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by Bipolarbear
Thu Aug 02, 2018 6:30 pm
Forum: Devices and Presets
Topic: NLmeans setting
Replies: 1
Views: 934

NLmeans setting

Description of problem or question: Can someone tell me which NLmeans setting I used here? HandBrake version (e.g., 1.0.0): 1.1.1 64 bit Operating system and version (e.g., Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Windows 10 Creators Update): Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit Denoise (nlmeans) (y-strengt...
by Bipolarbear
Wed Jul 11, 2018 11:20 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Judder reduction
Replies: 2
Views: 744

Re: Judder reduction

Thank you
by Bipolarbear
Wed Jul 11, 2018 10:50 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Judder reduction
Replies: 2
Views: 744

Judder reduction

Description of problem or question: If you experience judder on a TV panel with a 60 Hz refresh rate using CFR 23.976, can it be reduced or eliminated by changing the frame rate, and if so, to what? Steps to reproduce the problem (If Applicable): HandBrake version (e.g., 1.0.0): 1.1.0-64 bit Operat...
by Bipolarbear
Wed Jun 13, 2018 6:28 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Audio sync issues.
Replies: 6
Views: 2121

Re: Audio sync issues.

Thank you. But the very intermittent nature of these issues, coupled with several different players, leads me to believe it's the source. I guess what I'll do is try a constant 29.97 FR for a bit and see if that yields better consistency. That is the frame rate I used years ago when I first started ...
by Bipolarbear
Wed Jun 13, 2018 4:02 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Audio sync issues.
Replies: 6
Views: 2121

Re: Audio sync issues.

It seems as if the source material frame rate is actually variable and increasing the CFR allows it to pick up the variations that land between the cracks of the constant 23.976 frame rate.
by Bipolarbear
Wed Jun 13, 2018 3:34 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Audio sync issues.
Replies: 6
Views: 2121

Re: Audio sync issues.

I will post the log. But this is not an isolated incident and I doubt the log will reveal much because we are only talking about a portion of the video. And since these are standard settings I use all the time and this only happens occasionally, I think we can safely assume the variation is in the s...
by Bipolarbear
Wed Jun 13, 2018 2:24 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Audio sync issues.
Replies: 6
Views: 2121

Audio sync issues.

This is a general question, not about any specific rip I've done. When you guys encounter a/V sync issues using "same as source" with CFR, what do you usually try first or what seems to work best for you in most cases? This only happens occasionally, probably less than 5% of the time, and ...
by Bipolarbear
Thu Nov 16, 2017 6:06 am
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?
Replies: 23
Views: 8298

Re: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?

John’s advice is spot on. You may also want to try NLMeans with the Film tune, which may clean up more background noise artifacts. Don’t use x264’s NR filter. Unfortunately, the source has a fair amount of ringing artifacts around edges due to oversharpening during the master. Can’t do much about t...
by Bipolarbear
Wed Oct 25, 2017 11:09 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Documentation question
Replies: 2
Views: 2954

Re: Documentation question

I think I get it. So that's what they mean by benchmarking, objective testing rather than visual . Thank you!
by Bipolarbear
Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:59 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Documentation question
Replies: 2
Views: 2954

Documentation question

It says in the documentation under the encoder tuning section that PSNR and SSIM were not to be used regularly, but rather only for benchmarking. Can anyone explain that? Granted the first does produce larger files but SSIM does seem to produce smaller ones with very good quality. Just curious. Than...
by Bipolarbear
Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:46 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?
Replies: 23
Views: 8298

Re: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?

True, but I really think it was the change in filters that made the biggest difference. Frankly the DVD itself doesn't really look so good. But they're the only ones commercially available that I'm aware of. There's a couple of episodes that looked like they were over de-noised as it is in the maste...
by Bipolarbear
Wed Oct 25, 2017 1:26 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?
Replies: 23
Views: 8298

Re: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?

Much appreciated. His advice produced a couple of very good copies, definitely good enough for me. I also learned a great deal. When the source is this beaten up, any improvement is tough.
by Bipolarbear
Wed Oct 25, 2017 12:56 am
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?
Replies: 23
Views: 8298

Re: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?

By the way, this is a helluva tool. Coming from [Removed Dubious Product Reference] DVD to this is like going from a tricycle to a Lamborghini.
by Bipolarbear
Wed Oct 25, 2017 12:52 am
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?
Replies: 23
Views: 8298

Re: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?

Very likely could be. This series was not among the first offered on DVD, so the source material had plenty of time to degrade. Certain episodes look very homogenous already as though denoising had already been too forcefully applied. I'm not sure what to do with those. Generally I just decomb and t...
by Bipolarbear
Tue Oct 24, 2017 11:16 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?
Replies: 23
Views: 8298

Re: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?

All in all I'd say this is good enough to keep me happy. Thank you very kindly. I see I have a great deal to learn.
by Bipolarbear
Tue Oct 24, 2017 11:14 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?
Replies: 23
Views: 8298

Re: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?

One thing it definitely cleared up was the strobe effect on the green checkered shirt. I thought that was unavoidable.
by Bipolarbear
Tue Oct 24, 2017 11:12 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?
Replies: 23
Views: 8298

Re: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?

OK I think it's better but some noise and "active edges' have crept back in. I guess it's a tradeoff. Here they are:

www.jpages.net/401-TheLongestGood-Bye.m ... -57-59.txt



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by Bipolarbear
Tue Oct 24, 2017 10:08 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?
Replies: 23
Views: 8298

Re: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?

Thank you! I will try them presently and report back.
by Bipolarbear
Tue Oct 24, 2017 7:32 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?
Replies: 23
Views: 8298

Re: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?

www.jpages.net/activity_log3864.txt

I put it on my own server. I hope that's all right. I believe that's the particular log from the session where I created that video.
by Bipolarbear
Tue Oct 24, 2017 7:00 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?
Replies: 23
Views: 8298

Re: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?

That video was produced with CQ 18, FS Sas, encoder tune PSNR, HQDn3D strong, and nr = 1800 (mostly to control file size), speed very slow.
by Bipolarbear
Tue Oct 24, 2017 6:54 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?
Replies: 23
Views: 8298

Re: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?

Unfortunately it's difficult to see the distortion nearly as well in a still image.

This is a still from the source:
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And here's my best shot so far:
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by Bipolarbear
Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:56 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?
Replies: 23
Views: 8298

Any tricks for dealing with low quality source?

I have a DVD set that's not only far less than pristine quality, but contains considerable variation in the quality from track to track. So far I have engaged HQDN3d noise reduction at strong setting, and even H. 264 noise reduction ranging from 500-1500. I've also tried nearly every tune selection ...