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vmaf score decreased when SAO enabled

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Description

I have tested some x265's parameters based on vmaf. It is found the bitrate-vmaf curve become lower when SAO enabled, while psnr and ssim r-d curve become higher.
It looks that SAO can truly improve subjective quality of clips on lower bitrate, would that mean vmaf(current version) can’t detect some attributes SAO based on that are good for the visual quality? Thanks

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Start by reproducing the bitrate–VMAF comparison with SAO enabled, then compare it with the reported PSNR and SSIM curves. Determine whether the result indicates that the current VMAF version misses a visual-quality attribute associated with SAO; the issue provides no file or test entry point and would need a defined reproduction and resolution.

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Tech stack
c
Domain
computer-vision
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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