not adding subs to NCs

Was expecting netaro but this is good too

Netaro was doing it but was defeated in today’s muxing Olympics.

Finally a release with a good encode. Thanks as always.

Finally a release with a good encode.

did someone post a comparison or are we just Assuming™ like torn did with ranking of kings?

MTBB encode is way more than good enough. Not like this show even deserved a 480p encode.

Not like this show even deserved a 480p encode.

I agree

@herkz
They have own comparisons for it and it’s a different encoder as well.
The quality of Beatrice-Raws can vary from encoder to encoder.

Well, the “manual aliasing fixes” looks promising, so it’s probably fine.

They have own comparisons for it and it’s a different encoder as well.

i mean comparison to other encodes

The quality of Beatrice-Raws can vary from encoder to encoder.

lol don’t tell the people who use their raws that

Beatrice’s S3 is only a slight improvement over my encodes filtering-wise, unlike S2 which was a fairly large improvement (since my denoising was pretty destructive in some scenes).

Encoding-settings-wise, Beatrice’s encodes naturally look significantly better.

I’m pretty sure most people are aware by now that Beatrice (and Kawaiika) are inconsistent, but that applies to most encoders (not just groups). You’re always better off just comparing. That said, Jensen does have a tendency to use f3kdb settings that literally do not deband and only add grain, so there’s that.

Beatrice’s S3 is only a slight improvement over my encodes filtering-wise

Really? https://slow.pics/c/iHy62fZO

You know, when I make comparisons, I always get 10 randomly-selected frames so that no one can accuse me of cherry-picking and so that people can get a holistic view of what improvement might or might not exist. So let’s take a look at 10 randomly selected frames from episode 1: https://slow.pics/c/wg8bMSly

From the comparison we can see that Beatrice looks better, but it’s because of encoding settings rather than any snazzy filtering you did. So yes, I’m going to say that it’s a slight filtering improvement.

Cherry picking doesn’t change the fact that the frames in MTBB encode that Jensen comped with are just botched and simply unwatchable.

Can someone seed, please? Thanks!

Why don’t you apply the patch and v2?

Also, (zxx) distinguishes better than (eng). I’m hoping you used a forced tag.

Please seed