RECODE = release converted to another format or re-encoded

DUPE = second release of the same film by a different release group (usually stolen from the first)

RERIP = new movie rip

Subbed = movie with subtitles

WATERMARKED = Small logos of a TV channel or releaser.

INTERNAL = unofficial release. For some reason, the group that released such a release does not want the rules of the “scene” to apply to it.

Sometimes people who watch a downloaded movie or other video in TS format are not entirely satisfied with the quality of the video. The fact is that not everyone knows what quality means. Telesync or TS – refers to video that is taken from the screen. At best, professional equipment was selected for recording it. This video is shot in the operator's cabin or in an empty cinema hall. The sound in this case can be recorded from the projector or a separate special output, such as a headphone port. In this case, the video sound is of good quality, without interference and in stereo mode. In this format, the sound quality is better than in CAMRip. There are quite a few cases where CAMRip is called TS to increase sales.

When shooting CAMRip videos, they use a regular cinema hall and record directly during the next viewing with other viewers. The sound is also recorded when viewed in the hall. In this format, video frames are often randomly shifted in all directions, and the camera can be rotated at an angle. While watching such a recording, everyone can remember someone’s head appearing right in the middle of the frame, as well as the laughter and voices of visitors in the common room. Movies with TS format don't have all this. There is also the SuperTS format, in which video is processed using a computer and improved. Films are developed, the frame is straightened, and extraneous noise is removed. In general, the quality becomes acceptable, but still largely depends on the publisher. I think you understand what TS means, and now let's look at ways to determine truly high-quality cinema.

How to Identify High Quality Movies

In order to determine high quality movie or any other video, it is necessary to define other formats along with TS so that comparisons can be made and conclusions can be drawn. Often, certain films are watched only because of high-quality filming, even if the plot is not great. On many movie sites and videos, in the information for the downloaded film you can see the shooting quality attribute; it consists of several Latin letters in different registers, for example DVDRip or TS. It is by these abbreviations that you can learn about the method of compressing a film file, understand what image quality and sound quality it has. Next we will look at the most popular notations.

How to write TC or Telecine

The recording comes from film footage. Video material is copied using special equipment. A projector with a digital output can also be used. The result is a TS video with good quality, and the sound is also excellent. If the equipment used for copying is of good quality, then the video cannot be distinguished from a licensed one.

Video quality CAMRip (CAM)

This quality is accompanied by bad sound and video. Not surprising, since it was filmed in the middle of a regular movie screening in a cinema on regular camera and most often not from the first row. This quality is found on counters with pirated DVDs, as well as on torrent sites. The signs are the silhouettes of people appearing on the screen, as well as various rotations and shifts of the picture itself in the frame. This quality is acceptable only for the most impatient viewers.

DVDScr (DVD-Screener, SCR)

This is a beta version of the material. It is used for advertising purposes, screening for film critics and other previews. Frames of such videos usually have inserted artificial noise, watermarks, and black and white scenes. The sound is good, sometimes with occasional artificial distortion.

What does TVRip mean?

The final video is recorded from a cable or antenna broadcast signal. Most often, such videos are: clips, recordings of performances and concerts, and television series. The quality is always good. Also, the video often has the logo of the channel from which the recording took place.

DVDRip

Burn a good quality DVD copy. As a rule, it has a large volume, so it is subject to ripping. For DVDRip there are 2 size options - 1400 or 700 MB. The first version of the recording is often indistinguishable from the original.

HDTVRip

Video recorded from satellite television. Good quality, both image and sound. High resolution is used - 1920*1080. Often the sound Dolby Digital 5.1. To play this video you need special monitor and playback with HD standard to display frames in full resolution. And it is described in the article.

HDDVDRip

Rip made from HD DVD. Today this is a rare occurrence. HD DVD is in many ways inferior to Blu-Ray quality in many respects.

WP(WorkPrint)

Films are released in this version before being released worldwide. WP is intended for editing and previewing, unlike TS. These are rare, but are distributed on VIDEO-CDs and may vary in quality. They can also be artificially spoiled. First of all, film fans buy such versions for their collections. They may also contain uncut scenes, which regular version No. The version may also lack special effects, but there are special timers for editing.

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CamRip (CAM):
Lowest quality. The film is recorded with a camera from a cinema screen.
In some films the heads of other moviegoers are visible, etc.
The sound quality varies, and interference such as audience laughter is possible.

Telesync (TS):
Recorded with a professional (digital) camera mounted on a tripod
in an empty cinema from the screen. The video quality is much better than with simple
cameras (Cam). Sound is recorded directly from a projector or other separate
output, such as a headphone jack in the seat (like on an airplane).
The sound this way is very good and without interference. As a rule, the sound is in stereo mode.

Screener (SCR):
Second place in quality. A professional press videotape is used for this purpose.
The picture quality is comparable to a very good VHS.
The sound is also excellent, usually stereo or Dolby Surround.

DVD screener (DVDSCR):
the same as Screener, but taken from a promotional DVD. Promotional DVDs are usually released without
additional materials, subtitles. Sometimes (completely optional) are present on the dvd screener
counters, black and white inserts, inscriptions.
The quality is like DVDRip, but the picture is usually spoiled by watermarks and black and white
inserts (fading color).
There are blank DVD screeners available. Those. without inscriptions and b/w inserts, in this case almost
are indistinguishable from DVDRips and are often passed off as them.

VHS-Rip:
rip made from a VHS tape. Characterized by oversaturation of colors (typical of VHS).
In addition, the film contains horizontal stripes and picture jitter - defects
jammed film or loss of tracking. Characteristics are visible along the edges
VHS noise - white specks and stripes.

Workprint (WP):
A special treat for movie lovers. This is the so-called Beta version of the film.
Usually released in VCD format and much earlier than the start of the show in cinemas around the world.
This is a pre-release version of the film. Because of this, everything can be expected. From super quality,
until completely settled. Some scenes are often missing. However, it may also be
that all the scenes are there, and then they will be cut... You can find out such versions by the timer at the top
or at the bottom of the screen - it is needed for subsequent installation.

Telecine (TC):
These versions are very rare. But the quality is very good.
The video and sound quality is excellent. Very popular versions of films in RuNet,
which are often confused with DVD rips. Quality is satisfactory, but frequent
problems with the naturalness of colors (yellowness of the picture).
The source is a projector with outputs for audio and video.
The film is recorded directly from the projector.

DVDRip and LDRip:
This version is made from DVD or Laserdisc.
Such releases are released after theatrical release with DVD release.
Best quality available ordinary people. Copied from DVD and compressed using MPEG4 codecs.

DVD5 (DVD-5):
copy (uncompressed) from the original DVD. Volume - 4-4.5 GB.
Contains: menu, several audio tracks and subtitles, sometimes contains additional ones. materials.

DVD9 (DVD-9):
Copy (uncompressed) from the original two-layer DVD. Volume - 7-9 GB.
It differs from DVD5 in the larger size of the video sequence, which corresponds to several
better picture quality, as well as the presence of more audio tracks
and additional material.

TVRip:
The material was recorded from a television signal,
usually cable (but you can also get them from a simple antenna).
Almost all television series are initially distributed in this format.

SATRip:
The material is recorded directly from satellite, usually of better quality than TVrip.

VCDRip:
Material made from a VCD disc with all the ensuing consequences.
A VCD disc is usually encoded in MPEG1/2 format, with a bitrate of around 1150kbps
and a resolution of approximately 320*240 (384*288). VCD-Rip is made from such a disc and acquires
its characteristic features: screen resolution: 384*288, 352*288 or 320*240.
Usually *cloudy picture*, faces may be *stretched* (consequences of illiterate recoding).

PDTVRip:
Rip from a digital cable TV source with a resolution lower than HDTV. Often, for ripping, a TV tuner compatible with DVB format(Digital Video Broadcasts) or stationary digital video recorder (DVR). Sometimes such rips are called DVDRip.

SATRemux:
Mixed rip. The video signal was taken from a satellite channel, and the sound from another channel. Or from various other sources.

DVB-Rip (DVBRip, DVB-T Rip)
Similar to SATRip. The material was recorded from terrestrial digital television broadcasting (usually digital MPEG2 video). The quality depends on the provider, the channel and the quality of the rip. Usually this Rip is only slightly inferior to DVDRip (although there are exceptions). Most often the channel logo is present.

HDTV-Rip (High-Definition Television Ripping):
rip from an HDTV broadcast (cable HDTV channel or other HDTV source).
Standard resolutions for HDTVRip it is 1920x1080 (1080i) and 1280x720 (720p);
Aspect ratio - (16:9).
The suffix p means progressive, 24, 25, 30, 60 full frames per second,
and i - interlaced scanning, 50 or 60 half-frames per second.
Also HDTVRip can support various digital audio formats
(up to Dolby Digital 5.1). HDTVRip bitrate depends on compression ratio

HD-DVD-Rip:
Rip from HD DVD disc (from 15 GB per layer). Applies to HDTV. Due to the actual loss in
war of Blu-Ray VS HD DVD formats, the number of such rips will be insignificant.

Blu-ray Disc HD-DVD:
Formats optical media, used for recording and storing digital data,
including video high definition with increased density. Use MPEG-2, H.264
and VC-1 - a new rapidly developing codec. Video quality on such media
on this moment the best, due to the low percentage of video compression and encoding.
Usually contain a huge number of audio tracks

HDRip, BDRip:
Rip with Blu-ray disc(from 25 GB per layer). Applies to HDTV.
Real BDRip movies have much better quality than DVDRip.
Often the designation indicates the size of the picture. For example, BDRip.720p BDRip.1080p.

WebRip:
This means that this rip was obtained directly from a webcast.
IN Lately American television networks in case of failure to achieve the required
ratings for their series stop their showing on TV and the remaining episodes
posted on the Internet using various streaming technologies.
Then these episodes are ripped using a variety of stream ripper software and called
This is the resulting rip quality - WebRip. As a rule, the initial bitrate of series
which are posted on the Internet are quite high, but the quality of each is separate
the taken WebRip may be very different.

WEB-DLRip
This is a broadcast via the internet in excellent quality. The source from which this rip was made is
downloaded from iTunes Store(this is a paid service). No logos, no pop-up TV junk
and there are end credits. In general, we can say this is a new type of rip,
not inferior to DVDRip, rather even identical to BDRip

STV:
Straight To Video means that the film was never released in cinemas,
and was immediately released on video (DVD)

Dubbed:
The original sound has been removed
(For example, they took a track from a Russian cinema and put it on an American release)

Line.Dubbed:
The same as Dubbed, only in this case the sound was taken from a chair or projector (Line).

Mic.Dubbed:
Same as Dubbed, only the sound was recorded with a microphone in a movie theater.

Other abbreviations:

T.S.= Telesync (described above)
TC= Telecine (described above)
SCR= Screener (described above)
DVDSCR= DVD screener (described above)
W.S.= Widescreen
LETTERBOX= another term for Widescreen
LIMITED= the film was shown in less than 500 cinemas
DC= Directors Cut
S.E.= Special Edition
FS= release in Fullscreen
PROPER= the previous release of this movie sucked compared to this one
RECODE= release converted to another format or re-encoded
DUPE= second release of the same film by a different release group (usually stolen from the first)
RERIP= new movie rip
Subbed= film with subtitles
WATERMARKED= Small logos of a TV channel or releaser.
INTERNAL= unofficial release. For some reason, the group that released such a release does not want
so that the rules of the scene apply to him
REMUX is a process of reassembly and possible change composition of the original elementary streams (video, audio) into the same or another container format without the procedure of recoding these elementary streams.
For example, the original EVO containers are taken - elementary video and audio streams are pulled out, other elementary streams (localized audio tracks) are possibly added, and the whole thing is collected into a container (MPEG1 TS, MPEG2 TS, MKV, etc.). The main condition is the absence of recoding of the original elementary streams.
The size of REMUX depends only on the composition and volume of included elementary streams.

Translation quality terminology

Dubbed translation (or Dubbing)
- The translation has many voices (usually at least 10-15 understudies), without original voices in the background.
If even a little original voices are heard, then this is no longer dubbing - this is voiceover
translation (read about it below. Dubbing is a serious and expensive job. Sometimes it takes
weeks go by. It is necessary that the voice of the understudy matches the original in timbre,
by temperament, the translated text is brought into line with the movement of the character’s lips...
In dubbed films, everything has to be taken into account. For example, a conversation takes place in a church,
and speech should sound dull and three-dimensional. To do this, the actor's voice is passed through a special
special effects apparatus.

Voice-over multi-voice translation
- Voice-over translation differs from dubbing in that the Russian text can be
hear original voices. In addition, there are usually significantly fewer votes
(usually there are no more than five understudies). In this case, the task of the actor participating in the dubbing is
film, - do not overact, pronounce the Russian text with restraint.

Single-voice translation
- About the same as Voice-over translation, only one-voice, i.e. voices everyone
characters are one person. An example of low-quality (pirated) simultaneous translation is familiar
For all video lovers - an immortal broadcast with a clothespin on your nose.

It can be amateur or professional. This is determined by ear.
A staged, actor’s voice means it’s probably professional.
Something like a clothespin on the nose - amateurish.

There are also amateur and professional. This is determined by ear.

How to determine the quality of a video file?

To determine the quality of a video file you need to:
1) Watch a couple of video fragments or the entire movie.
2) If the file was made by a well-known release group, then it itself reliably describes the quality.
3) If you doubt the visual determination of quality and there is no reliable information that this video file was made by a well-known release group, and the file name indicates a quality that does not correspond to reality (the source from which you received the file may erroneously indicate the wrong quality) you can do the following:
We find at least three or four video files on the Internet with exactly the same technical characteristics. We obtain technical specifications through the Gspot program.
And we look at what quality is indicated. If three sources indicate quality (TS), and one is DVD-Rip, then this is still a screen (TS). If specifications files from the Internet differ even slightly from the characteristics of your file - this means they are completely different video files.

CamRip (CAM): Lowest quality. The film is recorded with a camera from a cinema screen. Quality is usually normal to good. In some films the heads of other moviegoers are visible, etc. The sound quality varies, and interference such as audience laughter is possible.

Screener (SCR): Second place in quality. For this purpose, a professional video cassette for the press is used. The picture quality is comparable to a very good VHS. The sound is also excellent, usually stereo or Dolby Surround.

Telecine (TC): These versions are very rare. But the quality is the best. The source is a projector with outputs for audio and video. The film is recorded directly from the projector. The video and sound quality is excellent.

DVDRip and LDRip: This version is made from DVD or Laserdisc. The quality is excellent. Usually there are rarely new films, as they are released after theatrical release.

TVrip: recording from television. The quality can be anything.

PS: Pan and Scan: Films made to test the audience's reaction. They are shown on a square screen. If such a film is rewritten for home TV, then the format needs to be remade. Most US films made after 1955 were recorded in 1.85:1 (European films were recorded in 1.66:1). The exception is the Cinemascope format (2.35:1) for anamorphic lenses. A regular TV has an aspect ratio of 1.33:1. If you transfer it to video, you need to reduce the picture. This is done like this: the video is cut in width. If you bought a DVD and there is no information about "Original Film Format", then you can assume that the film was cut using the Pan and Scan method. If you want the whole movie, then buy the DVD marked "Widescreen".

STV: Straight To Video means that the film was recorded from a projector and immediately encoded in real time.

Dubbed: The original sound was removed (For example, they took a track from a Russian cinema and put it on the American release)

Line.Dubbed: Same as Dubbed, only in this case the sound was taken from the “chair” or “projector” (Line).

Mic.Dubbed: Same as Dubbed, only the sound was recorded with a microphone in a movie theater.

Other abbreviations:

TS = Telesync (described above)
TC = Telecine (described above)
SCR = Screener (described above)
WS = Widescreen
LETTERBOX = another term for Widescreen
LIMITED = the film was shown in fewer than 500 theaters
DC = "Director's Cut"
SE = "Special Edition"
FS = release in Fullscreen, i.e. full
PROPER = the previous release of this movie sucked compared to this one
RECODE = release converted to another format or re-encoded
DUPE = second release of the same film by a different release group (usually stolen from the first)
RERIP = new movie rip
Subbed = movie with subtitles
WATERMARKED = Small logos of a TV channel or releaser.

(Based on site materials

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Explanations of abbreviations found in the titles or descriptions of downloaded films.

Often the movie description will include a "quality" attribute, which looks like DVDRip, CAMRip, TS, TC, DVDSrc, etc. Most of you probably know what the abbreviation indicated in this parameter means (CamRip, Telesync, etc.). Well, for those who are not yet in the know, below is a little information.

Before moving on to the main question, you need to be familiar with the following concepts:

1. Movie quality- a concept denoting the degree of compliance of the main audio-visual characteristics of a film with accepted norms and rules. In other words, quality refers to how good a movie is to watch.

2. Movie format- a method of presenting a film on various media, as well as depending on the equipment on which the film will be played. Today, with the development of various media and sources of film recording, the concept of “format” has begun to intersect (identify) with the concept of “quality”.

3. Rip- a format in which a film is represented as one file made with source disk special program during the ripping process. During this process, the characteristics of the film (number of audio tracks, video bitrate, subtitles, etc.), final size, and image quality relative to the source disc change.

Movie quality:

DVD-Screener (DVDScr, DVDScreener) (SCR)
A copy of a "promotional" DVD (disc for film critics, promotional version or beta). The quality is like DVDRip, but the picture is usually “spoilt” with watermarks, warning notices and black-and-white inserts (“fading color”).

TV-Rip (TVRip)
The material is recorded from a television signal, usually cable (but sometimes from a simple antenna). Almost all television series are initially distributed in this or SATRip format. The quality depends on the equipment, software and skill of the ripper.

DVB-Rip (DVBRip, DVB-T Rip)
Similar to SATRip. The material was recorded from terrestrial digital television broadcasting (usually digital MPEG2 video, occasionally MPEG4). The quality depends on the provider, the channel and the quality of the rip. Usually this Rip is only slightly inferior to DVDRip (although there are exceptions). Most often the channel logo is present.

DVD5 (DVD-5)
Copy (compressed) from the original DVD. Volume - 4-4.5 GB

DVD9 (DVD-9)
Copy (compressed) from the original dual-layer DVD. Volume - 7-9 GB

BD-Rip (BDRip, BRRip, BR-Rip)
Rip from Blu-Ray DVD disc (from 25 GB per layer). Applies to HDTV. Real BDRip movies have much better quality than DVDRip. File size - 9.5 GB. Often the size of the picture is immediately indicated in the designation. For example, BDRip.720p BDRip.1080p. Sometimes there are rips from DVDs with an enlarged picture and an incorrect BDRip designation.

Laserdisc-RIP (LDRip)
Similar to DVDRip. This version is made from Laserdisc. It is quite rare, mostly old films.

VHS-Rip (VHSRip)
The source of the material is a VHS tape, usually of fairly average quality.

Other abbreviations:

720p, 1080p, 1080i, 1280p etc. - designations are found in HDTV-movies and rips.
The number is the vertical resolution of the picture with an aspect ratio of 16:9. For example - 720p - 1280x720
i (interlaced scan) - interlaced scanning, the image is formed from two half-frames (as in regular television). At the same time, the flow (and therefore the file size) decreases, but in motion you can see the so-called. "comb effect" on the border of colors. Frequency 50 or 60 half frames per second
p (progressive scan) - progressive scan, the frame is transmitted and formed as a whole, while the picture in motion is not distorted. The disadvantage of progressive is that the flow is twice as large as interlaced. The result is a larger file size or lower frame rate.

Widescreen (WS)
widescreen video, usually 16:9. When viewed on a regular 3:4 aspect ratio screen, there will be black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.

DUPE
Second release of the same film by a different release group (usually stolen from the first)

Dubbed
The original sound has been removed from the film. For example, they took a track from a Russian cinema and put it on an American release.

Line.Dubbed
The same as Dubbed, only in this case the sound was taken from the “chair” or “projector” (Line).

LETTERBOX
Same as Widescreen (WS)

LIMITED
The film was shown in a limited number of cinemas. Usually no more than 250-500.

Mic.Dubbed
Same as Dubbed, only the sound was recorded with a microphone in a movie theater.

Pan and Scan (PS)
Method for converting widescreen (WS) video to fullscreen (FS) mode. In this case, part of the frame on the right and left is cut off.

PROPER
A re-release of a film (sometimes by a different group) due to the poor quality of the previous one.

RECODE
Release re-formatted or re-encoded

RERIP
New movie rip

Special Edition (SE)
Special version of the film. A striking example is the restored version of “Star Wars” with the addition of computer graphics, animation, and 3D models to the material from the 70s.

Straight To Video (STV)
The film was immediately released on DVD/cassette, bypassing cinemas. Quality - DVDrip or VHSrip, respectively.

Subbed
Film with subtitles

WATERMARKED
Small logos of a TV channel or releaser

How to determine translation quality

Dubbed translation (dubbing)- professional, multi-voiced (usually at least 10-15 understudies), without original voices in the “background”. If original voices are heard in the “background”, even just a little, this is no longer dubbing - this is voice-over translation. Dubbing is serious and expensive work. It sometimes takes weeks to complete. It is necessary that the voice of the understudy matches the original in timbre and temperament; the translated text is brought into line with the movement of the character’s lips... however, this can only be found in really high-quality dubbings.

Multi-voice voiceover- voice-over multi-voice (3-5 voices) translation, in which, unlike the dubbed one, you can hear the original voices. Usually, the task of the understudy involved in dubbing a film is not to overact and produce the Russian text with restraint. Translation can be professional or amateur, although the line between them is very thin.
(can be professional or amateur) - this is when the original speech of the film is muffled (at the same time other sounds are slightly muffled) and the voices of several actors (professional) or non-actors (amateur) are superimposed on top, but the original sound track is still slightly audible.

Simultaneous translation- this is a translation of the speaker’s speech with a lag of 2-3 seconds

Author's translation- a type of professional single-voice translation. The film is voiced by one person, who is often also a translator. It is characterized by the presence for each translator of his own distinctive features in the voice, by which everyone recognizes him, as well as genre affiliation (preference to dub films of certain genres). Sometimes so-called author translation studios are founded, which are engaged in dubbing films.

Amateur translation- a translation option in which the film can be dubbed by one person or several (one-voice, two-voice) amateurs. Characterized by its unprofessionalism. Often the speech is poorly delivered and there is no diction. The worst of the bunch.

Subtitles- text translation option. It is used both in the absence of audio translation, and in combination with various translation options, as an addition. It is a text analogue of the speech spoken in the film. Placed in the lower center of the frame.

Example of abbreviations:

Film1.2009.D.DVDRip.avi
Film2.2009.P1.DVDRip.avi
Film3.2009.L.DVDRip.avi

D - Duplicate
P - Professional (polyphonic)
P1 – Professional (single voice)
L - Amateur (one-voice)
L2 - Amateur (polyphonic)
O - Original