[Shera] Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (2020) - 01 (WEB 1080p)

What's the point in spending the effort to dehardsub Wakanim only to ruin it by bitrate starving the encode into mini-territory?
Ended up looking worse than Erai-raws rip with all of that macroblocking and banding from the lack of bitrate.

https://slow.pics/c/fLKMopdU

@ChaoXide check your player, this is a real comparison: https://slow.pics/c/uJ4LdRNe

@zaxman

I am not sure if it's a problem with my screen but even your own comparison shows your encode as less detailed than Funimation's. You can see it on the first screenshot with the blood splatters in the top left.

I took the screenshots in VSEdit actually (my video player of choice however is MPV)... so I can't explain why there is such a difference in the two. But if we go solely off of your comparison it seems like you've lost quite a bit of detail. Really noticeable with the bookshelf, the books, the body in the bottom-left, the bag on the bottom-right, etc. It's like you've overly denoised in an attempt to aid in the extreme compression you opted for. I'd still honestly prefer FUNimation based on your comparison.

Makes me curious to see a comparison between Wakanim and FUNimation to know whether it's your encoding or just Wakanim that has caused it.

Also why are the encode settings hidden on the mux?

The screenshots I also took with VSEdit and yes the encode have less detail due to denoising, maybe repeat it with a little less filtering. And the encoding settings are really hidden by nothing, here you have them if you want: --crf 16 --output-depth 10 --preset veryslow --psy-rd 0.75:0 --deblock -1:-1 --bframes 16 --no-fast-pskip --aq-mode 3 --aq-strength 0.80 --qcomp 0.7 --qpmax 81 --no-dct-decimate --opts 0 --colorprim bt709 --colormatrix bt709 --transfer bt709