I myself am not entirely happy about this encode, the quality doesn’t reach my usual standard, however I do believe I did the best I could for such low bitrate so it is worth sharing for anyone interested in the mini encodes I produce. That said, I intend on making a v2 of this encode the day I will be releasing my “Miyazaki movies” batch.
BTW, this release is entirely compatible with grav1synth, meaning you can change the grain strength to a higher value if you want. I did go for a very conservative route here, but if you like the look of poured sand on your screen, then I highly encourage you to use a higher ISO strength to fit your liking. You can seek guidance in the discord server if you are struggling.
Alternatively, I got this grain table from grav1synth diff. You can grav1synth apply it to the video if you want and you will certainly get thicc grain back into the encode, however I personally didn’t like the results at all and how obviously noticeable the patterns were, reason why I didn’t ship the release with it. Some people may find it appealing so I’m leaving this as an option.

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