@Yurasuka,Good file size, great quality, Awesome Thank you.
just a curious question, why do people shrink (mini mkv) anime do they prefer file size over quality?
>just a curious question, why do people shrink (mini mkv) anime do they prefer file size over quality?
Enthusiasts really hate to hear it, but the truth is that the average person really just doesn't have the knowledge or attentiveness to notice encoding artifacts after a certain bitrate. If it doesn't look like a deep fried meme in motion, then they won't notice them. The difference between these images ([1](https://files.catbox.moe/24zfwb.png), and [2](https://files.catbox.moe/er4ria.png)) is visually negligible, (keep in mind that there's 24 of them every second) while the 92 GiB difference in file size isn't. Not to mention the fact that the average budget laptop still struggles to hit 100% sRGB coverage with good contrast ratios, so you have untrained eyes watching content in possibly subpar conditions where differences are going to be even harder to notice. Oh, there's also usually subtitles to focus on as well...
@Simplistic Thanks for the info. I watch anime on a 55" tv (I use for my pc) so I do see some artifacts some times around the lines and the colors seems kinda off only in some frames so I tend to stay away from anything smaller than 1gb.
File size alone does not give much information. I use similar encoding settings for all my releases but the sizes can vary wildly.
For example my encode of [Ms. Vampire Who Lives in My Neighborhood](https://nyaa.si/view/1880885) is only ~500MiB per episode, but the video is of the same quality as this release.
It is the same for other encoders.
The ReinForce release of [Ms. Vampire](https://nyaa.si/view/1131337) is ~1.2GiB per episode while [Rent-a-Girlfriend S03](https://nyaa.si/view/1782375) is ~3GiB per episode.
It all depends on the content. Shows with lots of action or lots of grain need higher bit rates than shows with mostly static scenes.
There is also the audio. Releases with dual audio will be larger but with no effect on visual quality.
The English 5.1 track accounts for 200-250 MiB per episode by itself.
> There is also the audio. Releases with dual audio will be larger but with no effect on visual quality.
Yeah, if there's mediainfo you need to be looking at the size of the video stream instead of the overall file, because the FLAC bloat really adds on some shows ([1](https://nyaa.si/view/1278793#com-1), [2](https://nyaa.si/view/1198161#com-11)). Especially if it's 20-24 bit.
Speaking of which, visual quality ends up being closer to audio ABX testing than people act.
> I watch anime on a 55" tv (I use for my pc)
Depending on how close you sit, you're probably able to see artifacts better because of the size of the image. Most quality enthusiasts love to critique line-art in 500% magnified images 🤣 (yes, I'm aware that it's easier to show differences in comparisons and highlight issues blah blah blah).
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