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Release info
Title: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
Release Date: April 11, 2024 (BR)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
Duration: 1h 55m
Rating: 12
Language: English
Budget: $100,000,000.00
Revenue: $201,668,200.00

Director: Gil Kenan
Writers: Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan

Main Cast:
- Mckenna Grace as Phoebe Spengler
- Paul Rudd as Gary Grooberson
- Carrie Coon as Callie Spengler
- Finn Wolfhard as Trevor Spengler
- Dan Aykroyd as Ray Stantz
- Kumail Nanjiani as Nadeem Razmaadi
- Patton Oswalt as Dr. Hubert Wartzki
- Celeste O'Connor as Lucky Domingo
- Logan Kim as Podcast

Synopsis:
In this sequel to the Ghostbusters franchise, the Spengler family returns to where it all began: the famous firehouse in New York City. They aim to join forces with the original Ghostbusters, who have developed a top-secret research lab to take ghost hunting to the next level. However, when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes a great evil force, the Ghostbusters from both generations must team up to protect their homes and save the world from a second Ice Age.

Keywords: new york city, ghostbuster, supernatural, sequel, teenage girl, ghost, nostalgic, duringcreditsstinger, research laboratory, evil force, playful, sentimental, ancient artifact, straightforward
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File info
Video: AV01 1920x1080 23.976fps [V: av1 main, yuv420p10le, 1920x1080 [default]]
Audio: Opus 48000Hz 6ch 9216kbps [A: BTM DTS-HD Master [eng] (opus, 48000 Hz, 5.1) [default]]
Subtitle [S: English [eng] (pgs)]
Subtitle: Advanced SubStation Alpha [S: Español [spa] (ass)]
Subtitle: Advanced SubStation Alpha [S: Español [spa] (ass)]
Subtitle [S: Español [spa] (pgs)]
Subtitle [S: Chinese [chi] (pgs)]
Subtitle [S: Chinese [chi] (pgs)]
Subtitle [S: Forced Subtitles (auto)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: No subtitles]

General
Unique ID : 105019025678276718196840951783179776044 (0x4F01EDBA97871415664EB861C6F9702C)
Complete name : Ghostbusters.Frozen.Empire.2024.bluray.sdr.movie.1080p.av1.5.1.opus.vmaf96-Rosy.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 4
File size : 1.65 GiB
Duration : 1 h 55 min
Overall bit rate : 2 057 kb/s
Frame rate : 23.976 FPS
Movie name : Ghostbusters.Frozen.Empire.2024.bluray.sdr.movie.1080p.av1.5.1.opus.vmaf96-Rosy
Encoded date : 2024-09-17 17:56:56 UTC
Writing application : mkvmerge v86.0 ('Winter') 64-bit
Writing library : libebml v1.4.5 + libmatroska v1.7.1 / Lavf61.1.100
Attachments : Poster.jpg

Video
ID : 1
Format : AV1
Format/Info : AOMedia Video 1
Format profile : [email protected]
Codec ID : V_AV1
Duration : 1 h 55 min
Bit rate : 1 654 kb/s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 (Type 0)
Bit depth : 10 bits
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.033
Stream size : 1.33 GiB (80%)
Default : Yes
Forced : No
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709

Audio
ID : 2
Format : Opus
Codec ID : A_OPUS
Duration : 1 h 55 min
Bit rate : 331 kb/s
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel layout : L R C Lb Rb LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 50.000 FPS (960 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 272 MiB (16%)
Title : BTM DTS-HD Master
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No
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Source file info
Ghostbusters.Frozen.Empire.2024.1080p.BluRay.REMUX.ENG.LATINO.DTS-HD.Master.5.1.H264-BEN.THE.MEN
Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 1920x1080 23.976fps [V: BEN.THE.MEN [eng] (h264 high L4.1, yuv420p, 1920x1080) [default,forced]]
Audio: DTS 48000Hz 6ch 4608kbps [A: BTM DTS-HD Master [eng] (dts-hd ma, 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), s16) [default,forced]]
Audio: Dolby AC3 48000Hz 6ch 640kbps [A: BTM DD 5.1 [eng] (ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), 640 kb/s)]
Audio: DTS 48000Hz 6ch 4608kbps [A: BTM DTS-HD Master [spa] (dts-hd ma, 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), s16)]
Audio: Dolby AC3 48000Hz 6ch 640kbps [A: BTM DD 5.1 [spa] (ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), 640 kb/s) [forced]]
Subtitle [S: BTM [eng] (pgs) [default,forced]]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: BTM [spa] (subrip) [hearing impaired]]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: BTM [spa] (subrip)]
Subtitle [S: BTM [spa] (pgs)]
Subtitle [S: BTM [chi] (pgs)]
Subtitle [S: BTM [chi] (pgs)]
Subtitle [S: Forced Subtitles (auto)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: No subtitles]

General
Unique ID : 62069937748554182964927583151906886491 (0x2EB23C34782958334998014F715C135B)
Complete name : Ghostbusters.Frozen.Empire.2024.1080p.BluRay.REMUX.ENG.LATINO.DTS-HD.Master.5.1.H264-BEN.THE.MEN.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 4
File size : 24.8 GiB
Duration : 1 h 55 min
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 30.8 Mb/s
Frame rate : 23.976 FPS
Movie name : Ghostbusters.Frozen.Empire.2024.1080p.BluRay.REMUX[Ben The Men]
Encoded date : 2024-06-20 02:51:17 UTC
Writing application : mkvmerge v85.0 ('Shame For You') 64-bit
Writing library : libebml v1.4.5 + libmatroska v1.7.1
Attachments : BEN.THE.MEN.TORRENTS.jpg

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings : CABAC / 2 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference fra : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=10
Format settings, Slice count : 4 slices per frame
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1 h 55 min
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 24.9 Mb/s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.501
Time code of first frame : 00:59:58:00
Stream size : 20.0 GiB (81%)
Title : BEN.THE.MEN
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : Yes

Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : DTS XLL
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Commercial name : DTS-HD Master Audio
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 1 h 55 min
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 2 279 kb/s
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel layout : C L R Ls Rs LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 93.750 FPS (512 SPF)
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossless
Stream size : 1.83 GiB (7%)
Title : BTM DTS-HD Master
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : Yes

Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Commercial name : Dolby Digital
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1 h 55 min
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 kb/s
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel layout : L R C LFE Ls Rs
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 527 MiB (2%)
Title : BTM DD 5.1
Language : English
Service kind : Complete Main
Default : No
Forced : No
Dialog Normalization : -31 dB
cmixlev : -4.5 dB
surmixlev : -6 dB
dialnorm_Average : -31 dB
dialnorm_Minimum : -31 dB
dialnorm_Maximum : -31 dB

Audio #3
ID : 4
Format : DTS XLL
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Commercial name : DTS-HD Master Audio
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 1 h 55 min
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 2 249 kb/s
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel layout : C L R Ls Rs LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 93.750 FPS (512 SPF)
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossless
Stream size : 1.81 GiB (7%)
Title : BTM DTS-HD Master
Language : Spanish
Default : No
Forced : No

Audio #4
ID : 5
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Commercial name : Dolby Digital
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1 h 55 min
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 kb/s
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel layout : L R C LFE Ls Rs
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 527 MiB (2%)
Title : BTM DD 5.1
Language : Spanish
Service kind : Complete Main
Default : No
Forced : Yes
Dialog Normalization : -31 dB
cmixlev : -4.5 dB
surmixlev : -6 dB
dialnorm_Average : -31 dB
dialnorm_Minimum : -31 dB
dialnorm_Maximum : -31 dB
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Encoding settings
ab-av1
crf-search -i"c:\file.mkv" --pix-format yuv420p10le --svt fast-decode=1 --svt tune=0 --preset 5 --min-samples 20 --min-vmaf 96 --vfilter "scale=1920:1080"
crf 32 VMAF 94.61 predicted video stream size 622.36 MiB (3%) taking 76 minutes
crf 21 VMAF 96.25 predicted video stream size 1.22 GiB (6%) taking 70 minutes***
crf 13 VMAF 97.07 predicted video stream size 2.37 GiB (12%) taking 79 minutes*
crf 10 VMAF 97.37 predicted video stream size 3.81 GiB (19%) taking 81 minutes

Handbrake 1.8.2 (2024081000)
Video.av1 10-bit 1080p fast decode crf 21 preset 5
Audio.opus 384 kb/s 5.1
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Encoding guidelines

Video Vmaf
2160p movie → vmaf 97-98
2160p animation → vmaf 98-99
1080p movie → vmaf 96-97
1080p animation → vmaf 97-98
720p movie → vmaf 94-95

Audio dts to opus
7.1 opus → 512 kb/s
5.1 opus → 256-384 kb/s
2.0 opus → 128 kb/s

Audio aac/ac3
passtrough =>256 kb/s

Presets
5 → default
4,3,2 → when size is a problem

ab-av1 prompts
av01 → crf-search -i"c:\file.mkv" --pix-format yuv420p10le --svt fast-decode=1 --svt tune=0 --preset 5 --min-samples 20 --min-vmaf 98
av01 → crf-search -i"c:\file.mkv" --pix-format yuv420p10le --svt fast-decode=1 --svt tune=0 --preset 5 --min-samples 20 --min-vmaf 96 --vfilter "scale=1920:1080"
av01 → crf-search -i"c:\file.mkv" --pix-format yuv420p10le --svt fast-decode=1 --svt tune=0 --preset 5 --min-samples 20 --min-vmaf 94 --vfilter "scale=1280:720"

x265 → crf-search -i"c:\file.mkv" --encoder libx265 --pix-format yuv420p10le --preset medium --min-samples 20 --enc x265-params=fastdecode=1 --min-vmaf 98
x265 → crf-search -i"c:\file.mkv" --encoder libx265 --pix-format yuv420p10le --preset medium --min-samples 20 --enc x265-params=fastdecode=1 --min-vmaf 96 --vfilter "scale=1920:1080"
x265 → crf-search -i"c:\file.mkv" --encoder libx265 --pix-format yuv420p10le --preset medium --min-samples 20 --enc x265-params=fastdecode=1 --min-vmaf 94 --vfilter "scale=1920:1080"
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Tools used
Ab-av1
FFBitrateViewer
FFmpeg
FFmetrics
Freefilesync
Handbrake
Mkvtoolknix
Qbittorent
Scenerulez
Shutterencoder
VVV-virtualvolumeview
Xnconvert