Bad Boys Also Problem

[apoptosis66]

I have been working through my video collection and all has been well using the following:

--crf 18 --ref 5 --bframes 3 --b-pyramid --weightb --b-rdo --bime --filter -2:-2 --analyse all --8x8dct --no-fast-pskip --subme 7 --me umh --trellis 1 --mixed-refs --progress --threads auto --no-psnr --thread-input --no-ssim --no-dct-decimate --vbv-maxrate 25000 --aq-strength 1.2 --aq-sensitivity 10 --output

Until I hit (Try not to laugh) Bad Boys 2. Previously I was getting between 30% - 60% of the original dvd size. With Bad Boys 2, the resulting .mp4 is almost 20% larger than the original dvd.

How can this be? Is the directing so chaotic that its too much for x264. Is the action to hot? Has anyone else seen this before?

I have played around with the settings (taking away aq, but that didn't help much). Any suggestions?

[simonhowson]

Well it does have over 3000 edits, and the camera seems to be constantly moving.

[R3Z]

Whats the bitrate of the original mpeg2 ?

[Manao]

Any suggestions?--crf 24

[buzzqw]

lower the "--aq-strength 1.2 --aq-sensitivity 10" to "--aq-strength 0.5 --aq-sensitivity 10"

BHH

[Sagittaire]

If you want predict size you must simply use 2 pass encoding. You can't predict size with crf mode.

[Atak_Snajpera]

If I were you I would change CRF to 22 and also --aq-strength is to high. Lower to 0.5 as buzzqw said. BTW you are wasting time using subme 7, --no-fast-pskip and --no-dct-decimate.

[apoptosis66]

Thanks guys, I will give the aq and cfr changes a shot and let you know how it goes.

[apoptosis66]

Ok, I re-encoded with:

--crf 22 --ref 5 --bframes 3 --b-pyramid --weightb --b-rdo --bime --filter -2:-2 --analyse all --8x8dct --subme 6 --me umh --trellis 1 --mixed-refs --progress --threads auto --no-psnr --thread-input --no-ssim --vbv-maxrate 25000 --aq-strength 0.5 --aq-sensitivity 10 --output

In deed now the file is about 60% of the original dvd. However! Now the video has these bad interlacing lines running through it. This is worst than the file size. Any other ideas?

[fields_g]

Interlacing that showed up now?

Wouldn't doubt that your file size is bloated because of this.

Are you sure that the AVS script is the same as before?

[Manao]

Post a screenshot

[apoptosis66]

Here is the screenshot ... I went back and looked closer and the large file also had interlacing issues. I definitely used the same avs output. Which has the lines. So this must be the source of the large sizes. I have never had this problem before, I just let StaxRip do its thing here. How do I prevent these lines?

[foxyshadis]

Check the 'field deinterlace' box on the main page. Stax will take care of the ivtc/deinterlace decision.