Best settings for anime encoding?

[The Scenes]

Hi guys!

i want to encode an anime episode, the source is mkv, what you think is a best settings from the following:

settings 1:

program --level 4.1 --pass 2 --bitrate 1000 --stats ".stats" --deblock 1:1 --b-adapt 2 --no-weightb --ref 4 --qpmin 10 --qpmax 51 --vbv-bufsize 50000 --vbv-maxrate 50000 --aq-mode 0 --me umh --direct auto --subme 6 --psy-rd 0.6:0 --output "output" "input"

settings 2:

program --pass 2 --bitrate 1000 --stats ".stats" --deblock -2:-1 --bframes 16 --qpmin 10 --qpmax 51 --no-mbtree --aq-mode 2 --merange 12 --me umh --direct auto --subme 5 --output "output" "input"

settings 3:

program --pass 2 --bitrate 1000 --stats ".stats" --deblock 1:1 --bframes 16 --no-weightb --ref 8 --qpmin 10 --qpmax 51 --aq-mode 0 --me umh --direct auto --subme 6 --partitions all --trellis 2 --psy-rd 0.6:0 --output "output" "input"

[loster]

More details are needed. What is the source (codec etc)? It is interlaced or progressive? Encode samples and see what looks best. Are you encoding using x264?

[The Scenes]

progressive, yes I'm using x264

[The Scenes]

more details

the source

Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 762 MiB
Duration : 23mn 14s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 4 582 Kbps
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 23mn 14s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive

[loster]

Sorry I don't have any experience with x264. Why are you reencoding? Is it for a specific device? Otherwise I don't understand why you would bother?

[epsilonalpha]

--preset veryslow --tune animation