I haven't done any extensive testing myself, I trust a few users who are quite experienced in dealing with different material. Aq-mode 2 is the default mode nowadays, and the only difference between that and mode 3 is that mode 3 has a bigger bias towards dark areas. That's why in theory, it should be better for SDR material and especially anime etc. where banding is easily seen. The downside is that bitrate will be much higher so a lower aq-strength should compensate that.
Currently I use aq-mode 2 and aq-strength 0.6-0.8 depending on the source. 0.6 for noisy and grainy and higher for cleaner material.
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