[Kuraze] Chou Kousoku Gran Doll (DVD 706x480 H264 Hi10p AC3)

 ___ #### [**OVA Information**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper_Speed_GranDoll) ### **Video** Source | Resolution | DAR | Format | Bitrate | Framerate | MediaInfo :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | R1 DVD | 706 ✖ 480 | 4:3 *(Anamorphic)* | H.264 10-Bit | ~4900 kbps | VFR | [**Link**](https://pastebin.com/HDeYRfpM) ### **Audio** Language | Channels | Format | Bitrate | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | Japanese | 2ch | AC3 | 224 kbps English | 2ch | AC3 | 224 kbps ### **Subtitles** Language | Style | Format | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | English | Styled Modified R1 Dialogue | ASS | English | Styled Modified R1 Signs/Songs | ASS | English | Unstyled Modified R1 Dialogue | SRT | English | Unstyled Modified R1 Signs/Songs | SRT | English | Unstyled Unmodified R1 Dialogue | Vobsub | #### **Filters used:** KNLMeansCL *(separate strength calls for isolated chroma and luma plane noise removal)*, McDAA3, DDComb SMDegrain, amDCT, LSFmod, FineDehalo, xaa, aWarpSharp2 *(chroma sharpening only)*, Hysteria, f3kgrain, BalanceBorders #### [**Encode Comparison vs. Source**](https://slow.pics/c/01SmRWDC) #### **Notes:** A minor forgotten work by Bandai Visual, which received a drama CD, manga, and [**side-scrolling action game on the PSX**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvEedhMfYeI) in vein of the Megaman X series. This was more or less a side-project which I never intended to invest much time in, however one thing led to another. The source was really atrocious. VFR to preserve smooth motion during certain segments such as minor 3DCG in EP03 and scrolling English ED credits. Filtering to reduce dot-crawl, haloing, aliasing, as well as UV sharpening and noise removal to eliminate chroma bleed and reduce rainbowing were applied. A combination of very-weak luma denoising was employed to eliminate mosquito noise to the extent possible without harming harm detail. See comparison screenshots. Significant subtitle QC was applied by me including retiming to eliminate scene-bleeds, signs/songs typesetting, split and combining certain lines to improve flow, correcting typos and overly zealous localization, add missing lines and TL notes, preservation of honorifics, etc. among other fixes. Original unmodified DVD subs provided for those that prefer them. DVD extra also included.