What Types of Video Quality Are You Downloading?
Watching the latest Pirates of the Caribbean reminds me to write this post. I’ve been wanting to share this one a long time ago but keep forgetting haha.
Anyway, like the title said “What type of video quality are you downloading?” - I’m sure you come across lots of definition lose out there such as TS, R5, BDRips, DVDRip and wondering which is which right?
Well, here comes the uber list of definition – hopefully this is helpful to some of you hehehe!
BDRips
BDRips are encoded directly from the BluRay disk, so should be of better quality than a DVDRip. They usually have a resolution of 720p (or 1080p), and are encoded using the matroska (.mkv) container and x264 codec.
SCREENER
A version of a movie sent to reviewers or ‘screeners’ prior to release into a theater, which means someone ripped the copy and made it available for download. Sometimes you see a “ticker” (a message that scrolls past at the bottom of the screen, with the copyright and anti-copy telephone number).
TELECINE (TC)
A telecine machine copies the film digitally from the reels. Sound and picture should be very good.
DVDRip
A copy of the final released DVD. It is also possible that this copy PRE retail, this one should be excellent quality.
DVD-SCREENER (DVDscr)
Same premise as a screener, but transferred off a DVD. Usually comes with letterbox , minus the extras that a DVD retail would contain.
CAM
A cam is a theater rip usually done with a digital video camera. A mini tripod is sometimes used, but a lot of the time this wont be possible, so the camera might shake. Also seating placement isn’t always idle, and it might be filmed from an angle. Sound is taken from the onboard microphone of the camera, and especially in comedies, laughter can often be heard during the film. Quality will suck.
TELESYNC (TS)
A telesync is the same as a CAM except it uses an external audio source and a better and more professional camera is used. A direct audio source does not ensure a good quality audio source, as a lot of background noise can interfere. A lot of the times a telesync is filmed in an empty cinema or from the projection booth.
R5 or R5.Line
R5 releases differ from normal releases in that they are a direct Telecine transfer of the film without any of the image processing. They take the information from the DVD disc and sync it to an English version of the film, usually a previously released version. Sound quality often isn’t as good as DVDRips.