Archive labelling schemata

defeatist · 20th October 2003, 03:25

It goes without saying that large archives require order to keep them managable. No doubt we all use some kind of labelling schema for discs and, if applicable, cases, but some may be more useful than others. Perhaps we could all improve our labelling schemata if we shared and discussed them.

In case anyone's interested my schema/eye-test for MPEG-4 movies is below. Please give me feedback and post your own. I'm certainly open to some change (but not much, of course!).

(x) : x is written on the CD
[x] : x is written on the case

AID = audio "id" (eg. MP3, OGG (i.e. Vorbis in every case), AC3, WMA, etc)
CTR = container "id" (eg. AVI, OGM, MKV, etc)
fps = frames per second (vfr for variable frame rate, otherwise rounded to integer)
KiBps = average VIDEO byterate in Kilibytes per second (rounded to integer)
Kibps = average AUDIO bitrate in Kilibits per second (rounded to integer)
4CC = FourCC (eg. XVID, DX50, DIV3, RV40, etc)

Resolution, YEAR, and HH:MM:SS are self-explanatory.

VOLUME_LABEL is the CD/ISO's longest actual volume label.
fake_LABEL is my own artificial volume label for archive purposes and is only written when the actual one is useless.

Code:

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|[R|D]                    :+""  ~<<::""+:                       |
|[T|I]               +Xi<<<[  fake_LABEL]HMti%L                 |
|[C|A]           :?HMMMM:<<[VOLUME_LABEL]MM88MMh?x              |
|              !HMRMMRMMM:<<<!< <<<!!<<<MR88MRMMRMH?.           |
|[ ]         ?NMMMMMMMMMMM<<<?<  <<!!<<XM88RMMMMMMMMM?          |
|[ ]       !88888MMMMMMRMMk<<!!  <<H!<<M88MRMMRMMMRMMRM!        |
|[ ]     [        ]MMMMMMMM:<<!  <<H<<488RMMMMMMMMMMMMMM>:      |
|[ ]    x[  YEAR  ]88RMMMMMM<<!< <!!<<988RMMMRMMRMMMMM?!<<%     |
|[ ]   :X[________]888MMMMMMH<<~ ~~~<X8RMMMMMMMMMMM!!<~    k    |
|[ ]   <<[        ]R8888MMP.n~       #R.#MMRMMRM?<~~   .nMMh.   |
|[ ]  !MM[   CTR  ]MMMM8Pu!(  fake_LABEL)h!MM!!~   :@MMMMMMM/   |
|[ ] .HMR[        ]"*RM M @(VOLUME_LABEL) "   .nMMMMMMMRMMRMMk  |
|[ ] MMMM[AID Kbps] Mx < "      .u.        4'MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM9  |
|[ ] !RMMRMMMRMMRMMMMMX M (4) @P   #8(fps)4 MMRM[fps]RMMMMMMR<  |
|[ ] !MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ! (C)'8     8!(KBps)MtMM[KBps]MMMMMMM!  |
|[ ] kMMRMMRMMRMMMRMMR4 H (C) #8.  @8     H MMMMRMMMMMMRMMRMM!  |
|[ ] MMMM[Resolution]M>M         "`      .~i <!?[ 4CC ]MMMMMM9  |
|[)] '9MM[ HH:MM:SS ]   : %    (CTR)    H @ 8NRMHx<<<!!MMMMMR!  |
|[R]  >MMMMMMMMM"   <<HMk!i *u (AID) .* x*xR88888MMMMHi<<<<~<   |
|[A]   !RMM#~   :<:MMRMMMMH.*n:      :*.HRMMMRM8888888MRMMM!    |
|[E]   !     <<:tMMMMMMMMMM8RM<::: :<<XMMMMMMMMMR88888888MM!    |
|[Y]    ~ <<<XHMRMMMMMMRMM8RM<<<<< `!<<MRMMRMMRMMMRR888888#     |
|[(]      :HMMMMMMMMMMMM988MM<<X!<~'~<<<MMMMMMMMMMMMMR88#!      |
|[ ]       ~MMRMMMRMMRMM88MM<<<?<<  <<<<!RMMMRMMRMMMMMM!        |
|[E]         xMMMMMMMM988MM%<<<?<<: <!<<<?MMMMMMMMMMMXv         |
|[L]           !?MMMM@88MMR<<<<!<<<  <:<<<MRMMRMMMP!            |
|[T]             "X*988RMM!<<<?!<<~  <!<<<<MMMMM?"              |
|[I]                 !X*MM<<<<H!<<`  <?<<<<<)!                 |
|[T]                      "+:uX!<<< .::+""                      |
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base CD by Bob Allison

jeremymacmull · 20th October 2003, 14:43

Blimey thats long winded (very good but way too much hassle for me)

What i do is on the cd i write name of movie, container, and cd number and format eg.

Red.Dragon-OGG.DVDRip.DivX.CD1

and i have an access database which i put the relevant details in as mentioned above

THATS it

i could not be bothered to type in FPS and bitrate and all the rest although i admire people who do.

but for me i just want to know what the film is and in what format plus how many cds

JEREMY

Brother John · 20th October 2003, 22:22

On the disc I only put the name of the movie, number of CDs and included audio languages. For the details I have a little (well, not so little anymore) HTML-file containing every movie I own with full details (name, length, languages, file size, container, video format, audio format, notes). For all the additional stuff about actors, story line, crew members, etc. an IMDb-link is enough.

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jeremymacmull Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Leicester England Posts: 297	Blimey thats long winded (very good but way too much hassle for me) What i do is on the cd i write name of movie, container, and cd number and format eg. Red.Dragon-OGG.DVDRip.DivX.CD1 and i have an access database which i put the relevant details in as mentioned above THATS it i could not be bothered to type in FPS and bitrate and all the rest although i admire people who do. but for me i just want to know what the film is and in what format plus how many cds JEREMY __________________ The Ferrets Are Out To Get You ..... Muwahhhhhaaaa Alienware Area 51 PC, 3.2ghz P4C 800mhz FSB, 1X Western Digital 10,000 rpm Raptor 74 gb SATA, 1X 80 Gb IBM Deskstar 120GXP and 7200rpm 2 mb cache, 1X 80 Gb Hitachi Deskstar 7K250 7200 rpm SATA 8mb Cache (The Two 80Gb drives are striped with win XP dynamic disks) and 1X 5400 Maxtor 30gb Drive , 1 Gb XMS corsair pc 3200 ram (2X512), ATI Radeon 9600XT, 8X +/-R Plextor DVD Writer PX-708A,LiteON 52X32X52 CDwriter, 19" Iiyama Vision Master 1451 monitor, Audigy 2 ZS, Nebula DigiTv USB 2.0 version For DVB-T, Leadtek WinFast XP/2000 Expert For TV Capture And Analogue TV, Logitech Cordless Desktop MX (MX 700 mouse Cordless optical and cordless keyboard)

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Brother John (schein)heilig Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 512	On the disc I only put the name of the movie, number of CDs and included audio languages. For the details I have a little (well, not so little anymore) HTML-file containing every movie I own with full details (name, length, languages, file size, container, video format, audio format, notes). For all the additional stuff about actors, story line, crew members, etc. an IMDb-link is enough. __________________ Brother John When lost in BeSweet's options, have a look at the Commandline Reference. DVD nach MPEG-4 klappt nicht? Verzweifelt? Auf zum Encodingwissen!