Setting to change aq=2:1.00 to aq=1:0.00

[Selene]

Hi and thanks for this great program!

I'm experimenting with Hybrid yo deinterlace vhs. After some tests I chose the video which I liked best and tried to reproduce the result, but I got a slightly different result.
In the media info encoding settings are all the same except the last entry, aq=1:0.00 in the result I want and aq=2:1.00 when I thought I had the same settings, but apparently not.

So my question is, what setting in Hybrid changes aq=2:1.00 to aq=1:0.00?

Sorry if it's a dumb question, I'm no expert (yet ).

[karthauzi]

Hi Selene,

for x265, AQ1 is normal

AQ0 = none, AQ1 = normal, AQ2 = Auto, AQ3 = dark opt and AQ4 = Auto - Edge
On the right side from that, you can change the AQ Strengh.



When you are using x264, AQ1 is manual



Not everything in MediaInfo is correct, psyrd is mostly wrong as far as I could see.

Greetings

[Selene]

Hi Selene,

for x265, AQ1 is normal

AQ0 = none, AQ1 = normal, AQ2 = Auto, AQ3 = dark opt and AQ4 = Auto - Edge
On the right side from that, you can change the AQ Strengh.



When you are using x264, AQ1 is manual



Not everything in MediaInfo is correct, psyrd is mostly wrong as far as I could see.

Greetings

Thank you for your reply.

I changed Adaptive quantization to manual 2,00 but I didn't get the same result. Twice the filesize, in media info it says aq=0.

I'm pretty sure I didnt change anything in the Quantization tab when I got the best result. Hybrid doesn't keep logs of all encoded video's I suppose?

The "best result" I got was a little less grainy, looked slightly better in my opinion. 

I thought I used these settings:

  p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }

x264 --preset superfast --crf 20.00 --profile high --level 4.1 --ref 3 --direct auto --b-adapt 0 --sync-lookahead 4 --qcomp 0.50 --rc-lookahead 40 --qpmax 51 --partitions i4x4,p8x8,b8x8 --no-fast-pskip --me hex --subme 5 --aq-strength 2.00 --vbv-maxrate 62500 --vbv-bufsize 78125 --threads 4 --sar 1:1 --qpfile GENERATED_QP_FILE --non-deterministic --range tv --colormatrix bt709 --demuxer raw --input-res 736x564 --input-csp i420 --input-range tv --input-depth 8 --fps 50/1 --output-depth 8 --output "C:\Users\SM\AppData\Local\Temp\TST 5.264" -

Side-question, in x264,base, I left preset at "none". So why does it say preset superfast in configuration?
It says the default preset is medium in the help window on the right, but when I change the preset from none to medium the configuration changes to:

  p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }

x264 --crf 20.00 --profile high --level 4.1 --sync-lookahead 6 --vbv-maxrate 62500 --vbv-bufsize 78125 --sar 1:1 --qpfile GENERATED_QP_FILE --non-deterministic --range tv --colormatrix bt709 --demuxer raw --input-res 736x564 --input-csp i420 --input-range tv --input-depth 8 --fps 50/1 --output-depth 8 --output "C:\Users\SM\AppData\Local\Temp\TST 5.264" -

So what is the "none" preset?



This is the media info of the best result (from Gomplayer)

General
Complete name                            : D:\VHS RECORDINGS\TST 1 crf 20 deinterlace Faster duurde 1,5min.mp4
Format                                  : MPEG-4
Format profile                          : JVT
Codec ID                                : avc1
File size                                : 9.55 MiB
Duration                                : 59s 967ms
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                        : 1 337 Kbps
Encoded date                            : UTC 2022-09-30 00:07:05
Tagged date                              : UTC 2022-09-30 00:07:05
Writing application                      : Hybrid 2022.03.20.1

Video
ID                                      : 1
Format                                  : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                          : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC                  : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames                : 4 frames
Codec ID                                : avc1
Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                                : 59s 960ms
Bit rate                                : 1 138 Kbps
Maximum bit rate                        : 1 920 Kbps
Width                                    : 736 pixels
Height                                  : 564 pixels
Display aspect ratio                    : 4:3
Frame rate mode                          : Constant
Frame rate                              : 50.000 fps
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                      : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                      : 0.055
Stream size                              : 8.13 MiB (85%)
Writing library                          : x264 core 164 r3094 bfc87b7
Encoding settings                        : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x111 / me=hex / subme=5 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=0 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=4 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=0 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=20.0 / qcomp=0.50 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=62500 / vbv_bufsize=78125 / crf_max=0.0 / nal_hrd=none / filler=0 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:0.00
Encoded date                            : UTC 2022-09-30 00:07:05
Tagged date                              : UTC 2022-09-30 00:07:05
Matrix coefficients                      : BT.709
mdhd_Duration                            : 60000

Audio
ID                                      : 2
Format                                  : AAC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile                          : LC
Codec ID                                : 40
Duration                                : 59s 967ms
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                : 192 Kbps
Maximum bit rate                        : 215 Kbps
Channel(s)                              : 2 channels
Channel positions                        : Front: L R
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode                        : Lossy
Stream size                              : 1.37 MiB (14%)
Encoded date                            : UTC 2022-09-30 00:07:05
Tagged date                              : UTC 2022-09-30 00:07:05

Anyway, the result I get now is still very good and better than what I got with Handbrake/yadif, so if it's not possible to find out what configuration I used for that video It's not the end of the world. I'll save the settings I use from now on .

[Selur]

Hybrid doesn't keep logs of all encoded video's I suppose?

Not unless it's told to create report files (Config->Internals->Create report file), then it creates a report for each created file.

I left preset at "none". So why does it say preset superfast in configuration?

a. presets need to be selected and applied (not just selected)
b. by default, Hybrid minimize the command line (can be disabled through x265->Misc->Random Stuff->Minimize command line)

It says the default preset is medium in the help window on the right, but when I change the preset from none to medium the configuration changes to:

x264s default preset is preset medium, Hybrid's default preset is not.

So what is the "none" preset?

Preset 'none' does nothing when applied, other presets apply to the settings specified by that default.

This is the media info of the best result (from Gomplayer)
...

cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x111 / me=hex / subme=5 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=0 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=4 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=0 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=20.0 / qcomp=0.50 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=62500 / vbv_bufsize=78125 / crf_max=0.0 / nal_hrd=none / filler=0 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:0.00

could be converted to command line parameters using https://github.com/Selur/Mis2x265

Also, please don't full quote posts from others, since it makes reading your post unnecessary complicated.

Cu Selur