====== VHS Coding System ======
The **VHS Coding System** is a system of organizing [[vhs|VHS]] tapes developed by movie buff [[gregg]] for [[greggscollection|his collection of movies]]. Created between April and July 2013, the system was designed both to allow for fast and easy tape storage, and doubled as an anti-theft measure.

To implement the system, red tape was applied to the bottom edge of a standard VHS tape cover. If a tape was loaned to a non-collector, or stolen by a burglar, the distinct red tape would be an immediate sign that the tape was originally from Gregg's collection, and could be retrieved. Additionally, the tape would have a unique catalogue number written on it, allowing Gregg to easily locate where the tape was stored in his collection.[(cite:s03e01>[[s03e01]])] This coding system was implemented in the successor to Gregg's personal collection, the [[vfa]].

The anti-theft measure was quickly proven effective after it was discovered that a copy of //Airheads// brought onto the movie review show //[[ocatc]]// by [[ayaka]] was originally from Gregg's collection. The red tape, while damaged, was still present and visible on the tape cover, allowing Gregg to immediately prove that it was originally his tape.[(cite:s03e09>[[s03e09]])]

Film producer and professor [[larry]] was impressed by the system, calling Gregg an expert in filing.[(cite:s04e06>[[s04e06]])]

===== Coding system explanation =====
The unique number on each tape was generated through a sophisticated algorithm, based on the film itself and its storage position in a collection:
  * The first digit is the first letter in the film's title
  * The second digit is the [[popcornscale|popcorn rating]] of the film
  * The third digit is the decade of the film's release
  * The fourth digit is the first letter in the director's last name
  * The fifth and sixth digits are the shelf number of the specific shelf the tape is stored on
  * The seventh and eight digits are the tape's position on that shelf

For the film //Two Weeks Notice//, the tape used by Gregg to demonstrate the system on [[s03e01|S03E01]], the code would therefore be **T50L3548**: **T** for //**T**wo Weeks Notice//, **5** as the film was given a **5** bag rating, **0** for the film's release year of 20**0**2, **L** for director Marc **L**awrence, **35** for shelf **35**, and **48** for position **48** on shelf 35.

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