Release formats (warez)

The list contains the most common variants of film releases from the warez scene.

The names of the publications are based on a fixed scheme: Name.Year.Language.Image.Tone.Format-group

Image labels

The table sorts the formats based on their quality, starting with worst to best.

Type	designation	Occur	Remarks
Camera recording	CAM CAM-RiP	very often	The picture is filmed from the screen by a camcorder or smartphone . Copies of this kind are distributed very quickly after a film is released. The quality varies from invisible to good, depending on the filming person and the quality of the camera used. In addition, the camera can be moved while filming or people can walk through the image.
static camera recording	TS TELESYNC	very often	The image is filmed from a screen by a professional camera with a tripod . With this technique, the picture is usually good, but has fades or insufficient contrast.
Working version	WP WORKPRINT	very rare	The picture comes from an unfinished version of the film. Effects and overlays are usually missing, and sometimes the index markers are also included . There may be watermarks and it is possible that the film has not yet been cut and therefore has different visual material.
Film scanning	TC TELECiNE	Rare	The image is taken by means of a transfer machine / the digitization of the analog film rolls. The quality is close to that of a DVD, typically with jitter at the side edges and much poorer color reproduction.
VHS recording	VHS-RiP	Rare	A video cassette serves as the source. Mostly in connection with a missing new release. The quality may vary depending on the condition of the source.
TV recording	TV-RiP HDTV-RiP SAT-RiP DVB-RiP DS-RiP	frequently	The recording takes place via a broadcast television signal. The designation varies depending on the transmission medium.
Advance copy	SCR SCREENER DVDSCR DVDSCREENER BDSCR	frequently	The image comes from early DVD / BD releases that were sent to judges at film festivals, for promotional purposes, or for other performances. The quality varies, so there are mostly watermarks , e.g. B. "The film you are watching is a promotional copy. If you purchased this film at a retail store, please contact 1-800-NO-COPIES to report it. "Available. Some scenes are also black and white. Depending on the source, the designation can be adapted, for example for a DVD SCREENER.
DVD from another region	R5	frequently	The image is taken from a DVD publication for DVD region 5. The picture quality is close to DVD, since in the R5 region DVD is mostly published as a single layer.
VOD recording	WEB-RiP WEBRIP VOD-RiP	very often	The image is recorded using recording devices during a digital presentation by a video-on-demand service or streaming provider.
VOD download	WEBDL WEB-DL DDC	frequently	In contrast to the WEB-RiP, the image is not filmed here, but taken directly from legal sources such as Netflix , iTunes or Amazon Video as a download.
DVD conversion	DVD-RiP	very often	A sales / retail version of the film serves as the source.
DVD copy	DVD	very often	The entire DVD is converted into an image, from which only the copy protection is removed. Some of the content is re-encoded to fit on blank DVDs.
BluRay conversion	BD-RiP BR-RiP BluRay-RiP	very often	As with a DVD-RiP, the image is taken from a sales medium, but in this case from a BluRay.
BluRay copies	COMPLETE.BLURAY BD-Disk BluRay BD5 / BD9 (aka BD25 / BD50)	very often	The entire BluRay is converted into an image from which only the copy protection is removed. The content is partially re-encoded to fit on BR blanks.

Audio labels

In addition to the direct recording of the audio track parallel to the video, it is also common for these audio tracks to be dubbed, i.e. played back, afterwards. This is indicated by adding DUBBED or in abbreviation D. From MiC is then MD .

Type	designation	Occur	Remarks
Microphone recording	MiC MiC.DUBBED MD	very often	The tone is a built-in or external microphone recorded The main disadvantage is the poor sound quality as not only the sound of the film but also the noises in the cinema are recorded.
Stereo signal pickup	LiNE LiNE.DUBBED LD	very often	The sound is recorded by a stereo contact looped into the source. There are variations so if only one channel is tapped, this is called MONO or MONO.LiNE.
Surround sound acceptance	5.1 DTS AC3 AAC	very often	Surround sound samples are mostly marked depending on the format. Some of these versions are also created from the LiNE and other language sources.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} FAQ ( Memento from April 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Telesync: Glossary of technology terms & acronyms . ( Memento of February 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) AfterDawn
3. ↑ What does "WP" mean? . Retrieved November 2, 2009.
4. ↑ TV release rules v1.5 (2002-11-16) . Archived from the original on January 19, 2016.
5. ↑ Wes Finley-Price - CNN.com Webmaster: Pirated copy of District 9 posted online . scitech.blogs.cnn.com. November 9, 2009. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
6. ↑ Music_Video_Council_Rules_v6.0-MVC . September 23, 2011. Accessed on January 22, 2013: "" DDC "refers to Downloadable / Direct Digital Content which is not freely available"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
7. ^ The BDR releasing standards .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) THE.2010.BDR.RELEASING.STANDARDS