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jd17 · 28th September 2017, 12:26

I got a lot of help/advice here, so these conclusions are not just my own:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing

Maybe it helps.

Essentially, especially since x265 2.4, not too much alteration is needed in my experience to get transparent encodes from Blu-rays:

main10
CRF: 16-20
Tune: none
Preset: slow, slower or veryslow
Custom: --no-sao

That's basically it.
In my opinion, --no-sao is all the deviation from x265 2.4+ standards that is needed.

However, my experiences are just with regular film or 3D animation / CGI, no anime / 2D animation stuff.

If I encounter sources with extreme grain, I either use x264 or don't bother at all and just remux.
I also just remux, if a Blu-ray is already highly compressed, more than usual (=low bitrate).

I got help in these two threads:
https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=174679
https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=174491
Those were mainly about UHD, but I got some input for regular 1080p stuff as well.

YMMV.

28th September 2017, 12:26	#2 \| Link
jd17 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 89	I got a lot of help/advice here, so these conclusions are not just my own: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing Maybe it helps. Essentially, especially since x265 2.4, not too much alteration is needed in my experience to get transparent encodes from Blu-rays: main10 CRF: 16-20 Tune: none Preset: slow, slower or veryslow Custom: --no-sao That's basically it. In my opinion, --no-sao is all the deviation from x265 2.4+ standards that is needed. However, my experiences are just with regular film or 3D animation / CGI, no anime / 2D animation stuff. If I encounter sources with extreme grain, I either use x264 or don't bother at all and just remux. I also just remux, if a Blu-ray is already highly compressed, more than usual (=low bitrate). I got help in these two threads: https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=174679 https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=174491 Those were mainly about UHD, but I got some input for regular 1080p stuff as well. YMMV.