Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo (Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon)

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Series

SavIOr&Lumen	Episodes	MyAnimeList	TVDB	Source
Season 1	25 (S01E01-S01E25)	Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo	Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon	AOmundson, Lumen, Pleb-Fansub, Owari Subs, Rhythm & Drakou

Release

A Dual Audio release encoded in HEVC and FLAC for the highest quality within a reasonable amount of time. The purpose of this release is to provide a filtered source for future encodes without the hassle of redoing the filtering. Files are named to support media servers like Plex using TVDB metadata.

Special thanks to Lumen for their work on converting hardcoded French subtitles into the Advanced SubStation Alpha format.

Encoding Details:

Filtered from the source via VapourSynth Descale/Rescale and Deband. Many thanks to all those involved in the AV1 Anime Discord with helping us on this matter, particularly LastBreeze.

x265 3.5+104-ace829667 with Av1an

--y4m --output-depth 10 --preset slow --no-cutree --crf 13 --qcomp 0.75 --aq-mode 3 --aq-strength 0.80 --psy-rd 2.00 --psy-rdoq 1.80 --ipratio 1.40 --pbratio 1.30 --deblock -2:-2 --rd 4 --ctu 64 --max-tu-size 32 --rdoq-level 2 --me 3 --subme 5 --rskip 0 --cbqpoffs -2 --crqpoffs -2 --max-merge 4 --bframes 16 --no-sao --aud --repeat-headers --range limited --transfer 1 --colormatrix 1 --colorprim 1 --no-strong-intra-smoothing --no-sao-non-deblock --rc-lookahead 60 --ref 6 --no-open-gop --min-cu-size 8

This project is a production with the goal of the largest video size with minimal subjective compromises to image quality. This is not the hallmark of anything whatsoever. This release should only contain changes to the video stream tracks. The audio, subtitle, and attachment tracks are usually copied from the noted sources. Timings are not adjusted except in cases of extreme delay as a result of mixing sources. - SavIOr

Comparisons

All comparisons (with additional HEVC and AV1 releases) are linked in the above header. Most comparisons were chosen specifically, or perhaps unfairly, to showcase the most challenging scenes for AV1 and a couple others for highlighting the improvements to geometry and anti-aliasing that filtering has afforded us. It is no secret that AV1 shines best at lower bitrates but pales in comparison at the highest fidelity in regards to texture. As such, we have chosen scenes with reduced or blurred textures such as the clouds in image 1, the ocean in image 2, the asphalt in image 6, and the rain in images 8/9 to expose this fault. Besides these cherry-picked worst-case-scenario scenes, AV1 provides a functionally identical image at least for our intended audience.

Source	Encode

Thanks to the helpful people on the AV1 Anime Discord. Come and join us there!

Source

Thanks to the following sources:

• AOmundson - Video, Audio, Subtitle, Chapter
• Lumen - Subtitle (FR)
• Pleb-Fansub - Subtitle (FR)
• Owari Subs - Subtitle (IT)
• Rhythm & Drakou - Subtitle (AR)

Media Info