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Game Of Thrones Season 03 Libvpx [extra Quality] -

From the snow-covered vistas beyond the Wall to the crimson chaos of the Twins, Season 3 is defined by contrast. It is dark. Literally. The episode "The Climb" (S03E06) features some of the most challenging night cinematography in television history. Standard streaming compression (Netflix, Max, or old Blu-ray rips) usually destroys these scenes. You get banding in the sky. You get macro-blocking in the shadows where Jon Snow is scaling the Wall.

Optimizing Masterpiece Television: Encoding Game of Thrones Season 3 with libvpx game of thrones season 03 libvpx

These aren't official. These are fan-encoded masterpieces. From the snow-covered vistas beyond the Wall to

To understand why libvpx was critical, one must understand the visual data of the source material. Season 03 is visually distinct from its predecessors. It features: The episode "The Climb" (S03E06) features some of

Game of Thrones Season 3 is a masterpiece of tension. The Red Wedding only works if you feel the rain on Catelyn Stark’s face and see the chainmail under Roose Bolton’s tunic. A bad encode ruins that immersion.