THE NECROMANCER CDR TRADING DEFINITION OF GRADINGS & OTHER TERMS
THE NECROMANCER CDR TRADING
THIS SECTION EXPLAINS WHAT MY RATINGS STAND FOR EX &
EX+ = These 2 ratings are of the quality of store bought CD's and the audio part of DVD's, or at least a big chunk of the ones I have to use to compare with anyways. EX- = This rating just misses store bought, but it is still well worth
getting and listening to. VG+ = In my humble opinion this rating just qualifies as the last of the listenable levels. VG = This rating can be okay, sort of, but you must really like the group. It is pretty much for the diehard collector. VG- = This rating as well as the next one is really "ONLY" for diehard collectors! G
= This rating is definitely "ONLY" for DIEHARD collectors! I cannot speak for others, but I never plan on listening to a show with this rating again after the first time!! It is completely unlistenable!!! THIS SECTION EXPLAINS WHAT MY RATINGS STAND EX &
EX+ = These 2 ratings are of the quality of the video part of store bought DVD's or VHS Videos, or at least a big chunk of the ones I have to use to compare with anyways. EX- = This rating just misses store bought, but it is still worth
getting to watch. VG+ = When it comes to video, this rating is where I would start to consider it not worth getting. This is pretty much for diehard collectors "ONLY". Usually this level is for amateur filmed shows that are unstable, the picture is blocked, it was shot from a long distance or it isn't in good focus. This rating can also apply to Pro Shot shows that were taken from a VHS that was many generations old before being converted to DVD or VCD. VG, VG- & G
= These ratings are definitely "ONLY" for DIEHARD collectors due to they are really unstable or way out of focus! I cannot speak for others, but I never plan on watching any show with this rating again after the first time!! They are completely unwatchable!!! THIS NEXT PART EXPLAINS WHAT IS TYPED ON X = I have these shows as Silver Pressed CD's or are guaranteed CD-R, (SHN) = (Shorten) Most of this description was written by the person that created "SHN". (FLAC) = This is the description http://flac.sourceforge.net/ has written about FLAC. "FLAC 24bit / DVDa = 24bit versions of shows can NOT be burned to CD in an audio format, right. 24bit can be played on your computer with the right codecs installed and on DVD players only. They can be burned to a CD as data but, if you put them in a cd player as audio, the disc won�t be read by the player. NI = There are NO ARTWORKS/INSERTS available. (UI) = Unofficial Inserts. This means that the show wasn't released with any artwork/inserts, but someone has kindly created some so that we have something. (UT) = Unofficial Title. This means that the show wasn't released with the title you are seeing. FM = Recorded from an FM Radio Broadcast Pre-FM SB = Derieved from either a CD, LP or tape that was used for an FM Radio Broadcast. SB = Soundboard recording AD = Audience recording SC = Scanner (One of the instruments has been recorded using a scanner) (Pro-Shot) = These DVD's and VCD's were professionally shot. (With Cue Sheets) = The cue sheet is the typed up page or pages of information the D.J. uses to be able to know what is going on while the pre-recorded Live concert is being broadcast over the airwaves. What you will get from me will be taken directly from the Original Silver Pressed CD's in my collection. I will no longer copy and print the Cue Sheets from any of these shows! These shows still have the originally programmed in commercials for each airing date as well.
AS TO AUDIO CD'S AND THE AUDIO ONLY PART OF DVD'S
FOR AS TO THE VIDEO ONLY PART OF DVD'S & VCD'S
THE LISTS TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TITLE, SUCH AS,
SB = SOUNDBOARD RECORDING
SHN File CD-R, DVD-R or VCD Originals to burn copies from.
"Shorten is a utility developed by Tony Robertson a Softsound Limited
www.softsound.com to convert audio files to and from a compressed format.
Compression of about 50% is typical. MP3 compression is usually much greater, but
unlike MP3 files, shortened files result in no loss of fidelity." A SHN file also contains
the MD5 Checksum utility which can be used to verify file integrity
stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec, an audio format similar to MP3, but lossless,
meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality. This is similar
to how Zip works, except with FLAC you will get much better compression because it
is designed specifically for audio, and you can play back compressed FLAC files in
your favorite player (or your car or home stereo, see supported devices) just like you
would an MP3 file.
FLAC stands out as the fastest and most widely supported lossless audio codec,
and the only one that at once is non-proprietary, is unencumbered by patents, has an
open-source reference implementation, has a well documented format and API, and
has several other independent implementations.
See About FLAC for more, or Using FLAC for how to play FLAC files, rip CDs to
FLAC, etc"
