# latest promotion review

## candidate

- `robust_current-av1-524x394-crf34-promoted-cpu-2026-04-06`
- Prior floor: `2.20` (`crf33`)
- Candidate: `2.19` (`crf34`)

## estimate before the run

- expected slightly worse distortions
- expected lower bytes
- expected net score improvement of about `0.01`–`0.03` if the distortion increase stayed small

## what happened

- bytes fell by `56,002` (`6.08%`)
- pose increased by `+0.00213315`
- seg increased by `+0.00013581`
- score improved by `0.01` to `2.19`

## review verdict

- formula check: passed
- canonical regression: passed
- packaging-view separation: passed
- decision: **PROMOTE**