FAQ

Q: What does 0day mean ?
A: 0day or 0-day, pronounced “Zero Day” or even sometimes “Oh Day”, basically means “new.” The term originates from the (illegal) warez scene, but is now a common term in the exploit trading scene.

Here’s how it works: A game or an exploit released yesterday is 1-day. If it was released a full week ago, it is 7-day.

0-day refers to exploits released today and exploits that have not yet been released.

An exploit can be 0-day to you because it was just publicly released, but two-months old to members of the group that coded the exploit.

Q: I can’t see the whole download link?!
A: Yes, some of the longer links do get truncated, but that’s only visually! This is due to the design of the theme.

To copy the whole link just double click on it and it will highlight the whole row (link) and then copy it.

Q: I upload a lot of stuff to RS/MU/etc. I’d like to help out by posting my links to your blog.
A: So you’re asking for a poster account ? If you can provide 7-Day* releases just contact me through vessmanbg [at] gmail [dot] com. I’ll be happy to add you to the posters team.

*7-Day - releases from the past seven days, i.e. no more than 7 days old.

Q: What does the XXXX tag in a release’s name mean?
A: Here’s a list with explanation of every release tag:

Cam - A copy made in a cinema using a camcorder, possibly mounted on a tripod. The sound source is the camera microphone. Cam rips can quickly appear online after the first preview or première of the film. The quality ranges from terrible to very good, depending on the group of persons performing the recording and the resolution of the camera used. The main disadvantage of this is the sound quality. The microphone does not only record the sound from the movie, but also the background sound in the cinema. The camera can also record movements of the audience in the theater, like when someone stands up in front of the screen.

Telesync (TS) - Contrary to popular belief, the video quality of a TS is not necessarily better than a cam. The term Telesync doesn’t indicate better video quality but better audio quality. The CAM source is then synchronized with a secondary audio recording, either done with a professional microphone in an empty cinema (even though by Scene Rules this would be nuked since the audio is not direct, they are hard to tell the difference), fed directly from the cinema’s sound system, or captured from an FM radio transmission intended for hearing-impaired customers. Often, a “Cam” is mislabeled as a telesync.

Telecine (TC) - A copy captured from a film print using a machine that transfers the movie from its analog reel to digital format. These were rare because telecine machines for making these prints were very costly and very large, however, recently they have become much more common. Telecine has basically the same quality as DVD, since the technique is same as digitizing the actual film to DVD. However, the result is inferior since the source material is usually a lower quality copy reel. Telecine machines usually cause a slight left-right jitter in the picture and have inferior color levels compared to DVD. Note the piece of lint in frame above; this is a common occurrence during digital film transfer, particularly when not done in a clean room environment.

Screener (DVDSCR/SCR/SCREENER) - These are early DVD or VHS releases of the theatrical version of a film, typically sent to movie reviewers, Academy members, and executives for review purposes. A screener normally has a message overlaid on its picture, with wording similar to: “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.” Apart from this, some movie studios release their screeners with a number of scenes of varying duration shown in black-and-white. Aside from this message, and the occasional B&W scenes, screeners are normally of only slightly lower quality than a retail DVD-Rip, due to the smaller investment in DVD mastering for the limited run.

Note: Screeners make a small exception here, since the content may differ from a retail version, it can be considered as lower quality than a DVD-Rip (even if the screener in question was sourced from a DVD).

DVDRip - A final retail version of a film, typically released before it is available outside its originating region. Often after one “release group” releases a high-quality DVD-Rip, the “race” to release that film will stop. Because of their high quality, DVD-Rips generally replace any earlier copies that may already have been circulating.

VHSRip - Transferred off a retail VHS, mainly skating/sports videos and XXX releases.

HDTV or DS Rip (HDTV/PDTV/DSR/TVRip) - TV episode that is either from Network (capped using digital cable/satellite boxes are preferable) or PRE-AIR from satellite feeds sending the program around to networks a few days earlier (do not contain “dogs” but sometimes have flickers etc) Some programs such as WWF Raw Is War contain extra parts, and the “dark matches” and camera/commentary tests are included on the rips. PDTV is capped from a digital TV PCI card, generally giving the best results, and groups tend to release in SVCD for these. VCD/SVCD/DivX/XviD rips are all supported by the TV scene.

Workprint (WP) - A copy made from an unfinished version of a film produced by the studio. Typically a workprint has missing effects and overlays, and may not be identical to its theatrical release. Some workprints have a time index marker running in a corner or on the top edge; some may also include a watermark. A workprint might be an uncut version, and missing some material that would appear in the final movie. Note that the index timer is below the frame in the image.

DivX Re-Enc - A DivX re-enc is a film that has been taken from its original VCD source, and re-encoded into a small DivX file. Most commonly found on file sharers, these are usually labeled something like Film.Name.Group(1of2) etc. Common groups are SMR and TND. These aren’t really worth downloading, unless you’re that unsure about a film u only want a 200mb copy of it. Generally avoid.

Watermarks - A lot of films come from Asian Silvers/PDVD (see below) and these are tagged by the people responsible. Usually with a letter/initials or a little logo, generally in one of the corners. Most famous are the “Z” “A” and “Globe” watermarks.

Asian Silvers / PDVD - These are films put out by eastern bootleggers, and these are usually bought by some groups to put out as their own. Silvers are very cheap and easily available in a lot of countries, and its easy to put out a release, which is why there are so many in the scene at the moment, mainly from smaller groups who don’t last more than a few releases. PDVDs are the same thing pressed onto a DVD. They have removable subtitles, and the quality is usually better than the silvers. These are ripped like a normal DVD, but usually released as VCD.

.::Scene Tags::.

PROPER - Due to scene rules, whoever releases the first Telesync has won that race (for example). But if the quality of that release is fairly poor, if another group has another telesync (or the same source in higher quality) then the tag PROPER is added to the folder to avoid being duped. PROPER is the most subjective tag in the scene, and a lot of people will generally argue whether the PROPER is better than the original release. A lot of groups release PROPERS just out of desperation due to losing the race. A reason for the PROPER should always be included in the NFO.

LIMITED - A limited movie means it has had a limited theater run, generally opening in less than 250 theaters, generally smaller films (such as art house films) are released as limited.

INTERNAL - An internal release is done for several reasons. Classic DVD groups do a lot of INTERNAL releases, as they wont be dupe’d on it. Also lower quality theater rips are done INTERNAL so not to lower the reputation of the group, or due to the amount of rips done already. An INTERNAL release is available as normal on the groups affiliate sites, but they can’t be traded to other sites without request from the site ops. Some INTERNAL releases still trickle down to IRC/Newsgroups, it usually depends on the title and the popularity. Earlier in the year people referred to Centropy going “internal”. This meant the group were only releasing the movies to their members and site ops. This is in a different context to the usual definition.

STV - Straight To Video. Was never released in theaters, and therefore a lot of sites do not allow these.

Aspect Ratio Tags - These are *WS* for widescreen (letterbox) and *FS* for Fullscreen.

REPACK - If a group releases a bad rip, they will release a Repack which will fix the problems.

Nuked - A film can be nuked for various reasons. Individual sites will nuke for breaking their rules (such as “No Telesyncs”) but if the film has something extremely wrong with it (no soundtrack for 20mins, CD2 is incorrect film/game etc) then a global nuke will occur, and people trading it across sites will lose their credits. Nuked films can still reach other sources such as p2p/usenet, but its a good idea to check why it was nuked first in case. If a group realise there is something wrong, they can request a nuke.

.::NUKE REASONS::.

BAD A/R = bad aspect ratio, ie people appear too fat/thin
BAD IVTC = bad inverse telecine. process of converting framerates was incorrect.
INTERLACED = black lines on movement as the field order is incorrect.

DUPE - Dupe is quite simply, if something exists already, then theres no reason for it to exist again without proper reason.

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