10bit on an 8bit source? HEVC on less than 4K? I don't think this is a good idea.

It's good to see encoders move/upgrade to x265.

@impakt no

As someone with not a ton of space, I think HEVC has its place. AV1 is much better though, both in terms of size and quality, so it'd be nicer to see more of that.

"HEVC/x265 10bit" is much better than these AVC/x264 @8bit. In general, these encodes provides significantly better results in terms of quality and size.

I don't mind HEVC but doing 10 bit encodes of 8 bit souces is cringe af

10bits offer a better CRC than 8bits

Some people complain about 10bit and HEVC, because of convenience for them to play the files on their system, which is not about having a proper opinion about that. Sure I am lucky enough to be able to play the files, but the fact is x264 8bit was how encodes used to be more than twelve years ago. In 2022, I am expecting encoders to use the tools that have emerged since. While it doesn't necessarily means an old encode is bad, and a newer encode is better, but it is about efficiency to do better than what was done and not to be stuck in the past. Main concern should be how faithfully data are reproduced--without the need to spend as much resources than to keep a remux copy, because this is what is cringe for me when some advise you to have, in order to get the best release.

I can't play the AV1 codec, but that's not a reason to complain on every AV1 post. so people should either go elsewhere to get an appropriate codec for their system requirements or encode it themselves.

Shield TV Pro is the way to go if you have a shitty/outdated TV.

Thank you so much, French BD is much better.

Thanks, HEVC is better as AV1 has almost no hardware decoding support.

I tweaked the audio, ep 1 as sample, let me know what you think: https://www.mediafire.com/file/emdzbf11p55xtg4/DB001.flac/file

Thank you very much. Going to seed as well.

Seed pls