Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) 1080p HDR Bluray AV1 Opus Multi4 [dAV1nci]

Release Name:

Guardians.of.the.Galaxy.2014.1080p.Bluray.AV1.Opus.Multi4-dAV1nci

Important: This is an HDR release. An HDR display is recommended for viewing, alternatively it can be watched on SDR displays with video players that support HDR to SDR tonemapping. The video player MPV is recommended for either case.

Title: Guardians of the Galaxy
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2015381/
Runtime: 02:00:51
Size: 2.78 GB

Video:
1920x800 - 10-bit HDR - AV1 @ ~2200 kbps

Audio (4x):
English 7.1 - Opus @ 360 kbps VBR
Spanish 7.1 - Opus @ 320 kbps VBR
French 7.1 - Opus @ 320 kbps VBR
German 7.1 - Opus @ 320 kbps VBR

Subtitles (11x PGS):
English (SDH), Spanish, Spanish (Forced), French, French (Forced), German, German (Forced), Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Swedish

Encoder Settings: aomenc, Preset 3, CQ 11, Grain Synth 18, enable-keyframe-filtering=2, tune=image_perceptual_quality, HDR fine-tuning
Source: UHD BD
Compatibility: Windows/Android: VLC or MPV - Oculus: SkyboxVR 1.1.0 or later - TVs: Most smart TVs from 2020 or newer
Quality Compared To Source: 97.0% of Blu-ray quality (VMAF)

Note: Downscaled from 4K Blu-ray. This movie was mastered in 2K, so encoding at 2160p won't result in a sharper image. However, colors and contrast are still better than my other 1080p release thanks to HDR.

About AV1: AV1 is a free modern video format developed by the Alliance for Open Media (AOM). It delivers high quality video at lower bitrates than h264 or even h265/HEVC. Unlike HEVC, it can be streamed in common web browsers. It is being adopted by YouTube and Netflix, amongst others.

Click here to download a sample. Requires an HDR display for correct playback.

Sample frames (tonemapped for web viewing - actual video quality is higher):