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Encoding

FFmetrics
10minutes - VMAF 95.29

Handbrake 1.8.2 (2024081000)
Video.svt-av1 10 bit fast decode Preset 5 2-pass vbr 2171 kbps
Audio.128 kbps opus 2.0
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File

Video: AV01 1920x1080 23.976fps [V: av1 main, yuv420p10le, 1920x1080 [default]]
Audio: Opus 48000Hz stereo 3072kbps [A: Stereo [eng] (opus, 48000 Hz, stereo) [default]]
Subtitle: Advanced SubStation Alpha [S: forced [rus] (ass)]
Subtitle: Advanced SubStation Alpha [S: Russian [rus] (ass)]
Subtitle: Advanced SubStation Alpha [S: Ukrainian [ukr] (ass)]
Subtitle: Advanced SubStation Alpha [S: English [eng] (ass)]
Subtitle: Advanced SubStation Alpha [S: French [fre] (ass)]
Subtitle: Advanced SubStation Alpha [S: Spanish [spa] (ass)]
Subtitle: Advanced SubStation Alpha [S: Estonian [est] (ass)]
Subtitle: Advanced SubStation Alpha [S: Latvian [lav] (ass)]
Subtitle: Advanced SubStation Alpha [S: Lithuanian [lit] (ass)]
Subtitle: Advanced SubStation Alpha [S: Finnish [fin] (ass)]
Subtitle: Advanced SubStation Alpha [S: Swedish [swe] (ass)]
Subtitle: Advanced SubStation Alpha [S: Danish [dan] (ass)]
Subtitle: Advanced SubStation Alpha [S: Norwegian [nor] (ass)]
Subtitle: Advanced SubStation Alpha [S: Chinese [chi] (ass)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: No subtitles]

General
Unique ID : 127114296663363314262053656414939448545 (0x5FA152B21E4825F03122FDB823FB04E1)
Complete name : Unsung.Hero.2024.bluray.sdr.1080p.av1.vmaf95-Rosy.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 4
File size : 1.81 GiB
Duration : 1 h 52 min
Overall bit rate : 2 295 kb/s
Frame rate : 23.976 FPS
Movie name : Unsung.Hero.2024.bluray.sdr.1080p.av1.vmaf95-Rosy
Encoded date : 2024-11-11 13:48:16 UTC
Writing application : mkvmerge v88.0 ('All I Know') 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 52 min
Bit rate : 2 171 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) : 0.044
Stream size : 1.71 GiB (95%)
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 52 min
Bit rate : 119 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 : 95.8 MiB (5%)
Title : Stereo
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No
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Source

Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 1920x1080 23.976fps [V: English [eng] (h264 high L4.1, yuv420p, 1920x1080) [default]]
Audio: Dolby AC3 48000Hz stereo 192kbps [A: MVO HDRezka Studio [rus] (ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 192 kb/s) [default]]
Audio: Dolby AC3 48000Hz stereo 192kbps [A: MVO HDRezka Studio [ukr] (ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 192 kb/s)]
Audio: DTS 48000Hz 6ch 6912kbps [A: English [eng] (dts-hd ma, 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), s24)]
Audio: Dolby AC3 48000Hz stereo 192kbps [A: Commentary with Producers Joshua Walsh and Luke Smallbone, Co-Directors/Co-Writers Joel Smallbone and Richard L. Ramsey [eng] (ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 192 kb/s)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: forced [rus] (subrip) [default]]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Russian [rus] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Ukrainian [ukr] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: English [eng] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: French [fre] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Spanish [spa] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Estonian [est] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Latvian [lav] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Lithuanian [lit] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Finnish [fin] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Swedish [swe] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Danish [dan] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Norwegian [nor] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: Chinese [chi] (subrip)]
Subtitle: UTF-8 [S: No subtitles]

General
Unique ID : 50865532399163944040473741107350619332 (0x2644585EED604E7F891CD9B023C244C4)
Complete name : Unsung.Hero.2024.REMUX.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 4
File size : 30.2 GiB
Duration : 1 h 52 min
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 38.4 Mb/s
Frame rate : 23.976 FPS
Encoded date : 2024-07-26 10:20:08 UTC
Writing application : mkvmerge v20.0.0 ('I Am The Sun') 64-bit
Writing library : libebml v1.3.5 + libmatroska v1.4.8

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings : CABAC / 4 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference fra : 4 frames
Format settings, Slice count : 4 slices per frame
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1 h 52 min
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 34.4 Mb/s
Maximum bit rate : 37.0 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) : 0.692
Time code of first frame : 00:59:59:00
Stream size : 27.1 GiB (90%)
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Commercial name : Dolby Digital
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1 h 52 min
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 192 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 155 MiB (1%)
Title : MVO HDRezka Studio
Language : Russian
Service kind : Complete Main
Default : Yes
Forced : No
Dialog Normalization : -27 dB
compr : -0.28 dB
mixlevel : 281 dB
roomtyp : 3
ltrtcmixlev : -3.0 dB
ltrtsurmixlev : -3.0 dB
lorocmixlev : -3.0 dB
lorosurmixlev : -3.0 dB
dialnorm_Average : -27 dB
dialnorm_Minimum : -27 dB
dialnorm_Maximum : -27 dB
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Ab-av1

Sample encode → sample-encode -i "c:\file.mkv" --pix-format yuv420p10le --svt fast-decode=1 --svt tune=0 --preset 5 --min-samples 20 --crf 20
Source resolution → 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 → 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 → 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=-1:720"
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Tools

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References

1. Dolby, 2023. What are Dolby Vision profiles and levels? [Online]
2. Ozer, J., 2017. Video Encoding by the Numbers: Eliminate the Guesswork from your Streaming Video. Doceo Publishing.
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.
5. Rassool, Reza. VMAF Reproducibility: Validating a Perceptual Practical Video Quality Metric.
6. Kah, A. e al. Fundamental relationships between subjective quality, user acceptance, and the VMAF metric for a quality-based bit rate ladder design for over-the-top video streaming services.
7. Boldrin, M. 2008. Against Intellectual Monopoly.