Networking Commands

TRACERT COMMANDS IS A WINDOWS UTLITY WHICH HELPS TO TRACE THE ROUTE OF PACKETS ON A NETWORK.
ITS ONE OF A USEFULL TOOL USED IN FINDING THE IP ADRESS OF A PERSON OR SERVER.
WHEN WE ARE CONNECTED TO A COMPUTER. AS EACH PACKETS OF TINFORMATION TO OUR COMPUTER PASSES TO THE NET
THROUGH ROUTERS .THE TRACING OF PACKETS HELPS US WITH. FINDING THE DESTINATION.
TRACE NETWORK : tracert [-d][-h maximum_hops][-j host-list][-w
timeout]target_name
PACKET/SITE TO IP
-d : do not resolve addresses to hostnames
-h maximum_hops : maximum number of hops to search for target
-j host-list : loose source route along host-list
-w timeout : wait timeout milliseconds for each reply
EX : TRACERT 192.63.19.100
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THIS UTLITY WAS USED TO KNOW WHETHER A SYSTEM OR SERVER IS ALIVE OR NOT WE SEND IT WITH A FEW PACKETS OF DATA .AND IF WE DOSENT HAS ANY LOSS OF DATA WHILE THE TRAFIC THE SERVE IS ALIVE.
PING HOST/IP : ping [-t] [-a] [-n count] [-l size] [-f] [-i TTL] [-v TOS]
[-r count] [-s count] [[-j host-list] | [-k host-list]][-w timeout] destination-list

Options:
-t Pings the specified host until stopped.
To see statistics and continue - type Control-Break;
To stop - type Control-C.
-a Resolve addresses to hostnames.
-n count Number of echo requests to send.
-l size Send buffer size.
-f Set Don't Fragment flag in packet.
-i TTL Time To Live.
-v TOS Type Of Service.
-r count Record route for count hops.
-s count Timestamp for count hops.
-j host-list Loose source route along host-list.
-k host-list Strict source route along host-list.
-w timeout Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply.
EX:PING 192.62.99.100
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THIS WILL BE FAIRLY IMPORTANT WHILE WE NEED TO DISGUISE AS SOME BODY AS AN IP ADRESS IS ONE KIND OF AUTHENTICATION CHANGE IP ON A
NETWORK CARD : ARP -s inet_addr eth_adr [if_addr]
ARP -d inet_addr [if_addr]
ARP -a [inet_addr] [-N if_addr]

-a :Displays current ARP entries by interrogating the current protocol data.
If inet_addr is specified, the IP and Physical addresses for only the specified computer are displayed. If more than one network interface uses ARP, entries for each ARP table are displayed.
-g : Same as -a
inet_addr : Specifies an internet address.
-N if addr : Displays the ARP entries for the network interface specified
by if_addr.
-d : Deletes the host specified by inet_addr.
-s : Adds the host and associates the Internet address inet_addr with the
Physical address eth_addr. The Physical address is given as 6 hexadecimal bytes seperated by hyphens. The entry is permanent.
eth_addr : Specifies a physical address
if_addr : If present, this specifies the Internet address of the interface
whose address translation table should be modified. If not present, the first applicable interface will be used.
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DISPLAY OR CHANGE FILE ATTRIBUTES : ATTRIB [+R|-R] [+A|-A] [+S|-S] [+H|-H]
[[drive:][path]filename] [/S]

+ Sets an attribute.
- Clears an attribute.
R Read-only file attribute.
A Archive file attribute.
S System file attribute.
H Hidden file attribute.
/S Processes files in all directories in the specified path.
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VIEW A NETWORK Using NET.exe
/NETWORK SETTINGS : NET CONFIG Displays your current workgroup settings.
NET CONFIG [/YES]

/YES Carries out the NET CONFIG command without first prompting you to provide information or confirm actions.

NET DIAG Runs the Microsoft Network Diagnostics program to test the hardware
connection between two computers and to display information about a single computer.

NET DIAGNOSTICS [/NAMES | /STATUS]
/NAMES Specifies a diagnostic server name in order to avoid conflicts when
NET DIAG is used simultaneously by multiple
users. This option works only when the network uses a NetBIOS protocol.
/STATUS Enables you to specify a computer about which you want network
diagnostics information.


NET HELP Displays information about NET commands and error messages.
command /?
NET HELP [suffix]
NET HELP errornum

command /? -Specifies the Microsoft NET command that you want information
about.
suffix -Specifies the second word of the command you want information
about. For example, the suffix of NET VIEW is VIEW.
errornum -Specifies the number of the error message that you want
information about.


NET INIT Loads protocol and network-adapter drivers without binding them to
Protocol Manager. This command may be required if you are using a third-party network-adapter driver. You can then bind the drivers to Protocol Manager by typing
NET START NETBIND.
NET INITIALIZE [/DYNAMIC]


/DYNAMIC Loads the Protocol Manager dynamically. This is useful with some
third-party networks, such as Banyan® VINES®, to resolve memory problems.


NET LOGOFF Breaks the connection between your computer and the shared
resources to which it is connected.
NET LOGOFF [/YES]

/YES Carries out the NET LOGOFF command without first prompting you to
provide information or confirm actions.


NET LOGON Identifies you as a member of a workgroup.
NET LOGON [user [password | ?]] [/DOMAIN:name] [/YES] [/SAVEPW:NO]


user- Specifies the name that identifies you in your workgroup. The name you
specify can contain up to 20 characters.
password -The unique string of characters that authorizes you to gain access
to your password-list file. The password
can contain up to 14 characters.
? -Specifies that you want to be prompted for your password.
/DOMAIN -Specifies that you want to log on to a Microsoft Windows NT or LAN
Manager domain. name Specifies the Windows NT
or LAN Manager domain you want to log on to.
/YES -Carries out the NET LOGON command without first prompting you to
provide information or confirm actions.
/SAVEPW:NO Carries out the NET LOGON command without prompting you to
create a password-list file.

If you would rather be prompted to type your user name and password instead
of specifying them in the NET LOGON command
line, type NET LOGON without options.


NET PASSWORD Changes your logon password.
NET PASSWORD [oldpassword [newpassword]]
NET PASSWORD
\\computer| /DOMAIN:name [user [oldpassword [newpassword]]]

oldpassword -Specifies your current password.
newpassword -Specifies your new password. It can have as many as 14
characters.
computer -Specifies the Windows NT or LAN Manager server on which you want
to change your password.
/DOMAIN -Specifies that you want to change your password on a Windows NT or LAN Manager domain.
name -Specifies the Windows NT or LAN Manager domain on which you want to change your password.
user -Specifies your Windows NT or LAN Manager user name.

The first syntax line above is for changing the password for your password-list file. The second syntax line above is for changing your password on a Windows NT or LAN Manager server or domain.

NET PRINT Displays information about print queues and controls print jobs.
NET PRINT
\\computer[\printer] | port [/YES]
NET PRINT
\\computer| port [job# [/PAUSE | /RESUME | /DELETE]] [/YES]

computer -Specifies the name of the computer whose print queue you want
information about.
printer -Specifies the name of the printer you want information about.
port -Specifies the name of the parallel (LPT) port on your computer that is
connected to the printer you want information about.
job# -Specifies the number assigned to a queued print job. You can specify
the following options:
/PAUSE -Pauses a print job.
/RESUME -Restarts a print job that has been paused.
/DELETE -Cancels a print job.
/YES -Carries out the NET PRINT command without first prompting you to
provide information or confirm actions.

When you specify the name of a computer by using the NET PRINT command, you
receive information about the print queues
on each of the shared printers that are connected to the computer.


NET START Starts services. NOTE: Services cannot be started from a command
prompt within Windows.
NET START [BASIC | NWREDIR | WORKSTATION | NETBIND | NETBEUI | NWLINK]
[/LIST] [/YES] [/VERBOSE]


BASIC Starts the basic redirector.
NWREDIR Starts the Microsoft Novell® compatible redirector.
WORKSTATION Starts the default redirector.
NETBIND Binds protocols and network-adapter drivers.
NETBEUI Starts the NetBIOS interface.
NWLINK Starts the IPX/SPX-compatible interface.
/LIST Displays a list of the services that are running.
/YES Carries out the NET START command without first prompting you to
provide information or confirm actions.
/VERBOSE Displays information about device drivers and services as they are
loaded.

To start the workgroup redirector you selected during Setup, type NET START
without options. In general, you don't need to use any of the options.


NET STOP Stops services. NOTE: Services cannot be stopped from a command
prompt within Windows.

NET STOP [BASIC | NWREDIR | WORKSTATION | NETBEUI | NWLINK] [/YES]
NET STOP Stops the basic redirector.
BASIC Stops the basic redirector.
NWREDIR Stops the Microsoft Novell® compatible redirector.
WORKSTATION Stops the default redirector.
NETBEUI Stops the NetBIOS interface.
NWLINK Stops the IPX/SPX compatible interface.
/YES Carries out the NET STOP command without first prompting you to provide
information or confirm actions.

To stop the workgroup redirector, type NET STOP without options. This breaks
all your connections to shared resources and removes the NET commands from your computer's memory.


NET TIME Displays the time on or synchronizes your computer's clock with the
shared clock on a Microsoft Windows for Workgroups,Windows NT, Windows 95, or NetWare time server.
NET TIME [\\computer | /WORKGROUP:wgname] [/SET] [/YES]


computer -Specifies the name of the computer (time server) whose time you
want to check or synchronize your computer's
clock with. /WORKGROUP Specifies that you want to use the clock on a computer (time
server) in another workgroup.
wgname -Specifies the name of the workgroup containing a computer whose
clock you want to check or synchronize your computer's clock with.
If there are multiple time servers in that workgroup, NET TIME uses the
first one it finds.
/SET Synchronizes your computer's clock with the clock on the computer or
workgroup you specify.
/YES Carries out the NET TIME command without first prompting you to provide
information or confirm actions.


NET USE Connects or disconnects your computer from a shared resource or
displays information about your connections.
NET USE [drive: | *] [\\computer\directory [password | ?]]
[/SAVEPW:NO] [/YES] [/NO]
NET USE [port:] [\\computer\printer [password | ?]]
[/SAVEPW:NO] [/YES] [/NO]

NET USE drive: | \\computer\directory/DELETE [/YES]
NET USE port: |
\\computer\printer/DELETE [/YES]
NET USE * /DELETE [/YES]

NET USE drive: | * /HOME

drive -Specifies the drive letter you assign to a shared directory.
* -Specifies the next available drive letter. If used with /DELETE,
specifies to disconnect all of your connections.
port -Specifies the parallel (LPT) port name you assign to a shared printer.
computer -Specifies the name of the computer sharing the resource.
directory -Specifies the name of the shared directory.
printer -Specifies the name of the shared printer.
password -Specifies the password for the shared resource, if any.
? -Specifies that you want to be prompted for the password of the shared
resource. You don't need to use this option unless the password is optional.
/SAVEPW:NO Specifies that the password you type should not be saved in your
password-list file. You need to retype the password the next time you connect to this resource.
/YES Carries out the NET USE command without first prompting you to provide
information or confirm actions.
/DELETE Breaks the specified connection to a shared resource.
/NO Carries out the NET USE command, responding with NO automatically when
you are prompted to confirm actions.
/HOME Makes a connection to your HOME directory if one is specified in your
LAN Manager or Windows NT user account.

To list all of your connections, type NET USE without options.

NET VER Displays the type and version number of the workgroup redirector you
are using.
NET VER


NET VIEW Displays a list of computers in a specified workgroup or
the shared resources available on a specified computer.
NET VIEW [\\computer] [/YES]
NET VIEW [/WORKGROUP:wgname] [/YES]


computer -Specifies the name of the computer whose shared resources you want
to see listed.
/WORKGROUP Specifies that you want to view the names of the computers in
another workgroup that share resources.
wgname -Specifies the name of the workgroup whose computer names you want to
view.
/YES Carries out the NET VIEW command without first prompting you to provide
information or confirm actions.

To display a list of computers in your workgroup that share
resources, type NET VIEW without options.
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DEBUG : DEBUG [[drive:][path]filename [testfile-parameters]]
[drive:][path]filename Specifies the file you want to test.
testfile-parameters Specifies command-line information required by the
file you want to test.

***After Debug starts, type ? to display a list of debugging commands.***
To get out of Debug you need to "Q" and enter
To execute the Debug routine you need to do "G" and enter

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IPCONFIG : ipconfig [/all][/batch][/renew_all][/release_all][/renew
N][/release N]

/All Display detailed information.
/Batch [file] Write to file or ./WINIPCFG.OUT
/renew_all Renew all adapters.
/release_all Release all adapters.
/renew N Renew adapter N.
/release N Release adapter N.
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FTP : Depending upon the version of FTP and the Operating System being
used each of the following commands may or may
not work. Generally typing -help or a ? will list the commands
available to you.
Command Information
! : Using this command you will have the capability of toggling back and
forth between the operating system and ftp.
Once back in the Operating System generally typing exit will take you
back to the FTP command line.
? : Access the Help screen.
abor : Abort Transfer
append : Append text to a local file.
ascii : Switch to ASCII transfer mode
bell : Turns bell mode on / off.
binary : Switches to binary transfer mode.
bye : Exits from FTP.
cd : Changes directory.
cdup : Change to parent directory on remote system
close : Exits from FTP.
cwd : Change working directory on remote system
dele : Delete file on remote system
delete : Deletes a file.
debug : Sets debugging on / off.
dir : Lists files if connected.
dir -C = Will list the files in wide format.
dir -1 = Lists the files in bare format in alphabetic order
dir -r = Lists directory in reverse alphabetic order.
dir -R = Lists all files in current directory and sub directories.
dir -S = Lists files in bare format in alphabetic order.
disconnect : Exits from FTP.
get : Get file from the computer connected to.
glob : Sets globbing on / off.
hash : Sets hash mark printing on / off
help : Access the Help screen and displays information about command if
command typed after help.
lcd : Displays local directory or if path typed after lcd will change local
directory.
list : Send a list of file names in the current directory on the remote
system on the data connection.
literal : Sends command line
ls : Lists files if connected.
mdelete : Multiple delete
mdir : Lists contents of multiple remote directories
mget : Get multiple files
mkd : Make directory.
mkdir : Make directory.
mls : Lists contents of multiple remote directories.
mode : Specifies the transfer mode. Available parameters are generally S, B
or C.
mput : Sent multiple files
nlst : Send a full directory listing of the current directory on the remote
system on the data connection.
open : Opens address.
pass : Supplies a user password.
port : Specify the client port number.
prompt : Enables disables prompt.
put : Send one file
pwd : Print working directory
quit : Exits from FTP.
quote : Send arbitrary ftp command
recv : Receive file
retr : Get file from remote system.
remotehelp : Get help from remote server
rename : Renames a file
rmdir : Removes a directory
send : Send single file
status : Shows status of currently enabled / disabled options
trace : Toggles packet tracing
type : Set file transfer type
user : Send new user information
verbose : Sets verbose on / off.
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DISPLAY TCP/IP
NETWORK PROTOCOL : NETSTAT [-a] [-e] [-n] [-s] [-p proto] [-r] [interval]
INFORMATION
-a Displays all connections and listening ports.
-e Displays Ethernet statistics. This may be combined with the -s option.
-n Displays addresses and port numbers in numerical form.
-p proto -Shows connections for the protocol specified by proto; proto may
be TCP or UDP. If used with the -s option
to display per-protocol statistics, proto may be TCP, UDP, or IP.
-r Displays the routing table.
-s Displays per-protocol statistics. By default, statistics are shown for
TCP, UDP and IP; the -p option may be used to specify a subset of the default.
interval Redisplays selected statistics, pausing interval seconds between
each display. Press CTRL+C to stop redisplaying statistics. If omitted, netstat will print the current
configuration information once.
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DISPLAY OR SET A SEARCH PATH FOR EXECUTABLE FILES :
PATH [[drive:]path[;...]]
PATH ;
Type PATH ; to clear all search-path settings and direct Windows to search
only in the current directory.
Type PATH without parameters to display the current path.
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MANUALLY CONFIGURE MODEMS ROUTE :
ROUTE [-f] [-p] [command [destination] [MASK netmask] [gateway] [METRIC
metric]
[IF interface]
-f Clears the routing tables of all gateway entries. If this is used in
conjunction with one of the commands, the tables are cleared prior to running the command.
-p When used with the ADD command, makes a route persistent across boots of
the system. By default, routes are not
preserved when the system is restarted. When used with the PRINT
command, displays the list of registered persistent routes. Ignored for all other commands, which always affect the appropriate persistent routes. This option
is not supported Windows'95. command One of these:
PRINT Prints a route
ADD Adds a route
DELETE Deletes a route
CHANGE Modifies an existing route destination Specifies the host.
MASK Specifies that the next parameter is the 'netmask' value.
NETMASK Specifies a subnet mask value for this route entry. If not
specified, it defaults to 255.255.255.255.
GATEWAY Specifies gateway. interface the interface number for the specified
route.
METRIC Specifies the metric, ie. cost for the destination.
All symbolic names used for destination are looked up in the network
database file NETWORKS. The symbolic names for
gateway are looked up in the host name database file HOSTS.
If the command is PRINT or DELETE. Destination or gateway can be a wildcard,
(wildcard is specified as a star '*'), or the gateway argument may be omitted.
If Dest contains a * or ?, it is treated as a shell pattern, and only
matching destination routes are printed. The '*' matches any string,
and '?' matches any one char. Examples: 157.*.1, 157.*, 127.*, *224*.
Diagnostic Notes: Invalid MASK generates an error, that is when (DEST & MASK) != DEST.
Example> route ADD 157.0.0.0 MASK 155.0.0.0 157.55.80.1 IF 1
The route addition failed: 87

EXAMPLES
Examples:
>route PRINT
>route ADD 157.0.0.0
^destination
MASK 255.0.0.0
^mask 157.55.80.1
^gateway METRIC 3
^metric IF 2
^Interface
If IF is not given, it tries to find the best interface for a given gateway.
>route PRINT
>route PRINT 157* .... Only prints those matching 157*
>route DELETE 157.0.0.0
>route PRINT
One way to use this would be as follows: You can't ping the server that you
are connecting to, but you know the ip address to be 127.16.16.10
>route PRINT
Interface List
0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface
0x2 ...00 14 a4 c3 44 20 ...... Xircom CardBus Ethernet 10/100 Adapter
0x3 ...00 b0 d0 43 55 a5 ...... 3Com EtherLink PCI
0x4 ...00 01 b0 8f 8f 80 ...... NdisWan Adapter
Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 127.16.8.14 127.16.8.14 1
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
127.16.0.0 255.255.0.0 127.16.8.14 127.16.8.14 1
127.16.8.14 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
192.168.50.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.50.65 192.168.50.65 2
192.168.50.65 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
192.168.50.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.50.65 192.168.50.65 1
224.0.0.0 224.0.0.0 127.16.8.14 127.16.8.14 1
224.0.0.0 224.0.0.0 192.168.50.65 192.168.50.65 1
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.50.65 192.168.50.65 1
** notice that no gateway for the current ip goes to 255.255.255.0, so it
must be added. Now do the following command:
>route ADD 127.16.0.0 MASK 255.255.255.0 <your current ip from winntcfg or
>winipcfg> METRIC 1
**Then do the following command:
>route print
Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 127.16.8.14 127.16.8.14 1
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
127.16.0.0 255.255.0.0 127.16.8.14 127.16.8.14 1
** 127.16.0.0 255.255.255.0 127.16.8.14 127.16.8.14 1
127.16.8.14 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
192.168.50.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.50.65 192.168.50.65 2
192.168.50.65 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
192.168.50.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.50.65 192.168.50.65 1
224.0.0.0 224.0.0.0 127.16.8.14 127.16.8.14 1
224.0.0.0 224.0.0.0 192.168.50.65 192.168.50.65 1
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.50.65 192.168.50.65 1

**Notice the ** ip address gives you the default gateway.
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DISPLAY PROTOCOL STATISTICS
AND CURRENT TCP/IP CONNECTIONS
USING NBT(NETBIOS OVER TCP/IP): NBTSTAT [-a RemoteName] [-A IP address]
[-c] [-n]
[-r] [-R] [-s] [S] [interval] ]
-a (adapter status): Lists the remote machine's name table given its name
-A (Adapter status): Lists the remote machine's name table given its IP address
-c (cache) : Lists the remote name cache including the IP addresses
-n (names) : Lists local netBIOS names
-r (resolved) : Lists names resolved by broadcast and via WINS
-R (Reload) : Purges and reloads the remote cache name table
-S (Sessions) : Lists sessions table with the destination IP addresses
-s (sessions) : Lists sessions table converting destination IP addresses to host names via the hosts file RemoteName Remote host machine name. IP address Dotted decimal representation of the IP address. interval Redisplays selected statistics, pausing interval seconds between each display. Press Ctrl+C to stop redisplaying statistics.

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AVI movie tags

Recently, with the boom of file servers all around the world and the overwhelming global prevalence of the popular Rapidshare.com, a huge mass of people have started to download movies, which can be obtained without a single penny (albeit for the connection you pay your ISP) . And while downloading video is your past-time hobby, some groups like aXXo, Diamond, Pukka, DMT amongst others, which you might have come across, have built a fame and encrusted their name on movie blogs. See a list of uploaders here.

Meanwhile, you might have come across tags like CAM, TELESYNC (TS) , DVDRIP, SCREENER (SCR), PROPER, REPACKED etc. The rest of this article is a short description of these words.

Quality/Sources

CAM

A cam is a theater rip usually done with a digital video camera. A mini tripod is sometimes used, but a lot of the time this wont be possible, so the camera make shake. Also seating placement isn't always idle, and it might be filmed from an angle. If cropped properly, this is hard to tell unless there's text on the screen, but a lot of times these are left with triangular borders on the top and bottom of the screen. Sound is taken from the onboard microphone of the camera, and especially in comedies, laughter can often be heard during the film. Due to these factors picture and sound quality are usually quite poor, but sometimes we're lucky, and the theater will be fairly empty and a fairly clear signal will be heard.

TELESYNC (TS)

A telesync is the same spec as a CAM except it uses an external audio source (most likely an audio jack in the chair for hard of hearing people). A direct audio source does not ensure a good quality audio source, as a lot of background noise can interfere. A lot of the times a telesync is filmed in an empty cinema or from the projection booth with a professional camera, giving a better picture quality. Quality ranges drastically, check the sample before downloading the full release. A high percentage of Telesyncs are CAMs that have been mislabeled.

TELECINE (TC)

A telecine machine copies the film digitally from the reels. Sound and picture should be very good, but due to the equipment involved and cost telecines are fairly uncommon. Generally the film will be in correct aspect ratio, although 4:3 telecines have existed. A great example is the JURASSIC PARK 3 TC done last year. TC should not be confused with TimeCode , which is a visible counter on screen throughout the film.

SCREENER (SCR)

A pre VHS tape, sent to rental stores, and various other places for promotional use. A screener is supplied on a VHS tape, and is usually in a 4:3 (full screen) a/r, although letterboxed screeners are sometimes found. The main draw back is a "ticker" (a message that scrolls past at the bottom of the screen, with the copyright and anti-copy telephone number). Also, if the tape contains any serial numbers, or any other markings that could lead to the source of the tape, these will have to be blocked, usually with a black mark over the section. This is sometimes only for a few seconds, but unfortunately on some copies this will last for the entire film, and some can be quite big. Depending on the equipment used, screener quality can range from excellent if done from a MASTER copy, to very poor if done on an old VHS recorder thru poor capture equipment on a copied tape. Most screeners are transferred to VCD, but a few attempts at SVCD have occurred, some looking better than others.

DVD-SCREENER (DVDscr)

Same premise as a screener, but transferred off a DVD. Usually letterbox , but without the extras that a DVD retail would contain. The ticker is not usually in the black bars, and will disrupt the viewing. If the ripper has any skill, a DVDscr should be very good. Usually transferred to SVCD or DivX/XviD.

DVDRip

A copy of the final released DVD. If possible this is released PRE retail (for example, Star Wars episode 2) again, should be excellent quality. DVDrips are released in SVCD and DivX/XviD.

VHSRip

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

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 workprint is a copy of the film that has not been finished. It can be missing scenes, music, and quality can range from excellent to very poor. Some WPs are very different from the final print (Men In Black is missing all the aliens, and has actors in their places) and others can contain extra scenes (Jay and Silent Bob) . WPs can be nice additions to the collection once a good quality final has been obtained.

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.

R5 LiNE

An R5 DVD rip with usually English audio dubbed over.

R5

In the world of movie piracy, R5, or Region 5, is a kind of professional release to counter the widespread of Telecines. Studios release these R5 retails in Russia much earlier than a movie would actually appear on DVD.

Quality is almost always better than TS or CAM and a little better/the same as a Screener.

Formats

VCD

VCD is an mpeg1 based format, with a constant bitrate of 1150kbit at a resolution of 352×240 (NTCS). VCDs are generally used for lower quality transfers (CAM/TS/TC/Screener(VHS)/TVrip(analogue) in order to make smaller file sizes, and fit as much on a single disc as possible. Both VCDs and SVCDs are timed in minutes, rather than MB, so when looking at an mpeg, it may appear larger than the disc capacity, and in reality u can fit 74min on a CDR74.

SVCD

SVCD is an mpeg2 based (same as DVD) which allows variable bit-rates of up to 2500kbits at a resolution of 480×480 (NTSC) which is then decompressed into a 4:3 aspect ratio when played back. Due to the variable bit-rate, the length you can fit on a single CDR is not fixed, but generally between 35-60 Mins are the most common. To get a better SVCD encode using variable bit-rates, it is important to use multiple "passes". this takes a lot longer, but the results are far clearer.

XVCD/XSVCD

These are basically VCD/SVCD that don't obey the "rules". They are both capable of much higher resolutions and bit-rates, but it all depends on the player to whether the disc can be played. X(S)VCD are total non-standards, and are usually for home-ripping by people who don't intend to release them.

DivX / XviD

DivX is a format designed for multimedia platforms. It uses two codecs, one low motion, one high motion. most older films were encoded in low motion only, and they have problems with high motion too. A method known as SBC (Smart Bit-rate Control) was developed which switches codecs at the encoding stage, making a much better print. The format is Ana orphic and the bit-rate/resolution are interchangeable. Due to the higher processing power required, and the different codecs for playback, its unlikely we'll see a DVD player capable of play DivX for quite a while, if at all. There have been players in development which are supposedly capable, but nothing has ever arisen. The majority of PROPER DivX rips (not Re-Encs) are taken from DVDs, and generally up to 2hours in good quality is possible per disc. Various codecs exist, most popular being the original Divx3.11a and the new XviD codecs.

CVD

CVD is a combination of VCD and SVCD formats, and is generally supported by a majority of DVD players. It supports MPEG2 bit-rates of SVCD, but uses a resolution of 352×480(ntsc) as the horizontal resolution is generally less important. Currently no groups release in CVD.

DVD-R

Is the recordable DVD solution that seems to be the most popular (out of DVD-RAM, DVD-R and DVD+R). it holds 4.7gb of data per side, and double sided discs are available, so discs can hold nearly 10gb in some circumstances. SVCD mpeg2 images must be converted before they can be burnt to DVD-R and played successfully. DVD>DVDR copies are possible, but sometimes extras/languages have to be removed to stick within the available 4.7gb.

MiniDVD

MiniDVD/cDVD is the same format as DVD but on a standard CDR/CDRW. Because of the high resolution/bit-rates, its only possible to fit about 18-21 mins of footage per disc, and the format is only compatible with a few players.

Misc Info

Regional Coding

This was designed to stop people buying American DVDs and watching them earlier in other countries, or for older films where world distribution is handled by different companies. A lot of players can either be hacked with a chip, or via a remote to disable this.

RCE

RCE (Regional Coding Enhancement) was designed to overcome "Multiregion" players, but it had a lot of faults and was overcome. Very few titles are RCE encoded now, and it was very unpopular.

Macrovision

Macrovision is the copy protection employed on most commercial DVDs. Its a system that will display lines and darken the images of copies that are made by sending the VHS signals it can't understand. Certain DVD players (for example the Dansai 852 from Tescos) have a secret menu where you can disable the macrovision, or a "video stabaliser" costs about 30UKP from Maplin (www.maplin.co.uk)

NTSC/PAL

NTSC and PAL are the two main standards used across the world. NTSC has a higher frame rate than pal (29fps compared to 25fps) but PAL has an increased resolution, and gives off a generally sharper picture. Playing NTSC discs on PAL systems seems a lot easier than vice-versa, which is good news for the Brits :) An RGB enabled scart lead will play an NTSC picture in full colour on most modern tv sets, but to record this to a VHS tape, you will need to convert it to PAL50 (not PAL60 as the majority of DVD players do.) This is either achieved by an expensive converter box (in the regions of £200+) an onboard converter (such as the Dansai 852 / certain Daewoos / Samsung 709 ) or using a World Standards VCR which can record in any format.

News Sites

There are generally 2 news sites, and I'm allowed to be biased :) For Games/Apps/Console :: www.theisonews.com is generally regarded as the best, but for VCD/SVCD/DivX/TV/XXX www.vcdquality.com displays screen grabs and allows feedback. **NOTICE** neither site offers movie downloads, and requesting movies/trades etc on the forums of either is NOT permitted.

Release Files

RARset

The movies are all supplied in RAR form, whether its v2 (rar>.rxx) or v3 (part01.rar > partxx.rar) form.

BIN/CUE

VCD and SVCD films will extract to give a BIN/CUE. Load the .CUE into notepad and make sure the first line contains only a filename, and no path information. Then load the cue into Nero/CDRWin etc and this will burn the VCD/SVCD correctly. TV rips are released as MPEG. DivX files are just the plain DivX - .AVI

NFO

An NFO file is supplied with each movie to promote the group, and give general iNFOrmation about the release, such as format, source, size, and any notes that may be of use. They are also used to recruit members and acquire hardware for the group.

SFV

Also supplied for each disc is an SFV file. These are mainly used on site level to check each file has been uploaded correctly, but are also handy for people downloading to check they have all the files, and the CRC is correct. A program such as pdSFV or hkSFV is required to use these files.

Usenet Information

Access

To get onto newsgroups, you will need a news server. Most ISPs supply one, but this is usually of poor retention (the amount of time the files are on server for) and poor completition (the amount of files that make it there). For the best service, a premium news server should be paid for, and these will often have bandwidth restrictions in place

Software

You will need a newsreader to access the files in the binary newsgroups. There are many different readers, and its usually down to personal opinion which is best. Xnews / Forte Agent / BNR 1 / BNR 2 are amongst the popular choices. Outlook has the ability to read newsgroups, but its recommended to not use that.

Format

Usenet posts are often the same as those listed on VCDQUALiTY (i.e., untouched group releases) but you have to check the filenames and the description to make sure you get what you think you are getting. Generally releases should come down in .RAR sets. Posts will usually take more than one day to be uploaded, and can be spread out as far as a week.

PAR files

As well as the .rxx files, you will also see files listed as .pxx/.par . These are PARITY files. Parity files are common in usenet posts, as a lot of times, there will be at least one or two damaged files on some servers. A parity file can be used to replace ANY ONE file that is missing from the rar set. The more PAR files you have, the more files you can replace. You will need a program called SMARTPAR for this.

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.

SUBBED

In the case of a VCD, if a release is subbed, it usually means it has hard encoded subtitles burnt throughout the movie. These are generally in malaysian/chinese/thai etc, and sometimes there are two different languages, which can take up quite a large amount of the screen. SVCD supports switch able subtitles, so some DVDRips are released with switch able subs. This will be mentioned in the NFO file if included.

UNSUBBED

When a film has had a subbed release in the past, an Unsubbed release may be released

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.

RECODE

A recode is a previously released version, usually filtered through TMPGenc to remove subtitles, fix color etc. Whilst they can look better, its not looked upon highly as groups are expected to obtain their own sources.

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 :: this is a list of common reasons a film can be nuked for (generally DVDRip)

** 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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