documentation for Blockbuster?

[pixeldotz]

i have some live action (tv show) dvds im trying to encode into xvid. the source is very clean with no macroblocking. however everytime my finished encode has dancing macroblocks (big ones).

after some searching, mostly all threads suggest using the blockbuster filter. i want to try this but there is no documention on it. the zip i got from http://www.avisynth.org/warpenterprises/
had no files in it but the .dll

can anyone help me out on this?

[foxyshadis]

95% of the time, if documetation exists online, googling this will find it within the first few hits: avisynth <filtername>

Amazingly enough, it works. (But I already knew that, having looked for it before. :p)

If you're running a high bitrate, ie 1-2 cd per hour encode, a matrix like hr, uhr, or 6of9 can help cut way down those blocks and give you more detail, at the cost of needing higher bitrate to look really good.

[Tripx]

http://mf.creations.nl/avs/filters/Blockbuster.html

[pixeldotz]

foxyshadis
350megs for 42 minutes of audio at 192mp3vbr. i've seen encodes look VERY good like this and have even done some myself, but this is the first time i've every encountered it this much.

Tripx
thanks for the help.

[pixeldotz]

i tried blockbuster with no difference and dctfilter doesnt want to work. after some thread reading i found out that blockbuster isn't compatible with new versions of avisynth. (my version is the one installed with the newest agk, but i do most of my encoding manually). i can find this out later when i get home from work.


some more info in case you guys can help me out some more.

FULL D1 res scalled down to 640xXXX (just my preference)
they are 42 minute episodes which i encode to a target size of 350MB. with 192VBR mp3 audio. the bitrate is usually anywhere between 618-680 with a compressibilty rate of about 44%. i have encoded many live actions dvds like this with no macroblocking. this is the first time i've ever encountered this.

also, i have tried encoding with FULL D1 res at 700MB (1200+ bitrate) with the same problem.

the macroblocks only appear on black shirts and on black.

any pointers or filter recommendations would be greatly appreciated. im about ready to pull out my hair on this one. thank you :)