[Sante] Lazarus - 02 [WEB-DL 1080p HEVC E-AC3].mkv

Lazarus - Episode 2 (Filtered Encode)

Main Raw for the Italian Fansub Majotachi no Sub.
(I’m the main encoder of the fansub)

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Media Info: https://pastebin.com/gw01igq6
SlowPoke for comparison: https://slow.pics/c/HgrR8yB0

Technical Info
Source: Disney+
Final Resolution: 1920x1080
Bit depth: 8-bit YUV420
Filtering: VapourSynth + Python modules
Filter Chain
1. Source

Disney+ video loaded and trimmed first 24 frames for better compatibility.

2. Descale

Video downscaled to native resolution (~844p) to remove artificial sharpening.

3. Denoise
Motion-compensated denoise using MVTools (4-frame temporal filter).
Extra cleaning on luma with BM3D, and chroma with NLMeans.
4. Deblock

Blocky compression artifacts fixed with AI-based DPIR filter.

Upscaling & Final Touches
5. AI Upscale

Luma upscaled with ArtCNN (AI), chroma with Lanczos.

6. Detail Enhance (DPID)

Preserves details while scaling, reduces ringing.

7. Anti-Aliasing

Advanced AA using Nnedi3 with edge masking.

8. Debanding

Debanding with Placebo and smart masks (edges + textures + details).

9. Chroma Clean

Final light smoothing on chroma channels using bilateral filter.

Scene Replacements

Some scenes (eye-catch and ED) are replaced with untouched Disney+ source to keep credits and details.

Notes
Full chain is lossless until final YUV420P8 resize.