HandBrake

HandBrake always feeds 8-bit video to the encoder. So the source is always 8-bit. 4:2:0 8-bit is horrible for animations. With the new Blu-ray specs, I hope they encode those things with at least 4:2:2 10-bit. I do not know why they have not included support for it with past devices (not sure). Is ...

I didn't compare at higher bitrates where it still may lose to x264 as it did in the past. I would check that again. In my current tests, VP9 is beating x264 from low to high bitrates (It didn't previously): x264 / VP9: 42.95 / 43.40 dB (500 kbps) 46.27 / 46.51 dB (1500 kbps) 47.52 / 47.73 dB (2500...

Hi, toxaty!

Welcome to Handbrake!

Especially since Handbrake supports VP8 now, another container format could be interesting (especially when VP9 will be usable in the future) If I remember correctly, VP8 was added to handbrake just to replace Theora. And why do you think VP9 is not yet usable? He's seen the benchmarks and results?...

moneymatt4life wrote:am i wrong or does WebM really only support VP8/9 video and Vorbis/Opus audio?

Yes.

Especially since Handbrake supports VP8 now, another container format could be interesting (especially when VP9 will be usable in the future) If I remember correctly, VP8 was added to handbrake just to replace Theora. And why do you think VP9 is not yet usable? I would really like to see VP9 includ...

If you want to compare x264 and x265, you must use ABR instead of CRF. x264 / x265 (768x432): 42.88 / 43.57 dB (500 kbps) 46.30 / 46.84 dB (1500 kbps) 47.55 / 48.07 dB (2500 kbps) 2 pass encoding was used for both. x264 settings: bitrate x, preset placebo, tune psnr, threads 1, keyint infinite, min...

Ritsuka wrote:Yeah, it's not like s55 and JohnAStebbins told you not to use crf to compare the encoders.

I am just a stupid person. I apologize.

You used vastly different CRF values and provided no proof that these produced even close to the same quality output. I see I was completely mistaken. Results: x265: 0.9902490 (20.109dB) x264: 0.9901302 (20.057db) Settings: x265: preset slow, tune ssim, crf 14, aq-mode 2, bframes 4, ref 3, me star,...

Worth using x265 yet? It depends on what you want, speed or quality per filesize? If you are more interested in quality per filesize then I would waste time encoding with x265. But I will be adopting VP9 this time... :D My obscure tests on Intel Celeron G1610, 2 cores. Video res was 768x432: x265: ...

match wrote:It's now downloading, but it's super slow (~6 KB/s). Downloads from other sites work fine. So I thought it might be a problem on your end?

Same here. Then it should be problem or configuration on their servers.

Am I right that using any encoder will inevitably lead to quality loss? Yes, unless you used a "LOSSLESS" encoder/settings. sQ: Why? sA: Because the encoders need to "destroy" parts of your original data (i.e. "excluding" details) to increase possible compression ratio...

Hi, if I have a QSV CPU, is it possible to enable QSV only for decoding but x264 for enoding to speed up but keep quality? Even if you double your CPU power, the speed gain would be quite insignificant. Unless you are using very fast encoder settings. I'd recommend you have more patience to wait or...

JohnAStebbins wrote:So nothing to worry about for at least another year.

But MPEG4 and MPEG2 that is quite old and obsolete will be kept forever. Can you understand this? I do not (but I have theories I do not want to share).

Davlog wrote:Lossless Settings to rip DVD

The best lossless method to copy a dvd is simply to copy the movies from the dvd itself (yet the quality from dvds is very bad given its purpose).

I'd use "dvdbackup" for that.

musicvid wrote:You will want to try a more robust editing/render solution than Windows Movie Maker.

Like what? Sony Vegas? That's $600 USD.

Now I understand why the name "Vegas". You must win at a casino in "Las Vegas" to buy it. LOL!

Hi, could you remove Theora in nightlys. Why not leave Theora as an option? It is OK that VP8 can provide more compression/quality but Theora is much faster to encode. VP8 is significantly (I'd say much) slower than x264. it is an outdated and nearly unsupported video codec. VP8 is much better for ...

If you don't want to utilize all your CPU then the only possibility would be to lower the number of cores it uses, assuming your CPU has more than one physical or logical core (obviously). Otherwise, your CPU will be fully utilized all the time (till encoding finishes). But you can still lower the p...

Djfe wrote:what is YkT?

A fictitious codec/project that may not actually exist. If it does that it is just mere coincidence.

s55 wrote:They are just guessing at this point with regards to VP9.

Is it about me?

Anyway, x265 might be usable in 2020 if not after. But till there I'd like to see an alternative thing to shine more (VP9, YkT, Daala).

Very unlikely, as money is their biggest (if not the only) motivation.