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I see. When people get awed by the quality of the minis, they most probably meant it in consideration of the filesize. They're very quick to download and you get decent/passable watching experience for a mere 100MB or less, that's definitely the most charming point of the minis. They're perfect for the casual/light watchers who just want to enjoy anime as they come and go, not that there's anything wrong with that.

I observed it's actually the full encoders who mainly detest the minis and that's understandable. The "HD" in "miniHD" is meant to denote the 720p/1080p resolution as there are varying names like "m720p/m1080p".

To full encoders though, "HD" has a very exclusive and specific use. I guess this is where the dislike for minis is coming from. Encodes must conform to certain specs before a certain file can be called HD for the full encoders. Please forgive the people who get overwhelmed by the minis when they say "great quality", they mean no offense. Perhaps just really happy there's something to watch anime with given their economic constraints or other reasons. I love both full encodes and minis for the purpose they serve.

No problem at all joseole99.

That is definitely true about when someone says quality is great for minis, they are considering the file size as well. For a small size encode with a HD resolution and a more than watchable quality, it is only reasonable to say it is great quality. For me miniHD are great for sharing to friends.


Yes ragnawind is correct about that, HD just means resolution. You see TVs on sell and they put 720p HD or 1080p HD.

Except your wrong about the part where you say the mini-downloaders only think the quality is good for the size. I've seen countless people claim they cannot tell a difference between the mini's and the normal.. or even say the mini's where even higher quality. This is false and they need to get their eyes checked. There may be a few who compare it by size to quality but the fast majority don't. The vast majority actually believe there is absolutely no quality loss.

If you're going to do mini-encodes you should at least reduce the resolution. These miniHD episodes as they're called look like eye cancer to me.

Then you're correct they are stupid, you obviously would lose quality if you downgrade bitrate. All I'm just saying is, it is reasonable to say it looks great considering it's HD and small size. And I LMAO at the people who think miniHD are better than the original, what a load of bullsh*t that is.

lol I tested this Idea Out on 2 People here at Home That Have never Seen MiniHD's or for that Matter MiniMKV's and I asked them What they Thought about the Video With out even telling Them What Kind of Video they Were at First. and They Said What is Wrong with the Picture it is Fuzzy or Kind of Snowy like Blurry. Mini is ok if your not Planing on Making them into DVDs I tried and they Look Terrible. I get Some that Tell Me to Reduce the Size of my Bleach Dubs Which are in .avi and at 349MB's I tell them No. Just Because I get a Better Video if I keep using 2000 Bit Rate. and Refuse to Use H264 Because I hate Waiting Forever Just to Encode a Single Episode. I might use H264 Down the Road on Other Stuff But not on TV Rip's It is Pointless to Do IMO. I am into Quality Only Kind of Person lol

yea I Have the Space for the Big Sized Video's and Even if I didn't Have the Space I'd Still Go For the Big Sized Video's lol. I made a Mini Encode once By Mistake and it was Fuzzy ish and When I looked at it it was like 100 MB's or Under and the Ratio was at 320x240 I think I was Shooting For a 720x480 Which is DVD Ratio lol it was a Anime Called Maburaho Which was Encoded Originally By Lime I encoded it in MPEG2 Format at the Time to lol.

True.

HD = resolution/display/frame size in pixels
Quality = bit rate, frame rate, sampling rate, etc.

So in all technical aspects, it is proper to call them "miniHD".

Minis are perfect for "taste-testing" anime. If it's really good and I like it, off to bluray glory I go! If not, then I'm happy archiving the minis just so I can still maintain a copy of the series.


True as well, seen the stupid nubs myself. But for people who know better and full encoders who most definitely know A LOT better, then we shouldn't hate the minis because WE know what they're for. That's why I get surprised when seasoned full encoders diss the minis, because they should know what they are.

But in defense of the full encoders, I understand where they're coming from because of how unbelievably ANNOYING the stupid nubs could be, the hate became misdirected to the format.

It's just like Twilight and Justin Bieber. Few actually hate Twilight for being Twilight or Justin Bieber for being Justin Bieber. It's their EVIL HORDES OF SQUEAKING TWEEN FANS that majority of people hate. But since it's easier to hate a single, identifiable brand or individual, the hate gets directed towards them.

REMEMBER, hate the stupid people, not the format. Because minis do well in their own intended purpose and right.

I am not Really a Fan of Mini Encodes and I don't Hate them my Self I just Hate When People Who Know Very Little about the Format Try's to Do them. I think Those Type of People Should Learn How to Make them First lol. I personally Like Full Size Encodes Because I have Enough Space for Them. I Tried a Mini-Encode of one of My .avi's of Bleach I Encoded my Self it was Originally Like 349MB's Total And after I encoded it The First Time I got 44.5 MB's & the Second Time I got 175MB's. And Both the 44.5 MB & the 175MB looked the Same IMO.

Mini encodes can burn in hell.

And there is no such thing as "miniHD"

Bleach and Naruto would most probably be the ones I'd gladly get in minis.

Neither of those are animated in HD either. Both are animated at 480p and thus anything higher is an upscale. Both are also really long series.

The main complaints have been addressed. Encoders hate the fact that idiot downloaders are too dumb to tell the difference. Full encoders hate the fact that miniHD-encoders are too dumb to realize they're doing it wrong. If you're going to starve the bit-rate you should reduce the resolution as well so the lack of bit-rate will have less of an impact on the video quality. 'MiniHD' is totally retarded, but regular SD mini-encodes do have a reason for existing.