Note: 265https://liens.rolandtisserand.fr/shaare/Yv0Phg
TL;DR Summary for x265 Encode Settings
Set preset=slow
. Then choose 1 following to override the default parameters. These are my recommended settings, feel free to tune them.
- 1 Setting to rule them all:
- crf=19,
limit-sao:bframes=8:psy-rd=1:aq-mode=3
(higher bitrate) - crf=20-23,
bframes=8:psy-rd=1:aq-mode=3
(more compression)
- crf=19,
- Flat, slow anime (slice of life, everything is well lit):
- crf=19-22,
bframes=8:psy-rd=1:aq-mode=3:aq-strength=0.8:deblock=1,1
- crf=19-22,
- Some dark scene, some battle scene (shonen, historical, etc.):
- crf=18-20 (motion + fancy & detailed FX),
limit-sao:bframes=8:psy-rd=1.5:psy-rdoq=2:aq-mode=3
- crf=19-22 (non-complex, motion only alternative),
bframes=8:psy-rd=1:psy-rdoq=1:aq-mode=3:qcomp=0.8
- crf=18-20 (motion + fancy & detailed FX),
- Movie-tier dark scene, complex grain/detail, and BDs with dynamic-grain injected debanding:
- crf=16-18,
no-sao:bframes=8:psy-rd=1.5:psy-rdoq=<2-5>:aq-mode=3:ref=6
(rdoq
2 to 5 depending on content)
- crf=16-18,
- I have infinite storage, a supercomputer, and I want details:
preset=veryslow
, crf=14,no-sao:no-strong-intra-smoothing:bframes=8:psy-rd=2:psy-rdoq=<1-5>:aq-mode=3:deblock=-1,-1:ref=6
(rdoq
1 to 5 depending on content)
Side note: If you want x265 to behave similarly to x264, use these: no-sao:no-strong-intra-smoothing:deblock=-1,-1
. Your result video will be very similar to x264, including all its flaws (blocking behavior, etc.).