Anime Ripping

[insaneclowngodd]

I Have Been doing all sorts of video editing in the last few years, i have ADHD so i pick up and lose interest in alot of things. However there are a few i haven't, video editing/encoding/ripping etc and anime.

Are there any programs or ways that work very well or were created for encoding anime movies?
something that will help get rid of the rough edges that look like they were drawn with microsoft paint?
any suggestions of hints would be appreciated.

By the way everyone should check out, if they haven't, Cowboy bebop, inu yasha, ranma 1/2, any "Studio Ghibli" (not as violent but still good )
ex. My Neihbor Tottoro, Spirited Away

pardon my spelling please

[Sefy]

I Just Love Ranma ½! it's the best! anyway, all the regular programs will do just great, and you can always download some optimized Templates for TMPGEnc to maybe fix some Anime issues you are having

[insaneclowngodd]

yeah i have been using tmpgenc for quite awhile now, way before they had a retail version, and thank you for the tip on templates, i guess it slipped my mind that there were templates other than how to fit the most acceptable quality video on a cd.

[Gazorgan]

For anime I have done, I had to pay close attention to the original source (PAL or NTSC). Not a lot was originally done in 25 fps, so that's not usually a problem. I have better luck not using forced film and leaving it 29.97 fps.

My biggest problem has been poor mastering of the original (film/tape masters that have never seen a noise filter). A little noise easts a lot of bitrate, so dont' be afraid to filter a DVD rip.

[ipgpe13]

Where could I find anime templets for TEMPGEnc? I do a lot of anime video myself. I got all of Trigun copied from Cartoon Network as well as rips of Ninja Scroll, Ghost in the Shell, Vampire Hunter Ds and a few others.

I would love to get some templets to optimize the video and audio.

[EddyH]

The "microsoft paint" edges are maybe to do with resizing, you need some kind of bilinear or bicubic thing in there, instead of nearest neighbour, if you're using a program that supports such stuff e.g. making DivXs in virtualdub.

Only other thing i can think of is that you've set TMPGEnc up to use the CG/Animation matrix, or maybe just too low a bit rate, and getting the blocking and stair-step effects associated with such

Don't know if there are any anime templates as such, they'd be handy, but hard as hell to set up, given the propensity of water/oilpainted backgrounds and photographs that also pop up from time to time. A low power noise/smooth filter, block smooth turned on, and a wide ranging variable bitrate is probably best.

[markums2k]

You'll have to experiment with advanced filtering methods to get anime looking better.

I suggest researching AVISYNTH and the filters that are available. Visit www.kvcd.net Anime has been discussed in the forums there, as well as AVISYNTH filters and which ones should be applied to eliminate DCT blocks, artifacts, etc. It seems animation doesn't really lend itself to digital encoding, due to all those solid colors. But it can be done.

Be warned, there's a VERY steep learning curve. Might take several months of re-reading the exact same information and posts over and over before you get it. However, it is seriously the next step in getting more out of your encodes, when you're ready.

It took close to 4 months for me to even get a basic, working knowledge of AVISYNTH scripts. Many cycles of getting frustrated, quitting my research, then starting up again... Now I can write them on my own and customize them according to the source. Boy, does the video look wonderful.

[insaneclowngodd]

Thank you for the info all, and don't worry about the taking along time thing i do have adhd so i often become compleatly consumed by things that interest me. The problem is after learning it to not stop learning. i feel like a leech, as soon as i get use outa something i look for the next technology i can gain info/use from.

however video editing/converting etc has interested me for years now so its safe to say that while i mnay hop around in sub-catogories i will continue my efforts in the field.

It sounds like me, as far as learnig something, getting frusterated, dropping it, and picking it back up.

I will look into all that was mentioned, thank you

Oh and ipgpe13 if i find a template ill let you know