Shrinking X265 [patched] «Windows WORKING»

Think of video files like a suitcase. The old standard, x264, is like packing your clothes by just throwing them in—you get them in, but the suitcase is full. is like rolling your clothes and using vacuum-seal bags. You fit the exact same items (the video quality) into a suitcase that is half the size.

October 26, 2023 Subject: Optimization and Size Reduction of the x265 Encoder shrinking x265

One anonymous encoder explained the ethos in a forum post: “If you can’t see the difference on a 13-inch laptop from three feet away, the bitrate is too high.” Think of video files like a suitcase

ffmpeg -i input.mkv -c:v libx265 -crf 26 -preset medium -c:a aac -b:a 128k output.mp4 shrinking x265