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Old 4th November 2017, 12:32   #11  |  Link
Toku
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For anime I'm using the below on CRF 19-20 depending on the source (Ripped from BD using makeMKV)

Code:
–profile main10 –output-depth 10 –tune grain –aq-mode 3 –preset veryslow –aq-strength 0.8 –ctu 32 –qcomp 0.8 –psy-rd 1 –tu-intra 4 –tu-inter 4 –limit-tu 1 –psy-rdoq 5.0 –rdoq-level 1 –deblock -2:-2 –qg-size 32 –merange 44 –me 3 –subme 5 –no-rect –no-amp
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Originally Posted by Asmodian View Post
I have been testing sao with the new builds of x265. It does not seem to smooth the way it used to.

For 1080p anime I have had good results with:
--crf 18 -p 8 -F 1 --pools "5" --lookahead-slices 0 --rd-refine --tskip --tskip-fast --tu-inter 4 --tu-intra 4 --limit-tu 4 --rect --amp --limit-modes --no-strong-intra-smoothing

Adding --no-sao hurt quality and did not improve sharpness. This was not the case the last time I tested sao (probably about 6 months ago).

Does this match anyone else's experience?
I've experienced the exact same results, --no-sao now has a negative effect on animated content. (Haven't done much testing on real life content) I actually didn't like --no-strong-intra-smoothing on my tests either.
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