¶ Handbrake Settings for Anime
- slow preset (veryslow for cf>21)
- bframes=8
- aq-mode=3
- ref=6 (or default 4)
- psy-rd=1 (1.5 to 2 for more detail in dark scenes)
- aq-strength=<0.7-1> if higher psy-rd > 1 and don't need all the dark scene bits
- limit-sao for cf=17,18
- no-sao for cf<17
- deblock=-1,-1 (or -3) for more detail
- no-strong-intra-smoothing for cf<15
- Setting to rule them all:
- crf=19, limit-sao:bframes=8:psy-rd=1:aq-mode=3 (higher bitrate)
- crf=20-23, bframes=8:psy-rd=1:aq-mode=3 (more compression)
- Flat, slow anime (slice of life, everything is well lit):
- crf=19-22, bframes=8:psy-rd=1:aq-mode=3:aq-strength=0.8:deblock=1,1
- Some dark scene, some battle scene (shonen, historical, etc.):
- crf=18-20 (motion + fancy & detailed FX), limit-sao:bframes=8:psy-rd=1.5:psy-rdoq=2:aq-mode=3
- crf=19-22 (non-complex, motion only alternative), bframes=8:psy-rd=1:psy-rdoq=1:aq-mode=3:qcomp=0.8
- Movie-tier dark scene, complex grain/detail, and BDs with dynamic-grain injected debanding:
- crf=16-18, no-sao:bframes=8:psy-rd=1.5:psy-rdoq=<2-5>:aq-mode=3:ref=6 (rdoq 2 to 5 depending on content)
- I have infinite storage, a supercomputer, and I want details:
- preset=veryslow, crf=14, no-sao:no-strong-intra-smoothing:bframes=8:psy-rd=2:psy-rdoq=<1-5>:aq-mode=3:deblock=-1,-1:ref=6 (rdoq 1 to 5 depending on content)
https://kokomins.wordpress.com/2019/10/10/anime-encoding-guide-for-x265-and-why-to-never-use-flac/#qp-crf-and-qcomp
https://www.reddit.com/r/handbrake/comments/eqf7wj/handbrake_settings_for_anime_1080p_10bit_x265/?rdt=33037