Founder/Admin/Author: Saki-sama
Admin/Author: Tennouji
Date Published: December 21, 2011
Blog Purpose
- Sharing of my self-encoded anime in mini-mkv format
What is a mini-mkv?
- mini-mkv is an encode for videos primarily intended for PC usage.
- mini-mkv is encoded on a format similar to normal mkv, but has its filesize drastically reduced.
- mini-mkv is a format ideal for people who tend to collect videos, as it has a quality better than xvid, but file size similar to PSP format videos.
What is your main project?
- I plan to encode high quality anime (Blu-ray/DVD) into mini-mkv, as well as encoding ongoing anime which will be aired on future seasons.
- I will only encode anime which are already fansubbed. I can do translations, but maybe after some time, as fansubbing requires a lot more effort.
What is the format of your mini-mkv?
- Video: h264 480p/720p
- Audio: AAC
- Subtitles: depends on the video source from fansub teams, usually ASS Styled subs
- Chapters: will be provided when available, also depends if the fansub team puts them in their videos
You once encoded series for both 720p/480p resolutions, why only do either the 720p/480p for a release?
- This will make our encoding of series faster, and thus we can give you more releases than before.
These screenshots will make it easier to explain things one-by-one, or so on... so forth. And these are actual screenshots from the already encoded videos, so you can also judge the quality of the video using these.
Hi10p video playback
As of now, Hi10p videos are getting more and more popular, at least in the anime encoding. More and more fansub groups are starting to use this technology. Differed from the normal 8-bit depth encoding, the Hi10p or known also as 10-bit depth, yields a more accurate definition for videos. This means that, when you encode a video into a Hi10p and another into a normal 8-bit, the result will be either:
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| 640 x 480 (4:3) (Click to view the actual size) |
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| 848 x 480 (16:9) (Click to view the actual size) |
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| 1280 x 720 (16:9) (Click to view the actual size) |
Hi10p video playback
As of now, Hi10p videos are getting more and more popular, at least in the anime encoding. More and more fansub groups are starting to use this technology. Differed from the normal 8-bit depth encoding, the Hi10p or known also as 10-bit depth, yields a more accurate definition for videos. This means that, when you encode a video into a Hi10p and another into a normal 8-bit, the result will be either:
- File Size = Hi10p < 8-bit (at the same quality)
- Video Quality = Hi10p > 8bit (at the same file size)
That's the main reason I'm switching into Hi10p video encoding, to give you a good quality video, in a very small filesize. More Info Here
Regards,
Saki
