Spikestuff, please be sure to check your PMs regarding the encode before uploading additional versions.
Edit: Since this is already published, I'm posting here as well as I am requesting that the published encode be switched to the one I posted (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XIvYyTgGMI ). Spikestuff and I have had an on-going discussion via PM and while I appreciate the efforts he put into his encode, I disagree with the settings he used.
I chose to encode with Jabo 1.6.1 at 60fps while Spikestuff insisted on using Glide at 30fps. I disagree with this decision. I'll document some of the reasons here for your consideration. In looking at Spikestuff's encode (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvZXJByOXBo ) I noticed many situations that felt "choppy." I stepped through these areas frame by frame and confirmed that this is due to multiple missing frames. For example, if you watch Luigi Raceway starting at 10 seconds, you'll notice the timer jumps right over the following values:
10"03
10"10
10"33
10"56
10"96
11"06
11"20
11"36
11"49
11"56
11"73
12"16
12"29
12"49
13"29
...
These frames are present in my 60fps version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XIvYyTgGMI
This is an issue that I expected with a 30fps encode and it's something that I discussed on the IRC chat with Mitjitsu and others and that I referenced in my earlier post in this thread. This happens because some frames only appear on-screen for 1/60th of a second and a 30fps may exclude these mistakenly. Spikestuff insisted that the command he used did not do this and that he had checked "every frame" of the video. I see the issue in many places in the video that has been published.
There are also many video errors when using Glide compared to the console verification movie (issues that Jabo 1.6.1 does not have). The issues include jumbotrons (black on Glide), boost ramps (incorrectly animated), flowing water (incorrectly mapped and animated), polygon exclusions (too many polygons shown on screen at times for Glide), and Peach's castle (edges of the picture shown incorrectly). These are just some examples. I know Jabo is not perfect but the issues I'm aware of are less noticeable than those of Glide.
For reference, everything I've mentioned above is available at:
http://imgur.com/a/0WW0F
Console verification video for reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfcLIzYQSpM
I also simply prefer the Jabo features such as anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering.
I'm requesting that the encode be switched to the one I uploaded and I'm happy to provide the downloadable versions as well. I'd like to hear others' opinions.
