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-Encoding settings-
Handbrake
Video.svt-av1 10 bit fast decode vbr 2-pass preset 5 tune none(vq) targeting 1900mb
Audio.128 opus 2.0

Handbrake
Video.svt-av1 10 bit fast decode crf 15 Preset 5
Audio.7.1 Atmos - 7.1 opus 512 kbps
Audio.5.1 AC3 - 5.1 passstrough
Audio.7.1 Atmos - 2.0 aac 160 kbps
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-File info-
Video: AV01 1920x1080 23.976fps [V: av1 main, yuv420p10le, 1920x1080 [default]]
Audio: Opus 48000Hz stereo 3072kbps [A: opus 128 kbps [eng] (opus, 48000 Hz, stereo) [default]]
Subtitle: Advanced SubStation Alpha [S: bluray subtitle [eng] (ass) [default]]
Subtitle: Advanced SubStation Alpha [S: bluray subtitle [rus] (ass) [default]]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: English [eng] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: French [fre] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Hungarian [hun] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Romanian [rum] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Spanish [spa] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Swedish [swe] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Portuguese [por] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Russian [rus] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Arabic [ara] (subrip) [default]]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Japanese [jpn] (subrip) [default]]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: German [ger] (subrip) [default]]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: German [ger] (subrip) [default]]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: No subtitles]

General
Unique ID : 41502319997694932619549225821113841828 (0x1F390E5B8DF11081FFD216356C4278A4)
Complete name : Juno.2007.bluray.sdr.movie.1080p.av1.2.0.opus.1900mb-Rosy.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 4
File size : 1.80 GiB
Duration : 1 h 36 min
Overall bit rate : 2 675 kb/s
Frame rate : 23.976 FPS
Movie name : Juno.2007.bluray.sdr.movie.1080p.av1.2.0.opus.1900mb-Rosy
Encoded date : 2024-10-19 22:35:49 UTC
Writing application : mkvmerge v87.0 ('Black as the Sky') 64-bit
Writing library : libebml v1.4.5 + libmatroska v1.7.1
Cover : Yes
Attachments : cover.jpg

Video
ID : 1
Format : AV1
Format/Info : AOMedia Video 1
Format profile : [email protected]
Codec ID : V_AV1
Duration : 1 h 36 min
Bit rate : 2 566 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) : 0.052
Stream size : 1.72 GiB (96%)
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 36 min
Bit rate : 105 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 50.000 FPS (960 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 71.9 MiB (4%)
Title : opus 128 kbps
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No
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-Source file info-
Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 1920x1080 23.976fps [V: Juno [eng] (h264 high L4.1, yuv420p, 1920x1080) [default]]
Audio: DTS 48000Hz 6ch 1536kbps [A: DTS 768 kbps [rus] (dts, 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), 1536 kb/s) [default]]
Audio: DTS 48000Hz 6ch 1536kbps [A: DTS 1.5 mbps [eng] (dts, 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), 1536 kb/s)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Russian [rus] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: English [eng] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: No subtitles]

General
Unique ID : 254889607548311742623447667055785334874 (0xBFC1F3E8ABFD5576A0EB469F54D6D85A)
Complete name : D:\Torrent\m06.juno\Juno (Remux).mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 1
File size : 23.9 GiB
Duration : 1 h 36 min
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 35.6 Mb/s
Frame rate : 23.976 FPS
Encoded date : 2008-04-17 22:49:10 UTC
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.1.0 ('Another Place To Fall') built on Aug 19 2007 13:40:07
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1

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, Slice count : 4 slices per frame
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1 h 36 min
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 31.8 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) : 0.640
Time code of first frame : 00:59:58:00
Stream size : 21.4 GiB (90%)
Title : Juno
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 1 h 36 min
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 510 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 : 24 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 1.01 GiB (4%)
Title : DTS 768 kbps
Language : Russian
Default : Yes
Forced : No
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-Tools used-
Ab-av1
FFBitrateViewer
FFmpeg
FFmetrics
Freefilesync
Handbrake
Jackett
Mkvtoolknix
Qbittorent
Scenerulez
Shutterencoder
VVV-virtualvolumeview
Xnconvert
Xnview mp


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AV1 Short recipe

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Handbrake
crf 20-25
preset 5-7
fast-decode


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AV1 guide v5

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Step 1: Check VMAF Results I recommend "ab-av1"(1) but you can also check with ffmpeg, ffmetrics or shutterencoder.

1. 2160p Source:
AV1:
crf-search -i "c:\file.mkv" --pix-format yuv420p10le --svt fast-decode=1 --svt tune=0 --preset 5 --min-samples 20 --min-vmaf 98

1080p Downscale (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=-1:1080"

720p Downscale (AV1):
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=-1:720"

2. x265 Encoding:
2160p Source:
crf-search -i "c:\file.mkv" --encoder libx265 --pix-format yuv420p10le --preset medium --min-samples 20 --enc x265-params=fastdecode=1 --min-vmaf 98

1080p Downscale (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=-1:1080"

720p Downscale (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=-1:720"

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Step 2: Encode Using HandBrake

Summary:
- Container: MKV

Dimensions:
- Cropping: None
- Anamorphic: None
- Borders: None

Video:
- Encoder: AV1 (10-bit SVT)
- Framerate: Same as source
- Preset: 5
- Fast Decode: ✓
- Encoder Profile: Main
- Encoder Level: Auto
- Quality: CRF determined from "ab-av1"(1)

Audio:
- DTS to Opus Conversion:
- 7.1 → Opus 512 kbps
- 5.1 → AC3 passtrough or opus 384 kbps
- 2.0 → AAC 160 kbps or opus 128 kbps

Subtitles:
- Original
- Subtitle Translator
- Whisper OpenAI
- No subtitles (if preferred)

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General VMAF Estimates by CRF after several encodes:

1. 2160p Remux (Movie):
VMAF 96-98 | CRF 15 | Preset 5
2. 2160p Remux (Animation):
VMAF 98-99 | CRF 15 | Preset 5
3. 1080p Remux (Movie):
VMAF 96-97 | CRF 15 | Preset 5
4. 1080p Remux (Animation):
VMAF 97-98 | CRF 15 | Preset 5

5. 2160p Web-DL (Movie):
VMAF 96-98 | CRF 20 | Preset 5
6. 2160p Web-DL (Animation):
VMAF 98-99 | CRF 20 | Preset 5
7. 1080p Web-DL (Movie):
VMAF 96-97 | CRF 20 | Preset 5
8. 1080p Web-DL (Animation):
VMAF 97-98 | CRF 20 | Preset 5

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References:
1. Dolby, 2023. What are Dolby Vision profiles and levels? [Online] Available at: https://professionalsupport.dolby.com/s/article/What-is-Dolby-Vision-Profile?language=en_US (Accessed 18 August 2024).
2. Ozer, J., 2017. Video Encoding by the Numbers: Eliminate the Guesswork from your Streaming Video. Doceo Publishing. [Available on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com.br/dp/0998453005) (Accessed 18 August 2024).
3. Sayood, K., 2017. Introduction to Data Compression. 5th Edition.
4. Ozer, J., 2021. What is CBR, VBR, CRF, Capped-CRF? Rate Control Modes Explained. Available at: https://ottverse.com/what-is-cbr-vbr-crf-capped-crf-rate-control-explained/ (Accessed 05 August 2024).