Spy Kyoushitsu (Spy Classroom)

This release is now deprecated. An updated version with a better BD source and subtitles can be found here.

Series

Sav1or	Episodes	MyAnimeList	TVDB	Source
Season 2	12 (S02E01-S02E12)	Spy Kyoushitsu 2nd Season	Spy Classroom	Erai-raws, VARYG

Related Series

Sav1or	Episodes	MyAnimeList	TVDB	Source
Season 1	12 (S01E01-S01E12)	Spy Kyoushitsu	Spy Classroom	KoushinRip, Anime Chap, Erai-raws, VARYG, 神楽坂 まひろ, Tsundere-Raws

Release

Encoded in AV1 and OPUS for optimum size and quality. This release is separate from the 1st season as a BD source is unavailable at the time and all Web sources are of exceptionally abysmal quality. Files are named to support media servers like Plex using TVDB metadata.

Encoding Details:

We attempted to employ VapourSynth to rescale/descale the image which vastly improved upon the overall sharpness similarly to how we did for Season 1. However, due to the constant artifacting in the source material, this would be like putting lipstick on a pig covered in mud. Furthermore, our metric analysis in Normal-Boost was hampered by the artifacting resulting in score distribution curves that do not resemble a normal distribution. Therefore, we opted to forego Normal-Boost and the lower presets for the simplest encode setup to target a small release.

SVT-AV1-Psy 1.8.0 with Av1an (--photon-noise 12)

--preset 6 --crf 28 --aq-mode 2 --tune 3 --keyint 0 --scd 0 --enable-tf 0 --enable-qm 1 --qm-min 0 --qm-max 15 --variance-boost-strength 2 --new-variance-octile 6 --sharpness 4

This project is a production with the goal of the smallest video size with significant subjective compromises to image quality. This is not the hallmark of AV1, but close enough. This release should only contain changes to the video stream and audio tracks. The subtitle and attachment tracks are usually copied from the noted sources. Timings are not adjusted except in cases of extreme delay as a result of mixing sources. - Sav1or

Thanks to the helpful people on the AV1 Anime Discord. This project was a request from the server. Join us there!

Source

Thanks to the following sources:

• Erai-raws - EN, FR, IT Subtitle, Video, Audio
• VARYG - ID, TH, VI Subtitle, Chapter

Media Info