The Americans 2013 S02E10 HDTV x264-LOL

nuked: the.americans.2013.s02e10.hdtv.x264-lol
reason: wrong.crf.value.used_get.repack
successor: the.americans.2013.s02e10.hdtv.x264.repack-lol
http://eztv.it/ep/54850/the-americans-2013-s02e10-hdtv-x264-repack-lol/

crf (constant rate factor)
i have not downloaded this release so
i don't know if the crf was too high or too low.
i'm guessing that the difference in clarity is minor.

just watched it, it's completely watchable, so anyone who has downloaded this release, no need to bother
with the other one.

[rseiler][copied/moved from another forum thread]

"repack note: i did crf 18 on the original release, it should have been 19. all apologies."

the repack ended up being about 40mb smaller, since with crf, the lower the number the higher
the quality.

considering some episodes of shows like survivor are around 500mb (probably a much lower crf),
i'm surprised this merited a repack. there are some shows a couple seconds out of sync that don't.

the scene are a group of cappers who have signed on to a set of rules. racing is the sport/game
that they play. when a player violates the rules, their release is nuked and the race is restarted.

the sd x264 tv releasing standards 2012
http://scenerules.irc.gs/n.html?id=2012_sdtvx264u1.nfo
the 720p x264 tv releasing standards 2011 update 2
http://scenerules.irc.gs/n.html?id=2011_tv_x264_u2.nfo

re: un-nuked oos - sometimes there is only one player in a race and no other scene
groups watching, therefore a technically flawed release may go unnoticed and un-nuked.

re: survivor - crf is only one of many factors that effect the final file size. survivor is not
(sometimes) larger because of the crf setting. the most recent release of survivor, for
example, uses a higher crf (22) (more compression and slightly lower quality). file size is tied to
the complexity of the source material (i.e. still vs. moving, grainy vs solid, number of colors, etc.),
and how much compression can be applied to any given frame and still maintain the fixed quality
setting (crf).

crf guide (constant rate factor).
http://pastebin.com/bjyeveai

and a handful of other general resources...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/video_codec
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/xvid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/x264
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/h.264/mpeg-4_avc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/display_resolution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bit_rate#video