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What encoding settings to use for interlaced SD cartoons?

Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:27 am
by danielrg
Description of problem or question:

Haven't seen something on this topic recently. What are the best settings for cartoons or animation, Standard def if it is interlaced? I'm trying to rip some old peanuts - it's cartoon mixed with live interviews, special.

I try to do it and get weird vertical lines, like dotted or something when there is movement. I tried a few settings but can't seem to figure it out. The best seems to be the defaults.

The original I have to admit is pretty messy. It's truly interlaced - NOT telecined, every frame looks like this.

Before:
https://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o5 ... 4datuf.jpg

Here's how it looks after encoding:

https://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o5 ... lmsxly.jpg

https://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o5 ... het7gd.jpg

That might be the best I can expect... but I thought I'd ask!

Steps to reproduce the problem (If Applicable):

I ripped with MakeMKV to MKV. I encode with handbrake, detelecine: off, interlace detect: default, deinterlace: decomb preset:default
Denoise, sharpen, deblock, etc. all off
Video settings: H.264, framerate: same as source, Const quality: 20, Encoder preset: Fast, Encoder Tune: Animation, Fast decode unchecked, Encoder profile: Main, Level: 3.1, no extra options

HandBrake version (e.g., 1.0.0):

1.2.2 (2019022300)

Operating system and version (e.g., Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Windows 10 Creators Update):

Windows 7 pro SP1

HandBrake Activity Log

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HandBrake 1.2.2 (2019022300)
OS: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3720QM CPU @ 2.60GHz
Ram: 8133 MB, 
GPU Information:
  NVIDIA NVS 5200M - 23.21.13.9077
Screen: 1920x1200
Temp Dir: C:\Users\dgowans\AppData\Local\Temp\
Install Dir: C:\Program Files\HandBrake
Data Dir: C:\Users\dgowans\AppData\Roaming\HandBrake

-------------------------------------------


# Starting Encode ...

[19:07:39] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[19:07:39] 1 job(s) to process
[19:07:39] json job:
{
  "Audio": {
    "AudioList": [
      {
        "Bitrate": 160,
        "DRC": 0.0,
        "Encoder": "av_aac",
        "Gain": 0.0,
        "Mixdown": 4,
        "NormalizeMixLevel": false,
        "Samplerate": 0,
        "Track": 0,
        "DitherMethod": 0
      }
    ],
    "CopyMask": [
      "copy:aac",
      "copy:ac3",
      "copy:dtshd",
      "copy:dts",
      "copy:eac3",
      "copy:flac",
      "copy:mp3",
      "copy:truehd"
    ],
    "FallbackEncoder": "ac3"
  },
  "Destination": {
    "ChapterList": [
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 1"
      }
    ],
    "ChapterMarkers": true,
    "AlignAVStart": false,
    "File": "C:\\VideoMaster\\Ripping\\Handbrake\\Unlucky in Love-featurette-intlcd.mkv",
    "Mp4Options": {
      "IpodAtom": false,
      "Mp4Optimize": false
    },
    "Mux": "mkv"
  },
  "Filters": {
    "FilterList": [
      {
        "ID": 4,
        "Settings": {
          "mode": "7"
        }
      },
      {
        "ID": 3,
        "Settings": {
          "block-height": "16",
          "block-thresh": "40",
          "block-width": "16",
          "filter-mode": "2",
          "mode": "3",
          "motion-thresh": "1",
          "spatial-metric": "2",
          "spatial-thresh": "1"
        }
      },
      {
        "ID": 11,
        "Settings": {
          "crop-bottom": "0",
          "crop-left": "0",
          "crop-right": "0",
          "crop-top": "0",
          "height": "480",
          "width": "720"
        }
      },
      {
        "ID": 6,
        "Settings": {
          "mode": "0"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "PAR": {
    "Num": 8,
    "Den": 9
  },
  "Metadata": {},
  "SequenceID": 0,
  "Source": {
    "Angle": 1,
    "Range": {
      "Type": "chapter",
      "Start": 1,
      "End": 1
    },
    "Title": 3,
    "Path": "C:\\VideoMaster\\Ripping\\Handbrake\\Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (1975)\\Unlucky in Love-featurette-intlcd.mkv"
  },
  "Subtitle": {
    "Search": {
      "Burn": true,
      "Default": false,
      "Enable": true,
      "Forced": true
    },
    "SubtitleList": []
  },
  "Video": {
    "Encoder": "x264",
    "Level": "3.1",
    "TwoPass": false,
    "Turbo": false,
    "ColorMatrixCode": 0,
    "Options": "",
    "Preset": "fast",
    "Profile": "main",
    "Quality": 20.0,
    "Tune": "animation",
    "QSV": {
      "Decode": false,
      "AsyncDepth": 0
    }
  }
}
[19:07:39] CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3720QM CPU @ 2.60GHz
[19:07:39]  - Intel microarchitecture Ivy Bridge
[19:07:39]  - logical processor count: 8
[19:07:39] Intel Quick Sync Video support: no
[19:07:39] hb_scan: path=C:\VideoMaster\Ripping\Handbrake\Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (1975)\Unlucky in Love-featurette-intlcd.mkv, title_index=3
udfread ERROR: ECMA 167 Volume Recognition failed
src/libbluray/disc/disc.c:323: failed opening UDF image C:\VideoMaster\Ripping\Handbrake\Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (1975)\Unlucky in Love-featurette-intlcd.mkv
src/libbluray/disc/disc.c:424: error opening file BDMV\index.bdmv
src/libbluray/disc/disc.c:424: error opening file BDMV\BACKUP\index.bdmv
[19:07:39] bd: not a bd - trying as a stream/file instead
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 6.0.0
libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable.
libdvdread:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed
libdvdread:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed
libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO.
libdvdnav: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO
[19:07:39] dvd: not a dvd - trying as a stream/file instead
Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'C:\VideoMaster\Ripping\Handbrake\Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (1975)\Unlucky in Love-featurette-intlcd.mkv':
  Metadata:
    title           : BE MY VALENTINE CHARLIE BROWN
    encoder         : libmakemkv v1.14.4 (1.3.5/1.4.7) win(x64-release)
    creation_time   : 2019-07-18T07:34:43.000000Z
  Duration: 00:15:03.24, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 5189 kb/s
    Stream #0:0(eng): Video: mpeg2video (Main), yuv420p(tv, top first), 720x480 [SAR 8:9 DAR 4:3], 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 1k tbn, 59.94 tbc
    Metadata:
      BPS-eng         : 4986857
      DURATION-eng    : 00:15:03.235666666
      NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 27070
      NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 563038020
      SOURCE_ID-eng   : 0100E0
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.14.4 win(x64-release)
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2019-07-18 07:34:43
      _STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
    Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s (default)
    Metadata:
      title           : Stereo
      BPS-eng         : 192000
      DURATION-eng    : 00:15:03.232000000
      NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 28226
      NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 21677568
      SOURCE_ID-eng   : 0182BD
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.14.4 win(x64-release)
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2019-07-18 07:34:43
      _STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
    Stream #0:2(spa): Subtitle: dvd_subtitle, 720x480
    Metadata:
      BPS-eng         : 5201
      DURATION-eng    : 00:14:24.820877777
      NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 266
      NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 562260
      SOURCE_ID-eng   : 0121BD
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.14.4 win(x64-release)
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2019-07-18 07:34:43
      _STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
[19:07:39] scan: decoding previews for title 3
[19:07:39] scan: audio 0x1: ac3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=192000 English (AC3) (2.0 ch)
[19:07:39] scan: 10 previews, 720x480, 29.970 fps, autocrop = 0/0/0/0, aspect 4:3, PAR 8:9
[19:07:39] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s)
[19:07:39] Skipping subtitle scan.  No suitable subtitle tracks.
[19:07:39] starting job
[19:07:39] decomb filter thread started for segment 0
[19:07:39] decomb filter thread started for segment 1
[19:07:39] decomb filter thread started for segment 2
[19:07:39] decomb filter thread started for segment 3
[19:07:39] decomb filter thread started for segment 4
[19:07:39] decomb filter thread started for segment 5
[19:07:39] decomb filter thread started for segment 6
[19:07:39] decomb filter thread started for segment 7
[19:07:39] decomb check thread started for segment 0
[19:07:39] decomb check thread started for segment 1
[19:07:39] decomb check thread started for segment 2
[19:07:39] decomb check thread started for segment 3
[19:07:39] decomb check thread started for segment 4
[19:07:39] decomb check thread started for segment 5
[19:07:39] decomb check thread started for segment 6
[19:07:39] decomb check thread started for segment 7
[19:07:39] mask filter thread started for segment 0
[19:07:39] mask filter thread started for segment 1
[19:07:39] mask filter thread started for segment 2
[19:07:39] mask filter thread started for segment 3
[19:07:39] mask filter thread started for segment 4
[19:07:39] mask filter thread started for segment 5
[19:07:39] mask filter thread started for segment 6
[19:07:39] mask filter thread started for segment 7
[19:07:39] mask erode thread started for segment 0
[19:07:39] mask erode thread started for segment 1
[19:07:39] mask erode thread started for segment 2
[19:07:39] mask erode thread started for segment 3
[19:07:39] mask erode thread started for segment 4
[19:07:39] mask erode thread started for segment 5
[19:07:39] mask erode thread started for segment 6
[19:07:39] mask erode thread started for segment 7
[19:07:39] mask dilate thread started for segment 0
[19:07:39] mask dilate thread started for segment 1
[19:07:39] mask dilate thread started for segment 2
[19:07:39] mask dilate thread started for segment 3
[19:07:39] mask dilate thread started for segment 4
[19:07:39] mask dilate thread started for segment 5
[19:07:39] mask dilate thread started for segment 6
[19:07:39] mask dilate thread started for segment 7
[19:07:39] yadif thread started for segment 0
[19:07:39] yadif thread started for segment 1
[19:07:39] yadif thread started for segment 2
[19:07:39] yadif thread started for segment 3
[19:07:39] yadif thread started for segment 4
[19:07:39] yadif thread started for segment 5
[19:07:39] yadif thread started for segment 6
[19:07:39] yadif thread started for segment 7
[19:07:39] work: only 1 chapter, disabling chapter markers
[19:07:39] job configuration:
[19:07:39]  * source
[19:07:39]    + C:\VideoMaster\Ripping\Handbrake\Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (1975)\Unlucky in Love-featurette-intlcd.mkv
[19:07:39]    + title 3, chapter(s) 1 to 1
[19:07:39]    + container: matroska,webm
[19:07:39]    + data rate: 5189 kbps
[19:07:39]  * destination
[19:07:39]    + C:\VideoMaster\Ripping\Handbrake\Unlucky in Love-featurette-intlcd.mkv
[19:07:39]    + container: Matroska (libavformat)
[19:07:39]  * video track
[19:07:39]    + decoder: mpeg2video
[19:07:39]    + filters
[19:07:39]      + Comb Detect (mode=3:spatial-metric=2:motion-thresh=1:spatial-thresh=1:filter-mode=2:block-thresh=40:block-width=16:block-height=16)
[19:07:39]      + Decomb (mode=39)
[19:07:39]      + Framerate Shaper (mode=0)
[19:07:39]        + frame rate: same as source (around 29.970 fps)
[19:07:39]      + Crop and Scale (width=720:height=480:crop-top=0:crop-bottom=0:crop-left=0:crop-right=0)
[19:07:39]        + source: 720 * 480, crop (0/0/0/0): 720 * 480, scale: 720 * 480
[19:07:39]    + Output geometry
[19:07:39]      + storage dimensions: 720 x 480
[19:07:39]      + pixel aspect ratio: 8 : 9
[19:07:39]      + display dimensions: 640 x 480
[19:07:39]    + encoder: H.264 (libx264)
[19:07:39]      + preset:  fast
[19:07:39]      + tune:    animation
[19:07:39]      + profile: main
[19:07:39]      + level:   3.1
[19:07:39]      + quality: 20.00 (RF)
[19:07:39]      + color profile: 6-1-6
[19:07:39]  * audio track 1
[19:07:39]    + decoder: English (AC3) (2.0 ch) (track 1, id 0x1)
[19:07:39]      + bitrate: 192 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[19:07:39]    + mixdown: Stereo
[19:07:39]    + dither: none
[19:07:39]    + encoder: AAC (libavcodec)
[19:07:39]      + bitrate: 160 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[19:07:39] sync: expecting 27069 video frames
[19:07:39] encx264: min-keyint: 30, keyint: 300
[19:07:39] encx264: encoding at constant RF 20.000000
[19:07:39] encx264: unparsed options: level=3.1:ref=4:bframes=5:deblock=1,1:8x8dct=0:weightp=1:subme=6:psy-rd=0.4,0:vbv-bufsize=14000:vbv-maxrate=14000:aq-strength=0.6:rc-lookahead=30
x264 [info]: using SAR=8/9
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX
x264 [info]: profile Main, level 3.1, 4:2:0, 8-bit
[19:07:39] sync: first pts video is 0
[19:07:39] sync: first pts audio 0x1 is 0
[19:07:39] sync: "Chapter 1" (1) at frame 3 time 6006
[19:10:28] reader: done. 1 scr changes
[19:10:28] work: average encoding speed for job is 160.366318 fps
[19:10:28] comb detect: heavy 13582 | light 3680 | uncombed 9808 | total 27070
[19:10:28] decomb: deinterlaced 13582 | blended 3680 | unfiltered 9808 | total 27070
[19:10:28] vfr: lost time: 0 (0 frames)
[19:10:28] vfr: gained time: 0 (0 frames) (0 not accounted for)
[19:10:28] ac3-decoder done: 28226 frames, 0 decoder errors
[19:10:28] mpeg2video-decoder done: 27070 frames, 0 decoder errors
[19:10:28] sync: got 27070 frames, 27069 expected
[19:10:28] sync: framerate min 29.970 fps, max 29.970 fps, avg 29.970 fps
x264 [info]: frame I:200   Avg QP:17.37  size: 44075
x264 [info]: frame P:5922  Avg QP:20.93  size: 12612
x264 [info]: frame B:20948 Avg QP:24.37  size:  2429
x264 [info]: consecutive B-frames:  2.9%  3.9%  6.6%  7.5% 14.9% 64.1%
x264 [info]: mb I  I16..4: 42.4%  0.0% 57.6%
x264 [info]: mb P  I16..4:  3.4%  0.0%  3.2%  P16..4: 38.8% 12.9%  9.1%  0.0%  0.0%    skip:32.6%
x264 [info]: mb B  I16..4:  1.9%  0.0%  0.3%  B16..8: 13.7%  3.9%  0.7%  direct:12.1%  skip:67.5%  L0:40.0% L1:43.0% BI:17.0%
x264 [info]: coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 43.6% 50.7% 25.6% inter: 10.7% 19.2% 2.7%
x264 [info]: i16 v,h,dc,p: 38% 32% 23%  6%
x264 [info]: i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 23% 28% 14%  5%  6%  6%  6%  6%  7%
x264 [info]: i8c dc,h,v,p: 64% 19% 14%  3%
x264 [info]: Weighted P-Frames: Y:4.8% UV:1.6%
x264 [info]: ref P L0: 62.0% 24.2% 13.4%  0.4%
x264 [info]: ref B L0: 78.0% 17.9%  4.0%
x264 [info]: ref B L1: 92.6%  7.4%
x264 [info]: kb/s:1190.23
[19:10:28] mux: track 0, 27070 frames, 134374725 bytes, 1190.12 kbps, fifo 4096
[19:10:28] mux: track 1, 42340 frames, 18127874 bytes, 160.55 kbps, fifo 8192
[19:10:28] libhb: work result = 0

# Encode Completed ...



Re: What encoding settings to use for interlaced SD cartoons?

Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 3:50 am
by BradleyS
Try setting the deinterlace filter to EEDI2.

Re: What encoding settings to use for interlaced SD cartoons?

Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 7:31 am
by danielrg
I actually took a 30 second slice of the video with those static comic strips moving all around and ran all the interlacing options. Then another slice on just cartoon portions.

I found this:

- For the first part with the cartoon frames moving around the screen, EEDI2 definitely seemed to work the best - it had almost none of the "dotted line" effect on the vertical-ish lines in the cartoon.

- If the cartoon frames were static, I'd get less judder with "Yadif-->Skip Spatial..., but it didn't do as well with the vertical dotted line problem.

In the end, I used a slow encode, and used EEDI2. Overall, it had the best effect. Thanks BradleyS!