Anime Encoding (Filtering)

[ReilDeis]

First I want to say hi since I'm new to this forum and all this stuff ^^

Well to the point, I'd like to know how do people encode anime from transport streams, I have some experience using MeGUI, VirtualDub and avisynth for make re-encodes, but looking a little bit more I found out that they filter the .ts and looking the raw and the encode, I can just say that it's awesome how they can archive that quality and I want to learn how to do it, I asked and they told me to come here and look for more info, but in all the threads they talk about filters and I don't understand nothing, so If it's possible I'd like to know if there's a guide for newbies to encode anime, it doesn't matter if the guide starts from zero, I want to learn properly.

[Ghitulescu]

There's no guide how to encode anime, like there's no guide how to encode DVDs or how to capture VHS. It's all case-by-case. The anime DVDs that are sold in Germany are quite good in quality yet expensive, but I cannot speak for the entire anime world (especially for NTSC). Bootleg animes vary in quality but these are excluded under rule 6. Therefore if you have a legal anime DVD the backup methodology is in this subforum -> http://forum.doom9.org/forumdisplay.php?f=9.

If however your source is TS (digital sat/cable), then maybe this subforum would be of some help -> http://forum.doom9.org/forumdisplay.php?f=64.

If you insist however in encoding anime, there are other fora that deal exclusively with anime, namely fansub fora.

[Hagbard23]

Choose the right filters...

After a while, you get an idea of what i mean with this. Keep the names: Donald Graft, Didee,Tritical,Kassandro,Fitzick,Wilbert,LaTo,Kev.Atkinson in mind (maybe i forgot someone). If you read the documentation of the filters made by them, you learn a pretty big part of what the "miracle workers" do in their scripts..no good result with bad filters. Though good filters do not necessarily mean better quality.

http://avisynth.org/mediawiki/External_filters

Furthermore, just as Ghitulescu said: There is no general guide - it is just experience. If you encode 1-2Movies per day, this comes in automatically.

[Motenai Yoda]

http://www.aquilinestudios.org/avsfilters/index.html old-style but is still good for novice..