CAM
The CAM is a "rip" made in the movies, normally with a digital camera. Sometimes it is used a tripod, but usually that is not possible, leaving the filming trembled. Due to the available places in the movies also will not be always in the center, can be filmed with different angles. If it cut (cropped) adequately, is difficult differentiate, to be not that have legends in the screen, but many times the CAM are left with black borders in the part of top and below the screen. The sound is recorded with the microphone inserted of the camera and, specially in comedies, laughs are heard during the film. Due to those factors, the quality of sound and image are going to be very bad, but some times, with luck, the movies is barely empty and barely short noises will be ears.

TELESYNC (TS)
A telesync has the same characteristics of a CAM, alone that uses an external spring of audio (normally a phone of ear in the armchair for persons that do not hear well). A spring of straight audio does not guarantee a good quality of audio, therefore many noises can interfere. Many times a telesync is filmed in an empty movies or of the cabin of projection with a professional camera, generating a better quality of image. The quality varies very, by that see a sample before of lower the film completely. Most of the Telesyncs are CAMs that were labeled of wrong form.

TELECINE (TC)
A machine of telecine copies the film digital of the rolls. The sound and the image are going to be very good, but due to the equipment and costs involved, the telecine are very rare. Generally the film will be with the aspect ratio (proportion) correct, despite of will exist telecine of 4:3 (full screen). TC should not be confused with TimeCode, that is a visible counter and I fix during all the film.

R5
R5 refers to a specific format of DVD region 5. In an effort for compete with the piracy, the industry decided to create that new format that is produced more quick and more cheap than the traditional DVDs. What differs them of the DVDs traditional is that the R5 are tranferidos straightly of a telecine without any image processing kind, and without no additional one. That permits that the film arrive in the shops at the same time that the DVDs screeners are liberated. Sometimes the DVDs R5 are thrown without audio in English, requiring that the groups of piracy use the audio of another one spring. In that case the release I possessed the description “.LINE" for distinguish of those that possess the audio of the original one.

The quality of the image of a R5 generally can be compared with a DVD screener. The quality is better that of the Telecines because in case of the R5 is used professional equipment.

Formerly the R5 were called of Telecines, DVCD screeners or to same DVD rips. In the end of 2006 some groups as the DREAMLIGHT, mSs and PUKKA passed it nominate his Releases of “.R5" and suggested to others groups that did the even.

SCREENER (SCR)
A tape prior VHS, sent for rental agencies and several others places, for promotional use. A screener is supplied of a tape VHS and normally in 4:3 (full screen), despite of some screener with black streaks already will have been thrown. To bigger disadvantage is a "ticker" (a message that appears in the breaks below the screen with the copyright and a telephone anti-piracy). Beyond that, if the tape will have some number of series, or any another one marks that can denounce the origin of the tape, those will have of be hidden, normally with a black streak in top. That is going to last barely some seconds, but unfortunately, in some copies, hard the some and entire film can be well big. Depending on the equipment used, the quality of the screener can vary of excellent will go deed of a copy MASTER, to very bad will go deed in an old equipment with a bad copy of the tape. The majority of the screener are past for the VCD, but already had attempts in SVCD. Screener, generally, also indicates any one of the kinds above. (quality more drops)

DVD-SCREENER (DVDscr)
Same conditions of the screener, but with a spring of DVD. Normally with letterbox (black streaks), but without the extras that the final DVD (of sale and/or rent) can have. The ticker does not use to stayed in the black streaks, and can confuse the vision. If the "riper" will have the minimum of knowledge, a DVDscr should end very good. Normally past for the SVCD or DivX/XviD.

DVDRip
A copy of the final launching of the DVD. If possible, it's uploaded to the internet before even of the DVD of sale and/or rent to be thrown. The quality should be excellent. DVDrips are thrown in SVCD and DivX/XviD.

Blu-Ray Rip (BRRip)
A copy of the final launching of the Blu-Ray. The quality is well bigger than a DVDRip.

HDDVDRip
A copy of the final launching of the HDDVD. The quality is well bigger than a DVDRip.

VHSRip
Sale VHS deeds and/or rent, being to his majority the sports film launchings and of XXX.

TVRip
Episodes of TV that are of nets (captured using ends digital/satellite) or of "PRE-AIR", that use the springs of satellites that send programs him by the nets with some days of advance.

PDTV/HDTV
The PDTV are captured of a TV with card DIGITAL PCI, normally generating the best results. Many times we see the rip labeled like HDTV also, but the differences between those two barely technical Saints. The groups are going to throw in SVCD, despite of rips in VCD/SVCD/DivX/XviD will be accepted us rips of TV.

HR HDTV
Rip HDTV in high resolution. Normally has resolutions: 960 x 528 or 960 x 544. A rip HR HDTV of 40~55 minutes has on average 700 MB. In the majority of the cases, the sound AC3 5,1 original is maintained.

DVB
DVB is the acronym of Digital Video Broadcasting (Emission of Video Digital). Known as European standard of Digital TV, was projected from the years 80 by the consortium that today possessed 250 members of 15 countries. Since 1998, is in operation in the United Kingdom, having arrived to others four countries of the European Union and to the Australia. Is predicted for to be implanted in the India, in the New one Zealand and around others 20 countries. Detém a present market of 270 millions of receivers.

720P
720 it is I number him of vertical lines, whereas the P signifies Progressive scan or done not intertwine. Normally has the resolution of 1280 x 720.

1080P
1080 it is the number of vertical lines, whereas the P signifies Progressive scan or done not intertwine. Normally has the resolution of 1920 x 1080.

1080i
1080 it is the number of vertical lines, whereas the i one signifies intertwined or not Progressive scan. Normally has the resolution of 1920 x 1080.

WORKPRINT (WP)
A workprint is a copy of the film that still was not finalized. It can contain scenes lacking, music, and the quality can vary of excellent to very bad. Some WPs are unlike the final version (Men in Black is lacking all of the aliens and has extras in his places) and some has extra scenes (Jay and Silent Bob). WPs can be good acquisitions for the collection since already have in hands the final version.

WATERMARKS
Many film comes from Asian Silvers/PDVD (read below) and those Saints marked by the responsible personnels. Usually with an initial one or a small one soon, generally in one of the corners. The most famous Saints the marks d' water "Z" "TO" and "Globe".

Asian Silvers / PDVD
They are produced by smugglers and Saints bought by some groups that sell as went of them. Silvers are cheap and easily found in many countries, and is easy leave a release, and is the motive of have so many thereabouts in the moment, mainly of small groups that do not last more than some launchings. PDVDs are to same thing, but positions in a DVD. They have legends to the breaks, and the quality usually is better that the silvers. They are ripados as a normal, but healthy DVD thrown like VCD normally.

SVCD
SVCD is based in MPEG-2 (as in the DVD), that permits bigger rates of variables to 2500kbits in a definition of 480x480 (NTSC), that descomprimida in a relation of aspect of 4:3. Due to the Bit-rate variable, the length that you can occupy in an ONLY CDR is not fixed, generally between 35-60 min.

VCD
It is a format based in MPEG-1, with a Bit-rate constant of 1150kbit in a definition of 352x240 (NTSC). VCD' s are used generally for obtain of a quality more drops with the smaller objective of sizes. VCD' s and SVCD' s are timed us minutes and not in MB, like this that to the look a, look bigger than the capacity of disk and in the reality power fits 74min in a CDR74.

XVCD / XSVCD
These they are basically VCD/SVCD improved. They are both capable of definitions and of better rates, a lot more elevated. Very difficult of it be found.

KVCD and KSVCD
KVCD is a modification to the standard MPEG-1 and MPEG-2. It is going to create CDs of 120 minutes with quality nearby the DVD in CDs of 80 minutes. However already it exists specifications that generate videos of 528x480 (NTSC) and 528x576 (PAL) and MPEG-1 with bitrate variable between 64Kbps and 3000Kbps. Using a resolution 352x240 (NTSC) or 352x288 (PAL), is possible "encode" videos with to 360 minutes with quality nearby a VCD in a CD of 80 min.

KDVD
Format of file 100% compatible with MPEG_2, capable of roll in any DVD Player Standard. This technology prepares 6 hours of film in Full D-1 720x480 in a DVD, or something around 10 hours in Half D-1 352x480 in the same DVD.

AVI
AVI is the abbreviation of "Audio Video Interleave" and treats-itself of a container of audio and video created by the Microsoft whose official stretch is. avi. It is one of the most popular formats in the world. Being natively recognized by the majority of the versions of the Windows and by all of the players of DVD of table that are compatible with the codec DivX.

MKV
MKV, is the acronym of the format for video digital of the standard Matroska, or Matroska Video. It's complemented by the format MKA, or Matroska Audio. Both they have like characteristic the fact of will be free formats; this is: do not be restricted by patents. MKV is a container of facts of video. In this way, MKV is going to contain several resultant facts of different kinds of encodings of video; his bigger utility is to sincronizacion of the facts of video with the of audio, with the titles and legends etc. The MKV has a quality very over the AVI. It is the standard of the new disks in high definition.

MP4
It is similar to the popular one AVI, but brings some advantages as native support the legends inserted and better support to the video encoding standard H. 264

MPEG
It is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Expert Group and is to spring of research for formats of video in general. This definite group standards in digital video, are between them the standard MPEG1 (used us VCDs), the standard MPEG2 (used in DVDs and SVCDS), the standard MPEG4 and several standards of audio - between them MP3 and AAC. Files containing video MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 can use so much. mpg as much as. mpeg in the stretch.

RM/RA/RMVB
It is the format holder of the Real one Networks, one of the main adversaries of the Microsoft in the segment of multimedia online.

MOV
Format created by the Apple for the Quicktime, his program of multimedia - also available for Windows.

OGM
It can be used at once alternative to the. avi and can contain Ogg Vorbis, MP3 and AC3 audio, all of the formats of video, information by chapters and legends.



Uff! I think I didn't forgot any format, if so and you need some extra information, please leave a comment.