ABBREVIATIONS
The internet site began as just an electronic form of the plain text catalogue. The catalogue uses abbreviations to make life easier.
Anyone who has the catalogue will know what they mean, but now the site is being advertised to all, people without the catalogue might get stumped as to what the abbreviations mean.
Here is a list of abbreviations you might see used whilst we are working on the individual pages for each item.
_ _ LANG = HOW MANY LANGUAGES THE DVD IS SUBTITLED IN. IF THREE OR MORE, ONE WILL BE ENGLISH
12 = SUITABLE ONLY FOR PERSONS OF 12 YEARS AND OVER
15 = SUITABLE ONLY FOR PERSONS OF 15 YEARS AND OVER
18 = SUITABLE ONLY FOR PERSONS OF 18 YEARS AND OVER
CAN = CANTONESE LANGUAGE TRACK
CAT I = SUITABLE FOR ALL
CAT II = KIND OF LIKE A 15 CERTIFICATE. LATER SPLIT INTO CAT IIA AND CAT IIB
CAT IIA = EQUIVALENT TO A 12 CERTIFICATE
CAT IIB = EQUIVALENT TO A 15 CERTIFICATE
CAT III = EQUIVALENT TO A 18 CERTIFICATE. EXTREME SEX AND / OR VIOLENCE
CAT OAT I = UNSURE WHAT THIS MEANS
CAT OAT II = APPEARS TO BE AN OLD VERSION OF CAT III
CHIN = CHINESE SUBTITLES
DUB = DUBBED INTO ENGLISH
E = EXEMPT FROM CLASSIFICATION. SUITABLE FOR ALL
ENG = ENGLISH SUBTITLES
FENG = FILMED IN ENGLISH
G = GENERAL VIEWING – SUITABLE FOR ALL
JAP = JAPANESE LANGUAGE TRACK
KOR = KOREAN LANGUAGE TRACK
M = MATURE AUDIENCES – 15+
MA = 15+ WITH AN ADULT
MAN = MANDARIN LANGUAGE TRACK
PG = PARENTAL GUIDANCE ADVISORY
PS = PAN AND SCAN ( FULL SCREEN )
R = RESTRICTED TO 18+
SUB = SUBTITLED INTO ENGLISH
SUB AND DUB = IT MEANS THAT IT HAS ORIGINAL LANGUAGE WITH SUBTITLES, AND ALSO A DUBBED TRACK
THAI = THAI LANGUAGE
U = UNIVERSAL – SUITABLE FOR ALL
WS = WIDESCREEN
XX = RELEASED BEFORE THE VIDEO RECORDINGS ACT, AND HAS NO B.B.F.C. CERTIFICATE