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H264 seems to still be the preferred codec in this space, even though H265 is a smaller file size. Largely due to the CPU over head of H265, though I am not s
by syshum 6y ago
H264 seems to still be the preferred codec in this space, even though H265 is a smaller file size.
Largely due to the CPU over head of H265, though I am not sure why more people do not use GPU encoding over CPU Encoding, I have never been able to notice the difference visually
- ctdeneen 6y agoNvidia's NVENC doesn't support CRF, one of the more popular methods of rate control during encoding.
- gsich 6y agoNVENC is too low quality for the scene.
- seanalltogether 6y agoFrom what I can tell from a cursory look at some popular tv show torrents, everything 1080p and below is still h.264, with everything above that running on h.265
- zionic 6y agoNot for 4K rips. I see tons of x265 10 bit encodes, just look for UHD or 2160p copies.