Question regarding filters for encoding an older series (80s) of anime.

[neo82]

Hello all - I have recently gotten into very basic ripping/encoding of some of my anime dvds using the automkv package.

(skip to bottom for question, just giving some insight in these few sentences)


I was able to learn a bit about how the process works and for what I am doing am able to get something watchable, however a couple of people are telling me that it can very easily get better if I use the correct filters.

Now the anime I am talking about is Maison Ikkoku, an anime from the 80s, I recently saw a video of someone who did some ripping of the opening and endings and it looked fantastic. So I am trying to find out about using filters.

My question would be, I quickly looked through the FAQ and was unable to find it. is there a place where I can find what/how each video filter will do to a video? or (and I am willing to do the homework myself) does anyone have a general recommendation of a type of filter I should be using in an encode like this? I have a pretty speedy setup so length of time on an encode is no concern of mine. The source is DVD. (oh and i'm using x264 as the codec here if that even makes a difference >< )

If I have posted this in the wrong area, my apologies. seems like the best place to go. :)

[Guest]

Rather than ask us to give you a dump of everything we know, you're more likely to get useful help if you post a link to an unprocessed sample of your source video, and tell us what problem you perceive with it that you think need fixing. Over time, as you deal with more and more videos, you'll accumulate the knowledge and wisdom that you need.

[neo82]

I don't believe I am asking for a dump of everything you know, but rather a reference site with information regarding what the filters do. As is stands if I look at "deen" and try to figure what that means, I am out of luck. individual searches for filter meaning don't seem to result in too many answers.

[Inspector.Gadget]

http://avisynth.org/mediawiki/Main_Page

Here's the wiki, read away.

[neo82]

yes thank you, that is something I was looking around for. although my head is spinning from the amount of information in there. I'll hit back if I need any other info :)

[BigDid]

.. and/or filters by category:

http://avisynth.org/mediawiki/External_filters#Denoisers

Did