Quality anime encoding techniques?

[Masterpsyker]

Hello, I haven't posted in oh say, about a year. Anyway, recently I was at my computer when I saw this beautiful .ogm file... no matter what resolution or size I set the video to the quality was perfect... I want to do this badly. Any ideas how I can get the best quality and size of my video without having to sacrifice file size in the process?

[JensG.]

Buy the DVD.
Then try to achieve the same quality.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU EXPECT?

[Masterpsyker]

Well, that would be the fastest way, but I allready have the DVD, I am doing Rips for my Anime Sharing Group

[Shuichiro]

If you are in one of the famous releasing group, you should know how to make a beautiful lookin' ogm. Anime Encoders are very experienced. Like the ANBU team they only have TV RAWs but they make encodings looking not only great but do have details far above DVD (mean Karaoke, better subbing, etc...).

[toraneko]

in Japan, (nearly ?) all TV shows are broadcasted in digital.

[Shuichiro]

could be or is normal. I don't know exactly. The TV RAWs you get are already encoded material. They don't have a high bitrate like DVDs. As an anime encoder u need to use a lot of filters to make them look so good. And a lot of time. Or I am wrong and it is very easy to make such high quality Fansubs ^^

[Masterpsyker]

Yes, I know I've seen what some of the more experienced Anime groups can do, and thats what I'm almost able to do. I can already do great subtiles and audio quality, but I can't get the best quality in my video. If its all a matter of filters, then what filters can I use to make the video near-DVD quality when at any resolution?
I think I might know how this guy did it, do you think that possibly he ripped his video at standard NTSC resolution and my computer can auto-resisze because of it?
Please help me with this one, if I can get this down, then I can start releasing some great quality rips under 200 MB in size...

[JensG.]

I have some good advice for you: Read the FAQ!
Probably the only reason why this thread is not yet closed is your dumb thread title.

[jggimi]

Masterpsyker:

Animation filtering is a complex, and often discussed subject. You might try searching within the AviSynth usage forum, using keywords like "anime." I don't do a lot of animation encoding, though I have done some. From my narrow experience with animation, and having read many discussions of filtration methods, I can say that it is still more of an art than a science.

[EDIT: Sharing is not Fair Use. Some anime is de facto public domain, for example, FanSubs created with the consent and sometimes cooperation of the creators. But not all of it is such. Please be sure that you are not violating intellectual property rights of the content owners. Doing so is a Rule 6 violation. Thank you.]

JensG:

Lighten up. You seem to have forgotten one of our most important rules:4) Be nice to each other...[EDIT: I took the libery of changing the title of the thread from "DivX Quality" to "Quality anime encoding techniques?" JensG was correct that the title may have been somewhat nebulous.]

[Masterpsyker]

Well I did just that, I'm running through the AVISynth filters and I found what I needed. Not only that but I stumbled upon the NTSC standard on accident and discovered that I had my resolution set size (resolution) set wrong, silly me...
It should be working fine now, I used the blockbuster filter in AviSynth and everything looks good, now I just need to try it on a machine that isn't mine and it will be all set!

P.S. I know the sharing rules and this rip that I'm doing is for BACKUP ONLY. Anything that I rip for the purpose of FanSubbing has NOT yet been released in America. We do remove all our releases after they have been liscenced.