For me, it is mainly the audio track of the video that is important, since my language is not English. the video itself can be easily downloaded from a torrent and then remuxed to the desired audio track. aac two channels - the quality is deplorable.
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Originally posted by wyhtmgm View Post
I do the same, except that I re-encode to H.265 using CRF to get smaller files. It would be nice to be able to control the encoding used by the screen recording instead, but that's unlikely. The extra step still gives quality that's good enough for me.
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Originally posted by Kattanders View Post
I use Vidcoder which is utilising handbrake. CRF I think corresponds to Vidcoders CQ (constant quality) (bigger file for more complex video), while the CQ (constant quantisation) corresponds to Vidcoders "Average Bitrate" option meaning that you know the resulting filesize in advance. NVEC is just the envidia hardware encoding. I mostly use the average bitrate which also gives higher bit rate to complex scenes. In regard to CRF I still have not found a "perfekt" RF (CQ) value. I only have a 31.5 Inch 1080p TV so I don't really notice much quality difference between CQ20 and 30, however, the filesize if significantly different. What settings have you made good results with?
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Originally posted by october262 View Post
also note that the competition no longer has the Lifetime license any longer.
I don't re-encode myself as my system is starting to show it's gray muzzle and getting a little stiff in the joints. It was much easier to buy a pair of large external drives (Mirrored). A 16TB cost me $280. That's $0.0175 per Gig if my math is right (280 / 16000). I can recall a time when $280 wouldn't get you 10MB, the drive was the size of a Volkswagen, the controller card was extra and everything was command line in a 480K environment (even using loadhigh). Yes, I've been at it that damn long. If I were limited on storage space I probably would re-encode larger titles. Just set them up to bake overnight.
With regards to re-encoding. If I enjoyed watching sluggish progress bars and exponentially slower processing times I'd be in 7th heaven. That is not what I bought when I bought it. I will say I don't have Netflix so I can only imagine the pain there.
If a restaurant changes management and the food turns to shit I won't be eating there and I won't be back until I am absolutely certain they aren't still serving shit on a plate.
I look at it this way. You buy a diamond ring and some time later it shrinks and yellows. Would you just roll over and take it or be banging on the jeweler's door?Win11 Pro 22H2, no bloatware, no spyware, no crapware, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no MS account. And yes, you can dual boot 7 and 11.
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i tired reducing a file size using handbrake on the Fast 1080p30 setting with the Constant Quality number at about 20...very easy to do...i thought it looked good except when looking at a scene where there were a lot of lines close together on a vent I noticed a bit of wavy movement among the lines, which wouldn't be something that I would normally notice anyway when watching a show, or at least wouldn't be enough to keep me from enjoying it...so for someone like me who wants a simple way to reduce file size without having to learn a bunch of complicated settings, that seems to be a good choice.
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Originally posted by Chameleon View PostCan someone explain something to me, what is "Cover art" and what use is it?
Originally posted by marcelospera View PostDownloads at 1080p in Flixgrab+ is working normally.Win11 Pro 22H2, no bloatware, no spyware, no crapware, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no MS account. And yes, you can dual boot 7 and 11.
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Cover art is an image that is embedded in the video or audio file. There are many ways to embed an image of your choice (I use MP3Tag), but it is convenient to have the download software embed the cover art image that the streaming service has already provided. This is one area where StreamFab has the advantage over The Competition. I don't think The Competition is unable to embed the cover art, they simply choose not to. It's almost as if it's a matter of principle for them.
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Originally posted by JeffDavis View PostCover art is an image that is embedded in the video or audio file. There are many ways to embed an image of your choice (I use MP3Tag), but it is convenient to have the download software embed the cover art image that the streaming service has already provided. This is one area where StreamFab has the advantage over The Competition. I don't think The Competition is unable to embed the cover art, they simply choose not to. It's almost as if it's a matter of principle for them.
Originally posted by k18w View Postany one know anything about jaksta
Win11 Pro 22H2, no bloatware, no spyware, no crapware, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no MS account. And yes, you can dual boot 7 and 11.
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