[Kuraze] ダークキャット / Dark Cat (DVD 710x480 H264 Hi10p AC3 v2)

OVA Information
Video


Source
Resolution
DAR
Format
Bitrate
Framerate
MediaInfo




R1 DVD
710 ✖ 480
4:3 (Anamorphic)
H.264 10-Bit
~4300 kbps
23.976 fps
Link



Audio


Language
Channels
Format
Bitrate




Japanese
2ch
AC3
192 kbps


English
2ch
AC3
192 kbps



Subtitles


Language
Style
Format




English
Styled Modified R1 DVD Dialogue
ASS


English
Styled Modified R1 DVD Signs/Songs
ASS


English
Unstyled Modified R1 DVD Dialogue
SRT


English
Unstyled R1 DVD Signs/Songs
SRT


English
R1 DVD Dialogue Retail Image Subs
Vobsub



Filters used:
KNLMeansCL (chroma noise removal only), DDComb, XAA, FineDehalo, FineDehalo2, aWarpSharp4xx (chroma sharpening only), AdaptiveGrainFactory, BalanceBorders
Encode Comparison vs. Source

Notes:
v2 Notice
Same release as v1, except fixed a missing font for one of the insert songs alongside some adjusted lyrics.
If you previously downloaded the v1, here’s a v2 patch (just run it with the included patcher and copy-paste the v2 filename over to the output to resume seeding).
An updated release of this early 90s horror OVA, chiefly to supersede another aging one by SSP-Corp.
Treatments to reduce or eliminate haloing, chroma noise, dot-crawl, and aliasing were applied as well as adaptive grain-matching of macroblocking in darker regions and reductions in frame blends for cleaner playback. See comparison screenshots above.
R1 Media Blasters DVD subtitles were OCR’d with significant additional QC by me to correct the following:

Tighten script timings to reduce scene bleeds
Preserve honorifics and Japanese name order
Add many missing lines and corrected a few others
Separate and join certain lines to improve flow
Typeset signs and songs

Unstyled and original image subtitle options also included for those that prefer them as well as Signs & Songs-only tracks for dub viewers.