is a free, open‑source MPEG‑4 Advanced Simple Profile (ASP) video codec. At its peak (roughly 2002–2012), XviD was the gold standard for trading TV shows and movies over P2P networks. It offered excellent compression efficiency—often reducing a 4‑gigabyte HDTV stream to a 350–700 MB .avi file while retaining decent quality for a standard TV or computer monitor. XviD was the spiritual successor to DivX (the proprietary codec) and is still supported by many media players.
Release Name....: -XTM- 2.E01.111017.HDTV.XviD-WS.avi Release Date....: 2011-10-17 Source..........: HDTV Resolution......: 720x404 or 640x352 (typical XviD WS) Video...........: XviD @ ~1100 kbps Audio...........: MP3 128-192 kbps Aspect Ratio....: 16:9 WS Format..........: AVI Group...........: XTM Season/Episode..: S02E01 -XTM- 2 .E01.111017.HDTV.XviD-WS.avi
| Part | Meaning | |------|---------| | -XTM- | Release group (XTM – a known scene group, especially for Asian or fast TV releases) | | 2 | Season number (Season 2) | | .E01 | Episode number (Episode 1) | | .111017 | Date code (YYMMDD) → | | .HDTV | Source – captured from HDTV broadcast | | .XviD | Video codec (obsolete MPEG-4 ASP) | | .WS | Widescreen (usually 16:9) | | .avi | Container format | is a free, open‑source MPEG‑4 Advanced Simple Profile
Any of these could be the source. The date locks the file into a specific point in television history—pre-4K, pre-HEVC, pre-streaming dominance. XviD was the spiritual successor to DivX (the
: This is the "tag" of the release group, likely Extreme Entertainment (often abbreviated as XTM in the digital scene).