| Type | Acronyms | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| CAM | CAM CAMRIP HDCAM |
A recording made with a handheld camera in a movie theater. |
| Screener | BDSCR DDC DVDSCR DVDSCREENER SCR SCREENER WEBSCREENER |
Screeners are early DVD or BD releases of the theatrical version of a film, typically sent to movie reviewers, academy members and executives for review purposes. |
| Telecine | HDTC TC TELECINE |
A digital scan of the film print. |
| Telesync | HDTS TELESYNC TS |
Similar to CAM, but the camera is typically placed closer to the projector or on a tripod in the projection booth. Audio is captured directly from the sound system. |
| TV | TVRIP | |
| VHS | VHSRIP | |
| Workprint | WP WORKPRINT |
A copy made from an unfinished version of a film produced by the studio. |
| Type | Acronyms | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Full Disc | BD25 BD50 Complete Disc Disc Full Disc |
Complete and exact structure of a physical disc (Blu-Ray or DVD |
| Blu Ray | BD5 BD9 BD25 BD50 BD66 BD100 BDISO BDMV BDR BDRIP BLU RAY BLU RAY RIP BLURAY BRIP BRRIP COMPLETE.BLURAY |
|
| Copy | REMUX | A near-identical copy of the original source usually with minimal or no re-encoding. |
| Digital Television | PDTV | Pure Digital Television. |
| DVD | DVDMUX DVDR DVDRIP DVD-5 DVD-9 DVD-FULL FULL-RIP ISO RIP ISOLESS RIP PREDVDRIP UNTOUCHED RIP |
|
| High Definition | HD HDRIP HDTV HDTVRIP |
|
| Pay Per View | PPV PPVRIP |
|
| WEB | WEB DL WEB RIP WEB (SCENE) WEBDL WEBRIP WEB-DL WEB-DLRIP WEB-RIP |
Ripped directly from streaming services. |
| Tag | Meaning |
|---|---|
| DS4k | 4K Downscaled |
| RM4K | 4k remaster in 1080p |
| Resolution | Meaning |
|---|---|
| m-720p mini 720p |
Compressed version of a 720p |
| 720p | |
| m-1080p mini 1080p |
Compressed version of a 1080p |
| 1080p | |
| mHD mini HD |
Encoded in the same resolution but at a lower bitrate and are smaller in size |
| μHD micro HD |
AVC+AC3 encoding in an MP4 container. Keeping 1920 pixels of horizontal resolution with a 2 to 2.5 Mbit/s |
| Codec | Acronyms | Standard | Compression efficiency | Hardware Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AV1 | AV1 | AV1 (AOMedia Video 1) | Extreme compression, between 30% and 50% more than H.264. | Requires hardware support. |
| x264 | AVC h264 H 264 H.264 H-264 x264 |
AVC (MPEG-4 Part 10 AVC) | Highly efficient. | Industry standard. Supported by most devices. |
| x265 | h265 H 265 H.265 H-265 HEVC x265 |
HEVC (MPEG-H Part 2) | Significantly more efficient. Smaller file sizes for same quality. | Limited compatibility on older devices. |
| XVID | XVID | MPEG-4 Part 2 |
| Tag | Meaning |
|---|---|
| CBR | Constant Bit-Rate |
| VBR | Variable Bit-rate |
Dynamic range defines the contrast between the brightest and darkest parts of a video and the range of colors that can be displayed.
| Tag | Meaning | Contrast | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDR | Standard Dynamic Range | Narrow brightness range (100 nits approx.) | Narrow color space (usually Rec. 709) |
| HDR | High Dynamic Range | Wide brightness range (1000 nits or more) | Wide color space (usually Rec. 2020) |
| Tag | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Dual | Two audio languages |
| MULTI | Minimum two audio languages |
| Quality | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 2.0 | 2.0 stereo sound |
| 5.1 | 5.1 surround sound |
| 7.1 | 7.1 surround sound |
| Tag | Codec | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| AA3 AAC |
AA3 | Advanced Audio Coding AAC is an audio coding standard for lossy digital audio compression. It has up to 48 channels yet it is often used in two-channel mode. |
| AC3 | AC3 | Dolby Digital AC3 is an audio compression technology that stores audio in a lossy form. It contains up to six discrete channels of sound and the most common use is associated with the 5.1 channel configuration. |
| DDP | EAC3 | Enhanced AC-3. Superior to the traditional AC3. It allows for more channels and better compression. It may not work on older devices. |
AAC appears to have higher resolution than AC3. But AC3 beats AAC in the field of surround sound since AC3 is widely used for home theaters to provide immersive 5.1 sound effect.
| Tag | Meaning |
|---|---|
| PROPER | A corrected version released by another group |
| REPACK | A corrected version released by the same group |
| Tag | Meaning |
|---|---|
| HC | Hardcoded subtitles |
| MULTISUBS | Multi-Subs |
| Subs | It includes several subtitle files within the .mkv file |
| SUBTITLES | Indicates the presence of subtitles |
| Tag | Platform |
|---|---|
| A3P | Atresplayer |
| ABC | ABC |
| ALL4 | Channel 4 |
| AMZ AMZN |
Amazon Prime Video |
| ARD | ARD |
| ATVP APTV |
Apple TV+ |
| BBC | BBC |
| CBC | CBC |
| CBS | CBS |
| CR | Crunchyroll |
| DNSP DISNEY |
Disney+ |
| HBO HBOM HMax |
Max (HBO Max) |
| HULU | Hulu |
| NBC | NBC |
| NF NFLX |
Netflix |
| PARA PMNT |
Paramount |
| PCOK PCKL |
Peacock |
| SHOW | Showtime |
| STZ | Starz |
| Code | Regions |
|---|---|
| R0 | No region |
| R1 | USA Canada |
| R2 | Europe France Greece Turkey Egypt Arabia Japan South Africa |
| R3 | Korea Thailand Vietnam Borneo Indonesia |
| R4 | Australia New Zealand Mexico The Caribbean South America |
| R5 | Africa (except Egypt,Lesotho,Eswatini,South Africa,Mayotte and Réunion) Russia Belarus Ukraine Central Asia South Asia Mongolia North Korea |
| R5LINE | R5 release whose audio is a direct english copy |
| R6 | People's Republic of China (PRC) |
| R7 | Airlines and cruise ships |
| R9 | Region-free |
Awesome list. You should add SDR and HDR