Hi all,
This is my dual-audio version of Hidden Dungeon. All episodes run through Topaz Video Enhance AI to sharpen lines, remove banding and blocking. Staxrip CRF 16, then muxed audio and sub tracks back in.
Sources:
Video, Japanese Audio, Full Subs - SubsPlease
English Audio - Golumpa
General
Unique ID : 230035106679338267627377464145680719367 (0xAD0F2667CD84189DB9CE4E0C938ADE07)
Complete name : [Nobody] The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter [Web-DL][1080p][h265 10-Bit][Dual Audio][VEAI]/[Nobody] Ore dake Haireru Kakushi Dungeon - S01E01 - Powerful Skill Set.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 4
File size : 526 MiB
Duration : 24mn 27s
Overall bit rate : 3 008 Kbps
Movie name : [Nobody] Ore dake Haireru Kakushi Dungeon - S01E01 - Powerful Skill Set
Encoded date : UTC 2021-04-10 22:34:21
Writing application : mkvmerge v53.0.0 (‘Fool’s Gold’) 64-bit
Writing library : libebml v1.4.1 + libmatroska v1.6.2
Cover : Yes
Attachments : Roboto-Medium.ttf / Roboto-MediumItalic.ttf / arial.ttf / arialbd.ttf / comic.ttf / comicbd.ttf / times.ttf / timesbd.ttf / trebuc.ttf / trebucbd.ttf / verdana.ttf / verdanab.ttf / cover.jpg
Video
ID : 1
Format : HEVC
Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding
Format profile : Main 10@L4@High
Codec ID : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC
Duration : 24mn 27s
Bit rate : 2 718 Kbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 (24000/1001) fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 10 bits
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.055
Stream size : 475 MiB (90%)
Default : Yes
Forced : No
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709 / BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709
Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID : A_AAC-2
Duration : 24mn 27s
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Frame rate : 43.066 fps (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 22.4 MiB (4%)
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No
Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID : A_AAC-2
Duration : 24mn 27s
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Frame rate : 43.066 fps (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 22.4 MiB (4%)
Language : Japanese
Default : No
Forced : No
Text
ID : 4
Format : ASS
Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Duration : 24mn 18s
Bit rate : 190 bps
Count of elements : 451
Compression mode : Lossless
Stream size : 34.0 KiB (0%)
Title : English subs
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No
Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:Intro
00:01:44.050 : en:Main EP
00:22:47.050 : en:ED
00:24:17.050 : en:PV
Comments - 6
Nokou
@ NullZeroNobody noooo… you shrunk them, i’ll remux episode 12…
Thanks for episodes 1 to 11.
NullZeroNobody (uploader)
@Nokou
You’re welcome!
I’d ask that you try downloading episode 12 and take a look, I think the quality is much improved over the remuxed ones. Audio is untouched, and VEAI outputs a file ~32GB/episode, before I run it through Staxrip. If you don’t like it, it’s only a 452meg download. Let me know what you think if you do.
Watching it on a large TV (75"), the increase in quality is definitely noticeable between the smaller h265 file and the original h264.
Nokou
@NullZeroNobody I only recently got a 4k 55" tv so i’ll do that now. thanks for the info
Nokou
@NullZeroNobody ok… you’re right this is very good quality… thanks
btw what settings did you use on Topaz Video Enhance AI… as i use it to upscale 480p anime to 720p
"only good anime"… lol
NullZeroNobody (uploader)
I use Artemis HQ, at 100% (Denoise/deblock) since this was a clean source. For others, I’ll upscale at minimum 200%, and resize back down to 1080p. For sources that are lower resolution/more pixelated, I’ll use Artemis Dehalo (or strong dehalo) at 200% (minimum 1080p), then Artemis HQ at 100% for denoise/deblock. I’m still learning, but others have suggested to run those videos through Staxrip first for the deblock, then go through VEAI. It’s an ever-evolving process, trying to tweak the best possible picture quality.
A lot of broadcast anime seems to be a 720p source upscaled to 1080 for broadcast, and only mastered at 1080p on the blu-ray when released. You can notice this especially on the line art. Running it through VEAI cleans up those lines, making it feel much cleaner and clearer. Broadcast also tends to have more banding/blocking, which this cleans up as well.
480->720 is only 150% enlargement, and everywhere I’ve read seems to say that at minimum it should be a 200% enlargement to see a jump in visible improvement, which falls in line with what I’ve experienced. If you want to keep it at 720p, I’d still go minimum 200%, then use the transcoding software of your choice to bring it back down to 720p. Use the preview to see it at enlargement to 720p, then at 200% enlargement to see yourself if there’s an improvement in the quality. Use “Zoom to fit” so you’re comparing apples to apples in terms of picture size.
Hope this was helpful.
Nokou
@NullZeroNobody thank you so very much.