Classification of movie versions

"Movie version" is divided into gun version and film version

"Gun version" (CAM version): refers to the DVD made by ripping VHS secretly shot in the cinema;

"Film version": a DVD ripped from a movie copy;

"DEMO-VHS version": a product that is not a digital copy, with poor image quality, and usually has numbers or English display in the upper right corner of the screen;

"Clear version": TC version (TeleCine) is a version that uses a telecine machine to digitally copy directly from the film (the principle of the telecine machine is to convert the image on the film copy according to the needs of the television broadcast signal , and then recorded into an analog or digital tape signal, which should be familiar to viewers who often watch CCTV-6). Because its production method is very simple and does not require excessive editing and modification of the resulting images, its image quality cannot be compared with that of digitally modified DVDs.

Some domestic genuine DVD discs use this technology. But for those films that have not yet been released on original DVD, the TC version is the best choice. In addition, the "clear version" that everyone often refers to also refers to this version.

Features: There is no film version of the cinema experience, generally the visual effect of BOB grid scanning, flickering, relatively clear, fake 5.1 channel.

So, the two are different. I think the "clear version" is better.

TVRip version

Television dramas converted from TV (preferably captured from digital cable/satellite TV) and programs received by receiving satellites, and then captured and compressed through TV cards Into files, many variety shows and sports programs we watch are TVRip. Some TV series will also be released using TVRip.

The pirated version is divided into gun version, film version and ultimatum version

The gun version was secretly recorded in the cinema and has the worst effect, with mixed sounds from the audience

The ultimatum version It is the best and clearest

The film version is somewhere in between

The gun version is a pirated version where pirates hire people to bring cameras to movie theaters to secretly film and then rip it to DVD, but the effect is relatively poor. ; Disc version is when pirates obtain a copy of a movie through other channels and rip it into a DVD, which has better audio and video effects. In other words, no matter what version it is, it is pirated.

DVDSCR pre-sale version

A preview version or a test version of DVD, an unofficial version. Get it from the preview DVD, a high-quality compressed video format using MPEG-4 technology. It can be released earlier than DVDRip, but the picture quality is slightly worse.

(There are often messages scrolling at the bottom of the screen that are not in black borders, including copyright and anti-piracy phone numbers, which will affect viewing.) If there is no strict division, its picture quality should be similar to the TC version.

DVDRIP Final Version

DVDRIP: It is converted from the final version of DVD. The quality should be the best. Strip the video, audio, and subtitles from the DVD, compress or otherwise process them, and then re-synthesize them into multimedia files. Generally speaking, DVDrip consists of audio and video files (suffix avi) and subtitle files.

HDRIP High Definition Version

HDRip is the abbreviation of HDTVRip (High Definition TV Resource Compression), which uses MPEG4 compression technology such as DivX/XviD/x264 to perform high-quality compression of HDTV video images. Then encapsulate the video and audio parts into a .avi or .mkv file, and finally add the external subtitle file to form a video format. Picture clarity is higher.

DVD, HDVD, DVD5, DVD9

The full English name of DVD is Digital Video Disk, which is a digital video disc or digital video disc. It uses MPEG2 compression technology to store images. HDVD is commonly known as compressed disc or economical version of DVD. The medium is usually DVD-5 (capacity 4.7G) or DVD-9 (capacity 8.5G). It uses MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 encoding. Due to the low bit rate, each The disk can hold up to 7 hours of video programs, and the picture quality level is slightly higher than or equal to VCD. It’s the cheapest way to watch TV series.

D5, the abbreviation of DVD-5, is single-sided single layer (SS-SL or Single Side Single Layer), up to 4.7G, with data on one side and text or patterns usually printed on the other side.

D9, the abbreviation of DVD-9, is single-sided double layer (SS-DL or Single Side Double Layer), maximum 8.5G, with data on one side and text or patterns usually printed on the other side.

From the above physical data, we can see that D9 is nearly twice as large as D5 in capacity.

Why is the capacity so important? We know that as a DVD, it has many advantages over early imaging media such as VCD and video tapes. The first one is of course the picture quality and sound quality, which must be truly Of course, it cannot be close to the cinema effect without high-definition picture quality and super sound effects. The clearer the picture quality (the higher the bit rate), the more channels (such as the common DD5.1 ??(Dolby 5.1 channel) and DTS (Digital Home Theater System)), the larger the capacity it occupies; the second advantage of DVD is that it can have a large amount of special content, including filming behind-the-scenes, interviews with cast and crew, and maybe even a documentary about the movie. Wait, for example, this is "In Memory of Roman Holiday" in "Roman Holiday". These contents can be as short as ten minutes or as long as tens of minutes or even more than an hour. These behind-the-scenes contents are very important for us to understand a movie from all angles. Such a large amount of content is difficult to handle without large-capacity media, and other advantages of DVD, such as beautiful dynamic menus, multi-language and multi-subtitles, also take up a lot of space.

Capacity is so important, so what can a 4.7G D5 hold? Without loss of picture and sound quality, a D5 can hold up to 133 minutes of movies, and most of our common movies are about 90 minutes to 120 minutes in length. Movies of this length plus menus, subtitles, etc. The remaining space is already very small. At most, some text information or very short trailers can be displayed, which obviously cannot fully demonstrate the advantages of DVD diversity. What's more serious is that for some movies that are longer than 133 minutes, such as "The Wire", "Farewell My Concubine", etc., if you force the D5 to be used, it will definitely lead to a huge reduction in picture quality, and everyone will go back to the VCD era. A high-capacity D9 can fully utilize the advantages of DVD. It allows DVD producers to play various tricks on that small disc without any scruples. With various luxurious configurations, they can make the best movies. Pictures, the best sound control system, rich bonus Easter eggs, even interactive games, etc. A D5 can often only give us the movie itself, while a D9 can probably give us everything about the movie. For those who love movies, or love a certain movie. It is of course the most perfect thing to have everything about it. I hope you enjoy the game.

HDVD (compressed disc or economical DVD) HDVD is commonly known as compressed disc or economical DVD. The medium is usually DVD-5 (capacity 4.7G) and DVD-9 (capacity 8.5G). G), using MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 encoding. Due to the lower bit rate, each disc can accommodate up to 7 hours of video programs, and the image quality level is slightly higher than or equal to VCD. It’s the cheapest way to watch TV series.

VHSRip

VHSRip is a remastered version of a retail VHS video tape, mainly for the release of skating/sports content. TVRip - A TV series transferred from a television (preferably captured from digital cable/satellite), or received as a pre-broadcast program transmitted by satellite to a network several days in advance (without encryption but sometimes with snowflakes). Some shows, such as WWF RAW IS WAR, contain redundant parts; "DARK MATCHES" and CAMERA/COMMENTARY tests are included in TVRip. PDTV is captured from a PCI digital TV card and usually works best; cracking groups tend to use SVCD for distribution. VCD/SVCD/DivX/XviD rips are also used to release TVRip. WORKPRINT (WP) WORKPRITN (WP) is a transfer from an unfinished film copy and may be missing footage and music. Quality can range from the best to very poor. Some WPs may be far from the final version. (The WPs for MEN IN BLACK lost all the aliens and replaced them with actors); others include redundant footage (Jay and Silent Bob). WPs can be used as add-on collections once a good quality final version is produced. DivX Re-Enc DivXRe-Enc is a smaller file encoded with DivX that is released from the original VCD. Usually found on file sharing networks. They are usually named in the form Film.Name.Group(1of2) etc. Common publishing organizations include SMR and TND. These versions are usually not worth downloading unless you don't know a particular movie and just want the 200MB version. Generally should be avoided. Watermarks Many films from Asian Silvers/PDVD (see below) bear producer marks. Usually a letter, initials or icon located in the corner of the screen. The most famous ones are "Z", "A" and "Globe". Asian Silvers / PDVD Asian Silvers / PDVD are films released by pirates in Asia, usually purchased by distribution organizations for their own distribution. Silvers are cheap and easy to find in many countries. It is easy to release Silvers, so there are many releases now, mainly by small organizations; these organizations usually release a few RELEASEs and then disappear.

PDVD is the same as Silver, but it is pressed on DVD. PDVD usually has external subtitles and the quality is better than Silver. PDVD is converted like ordinary DVD, but usually uses VCD format to publish Scene Tags to publish the file's logo. PROPER According to the release rules, the organization that releases Telesync (TS) first wins the competition (TS release). However, if the release is of poor quality and another organization has another TS version (or a better quality version of the same source), then the mark PROPER is added to the directory to avoid duplication. PROPER is the most subjective mark, and many people will argue whether PROPER is better than the original release. Many publishing organizations release PROPER simply because they lost the publishing competition. The reason for publishing PROPER should always be included in the NFO file. SUBBED For VCD releases, SUBBED usually means that subtitles have been pressed into the movie. They are usually in Malay/Chinese/Thai etc, sometimes in both languages. They may take up a large portion of the screen. SVCD supports external subtitles, so DVDRip is released with external subtitles. This information can be found in NFO files. UNSUBBED When a movie has been released as a subtitled SUBBED version, an unsubtitled UNSUBBED version may also be released. LIMITED A LIMITED movie means that the movie is only shown in a limited number of cinemas, usually less than 250. Usually releases of smaller films (such as arthouse films) are LIMETED. INTERNAL INTERNAL was released for several reasons. The classic DVD organization has many .INTERNAL. releases so there is no confusion. At the same time, low-quality releases are marked INTERNAL so as not to reduce the reputation of the publishing organization or due to the number of releases. INTERNAL releases are normally available on the organization's member sites, but they cannot be exchanged to other sites without request from other site administrators. Some TERNAL releases still flow to IRC/NEWSGROUP, which usually depends on the movie and its popularity. Earlier this year, people called CENTROPY INTERNAL. This means that the publishing organization publishes only to its members and site administrators. This is different from its usual meaning. STV STV means that the movie was released before it was shown in theaters, so many popular websites do not allow STV. 　22\ASPECT RATIO TAGS　 *ws* means wide screen, *FS* means full screen. RECODE RECODE is a previously released version, usually filtered with TMPGenc encoding to remove subtitles, correct colors, etc. While they may seem better, this is generally not considered good practice as publishing organizations should seek out their own sources. REPACK If the release organization releases a bad version, they will release REPACK to fix the problems. NUKED A release may be NUKEd for a variety of reasons. Some websites will publish NUKE because it violates their rules (for example, TS versions are not allowed to be published). But if the released version has big problems (such as no sound for 20 minutes, CD2 is the wrong movie or game), then all websites will NUKE this release. People who exchange NUKED versions on these sites will lose their credibility. But NUKED releases can still spread via P2P/USENET, so you should always find the reason why it was NUKEd first just in case. If a publishing organization discovers a problem with their distribution, they can request NUKE.