How Do I Get The Best Settings (Page 1 of 2)

ArcticWolf_11 wrote:

I'm using MPC and not MadVR, but if it will help, I will try it. Ill try to set it to an exact multiple then on my 144hz monitor and try complicated shaders, my i7 can handle it. Will report back with the results

-Edit: Nope not much of a change

What happens if you manually specify "Movie x3"?  Is it better, worse, or no difference? (I don't think it'll make any real difference, but I want to make sure before suggesting anything else).

Also, could you mention what your exact CPU model is?  (just saying "i7" doesn't really tell me much)

ArcticWolf_11 wrote:

also is it possible to get SVP to play at an exact 144 fps? As it says its playing at 143.856.

There are 4 solutions to this.

1. Use ReClock + MPC-HC 32bit
2. Use mpv and configure it accordingly
3. Make a custom resolution with a refresh rate of 143.856Hz (more info)
4. Use a monitor and GPU that supports either Adaptive Sync/FreeSync or G-sync

Technically there's a 5th solution in that you can manually speed up the audio waveform from 48000Hz to 48048Hz and the video frame rate from 23.976fps to 24.000fps, but unless you know how to already do this sort of thing then I seriously don't recommend trying to do it this way.

I use MPC + Madvr

I have the PRO version of SVP 4 and similar hardware to yours. 4790K @ 4.7Ghz & an MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X

I'm using a 1080p 43" Sony W800C TV as a monitor & I use it for both entertainment & gaming.

Here's my settings for perfect movie/series/anime viewing (literally for everything I use these settings), with these settings ARTIFACTS are minimal (barely noticeable in comparison to default settings). My Madvr settings are custom too, if you're interested I could share them as well. But you need SVP 4 Pro for you to be able to use these settings. The MSI Afterburner settings are there not because you should copy them, you shouldn't, every videocard overclocks differently, but it's just to confirm that I indeed do have a GTX 1070.

http://i.imgur.com/5f0fQGN.png

super_params="{pel:1,scale:{up:0},gpu:1,full:true}"
analyse_params="{block:{w:32,h:32},main:{search:{coarse:{distance:-12,bad:{sad:2000}},distance:-8},levels:3},refine:[{search:{distance:-6}},{search:{distance:-4}}]}"
smoothfps_params="{rate:{num:5,den:2},algo:23,mask:{cover:80},scene:{mode:0}}"

Currently the following settings are best for me,

super_params="{pel:1,scale:{up:0},gpu:1,full:true}"
analyse_params="{block:{w:32,h:32},main:{search:{coarse:{distance:-12,bad:{sad:2000}},distance:-8},levels:3},refine:[{search:{distance:-6}},{search:{distance:-4}}]}"
smoothfps_params="{rate:{num:5,den:2},algo:23,mask:{cover:80},scene:{mode:0}}"

Compare with other settings,
http://imgur.com/a/mjDjs

Blackfyre wrote:

http://i.imgur.com/5f0fQGN.png

These are very similar to the settings that I use for anime-like content, the only difference is that I use shader @ complicated, artifact masking @ disabled, and processing of scene changes @ repeat frame; I personally feel this gives fewer artifacts, but your mileage may vary.

ArcticWolf_11 wrote:

Thanks, those settings helped a little, I still see squiggly lines sometimes and a little bit of artifacting but otherwise it looks a little better now. Would you or anyone know if there is a full manual of the settings and what they do so I can try to figure out what settings works best for me to get maximum smoothness? Also is there a guide/manual on MPC and MadVR so I know what the different settings do?

Unfortunately there aren't really any guides that describe the end-result of each setting, and I've no clue about guides for MPC-HC and madVR (though with your G-sync monitor there's little benefit from changing MPC-HC's settings anyway).

Regarding SVP, with such a high-end PC you really should only need to fiddle with the SVP shader and motion vectors grid settings.

Thanks, your explanation of the settings really helped a lot. Is there anything else that I can do to make the video as smooth as possible with minimal artifacts/sqigglies?
I use SVP shader @ complicated for everything except videos that result in squigglies due to quickly-moving thin lines (for those videos I use SVP shader @ standard); an example video that causes this phenomenon would be the rain around 5 minutes in this video: https://youtu.be/tcWJFQsSKT8

I also normally just set Motion vectors grid to the maximum value possible that my PC can handle, but using particularly small values on high-res videos (like 8 px. on a 1080p video) may give displeasing artifacts.

Other than that, there are only 3 other settings your really should worry about (everything else can just be "maxed out" unless you're having performance issues), but these settings do not directly effect the motion interpolation - they are Artifact masking, Decrease grid step, and Processing of scene changes.

Processing of scene changes - when there is a large difference between two source video frames (such as a scene transition or a large object moving extremely fast across the screen), SVP will not even bother generating an interpolated frame and will instead repeat frame or blend adjacent frames.  I personally use "repeat" for anime-like content (particularly because characters are typically only animated at 12fps) but use "blend" for everything else.

Artifact masking takes the blended frame that would be the result of blend adjacent frames (though in this case it applies to every interpolated frame) and overlays it on top of the interpolated frame; the greater the setting, the more visible the blended frame is while the less visible the interpolated frame is.  I personally always leave this at disabled unless I'm watching cinematic-like content with someone that's not used to high frame rate video.

Decrease grid step can reduce interpolation artifacts, though I set it only to local refinement unless I have performance to spare because I find there to be little to no difference between "local" and global refinement yet "global" takes way more CPU-grunt than the "local".

On weaker PCs (5+ year old dual cores) and/or extremely high resolution videos (4k?), you may need to also fiddle with the motion vectors precision setting as this has a big effect on both CPU utilization and RAM consumption.  Also Frames interpolation mode @ 1m can have a big performance impact on particularly low-end PCs when doing anything other than "Movie x2" interpolation, and Frames interpolation mode @ 1.5m or even 2m can be good if you're more OCD about interpolation artifacts and don't mind the reduction in smoothness.

levels.full                = true;

analyse.main.levels            = 3;
analyse.main.search.distance        = -8;
analyse.main.search.coarse.distance    = -12;

analyse.refine[0]            = {search:{distance:-6}};
analyse.refine[1]            = {search:{distance:-4}};

kevingwn wrote:

super_params="{pel:1,scale:{up:0},gpu:1,full:true}"
analyse_params="{block:{w:32,h:32},main:{search:{coarse:{distance:-12,bad:{sad:2000}},distance:-8},levels:3},refine:[{search:{distance:-6}},{search:{distance:-4}}]}"
smoothfps_params="{rate:{num:5,den:2},algo:23,mask:{cover:80},scene:{mode:0}}"

I wouldn't be surprised if the OP hasn't a clue what settings that script corresponds to; heck, I don't even know!

Nintendo Maniac 64 wrote:

kevingwn wrote:

super_params="{pel:1,scale:{up:0},gpu:1,full:true}"
analyse_params="{block:{w:32,h:32},main:{search:{coarse:{distance:-12,bad:{sad:2000}},distance:-8},levels:3},refine:[{search:{distance:-6}},{search:{distance:-4}}]}"
smoothfps_params="{rate:{num:5,den:2},algo:23,mask:{cover:80},scene:{mode:0}}"

I wouldn't be surprised if the OP hasn't a clue what settings that script corresponds to; heck, I don't even know!

How do I get around to using these script? Would very much appreciate it, if you shared the instructions.