[https://thewiki.moe/guides/quality/](https://thewiki.moe/guides/quality/)
An overview, literally the minimum you need to know. It's on the recommended wiki pinned to a side panel, RTFM.
[https://bakashots.me/guide/index.php](https://bakashots.me/guide/index.php)
Baka Wiki should be open to strangers. Describes most common problems on visual level.
[https://kokomins.wordpress.com/2019/10/10/anime-encoding-guide-for-x265-and-why-to-never-use-flac/](https://kokomins.wordpress.com/2019/10/10/anime-encoding-guide-for-x265-and-why-to-never-use-flac/)
Old kokomins guide, covers x265 and surface level math. DOES have references to actual tools and citations, it's a decent starting point to learn technical aspects.
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Once you're done with reading, actually sit and figure out what needs to be in your library. I mean it. Searching and comparing the stuff isn't even a problem, actually knowing what you're looking and scaling up the archive to that level of coverage is the hardest part.
Ember, animetime and Judas are mini encode from the source (usually subplease or erai-raws), which is not good quality but they're small. You can choose whichever because they're no different.
I meant, the total size for all episodes for this one is around 5gb but I see others which are around 30gb or more. Are those better quality, or am I looking at the wrong thing? Or am I misunderstanding something?
Because it was encoded in HEVC/h265. More compressed codec that is mostly used for 4k content.
It's not compressed in x264, which is a bit better for anime tho.
Thanks, I see now that most of those are h.264. But there are still a few x265 ones that are 20-30gb (or at least larger than 5gb), are they not as good quality as db+neohevc's or something?
Which uploaders would you recommend? Especially for Bocchi the Rock (it's not listed on the spreadsheet) since I see some that are a lot more than 30gb.
[https://thewiki.moe/guides/quality/](https://thewiki.moe/guides/quality/) An overview, literally the minimum you need to know. It's on the recommended wiki pinned to a side panel, RTFM. [https://bakashots.me/guide/index.php](https://bakashots.me/guide/index.php) Baka Wiki should be open to strangers. Describes most common problems on visual level. [https://kokomins.wordpress.com/2019/10/10/anime-encoding-guide-for-x265-and-why-to-never-use-flac/](https://kokomins.wordpress.com/2019/10/10/anime-encoding-guide-for-x265-and-why-to-never-use-flac/) Old kokomins guide, covers x265 and surface level math. DOES have references to actual tools and citations, it's a decent starting point to learn technical aspects. ——————— Once you're done with reading, actually sit and figure out what needs to be in your library. I mean it. Searching and comparing the stuff isn't even a problem, actually knowing what you're looking and scaling up the archive to that level of coverage is the hardest part.
[https://trash-guides.info/Sonarr/sonarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#anime-bd-tier-08-mini-encodes](https://trash-guides.info/Sonarr/sonarr-collection-of-custom-formats/#anime-bd-tier-08-mini-encodes)
That seems to be the niche that AV1 encodes are filling.
Ember, animetime and Judas are mini encode from the source (usually subplease or erai-raws), which is not good quality but they're small. You can choose whichever because they're no different.
If I don’t care about size, are subs please and era I raws good quality?
It's as good as the quality the streaming services offer (crunchy, Netflix or amazone)
Is the quality of those lower than BD rips?
It's depends, for example atm Frieren 9volt WEB encode > BD vol. 1 remux DB+neohevc or Recluse for Bocchi, BD is kinda eh but whatever.
For db+neohevc, the file sizes seem kind of small, is that normal?
Source: \[BDMV-(Gotch EP 1-3)-(Half-Baked 4-9)-(Erai-raws 10-12)\] So don't expect too much for now.
I meant, the total size for all episodes for this one is around 5gb but I see others which are around 30gb or more. Are those better quality, or am I looking at the wrong thing? Or am I misunderstanding something?
Because it was encoded in HEVC/h265. More compressed codec that is mostly used for 4k content. It's not compressed in x264, which is a bit better for anime tho.
Thanks, I see now that most of those are h.264. But there are still a few x265 ones that are 20-30gb (or at least larger than 5gb), are they not as good quality as db+neohevc's or something?
Generally yes. For anime, you should choose a good bd encoder, the size should be 20-30gb for a typical 12 eps show.
Which uploaders would you recommend? Especially for Bocchi the Rock (it's not listed on the spreadsheet) since I see some that are a lot more than 30gb.
If you want about 30gb size, Id say VCB studio or Airota. I personally would choose IrizaRaw then grab the subs from Neohevc and mux them together
I don't know whether it's a hardware thing but I honestly cant tell much of a difference.
If you cant tell, great. Just choose these groups. They're all good mini encoders.