What's your video format preference?
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 2:50 pm
Hey all,
Hope you're well
Thanks for software
I started using https://www.plex.tv/ recently, so have started to consume video (e.g. film/TV) in the browser (i.e. https://www.opera.com/ ) instead of https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ - it's given me a new appreciation of video formats. I dipped my toes into video formats around 5 years ago, while developing websites, so my knowledge is a bit rusty - looking to update my breadth of knowledge.
I recently discovered https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VP9 which reads promisingly[0], but like some on this forum I'm less than content with the Handbrake encode times and wondering if it's worth it (I understand this is a limitation with the third party encoder, not Handbrake). In any case, I currently have more patience and CPU available than disk space, so the format is still appealing to me (plus I love supporting open standards).
While bringing myself up to speed on this topic it seems like a good excuse to create a new resource, beyond the objective resources[1]
If you'd like to contribute please post your preferred (default) Handbrake setup, with optional (subjective) pros/cons
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# Format: MKV
Pros:
1. Free
2. Open standard
3. Full browser support (via VP8/9 and WebM) - MP4 doesn't have universal browser support ( https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/doc ... AC_or_MP3) )
Cons:
1. Unsupported by Twitter ( https://support.twitter.com/articles/20 ... import-web )
# Video codec: VP8/9
Pros:
1. Free
2. Full browser support ( https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/doc ... patibility )
3. Open standard
Cons:
1. Unsupported by Twitter ( https://support.twitter.com/articles/20 ... import-web )
2. Slower (Handbrake) encode, compared to MP4 and H26(4/5)
# Audio codec: Opus
Pros:
1. Free
2. Full browser support ( https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/doc ... patibility )
3. Open standard
4. "Higher quality than any other standard audio format at any given bitrate" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_(audio_format)
Cons:
1. None
NB The rest of Handbrake settings are default
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Hope this is clear/useful and to hear back
Kind thanks
[0]
2013-03-21 viewtopic.php?f=6&t=26867
2013-05-26 viewtopic.php?f=26&t=27343
2016-08-30 viewtopic.php?f=6&t=35036
[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compariso ... er_formats
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compariso ... deo_codecs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compariso ... ng_formats
Hope you're well
Thanks for software
I started using https://www.plex.tv/ recently, so have started to consume video (e.g. film/TV) in the browser (i.e. https://www.opera.com/ ) instead of https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ - it's given me a new appreciation of video formats. I dipped my toes into video formats around 5 years ago, while developing websites, so my knowledge is a bit rusty - looking to update my breadth of knowledge.
I recently discovered https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VP9 which reads promisingly[0], but like some on this forum I'm less than content with the Handbrake encode times and wondering if it's worth it (I understand this is a limitation with the third party encoder, not Handbrake). In any case, I currently have more patience and CPU available than disk space, so the format is still appealing to me (plus I love supporting open standards).
While bringing myself up to speed on this topic it seems like a good excuse to create a new resource, beyond the objective resources[1]
If you'd like to contribute please post your preferred (default) Handbrake setup, with optional (subjective) pros/cons
--
# Format: MKV
Pros:
1. Free
2. Open standard
3. Full browser support (via VP8/9 and WebM) - MP4 doesn't have universal browser support ( https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/doc ... AC_or_MP3) )
Cons:
1. Unsupported by Twitter ( https://support.twitter.com/articles/20 ... import-web )
# Video codec: VP8/9
Pros:
1. Free
2. Full browser support ( https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/doc ... patibility )
3. Open standard
Cons:
1. Unsupported by Twitter ( https://support.twitter.com/articles/20 ... import-web )
2. Slower (Handbrake) encode, compared to MP4 and H26(4/5)
# Audio codec: Opus
Pros:
1. Free
2. Full browser support ( https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/doc ... patibility )
3. Open standard
4. "Higher quality than any other standard audio format at any given bitrate" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_(audio_format)
Cons:
1. None
NB The rest of Handbrake settings are default
--
Hope this is clear/useful and to hear back
Kind thanks
[0]
2013-03-21 viewtopic.php?f=6&t=26867
2013-05-26 viewtopic.php?f=26&t=27343
2016-08-30 viewtopic.php?f=6&t=35036
[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compariso ... er_formats
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compariso ... deo_codecs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compariso ... ng_formats