Romanization / Transliteration Guides

The purpose of this page is to document the redump standards for handling Titles which need romanization or transliteration.

Generally speaking, discs with non-latin or non-roman titles must go through a process called romanization or transliteration (not translation!) in order to create a main title. The exact method differs by region. Specific regions and examples are listed below:

Japanese

• Japan is by far the most abundant region in redump in terms of discs needing romanization.
• Redump follows something very close to modified hepburn romanization in order to create standardized Main Titles.
• We are working on a detailed guide for this - WIP version here: GUIDE

Russian

• GOST 7.79-2000 is the official standard of the Russian government for romanization.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOST_7.79-2000
• Converter: https://transliteration-online.ru/

Greek

• ELOT 743/ISO 843 is the official standard of the Greek government for romanization.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenic_Organization_for_Standardization
• Converter: https://www.passport.gov.gr/passports/GrElotConverter/GrElotConverterEn.html

Korean

• "Revised Romanization of Korean" is the official standard of the South Korean government for romanization.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revised_Romanization_of_Korean
• Converter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revised_Romanization_of_Korean
• Note: "ui" acts like a possessive and becomes hyphenated when it follows a noun, see: https://redump.info/disc/42201/
• Note: Spacing is circumstantial and may need more discussion on a case-by-case basis.

Chinese

WIP

Hebrew

WIP

Thai

WIP