ffmpeg -i S07E04_drogon_fire.png -vf waveform=m=1:g=2 -f null - Peak whites (dragonfire) hit 98% IRE — intentional. But shadows in crypt scenes (Ep. 2) are crushed below 5% IRE → loss of detail in Varys’ robes.
ffmpeg -i hdr_source.mkv -vf "tonemap=tonemap=hable:desat=0" -c:v libx265 -crf 18 sdr_fixed.mkv | Metric | S07 Score | Comment | |--------|-----------|---------| | PSNR (vs. reference) | 42.3 dB | Good for stream, but drops to 38 dB in Ep. 6 snow | | SSIM | 0.967 | High structural similarity, but motion blur hurts | | VMAF | 87.4 | Below GOT S04 (91.2) — due to rushed post-production | | Audio loudness (LUFS) | -23 LUFS (Ep. 1) / -18 LUFS (Ep. 4) | Inconsistent — explosions twice as loud as whispers | game of thrones season 07 ffmpeg
ffmpeg -i original.mkv -vf "eq=brightness=0.05:contrast=1.1,unsharp,deshake" -af "loudnorm,pan=stereo|FL=FC+0.8*FL|FR=FC+0.8*FR" -c:v libx265 -crf 16 -preset slow -c:a libopus -b:a 320k GoT_S07_Watchable.mkv Would I re-encode Season 7? Otherwise, the source’s narrative compression artifacts (rushed writing) are the real bitrate bottleneck. ffmpeg -i S07E04_drogon_fire