Cheatography
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Helps you decipher all those Video and audio quality tags/acronyms
This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Types of Video Quality
720p |
1280p Wide x 720p High |
1080p |
1920p Wide x 1080p High |
1440p |
2560p Wide x 1440p High |
4K |
3840p Wide x 2160p High |
Media Format Rip Quality (In descending quality)
Bluray disc/remux |
WebDL |
Bluray encode |
Webrip |
BD-Rip |
BR-Rip |
HD-RIP |
DVDrip |
HDTC |
Cam Quality. There is a TC (telecine) machine that does the work of copying the film digitally from the reels. The sound and picture quality are very good. |
HDTS |
Cam Quality. Filmed in an empty cinema with the help of a professional camera, TS (Telesync) makes use of an external source of audio such as an audio jack. |
HD/HQ-CAM |
Cam Quality. |
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Audio Codecs
AAC |
Designed to be the successor of the MP3 format. AAC is commonly used for stereo sound i.e. 2-channel audio |
Dolby Digital/AC3 |
Most common multi-channel format. 6 channel 5.1 format means that it uses 5 speakers and one subwoofer to play audio. |
DTS |
Similar to AC3. |
TrueHD |
Dolby’s successor to AC3. Is lossless and supports eight channels. |
DTS-HD MA |
DTS's successor. It's lossless and supports eight channels. |
Codecs (Video Encoding Formats)
H.264/AVC |
AKA: x264, H264 |
H.265/HEVC |
AKA: x265, H265 Successor to x264. 75%-50% smaller file size with same quality. |
AV1 |
Even better than x265, but requires powerful hardware |
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